![]() There is something to be said here about finding one’s ‘true purpose’ - especially during lockdown when we have time on our hands, or so say the influencers and productivity enthusiasts - and seeing one’s efforts meet an unfruitful end. “He throws his coat into the river and follows the / coat into the water.” However, what begins as an altruistic act ends in death, in nothingness. Meet the suicidal philanthropist of Stanza One, who gives away his watch and wallet. The poem first appeared in the 1966 collection Khadga Srushti ( The Creation of the Sword) but is known to have been written in the 1940s when Sri Sri was a poet and political activist, and was experimenting with surrealism.Ī critique of human existence in urban society, the poem provides a fitting lens to reflect upon the current pandemic and the relentlessness of being. “Sir, when will this end? / Son, this is endless.” ![]() The movement of men in Telegu poet Srirangam Srinivasa Rao’s - popularly known as Sri Sri - poem ‘Some People Laugh / Some People Cry’ may not be relatable to the lockdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, but its last lines ring a familiar note. (Trigger Warning: Mentions of suicide and distress.)
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