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Diorama of Three Diaries Book Review: Diorama of Three Diaries (A Collection of Poems by Sonnet Mondal) Authorspress (Pages-165) ISBN: 978-81-7273-610-1 Year of release:-2011 Review By: Dr Shamenaz Associate Professor Dept. of Applied Sciences & Humanities AIET, Allahabad. Diorama of Three Diaries (A Collection of Poems by Sonnet Mondal) Poetry is something which comes out from a writer’s mind, heart and sometimes even soul. This is true in the context of Sonnet Mondal, who is a rising star in the sky of Indian English Poetry. His Diorama of Three Diaries is a collection of poem based on many themes like- nature, spirituality, mysticism, problems relating to his country and world. The very first poem, The Wait seems to reflect the agony of a person. May be Sonnet Mondal is depressed to see the present plight of his country and his state and he has tried to show the pathetic situation of the poor people but he

Jha, Vivekanand.   The Dance of Peacock . USA: Hidden Book Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-927725-00-9 (pbk.) Reviewed By: Dr Shamenaz, Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of Applied Sciences & Humanities, Allahabad Institute of Engineering & Technology, Allahabad The Dance of the Peacock   is an anthology of English poetry from India by Vivekanand Jha. It is the poetry collection consisting poetry composed by Poets of 21st century. He has dedicated the poetry collection to Maa & Bapuji. The Dance of the Peacock   is a symbolic title used by the Editor. It is so because as peacock is our national bird and its dance is a spectacular display in the same way the book is showcasing contemporary Indian poetry in English by Indian and diasporic Indians. As India is considered as a country of unity in diversity so in the same way the anthology is the celebration of this diversity; focusing poets from many different states of India having different mother tongues and poets of d

Patil, Benazir. The 7 th Destination . Patridge India, 2014. Pages 310, 495.00. ISBN 978-1-4828-1938-0. Reviewed by: Dr. Shamenaz, Associate Professor (English), Dept. of Applied Sciences & Humanities, Allahabad Institute of Engineering & Technology, Allahabad. The 7 th Destination : a journey unfolding the path of seventy times seven is a maiden novel by Dr. Benazir Patil who is a development specialist by profession. Being born in India, she has been working with several social development organizations both in India and internationally. She has been associated with humanitarian works and has directly touched the lives of the discriminated and disadvantaged. She is a PhD in Public Health Policy and is the author of many academic books.          Khudabakhsh, the protagonist of the novel is an orphan brought up by Zeba, who was a magnanimous story-teller with mystical stories related with Prophets and Saints. She had a bundles of stories based on moral & ethical