An Aroma of Spirituality and Indianness in the Poetry of Vishnu P. Joshi

Abstract

Vishnu P. Joshi is a familiar name widely published, globally recognized, and innumerably awarded in the world has many published collections of poetry entitled Discover This India Today (1996), Echoes of India (1999), Anjali: Whispers of the Soul (1999) and Anjali: Whispers in the Dawn (2001). Though settled in the U.S.A. and educated in the Western atmosphere, the poet's soul is still pure, immaculate, taintless, and even brimming with the love for India, its people, culture, tradition, and rich heritage. His unfailing attempts to make Indians awake and enlightened with the true Gyana on the famous dictums of Indian Philosophy Uttishth Jagrat Prapya Varannibodhat i.e. ‘Awake and Attain’ and Chraivati Chraivati i.e. ‘Keep on Acting’ inspires the reader to rebuild and reconstruct the Nation as well as unite her, mirror the enormous energy of the poetry and the sacredness of a true poet which sighs and bleeds at the sight of pain and prays for the prosperity of the nation and its people.