Selected Poems

by Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Shri Atal Bihari Vajapyee has been a patriotic social activist since early childhood; when the country was still under British colonial rule. He started writing poetry during school days. He has always been a poet at heart keeping social sensitivity. He develops intimate relationship with fellow human beings and the nation with intense feelings which find expression in his poetry. He is a critically acclaimed poet.
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been an influence on the Indian society. He; as an illustrious parliamentarian and an intellectual with deep understanding on national and international affairs has been an active participant in shaping India’s post-Independence–domestic and foreign policies. He commands respect for his liberal worldview and commitment to democratic ideals. He was Prime Minister of India through three democratic mandates.
Arvind Shah is a poet; translator and a children’s writer. His publications include children’s books; poems and translations. His translations represent the sentiments of the poet.

126 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 24, 2014

About the author

With regard to his poetry he wrote, "My poetry is a declaration of war, not an exordium to defeat. It is not the defeated soldier's drumbeat of despair, but the fighting warrior's will to win. It is not the despirited voice of dejection but the stirring shout of victory.

Reviews

[Moushmi Radhanpara · Rating 3 out of 5]

The poems by Atal Bihari Vajpayee are powerful, patriotic and perfect. With each line he delivers peace and love. My problem is with the translations. I didn't find them up to the mark and in fact some of them felt it was like trying too hard. The poems that are based on him, and written by the translator, defining his life and courage are good and does justice to his deeds but after a point of time they felt a little too repetitive. It was just a one time read.

[Swagatam Deva Nath · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was OK. Feel the translation couldn't do justice to the brilliance of these poems. Apart from the translation of "than gayi" didn't like the others that much.