Aansu Aur Raushani : Alok Dhanwa Se Samvad

Poet-critic Pankaj Chaturvedis book, Tears and Lights, is essentially a conversation between two poets. This isnt a dry interview, but rather a dialogue between two sensitive creatives, in which we seek to share with our beloved fellow artist all that overwhelms us as connoisseurs. Even slightly revealing a reticent poet like Alok Dhanva requires patience, fortitude, and practice. Pankaj captured those solitary moments when Alok was awakened in the creative consciousness of dialogue. His moist, emotional voice, which can detect even the vibration of a blade of grass, resonates throughout this book. Pankaj Chaturvedi has brought Alok Dhanvas fervor, eloquence, and fluidity to us in this unique book. Dialogue is both a meeting and an opening up of two poets. They are not escaping the struggle of life; they are creating while living within it. Recognizing Pankaj Chaturvedis youthful aspirations, Alok Dhanwa takes him to his creative room table and says, Good people are those who fight against injustice; there is no one more beautiful than them. At a time when dialogue is slowing, the publication of Aansoo Aur Roshni is welcome.