A Tryst With Great Mothers - Book By Balbir Sikand

Magic of words capitivates the imagination of the readers. Small sentences join together to shape into absorbing literary pieces. The book A Tryst With Great Mothers is a master piece of such a literary presentation. The fifteen stories of this book are based upon the real life experiences of the author. The stories are about the strange experiences of those great women which were born to reshape world into a better place. May be no one ever had a glimpse of the Almighty Creator, but everybody has experienced and seen motherhood. A glimpse of mother is a glimpse of God. This book is about such ladies, whose lives provide us with the experience of God. Balbir Singh Sikand is such a descent person, who bore with patience the ups and downs of life and created wonderful literature. The delicate relation has been expressed in their diverse emotional expression in his stories. He has high lighted the dignity and respect for women in a very easy and simple manner. He has closely observed, understood and respected the great artists like Meena Kumari and Lata Mangeshkar. He has sketched the lives of his own mother, the mother of Dharmender, his own sister Balbir Kaur and several common women and emphasized their special attributes with this, he has not only enhanced the dignity of womanhood but also gained respect for himself by providing us a glimpse of the values associated with mother tongue Punjabi, Punabi literature and culture.