Wind in the Afternoon
"Wind in the Afternoon" is a popularpost-modernist poem by the reclusive Indian English poet and translator Dr Tapan Kumar Pradhan. The poem was originally published in Vani Vikas in 1994 under the poet's pen name Gul Mohammed Nur-Ami. It created ripples on its first publication. Subsequently it was published in the Journal of the "Poetry Society" under the title The Storm and received wide acclaim. The poem describes sexual sublimation through unusual symbols and allusion to Yoga philosophy.
Comments and criticism
The poem is allusive, replete with rather obscure metaphors and symbols, and follows the tradition of post modernism and neo-impressionism in its description of a few random scenes of a windy afternoon on a street-side to dramatically present a heady mixture of human emotions such as aspiration, despair, fear and resignation to fate etc. The obscure symbolism has received mixed reviews.
Structure of the poem and Yoga symbolism
In the poem the two men behind the window represent the majority of mankind who are afraid of taking part in the world's affairs, and are unsure of their own manhood. Instead of looking directly at the lovely young girl on the balcony, the two men vaguely follow the movements of the empty tea carton. The tea carton symbolizes "vague hope" that has no direction.
Storm (disambiguation)
A storm is a severe weather condition.
Storm or storms may also refer to:
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The Storm (miniseries)
The Storm is a 2009 American science fiction disaster miniseries directed by Bradford May. Based on a previous teleplay by Matthew Chernov and David Rosiak, it was written by David Abramowitz and Dennis A. Pratt and revolves around a weather creation system developed by the Atmospheric Research Institute that threatens life on Earth when deployed by the military. However, while scientist Dr. Jonathan Kirk (James Van Der Beek), Danni Wilson (Teri Polo), and detectives Devon Williams (Marisol Nichols) and Stilman (Luke Perry) attempt to save the world, the former is hunted by hitmen.
The first part of the film was broadcast on the NBC network July 26, 2009. The second part was broadcast on August 2, 2009.
Plot
Through his Atmospheric Research Institute, Robert Terrell (Treat Williams) has finally fulfilled his lifelong dream of completing "weather creation" technology, which has been a landmark event. However, during a test run, a team composed of Dr. Jonathan Kirk, Carly Meyers and Dr. Jack Hoffman send a blast of energy into the ionosphere, driving the planet into unexpected natural disasters. The experiment also causes a damage of the weather control laboratory which causes the police led by the detective Devon Williams to begin the investigation.
The Storm (Cussler novel)
The Storm is a 2012 mystery novel by Clive Cussler. The novel was Cussler's 10th novel in his NUMA File Adventure Series, and follows the adventures of Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala, who while on a NUMA ship in the Indian Ocean, come across a grizzly discovery of an abandoned ship having been attacked by mysterious black particles that may have a disastrous global environmental impact.
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