Perusals: A Collection of Reflections and Reminiscences

Do you remember the time your P.T. periods in high school were wrested away by the infamous science teacher to complete portions for the board examinations?Have you ever wondered what might a lizard squirming on your kitchen wall be musing about? Has it occurred to you that one could draw several commonalities between the lizard and us humans?Are you intrigued to know how a mathematics nerd might possibly express, to his newly wed wife on their nuptial night, his expectations of matrimonial life by drawing analogies to simple concepts of geometry? Or what really goes through the mind of the Chennai Chaat Wallah, when he doles out lip-smacking crunchy Paanipuris, while his heart is moist with ruminations of his family thousands of kilometers away?‘Perusals’ is an anthology of forty poems penned by Nikhil Bharadwaj, who waxes lyrical, while examining an eclectic mixture of thoughts and observations of the world, drawn from a cornucopia of experiences and their reflections, over the years. Nikhil’s choice of words, metaphoric creativity and experimentation of various poetic devices are bound to pique your interest, intrigue your senses and trigger waves of rumination and wistful nostalgia. Get ready to be lost in these pages and transported into a world of mesmerizing verses!