Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1937

Letter ID: 1985

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

July 1, 1937

What do you think now of this piece, Sir? What do you think – fine, very fine, eh? Never mind what you say, I find it damn fine!

Sir, I fully admit it. No need to bully me into assent with a damn. Amen!

The revolution in rhythm is not my fault. Sometimes you allow truncations, sometimes you don’t. What to do?

Revolutions of rhythm must produce new rhythms, not no rhythm at all.

In the other line [“A voice threading the dimness, faintly heard!”] is it “threading” or “threatening”?

Threading, sir – why the deuce should there be a Pondicherry squabble, however faintly heard, in this business?