Unknown Horizons
Description:... It has been a wonderful experience reading through the one hundred and eight poems of Shri Praveen Kumar Urva. The first reaction of mine to his request that I should write a foreword for the collection was one of surprise at my being chosen for the task. My pretensions to literary skills being next to nothing, I even wondered, if a healthy young man in a very responsible job should permit himself this profligacy or the indulgence of writing poetry. But knowing him, as I do, to be unique, in a sense,I ventured to accept the challenge-if only to probe the psyche of the author. I can straight away say that I have been rewarded.A quick run through of the titles of the poems would convince anyone that the author's interests are as wide-ranging as life itself. His verbal skill and felicity of expression are admirable. With a rich vocabulary which includes frequently words and phrases not in general currency he is able to weave patterns of evocative thoughts and impressions with sweet cleverness. Free verse though it might be, it has all the charm and engaging character of the best of traditional poetry. Though the author denies inspiration from elsewhere, particularly from other well known authors-one can discern echoes of some of the best in the field.Greatness, they say, does not consist in experience, but the capacity for experience. What a blessing will it be if it were to be topped by the ability to verbalise that experience ! The author is verily blessed, in this sense. I might quote a portion of one of his poems in illustration :"What brings those hues to youthful glows, What brings those shapes to enchanting slopes, What brings gentleness to graceful love,..............................................................................................................................................................................What brings that beauty to the width of the sky, To the height of hills and depth of seas,To the shapes of clouds, to the moods of menIn liquid ease and endless abundanceThat no more the world is what it is made of, But, a celestial charm of unknowndepth." (From 'Who Created This Beautiful World ?') I have enjoyed reliving the variegated moods and experiences of the author in all the poems. What started as a quest, in my case, to grasp the core of the author's being- exhilarating thought it was, did not end in my fully understanding the author, who still remains an enigma.Shri Praveen Kumar Urva has arrived. I am confident the literary world cannot afford to ignore him any longer.A.R. SRIDHARAN Director General of Police And Member, Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, Bangalore
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