Title: Behind the Curtain
Author: Ankit Gupta
Translated By: Ashiya Ansari
Genre: Poetry
Source: Author
Pages: 45
Rating: 2/5
INTRO
A Poem not only conveys the emotion
of love, hatred but sometimes it shows the shadow of darkness behind the world,
which suffocates into veils. Since ages poets come and sense, try to weave their
surrounding in their own words, problems might be same but expressions vary
with each soul.
Past days, I received this poetry
book “Behind the Curtain by Ankit Gupta”, actually it is compilation of 26
poems, each and every poem contains different story. When the world has been
disappearing into the vastness of glamour, commercialization, few poets draw
our attention towards reality, the pain which exists but we couldn’t notice,
the silent voices which scream but we seems too busy to enjoy the cacophony. And
that’s why poems by Ankit Gupta, opens the window to the real world.
BLURB
This poetry book is about the
problems prevailing in our society. As our society is progressing, the morals
of the people have taken a back step, with each forwarding materialistic
development the spirituality and humanity in people is buried deep down somewhere,
which has led to shameful crimes. Sometimes girls feel afraid of stepping out
of their houses, with the fear of losing their chastity; somewhere the
innocence of children is lost and their hands smell of grease and petrol. They
work in factories in the age of playing with toys. While in other situations,
marriage of daughters is a reason of father's stress instead of happiness
because of the demands of dowry. And in other cases, the women who gave birth
to mankind are killed in the womb.
THE THING I MISSED
Yes, one thing I would like to mention
here, I really wish if poems come in appropriate section that would be easier
to decide and pick the read according to mood. But I really appreciate this gentle
try. And literally expect more beautiful creations from Ankit Gupta (Aseer) in
future. Shine!
READER’s MOMENT
I have taken some pieces from the
book, sharing with you.. Just Read!
I don't say
that,
showcase me in the temples
write me down in the vedas
recite my stories all day all night long,
I just,
want this that
When I go
out of my house,
I smile, I laugh loud.
— Daughter of
My Country
'Boss! Buy
some toys;
I need to earn some money.
So that could keep them in the packet of my mother,
then will ask her to have my Eidi.'
I need to earn some money.
So that could keep them in the packet of my mother,
then will ask her to have my Eidi.'
—
EIDI
(A Present)
Why the pain
and sadness
are so much in love with me?
If the life has so much animosity
with me,
then why the letter of death,
has not arrived yet to me.
are so much in love with me?
If the life has so much animosity
with me,
then why the letter of death,
has not arrived yet to me.
—
Poverty
She put her
steps in open to breath
And you trampled her smiles under your wrath
—
What
Have You Done!
'What's the
happiness?', if you will ask a father
He will smile and show you the picture of his daughter.
—
About
The Author
Ankit Gupta
“Aseer”, is a Bhopal-based writer. His poems and verses are as beautiful as the
historic city Bhopal. His pen name “ASEER” was awarded by Kaviyatri Vishakha
“Vidhu”. Aseer enjoys romancing Hindi and Urdu words and has written many
beautiful Hindi verses and Urdu Shayaris.
His first
book “Numaishen” was published in September 2012, and second book “Zindagi Ki
Kalam Se” in 2014 and third book "Behind The Curtain" in 2016. He is
also guest author of an anthology "Diary Of Unknown Winter",
published in 2016. Aseer is president of Madhya Pradesh for the "World Union of Poets"
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