Release of Remains by Abhay K

Indian Council of World Affairs Cordially invites you to the

Release of the Book

REMAINS Written by

ABHAY K. (Har Anand Publications) by

Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal Hon’ble Minister for Parliamentary Affairs & Water Resources, Government of India

Thursday, 28 June 2012 at 1700 hrs., at Sapru House, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi.

High-tea (1700-1730 hrs) Book Release (1730-1830 hrs)

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About the Book Remains offers "poems that are vibrant with a measured optimism". The collection is divided into six books. The poems in each book “confront with the smell and feel of a person, place or thing and create a resonance like the ringing of bells or like a gentle breeze on a hot desert afternoon. What is characteristic of the poems in this collection is a pristine kind of simplicity devoid of too much artifice, poems alive with the rippling, surging presence of water.”

Praise for Remains Abhay K.’s words are gentle letters from his heart—sincere, soulful, earnest, and full of childlike wonder. His poetic journey always remains pure, effervescent, and innocence-filled.

—Sudeep Sen, Poet & Editor of The Harper Collins Book of English Poetry Abhay K.'s poems are reflective, informed by a grave concern for a planet endangered by its own dominant species, yet vibrant with a measured optimism.

- RANJIT HOSKOTE, Poet, Art Critic, Cultural Theorist Abhay K. is a voyager-poet who dives deep into the recesses of the times, as he journeys to uncover the mist over the fading impressions.

-- H. K. KAUL, President, The Poetry Society (India) Abhay K.'s poems console, tease and reveal.

-INDRAN AMIRTHANAYAGAM, American Poet and Diplomat, Recipient of Paterson Prize for Poetry Abhay K.’s ruminations on immortality and the impermanence of worldly things and his luminous meditations on beauty will certainly find resonance in the hearts of readers.

- A. J. THOMAS, Poet and Editor Indian Literature What is characteristic of Abhay K.'s poems is a pristine kind of simplicity devoid of too much artifice.

- H.S. SHIVAPRAKASH, Poet, Playwright , Director,Tagore Centre, Berlin The flow of energy in Abhay’s poems is lyrical as well as reflective. Words carried in sure waves gather on the banks of experience, striking meaning suggestively.

-SUKRITA PAUL KUMAR, Poet and Critic

About the Author Abhay K. is a poet, artist and diplomat who has authored six books including three poetry collections and has exhibited his art works in Russia, France and India.