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Author Profile

Ish Kumar Gangania, has two dozen books in his favour, both in Hindi and English in different genres. It includes seven poetry collections, one collection of ghazals named ‘GardoGubar’, ‘Intuition’ collection of stories, a novel ‘Surgical Strike’ and two books based on the struggle for the identity of the indigenous people of India. A book on ‘Anna Andolan: Bhartiya Loktantra Ko Chunauti’, the remaining eight books are a collection of literary criticism and essays on contemporary issues. Surgical Strike (Novel), Synthetic Eggs (Stories) and Bard’s Beloved (Poetry) are English publications. KuKu Fm has already aired the novel Surgical Strike and ‘Intuition’ collection of stories in Hindi. His ninth poetry collection, ‘Ishtihar’ and his autobiography ‘Main Aur Mera Girebaan’, are in queue for publication. The current publication of ‘Bard’s Beloved’ poetry is the latest gleam to relish. He has been subeditor of renowned quarterly Hindi Journals ‘Apeksha’ and ‘Adhikar Darpan’ for over eight years and then edited ‘Aajivak Vision’, a bilingual monthly magazine. He is now the editor of the Hindi quarterly journal ‘Samay Sangyan’.

About The Book

The soil of my poetry is slightly risky to toil. Still, I couldn’t stop the flame in me striving against the storm, intent to swallow the lot around. I know the tiny fire fluttering in me can’t face the direct threat raised by the current social and political upheaval, a byproduct of false patriotism.  As I learned, the new politics finds the visible divide based on caste, and religion is the tool for success. That is why it leaves no stone unturned to apply it even at losing significant social and democratic fabric. No sane can merely be a mute witness of the doom. I, too, chose my poetry as a tool to stand against being the voice of the voiceless. Though it is all painful, I still portrayed it as ‘Bard’s Beloved’, It consoles me a lot.

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