Hooked On Emotions: Shadows

The posthumously published Hooked on Emotions is a nurtured garden of various emotions of life. The poems, rather the emotions, penned by the author, are marked with an extraordinary and uncommon perception of time, courage, solitude and motivation.

The book quenches the thirst of those who have been waiting for the answer to life. They must drink from the oasis of his poetry to find the answer.

After succumbing to cancer, the poet made his highest flight without wings. Throughout his suffering, he wore a mask, but his poetry revealed his true journey within. No one knows him better than his own poetry. Floating above the good and bad of life, he romanticized the pain in his life. Numb to the atrocities of time, life and destiny, he simply unfolded the frailty of death and valor of the soul.

The vivid imagination of the author and the immeasurable depth of his heart is the most striking feature of the book. He surrendered peacefully to the apocalypse and flew away victorious, leaving the storm defeated.

Pranav Sharma (22.08.90 to 27.02.17) was a hearty, lively, compassionate person and most importantly a buddy to all.

He was a brilliant product of St. John's High School, Chandigarh, India. He pursued his MBA from IMT Nagpur, India. He was an avid reader and a music enthusiast. The author was very studious and well composed, with a pious heart.

While pursuing MBA in 2013, he was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma of the femur bone (a rare type of bone cancer), but never lost hope and courage. He went through rigorous treatment, which included sixteen cycles of chemotherapy, radiation and limb salvage surgery. After recovering, he stood firm and completed his MBA and got placed in Bajaj Allianz Ltd., Pune, India.

But on October 7, 2016, he was again detected with AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia) a rare and acute type of blood cancer. It was a major setback to him as well as his parents, Mr. Pravin Sharma and Mrs. Sulekha Sharma.

An angel disguised as a loving son, a true friend and a great guide, found refuge in poetry. His love, aspirations and fears culminated in the form of poetry. We are so grateful to his parents who worked so hard to get this book published posthumously.

Profits from this book will be donated towards research on cancer.