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This is the second volume of a two-part compilation of Amal's Kiran's writings on Savitri and consists of passages relating to Sri Aurobindo's epic poem that have been extracted from books, articles, or letters by Amal. Arranged thematically, the contents include passages on how to read Savitri, brief discussions on particular passages, lines, or words of the poem, extracts from talks and letters on poetry, and miscellaneous musings and letters in which a few lines from Savitri serve to illustrate or emphasise the author's meaning. Whether writing of his own relation with the poem, which goes back to the days when Sri Aurobindo sent him selected lines and passages from the unpublished work, or discussing Savitri's place vis-à-vis the pantheon of English poetry, Amal's collected comments reflect his very personal and lifelong preoccupation with Sri Aurobindo's epic masterpiece.