yet again ... getting lost ... then enjoying self-discovery ...

The book Em - No - Nahin Tarun Bharatiya November 2025 ISBN 978-81-933492-7-4 Yaarbal Books Pages 205 Multilingual INR 1,200/- This is a book which reminds us of - The beauty of black and white photographs, of rains Khasi Hills beyond the tourist brochures, beyond Shillong The power that Schedule 6 of our constitution bestows Protest poetry ( a rare species in our country! ) What all an individual can do All that sustained efforts can achieve Life being about a lot more beyond money World having changed a lot during the last couple of decades Above all the book brings the term PROTEST back in our conscience. This it does in times when standing up to power is disappearing, when NO is met with violence, when most voices that question have been silenced by those in power, absolute power, and when the only people who rise up the proverbial ladders are those who agree. And, it does what books are meant to - makes us think. The book is about Khasi hills, about Kong Spillity Lyngdoh Langrin -...

Back to the town of school-time memories, of endless agreements, arguments and laughs with friends over what together we did during the school-days and later ~   Back to the town which houses this band-stand where one can listen to the songs of 1950’s and 1960’s during evenings as the trees and shrubs stand gracefully all around ~   Back to the town where I have happy memories of loitering around on cycle and scooter, and a regret of not have roamed the places in its vicinity enough ~   Back to the town where  I learnt to enjoy walks and silences, where  dadi was ever around, where I miss papa more today  ~