Q1. How does the poet's nostalgia get reflected in the poem Postcard from Kashmir?
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Introduction: The Poem 'Postcard from Kashmir' presents the poets' nostalgic feelings about his homeland. His homeland haunts his imagination and he longs to feeL and Talk about it in this poem. ... The enormous and massive mountain range is reduced to a small, tidy picture undesired by the poet.
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Agha Shahid Ali was born in Kashmir and spent his childhood there. He moved to Delhi for his primary education and then to the United States for his secondary education. While teaching in the United States, he frequently wrote poems about the beauty, love, and brilliance of his homeland. Among many anthologies, the Half Inch Himalayas addresses the poet's nostalgic feelings about a land to which he feels he will never be able to return.
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The poet receives a postcard from Kashmir while living in a foreign land. He believes that his homeland has also shrunk to the size of a postcard. Because his homeland is actually divided into three countries, he claims to be holding the Himalayas in his hand. The poet also compares his home country to what he might encounter when he returns. "When I return, the colours will not be as brilliant," he claims. The longing for home is strong, but the chances of his return are slim. Looking at the photographs, he says, "This is home," but some critics believe the time is ambiguous and could also mean that his current residence is his home. The poet even mentions Jehlum's ultramarine waters. The line "And my memory will be out of focus" expresses the contrast between the land of his dreams and the actual land of Kashmir. In brief, the poem's ultimate goal is to project the poet's nostalgic feelings for his homeland, which it does admirably.
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