There is no time like now to underline the importance of poetry in current times. While wars rage, and society is rife with divisions and strife, poetry becomes a necessary language, with the power to heal, to calm, even to give voice to the voiceless. A sparkling conversation based on the life and works of the poet Gulzar who talks to historian, poet and writer, Pavan Varma, on this topic.

They discuss Baal-o-Par, a collector's edition of Gulzar's collection of poems in six volumes, and why poetry is oxygen to his soul.