New Book Released by Neelam Saxena Chandra – A Poet with a Passion

Mumbai, 20th July 2023: Neelam Saxena Chandra, the versatile author, continues to surprise us with her new book every time. She’s written novels, short story collections, books for children, as well as poetry books, many of which have been bestsellers. The readers eagerly await her books, and this time she has come up with a Hindi Poetry Book titled मोह से बंधी मैं (Moh se Bandhi Main).

Life is a temptation, isn’t it? Everyone realizes that one day or the other, the body has to merge with the soil, and the soul has to unite with God. Maybe man keeps on searching for God all the time, but it isn’t so easy to find Him, isn’t it? In the midst of this search, some desires, some yearnings, and some restlessness are born, and Limca Book record holder, Neelam Saxena Chandra presents these feelings of the soul in the form of nazms and kavitas.

An internationally acclaimed poet, and listed as one of the most popular writers by Forbes in 2014, Neelam’s writings are based on varied themes such as social, nature-based, motivational, philosophical, feministic, or simple meanderings of life. Just like quite a few famous poets of yesteryears, Neelam discovers many philosophies of life through nature. She has often said that her soul resides in nature, even though she has to put up with concrete jungles due to the necessities of life.

Neelam adds, “Writing is like meditation to me, and I enjoy the calmness and serenity that it gives to my mind to tackle the challenges posed by my job. My job and poetry complement each other. I find my inspiration to work well at my office premises through my poems and stories!”

Neelam has published around 71 books, and “Moh se Bandhi Main” is her fortieth poetry collection. She is a bilingual writer and switches between languages with ease. She uses lucid language in her English and Hindi books, making them very easy to read. Perhaps, that’s the reason for her popularity.

“Discovering oneself is a quest that takes ages, and as evident in certain of my poems, I am still trying to find the answer through that question. I have also tried to question certain social norms based on the color of skin, tried to make women aware of their strengths and how they have to face the world today, and tried to tell the readers that there can be no friend better than yourself,” says Neelam.

Nature has played a prominent part in her poems. The challenging role of women in society emerges strongly in her poems, and she portrays resilient women. Certain poems speak about the sadness of the diminishing role of common vendors as people shift to buying from malls. In short, Neelam has tried to cover various aspects of life in her poems in the title “Moh se Bandhi Main”. The cover page of the book is designed by a thirteen-year-old artist, Tavishi Saxena.

The book was released online on her page https://www.facebook.com/NeelamSaxenaPoet, on the 18th of July. The online release featured reputed writers/journalists such as Sanjeev Jaiswal, Jeetendra Dikshit, Tikam Shekhawat, and the program was hosted by the well-known poet Renu Mishra.