Saat Bhumikayen (Hindi Edition)

Seven Prefaces: The writings of Mahadevi Verma, the renowned author of Chhayavad, have always stirred readers and critics. Sometimes, her works highlight the scattered threads of her life, and sometimes, the sources of her works are discovered within her life. Every word written by Mahadevi begs to be read attentively. Seven Stories includes prefaces to the poetry collections Rashmi, Sangeet, Modern Poet, Deepshikha, Bang Darshan, Saptaparna, and Himalaya. These prefaces written by Mahadevi Verma have historical significance. These prefaces reveal her contemporary state of mind and serve as an internal testimony to her entire writing. The editorial Chhayavad: Dawn of Sorrow by Doodhnath Singh, the editor of Seven Prefaces, is highly thought-provoking. Using his unique logical approach, Doodhnath Singh has analyzed Mahadevis work. Her statements are clear, transparent, and unbiased. Mahadevis criticisms are more rhetoric and less criticism. All her ideological prose writing is similar. They lack logic and analysis. For every next statement, Mahadevi seeks a symbol or image instead of logic. Reading these seven roles of Mahadevi in light of Doodhnath Singhs editorial is a critical experience. Even more so when Mahadevis witty defensive sentences are present in each of her roles. The very first sentence of Apni Baat from the collection Rashmi is, It is often very difficult to say anything about oneself, because seeing ones own faults is unpleasant to oneself, and ignoring them is unpleasant to others. A collectible book.