Teri Rangshala

Teri Rangshala (Your Stagecraft) – Starting with Aadika (The Dawn) to Antika (Epilogue)attributes as a holistic canvas of verses that touch a nerve deep inside our psyche. The central character captivates the reader with her sheer transparency. She is euphoric her soul is petal-fresh her intelligence is saintly radiant and yet she stands calm and confident. Facing fearlessly an ocean of challenges and adversities of life she demonstrates an uncanny resemblance to us all in some way or the other. She blossoms from skin to soul by the plethora of resplendence bestowed upon her by the Creator. Apart from keeping the aesthetic contours and conceptual boundaries of poems in oneness with Nature the substructure of the book is uniquely focused on deciphering the wonders and depths of Nature. The word “Teri” (Your or Yours) is an attempt to understand that realm where all thoughts evaporate helplessness dissipates and where shapes and boundaries become non existent and/or almost ethereal. At the same time the poems touch upon some of the most challenging aspects of any spiritual pursuit or endeavor while carrying out one’s worldly duties. Surjit has accepted the challenge to transport the global meltdown we are all living through and has been successful in transporting her thoughts and emotions on the canvas of eloquent compilation “Teri Rangshala” (Your Stagecraft). Her collection of poems has been voice of countless real and imagined selves. Her craftsmanship is a form of activism that lends itself to arousing the reader to reflect restart and rejoice. People crippled with fear people getting anxious at the drop of a hat people who feel that they have no identity anymore and the ones who talk to the piece land they no longer own and many more have finally found their voice in the form of these beautiful poems. They idea of common place relatability is a striking component of this book. During the times when fear is hardwired in the brain and the mood is generally somber here comes a futuristic charismatic good read with just the right amount of joy “Teri Rangshala”. Khush-aamdeed! Welcome!