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1. Introduction
2. Part 1
2.1. Summary
2.2. Analysis
3. Part 2
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The narrator begins by announcing that their
dear friend is about to leave the country and they
have gathered there to bid her goodbye.

He then starts praising Miss Pushpa saying that


she is beautiful not only because of her charms
but her honesty as well. She keeps smiling each
time.

He then tells that she comes from a reputed


family. Her father is a renowned advocate. The
narrator doesn’t remember the place and
guesses that it could be Bulsar or Surat. He then
starts talking about himself.

According to him long ago he had stayed in Surat


with his Uncle’s friends’ family. His wife used to
cook very delicious food.

Analysis
The narrator uses Babu English which can be
considered a mix of English and Hindustani. e.g.
ample use of -ing and funny terms like two three
days, What sweetness is Miss Pushpa, external
and internal sweetness, smiling and smiling,
simply because she is feeling etc.

The narrator is actually trying to exaggerate to


show his love and respect for Miss Pushpa. Such
kind of exaggeration is quite common in
Hindustani and even an important part of Indian
culture.

After praising Miss Pushpa, the narrator begins


talking about his stay in Surat which is also an
exaggeration or a kind of self-praise which is also
common in Indian culture.
According to him, he has stayed with his uncle’s
friends’ family whose wife cooked good food and
in the end, he adds that was long time ago which
indicates that he does not want others to cross-
check his statement.

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Having talked about himself, the narrator returns
back to Miss Pushpa’s praise. According to him,
she is quite popular as she does everything
whenever asked to do. She never refuses.

Now that she is leaving he asks others to bid her


goodbye. In the end, he asks others to praise her
and finally, Miss Pushpa will sum up the event.

Analysis
The narrator again uses the exaggeration and all
those Babu English words to praise Miss Pushpa.
He narrates how good she had been to him. In
the end, he asks others to deliver a speech which
would be of course praise for Miss Pushpa.

This tradition of over-praising the one who is


about to leave or retire is common in India. The
colleagues praise the person and talk too good
of him though he might not be so. e.g. here
narrator says that Miss Pushpa never said “no”
which is, of course, a boastful statement and
cannot be true.

Hence the poem is all about the use of English


by Indians and the reflection of their culture in
their expression. You may read other poems of
Nissim Ezekiel like Background, Casually
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casually-explaination/) and Enterprise
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ezekiel/).
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