Discovering Stephen Gill: A Collection of Papers and Articles

Contemporary world ethos is marked by macabre dance of venomous hatred and ignoble strife. Peace is in peril and human dignity is in disaster. The adders of racial antagonism are ready to devour humans. The evils of envy, jealousy, anger and impure desire are distancing them from the emotions of love and sympathy. Religious fanaticism, class struggles, caste consciousness and racial prejudices have made this world a sterile wasteland, where ‘the time is out of joint’. Due to this presence of barren social system, Coleridge’s observation ‘water, water everywhere/nor any drop to drink’ seems very relevant. In such a torpid and sombre world, the creative works of Stephen Gill provide a ray of hope. Through his works, Gill has been able to spread ‘rays of peace’ over ‘the selfish sea of politics’. His message of peace can eliminate ‘the withered leaves of greed’ and ‘the valley of terror’ from the world. This harbinger of peace is having several doves (emblem of peace in his poetry) in his hands. The present collection of research papers and articles attempts to examine the various literary creations of this bard of peace. The book contains unbiased and penetrating evaluation of Gill’s creations. These evaluations may prove useful and interesting to scholars and common readers alike.