Rajeev Kumar Jha

The publication of poetry collection 'Bharat @ 75' has been inspired by the program 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' started by the Government of India. 'Bharat @ 75' as the name suggests is an excellent compilation of compositions infused with patriotic sentiments. The compilation 'Bharat @ 75' is a unique compilation in itself because only such compositions have been included in it, in which patriotism, deep reverence for the country is reflected. Although each section has its own contribution in securing the country of India, but this compilation is also dedicated from the heart to the soldiers who laid down their lives for the defense of India. Poets from all over the country have paid homage to the brave sons of Mother India through their patriotic compositions. The first edition of 'Bharat @ 75' was highly appreciated by the writers and readers. The second edition of 'Bharat @ 75' is being published with the aim of providing an opportunity again for the publication of valuable works of the remaining authors in the first edition.

Decades ago, William Cowper, by writing the poem - "God made the country and man made the town", gave an interview to the Western literary world with the importance of the village. For a country like India, the village is the soul of the country. Without village we cannot even imagine India. It is a different matter that with the passage of time, the villages were urbanized at an unprecedented fast pace and our villages were encroached on uninterruptedly in the fulfillment of the material cravings of the human beings. But the village laughed at its neglect. From Bollywood to Hollywood, it rained money by putting on the tadka of the village. But not a single penny of the money earned was spent on the development of the village

The real purpose of 'Udaan' compilation is to provide a platform to the works of litterateurs belonging to different states of the country and to promote the writing nature of writers. All the writers involved in this compilation have tried their best to give a new dimension to 'Udaan'. The inclusion of ghazal, poetry, short story, travelogue, eco poetry, memoir genres give a truly literary flight to 'Udaan' compilation. The compositions of 'Udaan' compilation will definitely leave a positive impact on the minds of the readers.

A poet cannot control his feelings. If this is too much, then I can definitely write so much that a poet cannot control his feelings so easily. There are countless such issues in the society. There are many such issues in the home family. There are many such incidents happening every day that sometimes tickle you, make you cry, and sometimes make you shudder. For a poet's heart, these issues work just like the ghee that ignites the light of the havan by falling into the havan kund in the form of literature. There is pain of society in the "closed pages", there is sigh of the neglected, there is rebellion of the exploited, there are my feelings in the closed pages which have emerged in the verses. My presence in the world of poetry is only 'Band Panne'. -Rajeev Kumar Jha