# Dots

- Link: https://writersworkshopindia.com/2022/09/23/dots/
- Published: 2022-09-23T21:56:21+00:00
- Author: shuktara

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**Author: **Nileen Putatunda[⌊A sample cover of the book: midnight blue coloured handloom sari with gold embossed nameplate and lettering for the title and author's name. The border of the sari lines the right hand margin of the cover.⌉](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Dots.jpeg)
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Pages:** 94 **Year of Publication:** 2022 **Price:** Rs 300 **ISBN:** 978-81-956648-
9-4 (9788195664894)

_**About the Author**_
 Nileen Putatunda was born in 1978. He went to St Mary’s 
School, Bombay, and St James’ School, Calcutta, graduating from St Stephen’s College,
Delhi, in 2000. He has worked in social development. This is his eleventh volume
of spiritual poetry; all his books have been published by **Writers Workshop**, 
India. They have been reviewed in _Prabuddha Bharata, The Vedanta Kesari, Samvit,
The Advent, The Journal of Commonwealth Literature, The Times of India_. Nileen’s
poems have appeared in the journals _Samvit, American Vedantist, Muse India_, and
_Mountain Path_. He has written in the opinion space of newspapers.

_**Teaser**_

_Blue Leaf_

The sky is an infinite blue leaf
 In the throat of Lord Shiva Acting as an antidote
To the poison He swallowed After _samudra manthana_; Let us tend this leaf lovingly,
For our own sake.

(with gratitude to _The Free Dictionary_; Swami Atmapriyananda)

20th August 2019, RMIC, Kolkata

_**Contents**_
 164 poems