LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 21:3 March 2021
ISSN 1930-2940

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The Late Dr. M. Karunanidhi Got All the Qualities of Characters
Represented in Dylan Thomas’s Poem
“Do not go gentle into that good night”

Prof. Dr. D. Nagarathinam

Kalaignar
Dr. M. Karunanidhi (1924-2018)
Courtesy: en.wikipedia.org › wiki › M.Karunanidhi

Abstract

Death is inevitable which occurs to all in life that gives an end. Dylan Thomas holds sentimental feelings of death. The poem Do not go gentle into that good night was dedicated to Thomas’s father. It contains a universal message that death is inevitable. The author of the poem insisted on his father not to accept the death by calmly and peacefully. The speaker describes a series of different people -- “wise men,” “good men,” “wild men,” and “grave men”—who do fight against death (1, 2). The author of this article interprets and presents the late Dr. M. Karunanidhi, a powerful creative writer and public speaker, and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as having all the qualities which were represented by Dylan Thomas as “wise men,” “good men,” “wild men,” and “grave men” qualities. Also, as a man who had fought in the court of justice for his Tomb at Marina Beach, Chennai and also fought against death at the age of 94.

Keywords: Dylan Thomas, Do not go gentle into that good night, Dr. M. Karunanidhi, wise man, good man, wild man, grave man, good night.

Introduction to Dr. M. Karunanidhi

M. Karunanidhi was born on June 3, 1924 in Thirukuvalai in Nagapattinam district, Tamilnadu. He was widely known as Kalaignar. Karunanidhi was a multifaceted personality — journalist, poet, playwright, script writer - whose fiery dialogues in films unleashed changes in Tamil Nadu’s social scene. He took part in agitations against the inclusion of Hindi in Tamil Nadu in 1940. He published a handwritten newspaper Manavar Nesan (“Friend of Students”) which and later formed the first student wing of the Dravidian movement, Tamil Nadu Manavar Mandram.

The anti-Hindi agitation was revived by the DMK in 1965, leading to massive anti-Congress sentiments amid much violence. Karunanidhi also published Murasoli, a monthly which grew to become a weekly and later as a daily. Last year it celebrated its platinum jubilee. Dr. M. Karunanidhi, the DMK leader, had contested 13 times in Assembly Elections and won all of them. He has also been the chief minister of the state for five times.

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Prof. Dr. D. Nagarathinam
Principal
Theni Kammavar Sangam College of Technology
Theni – 625 534, Tamilnadu, India
dnagarathinam1960@gmail.com
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