This is with reference to the article ‘Dilip Kumar and Sher-O-Sukhan’ (EOS, July 18), which, as one can sense, is an elegy of Dilip Kumar, the great thespian. The article has quoted an incident in which the Padma Shri-decorated actor Tom Alter asked Dilip about what made the latter churn out such ubiquitous magic and excellence on the silver screen. Dilip’s answer was simple: “Sher-o-sukhan”, meaning poetry and literature.
This is also a befitting reply to many of our science and technology buffs, who in their ignorance wonder what good is the study of poetry and literature in this age. It was certainly the in-depth study of poetry and literature that made Dilip unique amongst his peers.