Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday released a book titled Lockdown Lyrics’, a collection of poems written by Sanjukta Dash.
The poems are an unadulterated narration of the author’s experiences and exasperations during the pandemic. She has reflected all the trauma & tribulations and hope and aspirations of humanity during this most critical journey of society in a long time. The Chief Minister appreciated the creative genius of Dash that has mirrored emotions of all of us during difficult times of the pandemic.
Sanjukta Dash is a well-known name in Odia literature. She has three anthology of poetries in Odia- Antaswar, Amrut Anwesha and Apekshare Ebe Bi. Lockdown Lyrics is her debut endeavour in English literature published by Authors Press New Delhi.