My dear Readers,
The new year of 2026 has begun with a bang! There were pits and peaks, God Almighty’s grace prevailed, and, all is on a smooth track now. There were medical procedures… which are out of the way for the family. A word of wisdom is that health care should be number one priority for all. Delays should be avoided at all costs.
There is more to share! On 31st December 2025, my spouse, Dr Ved Chhabra and I ranked amongst the 50 Legends of Top Business Leaders & Professionals from India in the Middle East & Africa with a Special Focus on UAE – featured by GRAY MATTER in association with GULF NEWS.
There is more to follow. On 5th & 6th February 2026, I attended and participated in the two-day event in Dubai of the Poetic Heart Connecting Humanity in their fifteenth Edition 2026 at Emirates Institute of Finance Auditorium and Zabeel Ladies Club, respectively. There was poetry by multi-national school children, poetry by senior poets from multi-nations, music, book-launch and more! Kudos to the management team of Poetic Heart – Mr. Suresh Premkumar, Mr. Gaurav Shinghal, Mr. Amit Shivani. Kudos to the volunteers who worked for months… behind the scenes. Importantly, special thanks to Dr Akash Ouchi and Dr Shihab Ghanem for their continuous guidance and dedication. Huge thanks to the soulful poets.
In this Issue, I present along with my poems the published prose pieces matching the poems. The poems recited at the Poetic Heart event belong to my three books: An Indian Ode To The Emirates, No Journey Ends, Smash My Glass. To view my poems, kindly click on
http://geetachhabra.com/poetry/poetryindex.php
For my prose pieces kindly click on n http://geetachhabra.com/prose/proseindex.php
In the Section of Different Dialogues we have the Interview with Extended & Enlarged Version of Dr. Shihab Ghanem’s interview, Emirati Poet and Poetry Translator. To view his interview, please click on http://geetachhabra.com/aboutgc/diff_dialogues/Dr-Shihab-Ghanem.php.
Music Section covers the late legendary singer – Lata Mangeshkar. Kindly click on http://geetachhabra.com/music/Lata-Mangeshkar.php
In Book Review, we have: In The Sanctuary of The Soul by Sri Sri Paramhansa Yogananda. To check the review, kindly click on http://geetachhabra.com/aboutgc/book_review/Sri-Sri-Paramhansa-Yogananda.php
Photo-News Sections covers our photographs from the 50 Legends, and the Poetic Heart Event. To view the photographs, kindly click on
http://geetachhabra.com/photo_news/50-Legends-of-Top-Business.php and http://geetachhabra.com/photo_news/The-Poetic-Heart-2026.php
Viewers' Corner is brimming and active. I thank my social media friends and well-wishers for their interest in my Blog, Facebook and Instagram. To view the comments kindly click on
http://www.geetachhabra.com/aboutgc/comments/viewers_comments.php
Enjoy the Issue.
Geeta Chhabra