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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dalvinder45" data-source="post: 226427" data-attributes="member: 26009">Vishav Kavi Dr. Jernail S. Anand’ Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal Prof Emeritus Desh Bhagat University My first contact with Dr Jernail Singh Anand was some 15 years before when he was Principal DAV College Bathinda. An attractive personality, a towering laureate and author of a plethora of well-acknowledged books have got him to the global limelight already. Thereafter, his activities in holding global seminars got attachment not only me but also other members of my family and it became a family bond. As I explored him gradually, I found him a multi-personality and a gem of a person. Our common interests in bringing a change in the deteriorating state of society, state, nation and the world became a matter of daily discussion which has continued thereafter. His concern for the world to be a peaceful, livable and lovable for all furthered our bound. His writings too are vibrant; poetry, fiction, non-fiction, spirituality, and philosophy reflect his lively character. I had the opportunity to examine his renowned epic Lustus and discovered his true nature, striving to transform the political and social chaos of the world in order to instill order and moral values into society. In the dark confusion created by the selfishness and pettiness of the current cultural environment, social values are being entirely overlooked, turning the world into an expansive wasteland. He delves deeply into the affliction and attempts to capture the essence of Satan accountable for this shift in human behavior toward a disastrous state. The spirit of Satan in Lustus perpetuates this desertification, which I found beautifully depicted in Anand’s book Lustus. Dr. Jernail Singh Anand’s contemporary epic “Lustus The Prince of Darkness” offers a striking portrayal of the current global situation in contrast to the good old world of the God-fearing and law-abiding. Dr. Anand is drawing remarkably close to the realities of the global landscape. Anand has adeptly addressed the ethical dilemmas of the battle between good and evil. He has accomplished this through the use of numerous metaphors, symbols, and various layers of identification. For instance, Ravana represents the leader of the postmodern corporate realm, Adam dons postmodern attire, and Lustus embodies the Satan of contemporary times. These figures are knowledgeable in modern science, humanities, technology, and artificial intelligence. Lustus is yet another achievement in his portfolio, which has already been widely embraced internationally due to its captivating influence on the minds and hearts of readers and for offering a new direction to the emerging world. While examining his book Lustus: The Prince of Darkness, the inaugural volume in J. S. Anand's Mahakaal Trilogy, I discovered it to be a vivid representation of a nightmare, an apocalyptic, postmodern universe that has been shattered by the malevolent Lustus, who is the successor of Satan, along with his ruinous artifacts. Satan appoints Lustus, whose wicked schemes are the hidden forces driving human civilization towards annihilation. Dr. Jernail Singh Anand observes that from the realm of Satan during World War I and II, it is now Satan’s powerful relative Lustus, who has prepared frameworks for the Third World War and is progressively leading them into it. The poet concentrates his focus on the horrific and overt social, political, ethical, religious, and moral decline of the contemporary world, which creates a captivating and intriguing examination of evil and an engaging perspective on the modern human experience. It marked the initial profound connection, but as I explored additional epics, I recognized his relentless attempts to incite change through literature, enlightening the public about its ills. The operational scope of his Epics is worldwide, as the poet has adeptly sought to blend the West with the East, juxtaposing Milton’s 'Paradise Lost' and 'Paradise Regained' with Guru Gobind Singh’s 'Chandi Di War' and the Hindu Epic 'Mahabharat'. Dr. Anand’s portrayals in poetry, fiction, non-fiction, spirituality, and philosophy continue in other epics; 'Geet: the unsung song of eternity', which is a follow-up to John Milton's 'The Paradise Lost'; 'The Satanic Empire', a continuation of Dante's 'The Divine Comedy', and 'The Ganterbury Tales', an advancement beyond Chaucer’s 'The Canterbury Tales', striving to revive the ancient enchantment. Previously, Dr. Anand initially crafted his epics primarily from British period works, but over time, he transitioned to Indian epics such as Mahabharat, Ramayana, Chandi Di War, and others. Subsequently, he kept employing epics from both Europe and Asia, thus broadening his operational arena to a global scale. In the epic ‘Mahabharata: War of Words’, Dr. Anand aptly characterizes the global situation: ‘There is no peace in this world. ’ ‘There is no joy in this world; there are only false joys based on excess and men are living on fabricated pleasures. Your rulers have forgotten all the teachings of the great scriptures. ’ …. . ‘The right-thinking individuals; your poets, your philosophers, your thinkers; are the individuals on the outskirts of society and this world is being governed by partially impaired minds’…. . ‘I fear that this world has lost its fertility for goodness; it is a wasteland enduring a moral drought. The righteous are condemned from the very start; you will find it a monumental challenge to identify an Arjuna who could combat the evil system. (Mahabharata: the War of Words: Pages 149 and 150). It is wonderful description of the present milieu. He possesses a remarkable flair for writing philosophical literature in English. To propagate his thought process, he has been regularly organizing international seminars and conferences on literature and has assisted countless new writers in standing up. He has received global recognition and has been honored with numerous international awards. I had the honor of reading the Punjabi book ‘Vishav Kavi Dr. Jernail S. Anand’ by Prof. Brahm Jagdish Singh, which has now been translated by Dr. Manminder Singh Anand and edited by Dr. Roghayeh Farsi, Associate Professor of English at the University of Neyshabur, Iran. I found the clear style of writing made it engaging to read. The book contains nine chapters addressing various topics, focusing on the fundamental essence of Dr. Anand's writing, its evolution and maturation in a very aesthetic manner since Prof. Brahm Jagdish Singh is himself an established, recognized writer and author of many well-read books. He appropriately began with the concerns of Dr. Anand, how these were developed and have now reached great heights, the socio-cultural philosophy of his writing, his poetic manifesto, aesthetics, art and the universe, mythical components and their emergence from his experiences, regarding him as a master poet of international fame whose voice is now resonating in word form against the obscured socio-cultural landscape. I hope the newly translated book, like other publications, is well-received in the cultural realm and valued for the significant content contributed by two great authors and translators who have invested considerable effort to craft the appropriate environment, aligning with Dr. Anand’s writing, and I wish them all the best.Dr Dalvinder Singh Grewal Professor Emeritus Desh Bhagat University March 9, 2025</blockquote>

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