This document provides biographical information about Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, an Indian poet, and analyzes his poem "The Fakir of Jungheera". It notes that Derozio was the assistant headmaster of Hindu College in Kolkata and one of the first nationalist poets of modern India. The poem tells the story of a young widow named Naleeni whose life was interrupted by the strict rules of religion and society in 19th century India. It describes how Naleeni was forced to commit sati, self-immolation on her husband's funeral pyre, due to social customs even though she had fallen in love with a Muslim man. The document examines how the poem critiques the

1. Paper:Indian Writing In ENGLISH
•Name : chauhan Hetal M.
•Paper no. :4
•Unit:1
•Subject : The Fakeer of Jungheera is Tale of young widow
whose life was interrupted by religion and society.
•Roll no. :16
•Email:hetalchauhan137@gmail.com
•Submitted To:M. K. Bhavnagar University , Department of
English
•Batch :M. A 2017

3. About Derozio
•Derozio full name – Henry Louis Vivian Derozio.
•He was born in 18 April 1809.
•He was an Indian poet and assistant headmaster of Hindu College, Kolkata.
•Derozio was perhaps the first nationalist poet of modern India.
•Derozio died at an early age of 22 on 26th December 1831 in CULCUTTA due to
cholera.
•Derozio wrote many wonderful poem in English before his untimely death of which
“The Fakir of Jungheera” was one of the most important.
•His poem are regarded as a important landmark in the history of patriotic poetry in
India.
•His poem :The Harp of India, song of the Hindustanee minstrel, A walk by moonlight.

4. The widow woman of “Fakir of
Jungheera”
•The young widow women of “The Fakeer of Jungheera” was Name
was Naleeni.
•Young and beautiful women.
•Darozio describe in his poem, “ The smile comes from her Ruby
Lips Like the sun rushing from eclips” (Death of her beauty and
charm)
•Widow of her husband.

5. Naleeni’s life interrupted by society
and religion.
Religion Cast system

6. Naleeni and Fakeer both different from Their
religion
•The young
widow
•Naleeni,
comes from
an upper
Claas Pure
Hindu family.
•The
Protogonist
of the poem
(Fakeer) who
belong to
muslim
religion.

7. Superstition and strong custom of
religion and society.
Child Marriage Dowry system Practice of sati
In this poem
main central
theme is
practice of
sati,

8. What is practice of sati
•Sati or suttee is an funeral custom where a widow immolates
herself on her husband’s pyre of her husband.
•Sati is from the suskrit word sati good woman, woman
devoted to her husband.

9. This poem in riligion and society
•In this poem practice of Sati strong custom by religion and society.
•Naleeni had no rights to choose her life’s Indipendence.
•He depend family and society.
•He Followed practice of sati.
•We see here Naleeni is like prisoner of societies ancient thoughts and Tradition.
•People believe that practice of sati is good thing.
•Worship of many gods.
•Theme of haven and Hell.
•No Unity in Riligion.
•Remarriage do not consider to good in society.
• Naleeni, Death of her love.

10. Conclusion
Thus Naleeni faced old tradition of religion. She totally
sacrifice her life for society and religion. Society never
except anti religions lover.

11. Thank you