Pen is mightier than the sword (03-Mar-2023)
Attributed to the English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton for his 1839 play – Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy, my attempt here is to present a current-day take on this adage. In essence, it signifies that creative writing using a potent language which conveys messages with a tool called pen is indeed more powerful vis-à-vis destructive violence brought about by waging wars with a tool called sword (read weapon). While the former creates awareness to influence a thought process, the latter creates panic and fear and loss of lives in the ultimate analysis. You win with logic and peace what you can’t win with fear and violence. Last but not the least, the pen makes a lasting impression across generations while the sword cannot produce lasting results but puts lives of many in past tense. On any given day it is so much more appealing to seek the pen route take the creative path. With a war that has gone a full year, can we believe this is happening in ...