Under the Shade of the Banyan Tree: Poems, Rants, and Short Stories by Simi K. Rao Life is not about achieving perfection, it's about reconciling with your imperfections. Poems are fragments of life. In Simi K. Rao's unique poetry collection for women, there are blissful moments; deep, invisible wounds; cries for help; declarations of defiance and philosophical observations. The poems and prose pieces compiling the collection are fragments of life elucidating the different phases of the human condition. Under the Shade of the Banyan Tree will leave readers wanting for more and have a deep impact on women of all ages.