▁is ▁aut obi ographical ” ( J ournal ▁of ▁Indian ▁Writing ▁in ▁English , 1 9 8 0 ). ▁The ▁author ▁however , ▁feels ▁that ▁the ▁above ▁quote ▁doesn ' t ▁truly ▁represent ▁him ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁de con tex ual ized . ▁The ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁is ▁that ▁Ran chan ' s ▁poetry ▁is ▁many - layer ed , ▁it ▁is ▁personal , ▁exper ient ial ▁of ▁life ▁and ▁times ▁and ▁that ' s ▁why ▁truly ▁arch et yp al . ▁The ▁cons ensus ▁further ▁is ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁ep ic ▁poet ▁and ▁spe cially ▁an ▁invent or ▁of ▁dialog ue ▁ep ics ▁on ▁sec ular ▁and ▁spiritual ▁Wis dom ▁Fig ures . ▁ ▁Career ▁in ▁teaching ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Ran chan ▁started ▁teaching ▁and ▁established ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁teacher . ▁One ▁after ▁the ▁other ▁Ran chan ▁taught ▁in ▁four ▁different ▁colleg es ▁( including ▁Va ish ▁College , ▁B hi w ani , ▁His ar ▁and ▁Mal erk ot la , ▁Erst while ▁Pr inc ely ▁State , ▁( PE PS U ). ▁Finally , ▁he ▁taught ▁in ▁G ov t . ▁Mah ind ra ▁College , ▁Pat ial a ▁from ▁where ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁on ▁Ful br ight ▁Fellow ship ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 6 4 ). ▁His ▁first ▁four ▁years ▁stay ▁in ▁USA ▁( as ▁a ▁fellow ▁for ▁ 3 ▁years ▁and ▁an ▁instruct or ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁North ridge