Gopal Parajuli

The End of Death Gopal Parajuli

The End of Death is an encapsulated discourse on the metaphysical combat between life and death. Life, for which the poet votes, is an uninterrupted force of existence that prevails even after the end of physical body, and thus transcends the quicksand of death. Poet Parajuli has, in these thematically connected and individually isolated 'cycle' poems, acknowledged the immortality of soul governed by conscience. In tune with the Eastern philosophical belief system, poet Parajuli cites the imperative for the soul to stand with righteous thoughts and actions for a guaranteed prevalence over death. A righteous soul that shuns arms, wars and violence, and sides with peace, humanity and love, ultimately beats death and comes out victorious. In order to plead his theme, the poet has acknowledged the contributions of great personages-deities, poets, prophets, peace workers, intellectuals, leaders and philosophers-who have secured the world from the claws of death during their lifetime. In his parent experimental style, run-on lines, prose without punctuations and first personal and partly confessional mode, Poet Prajuli has made a global appeal for peace and righteous actions as crucial for the future of the universe. -- Poet and critic, Mahesh Paudyal