POET BIRBHADRA'S ' FACES WITHOUT TRACES ' : A Journey from Pain to Pleasure
Dr. Suresh Singhal Professor of English (Retd.) POET BIRBHADRA'S 'FACES WITHOUT TRACES"' : A Journey from Pain to Pleasure Birbhadra Karkidholi's 'Faces Without Traces', a beautiful collection of 40 Nepali poems translated into English by Rajni Chhabra, is a welcome addition to the existing storehouse of translated literature in English. Birbhadra is a well-known multi-lingual creative writer and a dedicated editor. Today he is a powerful signature in the literary world, not only of Sikkim but also of international scenario. He has to his credit a large number of literary achievements. The huge quantum of these achievements has been mentioned in the introduction given by the translator, Rajni Chhabra. The poems of the collection are the representatives of the poet's sensibility and sensitivity, vision of life and literary career. Not only this, the poems also speak volumes of his philosophical convictions and lofty thoughts showing his literary jour...