Dr. K. N. Khandelwal
Editorial: January 2025 Issue of Afflatus Creations
As we mark the start of a New Year at Afflatus Creations, we need to pause to honour the legacy of (Late) Dr. D.C. Chambial, the esteemed poet, critic, and editor whose profound influence on Indian English literature was immense.
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D C Chambial
– the end of a memorable poetic journey
It was the end of a soft, evocative and emphatic poetic life. I was terribly shocked. Death was it so close that day the moment I opened eyes on Wednesday morning on November 20, 2024.
Dr. Manas Bakshi
Condolence Message
Prof. D.C.Chambial, editor, Poetcrit, renowned poet, erudite scholar and critic passed away on 19th November,2024.
Dr. Dalip Khetarpal
In Memory of DC Chambial: A Luminary in Indian English Poetry
I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing away of D C Chambial on 19. 11. 24. He was not just a brilliant writer, but also a voice that inspired, moved, and touched so many lives through his words.
Rajiv Khandelwal
In Memory of Dr. D.C. Chambial
A feeling of loneliness creeps in when someone you have known for over 25 years is suddenly no longer part of this world. As I reflect on our time together, memories unfold vividly, each a testament to our bond.
Sudhir K. Arora
From the Hour of Antipathy on the Hour of Immortality: A Critique on Chambial’s Hour of Antipathy
It was truly heartbreaking to learn about the untimely demise of D. C. Chambial, a significant contemporary Indian English poet. I got a WhatsApp message of the ninth-day ritual from his son, Brigadier Avaneesh Chambial who informed me his beloved father had passed away following a tragic fall at home, which resulted in a fatal brain injury.
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D.C. Chambial – Some reflections on his Early Poetry
– Pure Mind of a True Human Being
He was still busy with his creative activity, and poetry lovers were expecting more anthologies in poetry in the near future. Unfortunately, sudden death took him away from us and left a great vacuum. If one goes back to his poetic region, it delights, baffles, questions and leaves an imprint of mystic aura one continues to decode.
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Intellectual Attitude to Life Poetry of D C Chambial
One of the most prominent features of Chambial’s poetry is an intellectual probing into life’s dilemmas in the contemporary scenario. The man in the poet is disturbed as the poet’s multifaceted personality interferes too often and a coherent view of life is possible only when one goes into the psyche and intellect of the poet.
Dr. Lalit Mohan Sharma
Dr. Lalit Mohan Sharma: On Being Non-Violent
A consistent belief in non- violence is an interesting claim for any sane society to make. Beckoned by greats like Buddha and Gandhi, a host of sages having done penance for the well- being of humanity, for us non- violence navigates any script of international peace and coexistence, its symbol is significantly first mentioned in Maha Upanishad, and later in Hitopadesha as well: Vasudhaivkatumbkam.
Dr. Musharraf Ali
What Does Donald Trump’s Victory Mean ?
On November 5, 2024, the election for the 47th President of the United States was held, and the results announced on November 6 showed that Republican candidate Donald Trump won the election.
Santosh Kumar Pokharel
On the Nature of Existence and Our Place in the Universe
The contemplation of human existence and our manifestation in the universe has occupied the minds of thinkers throughout history. This treatise delves into the idea that human existence is akin to particles flowing in the vast, dynamic stream of creation.
Mahendra Arya
Dharam Karam
He was pleading in front of the doctor – Doctor sir, please save my father, he is dying. For two days his body has been burning like a furnace, nothing has gone into his stomach.
Dr. A. Arun Daves
SWEET LIES AND BITTER TRUTHS
What’s praise but poison in a velvet cup? A sweetened mask that lifts you high, Yet whispers low of your demise.
Dr. A. Arun Daves
CROSSROADS OF THE SOUL
In shadows where my spirit strays, Paths diverge in endless haze. Do I breathe the light of day, Or wander where the lost souls stay? A fleeting sun, a flicker’s guide, Or shadows where my fears reside.
Dr. A. Arun Daves
ODE TO THE SELF
O Life, thou art a tapestry of light, With springtime’s threads of gold, where hope begins. In every breath of dawn, the soul takes flight, And from within, the voice of truth still spins.
Dr. Kailash Nath Khandelwal
A Symphony of Bliss
Nature manifests itself in variegated colors of bliss for the infusion of divinity in unfeeling humanity.
Dr. Kailash Nath Khandelwal
The Age of Anxiety
We live in a world where worries never cease, a constant hum of unease, a nagging sense of disquiet.
Dr. Kailash Nath Khandelwal
Turmoil Within
Every one wants a safe haven where he could sit in silence; Life is full of fire and fumes, no nook and corner offers him any escape from the chaos that surrounds him, the noise that never ceases.
Nivritee Khandelwal
Gifts of Love
Mummy, Papa, you mean the world to me, In this vast world, the finest I see. From books to clothes, all that I call, In your vast love, I stand tall.
Shantanu Das
Endless Time…
Endless Time, Waiting for none But never ending When it ends It does not end It just moves on To a new ending
Shantanu Das
No Tears for me- My Epitaph
One day the sun will stop Shining One day the rains will stop raining One day the the clock will stop ticking One day the heart will stop beating. There will be no more me.
Dr. Lalit Kr. Bansal
Cybercrime Evolution: The Rising Menace of Digital Arrest Scams
In the digital age, technology has become a double-edged sword, facilitated innovation and progress while simultaneously given rise to sophisticated cybercrimes.
Sunita Grover Raina
MY MOON IN FULL BLOOM
You keep asking me how much I love you dear Can I say two cups full, five bottles full Absurd is it not
Sunita Grover Raina
COME
Let misfortune chase me I will never let it catch me Come on chase I am a sprinter too
Sunita Grover Raina
WHERE DO I HIDE
I was staring at the sky Sitting under a tree Hidden by its boughs In the dead of night Thinking no one could see
Ivan Pozzoni
HOTEL ACAPULCO
My emaciated hands continued to write, turning each voice of death into paper, That he lefts no will, forgetting to look after what everyone defines as the normal business of every human being: office, home, family, the ideal, at last, of a regular life.
Ivan Pozzoni
IF THE VERSES DO NOT PROTEST
If the verses don’t protest about the nature of Italy’s excise taxes on taxes, against nature, we will end up like Britain’s Brexit with petrol skyrocketing we’ll have to dinghy our way out of the EU and, alas!, we shall be forced indeed, to invade Tripolitania again.
Dr. Jagdish Batra
Parsis at the cultural crossroads: A study of Rohinton Mistry’s oeuvre
Rohinton Mistry is known for his realistic portrayal of the Parsi life. His characters represent a community, whose identity is historically problematised, first because of the Parsis’ exodus following Muslim invasion of ancient Persia leading to their settlement in the hospitable environs of Gujarat, though on condition of off-loading marginally their cultural baggage.
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