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Listening Window Odisha Knowledge Hub Lecture Series 115

There are three cognitive or thoughtful stages that is a higher stage of thinking, shifting beyond
literature graduates through. the physical and material understanding.
• Physical or “Bhautika” - it starts with the Good literature embraces compassion, fearlessness
relationship with one’s body. The body and a sense of belonging and empathy. Literature
consists of five elements of earth, water, fire, is created either by happiness or by suffering.
air and ether. A good writer or poet connects Literature should include elements of Satya, Shiva
with these physical elements and understands and Sundara while being attractive and engaging.
them first. It should go further in assimilating the changing
definitions of humanism to accommodate the
• Material or “Parthiva” - in this second stage, the entire gamut of nature and universe.
writer or poet mixes with society, community
and people in a mutual process of learning. She ended her speech by quoting the famous poet
Bhima Bhoi where the poet is praying to protect
• Spiritual or “Adhyatmika” – here the “I” gives the universe by sacrificing himself.
way to “we”. Actions will affect everybody. This