# Resurrection

- Link: https://writersworkshopindia.com/2022/10/17/resurrection/
- Published: 2022-10-17T17:51:56+00:00
- Author: shuktara

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**[⌊A sample cover of the book: aquamarine 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.⌉⌊A sample cover of the book: aquamarine
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
.⌉[Author: **Sharmishtha
 **Illustrator:** Anil Nakhasi **Pages:** 70

**Year of Publication:** 2022
 **Price:** Rs 200 **ISBN:** 978-81-958199-0-4 (9788195819904)

_**About the Author**_
 Influenced by Kashmiri mysticism and nature, Sharmishtha
writes poems, short stories, plays and reflective articles. As a life-long student
of Sociology, she writes extensively on education and emancipatory learning. Her
first book, _Endless Longings… Journey of a Kashmiri Girl_ (2012) was based on the
themes of conflict, dispossession and resilience.

A firm believer in the healing power of words, Sharmishtha brings out the journey
of the human spirit in everyday life through this collection of poems.

_**About the Illustrator**_
 Anil Nakhasi is an artist based in Delhi, souled in
Kashmir.

_**Teaser**_

_Thank You_

Don’t ask me why I thank you.
 Have tides ever questioned the pull by moon? Has 
the deer ever found its musk? Have the birds ever lost their way home?

I know no other way of praying
 except to gather my thoughts in verse. Don’t ask
me why I thank you, when thanking you brings out my verse.

Often I hold my thoughts in restraint,
 only to find self, as a child, _obstinate_.
I rejoice over my thanksgiving notes, so don’t ask me why I thank you.

Let me soak in gratitude.
 Let me embrace life in my thanksgiving. Let me find Us
in gratitude. Don’t ever ask me why I thank you.

_**Contents**_
 51 poems spread across 5 sections