In Memoriam: Remembering Surendra Sharma ji
'The greatest truths are the simplest and so are the greatest men.'
One person I have known as a perfect instance of the above saying is Mr. Surendra Sharma ji. Ever since we first met many years ago in connection with the meeting of ELSA (English Literary Society of Agra) after being introduced by our mutual friends, Mr. Brij Khandelwal and Shravan Kumar ji, my admiration and esteem for him consistently increased. In the accompanying photograph one can see Surendra ji greeting Prof. Sunder Lal, former Vice Chancellor Purvanchal, who was our special guest on that day. Actually, we had planned to honour Surendra Sharma ji for his matchless contribution to the promotion of art, literature and culture on that special day. But when we called him to accept our token of gratitude from Prof. Sunder Lal, he took the garland and the shawl and greeted Prof. Sunder Lal instead. A perfect example of what the Gita tells us:
'You have the right to work only but never to its fruits. Let not the fruits of action be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction.'
I assure you, our dear Sharma ji, we at ELSA will not miss you since you will always live in our hearts as a source of perennial inspiration.
by Nibir K. Ghosh
for and on behalf of ELSA
No comments:
Post a Comment