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Mystic Trends in Kashmiri Poetry
Kashmir,
which is known as the 'paradise on earth', has been the abode of eminent
scholars, savants, historians and poets, like Bilhan, Mamatachary,
Anandavardhana, Gunaverman, Abhinavagupta, Jonaraja, Kalhana, etc. These luminaries had
mastery over Sanskrit language. During the Muslim rule, Persian became
the court language. Kashmiri scholars did not lag behind in acquiring mastery
in this language also and produced scholars and poets like Gani Kashmiri,
Munshi Bhawani Dass Kachroo, Hyder Malik Chadura, Narayan Kaul Ajiz, Muhammad
Azam Didmari, etc. Besides them, there were saints and poets who preferred
to use their own Kashmiri dilect for conveying their messages and thoughts.
These included both men and women. Most prominent among them were Sheikh Noor-u-Din
Noorani, Lal Ded, Rupa Bhawani, Habba Khatoon and Arinimaal.
The
Secrets of Ishbar
Subhash
Kak has been called India's leading
expressionist poet. He is the author of
two other books of poetry "The
Conductor of the Dead and Other
Poems" and "The London Bridge
and Other Poems". His poems have
appeared in leading journals of Hindi
and English poetry in India and the
West. >>>
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Ek
Taal, Ek Darpan
A
Collection of Hindi Poems.
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The
Best of Mahjoor
Mahjoor
has a place of honor among the poets
of Kashmir. He is especially noted for
two things. First, he introduced a new
style into Kashmiri poetry. Second, he
introduced a new thought into Kashmiri
poetry. Mahjoor wrote poems of freedom
and progress in Kashmiri. These songs
awakened the sleeping Kashmiris. He
came with a new voice and a new
(literary) form. >>>
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Meditation
on Time
M. Kaul, who was born in the beautiful
Vale of Kashmir in northern India, is
an engineer by profession. He has
written many articles and poems that
have been published in periodicals in
the U.S. and India. His main interests
are in science and philosophy. He is
currently engaged in writing a book on
human culture and is planning a sequel
to Meditation On Time.
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Sukeshi
Has A Dream
Sukeshi has a Dream and Other Poems of Kashmir
is part of a larger poetry
collection, about to be submitted to presses. The genesis of this volume has to
do with Pandit's years of intense engagement with teaching literature and
literary aesthetics in a cross cultural context, and her theoretical interest in
the science of Aesthetics.
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Of
Gods, Men & Militants
This
book of poetry gives expression to the
intense hurt, sadness, disappointment,
shock and disillusionment of a whole
community. Only a son of the soil like
Kundan Lal Chowdhury, could provide
the right voice for these emotions and
thoughts. >>>
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