{"product_id":"m-o-k-s-h-a-poems-of-liberation-9798256054458","title":"M O K S H a: Poems of Liberation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Vijay Raghav Rao | Steve Elchuri | Sailaja Rao\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Red \u0026amp; Green Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Red \u0026amp; Green Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Diversity \u0026amp; Multicultural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM O K S H A\u003c\/strong\u003e - meaning liberation in Sanskrit - contains English-language re-imaginations and translations of original poems in Telugu, Hindi and Bhojpuri by the celebrated Indian musician, composer, choreographer, musicologist and poet Pt. Vijay Raghav Rao. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection highlights a poet's impulse to use the power of his art for freeing his society from ages-old limitations wrought by oppression, systemic bias, conflict and upheaval. Embracing unvarnished values ensconced in love of family, empathy for fellow beings, socially meaningful artistic expression and a profound realization of one's own frailty, the poet says, paves a path to fulfillment. Engaged thus, honing his skills through observation and introspection, he is also on his way to liberating himself intellectually.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten over a span of fifty years traversing the Indian nation through social, political and economic upheaval, \u003cstrong\u003eM O K S H A \u003c\/strong\u003eis a microcosmic view of a people unlike any other, even as it is a unique work of poetry. Universally relevant themes of living, relationships, love, devotion, joy, bondage, grief and freedom provide context for perspective. When interpreted through a contemporary lens, \u003cstrong\u003eM O K S H A: Poems of Liberation \u003c\/strong\u003eis a concise treatise on eternally relevant constructs intrinsic to genuine freeness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red \u0026 Green Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47967005147287,"sku":"9798256054458","price":1375.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798256054458.webp?v=1782912839","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/m-o-k-s-h-a-poems-of-liberation-9798256054458","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}