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Article: In this crowd of sad and lonely people. (poem) (Indian Literatures: In the Fifth Decade of Independence)
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- World Literature Today
- Article date:
- March 22, 1994
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In this crowd of sad and lonely people I too am sad and lonely Groping my way Through Europe's opulent market of dreams It is hard to return home from here During the twentieth century Because the crowd of rich and poor at home Is struggling to arrive here As fast as they possibly can
As fast as they possibly can our own children Will sit playing alone Start earning a living sooner or later And if they turn out exceptionally ...