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cloudless sky, we'd know that hope is always veiled in a momentary illusion of suffering and life is always poised for the better. Saranya Francis: She is a multilingual poet with published poems in English, Hindi, and Tamil. She is a social activist, freelance life skills and language trainer. She has to her credit two anthologies of poetry, titled ‘Ambedo’ and ‘Being Purple’. Her poetry is featured in reputed anthologies such as Amaravati Poetic Prism, Metverse Muse and Efflorescence. She is the recipient of the Bharat Award for Literature (2018), Rabindranath Tagore Award (2017), and National Chanting Bards Award (2017). Saranya is the Secretary of ZAV Foundation, an NGO working for the cause of education and women empowerment. She has recently been conferred the Star Ambassador of World Poetry award at The World Poetry Conference 2019. 355