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Hues of Sienna
Further, he juxtaposes two opposite views on vice in his short poem Of Mice & Men thus, "In this world of men and mice/Who is to tell what is vice? / To eat cheese with wine/ Or to pounce on the weakest and dine/On one’s own kind with relish/Seems the done thing, even stylish!" The poet comes into his own in the long poem A Jungle Journal. A fantasy trip with erotic yearnings, the verse — adorned with rain motif — takes us through a panorama of emotions ranging from romantic to solemn. These lines are particularly poignant, "In the midst of brown stubs of hay/Lay two tombs, a solitary pair/Mute and eloquent. Who are they?" The anthology is rich in imagery, and feelings are articulated fluently. Khilvat
For example, Tehkeek araj pohonchat, jo bhejiye paak dil/Aisee pohonchayee hakney, dil pohonchey mohol asal (Your prayer with a pure heart definitely reaches the Lord / The Lord took me to such heights that I reached His Abode). The promoters/publishers of this volume claim that basically all scriptures are the same. They also claim that the prophesied Kalki Avtar has already arrived in the form of Imam Mehdi/Mahamati Prannath. Perhaps this is the reason why Arora’s lucid translation uses Hindu and Muslim spiritual terms as congenerics. The spiritually and/or scholastically inclined will find this book worth a read. Twenty-first century
challenges to public management
Keeping this in view the book takes a look at various aspects of management of public institutions/services in today’s India, which is poised to become a global power. Taking a look at the extant political scenario Bhatnagar blames ‘over-government’ for the maladies bedeviling the Indian society. While having a close look at the nitty-gritty of everyday governance he points out how things can be improved. BP Mathur examines the reforms undertaken in UK, New Zealand and USA in such fields as public services, financial management etc in order to place the Indian scenario in perspective. DD Narula, while enumerating various challenges facing the Indian economy, compares its developmental strategies with those of the Chinese economy. B.S Ghuman evaluates the challenges thrown up by economic liberalisation vis-`E0-vis governance. Other contributors have dealt with such relevant issues as corruption, education, leadership and corporate social responsibility.
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One of the Urdu synonyms
of khilvat is tanhayee (solitude). Here the title
represents a spiritual dialogue in solitude between the soul and the
Almighty. This book contains 1,074 verses in Hindi (with English
translation) which are introspective/reflective in nature.
Months, years, centuries
etc are manmade measures for chronicling activities, events etc.
Therefore, as a part of the universally accepted calendar the 21st century
becomes an important landmark in the progress of human civilisation, as
it witnesses attainment of unprecedented sophistication by humanity,
accompanied by myriad complexities.