Gold Dust on Sunbeams: An Anthology of Poems

Gold Dust on Sunbeams is a collection of 78 poems that explores themes of nature, spirituality, impermanence, transformation, human resilience, interconnectedness, gender, and social justice. The title refers to the ephemeral nature of life, like dust floating in time’s vastness, and yet, shimmering like gold when illuminated by life, providing a natural pathway of light, hope, and renewal. The Foreword to the book is written by Dr Santosh Bakaya, and the Afterword by Gayatri Majumdar. Dr Ampat Koshy and Satbir Chadha have written the blurbs on the back cover and Geethanjali Dilip has written the Critical Review. The book is dedicated to my mother, Mrs Anita Vijay Singh, on her 78th birthday.About the Poetess: Avantika Vijay Singh is a communications professional wearing the hats of a poet, writer, editor, researcher, and amateur photographer. She is the author of two solo anthologies, Dancing Motes of Starlight (an e-book) and Flowing...in the River of Life. She has edited five anthologies with well-known poets and has been published nationally and internationally.She received the Nissim International Award Runner Up 2023, WE Gifted Poet 2024, and WE Illumination Award 2024. She holds an M.Sc. in Zoology from Rajasthan University, M.S. in Biomedicine from BITS Pilani, and a Master’s Level Certificate in Sustainable Development from Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden, and Digital Marketing from MICA, India