Songs of Spring

Synopsis for the book: Songs of Spring: वसंतांजलि is a bilingual anthology that celebrates the timeless bond between womanhood and Spring—both enduring symbols of renewal, resilience, creativity, and hope. Across cultures, mythology, and literature, women have been likened to Spring for their innate ability to nurture, transform, and breathe life into the world around them. Like the first blossoms after winter, they inspire new beginnings, illuminate paths with compassion, and remind us that every ending carries the promise of rebirth. These poems, in English and Hindi, are a tribute to the feminine spirit—ever blossoming, ever life-affirming, an eternal season of grace and possibility. About the Editors Sunil Sharma, an academic, critic, literary editor and author with 29 published books. Recipient of the UK-based Destiny Poets' Inaugural Poet of the Year award-2012. Winner, among others, of the Panorama Golden Globe Award-2023, and, Nissim Award for Excellence-2022 for the novel Minotaur. Sangeeta Sharma, a Toronto-based academic, is the senior editor of Setu, a bilingual, international peer-reviewed journal and former head, English, in a degree college affiliated to the University of Mumbai. Besides her three collection of poems, Sangeeta has authored a book on Arthur Miller, edited seven anthologies on poetry, fiction and criticism (solo and joint) and two workbooks on communication. Neelam Saxena, author of 84 books, holds three Limca Book of Records titles. She has received prestigious honors including the Sohanlal Dwivedi Puraskar by the Maharashtra State Hindi Sahitya Akademi, the Premchand Award by the Ministry of Railways, the Rabindranath Tagore International Poetry Award, the Freedom Award by Radio City, Setu Excellence Award and the Reuel Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014, Forbes India listed her among the 78 most popular authors in India, celebrating her literary excellence.