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It is I, someday
Will read it singing
Or haltingly.
It is I, in insolence
Will change some.
Will laugh
At the way
The words are written
Nevertheless, won't read
The way one should.
Altered readings
Can't ruin the book
The essentials
Remain
Beyond the immediate, Nand Babu's poetry evolves
as a metaphor of social resistance at the
cross-section of myths, history and political
reality. It is an aesthetic resistance premised
on a linguistic sensibility which is inclusive;
psychologically engaging, socially responsible
and politically conscious. In invoking a
multiplicity of responses his poetry invites the
reader to participate in and witness the
present, thus ensuring a complexity of
awareness, necessary for ushering in a
progressive future.
MANAGER PANDEY
Poetry is the celebration of hope amidst the
debris of despair. A vital constituent of humane
heritage it nurtures beauty, sustains truth and
innovates Life. The ambience that Nand Babu's
poetry evokes takes its sustenance from his deep
rootedness in the native milieu; drawing on this
inheritance he weaves a world of words that is
at once stringent and sustaining. Despite his
low profile Nand Babu's poetry makes profound
statement and in the process it becomes an
emulatory aesthetic milestone.
The English rendering of his poems would not
only extend their reach but would also make them
more significant.
MANGALESH DABRAL
NAND CHATURVEDI (1923 –)
Has taught in colleges in Maharashtra and
Rajasthan. Nand Babu is a prominent poet and
socialist thinker of Rajasthan. He is a prolific
poet, his major collections are: Yeh Samay
Mamooli Nahin, Imaandar Duniya Ke Liye, Ve Soye
to Nahin Honge and Utsav Ka Nirmum Samay. He has
also edited Poems of Mira Bai: Mira Rachnawali
and has published two book on literary
criticism: Shabd Sansar Ki Yayawari and
Sudhindra-Vyactitva Aur Kavita. He remained the
Editor of the Quarterly journal Bindu from 1966
to1972. Nand Babu is recipient of K K Birla
Foundation's Bihari Puraskar and Rajsthan
Sahitya Academi's Meera Puruskar, Prasar Bharati
has honoured him with the Prasaran Sanmaan in
the year 1998. He stays at 30- Ahimsapuri,
Udaipur, Rajasthan.
ASHUTOSH MOHAN
Teaches English literature at Sukhadia
University, Udaipur, Rajasthan. He is interested
in critical theory, travelogues and film
studies. He is an avid traveller. Luminous Peaks
is his first full length book of translated
poems.
HEMANT DWIVEDI
Teaches visual arts at Sukhadia University,
Udaipur, Rajasthan. His work as varied as it is
in theme and concern, impacts beyond the liminal
contours of the canvas. He has belief that his
content traces an expressive free will that is
imbued with the felt aesthetic consciousness of
the immediate.
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Hardback
Pages 250
Price US $ 6.50
ISBN 81-8443-022-1 |
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