Chaahaton Ke Saaye Mein

Chaahaton Ke Saaye Mein (In the shadow of desires) is a collection of more than 100 poems, ghazals and nazms in Hindi, with their English translations, penned by the well-known Nepali writer, Basant Chaudhary. The underlying theme of this collection is love - romantic yearning or love for a departed parent or love for country - and the poet touches every bit of this emotion in his poetry. The pain of separation, the joy of union, the musings and memories of lost love, the symbolism of nature and hope for the future are all traversed in simple and poignant words. Simplicity of language is the piece de resistance of this collection. An emotion as deep and vast as love needs no article or gilding, and Basant is able to connect with the reader through simple, owing words that bring a lump to the throat. The originality of these poems and the style of expression will appeal to the purists as much as it will strike a chord with the young millennial generation who may just discover the art of wooing with a couplet in a day and age of terse SMS and WhatsApp messages.