HYBRID AESTHETICS AND LITERARY COLONIZATION (A POSTCOLONIAL READING OF SELECTED POEMS BY DR. KHAWAR CHAUDHRY)

Abstract

Dr. Khawar Chaudhry’s poetry exists at a confluence of cultural memory, linguistic hybridity, and residual colonial influence. Although physically rooted in the local soil of Chach Tehsil Hazro, his poetic voice is shaped by diasporic aspirations and Western literary aesthetics. This research examines how the poet’s selected works—"ایک کرن کی خواہش,” “Old Home,” “پر دیساں ناں دکھ,” and “ٹھنڈا سورج”—serve as literary artifacts of postcolonial hybridity. Through structural and thematic analysis, this study reveals how Dr. Khawar’s poetry reflects a persistent negotiation between indigenous identity and imperial residues. The study argues that his creative choices—ranging from titles and language to form and theme—symbolize the complexities of the postcolonial psyche and offer a profound insight into the cultural dialectics of aspiration, resistance, and displacement.