In this book, Arun Kumar\n offers a seer?s moving testament of hope in a time of precarious\n relationships, political upheaval, and Environmental degradation. In the\n title poem, ?mainstream beach?, the rhythm of the ocean salves the suffering\n mind; in ?the family?, like refugees from the storm, we enter a serene\n Sanctuary; in ?shwedagon Pagoda?, a timeless tranquillity permeates every\n aspect of the place that is being portrayed; in ?Remembering?, the time lines\n and tumultuous of our world give way to a simpler time, a simple peace; in\n ?gudalur, Nilgiris?, as the sun rises, the Dew dries out, and the\n bougainvilleas light up in lilac and red. Elegant, luminous, stark, mantram\n beach is a superb collection of poems by a poet at the peak of his powers.