Ramayan scholar to write poem on Big B

NEW DELHI: Starting on Monday, poet and Ramayan scholar Mustafa Arif has embarked on a unique task of writing a poem, a day on Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan this year.

"The compilation of 365 poems on Amitabh Bachchan will be published in the form of a book in January, 2008. All earnings from this book will be given towards charity," Arif said.

Earlier, Arif wrote one poem, a day on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and compiled it in a book called 'Dharti Par Hai Atal Mahan'.

He has also released another compilation of Hindi poems 'Yeh Dil Mange Aur', a collection of poems on political satire.