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Author | Haldhar Nag |
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Translator | Surendra Nath |
Language | English |
Release number | 5 |
Genre | Poetry, epic poem, biography |
Publisher |
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Publication date | October 2, 2016 |
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Media type | Paperback, e-book |
Kavyanjali [note 1] ( Odia: କାବ୍ୟାଞ୍ଜଳି [2]) is collection of English poems by the Indian Kosali poet Haldhar Nag, translated by Surendra Nath. The book was first published in 2016 with a foreword written by Odia writer Manoj Das. The poems cover various themes such as spiritualism, social reality, cultural identity, etc. [1] As of 2022, a total of 5 volumes of Kavyanjali have been published; [3] the Vol.3 and Vol.4 are not collections of poems, but are epic poems and biographies respectively.
The first volume ( ISBN 9781696148337) was released in Bhubaneswar on October 2, 2016. [4] [5] It has a total of 268 pages and contains 24 poems. [1] Nag's debut poem "Old Banyan Tree" is also included:
The second volume ( ISBN 9781695954281) was released in Sambalpur on October 10, 2018, [4] [6] with a total of 244 pages, including 28 short poems and 2 long poems:
The third volume ( ISBN 9781701787070) was released in Bargarh on November 22, 2019 [4] and has a total of 400 pages. Its content is different from the poetry anthologies in the first two volumes. It is an epic poem with a total of 21 chapters and 1,340 verses, titled "Manifestation of Love"; the illustrations in the book are by Rhiti Chatterjee Bose, [7] the female illustrator from Kolkata. The author tells the story of Krishna from birth to death in a new light: [4]
The fourth volume ( ISBN 9798696248189) was released on October 11, 2020, with a total of 368 pages. It is the biographical story of revolutionary Surendra Sai, poet Bhima Bhoi and Gangadhar Meher.
The fifth volume ( ISBN 9798792985353) was released on December 30, 2021, with a total of 304 pages and contains 31 poems:
The translator, Surendra Nath is a retired naval officer. In early 2016, he happened to see a post that went viral on social media: a dark-skinned man with long hair, wearing a vest and dhoti, and barefoot, receiving the Padma Shri from Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India. Therefore, he became curious about this "The vest poet" and began to pay attention to his works. Understanding that language was a barrier between Haldhar Nag's rich literary work and the rest of the world, Nath decided to translate Nag's poetry into English so that a wider audience could read it. [8]
In addition, Nath also embarked on an autonomous project called "Project Kavyanjali", to translate and publish all the works of Haldhar Nag into English. [9] [10]
![]() Cover of Vol.1 | |
Author | Haldhar Nag |
---|---|
Translator | Surendra Nath |
Language | English |
Release number | 5 |
Genre | Poetry, epic poem, biography |
Publisher |
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Publication date | October 2, 2016 |
Publication place | ![]() |
Media type | Paperback, e-book |
Kavyanjali [note 1] ( Odia: କାବ୍ୟାଞ୍ଜଳି [2]) is collection of English poems by the Indian Kosali poet Haldhar Nag, translated by Surendra Nath. The book was first published in 2016 with a foreword written by Odia writer Manoj Das. The poems cover various themes such as spiritualism, social reality, cultural identity, etc. [1] As of 2022, a total of 5 volumes of Kavyanjali have been published; [3] the Vol.3 and Vol.4 are not collections of poems, but are epic poems and biographies respectively.
The first volume ( ISBN 9781696148337) was released in Bhubaneswar on October 2, 2016. [4] [5] It has a total of 268 pages and contains 24 poems. [1] Nag's debut poem "Old Banyan Tree" is also included:
The second volume ( ISBN 9781695954281) was released in Sambalpur on October 10, 2018, [4] [6] with a total of 244 pages, including 28 short poems and 2 long poems:
The third volume ( ISBN 9781701787070) was released in Bargarh on November 22, 2019 [4] and has a total of 400 pages. Its content is different from the poetry anthologies in the first two volumes. It is an epic poem with a total of 21 chapters and 1,340 verses, titled "Manifestation of Love"; the illustrations in the book are by Rhiti Chatterjee Bose, [7] the female illustrator from Kolkata. The author tells the story of Krishna from birth to death in a new light: [4]
The fourth volume ( ISBN 9798696248189) was released on October 11, 2020, with a total of 368 pages. It is the biographical story of revolutionary Surendra Sai, poet Bhima Bhoi and Gangadhar Meher.
The fifth volume ( ISBN 9798792985353) was released on December 30, 2021, with a total of 304 pages and contains 31 poems:
The translator, Surendra Nath is a retired naval officer. In early 2016, he happened to see a post that went viral on social media: a dark-skinned man with long hair, wearing a vest and dhoti, and barefoot, receiving the Padma Shri from Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India. Therefore, he became curious about this "The vest poet" and began to pay attention to his works. Understanding that language was a barrier between Haldhar Nag's rich literary work and the rest of the world, Nath decided to translate Nag's poetry into English so that a wider audience could read it. [8]
In addition, Nath also embarked on an autonomous project called "Project Kavyanjali", to translate and publish all the works of Haldhar Nag into English. [9] [10]