Gulzar – författare

The book is a compilation of some of Gulzar's poetry. Gulzar's songs, Gulzar's dialogues, Gulzar's films, all have one quality-they carry the "rasa" of poetry because basically he remains a poet.

There was once a king who had three stupid sons. A learned man visited thekingdom and offered to teach the boys the true qualities of kings-kindness,bravery and a sense of justice. He narrated them one story a day, and thesebecame known as the well-loved Panchatantra tales.Gulzar turns these stories into story-poems, to be read aloud or enjoyed alone.He describes how a rabbit outwits a hungry lion, and tells us why a girl marrieda mouse. There is a story about a mosquito who was an unwelcome guest, andone about the foolish donkey who could not stop singing.Hilarious and wise, naughty and clever, this retelling of the Panchatantra by oneof India's most loved writers will be treasured by readers of all ages.

The book is a compilation of some of Gulzar's poetry. Gulzar's songs, Gulzar's dialogues, Gulzar's films, all have one quality-they carry the "rasa" of poetry because basically he remains a poet. n hisong and celebrated career, Gulzar has worked with the doyens of Bollywood and he commands the highest respect as a soulfulyricist, insightful script-writer, sensitive director and compassionate human being.

Gulzar is one of the best known and acknowledged poet lyricist and director, honoured for his sensitivity, best reflected through his writings and treatment of films. Saba Basheer is a poet, author and a translator. Her first book was a collection of poems, Memory Past (2006) brought out by Writers Workshop. I Swallowed the Moon: The Poetry of Gulzar (2013), is the analysis of the poetry of Gulzar, which culminated from her PhD thesis, and is now being translated in Hindi and Urdu.

Gulzar is one of the best known and acknowledged poet lyricist and director, honoured for his sensitivity, best reflected through his writings and treatment of films. Saba Basheer is a poet, author and a translator. Her first book was a collection of poems, Memory Past (2006) brought out by Writers Workshop. I Swallowed the Moon: The Poetry of Gulzar (2013), is the analysis of the poetry of Gulzar, which culminated from her PhD thesis, and is now being translated in Hindi and Urdu.

For seven decades, Gulzar-one of India's most beloved and respected literary and cinematic personalities-has made Mumbai (once called Bombay) his home. Over the years, Gulzar has written at length on the city, in the form of both poems and short prose pieces. These writings reflect not only his inimitable thoughts on the city, but also many facets of the ever-changing and evolving metropolis, as a Mumbaikar sees it. Aamchi Mumbai brings together twenty-five unforgettable short stories, all set in Mumbai, and thirty-six poems, arising from Gulzar's experience of living in the great city. These poems and stories were handpicked and given their current arrangement for this collection by Gulzar himself; they appear together for the very first time.