Khwab ke Gaon Mein (Hindi) Javed Akhtar, Arvind Mandloi 2017 Manjul pp. 84 I picked up this book in hope of reading some light poetry by Akhtar. Although classified as poetry, there are sections in this book that are more or less snippets of his thoughts. The introductiony m Mandloi is quite engaging but the…
Dhoop Ke Sikke: Ek Kavyamay Yatra Prasoon Joshi 2016 Rupa pp. 210 This book is a collection of songs written by Prasoon Joshi. I chanced upon this book while browsing online and picked it up thinking it to be a collection of Hindi poetry. It is not exactly poems only, but he has shared the…
Kuch Ishq Kiya Kuch Kaam Kiya Piyush Mishra 2017 (6 ed) Rajkamal pp. 150 The book is a collection of poetry by Piyush Mishra. I picked it up because it was on an eighty percent discount and because I wanted to read Mishra. I thought it will be a collection of his experiences and not…
Rumi- The Book of Love: Poems of Ecstasy and LongingColeman Barks2003Harper CollinsThe book is a collection of poems by Rumi, organised by themes that revolve around love and life. Some of the themes that were covered included Spontaneous Wandering, Sudden Wholeness, Madness, Absence, Romance and Friendship. The commentary by Barks is interesting and a good read…
उम्र बस नींद सी अज़ीज़ आज़ाद सूर्य प्रकाशन मंदिर बीकानेर पृ: 84 अज़ीज़ आज़ाद की ये ग़ज़ल इत्तेफ़ाक़न हाथ लगी। इंटरनेट पर मुफ्त पुस्तकें ढूंढने में कई ऐसे नाम मिले जो मैंने पहले कभी नहीं सुने थे। इसका एक बड़ा कारण है मेरी किताबों की दुनिया से दूरी। कभी सामान्य ज्ञान बढ़ाने के लिए किताबों या लेखकों के नाम मुझसे…
