A brand new e book goals to seize the lifetime of mystic poet Kabir by way of well-liked legends, his imaginative and prescient and his poetry that has been quoted and translated extensively.

The e book, ”Drunk on Love: The Life, Vision and Songs of Kabir”, revealed by HarperCollins India and written by writer-singer Vipul Rikhi, presents the Fifteenth-century poet, as he’s described, quoted, and liked in well-liked creativeness.

”Whenever and wherever I carry out Kabir songs, folks ask me for a e book on Kabir which not solely captures his life but in addition the essence of his message. This is that e book. Singing Kabir and assembly many lovers of Kabir throughout India impressed me to jot down this e book, which presents a Kabir who’s liked and celebrated by the unusual folks of this nation,” writer Rikhi stated in a press release. He added that the e book brings into one place tales from Kabir’s life, his most well-known songs, ”in addition to his fiercely iconoclastic and galvanizing imaginative and prescient”. Rikhi is understood for his work of poetry, fiction and translation primarily based on the oral traditions of Kabir and different Bhakti and Sufi poets.

”In ‘Drunk on Love’, Vipul Rikhi brings the essence of Kabir to a recent readership. Through his lived, sensible understanding of the centuries-old verses, he reacquaints us with their core knowledge, which we will apply to our personal lives. This is Kabir for the fashionable thoughts to interact with and study from,” Swati Chopra, affiliate writer, HarperCollins, stated. The e book will hit the stands on August 24.

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