Mohit Misra is a poet whose book Ponder Awhile has won him..

Times Of India
Eastsideplus Pune Friday 5th October 2007

He Loves what he"s doing

Mohit Misra is a poet whose book Ponder Awhile has won him accolades
from around the world.
Read on to discover why this unconventional poet took to writing
Varun Godinho :eastside

Some writers have an inborn talent. Others have a flair for
writing.And there are still others who have begun writing books due to
a rather unconventional reason-a sudden attainment of the state of
Nirvana. For Mohit Misra a 37 year old poet and author of "Ponder
Awhile' life has come a full circle.

Woking with the merchant navy since 1995 he was an absolute
atheist .It was during one of his sails in 2003 that he went into a
meditative transition and attained the state of Samadhi - a term which
is used to describe an enlightened one It was then that he decided to
give up his worldy attachments, his job included and domsomething
that would ap into and rlease the immense knowledge and wisdom which
is accompanied with this state.

The poems encapsulate the universal theme of mankind with a spiritual
background to each of them.The process of writing the book was
certainly not an easy one."There were times that writing jut one of
the poems could take me several weeks.I was constantly struggling to
better each and every poem of mine " says Mohit.

Like all great minds, Mohit was initially ridiculed by family and
friends when he begun writing his book."I had a number of bitter
critics who said this was not my age and time to write such a book
And expressed serious reservations about me doing so" says a visible
distressed Mohit while recalling those times.
However his perseverance and diligence eventually bore fruit and
silenced his critics when he first published his book in 2005.The
effort and dedication that has been put in has won him several
kudos.on an online portal -bestbookbuys, his book has been declated to
number one book for 2006 in the Poetry,inspirational and religious
section. Amazon has included his book among their top 100
bestsellers.
Since the book has not constricted itself to any one particular
religion but spreads the message of a universal and One God for all
the religions, Christain priests have requested permission to
include his poems as part of their sermons while holy men from the
Hindu religion have openly spoken in praise of his work.

To date 1500 copies have been sold both in India and abroad. His book
is available online and exclusively in Amazons retail outlets
In the country."Now that my book has got the required recongnition ,I
intend to translate my book into several languages and thus further
its appeal."Judging by the response that he has already received we
are sure that this I one poet that the city of Pune can call its very
own Shakespeare!

www.mohitmisra.net

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http://www.amazon.com/Ponder-Awhile-Mohit-K-Misra/dp/1419646729/sr=1-1...d=11603