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HERE you have 46 Indian poets on love. They include A.K. Ramanujan, Kamala Das, Vikram Seth, Dilip Chitre, Jayanta Mahapatra, Ruskin Bond and Dom Moraes. "And even now/when...." years have passed/love has nothing to say...writes Vinay Dharwadker in his poem waking included in this anthology. Nevertheless, poets continue to address the issue of love, looking for novel and original ways to beat cliches. In Confronting Love, Indian poets writing in English try to make sense of this emotion.
From the spiritual to the corporeal, from the whimsical
to the brooding, these poems convey the myriad nuances of love. There is
pathos here and ecstasy, obsession and resignation. There is, as the
editors say, "the being-in-love poem, the being out-of-love poem,
and the regular tumbling-headlong-into-it poem’ as veterans and young
talents alike seek to strike a balance between craft and feelings in
dealing with the favourite theme of poets all over the world — love.
Monarchy vs. Democracy: The Epic fight in Nepal
The democratic movement of the Nepalese people against
absolute monarchy, going on for more than half a century, is now heading
towards a climax. The book deals with the period after the infamous
palace massacre of June 2001. The chain of events since then viz.
declaration of national emergency and deployment of royal army since
November 2001, dissolution of parliament in May 2002, dismissal of the
elected Prime Minister and assumption of executive powers by the King in
October 2002 which culminated in the imposition of absolute monarchy on
February 1, 2005, amply testifies the intentions of the monarchy. The
main demand of Maoists, today, is that a Constituent Assembly should be
elected for the new constitution.
The Other Side of Belief: Interpreting
U.G.
Krishnamurti The book is a candid and refreshing chronicle of UG’s life and the evolution of his radical outlook and ideas. Tracing the development of UG’s notion of enlightenment as a series of biological mutations devoid of mystical or religious connotations, Mukunda Rao weaves a complex portrait — of a man who doesn’t hesitate to challenge and demolish society’s most cherished and comforting values and ideals, but nonetheless commands veneration from multitudes of admirers. With a foreword by Mahesh Bhatt, film-maker and lifelong admirer of UG, the book offers a searching exploration of the incredible charisma of a man who has transformed the lives of people all over the world. |
Confronting love: Poems.
