The Mind Creative MAY 2015 | Page 72

A foreword by the poet Acknowledgement I wanted to be alone, In the woods of wilderness! I desired to be lost all the time, But then, somehow, I always returned back home! This assortment of poems would not have been possible without my father who has been the whole and sole inspiration behind everything that I do in life. He has always encouraged me to follow my instincts and proceed in life. There is family and then there are people, who inspire, motivate and correct you. I am grateful to have Sonal, Ishank, Vaibhav, Sunayna and Deepak in my life for being there for me as friends and for always encouraging me to take this passion for writing forward. I am also thankful to Dr. Satyajit Ghosh, my mentor and guide for making me see through his eyes a life from a wider perspective. His influence has always inspired me to write what I feel. I am extremely grateful to Dr. Brijesh Nair for always motivating me and taking efforts in reading all my works. I would also like to extend my gratitude to Dr. Karunesh Kumar Agrawal for accepting my manuscript and giving wings to my lifelong dream. Every writer draws an inspiration from his/her surroundings. I would like to thank all those faces, chance encounters, strangers and people I meet in my day to day life for letting me paint life with words. The book can be purchased at: http://www.flipkart.com/painted/p/itmd9mcxh2amy3ba?pid= 9788182533080 72