Greatest Living Poet

Hindi poet Shyam Jwalamukhi among the dead in blasts

Mumbai, July 13: Well-known Hindi poet Shyam Jwalamukhi was among those who lost their lives in yesterday's serial blasts in suburban trains here. He was 50 and survived by wife and son. Jwalamukhi, who was not a frequent user of local trains, was travelling by the Bhayander local to his home in Meera-Bhayander in neighbouring Thane district. A comedy writer, he was a contemporary of renowned Hindi poet Surendra Sharma.

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Humorous poet Shyam Jwalamukhi, 53, got on a northbound train at the Churchgate terminus and ensured he got a window seat. He always tried to sit there to get inspiration for his verses, according to reports.

Jwalamukhi was killed outright during the blast, said police who found his identity card. The bombs, which targeted first-class compartments, killed more than 200 people in all.

"It was his hobby to sit near the window and write his poems from the observations he made," his friend Subash Kabra said.

"A day earlier... he talked as if he had already seen his death and accepted it. He was a legendary poet who used to find humour in every situation of life and that was his greatest strength."

Meanwhile, 50-year-old Hindi poet Shyam Jwalamukhi was among those killed in the blasts.

Not a frequent user of local trains, the comedy writer was travelling by the Bhayander local to his home in Meera-Bhayander in Thane district.

posted by Jim Behrle  #