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The Pittsburgh Patrika, Vol. 20, No. 4, July, 2015
Nayyar went on to become a celebrity music director without Lata.
There is nothing new in the intellectual arrogance of people with
talents. As a matter of fact, this is very old. Here is an example
from 5th century India of a Sanskrit poet responding to the perceived arrogance
of his patron king (source: Vairagya satakam by Bhartrhari).
Here is the non-poetical Translation:
You’re a king; [but] we too are self-assured of our wisdom
acquired from teachers we served;
You’re celebrated for your wealth and grandeur;
our fame [too] is known in all quarters spread by our peers.
Thus, there is a divide between us both. If you are cold towards us,
we too are perfectly content to be indifferent towards you.
In the 10th century Tamil Nadu lived Kambar, a great poet, who rendered
Ramayanam in 10,000 verses that goes by his name, Kamba
Ramayanam. His patron was the Chola King Kulottungan. Due to some
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