About the Book: Gifts Of Solitude: Ashvin Mehta Introduction By Judith Mara
Gutman
Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagores total communion with nature led to an
outpouring of verse and prose that enriched world literature. Today, half a
century later, Ashwin Mehta captures on film the same primal naturescapes with a
minds eye that mirrors and complements that of the poet. Through Mehtas lens the
ordinary takes on a metaphysical timbre. Rocks become sculpture. A stray strand
of grass becomes a maze drawing as towards its vortex. A wave returning to the
sea leaves an imprint that stirs memories of the first life on earth. here
Mehtas photographs of the