Summary:
I was fortunate enough to have spent time with him, hearing him recite some of his work, and also more fortunate to have him recite words written by me in speeches on some key events. "You may become an ex-PM but never an ex-Poet,” Atalji apparently quipped at one time. He may have enjoyed his moments of solitude but he kept his poetry connected with the spirit of the times. Many people say that the Poet dominates his Politician, but that would be a unidimensional assumption. It’s simplistic to separate the poet and the politician of his persona..