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In 'Fire-Hymn', Daruwalla talks about a ___________.

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In 'Fire-Hymn', Daruwalla talks about a ___________.

a

burning clothes

b

burning house

c

burning forest

d

burning ghat

✓ Correct answer: d)

burning ghat

Explanation

In the poem 'Fire-Hymn', Keki N. Daruwalla talks about a burning ghat.

The opening lines of the poem typically set this scene:

"The burning ghat erupted phosphorescence..."

Here, he describes a scene where he and his father are passing by a burning ghat (a place where dead bodies are cremated/burnt). The poem explores the sights of the funeral pyres, the "phosphorescence," and the half-burnt limbs left by the fire.

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