doesn’t matter, especially when this is a socialistic age.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume 2. 1936
Letter ID: 1646
Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar
June 10, 1936
Herewith a bhatiyāli1 – I hope you know this animal, don’t you? I have used some native expressions... Of course, aristocratic expressions also abound, but that doesn’t matter, especially when this is a socialistic age.
Nothing original, but hope not absolutely aboriginal? How do you find the animal?
Admirable – No matter whether original, aboriginal or co-original – most good poetry is all three together. The animal is a fine animal and the plebeian spots on the aristocratic skin give it a very subtly attractive appearance.
1 A boatman’s song.