What was the poem Obituary by the Indian author AK Ramanujan about?
The poem “Obituary” by A K Ramanujan, is about his father’s death, how he left unprepared and dis-organised. He left debts and unmarried daughters.Even his birth was by caesarean, suggesting he wasn’t even born in the normal way. The poet describes the Indian traditions in dealing with the funeral. In many ways the poet seems angry at his father for passing but as you get to the end of the poem it mentions him looking through the obituaries in the hope of finding the few lines written about his father, suggesting he cares for his father in reality.
