What Jayanth Mahapatra Means by "CulturalDestruction" in "The Whorehouse in a Calcutta Street"

Abstract

One of Jayanta Mahapatra's poems is titled "The Whorehouse in a Calcutta Street," and it
describes a whorehouse seen on a Calcutta street, complete with its own unique brand of street
light, path, hatched, whispers going around, secret talks, beautiful love, sexual fulfillment, and
brief lifespan. Our traditions, values, and social structure are as inseparable as the two sides of a
coin. Although poetry is metaphorical in nature, it always depicts society properly. Poet of
worldwide renown Jayanta Mahapatra tackles the most pressing challenges facing his home state
of Odisha in his poems, providing a powerful window into the state's true predicament.
His poetry is founded on the everyday life of Orissa and the history, myth, and tradition of his
environment, as well as modern Indian circumstances, life, and existence.