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A Journey Towards Light by Sushmindar Jeet Kaur<\/p>\n

Published by Penprints
\nOfficial Address: P-925 Lake Town, Block-A, Kolkata-7000089,
\nWest Bengal, India.
\nPhone no-8697875467
\nWebsite – www.penprints.in<\/p>\n

Genre – Poetry
\nCopyright – Sushmindar Jeet Kaur
\nCover Design- Penprints<\/p>\n

Price: INR 499 | $ 22
\nFirst Edition – September, 2025<\/p>\n

ISBN: 978-81-991630-6-5
\nISBN 10 : 81-991630-6-2<\/p>\n

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The voice in this volume of poetry is that of the poet Sushmindar Jeet Kaur as a seeker, constantly in search of light. Each poem, suffused in the humility of a wayfarer, moves bit by bit to get closer to the unknowable. The \u201cunfathomable\u201d gets to be more intriguing and complex as the journey progresses. As one goes along with the movement of the poems, the \u201csilhouettes of meaning\u201d become visible, and each \u201csilence speaks of a deeper calling\u201d; there emerges a note of assurance for the reader who is the co-traveller with the poet. Eventually, as the poet puts it eloquently, the \u201cwayfarer becomes the path\u201d. Mysteries of life begin to surface more and more, and gradually an inward reality begins to surface. The remarkable confession -so to speak- of the poet comes as a gentle shock when she declares that she is not a good woman! In choosing the path of her own journey, she is no longer a conformist. She is, in the eyes of the world, a rebel. The matter-of-fact tone of the declaration is actually the voice of conviction.<\/div>\n
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While reading these poems, the intensely felt reality appears to acquire a surreal aura. Several lines in the poems get charged with an energy that beckons \u201cnot an end but a return\u201d. What keeps the attention of the reader engaged in these poems is also the dynamic of Time as a continuum. Added to the experience is the unmissable spiritual dimension of the poems, offering moments of intersection of the past and future. This is when the poet\u2019s poignant reflection that \u201cForgetting is a betrayal\u201d comes into play.\u00a0 Whether it is the \u201cwhispering of the winds\u201d or the \u201clanguage of the earth\u201d, she is receptive and demonstrates a keen understanding of those voices.<\/div>\n
Clearly, Sushmindar Jeet Kaur is someone who has chosen the path of meditating through poetry. This is also the path of love that abandons boundaries of all kinds, even those perceived between life and death. It is crucial to note here that this is not poetry of self-indulgence but that of the<\/div>\n
Strength of hunger<\/div>\n
-Of craving, of deprivation,<\/div>\n
of appetite, of famishment-<\/div>\n
Of nights spent counting stars<\/div>\n
Since the coins were too few to buy sleep.<\/div>\n
And the poet recognises how people who are deprived have so much to give:<\/div>\n
Yet the affection they give with hands that have nothing<\/div>\n
nothing but the strength to hold on, to endure<\/div>\n
and to teach the rest of us<\/div>\n
what it means to be alive.<\/div>\n
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For this poet, soulful connections, even though with \u201cthe ache of solitude\u201d, can lead one to experience a fulfilling homecoming in the flow of time. The poems call for the awakening of an inner light\u2026<\/div>\n
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Sukrita Paul Kumar<\/div>\n
Indian Poet, Critic & Academic<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1006,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[19],"product_tag":[211],"class_list":{"0":"post-1005","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-poetry","7":"product_tag-sushmindar-jeet-kaur","8":"thunk-woo-product-list","9":"opn-qv-enable","10":"big-store-woo-hover-zoom","11":"open-single-product-tab-horizontal","12":"open-shadow-","13":"open-shadow-hover-","15":"first","16":"instock","17":"sale","18":"shipping-taxable","19":"purchasable","20":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/penprints.in\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/penprints.in\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/penprints.in\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/penprints.in\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/penprints.in\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/penprints.in\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1005"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/penprints.in\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1005"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/penprints.in\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}