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Hoque, Abu Farah
Language in India, 08/2022, Letnik: 22, Številka: 8Journal Article
It is very difficult to pin down the genre of literature named "Nonsense" for discussion and analysis. This paper will show how Tagore's Khapchara, written in 1937, emerges as a 'nonsense verse collection' through mingling both the Western and Indian tradition of literary nonsense. This paper will also highlight how Khapchara combines nonsensicality and high seriousness. Finally, the paper would tend to locate the enmeshed textuality that can be traced in cities across the globe, especially Calcutta (presently known as Kolkata) through the lyrics written by Tagore. Keywords: Rabindranath Tagore, Khapchara, City, Textuality, Literary Nonsense, Kolkata.
