Srinagar, June 22 -- There are voices we hear in crowded streets, and there are voices that echo only in the silence of our hearts. Some words are written with ink, and some are bled onto paper by the soul itself. It is these unspoken words, these unheard whispers, that find a home in Imbisat Tareen's heartfelt collection 'The Inner Voice'.

In the realm of contemporary literature, where verbosity often overshadows sincerity, The 'Inner Voice' emerges as a work of rare tenderness and emotional honesty. Penned by a young poet hailing from the picturesque valleys of Jammu and Kashmir, this book does not shout for attention. It softly sings, it weeps, it questions, and it quietly embraces its readers.

But for me, this book holds a meaning far...