Pune, India – Celebrated poet, educator, and literary voice Bindu Unnikrishnan presents her second solo poetry collection, Luminara – Poetry That Touches the Soul, a luminous curation of 75 poems that explore the intricate contours of human emotion with grace, honesty, and lyrical precision.
Following the success of her debut collection My Treasure Trove of Emotions, and after contributing to over 50 anthologies and literary journals, Unnikrishnan brings forth a body of work that is both contemplative and cathartic. Luminara is a poetic offering that traces the quiet tremors of love, grief, longing, strength, solitude, and self-rediscovery.
In the words of the author:
“Poetry found me in silence. It came unannounced—in the margins of busy days, between conversations, in fleeting emotions. Luminara was born from the spaces I could not explain in prose. Each poem is a flicker of truth, a moment captured before it dissolved.”
The title Luminara, drawn from the Italian tradition of lighting cities with soft illumination during festivals, reflects the essence of the book—a poetic glow cast upon the emotional interiors we often leave dimly lit.
The Literature Times praises the book as “an immersive collection of introspective verse that transcends form and speaks directly to the soul.”
“Bindu Unnikrishnan’s voice is both refined and empathetic. In Luminara, her poetry radiates quiet strength, offering readers a mirror and a refuge. There’s an exquisite restraint in her language—allowing emotion to breathe, rather than be declared. This is poetry that listens as much as it speaks.”
— The Literature Times, Book Review Feature
Unnikrishnan’s multifaceted identity—as an educator with two decades of experience, a motivational speaker, a marathoner, and a recipient of pageant titles such as Mrs. Maharashtra (Elite)—lends her work a rare authenticity. Her poems are informed not only by her observations but by a life lived fully, consciously, and compassionately.
Luminara – Poetry That Touches the Soul is available in paperback, hardbound, and Kindle editions through Flipkart, Bookscape, and other major platforms.
The official launch event in Pune will bring together literary figures, educators, and readers in a celebration of poetry that illuminates, transforms, and connects.
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Luminara invites you to light a lamp within—one poem at a time.
