When the poet said that for him poetry was not a purpose, but a passion, he was also expressing the feelings of the true scientist to his own field. (Varadaraja V. Raman)

When the poet said that for him poetry was not a purpose, but a passion, he was also expressing the feelings of the true scientist to his own field.

Varadaraja V. Raman

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