Jyotirmaya Thakur born in India, is a retired Principal of Cambridge affiliated school, bilingual author of around fifty books in five genres with many waiting to be published ,translated into over 43 languages and is a co-author in many International Anthologies. Her poems , stories , articles and research papers have been widely published and translated in many languages in highly acclaimed journals and reputed magazines. Jyotirmaya Thakur is an illustrious author and poet, Peace Ambassador and a veteran academic. A voice to adhere to in our tumultuous times. Her academic experience and intellect combine to make her books a very useful companion to anyone seeking a path in a maze of confusion.
Jyotirmaya earned a Bachelor’s Degree and Masters Degree in English language and literature from Indian University and London University. She also has earned GrandMaster Degree in Reiki Healing and Karuna Reiki as well as HFDE Healing Degree. She is a Multi-Genre Award Winner, Academician, Columnist, Editor, Motivational Speaker , Philanthropist , Reviewer, Environmental, Social and Cultural activist. She is a Hindi translator for the Ithaca Magazine of Spain circulated globally. She serves on various prestigious Committees as Ambassador and Adviser for literary and humanitarian organisations. Brand Ambassador for National and International magazines.
She is the first Indian origin woman to be Vice -President of the parliament of the World Union of Writers and Poets , Italy from January 2019 to 2022. President of the Indian National Group and Ambassador of SAP , Poland .She is the International Ambassador for Global Peace Lets Talk, UK.
She has been featured as "A Woman of Essence " by Dotism Journal, Australia. "Woman of Excellence " and in the 'Gems' series by the World Pictorial Poetry forum, Daman. She has been featured in -'The World Contemporary English Poets' anthology by Paschim Bangla English Academy . Featured as Modern Poets in Silk Road Anthology Ancient Egyptian. She received the 'Super Granny Award' from the Indian Inspiring Women group in London in the Parliament House , Westminster.
After graduation, she took several writing and communication classes that inspired her to pursue creative writing opportunities. She enjoys spreading positivity through her work and hopes to encourage her readers to reach their highest potential. Since 2010, she’s written hundreds of articles about spirituality, mental health, and the power of positivity. Her Journal series explores and reinterpret the physical, mental,emotional,relational and spiritual benefits that mindfulness and meditation can bring. Her easy, understanding counsel takes us to a comfort level where we can relate to her guidance and adopt her invaluable guidelines in our efforts to excel. As a veteran Principal in a Cambridge-affiliated school , she was a mentor of young minds. Her extensive reading, her various qualifications, her simplicity and accessibility combine to make her a thinker and writer of influence. Her voice is stellar. Soothing and soft, like a sparkling spring emanating from glacial heights of the Himalayas. Her immense acumen and insight into life and its tribulations and hardships come together with brilliant volumes of more than 50 books, a remarkable milestone by any counts.
During her time in college, she went through a spiritual awakening that would change the trajectory of her life. She began practising meditation and adopted a vegan diet after learning about the health and environmental benefits. Almost immediately, she noticed the positive impacts of these lifestyle changes on her mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. This dramatic transformation gave her a renewed sense of purpose, and she wanted to share her experience with as many people as possible.Her direct experience from nearly twenty years of meditation and following a spiritual lifestyle gives readers valuable insight on how to improve their life naturally.
Her Nature poems are compared to William Wordsworth, her love poems to John Donne and Sufi , her language is sensuous like John Keats. Her peace poems and humanitarian approach to Rabindranath Tagore. Her poetry opens for the reader a new spiritual perspective about the world. Chinese and Japanese critics pretend that her philosophical poetry is TAO and ZEN. She has received many international awards and is yearly invited at the most prestigious international poetry festivals.
Jyotirmaya Thakur means different things to different people, for she is an embodiment of what is ideal, especially what is aspired to by an accomplished personality. She aims to harness the power of her pen championing to eradicate social issues of child abuse, mental health awareness and crimes against humanity . She exemplifies the ideal that writing is more than just words on paper, it is a means of creating positive change in the world.
When she’s not writing, she enjoys the outdoors, cooking delicious food, meditating,yoga and taking Reiki classes. She loves travelling around the world and is in love with all cultures and portrays them in her work. She is an Indian living in the UK, with her two sons and grandchildren.
CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE
While there’s a sun in every person
The moon and stars reside inside us
We are the conscious silence of love
Bringing meaning to life without fuss.
The moments of experience immense
The light unsaid,unrevealed , unseen
Like whispers of eternity in sequence
All the days we live with pure essence.
We are the breath of air and breeze
The winds that blow and never cease
Universal silent song that never ends
Till eternity shaping all lives extends .
We are the woven grass of prairies
Rising high in sheer adversities
Bringing light into eyes of famished
Shining as starlight in nights ravished.
Like a flower in the garden of Eden
With a long heritage of the Heavens
Born into the silence as stars diverse
Reality is we are a child of the Universe.
UNIMAGINABLE SPACE
With wisdom in our heart
Ugliness dissolve and change
Evolving and growing beautiful
In touch with endless stars
In the unimaginable space inside us
Imagine the silence of depth
That swallows all noise and worry
The shallow thoughts of life vanish.
The unimaginable is clear
We know for sure
What’s always underneath
The moments of our life
As they pass into eternity
The conscious silence in our heart
Like love and truth is bare
Beauty of nothingness is shared
We know the air and feel the breeze
Like leaves of trees
And ocean waves dance unseen
With clouds in the sky
On a rainy day
Transient in the winds.
The unimaginable space
Is so easy to imagine
Waiting to be explored
All we have to to do is take a break
Breathe deeply in silence
And find inside us
The wilderness waiting
In the twilight of our heart .
WHY NOBODY READ YOUR POEM?
To be lost is a feeling that is heavy
It becomes the centre of your being
The upheaval goes on the chest
With no choice but to breathe
It strips away what matters
Leaves you with a vacancy
Of what's missing and not there
The scars become prominent
And the pain overbearing
A feeling of being left behind
Without anywhere to go
Staring at the concrete wall ahead
Standing still not knowing what to do
Seeing the light fade and shadows leave
Seemingly against the will of no hope
Hitting hard with unheard-of questions
On the static face dancing
Showing what is going on behind the back
Motion sickness ignored is not dead
Now you know why your poetry is not read.
WHEN WE CARE
Winter’s noisy emptiness moans
Somberly patient silent trees
Holding aloft their abject skeletons
Look out at the human bones
Can new flesh sprout out someday ?
When Spring arrives with new hope
Like April's daffodils in snow
Memories of lost touches renew
As roots grope to refresh the crowns
Deep down buried under hard rocks
Of unrelenting hopelessness
What frees the prisoners of weak flesh
When selfishness postpones
Caring buds bloom on dry branches
New leaves sprout in darkness
Weeping we stand in earnest
That life goes on when we care.
GIFTS TO UPLIFT
The time spend in the garden
Sunbathing in the Summer Sun
Flowers with their fragrance
Of knowing we are all one.
Some time to read and rhyme
Silence and simplicity
To rest and recuperate
And be immersed in empathy.
Time spent in conversation
Walking by the sea
Time spent in the country
It is great we all agree .
Greatest gifts unsurpassed
Resides here in our hearts
Ability to love unconditionally
A love that's meant to last.
Good health and friendship
Gifts that spirits uplift
Our passion and happiness
Are imminent wealth that exceeds.
ICONOCLAST IMAGIST
Chaos is the attraction of Nature
Order is the dream of Humankind
In stale abstractions of the day
The station of Metronome they say
Denounced conventions masquerade.
Error and consequences didactic fibs
Leaving traditions with troubled heap
Glittering images among the rocks
Anthropologist scholars explore rubble
Contradictions in formless tracks double.
In verseless verse that scorns rhymes
To glorify false assumptions with time
Time has been lost with so much talk
Blind to the path of ticking clocks
Losing precision and argument in docks.
In summary aspiring genius irony
Of Modernism in one of stylish infamy
The consolation is the imagist few
Pick scattered petals to renew
Calligraphed masterstrokes in the blue.
TEACHERS
The greatest teacher is the world itself
Glory comes to those who find her codes;
For she is coy, no book upon a shelf,
Must be found via crab-walk modes:
Ask questions which make inroads
And open yourself to others manifold.
Warning from heedless hands come due
Curiosity takes its toll to steps renew
Circumspection guides concern askew
As you recover you are free to review
With obverse strokes of creativity few
Days and weeks and years just flew.
Instructions proceed aesthetically
Which breeds addiction to novelty
Knowledge turns to dogmas strictly
Probing mind builds wisdom literally
As it judges right from wrong truly
Living a fulfilling life splendidly.
On a quest lifelong exploring
Seeing many ways to live finding
A purpose that is the soul's song
Curiosity dwells with such lifelong
Do not assume how a teacher looks
When alone your teacher is your book.
POSSIBILITY IN ADVERSITY
We only know that we are right
If we are willing to be wrong
By trying to extend our sights
And never give up but fight
Knowing that the goal is long.
We can only learn to walk
When we stop to crawl
And stand our ground till last
Inclined to face any brawl
Risking a fall to rise up fast.
Many prospects pass us by
Merely as we do not try
To step out and give our might
Success quietly waits outside
As opportunities given to fly.
When we are not willing
To leave our comfort cocoon
Many chances are lost in reality
As we quit and give up too soon
Life is full of possibility in adversity .
*PAHALGAM*
The beautiful valley severed by vicious strokes
Blood splattered on green meadows
Stunned citizens by this ghastly murders
Bestial, hellacious terrorism splattered
Robes of humanity thrown away forever
Brutal,sadistic selves gleeful over innocent victims
Lives snuffed out with planned precision
Headlines screamed in incredible horror
Unbelievable eyes screeched with terror
Screens marred with tearful eyes shocked
Mindless violence choked , reasons blocked
Blood curdling visuals shaming humanity
Happy tourists felled by savage bullets
Husbands lying in the silence of Death
Wives mourning in shell shocked wailing
Wounded and axed tall trees in a sylvan haven
Sky whimpered with their collective pain
Pahalgam cursed by its own beauty
A slaughtered community crying bitterly
Brooks flowing with the stench of bloody bath
Deodars shrieking in notorious nightmares
White snows crimson with the grieving brides
Heavenly Kashmir is suffering immensely perpetually.
EQUALITY -CHALLENGED
Autistic children are special angels on Earth
Intelligent and loving with pure mirth
Mentally challenged are children forever
Playful and innocent with humour moreover
Physically challenged have immense strength
Self respect and self esteem their only defence
Handicapped persons have an artistic elegance
Their talents need exploring essence
Humankind needs to recognise the difference
This planet belongs to all with reverence
Love can be seen by the blind and heard by the deaf
So why not love all imperfections as oneself
Nothing is perfect as kindness and compassion
Being humane is the noblest passion
Successful progress is the key of inclusion
Exclusion leads to everyone's frustration
Patience is vital and a virtue to be restored
These people are true steps toward Heaven
Equality and justice is unity in diversity
We cannot be blind and deaf to love unconditionally
Humanity is above any kind of disability
Like Nature embraces and unites with dignity
Like an artist creates masterpiece with care
We all can create a better life for all who dare.
Have known Jyotirmaya as a poet for over nine years. Had the privelege of meeting her in Hyderabad Pentasi poetry meet. It is great knowing this gifted poet, author and humanist.
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Congratulations! She’s indeed an inspiration and really live her work
ReplyDeleteIt was very difficult to concentrate on so many poems at a time . But I know the genius author through her books . I have also translated some of her English poems which were unique in substance , grace and imagination .l lack words to speak of her multifaceted personality.Best wishes
ReplyDeleteA nubile mind from east India set out on a journey across the world some 30 years ago. On the way she collected postcards of life in her heart, scribbling notes, keeping a montage of impressions in her head, inhaling the intensity of the passage of days. With tiny brushstrokes, her canvas was coming to life. The real merged with the surreal. And a writer was born. If she seems like a lady with a vision to me today, the tomes of her work testify to my instincts. I came across her poetry some years back. I was intrigued enough to delve into the net for more on her. Soon I found a literary site citing prominent contemporary authors. There was a post with her bio. I became her ardent follower.
ReplyDeleteThe cerebral power of Jyotirmaya Thakur is enhanced by her philosophical and meditative sides. As intuitive as she is, her capacity for understanding and reflecting on the smorgasbord of life with its twists and turns, peopled by humans in 50 shades of grey, is immense. Long years in academia gave her exposure to both impressionable minds and the pressures on them. Being a mentor to them was a life experience she was to cherish. Her continued tryst with learning all her life gave her the insight and knowledge she wished to impart to her wards. As a Principal of a Cambridge- affiliated school, she had a dream run. Enough to satisfy many great people. Education was the keystone to change lives and societies. But for Jyotirmaya the explosion was yet to happen.
Jyotirmaya Thakur -The name embodies an auspicious, holy light. This perhaps is also her latent mission in life. For a poet, academic, motivational writer, researcher and commentator at a global level, her influence can be established from her 50 published books, hundred-plus anthologies and diverse dissertations on peace, ethics, duty, humanity, nature, existence, spirituality, literature, culture and brotherhood. Her innate writing skills soon found expression. It began with her intensive training in Reiki healing. A series of books by her saw the light of day. The healing touch of Jyotirmaya Thakur had begun to spread.
ReplyDeleteEmpathy is what Jyotirmaya Thakur propagates. Hardships undergone have made her more sympathetic to turbulence in society. But her motivation and determination have not wilted. Spirituality has been key in her development all her life. As she matured, this became her fundamental strength to imbibe and impart wisdom. Now she has been translated into 40 languages and is an official translator too for Ithaca, Spain.
ReplyDeleteShe does not ignore the existence of trials and travails in life. But she has ventured on a mission to explore the methodology to overcome challenges. She shows how to focus on continuous growth and development, healing and happiness, giving and gratitude. With paeans to the Almighty, she professes meditation to alleviate pain. Her odes to humanity, peace, ethics, duty, nature, existence, spirituality, literature, culture and brotherhood all project the values of love, humility, simplicity and generosity. Kindness is the leitmotif of her work.