"It was a wonderful experience interacting with you and appreciate the way you have planned and executed the whole publication process within the agreed timelines.”
Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalParadigms that ask us where we go. From the randomness of desolate sands to the empty sky beyond the mountains’ cusp? A becalmed mind, slowly getting lost in delusion or turning the corner towards freedom?
Reflections on places riding on waves of poetry. Impressions taking form over time and space, into permanence.
Linking twenty-three cities and places across three continents, this book brings together the emotions a poem evokes, the thousand words a picture speaks, the contemplations a piece of prose induces. Towards a shared template and a personal intent for our society today.
Through the eyes of someone who has been a student, a professional, a traveller, a layman. Striving to be a citizen. Aren’t we all?
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“An absolutely delightful volume which is a seamless amalgamation of prose, poetry and pictures… a wonderful journey of literary reflection…”
- Sumati Varma, PhD
Associate Professor, Delhi University and Consultant, World Bank Group
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“…It touches many a chord and myriad emotions... The moods he encapsulates are just right, be it with the picture, the poetry or his simple and winsome prose. ”
- Raja Natesan
Travel Industry Leader, and former COO at TUI India, former President at InterGlobe Technologies/Galileo India
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“Rajat shares amazing personal stories that provide insights to the 21st century world reader… astute human observations, charming deductions and absorbed living - it inspires.”
- Ranjini Manian
Founder, Global Adjustments, and Former member, Harvard Women’s Leadership Board
Rajat Lal
A qualified engineer with a postgraduate degree in MBA, Rajat spent his schooling years briefly in Delhi and then entirely in Calcutta. While he chose engineering for his graduation, his initial years in a new city with a strong cultural milieu fuelled an early interest in history, geography and literature. An interest that grew naturally into reading and writing at college cultural events and fora.
Rajat has been writing poetry and prose over the years and maintains a blog on topics such as poetry, current affairs, culture and history. He contributes to poetry groups on online and on social media, and participates at Delhi Poetree, a flourishing poetry group in Delhi and Gurgaon.
As a professional in the software industry, he has often taken on responsibilities, overseeing and directly contributing to organisational branding, positioning and marketing content. He has lived and worked in India and Europe. His profession has enabled him to travel extensively to over 20 countries and develop an appreciation of diverse geographies, people, cultures, and events, all of which have contributed to the creation of this book.
Rajat lives in Gurgaon with wife, Ruchika, a media and cross-cultural professional, and sons, Aditya and Kartik.
