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About the Author: [Dr. Saroj K. Padhi, an Associate Professor of English in the Govt. of Odishais at present working at J.K.B.K Govt. College, Cuttack. Born in 1962, he has been writing poems in English and Odia since his school days. Till date he has published innumerable poems in most of the leading magazines of the country and abroad. He has published two books of criticism (1)Jayanta Mahapatra’s Relationship: A Critical Study (2)English Essayists: A Critical Study and about 12 research articles in different journals and eight anthologies of poetry in English namely Pearls of Dew, Shattered I Sing, Rhyming Ripples, Petals in Prayer, Silent Sight, Moon Moments, A Slice of Silence and Elusive Spring. He has done his doctorate on Indian English Poetry from Berhampur University, Odisha under the guidance of eminent poet and Prof. Dr. Niranjan Mohanty. He is also an active member of various poetry communities on the website where he regularly posts his poems. He also has his poetry blog www.sarojpadhi.blogspot.in and his poetry page ‘Saroj Poetry’ where he regularly posts his poems.

He has been designated as Ambassador of Peace, India Branch by World Institute of Peace in 2016. He has received Rock Pebbles National Literary Award (instituted by international journal Rock Pebbles) and the International Enchanting Muse Award (instituted by Pentasi India World Poetry Festival) in 2017.].