Songs Without Borders

This is the second collection of poems by Guru T Ladakhi, one of Sikkim’s finest English Language poets.

Richly illustrated by Pankaj Thapa

The crisp, bracing air of the Himalayas breathes through Guru Ladakhi’s poems, filling them with energy and grace. These poems record a vivid spectrum of moods, ranging from the pensive and mournful to the festive and effervescent. Ladakhi’s sensibility is at home in many genres: he offers us songs and haiku, portraits and elegies. — Ranjit Hoskote, poet 

A vital romantic whose species are in danger, Guru T Ladakhi’s verse is assuredly lyrical. Working on an evanescent canvas, he can re-enchant a world we yielded to modernist detachedness and loneliness. — Robin S Ngangom, poet 

In Songs Without Borders, Guru T Ladakhi bridges the sad, the serene, and the sublime, offering poetic narratives that authentically express Himalayan life in vivid English, while also reaching into the universal human condition. — Phillip Nikolayev, poet and founding editor, Fulcrum Literary Journal