Remembering Shamsur Rahman Faruqi; celebrating ink on paper

It is said, the printed book is like the spoon, once invented it cannot be improved. A lover of books, Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (30 September 1935 – 25 December 2020), the Indian Urdu language poet, author, critic and theorist passed away in his beloved Allahabad (now Prayagraj) in the presence of his library of books

by Dibyajyoti Sarma