My Father Travels Summary

“My Father Travels,” also known as “Father Returning Home,” is a poignant poem by Dilip Chitre. The poem captures the melancholic experience of an aged father’s daily commute on the late evening train. Amidst the silent commuters and yellow light, the father stands, disconnected from the bustling urban surroundings. Read More English Summaries.

My Father Travels Summary

My Father Travels by Dilip Chitre Introduction

This poem highlights the ironies of modern civilisation It focuses on the crumbling traditional value system and human relationship Here through the activities of a father the representative of old generation Me poet highlights his views

My Father Travels Summary in English

The narrator says that his father travels on a late evening train standing among silent commuters in the yellow light. He is wearing wet and soft shirt and pant and his black raincoat is stained with mud. His bag which is stuffed with books falls apart. He gets off the train and hurries across the platform to reach home. His slippers are sticky with mud. He eats stale chapati, drinks weak tea, and reads book. He goes into the toilet to relieve himself from the burden. It symbolises the detachment from the worldly burden. Coming out, he trembles at the sink, but none of his children shares his woes. They ignore him. They don’t feel any delight in his jokes or secrets. He finally goes to bed, listening to radio and dreaming of his own ancestors and grandchildren. A vision of nomads also comes through his mind.