LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 18:6 June 2018
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K. D. Sethna - A Poet Par Excellence

Dr. Purnima Bhatnagar, Ph.D. (English)


Courtesy: http://www.auromere.com/Disciples_Other_Authors-SETHNA_K.D._AMAL_KIRAN.html

Abstract

Sri Aurobindo ranks among the greatest personalities of modern India. He had an extraordinary supple intellect, a breadth of mind so extensive that there is scarcely any important field of human endeavour, which escaped his notice. Sri Aurobindo has been a great source of inspiration for the intellectuals of his times. He has many followers who are drawn to him irresistibly. They, living under the tutelage of Sri Aurobindo and serving him with devotion, imbibed inspiration and tried their hand in poetry. It came to be called Aurobindonian school of poetry and K. D. Sethna is the brightest and the most revered poet of it. Following his example, he painstakingly applied himself to his yoga to bring a faint beam of truth in his poetry. Since poetry is a vision and revelation, his poetry is a marvellous attempt to express the splendour of eternity, immutability and infinity of existence and the Creator. His poetry is not simply a message of hope but a bold declaration of both Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, a prediction full of surety and certainty for the supreme dawn of consciousness that is sure to come.

Keywords: Aurobindonian school of Poetry, Sadhna or devotion, Overmind poetry, Supramental plane of consciousness

Reflection of Indian Renaissance

The Indo-English poetry faithfully reflects the different phases of Indian Renaissance. In this age of fierce patriotism, in the period of the revival of ancient Indian Vedantic and Upnishadic learning, the focus of the poetry is once again upon Nature in its various dimensions and more particularly, human nature. In the background of two world wars, intellectuals think that the change of human consciousness is not relevant, and this truth has already been envisaged by the Indian wisdom thousand years ago. The Indo-English poetry is a fine amalgam of the multi shades of Indian philosophy, such as mysticism, metaphysics and spiritualism.

Most importantly, the Indian renaissance is memorable because it has given such eminent poets like Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo. In the glittering spectrum of great literary artists of the twentieth century, none is more fascinating than Sri Aurobindo. Even Rabindranath Tagore, though a senior, bowed to Sri Aurobindo’s greatness and declared that future would look at him as world-teacher. Sri Aurobindo was a multi-faceted genius. Sri Aurobindo himself wished to be remembered first and foremost as a poet. If poetry is said to be a vision and revelation, then as a poet he is unique and outstanding because his poetry is enriched with an oceanic scholarship and yogic superhuman insight. His poetry is intuitive and illuminative and needs a particular mental make-up, a peculiar mood for right appreciation.

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Dr. Purnima Bhatnagar, Ph.D. (English)
Associate Professor in English
M. B. Govt. P.G. College, Haldwani
Nainital.-263139
Uttara Khand
India
purnimabhatnagar59@gmail.com

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