![]() To understand the alchemical congruence of the East and the West that went into this globally resounding poem, one has to understand the context of the times it was written in and that of the influences over the poet. Eliot’s The Waste Land: A Perspective on Indian Thoughts, Dr Rajani Sharma points out “the Indian sensibility with its Christian Intent” that makes this poem unique. But when we look closer, many allusions and inspirations are revealed in Eliot’s work that point to major influences from India and Indian spirituality. At the onset, we may not see an obvious correlation between these two monumental works written in completely different parts of the world. Only nine years before the Wasteland was first published, Rabindranath Tagore had won the Nobel prize for literature. Instantly, it found success, taking the world of literature by storm. ![]() Eliot’s The Wasteland first appeared in The Dial after winning the same magazine’s Poetry award. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1922, exactly a hundred years ago, a literary landmark was born in the field of modern poetry.
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