Niranjan Mohanty belongs to the category of poets who consider poetry as the essence of our emotions and experiences which often take retreat in our sub conscious. Though readers seem to prefer novel to other forms yet poetry writing in English continues ceaselessly. India today has a long line of poets contributing their gems not only to Indian literature but also to World Literature. Poetry lovers often feel the dearth of books which help in the interpretation of Indian poetry in English. Festivals of Fire is the result of this growing realization. Though aimed at interpreting the poetry of Niranjan Mohanty, it also attempts to analyze the trend of Indian English poetry in general.

Festivals of Fire, a collection of 18 research papers, is a glowing tribute to Prof. Niranjan Mohanty for his contribution in enriching Indian English poetry through his innovation in theme and technique. It attempts to highlight many unexplored aspects of his poetic fire. Mohanty's poetry is kaleidoscopic in nature. The compendium in your hand will act as a window for the general readers, teachers and researchers to have a peep into Mohanty's inscape and landscape that will certainly engage them for further search and research.