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Featured at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022In this unique fusion of poetry, painting, and philosophy, mantra, yantra, and tantra, Makarand R. Paranjape attempts “bridging the human and the divine.” A compelling read.—Abhay K., poet, translator, and India’s ambassador to MadagascarIdentity’s Last Secret offers its confluent wisdom to every reader. As we traverse varied windows of consciousness in time and circumstance, we will find our deepest impulses reflected in the layered unfolding of this book.—Vandana Kohli, author, and filmmakerIdentity’s Last Secret is a book where well-sculpted words combine with sensuality and spirituality to create art – it is visual poetry that is simple yet elegant. It gives an anubhava that is so deep that it gets embodied in our DNA and opens the third eye – it goes beyond realms of the conscious mind and a new knowing is realised. The work needs applause for the clarity of description at each milestone and the rawness with which every emotion – be it betrayal, anger, avarice, or sexuality – has been depicted.This book cannot be read simply as a compilation of immaculate theories which leads one to perfect conclusions. It goes beyond literary theory, known myths and metaphysics. It bridges the human and the divine and the author finds his true self by accepting all aspects of existence and exploring all that he has lived and experienced. It tells us about the uncertainty of living a life while keeping the central theme as love. It shows us that, unlike powerplay, love is the only emotion where submission does not involve humiliation.