Love in the Poetry of I. H. Rizvi

Abstract

Love is the most powerful weapon of Dr. I. H. Rizvi by which alone he can overcome all the obstacles of ignorance. It is the only alchemy to fight the evil tendencies of the current time. According to him ‘Love in speech is truth, in action is righteousness in thought is peace and in understanding is non-violence.’ It is a celestial amalgam of sweetness, effulgence and wisdom. Love has no reward but love. Rizvi’s love flows not only towards man but towards animals also. The poem ‘Indifference’ is a picture of butcher’s shop where animals are butchered mercilessly. In this poem, Rizvi gives a picturesque description of butcher’s shop and killing of the animal. Dr. Bijay Kant Dubey appreciates his poetry which is brim-full with feeling of love, “I.H. Rizvi is a very wonderful romantic poet in the realm of contemporary Indian English love poetry, who has contributed lots of good poems.”