Verses of Vemana – 60
tamu tirugu bhumi khamapiditamaina
porigi desamunaku jarugavalayu
kolanatendipova kokkeralunduna
viswadhabhirama vinura vema
Commentary: Vemana, in this verse, presents a simple but sensible truth. He says that when the country you are in is in the grip of famine, it is advisable to leave one’s nation and migrate to greener pastures. This is prudent. Don’t the cranes desert a dried pond? Vemana’s maxim holds true to drought of every kind, be it a lack of jobs or a dearth of opportunities at home. Brain drain or human capital flight[1] as it is today called, is no new concept!
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_drain
