For his fifth volume of verse, Ashok Sawhny has brought his poetic
skills to bear on a wide variety of subjects, from the diversions
of the West to shady politicians on the Indian subcontinent. If the
overall tone of this collection is elegiac, it is because the
author, as a grandparent observing the world from his conservatory
or writing den, has seen much of life, and seen much of it go
wrong. Of course, family is a plus point, a blessing; but what of
man's dealings with nature? What of his restless, destructive greed
- so admirably depicted in the disturbing poem 'Temptation'? While
reminding us of the genuine rewards of the natural world and the
passions that can lift us off the dusty ground to undreamt-of
pinnacles, the author's satirical side is clear in his forty-three
stanza poem 'Nonsensical Verses'. Of the longer poems, 'Would I Go
Live Elsewhere?' reflects a settler's contentment, while in many of
the shorter pieces there is a quiet optimism, a gentle affirmation
of faith that speaks to the heart: If in all of this I see,
disguised, The Unseen Hand, I am not surprised. ASHOK SAWHNY was
born in Lahore, Punjab, in 1937. The family moved to New Delhi,
India after Partition in 1947. Schooled at Modern School and
graduating in Economics from St Stephen's College, Delhi, he worked
with Indian Industry until 1977 and then started his own
International Trading Company, Monarch International, of which he
is president. His love for art, literature and the finer side of
life finds expression in his previous books The Sands of Time, As
Time Goes By and Fruit Salad. He also writes in Urdu language.
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