Synopsis This selection of 21 poems by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee highlights the concerns and the convictions, the sensitivity and the determination of the leader of a nation of over a billion people. In addition to clear and forceful verses on the evils of violence, the perils of self-serving attitudes and the supreme importance of love for the nation and our fellow human beings, the collection also contains moving and very personal poems written at moments of crisis. The English translations, by the best-selling author Pavan Varma, retain the simplicity and immediacy of the Hindi originals, which appear alongside the translations in this bilingual edition.