Sahir
A Literary Portrait
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ISBN:
9780199499052
Publication date:
06/10/2019
Hardback
308 pages
Price: 895.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199499052
Publication date:
06/10/2019
Hardback
308 pages
Surinder Deol
Sahir Ludhianvi (1921–1980), a remarkable film lyricist, was also an iconic literary poet. Surinder Deol paints a sensitive portrait that reveals an artist who was aware of the depth of his poetic message as well as of his ability to present it in words that captured the reader’s imagination.
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Surinder Deol
Description
Sahir Ludhianvi (1921–1980), a remarkable film lyricist, was also an iconic literary poet. Surinder Deol paints a sensitive portrait that reveals an artist who was aware of the depth of his poetic message as well as of his ability to present it in words that captured the reader’s imagination. Sahir looked outward at the world to find beauty in nature for inspiration while at the same time raising his voice against poverty, deprivation, and the denial of social justice. The book contains free verse translation of over ninety of Sahir’s literary creations, including poems, ghazals, bhajans, and a long peace poem called Parchhaaiyaan (The Shadows). The author strives to
bring together four distinct elements of Sahir’s work that make him one of the most loved poets of our generation: his deep-rooted love of nature, his snug romanticism, his sensitivity to human suffering, and his unceasing optimism for a better tomorrow.
About the Author
Surinder Deol has translated Ghalib’s verses in The Treasure: A Modern Rendition of Ghalib’s Lyrical Love Poetry and Gopi Chand Narang’s classic treatise on Ghalib as Ghalib: Innovative Meanings and the Ingenious Mind. He lives in Potomac, Maryland, USA.
Surinder Deol
Table of contents
Foreword by Gopi Chand Narang
Preface: A Mystery Wrapped in an Engima
- Poems
Bitter and Sweet
- Poems
War and Peace
- Ghazals
Melody and Meaning
- Bhajans
One Above, One Below
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Surinder Deol
Features
- A literary biography of the well-known lyricist and poet Sahir Ludhianvi.
- The book carries translations of more than 90 of Sahir's literary creations, including poems, ghazals, and bhajans.
Surinder Deol
Description
Sahir Ludhianvi (1921–1980), a remarkable film lyricist, was also an iconic literary poet. Surinder Deol paints a sensitive portrait that reveals an artist who was aware of the depth of his poetic message as well as of his ability to present it in words that captured the reader’s imagination. Sahir looked outward at the world to find beauty in nature for inspiration while at the same time raising his voice against poverty, deprivation, and the denial of social justice. The book contains free verse translation of over ninety of Sahir’s literary creations, including poems, ghazals, bhajans, and a long peace poem called Parchhaaiyaan (The Shadows). The author strives to
bring together four distinct elements of Sahir’s work that make him one of the most loved poets of our generation: his deep-rooted love of nature, his snug romanticism, his sensitivity to human suffering, and his unceasing optimism for a better tomorrow.
About the Author
Surinder Deol has translated Ghalib’s verses in The Treasure: A Modern Rendition of Ghalib’s Lyrical Love Poetry and Gopi Chand Narang’s classic treatise on Ghalib as Ghalib: Innovative Meanings and the Ingenious Mind. He lives in Potomac, Maryland, USA.
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Foreword by Gopi Chand Narang
Preface: A Mystery Wrapped in an Engima
- Poems
Bitter and Sweet
- Poems
War and Peace
- Ghazals
Melody and Meaning
- Bhajans
One Above, One Below
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Author
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