Abdulrazak Aralimatti

Abdulrazak Aralimatti, an Indian English Poet and author of seven books hails from Vijaypur, Karnataka, India, the place of Gol Gumbaz, the second largest dome in the world, its whispering gallery and the Black Taj of India - The Heritage City. Born on 2nd June 1972 in Vijaypur city and brought up in Goa as father served as postmaster therein, he got educated at Goa and works in Vijaypur as the family had to return back to native place after father's crucial demise. He couldn't fair well in his early life on account of his sentmental nature and imagination where he had to struggle and endure a lot. He used to remain absorbed in his intense imagination which was a nuisance to him. The right course of study for him was Arts and English literature where he could positively use his intense emotions and imagination to learn and create literature but he had chosen the wrong streams of pursuing education which led to failures. His father's suicidal death on service heightened his sentimental nature and imagination wherein he lost his mental balance and as a result he had to give up the compensation job of his father to his sister. He served as an English teacher in several schools and serves as an honorary guest lecturer in English on the basis of his linguistic and literary acumen and accomplishments. He also serves as a content writer and editor of the editorial board of Secab group of educational institutions, wherein he wrote the biography of the founder president on the golden jubilee celebration and compiled the institution's golden jubilee chronicle 'The Wings of Knowledge'. He runs his coaching institute 'Misal English Academy' in his native place Vijaypur. He has written five volumes of poems, a compilation on the English poets of Vijaypur, a biography, a novel and a collection of short stories. He is the life member of The Poetry Society (India) and his books are available on online retailers Google, Amazon and others. Literary Works: 1. Voice of an Unaccomplished Soul (Collection of poems) 2. Voice of an Accomplishing Soul (Collection of poems) 3. Accomplishment Trilogy (Collection of poems) 4. Accomplishment Soulography (Collection of poems) 5. The Shattered Youth (Collection of poems) 6. The English Poets of Vijayapura (Compilation) 7. Secab's golden jubilee chronicle - The Wings of Knowledge (Biography) 8. The Garden of Beetroots (Novel under publication) 9. Amarali (Collection of short stories - under publication))