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Swami Antar Nirav
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The children wanted to touch the ooze of mountain snow but the caravan fearing a cloudburst did not stop the children were undeterred When the clouds retreated the caravan saw smoke rising from a city in flames the children didn’t flinch The caravan leader said Ninety fought fifteen were shot and nine were married off even so the children showed no signs of fear Stopping for dinner when the caravan roasted a sheep the children were stunned into silence Translated from the Punjabi by Sarabjeet Garcha |
Swami Antar Nirav is a Pothohari, Punjabi and Hindi poet. He is a resident of Jammu. He has received his higher education from Annamalai University. Pothohari has a special place in Punjabi poetry. He has authored two poetry collections titled Kujh Baqi Hai in 2019, by Kirrat publications and Nahin in 2022 by Copper Coin Publications. |
