Because poets are the unsung window cleaners of our collective consciousness, they deserve more space than they usually get.
Because poets are the unsung window cleaners of our collective consciousness, they deserve more space than they usually get. And what is more, Vishvjit Prithvijit Singh is one of those unique heavyweight individuals who have consistently maintained a soft footprint. This, despite his high connections and immense experience.
Perhaps he is, therefore, most uniquely suited to be a poet? Well, the gift for moving verse, for what it is worth, has lain dormant for a long time ufffd except for Vishu's furtive scribblings still unseen in his English note book over the years. Dilli sat up and noticed this avatar recently.
Vishu has just burst upon the poetry horizon with a collection of self-conscious but also self-revelatory poems in Hindi. Most people can't stop gawking as the omniscient Vishu has always been associated with the world of English speakers and politics.
A close friend and associate of Rajiv Gandhi's, Vishnu's other avatar has been as the IT & research database whizkid of the AICC. Proud of his Punjabi lineage and equally his robust UP heritage, Vishu's tongue has today found its true m ufffdtier in his book of Hindi poetry.
He says it's the language of his heart and his soul and the quality of the poems, delivered in a gush after a gap of a long time, which prove that indeed Hindi is what his heart speaks. And also that his wife Vijay ufffd who works with President Pratibha Patil ufffd is the muse of his magic personal poems.
u00a0In a series of quiet unheralded readings in Dehradun and Delhi and soon to be followed by readings in other cities including Chandigarh, Vishu has been poet magnificent with full throated recitations, reveling in his role as author ufffd a relatively new one.
Only friends and those involved in the world of Hindi literature were given the opportunity to listen to a man whose heart is clearly where his verse is.
