Poetry of India 20/100: Toru Dutt’s “Our Casuarina Tree” and the Memory of Childhood
Part 20 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through India’s poetic heritage.Toru Dutt’s “Our Casuarina Tree” is a deeply personal poem in which a familiar tree becomes a symbol of childhood, memory and the people who are no longer present. The poem moves from vivid description of the tree to reflections on time and loss. This article explores its imagery and emotional structure without reprodu…
