Poetry of India 29/100: Bahinabai Chaudhari and the Wisdom of Everyday Marathi
Part 29 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through Indian poetry.Bahinabai Chaudhari’s Marathi poetry is treasured for the way it draws philosophical insight from ordinary work, family life, farming and the natural world. Her voice is associated with an oral, spoken idiom rather than an ornamental literary style. The result is poetry that feels close to lived experience while asking large que…
