- Dr Anupamratanshanker Nagar*
- *Principal, Gurukul Mahila Arts & Commerce College, Porbandar Gujarat, India
- GAS Journal of Arts Humanities & Social Sciences (GASJAHSS)
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Abstract: This research paper investigates the nuanced
concepts of bhavna (feeling/emotion) and vichar (thought) in Indian and
Western literature and poetics. Drawing upon classical Indian writings of
Abhinavgupta, Bhartruhari, Mamata, Bharat Muni and canonical poems by William
Wordsworth, Coleridge, John Keats, Matthew Arnold, and Robert Browning, the
paper analyzes how these two cultural traditions approach the portrayal and
integration of emotion and thought in artistic expression. By examining
representative excerpts from these Western poets alongside examples from
classical Indian texts, this study aims to elucidate the similarities,
differences, and unique characteristics of bhavna and vichar in shaping the
aesthetic experience across cultural traditions. |
Keywords: Bhavna, Vichar, Poetics, Imagery, Symbolism.
