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Naqsh - Nigar
The volume under review is a collection of pen portraits of 15 film and literary personalities. These include Dilip Kumar, Balraj Sahni, Gulzar, Mehdi Hasan and many others besides some literary giants of Punjabi like Prof. Pritam Singh and Surinder Singh Narula. These are mostly idolatory in nature, contain no warts and have already appeared in Punjabi dailies in a shorter form. Some of these are really interesting while others are mundane. The irritating factor is that most of these lack focus and precision and "I, my, me" dominates. This attempt to establish self importance at the cost of the subject, is the bane.
Joginder Singh Principal
loves prose which he pens with a poetic flourish. He is blessed with a
vocabulary that is grand to the core. The problem with his endeavours is
that the torrent and flourish of his words often engulf his thoughts,
thus making his pieces hazy and incomprehensible. The substance is
generally lost. The volume under review, which consists of 30 essays and
four satires, is a monumental effort but suffers from the same syndrome.
A pity, indeed.
Daftar Vich Bhoond KL Garg is a well-known satirist in Punjabi and a successful one too. The mantra for his success is that he knows his art, is focussed and treats his subjects with requisite insight. Daftar Vich Bhoond is a collection of satires on the working style of government offices. He describes these offices as the rusted wheels of our democracy and then attempts to prove this thesis through more than 35 satirical pieces. Some of these such as Maharaje De Darshan, Chandi Ram Di Lok Sewa, Guache Peo Da Ishtihar are brilliant. On the whole, a wholesome volume.
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Gurmukh
Manobal,
Atam Vishvas Ate Jitt
