Samay Jo Thoda Hai (en Hindi) - Rajesh Bhardwaj

Are we living in an era where the 'Like' button is pressed, but emotions have perished?

Rajesh Bhardwaj's poetry collection serves as a mirror to the distortions of modern life-a world where technology claims to have bridged distances, yet has left humanity isolated in front of a screen. Born from the keen perspective of an advocate and social activist, these poems illustrate how our obsession with professionalism has pushed emotional relationships to the fringes. This collection echoes the loneliness of relationships where homes are being transformed into deals of 'houses' and 'locations,' and memories are being discarded into piles of trash.

The poet questions why the system of our time has become so cruel that it remains silent even when the taste of bread turns bitter at the news of a farmer's death in the paddy fields."Relationships are maintained only with those who are needed... Being present yet absent is a grief greater than someone's physical absence." Whether it is the railway tracks stained with the blood of laborers or the 'poison of broken trust' served in a 'mid-day meal,' Rajesh Bhardwaj's pen does not hesitate to expose the inhumanity of the system. This collection is the voice of the modern human lost in the crowd-one who has but 'a little time left' and is searching through their window for that fresh air which can breathe life back into damp, decaying relationships.