Atma ki Gahraiyon se: Kusumon se Kantak tak / आत्मा की गहराइयों से: कुसुमों से कंटक तक

<p>When the simple experiences of life emerge from the depths of the soul they transform into poetry&mdash;sometimes as soft as flowers (Kusum) and sometimes carrying the prickle of thorns (Kantak). Dr. Gyanendra Pandey's poetry collection Aatma ki Gehraiyon Se: Kusumō&ntilde; Se Kantak Tak (From the Depths of the Soul: From Flowers to Thorns) is the self-expression of that sensitive journey encompassing love separation (Virah) self-reflection social consciousness the touch of rural life and the moisture (emotions) of existence.</p><p>In these poems there is the softness of a line like 'the breath of the soaking Champa' and also the compelling glimpse of reality in 'the dust of a storm in the plate of bread'. Verses emerging from the abyss of the soul such as 'Aaradhana rising from the soul' touch upon the sublime points of life. Elsewhere an Indian wife challenges her husband in a moment of war declaring 'Bring back the enemy's heart only then will I speak to you'&mdash;this roar simultaneously reflects the poet's creative diversity and social depth.</p><p>Every poem is a halting place&mdash;somewhere there is the heart's thirst somewhere the spark of struggle somewhere the flame of faith and somewhere the echo of unfinished questions. Composed in a simple flowing language these verses will appear to every reader as a vivid rendition of some moment in their own life.</p><p>This collection is an emotional dialogue&mdash;between the author's soul and the reader's heart.</p>