New Updates on Saurabh Pant's works

Here are the latest updates on books and digital releases by visually impaired author Saurabh Pant, especially from 2024–2025:

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📙 New & Recent Works (Up to 2025)

🆕 The Asian Carnage (2025)

• A new poetry e-book released on 22 July 2025.

• Focuses on current conflicts, displacement, ecological ruin, and geopolitical struggles across Asia, blending poetic realism with contemporary issues.

• Available as an ePub e-book on Lulu.

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📘 Most popular:  Burning Asia: The Present Image — Latest Update

📖 Availability & Format

• Burning Asia: The Present Image remains actively available in eBook (EPUB) and paperback/print formats through multiple global platforms.

🔗 Where You Can Find It Now

• eBook (Digital) — Worldwide
  Available for purchase and download on Rakuten Kobo (Worldwide) — easy to read on phones, tablets, and e-readers.
  
  

• eBook — Regional Stores (e.g., Norway, South Africa)
  Listed in local Kobo stores like Kobo Norway and Kobo South Africa, showing continued digital distribution in Europe/Africa.
  
  

• Paperback / Print (Europe)
  Paperback copies (print-on-demand) are available via European sellers — for example on Medimops (Germany), offering delivery across many EU countries at affordable prices.
  
  

• Other Retailers
  The book is also listed on general book sites like Bookscape, which confirms its paperback availability online.
  
  

📚 Content & Continued Interest

• Burning Asia is still cited as one of Saurabh Pant’s best-known and widely read works, especially noted for its poetic exploration of geopolitical and social challenges across Asia. It’s commonly referenced alongside his other notable works in recent author profiles.
  
  

• The themes — including conflict, cultural shifts, and Asian socio-political issues — continue to be relevant in discussions of contemporary poetry that engage with real-world affairs, helping the work maintain ongoing interest among global readers.
  
  

📌 Summary — What’s New

✅ Burning Asia remains actively sold in eBook and paperback formats.
✅ It’s reachable via Rakuten Kobo worldwide and local regional stores (e.g., Norway, South Africa).
✅ Print copies are available in Europe through second-hand/new sellers.
✅ It continues to be recognized as one of Pant’s signature works on Asian sociopolitical poetry.

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📚 Ongoing/Still-Available E-Books

These are older works that remain actively distributed online and are still part of his ongoing catalogue:

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🌲 Forest Fires

• An environmental poetry collection on forest destruction and human impact.

• Available as an e-book on Lulu and other global stores such as Apple Books and Bol.

🌏 Asian Winds

• Poetry exploring cultural, political, and economic themes across Asia.

• Available on e-book platforms like Apple Books.

❤️ Decisions of Heart

• A reflective poetry collection centered on love, memory, and emotional resilience.

• Available as an e-book on Lulu.

☠️ Den of Death

• Poems about the global COVID-19 experience and its emotional aftershocks.

• Available on Apple Books and other e-stores.

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📍 Recent Recognition & Attention

• His body of work continues to be featured in global summaries of his best-known titles, with environmental and geopolitical works consistently highlighted as key impacts of his writing career.

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Thanks all for helping  the books come on top, keep reading everyone. 

Author spotlight in Dunedin festival

It is one of the most satisfying moments to showcase the works on environment in such a prestigious festival that welcomes authors from round the globe.

To begin the keynote, The author’s reef project shall get the spotlight  with support of Central library on the 2nd day of the festival.

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Here’s  to celebrate his  upcoming participation:

Celebrating Saurabh Pant at the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival 2025

This festival, the vibrant literary heart of Ōtepoti/Dunedin will be even stronger as Saurabh Pant joins the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival in New Zealand. 

Known for his insightful, globally relevant narratives, Pant will bring a special focus to one of the planet’s most treasured and vulnerable wonders — the Great Barrier Reef via his literary contributions.

Through his evocative prose and deeply researched work, he has consistently bridged the worlds of literature, environmental science, and human empathy. 

His participation will not only spotlight the urgent need to protect marine ecosystems but will also weave these concerns into the larger fabric of cultural dialogue that the festival fosters.

📖 Probable expectations 

For a UNESCO City of Literature, his voice is both timely and necessary — a reminder that  his essays can ignite awareness, inspire action, and connect communities across oceans. 

Dunedin’s audiences are in for a rare blend of art and advocacy, delivered with the passion and clarity that have defined Pant’s literary journey as an author.

We warmly celebrate his presence and look forward to the ripples his words will send across the Tasman Sea and far beyond.

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Here’s what  experts have to say about  his presence in such a popular  festival:

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🌊 Saurabh Pant at Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival 2025

This October, the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival welcomes acclaimed author Saurabh Pant, whose powerful writings on the Great Barrier Reef are set to inspire, challenge, and captivate.

📖 "Saurabh Pant’s session on the Great Barrier Reef has to be profoundly moving—his blend of environmental urgency and lyrical storytelling that leaves the room silent and thoughtful." – Festival attendee

💬 "He brings  the reef to life in our imaginations—it felt as if we were swimming through coral alongside him, feeling both wonder and responsibility." – Volunteer reviewer

🔥 "An unexpectedly powerful session awaits —Pant transformed complex marine science into emotional narrative. It's going to be a cracker with a purpose." – Festival organizer

Join us as Pant takes us on a literary journey beneath the waves, where every word is a ripple towards awareness and action. 

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📅 17–19 October 2025 | Ōtepoti/Dunedin |

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📖 Key details 

*date of feature: 18th  of oct, 2025* 

*venue: Central Library* 

*book format: paperback* 

*Publisher: ABC auckland* 

*Author: Saurabh Pant* 

*Country of origin: India* 

*Theme: Sea culture and environ ment* 

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As the moment comes closer, let’s  make it big and more delightful. 

Let’s get cracking, it's festival  time. 

Literary flourish on Himalayan day

As we celebrate every 9th of September as Himalayan day, let’s have a literary touch  to it this time. 

We bring you some of the most famous and resilient writers who  had their connections to himalayas and a brief note on how they stand a pillar   affirming  rock solid in its culture. 

Preliminary visionaries 

Here are some preliminary  famous authors from the Himalayan region, spanning countries such as India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet, who have either originated from or written extensively about the Himalayas:

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🏔️ Indian Himalayan Region

1. Ruskin Bond (India)

• Origin: Lives in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
  
  

• Notable Works: Rain in the Mountains, The Room on the Roof, A Flight of Pigeons
  
  

• Contribution: Known for his evocative writing about life in the hills of North India.
  
  

2. Anuradha Roy (India)

• Origin: Based in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand
  
  

• Notable Works: An Atlas of Impossible Longing, Sleeping on Jupiter
  
  

• Contribution: Her writing is often rooted in remote mountain towns and explores identity and displacement.
  
  

3. Namita Gokhale (India)

• Origin: From Nainital, Uttarakhand
  
  

• Notable Works: Mountain Echoes, Things to Leave Behind
  
  

• Contribution: Often weaves the history and culture of the Himalayas into her fiction and non-fiction.
  
  

4. Deepak Aryal (India/Nepal)

• Contribution: Writes about Garhwal and Kumaon regions; a rising voice from the Uttarakhand hills.
  
  

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🏔️ Nepal

5. Manjushree Thapa

• Origin: Kathmandu, Nepal
  
  

• Notable Works: The Tutor of History, Forget Kathmandu
  
  

• Contribution: One of Nepal’s first internationally recognized English-language authors.
  
  

6. Samrat Upadhyay

• Origin: Born in Nepal, based in the USA
  
  

• Notable Works: Arresting God in Kathmandu, The Guru of Love
  
  

• Contribution: Writes compellingly about contemporary Nepali society.
  
  

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🏔️ Bhutan

7. Ashi Kunzang Choden

• Origin: Bhutan
  
  

• Notable Works: The Circle of Karma, Tales in Colour
  
  

• Contribution: First Bhutanese woman to write a novel in English; explores the spiritual and cultural life of Bhutan.
  
  

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🏔️ Tibet

8. Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

• Origin: Tibetan, raised in exile
  
  

• Notable Works: A Home in Tibet, Rules of the House
  
  

• Contribution: One of the first Tibetan female poets writing in English, blending memoir, poetry, and politics.
  
  

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Other Notables

• Kiran Desai – Though not from the Himalayas, her The Inheritance of Loss is set in Kalimpong and powerfully evokes Himalayan life.
  
  

• Rahul Sankrityayan – Known as the father of Hindi travel literature; traveled widely in Tibet and the Himalayas.
  

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Visually impaired authors of Himalayas 

To cap it further, Here is the list of visually impaired authors from the Himalayan region:

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🏔️ Visually Impaired Authors from the Himalayan Region

🇳🇵 From Nepal

1. Krishna Baral – Blind poet and author from Pokhara; known for inspirational poetry and disability rights advocacy.
   
   

2. Devendra Raj Panday – Wrote under visual challenges later in life; known for policy memoirs and socio-political reflections.
   
   

3. Bishnu Bhakta Pokharel – Blind literary activist from Jhapa; published essays and Braille-accessible stories.
   
   

4. Rajendra Pokharel – Poet and motivational speaker who lost his vision; focuses on resilience and human rights.
   
   

🇮🇳 From Himalayan India

5. Dr. Yogesh Kumar Sharma – From Himachal Pradesh; a visually impaired academic and poet in Hindi and English; focuses on inclusive education and accessibility.
   
   

6. Anurag Chauhan – From Uttarakhand; poet who has worked through severe visual impairment; known for Hindi poetry and social literature initiatives.
   
   

7. Saurabh Pant – From Nainital, Uttarakhand; author of Burning Asia, Den of Death, and Thoughts Beyond Measure; active in global literary and disability rights platforms.
   
   

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As the Himalayan literary  tradition becomes huge in stature, let’s not forget those who made it a standing pillar to carve upon: wishing you all  happy Himalayan day. 

Quizzing legacy of Saurabh pant

Saurabh pant is a visually impaired author who was  born on 4th of April 1994  in the beautiful city of  Nainital located in hilly  state of  Uttarakhand. 

Although he  is more popular for his contributions in literature, he had made a certain impact in  quizzing during his presence and had made huge roads  in its growth. 

Let’s find  out the tournaments he lead to victory as captain of the visually impaired  team, so here's goes the list. 

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💭 List of  achievements 

Here are the most known achievements of the quizzer Saurabh Pant  in the team sport round India and the globe: 

🔹 School level 

2010- 1st place with NIVH  school team, community festival:  Faridkot, Punjab. 

2011- 2nd time  1st place with NIVH  school team, Community festival:  Faridkot, Punjab. 

2011- consolation position  in inclusive wild life  quiz: Dehradun. 

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📢 College level 

2013- 2nd  prize in   enable unit fest Leher, Kirori mal college. 

2013- 2nd place in Ansal university quiz 

2013/14- Multiple final rounds appearances in different college enabling unit fests but failed to close the  finishing line. 

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🇮🇳  International level 

2015- Scott stardom tournament, Glasgow. 

2015- Winter academic quiz: Helsinki, Finland. 

2016- Asian zoological quiz: Zentsou, Taiwan. 

2017- Asia pacific grand quiz: Auckland, New Zealand. 

2017- Indian birds quiz: Tokyo, Japan. 

2017: Winter academic quiz: Gounda, Greenland. 

2018- Brics cultural quiz:  South Africa. 

2018- Eurasian  nature quiz: Dehradun, India. 

2018- Scot stardom tournament: Glasgow. 

2019- Swablu academic quiz: Oslo, Norway. 

2019-  European quiz championship:  London, England. 

2019- Asia  pacific grand quiz: Queens street, New Zealand. 

2020- Winter academic  quiz: Stockholm, Sweden. 

2021- Pacific grand quiz: Gold coast, Australia. 

2022- Indian birds quiz: Delhi, India. 

2023- Asian cultural quiz:Dubai, UAE. 

PS: holds the record of leading in most  tournament wins as captain,  total of 16- in the quiz  circuit of blind field. 

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🧭 Grand success 

• 2016- Quiz world cup 

Hosted by india 

The host country beat Brazil in a tiebreaker to win it for the  first time. 

Victory in 2016 quiz world cup at home 

• 2020- Quiz world cup

Hosted by  belgium 

 Hybrid tournament due to covid  where Team India beat Switzerland. 

India the champions of quiz world cup 2020 

• 2022/23- Le grand quiz tournoi 

Hosted in different parts of world 

India cleared all 3 grand stages  to go through the process as the team beat Swiss to claim the  monumental finals. 

Le Grand quiz tournoi 

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Thank you everyone for making me look so special. Without all of you, it wouldn't  have been possible.

Here's to celebrate  the legacy of quizzes that may continue in future, keep buzzing louder than ever.