Re: Samanvay

They say “Small is beautiful”. Though I never thought the same …. However, I have just finished reading this book (which I came across somehow), and it has not only proved the saying right, but has given me something to delve upon as well. From the outside, Samanvay looks like a small book (which makes one think that you could almost gulp it in one go), but as one goes through the poems, it makes you think .. and absorb .. and appreciate the content. I would describe my experience going through the book as heartening and depressing at the same time, feeling hope and foreboding. The author’s expression of feelings seems lucid at one instant, and yet surreal at the other.

So upon first look, though it seems like a highly unimposing book; but inside it works on different states of the emotional self. It's like a domino with each one affecting the other. Especially “Khayal yeh bhi toh khoobsurat hai”, “Talaash” and “Yun tu mujhe manzuur kare” are my personal favorites. Though I am not much of a Hindi Literature and Poetry critic .. but for me there is only one word to describe the quality of poems and the plays (towards the end), and that is Exceptional!

You don't just read the poems, you feel them. The book is a real emotional ride. The sketches are well placed as well. This is intended to seduce us, mess with our emotions and leave an ever-lasting impression!