English Literature – Articles – ☆ Parent’s shadow☆ – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

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Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(We are extremely thankful to Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji for sharing his literary and artworks with e-abhivyakti.  An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, Capt. Pravin has served the country at national as well international level in various fronts. Presently, working as Senior Advisor, C-DAC in Artificial Intelligence and HPC Group; and involved in various national-level projects.

We present an English Version of Shri Sanjay Bhardwaj’s Hindi poem “माता पिता के साये में “  published in today’s  ☆ संजय दृष्टि  – माता पिता के साये में .  ☆ We extend our heartiest thanks to Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji for this beautiful translation. )

 

☆ Parent’s shadow ☆

 

After an early morning walk in the park, I sat under a tree near it’s trunk to do some exercise.  During one of the exercises, I looked up towards the sky. I was dazed to see the height of the trees.  About 70 to 80 feet tall trees with a dense canopy of leafy shade, with cool breeze around which accentuated the salubrious environment. A thought occurred that parents too are like trees only!  Always shielding with their ubiquitous presence overtly or covertly.

Though we see them as much as the trunk of the tree, and not their humongous towering presence always enveloping us.  We often consider their existence stumpy and dwarf.  But, to realise this huge comforting shadow, you’ll have to look up high, open your eyes wide-open.  In order to give us shade, we have to understand the unending struggle of the leaves constantly moving towards the sun to protect us from the biting sun.  Unfortunately, whenever the shadow is no more, we get to know the importance of it being on our head!

… realised how abhorrent we are that we cannot even keep our neck skyward long enough to admire these trees as our neck starts paining.

…. May God keep this shadowy protective cover for a long-long time on all … After bowing down to the trunk of the tree and offering obeisances, I returned home to the ever-soothing shadow of my mother…

 

© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

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English Literature – Teacher’s Day Special – The Last Day – Shri Suraj Kumar Singh

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Teacher’s Day Special

Shri Suraj Kumar Singh

 

THE LAST DAY

It was the morning of 31st August. The black clouds that rained throughout the dawn retreated and gave way to the sunny weather and cotton-like clouds. Radio channels were playing devotional songs and bhajans. My father was sitting on his favourite chair with an expressionless face; which means I couldn’t figure out if he was happy or sad or stressed. It was going to be the last day of his school services as a teacher of Chemistry subject. Thirty nine years of selfless service towards future-building, society- reformation and nation-building was to end in a least dramatic way.

Some of his behaviours that morning were quite unusual for me. Every morning he used to watch news headlines on his favourite news channel but that day he stay put. Quiet and calm. I asked if I can switch on the television and switch that favourite news channel of his but he turned me down. I felt that an abrupt separation from a duty he performed for thirty nine years could be harder than I imagined. I still wanted to express my solidarity but I knew no way to do that for a man who has worked with so many people for so long. All my efforts went in vain. So I sat near him and played ‘I will be around’ by Spinners and ‘Take my breath away’ by Berlin on my phone. Seeing him smile few moments later was one of the best feeling ever.

Mum came from the kitchen and we all talked to each other. Time flied like a rocket and dad realised that he is getting late so he began to hustle up to reach the school on time. Since a great deal of time was already wasted, I offered to drop him. He happily agreed.

Later that evening I came to pick him up. I tried to make a phone call and inform him that I have arrived but he had switched his phone off. I waited outside the school gate for an hour but saw no soul coming out of the school’s premise. I felt eerie and thought that what if dad failed to control his emotions and broke down. He would need me in that case. Shall I go inside and check him myself. But I also realised that if he hasn’t then my presence might break him down. I decided to wait outside. Few minutes later dad called me and asked to come. I heard his voice and felt that his tone was pretty normal. That was a positive sign for me. I drove his car inside the school premise through the main gate. While parking I found my ex- Biology teacher Mr. Gupta knocking on the window. I immediately opened the gate and came out to greet him. He was very happy to see me and he asked me to follow him. I followed him into the staff room without questioning. I was surprised to see that the farewell ceremony was not over yet. I saw dad sitting beside the Vice Principal wearing a fabulous blue suit. I was also invited to say something and I had many things to say but couldn’t gather enough courage to speak before those who taught me years ago. Yes! I along with my classmates was given a farewell at the same school, by these same teachers years ago on finishing my twelfth board. In fact, we were the first 12th batch of Kendriya Vidyalaya Hinoo’s second shift. So I respectfully turned down the offer.

I must admit that I have seen many people retire from their offices but I had never seen that kind of respect and love being showered by the colleagues of a superannuating employee. To my amazement many junior fellows touched his feet and an informal guard of honour was also given by his junior, Mazumdar ji (the same person who gifted dad that costly suit and requested him to wear it during the ceremony) who is called and admired by everyone as ‘dada’. The presents and tributes given to dad that day by his students, colleagues and the school administration almost filled dad’s small car.

This is the kind of respect every teacher in the world should be given. It is disappointing to live with the fact that we live in a society where teachers are least respected. They face apathy and ill-treatment everyday and pretty often we come across news like teachers are being deprived of their pension or post-retirement benefits due to intentional delay or inefficiency of the pensioner’s welfare offices in various departments. This Teacher’s Day, let’s take a vow that no superannuated school teacher, government or private, shall remain impoverished due to society’s apathy as every teacher deserves to lead a dignified life.  Don’t forget your retired teachers when you achieve success. Go and meet them. Know the difficulties of their lives and ascertain their health. If possible, help them to stand on their own feet again. Remember, that they spent their entire life for you.

 

© Suraj Kumar Singh, Ranchi

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English Literature ☆ Moksha –the salvation ☆ Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

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Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

 

(We welcome Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi ji to e-abhivyakti. We are also thankful to Shri Sanjay Bhardwaj ji who has given us an opportunity to share an excellent literary work of Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji. An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, Capt. Pravin has served the country at national as well international level in various fronts. We request Capt. Pravin ji to share his inspirational  journey of life with our readers. Today, we present the translation of an article of Shri Sanjay Bhardwaj ji “Moksha – the salvation”.)

According to Shri Sanjay Bhardwaj – “‘संजय उवाच’  को अनेक मित्र अपने-अपने तरीके से समर्थन देते हैं। मित्र कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी ने रविवार  के उवाच का अँग्रेजी में उत्कृष्ट अनुवाद किया है। मित्रों के साथ साझा कर रहा हूँ।”

 

☆ Moksha –the salvation ☆

 

*Moksha* –the salvation, an illusive word, which as a wish is embedded in every human being in the world.  With growing age, it becomes increasingly overpowering.  While forgetting the rare achievement of being born in human body on the paradise-like-earth, the creature often indulges in myriad ways of seeking salvation in different cults, attires, praying systems, ethos and so on.  This chain of discovery creates an everlasting illusive disorientation.

I’ll narrate you an incident.  In the quest of highway to salvation, in perennial confused state, I was going on a city road. Had to stop as the sound of a crying dog ​​in the atmosphere was disturbingly echoing around, but the dog was not to be visible anywhere.  Suddenly, a hard object collided with my foot.  Distressed with pain, I saw, it was a ball.  Children were playing cricket across the street.  After hitting my foot, it rolled over and stopped next to an open manhole of a drainage.

A young child of eight or ten years came running and picked up the ball.  He too heard the wailings of the crying dog.  He peeped in the manhole and saw a puppy lying inside, which was desperately crying for help.  Without wasting time, in a jiffy, he put the ball in his pocket, and jumped into the drainage.

Took out the puppy, as he got wet in knee-deep slushy water. He put the puppy on ground, who kept on wagging his tail vigorously with gratitude, and started rolling in the child’s feet.

Before I could converse with the child, suddenly one of his group members called, “Hey Moksha, where have you stopped?  Get the ball quickly.”  The child ran back to his way…

The eternal confusion was sorted.  The path of liberation was found as the illusive fog got dispelled off…

Respect the salvation of the earth; Bliss of the heavenly Mokshadham will welcome you with open arms.

 

© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

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English Literature – ☆ Reading – The best 15 minutes you’ll even invest ☆ – Shri Jay Prakash Pandey

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Shri Jay Prakash Pandey

☆ Reading – The best 15 minutes you’ll even invest ☆ 

 On the basis of two comparative statistics the following valuable information was made available.
The average human reads less than two books per year – one and a half to be exact – with almost two-thirds of those going unfinished. On the whole, at present humans have lost the habit of reading good books
There is a notable exception, however. Chief Executives of Fortune 500 companies read on an average, roughly four books per week. This is equivalent to about 200 times the average for the rest of the world, and it is guaranteed that vast majority of the books read by the so called Chief Executives are good, meaty stuff that causes them to think about their business and/or their life in a very healthy way.
Needless to say, you should start reading four books a week and there is a direct and positive correlation between the amount of good reading an individual does and their influence and income. Unquestioningly, the most life-changing habit you can develop is to systematically read good books.
Charlie “Tremendous” Jones coined the phrase that “Leaders are always Readers”. Brian Tracy has seen it happen many times where an individual went from zero to 30 minutes a day of good reading and saw their income double. If you do not currently make positive reading a regular part of your life, DO SO IMMEDIATELY. Along with changing who you spend your time with, it is absolutely the most powerful way to change your life for the better.
You have to work, spend time with your family and engage in all great activities that you engage in, and you should. You don’t need to become a full time student or some kind of hermit bookworm crazy person. All you need is 15 minutes a day, preferably right in the beginning or right at the end of that day. Watching TV, surfing the internet, eating lunch, just zoning out, the list goes on and on. Just take just 15 minutes out of those kinds of activities each day and invest it in a good book.

©  Jay Prakash Pandey

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English Literature – ☆ Happiness ☆ – Shri Jay Prakash Pandey

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Shri Jay Prakash Pandey

☆ Happiness ☆ 

(We present a very motivating article by Shri Jay Prakash Pandey.  Shri Jay Prakash ji worked a lot for the overall development and happiness of tribal people while he was working in State Bank of India.  We will try to share his experiences in future.)

Happiness is the big ingredient everyone wants in his life. Happiness is, in many ways, a personal matter.

There are three things to remember about happiness:

  1. Happiness is important
  2. Happiness is desirable
  3. Happiness is possible

No matter what your past circumstances have been, no matter what your present conditions are, happiness is possible for you. You can learn to develop it and this happiness will give you a healthier and richer life

  • Happiness is not achieved by devious or false methods. The first step building a state of happiness in your life is to raise the level of your own self-respect. Happiness is only within your reach if you first admit that is a definite possibility. Once you have reached that awareness, you can reorient your thinking and life-style towards happiness.
  • Happiness is knowing your true identity, for you will not be happy if you fail to see yourself in a true perspective

There are four requirements in a program for happiness

  1. Take an interest in the world around you: You are living in the wider world that includes all of humanity and your interest in the world should naturally extend to a desire to help and share in the work of the world
  2. Have a willingness to work intensively:  Work means an involvement with other people and extending the limits of your personal interests for doing something special with the job. The extra efforts and added interest can bring you dividends of happiness
  3. Have an appreciation of leisure: Leisure means freedom from the demands and responsibilities of work or duty and it does not mean the absolute cessation of all other efforts
  4. Have an understanding of solitude: You should look forward to your periods of solitude. Being alone gives you a chance to sit down with yourself and assess your situation honestly

There are seven principal characteristics of happy people:

  1. – Happy people are thinking people
  2. – Happy people are considerate people
  3. – Happy people have better health
  4. – Happy people show their age less
  5. – Happy people like themselves
  6. – Happy people are liked by others
  7. – Happy people are successful in what they do

The following are some practical tips which help you in your quest for happiness:

  • Add up your blessings and catalog them
  • List your past accomplishments and achievements
  • List your anticipations that you feel are attainable
  • Learn how to sharpen and develop your powers of observation
  • Learn how to take time to enjoy your life
  • Learn how to replace fear in your life with happiness

 

“Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold, the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul” – DEMOCRITUS

 

©  Jay Prakash Pandey

416 – H, Jay Nagar, Near IBM Office, Jabalpur – 482002 Mobile – 9977318765

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English Literature – In Memory of a Brave Soldier – Major Salman Khan

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Major Salman Khan 

 

We proudly remember and extend a grand salute to brave Major Salman Khan who attained Martyrdom for Peace on 7th May 2005. Major Salman Khan was born on 17 November 1978.

Major Salman Khan was honoured by Shaurya Chakra  (Posthumous) on 26th January 2006

 

We are extremely thankful to Mr A A Khan, an author and Maternal Uncle of Major Salman Khan, who provided the information which has been reproduced as received.

© A.A Khan, Allahabad

(If any person gets such authentic information who sacrificed for the Nation, we will be pleased to publish the same.) 

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