"Sapanaka Rangharu":- Shiva Gautam’s poem collection
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Dr. Shiva Gautam’s poetry collection "Sapanaka Rangharu" was published in 1999. He is able to encompass wide array of fields from personal happiness and love to nationalism and patriotism in his writings. In addition, he portraits the intricate human emotions and personal experiences in every phrases of his work. He is able to explain about person’s life, memory, love and happiness successfully. Audiences feel as if their own emotional voices are reflected while reading his poems.

Dr. Gautam was born in eastern hills of Nepal. He is an assistant Professor, Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Despite his busy schedule, he has been continuously writing poetry, stories and article features. He has accomplished in penning down difficult matters clearly and fearlessly in his writing. He wrote the rare prospects of life, Loneliness and journey. He indicates the need of spiritual values for human happiness in his poem "Adhunikta ko paribesha ma ma ra meri Ama".

He has seen his mother’s death in different dimensions. In the "Amako Samjhanama" , he explains about his emotional suffering. According to him, mother’s death is bad because it wounds the every living heart. Beside such suffering he has able to unveil the happiness and pleasant moment in his yet another poem Nepal Ko Khabar and Khusi ko Yek Chan."

Poetry comes to him as a natural flow. In the poem, "My Iswar", the poet says about the god and life. Gautam starts his anthology by paying his respect to life and god. Most of his poems are devoted to the themes of life, love and present condition. For him, love is the only way to peace. In his view, where there is love there is god. He always voices messages of patriotism and love of Motherland in him many writing.

Best of his poems include ‘Dharti ko bet’ ‘shristi’ ‘Nindra’ ‘Mero shrijana timi’ ‘Krishna Mero Rath Pharkau’ Nimto, Puja, "Jo pani timrai khoji ma cha’ pat ra batash ko katha’ mero sansar kina timro jastai hunuparcha’ saphalta ko sataha’ pani, banphul, tasbir herera’ unai purana katha, "Itihash ko tashbir".

To state in brief, written on diverse subjects and with purpose, his poems are simply melodious, poetic, interesting and beautiful. And the basic significances of his poems are fascinating portrayal of nature, symbolism, honesty in feelings and _expression, nostalgic and expressionism.

Prakashak : Bharati Gautam, Brentwood, TN 37027, USA.

Designer: Uttam Kharel

Price: Rs. 69.

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Katmandu, Nepal.