Fiji’s former Deputy Prime Minister Pandit Harish Chandra Sharma launched a collection of poems written by his late father Pandit Pratap Chandra Sharma in the form of a book at the Fiji National University (FNU) Namaka campus in Nadi on June 8, 2012.
FNU Acting Vice-Chancellor Dr Mahendra Reddy launched the book titled, ‘Pratap Kavitanjali’ at a ceremony in the presence of chief guest Ajay Sharma, consular at the Indian High Commission.
It contains hundreds of poems written by the Late Pandit Pratap Chandra Sharma during his days as a farmer in Sawani, Navsari.
Dedicating the Book to his late mother Phul Mati Sharma, Mr Sharma said that his father’s poems were written in pieces of paper, which he had preserved for many years.
He said that Professor Subramani of FNU inspired and encouraged him to proceed with the project.
According to Mr Sharma, the Book is suitable for every age group and has poems based on children, politics, religion, leaders and the society.
