About book

पाँच रुपए के पाँच ख़याल

हिंदी कविता संग्रह

Where The Story Began

These poems were written slowly over two years between December 2022 and December 2024.

Most of them began as small observations about life: conversations, memories, loneliness, friendships, love and the quiet confusion of growing up.

Over time, these scattered thoughts became a collection of poems.

That collection became पाँच रुपए के पाँच ख़याल.

What This Book Offers

The poems in this book are not long or complicated.

Many of them move like two-line thoughts similar to a sher, small reflections that stay with the reader long after the page is turned.

Some poems speak about love.
Some about loss.
Some about the quiet confusion of growing up.

But all of them are written in a simple, honest voice.

More Than Just A Book

This is not a book that tries to give answers.

It is a book about sitting with life as it is with memory, honesty and small realizations.

Sometimes the outside world feels dark.

And sometimes, quietly, inside there is still a little light.

Explore A Few Poems From The Book

पाँच रुपए के पाँच ख़याल

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Vakta Kya Tha
Purana Hona Hai
Vakta Kya Tha

“Stories help us understand the quiet emotions we carry within ourselves.”

- Sushant Risbud

Sushant Risbud is a storyteller and creative director working across films, theatre and independent artistic projects.

Originally from Dapoli and now based in Mumbai, his work often explores personal memory, visual storytelling and everyday human experiences.

Between 2022 and 2024 he wrote a series of poems that eventually became his first book पाँच रुपए के पाँच ख़याल.

Alongside his writing, Sushant also curates and performs in the poetry performance show Kya Kehne, where poetry, music and storytelling come together as a live experience.

Why Readers Love It

The poems in this book are simple, direct and deeply relatable.

They speak about everyday emotions love, memory, friendship, loneliness and the quiet process of growing older.

Each poem is paired with an original hand-drawn sketch, creating a quiet dialogue between words and images.

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