Charles Tomlinson the professor
And the writer of critical essays,
A translator, a polyglot,
Reminiscing
Like Thomas Hood and William Wordsworth,
In the way and style
Of I Remember, I Remember, Tintern Abbey,
An appreciator of Trotsky
Inducting it otherwise,
Taking it what good it was
In the French Revolution
And the rest dismissing it all,
Influenced by Americanism
Writing under the impact of
But not an American,
A British man.
Of Radha and KrishnaBlackly,But golden,Weighing down!A statue made from pure gold,But looking black,Is it that it remained in the earthFor a long time,Dating back to centuriesOr it got carbon covered,What the truth, the reality,I know it not?A statue of Radha and KrishnaSeated on a lotusAnd Krishna with a luteWith his consort Radha,How to behold it,A…
Czech republic, Slovakia,Poland, Hungary, Spain,
Forgot,Forgot you even hour first wife,Smt.Santoshi,Smt.Santoshi Devi,What,What sort of researcher,Researcher were you, pandit?
Kucch kaha aapnei,Kuccha suna aapnei?Bapuji’s three monkeys,Do not see bad, do not say bad, do not hear bad,Did you say anything,Did you hear it anything?
Culture studies,Why to study itAnd how can it helpThe students of literature?If the Europeans have an archetypeOf their ownSo have peoples of different climes and locationsWith their own myths and motifs,Indigenous and racialAnd these reflect upon the thought-patternsOf the people,The faith and beliefAs the locale too is importantWhile perusing the cultural history.The linguistic pattern, the…
And who not,It will be betterIf translate we the native literature available into EnglishTo have an ideaOf the history, art and culture of the lands,Unfurrowed and unknownRather than delving into the things in the making,There will be poets in EnglishAnd we shall read them.From the Santhal Parganas of the Jharkhand pleateauTo Darjeeling and KalimpongTo Assam,…
