Selected Poems

This book is selection of 22 famous poems of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee from his two books 'Meri Ikyavan Kavitayen' (My 51 poems) and 'Na Dainyam Na Palayanam' (neither coward nor an escapist). The poems are rooted in ancestral cultural heritage and address the ever relevant day to day facets of life. The poems emanate from Indian ethos and create a relationship to share same throb between the poet and the reader with spontaniety and belonging. The delicacy of translating a master language craftsman's poetry which is embedded in deep human sentiment that sprouts patriotic fervour has been done with enthusiasm and skill. Arvind Shah, in section one of the book has selected and translated the poems, He, in writing the translations of the poems has to a great extent met the difficult challenge of keeping alive the sensitivity of the original, theme and form. Section two of the book has poems written by him on the various facets of the personality of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee which portray his biographical sketch with delicate touch.