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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
It is not often that poetry enters the national conversation, but we are delighted that it has this time. Robert Frost opined, "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words." These inspiring words made me unleash my dormant emotions and take a deeper dive into this literary art form. It became my personal and perennial path, an intense journey, and I was able to depict through my verses my adventures in pursuit of empowering those who were subjugated at the hands of feudal lords and their cohorts of tormentors.
The horrific events that I experienced and witnessed solidified my poems' message of hope, unity, and healing. It has been a weird, depressing, and deeply mournful journey—palatable only for long-suffering listeners—but it has also uplifted and given rise to a host of creative ruminations. These experiences filter throughout the narrative. Several of these poems demonstrate the transportive power of just a few well-chosen words on a page.
The poems hauntingly describe a lost rural India, where villages disappear as they collapse under the debris of the marauders who trampled the basic rights of vulnerable citizens. It is not often that one picks up a book and feels that this is what one has been waiting to read one's whole life. I do not have the literary prowess to make such a claim, but I feel that I have delivered a small piece of justice.
Moin Qazi
An economist by training, a social worker by practice and a poet by chance, Moin Qazi is an author, researcher and development professional who has spent four decades in the development sector. He is a firm believer in learning from communities in their environments. This is a compilation of articles which have been published in Leading. The author has contributed articles to leading global publications and authored several books. He has been associated with the development sector for almost four decades.
He began his early career as a development journalist. While still at college, he began writing on issues relating to the plight of child labourers and leading efforts against it. His work ultimately received the attention of Indian courts, leading to a series of reforms for child labourers.
He worked for over three decades at the State Bank of India and has been associated with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, NITI Aayog and Tata Institute of Social Sciences. He has played a crucial role in empowering women and the education of girl children in rural areas, along with efforts to create affordable housing programmes for low-income individuals. He writes regularly for several newspapers and journals.
He holds PhDs in English and Economics and has authored more than a dozen books on diverse themes.
