About
the poet:
Vishnu
S Rai (1951) was educated in India,
Nepal, and The UK. He taught English at Tribhuvan University for three decades
and retired as Professor of English Language Education. Rai writes both in
English and Nepali. He has written stories, Martyrs, & Other Stories
(English), play Realities (English), travelogues Nau Dandapari (Nepali), and a
novel Paheli (Nepali). But above all, he is a poet and he has published Sudama
(a semi epic in Nepali), Jeevan (a collection of poems in Nepali), Vagabond
Verses (a collection of poems in English), and Tritiyaki Joon (a collection of
songs and gazals in Nepali, and his English poems are taught in Nepal and
abroad. Rai is known as a poet of human emotions. The poem, Corona Says,
written on the theme of the present world crisis Corona and its devastating
impact on human life is a subtle satire on man's conduct and attitude. It views
Covid 19 as the by product of man's treatment of nature.
About the poet:
Brief Summary:
The
poem 'Corona Says' composed by a Nepali poet Vishnu S. Rai presents the dreadful
picture of Corona Pandemic and its devastating impacts on human life. In the
poem, Corona is speaking to humans and denying that it is not responsible for the
pitiable death of countless people and the destruction caused on world economy. It
says that it didn’t come alone, but it came due to humans’ irresponsible, irrational
and impractical nature. Besides, humans consider themselves to be the owners of
the earth, so they misused the earth randomly for their commercial benefits and
immediate gain. As a result, it came as a plight. In another context, Corona
says that it came because it wanted to show us the state of nature with its
real appearance, make us realise about a caged life, give our earth rest but
not to give us a test. Finally, Corona warns that if we don't improve
our selfish, rude and greedy nature, Corona will come back one day again. Not
only this, if we think we are powerful and all in all, more devastating
pandemics will come with countless death and destruction.
Word Meanings in Nepali
- Composed- रचना गरिएको - Devastating- विनासकारी- Pitiable- दयनीय - Countless- असंख्य- Destruction- बिनास/क्षति- Irresponsible-गैरजिम्मेवार- Irrational- अविवेकी- Impractical- अब्यबाहरिक - Randomly- जथाभावी- Commercial benefits- व्यापारिक फाइदाहरु - Immediate gain- तत्कालको लाभ - Caged life- थुनिएको जिबन- Plight- दशा- In another context- अर्को सन्दर्भमा- pandemics- महामारिहरु - Regard- ठान्नु - Rude- निर्दयी
The poem 'Corona Says' composed by a Nepali poet Vishnu S. Rai presents the dreadful picture of Corona Pandemic and its devastating impacts on human life. In the poem, Corona is speaking to humans and denying that it is not responsible for the pitiable death of countless people and the destruction caused on world economy. It says that it didn’t come alone, but it came due to humans’ irresponsible, irrational and impractical nature. Besides, humans consider themselves to be the owners of the earth, so they misused the earth randomly for their commercial benefits and immediate gain. As a result, it came as a plight. In another context, Corona says that it came because it wanted to show us the state of nature with its real appearance, make us realise about a caged life, give our earth rest but not to give us a test. Finally, Corona warns that if we don't improve our selfish, rude and greedy nature, Corona will come back one day again. Not only this, if we think we are powerful and all in all, more devastating pandemics will come with countless death and destruction.
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