<p>With this book, Nandy has returned to poetry after 20 years."It was only because of constant nudging of noted poet Gulzaar that I have taken to poetry again," Nandy, 59, said.<br />"The entire collection of my poems which even I don't have, is with Gulzaar," he added.<br />Former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor said he grew up reading Nandy's poetry.<br /><br />"I am an ardent fan of Nandy's poems," Tharoor said. Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat, actor Anupam Kher and poet-filmmaker Gulzaar were also present at the book launch.<br />Nandy's first book of poems 'Of Gods and Olives' was published in 1967. He has published a number of poetry books and translated poems by other writers from Bengali into English.<br />Nandy was nominated as a Poet Laureate by the World Academy of Arts and Culture at the Fifth World Congress of Poets in San Francisco in 1981.<br /><br />He took up journalism thereafter and served as editor to many publications like Time of India, The Illustrated Weekly of India, The Independent, Filmfare and Femina.</p>
<p>With this book, Nandy has returned to poetry after 20 years."It was only because of constant nudging of noted poet Gulzaar that I have taken to poetry again," Nandy, 59, said.<br />"The entire collection of my poems which even I don't have, is with Gulzaar," he added.<br />Former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor said he grew up reading Nandy's poetry.<br /><br />"I am an ardent fan of Nandy's poems," Tharoor said. Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat, actor Anupam Kher and poet-filmmaker Gulzaar were also present at the book launch.<br />Nandy's first book of poems 'Of Gods and Olives' was published in 1967. He has published a number of poetry books and translated poems by other writers from Bengali into English.<br />Nandy was nominated as a Poet Laureate by the World Academy of Arts and Culture at the Fifth World Congress of Poets in San Francisco in 1981.<br /><br />He took up journalism thereafter and served as editor to many publications like Time of India, The Illustrated Weekly of India, The Independent, Filmfare and Femina.</p>
