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Book: Mera Manam (poetry collection)
Author: Navpreet Dhaliwal
Pages:- 84 Price:- 250/-
Publication: Sumit Publications, Ludhiana.
Navpreet Dhaliwal’s poetry collection ‘Mera Maan’ is such a work in the field of modern Punjabi poetry, which keeps away from external noise and establishes a dialogue with human feelings. This poetry collection is not just a collection of poems but a story of the ongoing conflict between mind, society and existence. The central theme of this poetry collection is feeling. Narrating his experiences, Navpreet Dhaliwal has very sensitively raised human loneliness, untold pain, instability of love and confusion of life. Poems like Tu banjava, Kuch neen hoya, Ehsaas come out as a symbol of the unsolved questions that arise within the human being. These questions do not lead to a conclusion but to deep thinking. In terms of language and style ‘Mera Maan’ is a simple but meaningful composition. The poet avoids heavy vocabulary or metaphorical pretense and speaks big and deep through short lines and symbolic language, which shakes the reader deep inside. From a critical point of view, the book’s highly personal sensibility can sometimes be difficult for the general reader. Some poems do not open the meaning immediately and demand patience and repeated attention from the reader, but this is not a weakness but the depth of the poem, which is not forgotten after reading. In the context of contemporary Punjabi poetry, My Pride is such a book, which stays away from pretentiousness and superficial sentimentality. This poem forces a person to look inside himself. As a whole, Mera Manam Kavi Sangham is a serious and experiential poetry collection for sensitive readers, which makes its place in modern Punjabi poetry.
– Paramjit Singh Sansoya
