Premium
This is an archive article published on February 1, 1999

CM meets veteran poet R V Sharma

NEW DELHI, January 31: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit met veteran Hindi poet Ram Vilas Sharma and had an hour-long discussion with him on ...

.

NEW DELHI, January 31: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit met veteran Hindi poet Ram Vilas Sharma and had an hour-long discussion with him on Mahatma Gandhi and his writings.

While relating his experiences and views and on literature and society, the 89-year-old poet said: “Gandhiji was a very good writer and humourist,” a fact which has been forgotten in the 50 years since Independence. He said: “Gandhiji forcefully and effectively described the real face of the colonisers (Englishman) and the status of labourers in South Africa.

Latest Comment
Post Comment
Read Comments
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement