Paresh Tiwari reviews Dibyajyoti Sarma’s Book of Prayers for the Nonbeliever in Kitaab.org
Dibyajyoti opens the book with a warning where he candidly owns the reader, when he says – this book is about you, and me. In this one sentence, so seemingly innocent, he establishes a tone of confession – almost as if he and the reader are lovers – and it is this tone of confession that roots the book in a pursuit of truth. With this one line, which isn’t even a poem but a precursor relegated to a page before you dig your teeth into his work, he joins the pantheon of Walt Whitman, striking an intimate relationship with his reader. And we gladly hold his hand.
Read the full review Book review: Book of Prayers for the nonbeliever by Dibyajyoti Sarma at Kitaab.org
