There are books that attempt to answer life’s complexities, and there are others that choose instead to dwell thoughtfully within them. belongs to the latter tradition — a contemplative ghazal collection that invites readers to pause, reflect, and inhabit the emotional landscapes that exist beyond certainty.
Emerging from a space where music, psychology, and introspection converge, the collection presents poetry that is measured rather than ornate, philosophical without becoming distant. Each ghazal feels less like a declaration and more like a quiet conversation with the self, attentive to the inner questions that shape human experience.
Poetry Anchored in Reflection
The defining strength of सवालों के परे… कुछ और ज़िंदगी lies in its restraint. The ghazals carry emotional depth without yielding to excess, allowing rhythm and thought to move in deliberate harmony. There is an underlying awareness that poetry need not raise its voice to leave an impression; its resonance often grows from stillness.
Themes of self-inquiry, emotional endurance, and inner awakening surface throughout the collection. The title itself gestures toward a philosophical insight — that life continues to unfold even after questions lose their urgency. Rather than positioning poetry as escape, the book treats it as recognition: a means of understanding what often remains unspoken.
Where Music Meets Language
The sensibility of the collection is inseparable from the artistic lineage of . Born in Kanpur, she began her training in Hindustani classical music at the age of five under the guidance of her father and guru, Prof. V. N. Nigam of the Gwalior gharana. This early immersion in musical structure and expression appears to inform the cadence of her poetry; the ghazals feel composed with an ear for tonal balance.
With nearly twenty years of university-level teaching experience in India and abroad, and a doctorate in Music completed in 2017, Dr Dayal brings both scholarly depth and artistic sensitivity to her writing. Her academic engagement with music and spirituality — complemented by a Master’s degree in Clinical and Abnormal Psychology — lends the work a psychological awareness that quietly enriches its emotional range.
Her ongoing research into mental health and alternative healing methods, particularly the use of music as a therapeutic medium, further reflects a creative philosophy grounded in empathy and understanding.
Writing as Lifelong Expression
For Dr Dayal, writing has long served as a vehicle for articulation — a way to translate observation into language. Her articles have appeared in national and international journals, and this ghazal collection forms part of a continuing literary journey that includes earlier publications, among them a book of Hindi poetry.
What distinguishes this third work is its composure. The voice is assured yet unforced, reflective without becoming opaque. It trusts the reader’s attentiveness.
The Contemporary Relevance of the Ghazal
In modern literary culture, the ghazal retains a singular capacity for introspection. Its structure accommodates longing, philosophical reflection, and emotional nuance while resisting the demand for neat closure. सवालों के परे… कुछ और ज़िंदगी honours this tradition while allowing an individual voice to emerge with clarity.
The collection reminds us that poetry still possesses the power to slow perception — to create a space where readers may encounter their own reflections within another’s words.
A Thoughtful Addition to Hindi Poetry
Published by Rajmangal Prakashan, the book stands as a considered contribution to contemporary Hindi poetic writing. It will particularly resonate with readers who value lyricism grounded in reflection and who approach poetry not merely as expression, but as a path toward understanding.
In an age defined by velocity, Dr Divya Dayal’s ghazals make a gentle case for attentiveness — to emotion, to silence, and to the life that continues quietly beyond the boundaries of our questions.
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