BlueRoseONE presents  Kaustubh by Narsingh Srivastava
Channel: BlueRose Publishers
Date: 11/02/2023

About the Author:
Dr Narsingh Srivastava was born in landlordar family in 1932 ,in village of Basti district of UP ,India. He studied URDU and English till 10th standard in tehsil HQ, PIC Domariaganj .But continued studying Hindi on his own. A large number of Poems written during 1949-51 when studying in Sakseriya Inter college Basti .
After doing BA and MA from Allahabad University he taught English In Jabalpur and Akola ,before joining Gorakhpur University in 1958 and retired as Professor &Head ,Deptt of English and Modern European languages in 1993. His doctoral thesis on W. H. Auden and other research work on TS Elliot won applause worldwide. He authored four poetic long books : Layla and Majnun and other poems(1984),The Dance of Shiva (1986) ,Nachiketas (1987) , and A Few Days In Bombay (1990).Besides literary criticism creations: W.H.Auden ;A Poet of Ideas(1978) ,The Mind and Art Of Raja Rao (1980),The Poetry of T.S. Eliot (1991).
His poetry collection in Hindi "Ritumbhra "was published in 2014, Gazal Sangrah's" Kahin Dhoop hai Kahin Chaaon hai Jindagi" and "Pyame Hasti" have also been published during this period. Collection of Hindi Essays Chintan ke Chhano me" came out in 2011. Translated collection of URDU Gazhals of Maharshi Shiv vrat Lal in English verse form 'Nayyre- Aazam' also published in 1991. Hindi translation in verse form of "The Waste Land " by T.S. ELIOT was also published in 1980 and the second edition in2022. He got prominence worldwide as his literary criticism paper got a place in the 14th edition of 'Contemporary Literary Criticism" published in the USA.

About the book : 
Manuscript written during 1949-51 was lost but found in 2022 after the death of author.
  Poets beautifully crafted poems are an apt of the reflection of the state of girl child (Abhagini Vanita) ,women(Naari Ka Ahankaar), widow (Vidhwa),  and outlook of the society towards them, which are still prevalent now. There are many poems which thoughtfully describe the human nature as well. Poem on farmer -(Krishak se)
Poem on Independence Day 1950,discussion with moon (Chaand Se..) ;Philosophical poems : Wheel chair ,Murda Ghar, Ek Tha Vishnu, Parvati Smriti (written after the death of his beloved wife) ,AAG, Tajmahal are worth reading.
Three poems on effects of war (Yuddha se..) shows the veracity of life. four Geet (hindi poems) increases the taste of Hindi Scholars.
Poems shows the effect of contemporary poets. This collection would benefit not only Hindi research Scholars but all Hindi lovers and society at large as language and style are excellent.