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Poetry in a bind
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Kiran Kashmiri’s collection of poems and ghazals, spanning 60 years, was released recently
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Well known Urdu poet Kiran Kashmiri’s collection of poems and ghazals was recently released in New Delhi. The book, titled “Shehr-e-Gul Shehr-e-Khamoshan”, was formally released by prominent Urdu poet Balraj Komal at the city’
s Press Club of India in the presence of Union Minister of Water Resources Saif-ud-din Soz and Ali Javed, Director, National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, among others.
Talking about his work Kiran Kashmiri said, “This is a collection of my work spanning a period of 60 years. One can find poems, ghazals and chaupais in my book.” There are 40 poems and ghazals chosen by his friends and family in the collection. The poet adds, “Though this is just one tenth of my work, it covers the whole span of my poetic career.”
Partition pangs
The theme of his poems and ghazals is the political turmoil India went through during Partition and Independence. He wrote about the anger and pain he felt during the Partition. Kashmiri was just 14 when he wrote his first poem. One of his poems titled “Intabah” explains today’s political scenario very well. He symbolises politicians as sculptures carved by the common man. These sculptures are kept on a high pedestal only by the common man but are also discarded the moment they get a scar. Kashmiri, who is known for his fearless poems like “Intabah”, “Munsif” and “Chinese Attack”, wrote his first novel, “Khwabon ke Qafile” in 1961-62. In 1982, his two collections of short stories, four translations and a novel were also published. Kiran Kashmiri, who also served as a journalist, has worked in senior positions with leading Urdu and non-Urdu newspapers like The Times of India, Milap, Chandan, Sangam, and Prateek and has also worked for All India Radio in New Delhi. After his retirement, he started his own Urdu weekly, Jaras-e-Karvan which was published till 2003. He has been felicitated with many honours including the Nehru Centenary Award of Nami Dogra Sanstha.
GEETIKA RUSTAGI
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