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.../Beneath the Shore is a collection of poetry entwined with my thoughts, personal and professional experiences, and some questions thrown back at life. The writing or script is in Hindi, but the words are drawn from Urdu and Hindi; and in some places, a few words of English have been knit into the design and texture of the poems. Having had an opportunity to get acquainted with five languages, I believe that thoughts do not come dressed in the fabric of one language; they can come in any language, and the poet just molds them into the fabric of the language he or she is most comfortable with.
The book is a small collection of Nazms, Ghazals, and an attempt at writing Triveni-a new form of Urdu poetry written as a triplet devised by renowned Indian poet, author, lyricist, and filmmaker Gulzar Sahib. I hope the readers will like my naive attempt at writing Triveni. Each Nazm is introduced by a small foreword or introduction, providing a subtle hint to the reader of my own background to each Nazm, although as always interpretation is open to the readers.