ABSTRACT

This article examines the poetry of Shah Abdul Latif for its casteist and patriarchal drift. In particular, it focuses on the ‘Dalit question’ and the interpretation of Latif’s poetry by both progressive and conservative sections of Sindhi society. Latif’s poetry is highly lyrical, and several of his works inspire love for a transcendental being immanent in nature and in people. Yet much of Latiff’s poetry and his biography suggest that Latif was not as progressive and egalitarian as he is often represented to be. Metaphors of caste, gender and religion have materiality. They do not simply invoke esoteric mystical feelings but also furnish justifications in everyday life for persisting with entrenched casteist and patriarchal values. Observing the easy appropriation of Latif’s poetry by different sections of Sindhi society, I conclude that it provides a social and political idiom that depoliticizes casteism and lacks the capacity to inspire Dalit consciousness.

摘要

本文探讨了沙阿卜杜勒·拉蒂夫的诗歌，因为它的种姓主义和父权制漂移。特别是，它侧重于“达利特问题”以及信德社会进步派和保守派对拉提夫诗歌的解释。拉蒂夫的诗歌极具抒情性，他的几部作品激发了人们对自然和人类内在超然存在的热爱。然而，拉蒂夫的大部分诗歌和他的传记都表明，拉蒂夫并不像他经常被描绘的那样进步和平等。种姓、性别和宗教的隐喻具有实质性。它们不仅唤起深奥的神秘感觉，而且还在日常生活中为坚持根深蒂固的种姓主义和父权价值观提供了理由。观察到信德社会不同阶层对拉提夫诗歌的轻易挪用，

抽象的

本文探讨了沙阿卜杜勒·拉蒂夫的诗歌，因为它的种姓主义和父权制漂移。特别是，它侧重于“达利特问题”以及信德社会进步派和保守派对拉提夫诗歌的解释。拉蒂夫的诗歌极具抒情性，他的几部作品激发了人们对自然和人类内在超然存在的热爱。然而，拉蒂夫的大部分诗歌和他的传记都表明，拉蒂夫并不像他经常被描绘的那样进步和平等。种姓、性别和宗教的隐喻具有实质性。它们不仅唤起深奥的神秘感觉，而且还在日常生活中为坚持根深蒂固的种姓主义和父权价值观提供了理由。观察到信德社会不同阶层对拉提夫诗歌的轻易挪用，