Ashwini Rath
Ashwini Rath is an Indian author and poet.His work Rising Petals is a collection of poems that touches upon modern-day anxieties and the conflicts in our minds with the help of objects, moods, and places. His other non-literary work includes an academic book Cloud Computing - Facing the Reality.
Early life and career
Ashwini is a native of Odisha state. He trained as a theoretical physicist and later got into the Information Technology industry. Apart from writing Rising Petals, he also worked on developing a digital platform to host Odia literature for online reading. Rath serves as one of the board of governors for Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi.
Critical reviews
Ashwini's work has received both positive and negative reactions. Vernon Mascarenhas at Daijiworld acknowledged the range and diversity of his work but pointed out that some poems like Victory, didn't fit the anthology. Mascarenhas also reacted negatively to a potentially preachy approach.Times of India said that
Rath's poetry has a purpose and carries meaning. Times, however, also identified that some literary tools could have given an extra edge. Prateek Gupta
from Jagran observed the contradiction in his style of writing and the
inconsistency in using the rhyming technique because of which a reader might not enjoy it as
much. Gupta appreciated the use of everyday objects for poetry. Daily Pioneer identified the political connotations in the book and criticized Rath to be not explicit with his thoughts and shielding himself with abstract poetry. ' The Financial Express said that the occasional optimism in the book saves it from being a
typical rant of an artist and also found the presentation dry.
Early life and career
Ashwini is a native of Odisha state. He trained as a theoretical physicist and later got into the Information Technology industry. Apart from writing Rising Petals, he also worked on developing a digital platform to host Odia literature for online reading. Rath serves as one of the board of governors for Government College of Engineering, Kalahandi.
Critical reviews
Ashwini's work has received both positive and negative reactions. Vernon Mascarenhas at Daijiworld acknowledged the range and diversity of his work but pointed out that some poems like Victory, didn't fit the anthology. Mascarenhas also reacted negatively to a potentially preachy approach.Times of India said that
Rath's poetry has a purpose and carries meaning. Times, however, also identified that some literary tools could have given an extra edge. Prateek Gupta
from Jagran observed the contradiction in his style of writing and the
inconsistency in using the rhyming technique because of which a reader might not enjoy it as
much. Gupta appreciated the use of everyday objects for poetry. Daily Pioneer identified the political connotations in the book and criticized Rath to be not explicit with his thoughts and shielding himself with abstract poetry. ' The Financial Express said that the occasional optimism in the book saves it from being a
typical rant of an artist and also found the presentation dry.
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