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Adieu to the Dawn!

Meena Chopra

Collection of Poems in Hindi

Coming to Canada from her native India, artist and poet Meena Chopras intense search has takenher far beyond boundaries in finding her new identity.

The glimpses of the setting sun from mychildhood nostalgically dissolve in theabundantly spread hues of the setting sun

on the skyline of this beautiful country,Canada, to which I now belong and thiscreates a new sunshine within. Thissunshine melts in me and flows outin the form of verses. Distances fade;my past becomes one with my present. The rising sun of the East starts blendinginto the setting sun of the West. Thedirec tions me rge into eac h ot her fad ing into the momen ts beyond.

-Meena Chopra

To be launched in India in middle of July 2010*at India International Centre New Delhi sponsoredby Akshsaram. (*Date to be announced)

Hosted by Brampton Library , Canada

Supported by: Hindi Writers Guild, CROSS CURRENTS Indo Canadian International Arts, StarBuzz

Learna Heartland Mississauga (Education Centre), South Asian Press Club, Aksharam(India)

Brampton Library celebrates the opening of the SouthAsian Heritage Month with

Poet, Artist & Educator Meena Chopra'svisit & special reading from her newly released multilingual poetry books.

Sunday, May 2, 2010 Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm, South Fletchers Library, 500 Ray Lawson Blvd. Brampton ON, L6Y 5B3

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RSVP:meenachopra17@gmail.com, Cell: ,www.meenasartworld.blogspot.com

905 819 8142

Multilingual poetry bookswith drawings by the author.

All are invited to enjoy the readings fromMeena's newly published multilingual poetry books.1) subah kaasuuraj ab mera nahin hai. (Adieu to the Dawn in Hindi, Urdu & Roman Script) 2) Ignited Lines. 2nd Edition(English) The work is transliterated into Roman script by Hindi poet & writer Suman Ghai and transliteratedinto Urdu script by Urdu poetess & writer Nasim Syed. Reading would be in English, Hindi & Urdu. Signedbooks by the author will be available. Some of Meena's art would also be showcased during the event.

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She unveils shimmering facets of love, possession, mind and self with sensitivity.She is delicate but strong, gentle yet sharp, vulnerable yet proud. Self-actualizationis more a matter of routine than effort; it is the moment beyond the ones of selfknowledge that she wants to live up to, and become, not a mererhapsody in search oflife but a rhapsody in search of the deeper self. In this sense she is her own Sun

-Gautam Siddharth, The Pioneer, (India) 28.9.1996

A characteristic of her style is that physical sensations beautifully blend with abstract thought. Yearning for fulfillment is attended upon by consciousness of fragmentation. -Dr. Shalini Sikka,The Quest, (India) 1996.

Painting and poems go very well together. There is v itality in the forms, colours and the words chosen by Meena Chopra. Here is a charming feast of lyricism in paintings and poems.-Dr. L.M. Singhvi

The embryonic bond that she shares with nature forms is the keynote of her work. Wordsfreeze the impalpable fears, finding their refuge in the womb of earth. - First City Delhi, (India) 1999

An artist and poet, Meena has held several exhibitions nationally and internationally. She represented Indiainternationally on many occasions including SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)

thArtists Meet, New Delhi in 2002 She also represented Canada at the 7 International Hindi Utsav in December2008 for NRI Literature in New Delhi, India. Apart from being a visual artist she has also curated variousart exhibitions.

She writes poetry in both English and Hindi. Her book of verse titled `IGNITED LINES', was released in London U.K. in 1996. Apart from various literary journals, magazines herpoems havebeentranslated & publishedin some prestigious German literarymagazines as well. Meenareceived Honorable Mentionfor her poetry fromMississauga Library Systems.

Meena hasb een the Secretary of Poetry Club of India andh as been holding many volunteer positions in business anda rt organizations in thep ast. She hasb een on the judging

committee of various debates, beauty contests,Art competitions etc.

Meena Chopra Artist,Poetand a Community Person

She was running an advertising agency in India before she immigrated to Canada about five years ago. She is the co-founder of a not for profit organization,CROSS CURRENTS Indo

Canadian InternationalArts with a mission of embracing diverse cultures and origins and bringing them on a common platform through art. The organization has had several successfulart events which includes a Canadian VisualArtsExhibition held in India featuringCanadianartists & an international art festivalBEYOND BOUNDARIES sponsored by the Ministry ofCitizenship & Immigration She is also the publisher of 'StarBuzz' an Entertainment and Lifestyle News Weeklywhich is published from GTA in Canada & also runs an after schoollearning centre by the name of LEARNA . She is anArtist-Educator fromThe Royal Conservatory School (The RCM)Ontario Canada.

-Dr, Kailash Vajpeyi(India)

Contact: meenachopra17@gmail.com, Cell: , www.meenasartworld.blogspot.com905 819 8142

-Tejendra Sharma(England)

As well known in art circles for her painting as her poetry she often combines the two

Chopras work focuses on the natural and abstractly emotional, showcasing a humanistic

philosophy she also applies to her personal life.-J.P. Antonacci Mar 01, 2010,Mississauga News

....Chopra showcased poetry and paintings that reflect her Indian heritage and Canadian experience, in an approachIndian Consul M.P. Singh called unselfconsciously multicultural. Mississauga-Brampton South MP, Navdeep Bainsacknowledged how anxious everyone, himself included, was to watch Canada take on the United States, but noted thatthe presence of so many writers, artists and well-wishers from the Hindi community and beyond was a sign of supportfor the cross-cultural connections Chopra advocates.I consider Meena not only a poet and an artist, but a bridge-builder, said Bains of Chopra, She does not recognize any borders her experiences are universal, agreed SumanK. Ghai, a longtime friend and co-founder of the Hindi Writers Guild.

From the book launch 28th Feb.20 10 -Hindi Poet connects Cultures - J.P. Antonacci March 01, 2010, Mississauga News.

-Nasim Syed (Canada)