Ankahee: Unsaid, Unkept, Unexplored EmotionsThe book Ankahee: Unsaid, Unkept, Unexplored Emotions is a bilingual anthology of poems. It contains poems in both English and Hindi. The poems are of various kinds, with emotions—and only emotions—given...

Ankahee: Unsaid, Unkept, Unexplored EmotionsThe book Ankahee: Unsaid, Unkept, Unexplored Emotions is a bilingual anthology of poems. It contains poems in both English and Hindi. The poems are of various kinds, with emotions—and only emotions—given the highest priority. Since the poetess's expertise lies in English, most of the poems are written in English. However, as the title suggests, it is a bilingual anthology, and therefore a few Hindi poems also find a place in the collection, exemplifying sincerity of expression.The English poems cover a wide range of subjects, from the Moon to the Monsoon. In addition, there are poems on a variety of themes, beginning with an obeisance to the Almighty. Some poems mourn the loss of the poetess's beloved father and equally cherished maternal grandmother, while others celebrate the arrival of the monsoon. Issues such as body shaming and inequalities based on gender, caste, and creed have also been addressed with dexterity and precision.The Hindi poems vividly portray emotions such as pain, happiness, parental love, and the anguish of separation through expressive and evocative language. In short, this bilingual anthology presents a literary portrait of diverse human emotions through the medium of poetry.