

A Review of A Verdant Heart
By Prithvijeet Sinha Published by Bookleaf Publishing, 2025 ISBN: 978-9372137330 (Paperback) Price: 213 INR Language: English, pp. 76 -Amrita Sharma A Verdant Heart is the debut poetry collection by the Lucknow based poet Prithvijeet Sinha, also the ‘avadh boy’ penning the prolific pieces at https://anawadhboyspanorama.wordpress.com/ . A collection of vividly crafted and densely expressive poems, the collection offers an intricately woven threads of sounds and images from the

Amrita Sharma
Sep 82 min read


Review of A Thousand Daughters
By Sri Lal Published by Red River Press, 2026 ISBN: 978-81-996533-3-7 (Paperback) Price: 349 INR Language: English, pp. 100 -Vedamini Vikram There is a word in our language that has almost calcified with use — “daughter.” It arrives pre-loaded with virtue, coddling, “save the girl child” campaigns and education drives, forever synonymous with selflessness and goodness. “Son”, in contrast, still carries the older, harder gendered weight—valor, sons of Poseidon, Dharti ke Lal,

Vedamini Vikram
Sep 84 min read


Review of A Different Story
By Amlanjyoti Goswami Published by Paperwall Publishing, 2025 ISBN: 978-81-984437-9-3 (Paperback) Price: 499 INR Language: English, pp. 238 -Kumar Sawan Amlanjyoti Goswami, a 2002 Inlaks scholar who went to Harvard Law School, is Chief, Legal & Regulation at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS). A Different Story (2025) is his third book of poetry after Vital Signs (2022) and River Wedding (2019). Divided into nine sections, A Different Story presents poems that

Kumar Sawan
Sep 84 min read


Review of Bandaged Moments
By Nabanita Sengupta and Nishi Pulugurtha (Eds.) Published by Niyogi Books, 2025 ISBN: 978-8119626151 (Paperback) Price: 373 INR Language: English, pp. 392 -Priyanka Adhikary There are books that offer the meaning of life; some pages carry us through varied emotions, some let us introspect, while there are certain books that settle into human consciousness and stay for a longer time, allowing us to remain silent, pause, and question the emotional weight carried by ordinary li

Priyanka Adhikary
Jul 265 min read


Review of Ranu Uniyal's "This Could Be a Love Poem for You"
"What binds together the poems of Ranu Uniyal’s This Could Be a Love Poem For You is grief that at times has the pull of gravity... and the push of the buoyant force that eventually goes away, but together with it swallows us even as we are afloat."

Aman Nawaz
Aug 4, 20252 min read


Review of "Symphonies of Life" by Meenkashi Mohan
"Like a rainbow appearing in the sky and gradually vanishing, Mohan’s Symphonies of Life leaves readers with a quiet sense of fulfillment. Her poems blur the line between personal and universal, guiding us through grief, beauty, and reflection. With painterly precision, she invites us to feel rather than be told."

Kumar Sawan
Aug 4, 20253 min read


The Poetic Minimalism of "Yellow" by Sukrita Paul Kumar
"Reading Yellow is akin to walking through a quiet garden of thought—each bloom (or poemlet) distinct, yet harmonized in tone. Sukrita Paul Kumar captures the poetic essence in everyday life with restraint and clarity. In a world overwhelmed by noise, this collection is a luminous pause."

Dr. Anand Mishra
Aug 4, 20254 min read


Review of Vineeta Agrawal's "Eartha"
Eartha is a lyrical call to compassion for a wounded planet, where every verse is a quiet act of resistance.
Vinita Agarwal’s poems breathe life into the Earth’s vanishing voices—trees, animals, landscapes, and memory.
This collection is a poetic sanctuary, echoing with ecological grief, hope, and the enduring power of the pen.

Amrita Sharma
Aug 4, 20253 min read


Review of Basundhara Roy's "A Blur of a Woman"
A Blur of a Woman is a lyrical exploration of identity, memory, and resistance.
Roy’s verses blend the personal with the political, offering a quiet yet powerful defiance.
Each poem unfolds like a whispered truth, inviting reflection and re-reading.

Akanksha Pandey
Aug 3, 20255 min read


Book Review of Jaydeep Sarangi's "The Half Confessions: Soulful Poems"
The Half Confession is a soul’s journey through history, myth, and memory—where rivers flow through personal and collective longing, and poetry emerges as a living archive of fragmented experience and spiritual yearning.

Dr. Raj Gaurav Verma
Aug 3, 20257 min read


Review of "Digitalis and Other Poems"
“Digitalis is not a balm for our age of crisis but a vital provocation—poetry as invocation, resistance, and the pulse of life itself.”

Jyotirmoy Joshi
Aug 3, 20254 min read

