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Vikas Parihar lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, specializing in System Design, Power Systems, and Control Systems from California State University, Los Angeles. He studied Management, Leadership, and Negotiation at Harvard Business School and the MIT Sloan School of Management in Massachusetts. He is the author of short stories, poems, songs, novellas, and novels.
He started writing at the age of 14. His first poem was an existential observation of his surroundings and an inquiry about the absolute. Many of the poems included in his collections were written over the last two decades.
His published works include nine poetry collections: "The Elements of Beauty," "The Beautiful Memories," "A Love Letter to Time," "Poems for Young Eyes and Curious Minds," "A River in My Heart," "The Poems and the Poet," "Time," "The Poems of Everyday," and "The Absolute, the Cause of All Causes: Lord Krishna, His Devotees, and His Abode," as well as a short story collection, "The Modern Man." His works have received positive reviews and admiration from Readers' Favorite, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly's BookLife.
His books are available in twelve countries on Amazon websites, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Japan, Canada, and Australia. His books are also sold in the United Kingdom by Waterstones Booksellers.
Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
Time – is it past, present, or future? Or, is it a blending of all three and yet more? Time is eternal, “an endless march, a relentless force.” Vikas Parihar’s A Love Letter to Time is a philosophical journey through time and in time, a reflective look at all that time is and all that time has to offer. “Beyond all reach, yet close to touch,/ In every life, it matters much./ Held in the weave of night and day,/ In the silent steps, it finds its way.” Time is a reflective metaphor, a prophetic symbol of lyricism and endless omnipresence, an illusion, both elusive and profound.
Vikas Parihar’s book, A Love Letter to Time: A Poetry Collection, is a reflective and engaging look at something we all take for granted. Presented mostly in rhyming verse and accompanied by colorful and intense images, this lyrical treasure is a work of art, both literary and visual. The poet presents multiple thoughts to consider on the elusive topic of time. Reflection is made on time past, present, and future in a way that emphasizes time’s vast and infinite ability to be all-consuming. The poet reflects on the personal journey through time, paying particular attention to emotional outlooks and one’s persistence in existential challenges. The poems themselves are musical and yet there are specific titles and poems, like The Eternal Symphony, that bring the rhythmic nature of music into the passage of time. This is a book to be studied repetitively as each study will reveal something new and eternally exciting – all about time.
