Shail Gulhati Kiran Kanchan’s compilation of poetry ” Boond Boond Shahad” is truly a beautiful work of the heart , soul, and human experience. As the flagship poem ‘Boonde kayee ‘ says wistfully, not all dew drops reach their destination , which is to enter humanity’s heart as messages from God and wash it of its accumulated dross of materialism. The subtle allegorical hint, shows the prowess of the poetess in the very first go.
Just like when we concentrate the Sun’s rays by a magnifying glass onto a sheet of paper, Kiran , living up to her name, is like the ray that concentrates with great awareness on the little details of life objectively, and then can flare up the idea into a raging fire of thought and philosophy. All this is done with a great economy of words. Succinct titles , in many cases single word headings, show her sterling quality.
The poems also have a very recitable character to them, they would be perfect in a gathering of serious poets, or even Ghazal singers. Consider these lines from the poem Vakt aur halaat: The book also has the great quality of deep psychological analysis and summation of emotions, relationships and character. But the dreamy poetic reach does not confine itself to just the human species, rather Kiran takes us into flighty animation realms where even the Sun shivers, at first with the blunt of winter’s effect; In ‘Suraj bhi kampkapaya’, but later realizes His power, and duty, and sets off to work – sending his warmt.
