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Mrigjal Pe Behtee Kashtee - Sailing on a Mirage

by Vijay Fafat
₱490.05
Mrigjal Pe Behtee Kashtee - Sailing on a Mirage
Mrigjal Pe Behtee Kashtee - Sailing on a Mirage

Navigating life's illusions through poetic Urdu shayari.

If you're someone who appreciates the lyrical interplay of language and philosophy, "Mrigjal Pe Behtee Kashtee - Sailing on a Mirage" could be a refreshing journey for you. It's not just about the blend of Hindi and Urdu poetic expressions translated for an English-speaking audience; it's about the deep metaphors that tickle the mind and touch the heart. This book offers a reflective take on the human experience, using the elegance of shayari to delve into our existence's ephemeral nature – making it a mesmerizing read for those who muse over life's profound, poetic undercurrents.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Mrigjal Pe Behtee Kashtee - Sailing on a Mirage

by Vijay Fafat
₱490.05
ISBN: 9789811175237
Authors: Vijay Fafat
Publisher: Walking Stick Publication
Date of Publication: 2018-08-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Art, Creative Nonfiction, Philosophy
Related Topics: Drawing, Art and Photography, Nonfiction Poetry, Design, Essays, Theory, Crafts
Goodreads rating: 5.0
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Description

“Mrigjal” (“Mirage”) is a Hindi-English book which delves into the short Urdu verse form called “Shayari”. While the primary verses - all written by the author - are in Hindi / Urdu, the author has provided English transliteration and translation for each verse to make the book more widely accessible to the English-speaking readers. Mrigjal invokes the metaphor of life being a ship sailing on the mirage of our fleeting existence, an illusion woven by Maya. It explores the tides which ripple on the false waters of life, buffeting the common man with its quotidian vagaries. The poor man rows his little skiff with all his heart on these choppy, misdirecting waters, convinced that salvation lies on the other side of this non-existent river. Many are the oars he employs to sail forward - love, anger, enthusiasm, friendship, quarrels, petulance, melancholy, nostalgia, hunger, jealousy, spite, greed, desire. Every dusk brings with it a celebration of these oars, a festival of all the vices and virtues. For some, the revelry meditates in the melancholy of inner thoughts; for others, it unfurls with abandon in drunken parties. In all such gatherings, sometimes the sommelier makes us quaff the wine of life, sometimes we turn the bottles on the sommelier. If intoxication is
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Navigating life's illusions through poetic Urdu shayari.

If you're someone who appreciates the lyrical interplay of language and philosophy, "Mrigjal Pe Behtee Kashtee - Sailing on a Mirage" could be a refreshing journey for you. It's not just about the blend of Hindi and Urdu poetic expressions translated for an English-speaking audience; it's about the deep metaphors that tickle the mind and touch the heart. This book offers a reflective take on the human experience, using the elegance of shayari to delve into our existence's ephemeral nature – making it a mesmerizing read for those who muse over life's profound, poetic undercurrents.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.