The Art of Unboxing is a debut collection of poems drawn from a decade of reading, writing and reviewing poetry. The poems move beyond the visible world to explore deeper questions of life, identity, and existence.
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Anjana Basu — Excerpt: Bond left the hills as little as he could, and the foothills of the Himalayas, with their myths and natural beauty, form the backdrop of his writing.
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Anjana Basu — Excerpt: [The] mix of literary history into the present-day narrative adds charm and layers to the book. One could call it an attempt to revive the interest in Narayan with a younger generation of readers.
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Anjana Basu — Excerpt: Unlike Ruskin Bond, Roy’s love of the hills is not unqualified. She sees the monsoons as a season of stoicism — life in the hills, in fact, despite the wild beauty all around demands a certain acceptance from all those who live there.
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Anjana Basu — Excerpt: Revered as the founder of the Maihar Gharana and guru to greats such as Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan, and Nikhil Banerjee, Allauddin Khan left behind not only a musical legacy but also a personal account of his extraordinary journey.
