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The poem 'Wind' by Subramania Bharati, translated by A K Ramanujam, portrays the wind as a force that disrupts and destroys the weak while favoring the strong. The poet emphasizes the importance of building resilience and strength in order to withstand life's challenges, suggesting that those who are prepared can turn the wind into an ally. Ultimately, the poem conveys that a strong spirit and determination can lead to success and prosperity despite adversities.

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The poem 'Wind' by Subramania Bharati, translated by A K Ramanujam, portrays the wind as a force that disrupts and destroys the weak while favoring the strong. The poet emphasizes the importance of building resilience and strength in order to withstand life's challenges, suggesting that those who are prepared can turn the wind into an ally. Ultimately, the poem conveys that a strong spirit and determination can lead to success and prosperity despite adversities.

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Wind : Poet : Subramania Bharati translated by A K Ramanujam from Tamil

The poet requests the wind to blow softly, so that nothing breaks or gets
disturbed. He tells the wind not to break the shutters of the window, not to
scatter the papers or make the books fall down from the shelf. But the wind is
like a disobedient child and tears the pages of the books and brings the rain. The
poet is annoyed and blames the wind for the destruction done.

The poet says that the wind is cruel and destroys the weak. Everything that is
frail and weak crushed before strong wind. Weak houses, doors and beams of
the roof fall down, and the weak hearts and lives are crushed in the violent force
of the wind. The poet implies that weak people break and fall in adverse times.
The poet says that the wind god winnows people. Just as people winnow grains
to separate it from the chaff, similarly the wind god winnows people to separate
the strong people from the weak and make the weak fall.
The poet tells people that the wind god won’t act according to our wishes.
Therefore to save ourselves from destruction we must build strong homes with
firm doors to keep out the strong wind. The poet means that we must make our
bodies strong and our hearts firm in order to overcome the storms of life.
If we are strong and prepared, we will find that the wind has become our friend.
The wind favours the strong. It will destroy us if the fire (determination and will)
inside us is weak, but if it is strong the wind will help us to prosper and succeed
in life. At the end the poet says that friendship with the wind is good as it will
help us to succeed and fly high in life.

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