Rumi can never die till there's love for poetry alive

"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about." Rumi, a 13th century Persian poet, might have never thought that he will be remembered and cherished even 742 years after his death. Recently, on the occasion of Rumi's 742nd birthday, two poetry groups- PACH and Poetry Couture organised an event called 'Seeking Rumi' aiming to relive Sufism, to know more about Rumi and how his work took shape and traveled all around the world. And while there were a handful people from the older generation, what came as a pleasant surprise was the copious turn-up of youngsters .Rumi is one of those poets who are not bound by time and perhaps growing more popular as the years pass by. People today, are seemingly wanting to explore more about such poets and want to make attempts to write, if not exactly like them, then somewhat closer to their styles. There was a time when the beautiful art-form of expression, poetry, might have been destined for oblivion in this fast-paced digital age, but given the response to ageless poets like Rumi, it might just live longer and be passed on from generation to generation as a treasure to cherish.