Ravi Pratap Singh
This is a compilation of elegies in the memory of Ravi Singh’s deceased son, Yuvaraaj Singh, who passed away prematurely at the age of twenty on October 30, 2016, the Diwali night which is the Hindu festival of lights and crackers. Though these poems center around a single theme, they can be roughly divided into four categories. First category, which comprise the major part, are an expression of Everlasting love for a son. The second category comprises a dialogue with the Almighty. In the third part, Ravi has brought in Elvis, his Labrador, whom he adopted after the demise of his son. The fourth category is again an expression of anguish where imagination is at play and references have been made to nature in the form of trees, oceans, and skies. These poems are an attempt to immortalize a beloved son. 3
