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  ABOUT REVERIES REVERIES: ENGLISH TRANSVERSION OF PUNJABI POEMS OF DR.AMARJIT KAUNKE  Dr.Amarjit Kaunke is a well established name in the field of translation and poetic creat ion. He has been awarded Translation Award by the Sahitya Academy as well. He has authored 6 books in Panjabi, 4 in Hindi and translated more than two dozen books, and thus, from Punjabi to Hindi, he has enriched the literary treasure of his mother tongue as well as the national language, Hindi. His poems establish a direct connect with the reader immediately as the poem starts and then, he is led over various nuances of the idea as the poet wants to show him. Amarjit’s poetry establishes him as a poet of a balanced stance. His poetry discusses the turmoil and turbulence of life, yet he maintains the equipoise of a seer or a prophet, who knows so much, sees so much, feels so much, and says so much, in words so few. The translation of his poetry by Rajni Chhabra deserves appreciation for more than one re...

Originally composed in Hindi : Om Purohit Kagad Reviewer: Parneet Jaggi   Sharing Views of Dr. Parneet Jaggi about 'THE SUN ON PAPER', my forthcoming English Version of Choicest Rajasthani and Hindi Poems of Late Sh.Om Purohit Kagad Rajni Chhabra is a versatile poet and translator, with a flair for translation while retaining the original colour and essence of the poet and his work. Poetry is like one's own child, and translating poems relate to a foster mother who has to be extra cautious and sensitive towards the original creation. The present collection of English poems, ‘The Sun on Paper’ translated from Hindi and Rajasthani originally composed by Late Sh. Om Purohit Kagad, is a rendering of sensitive emotions poured out in different moods. The poems delve on multifarious themes ranging from love on the metaphysical plane to pangs of approaching death, self-introspection to nostalgia of childhood and mother's memories, poet 's dreams to bounties of nature. Trans...

  PRELUSION to SWAYAMPRABHA Just as a precious stone remains unnoticed, hidden under the dust of time for thousands of years, but someday, all of sudden, an explorer comes across it, grasps its worth and polishes it and its glittering attribute radiates all over; such is the case with narrative of Swayamprabha, a significant female character in Ramkatha that remained totally neglected over centuries. Swayamprabha , an ascetic, was like a light-house to the monkey –troops, headed by Hanuman, questing for Sita in deep, dense forests and path deviated; without her guidance, the path of monkeys would not have been enlightened. The credit for exploring and glorifying this character goes to Dr.Udbhrant, whose inquisitive mind led him to collect all the details about Swayamprabha, seeking help from different references and resources. Tulsidas, in his voluptuous epic ‘Ramcharitmanas’ has hardly mentioned her and that too unnamed, in two or four couplets and quatrains. This brief mention ab...

  A REVIEW OF ‘A JOURNEY OF LETTERS’ BY BIRBHADRA KARKIDHOLI REVIEW BY RAJNI CHHABRA Birbhadra karkidholi , a reputed poet, story writer and a successful editor is a powerful signature in the literary world, not only of Sikkim, but on global level. A JOURNEY OF LETTERS, originally composed by him in Nepali with title AKSHARHAHRUKO YATRAAMA, is translated into English by Sh. M.B.Rai and renders him wider opening to reach integral part of world literature. Poems of Birbhadra are enriched with his straightforwardness, sensibility, lofty thoughts, deep perception, treasure of ideas, philosophy and spiritualism. His communicative skills are mark worthy. Poetry of Birbhadra is quintessence of his journey of life from lap of nature to urbane.He muses over environment, his yearning to dwell in natural surroundings and homesickness as well. His deep association with his roots is beautifully depicted in his poem ‘SEEMS I HAVEN’T BEEN TO MY VILLAGE FOR LONG TIME’ Whether or not my villag...