Pampore's Arbiya publishes her poetry book at 19

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Mir Arbiya
Mir Arbiya

 

Shahnawaz Alam /Gurugram

The book Nimble Kingdom-A Kingdom of My Emotion written by young writer Mir Arbiya, who hails from the saffron-growing town of  Pampore, Kashmir, was released in Gurugram on Thursday evening.

This first publication of this 19-year-old schoolgirl has 32 poems.

Aribiya read a few poems to the audience on the occasion.

Aribiya has so far written over 200 poems in Urdu and English. In this anthology, two of her poems focus on Kashmir - one is meant for the readers who want to understand Kashmir.

Her poems go by the titles like God, Be-Kind, Memories Will Last Forever, Everything Is Shut, Moon and Me, Never Give Up, Kashmir etc.

The poem Never Give Up is based on challenges and hard work faced by a person in his personal life. It describes the struggle of a girl in working towards fulfilling her dreams; the poem is based on the circumstances arising from post-Kashmir 2016.

On the other hand, Everything is Shut describes the ground situation after 370.

Ariba told Awaz-The Voice that generally, people have misconceptions about Kashmir. She feels these misunderstandings can only be removed from the minds of people if they visit Kashmir. “There are some issues but these can’t be understood by looking from the outside. Kashmir has a lot of positive vibes; it’s because of these that today I am moving forward in life. "

Arbiya says she acquired the hobby of writing poetry after passing her tenth class. “After passing tenth, after I got admission in Muslim Education Institute in Pampore, then I had two thoughts in my mind, either I become a writer or a scientist.,” she said.

I chose to become a writer. Her transformation as a writer is mirrored in Tenth and beyond. “I was inspired by the events happening around me,” she said.

Arbiya said, initially she had no idea about what and how to write. She began writing in English and showed these to her friends and relatives, who often made fun of it. “My family and parents played a big role in this and that’s the reason for this 51-page book,” she said.

She said she had to search for a publisher and would write to the publishing houses and send them the proposals of her book. Chhattisgarh's InkArt responded to her request and published her anthology.

Arbiya says she had been fond of reading short stories since childhood. "When I was in the sixth grade, I wrote the first poem for my grandmother.," she recalls. 

Arbiya is currently working on writing a novel.

She is encouraged by positive reviews of her anthology and that has encouraged her to write more.