Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM
(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.
We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ Lapwing’s Endeavour… ~”. We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) and his artwork.)
~ Lapwing’s Endeavour… ~ 
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In a big arid land,
a lapwing’s quest
A tiny tender sprout,
struggling to manifest
A glimpse of life’s
resilience shines
A whispered promise
of hope’s designs
By the river’s shore,
I sow my firm hopes
Where waters flow, and
a fertile ground copes
I do confess that, I’m
powerless to bring
The river’s bounty to my
parched land’s sting
No divine strength ever
do I ever possess
To revive life in this
arid barren mess
A helpless soldier of
the present time
Not a victorious warrior
of a triumphant rhyme
Yet, these humble hopes,
these fragile dreams
Will grow, they’ll flourish,
to become reality’s themes
One day, they’ll bear fruit,
But by then I’ll be gone
But the river’s waters will
revive this arid throne
The trees will stand,
a verdant throng
Their roots will drink, and
a new life will belong
The saplings will grow,
and forests will flourish
On my land, where once
desolation did cherish
I won’t be here,
but you will see
The river’s waters would
dance wild and free
The barren land will
yield to life’s might
As lush forest will bloom,
a wonderful sight
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~Pravin Raghuvanshi
© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM
≈ Editor – Shri Hemant Bawankar/Editor (English) – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM ≈
