Haathiyon ki Toli is an illustrated poem book written by the National Award winning writer-lyricist, Varun Grover.
The poem captures the essence of life and relationships through keen observations on elephants’ way of life. We are all bound by the thread of love.
This poem reassures children of the love that surrounds them while it reminds adults to take notice of this bond that gives us freedom to be ourselves.
Varun Grover is an Indian stand-up comic and poet. Though he won the award for Best Lyricist at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2015. He is also co-creator of Aisi Taisi Democracy. Grover was born in Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh, to a school-teacher mother and army engineer father. His family is Punjabi. He spent his initial years in Sundernagar and Dehradun, Uttarakhand, before moving to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh for his adolescent years. He studied civil engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, graduating in 2003.