Nasheb-O-Faraaz

“Nasheb-o-Faraaz” means “Ups and Downs”. This book is a selection of gazals and nazms penned by Sushrut Pant “Zarraa” written over the last 15 years in 5 countries. The script of this book is Devanagri and the language is Hindustani - a seamless fusion of Hindi and Urdu. “Zarra” has chosen for you 111 of his poems that convey a myriad of emotions opinions and questions inspired by his ups and downs in life. He places this labour of love in your hands for your reading pleasure and feedback. Sushrut Pant “Zarraa” is a marketer by profession and a poet by passion. He was born in Kanpur and grew up in Agra Bhopal Delhi and Mumbai. He graduated from Mumbai University followed by an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He has worked in several leading organisations over the last 25 years. During this time he has travelled around the world and lived in Nigeria Vietnam Singapore United States and now back to his roots in India where he lives in Mumbai with his family. As a poet Zarraa has been very active in online poetry circles with a growing patronage in Facebook and You Tube. He has been published in several magazines and collective anthologies. This is his first solo book publication.