"Which is a good work?"

Gopichand’s article “Which is a good work?” gives clarity to any new writer who’s vague of his purpose. A writer takes lots of pains, spends time, energy and money in reading and writing , strains his brain and turns out a work. When the work fails, he explains away saying that he’s written it for those with aesthetic sense or for at least one ‘ideal’ reader or for posterity. It won’t do to blame the readers treating them as the ignorant or feeling regrets.

When a writer is after fame or self-satisfaction, he borrows technique from one and ideas from another and turns out his work. Owing to lack of practice, the style of writing differs from para to para. If anyone points it out, he snubs him saying that he has changed style according to the rasa. He loves his name on the book and dreams of fame. He doesn’t dare to enquire any one whom he meets on the road about his work. Some writers give more importance to language forgetting that it is merely a means of expression. Some other writers seek only popularity and write what the people like. But a good work is one that expresses ideas for the welfare of the people in the manner appealing to the people. In the beginning people may not like when the work is different from ‘samskara’ to which they are habituated. But slowly, the writers who write for the people become popular.


SYMPATHY – Gopichand

A poet went to his rich friend and asked him rather hesitatingly, “ lend me just five rupees. There’s no rice in the house. It’s noisy.”
I don’t have a paisa with me. How to get money? Is it a crop in the backyard? I can’t lend you so many times.”
“When did you give me?”
Don’t I have to donate to your statue after your death? How can I give then and even now? Don’t I have anything better to do?”The poet saw statues in his dreams on that night. His wife and children are weeping at one side while his statue is coming up on the other.The people are praising the charity and aesthetic sense of the rich man who donated money for the statue. .