Nira Amar Janmakabach by Sunil Gangopadhyay [Hardcover]

Sunil Gangopadhyay’s poetry has always been marked by its simplicity and a love that resonates deeply. This eminent poet of the 1950s possesses a great heart, and the primary treasure of his poetry is this heart. Even as he reaches an age of nostalgia, he remains a poet whose youth is still unblemished.

His recent poetry collection, Neera, Amar Janmakabach (Neera, My Birth Shield), features both the enigmatic worship of the dream woman Neera and unreservedly voiced social truths. Readers will be amazed by the wondrous return of love’s brilliance, as in the lines: "Those who have loved have mixed a bit of poison with the nectar / And consumed it long ago!" They will also be struck by the stark reality that Sunil Gangopadhyay effortlessly presents, such as: "Across the entire border, the barbed wire fence is the end / After this, like zoo animals on both sides / There will be people with the same faces / Only the mirrors are different." Sunil Gangopadhyay’s new collection of poems is truly a mirror to the times.