This is the translation of Maithili poetry written by Mahakavi Vidyapati. These poems are based on love story of Radha & Krishna. Vidyapati was born in Madhuban in Bihar some 400 years back. Abhaykumar Velingkar has nicely translated it in Konkani.
Surbus Yaadi or sweet memories in English is a book of 60 poems. Each poem has its own significance highlighting day today’s incidents, experience, occasions in a typical village life. It is a blend of ideas of showcasing the union of all the religious making everyone who reads it to relate it to their lives.
There are about 54 poems on various topics in the collection of poems ‘Chaitrakavita’. Some poems give a good picture of natural beauty and some of the poems give the real meaning of earthly life. There are contemplative poems for a discussion as the topics range from local to national and international levels and gave a different look at Konkani poetry. The introduction is by Madhav Borkar, the senior poet.