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"""THE STARS ARE HIS BONES"" is an Indo-Irish project as Kolkata-based photographer Mr. Debiprasad Mukherjee and Dublin-based poet litt�rateur Mr. Gabriel Rosenstock have combined their creative forces to produce an atmospheric photo-haiku monograph infused with the wisdom of Upanishadic extracts. The harmonious interplay of sublimated form of poetry as 'found haiku' with the synthetic narrative of the images created the magic with the help of two ancient languages Sanskrit & Gaelic (Irish) along with English."

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This sensitive book deserves your undivided attention. Brian Griffin - One of Britain's most influential photographers, Father of photographic style known as Capitalist Realism A powerful body of work. John Stanmeyer - World Press Photo & Robert Capa Gold Medal winner American photojournalist & co-founder of VII Photo agency These are powerful stories that remind us of just how small and deeply interconnected our world is. Ami Vitale - National Geographic magazine photographer, 5 times winner of World Press Photo Needless to say that powerful images do not need any translation. Micha Bar-Am - Magnum Photographer & Cofounder of International Center of Photography in New York City The Stars Are His Bones is a photo-haiku portfolio par excellence, synthesizing the beauty of photography with the profundity of verse. Paula Marvelly - Author, Editor, The Culturium This book is the ultimate realm of oneness between words and pictures. Sankha Kar - Deputy Picture Editor, Gulf News Brevity, wit, a cosmic vision that transcends all boundaries: if these are signs of great poetry, here is great poetry in conversation with images that beautifully and meaningfully complement them. . . a visual and verbal treat for the best of readers. K. Satchidanandan - Sahitya Akademi Award winner. Indian poet and bilingual literary critic In The Stars Are His Bones the elemental and sacred are organically fused in a rush of wisdom and textured imagery. Words in Sanskrit are knowledgeably transposed by Gabriel Rosenstock into English and Gaelic (Irish), made tactile by the shadowy, feral images of Debiprasad Mukherjee. The scale is from the gnat to the elephant to the widening expanse of the universe. Cosmic stuff! Seamus Murphy - Recipient of seven World Press Photo awards & Member Photographer of VII Photo Agency

"""This sensitive book deserves your undivided attention."" Brian Griffin - One of Britain's most influential photographers, Father of photographic style known as Capitalist Realism ""A powerful body of work."" John Stanmeyer - World Press Photo & Robert Capa Gold Medal winner American photojournalist & co-founder of VII Photo agency ""These are powerful stories that remind us of just how small and deeply interconnected our world is."" Ami Vitale - National Geographic magazine photographer, 5 times winner of World Press Photo ""Needless to say that powerful images do not need any translation."" Micha Bar-Am - Magnum Photographer & Cofounder of International Center of Photography in New York City ""The Stars Are His Bones is a photo-haiku portfolio par excellence, synthesizing the beauty of photography with the profundity of verse."" Paula Marvelly - Author, Editor, The Culturium ""This book is the ultimate realm of oneness between words and pictures."" Sankha Kar - Deputy Picture Editor, Gulf News ""Brevity, wit, a cosmic vision that transcends all boundaries: if these are signs of great poetry, here is great poetry in conversation with images that beautifully and meaningfully complement them. . . a visual and verbal treat for the best of readers."" K. Satchidanandan - Sahitya Akademi Award winner. Indian poet and bilingual literary critic ""In The Stars Are His Bones the elemental and sacred are organically fused in a rush of wisdom and textured imagery. Words in Sanskrit are knowledgeably transposed by Gabriel Rosenstock into English and Gaelic (Irish), made tactile by the shadowy, feral images of Debiprasad Mukherjee. The scale is from the gnat to the elephant to the widening expanse of the universe. Cosmic stuff! "" Seamus Murphy - Recipient of seven World Press Photo awards & Member Photographer of VII Photo Agency"

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"Debiprasad Mukherjee is an Indian photographer and visual story-teller. His passion towards visual journalism is not only to depict emotional, social, political and economic perspectives and multi-layered conflicts but also to portray surreal beauty and the enduring power of the human spirit. Debiprasad was the convener of the first Kolkata International Photography Festival, represented World Climate Summit Madrid 2019 as Global Carbon Ambassador and author of ""Sound of Silence"". He exhibited his works in more than 20 countries and published in 15+ international magazines & websites. Gabriel Rosenstock was born in postcolonial Ireland. He is a bilingual poet, tankaist, haikuist, translator, short story writer, novelist, playwright, essayist and, to borrow a phrase from Hugh MacDiarmid, 'a champion of forlorn causes'. Previous collaborative work with Debiprasad Mukherjee has appeared in The Irish Times, The Culturium and Margutte (See Ekphrastic Collaborations in Mukherjee's website). Rosenstock is a member of Aosd�na ( the Irish academy of arts & letters), a Lineage Holder of Celtic Buddhism and a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Khidmat medal for services to literature."

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