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Poem -14 (April 2025)

The Eternal Lantern-Bearer

By Dr. Rakesh Chandra

~ Dr. Rakesh Chandra is a former civil servant. He has got five collections of English poems Titled “Moon is Black”, “Circle of Life”, “The Sunset Musings”, “On the Wings of Clouds” and “Rakesh Chandra Poetry” . He has published one book of prose, “Life in the Times of Corona”. He has published one collection of Hindi Poems Titled “Mere Shahar Me” and a book on Rekha Chitra Titled “Be Chehre Wale Log”. His English poems have found place in different Anthologies, Poetry Journals and News Papers’ literary supplements. He is the recipient of the “International Naji Naaman Prize” in Literature for the year 2022. He has translated 9 Hindi literary books into English.