Welcome to the official website of Dr. Kumkum Yadav, an esteemed scholar, poet, and academic with a distinguished career spanning over four decades. Here, you will find a curated collection of her scholarly articles, poetic works, and recent endeavors, reflecting her lifelong dedication to English literature and creative expression.
A collection of poems written during the period 1970 - 1994 (Sahitya Sahakar, Delhi, 1994)
Recent poems written till 2023 (Fifth Dimension Ltd, Uk)
TRIBALS IN INDIAN NARRATIVES A research on the description, treatment and mention of tribals in Indian literature. (Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, 2003)
Voices of Admiration
"There is an element of raw emotion in Kumkum's poems. The unique form of its presentation elevates even mundane reactions of a thinking heart into a measured cry of the soul. The apparent detached narrative seen in some poems in the 'A home in the hills' collection impresses with the alacrity with which it makes the reader respond, if not empathise, with the context of the poems."
Prasad Deshpande
Painter & Art Commentator
For me Kumkum's poetry has always been an intensely emotive experience, to begin with. Her intense images and the suggestive load of her idiom communicate even before they are understood in the cerebral sense.
Nothing strikes one as purposive or premeditated but rather an unending expanse of resonance that stays .. .
This little evocative volume makes a compulsive reading...
Ms Indra Kaul
Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Delhi
"Dr. Kumkum Yadav's second collection of poems, 'A Home in the Hills' brings with it a freshness and vitality so characteristic of the crisp mountain air, yet retains her distinguished style.
It talks of the pristine beauty of life in mountains as well as its starkness. Within that framework she weaves an epic canvas, never letting go of any details howsoever small. Her word imagery captures the sometimes sublime and sometimes mundane, but always serves food for thought.
Her every poem is a painting that offers a glimpse of varied landscapes and beyond abstractions. Her words, fashioned from the heart, tug at its strings, long after you have read them.
Dr. Bhagwant Kour
Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Delhi
" Kumkum has evolved from writing on any scrap of paper as a child to a blossoming poetess- penning to emote and convey feelings , perceptions and insights with ease and master strokes .
For example, the allegory and the rhythm of ' Boileauganj Road is enchanting .The sudden turn of expression jolts the consciousness at times as in ' Highland Lass' and 'Tajji '...Some expressions are indeed fascinating and very striking, for example- 'aluminium strips of pop eyed medicines '.
One feels like reading and re- reading her poems - each time there is something new to discover."
Rasmi Kapoor
Ex member (finance) Railway Board
