The Wast land by T.S. Eliot

Here given task by Dilip Barad sir , So the link is given below:

https://dilipbarad.blogspot.com/2014/10/presentations-on-ts-eliots-waste-land.html

• About ' The Waste land ' :-

                                            In modern era epic poem was very famous. During that time T.S.Eliot written one of the modern epic poem " The Waste Land". This epic poem divided into different five parts like as,

1) The Burial Of the Dead ( 76 Lines )
2) A game of Chess ( 96 Lines )
3) The Fire Sermon ( 139 Lines )
4) Death by Water ( 10 lines )
5) What the thunder Said ( 113 Lines ) 

                                             " The Waste land " also represented the sexual perversion and spiritual degradation. This poem also difficult to understand because in the poem T.S.Eliot used various myths and  references with symbolic way. This poem presented writers stream of consciousness, first world war, industrialization, worried of atmosphere, globalization with Indian mythical ways.


Que.:-1)What are your views on the following image after reading 'The Waste Land'? Do you think that Eliot is regressive as compared to Nietzche's views? or Has Eliot achieved universality of thought by recalling mytho-historical answer to the contemporary malaise?

Ans.:-

                                              According to my point of view I think that Fried-rich Nietzsche's has noble thought of Ubermensch and it is significant rather than the idea of T.S.Eliot.  Normally Eliot's thoughts related as regressive. Nowadays If Some people and specific groups are suggesting to joining with them. May be same experience with you. Right ? I will try to explain with example of religion for better understanding. Those type of group says for take to help in religions festival and activities for moral living. So that people be-fool through language and particular things. How can they leads towards morality and rituals?. Generally we found that those groups people who are involved themselves in sexual perversion and immoral things 
( E.g. Baba - Babi ). Even I found in history that they became all the great followers of the god, goddess, baba and babies but they all had micro ambition of sexual perversion in corner of the heart. Here question is that Where is moral value ? So that here I can say that, that ideas are not working here.  Another thing that there are nothing like mystery and miracle in the present world. It is depend on own self also and how to define real concept of Spirituality ? It's different views each-other. If we believes in self control and trust in ourselves  So that no need to preferway of spirituality. In history proves also that Many figures who has famous for self controlling and doing good work for society also which lives their life happy and easier. Don't take personally it's my view.

  

Que.:-2) Prior to the speech, Gustaf Hellström of the Swedish Academy made these remarks:
What are your views regarding these comments? Is it true that giving free vent to the repressed 'primitive instinct' lead us to happy and satisfied life? or do you agree with Eliot's view that 'salvation of man lies in the preservation of the cultural tradition'?

Ans.:-

                                                According to my opinion Free vent to the repressed primitive instinct will automatically leads towards anarchy. We don't create disorganization in the community and world.  Here in the epic poem I think Eliot has powerful ideas rather than Sigmund Freud. Another thing is that  We all are lives our lives with specific perspective, with discipline and with moral rituals. Although life became more appropriate and enjoyable. Thus here i don't agree with idea of Freud.

Que.:-3) Write about allusions to the Indian thoughts in 'The Waste Land'. (Where, How and Why are the Indian thoughts referred?)

Ans.:-

                                         ' The Waste Land ' poem was a combination of vivid languages and myths. So here I found  many references of the Indian ideas, river and story also like as,

• Buddha's Sermon :-

                                              When I read poem ' The Waste land ' into third part I found the one idea of 'Fire sermon and Buddha's sermon.  It presented liberation from suffering and peace of world.

• River & Mountain :-

        " Ganga was sunken...

          ...... Over Himavat."

                                             In this modern poem also Eliot used of Indian river and mountain like as Ganga & Himalaya. Here Ganga used for context of purgation and purification and Himalayas as a symbol of peace of mind and related with spirituality also. 

• Thunder :-

   " The jungle crouched.......

   .......Then spoke the thunder."

                                       In the poem Eliot used thunder's reference from Upanisad aand vedas. One reference was akashvani of Prajapati. May be it is used symbolically as solutions of all problems.

• Three " DA" :-

At the last part of the poem Eliot used three types of " Da ". 

Da- Datt   ( Devote )

                Da- Dayadhvam (  Sympathy )

            Da- Damyta ( Self Control )

                                             Here Eliot used three types of ' Da ' for gave different messages to the community. These are put solution of the all problem in front of the world. 

• Shantih Mantra :-

                                              This poem completed with that words of 'Shantih'. Eliot used Shantih mantra in the context of peace of the world. Peace leads to us new creation and hope. So here question is that why Eliot used Indian references in The Waste land ? may be I think that Waste land is not another land but Eliot interpreted bad condition of his country. So that He preferred to Indian references. Another reason is spiritual ideas more powerful in Indian literature also. 

Thank you...