India, Jan. 12 -- It feels good to be in the warm embrace of poetry and more poetry, during the past week, for its capacity to connect one to the other. The power of poetry is celebrated in all cultures and languages and it is considered the highest form of literature.

Poetry pre-dates the written and is said to have emerged in hymns and chants as frail humans made an effort to reach out to the invisible in different cultures and languages.

Interestingly, the African hunting songs are considered the as the first examples of verse. In India, the Rigveda is the oldest Sanskrit text with 1,000 verses dedicated to divinity and written with finesse. Now, before my friends wonder at this ongoing obsession with words and verse, let me tell you...