Weekly column ☆ Poetic World of Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra # 32 – Kindness ☆ Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra

Ms Neelam Saxena Chandra

(Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is a well-known author. She has been honoured with many international/national/ regional level awards. We are extremely thankful to Ms. Neelam ji for permitting us to share her excellent poems with our readers. We will be sharing her poems on every Thursday. Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is an Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Indian Railways, Pune Division. Her beloved genre is poetry. Today we present her poem “Kindness ”. This poem is from her book “The Frozen Evenings”.)

☆ Weekly column ☆ Poetic World of Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra # 32☆

☆ Kindness ☆

Kindness is an art

You were born with,

It was tattooed all over

On your nascent body;

After all, you were a child of grief!

There was so much

Heartlessness around,

That you kept rinsing

Your body with cheesy dips

Of kindness!

You will die

On the pyre of kindness,

Life has after all

Treated you with so much of callousness

That it needs to be balanced!

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English Literature – Poetry ☆ Let’s light a lamp… ☆ Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

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 Poetry “जलाएँ एक दीप ” published previously as ☆ संजय दृष्टि – जलाएँ एक दीप ☆ 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) for this beautiful translation.)

☆ Let’s light a lamp… ☆

Let’s light a lamp

at the door,

that is guarded by

the superstition…!

Let’s light a lamp

in front of the street

where hunger came

and stayed on…!

Let’s light a lamp

on the platform

where resides

the Indianness…!

Let’s light one lamp

at the rampart

where flutters the

tricolor of mine…!

Let’s light a lamp to

mitigate the disaster,

And one, at the tempest

of transformation…!

Let’s light a lamp at the

grave of martyrs, and

reverberate the world

with deafening salutations…!

© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

English Literature – Poetry ☆ Life ☆ Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

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 Poetry “जीवन ” published previously as ☆ संजय दृष्टि – “जीवन ” ☆ 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) for this beautiful translation.)

☆ Life ☆

Dreams live

for centuries

Keeping few moments

for self,

A rare balance of

Micro and macro,

Constant union of

Mortal and God,

Life, in the face of

apprehensions, is the

Congregation of possibilities!

© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Weekly column ☆ Poetic World of Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra # 31 – Helplessness ☆ Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra

Ms Neelam Saxena Chandra

(Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is a well-known author. She has been honoured with many international/national/ regional level awards. We are extremely thankful to Ms. Neelam ji for permitting us to share her excellent poems with our readers. We will be sharing her poems on every Thursday. Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is an Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Indian Railways, Pune Division. Her beloved genre is poetry. Today we present her poem “Helplessness”. This poem is from her book “The Frozen Evenings”.)

☆ Weekly column ☆ Poetic World of Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra # 31☆

☆ Helplessness ☆

There are those edgy instants

When you become a heated oven

And tiny grains of excruciating anger puff up,

They hit the grey steel walls

Of the ventricles of your heart

With high velocity,

Making you lose your steadiness.

Before those tender grains

Flare up like pale yellow popcorns,

It’s better to freeze them

In the refrigerator of time.

After some point,

When you take out those icy grains,

You expect them to cool your being…

Unfortunately,

They blue-pencil the white ribs

Surrounding the heart

With a razor like sharpness!

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English Literature – Poetry ☆ Inexhaustible ☆ Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

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 Poetry “अक्षय ” published previously as ☆ संजय दृष्टि – अक्षय ☆ 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) for this beautiful translation.)

☆ Inexhaustible ☆

Incessant flow colliding

with the stones,

engraves the

manuscripts of centuries

on bosom of the mountains…

Changing times and

memoirs of the seasons,

etched lastingly

on the chest of rocks…

Complimentarily,

fossils encompass the

entire encyclopedia

of the evolution…

And, you say

words are not found

to write…!

© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

English Literature ☆ Weekly Column – Abhivyakti # 12 ☆ The Market of Life! ☆ Hemant Bawankar

Hemant Bawankar

(All of the literature written by me was for self satisfaction. Now I started sharing them with you all. Every person has two characters. One is visible and another is invisible. This poem shows us mirror. Today, I present my poem ‘The Market of Life! ’. This poem has been cited from my book “The Variegated Life of Emotional Hearts”.))

My introduction is available on following links.

☆ Weekly Column – Abhivyakti # 12 ☆

☆ The Market of Life! ☆

The world

is a market of life!

New lives

born to sell.

Old lives

destroyed and thrown

away

from the throne.

None knows

the mentality of ones.

Some say

old is gold

some say

new to sold.

Requirement of new

was too much

so they purchased me

fully

when I was new.

Now,

I am feeling

I have nothing of mine.

Body and soul;

thoughts and mind;

pulse and heart;

each and everything

is of customer

My Master!

My Lord!

My God!

and… his highness!

I’m sold

thus

I’m soldier

… of LIFE!

© Hemant Bawankar, Pune

26th August 1977

English Literature – Poetry ☆ Anonymous litterateur of Social Media#1 ☆ बस रहो सिर्फ अपने घर में.. ☆ कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी, एन एम्

कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी, एन एम्

(हम कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी जी द्वारा ई-अभिव्यक्ति के साथ उनकी साहित्यिक और कला कृतियों को साझा करने के लिए उनके बेहद आभारी हैं। आईआईएम अहमदाबाद के पूर्व छात्र कैप्टन प्रवीण जी ने विभिन्न मोर्चों पर अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर एवं राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर देश की सेवा की है। वर्तमान में सी-डैक के आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस और एचपीसी ग्रुप में वरिष्ठ सलाहकार के रूप में कार्यरत हैं साथ ही विभिन्न राष्ट्र स्तरीय परियोजनाओं में शामिल हैं।)

☆ Anonymous litterateur of social media / सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार ☆

आज सोशल मीडिया गुमनाम साहित्यकारों के अतिसुन्दर साहित्य से भरा हुआ है। प्रतिदिन हमें अपने व्हाट्सप्प / फेसबुक / ट्विटर / योर कोट्स / इंस्टाग्राम आदि पर हमारे मित्र न जाने कितने गुमनाम साहित्यकारों के साहित्य की विभिन्न विधाओं की ख़ूबसूरत रचनाएँ साझा करते हैं। कई रचनाओं के साथ मूल साहित्यकार का नाम होता है और अक्सर अधिकतर रचनाओं के साथ में उनके मूल साहित्यकार का नाम ही नहीं होता। कुछ साहित्यकार ऐसी रचनाओं को अपने नाम से प्रकाशित करते हैं जो कि उन साहित्यकारों के श्रम एवं कार्य के साथ अन्याय है। हम ऐसे साहित्यकारों के श्रम एवं कार्य का सम्मान करते हैं और उनके कार्य को उनका नाम देना चाहते हैं।

सी-डैक के आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस और एचपीसी ग्रुप में वरिष्ठ सलाहकार तथा हिंदी, संस्कृत, उर्दू एवं अंग्रेजी भाषाओँ में प्रवीण कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी जी ने ऐसे अनाम साहित्यकारों की असंख्य रचनाओं का अंग्रेजी भावानुवाद किया है। इन्हें हम अपने पाठकों से साझा करने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं । उन्होंने पाठकों एवं उन अनाम साहित्यकारों से अनुरोध किया है कि कृपया सामने आएं और ऐसे अनाम रचनाकारों की रचनाओं को उनका अपना नाम दें।

कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी जी ने भगीरथ परिश्रम किया है। वे इस अनुष्ठान का श्रेय अपने फौजी मित्रों को दे रहे हैं। जहाँ नौसेना कप्तान प्रवीण रघुवंशी सूत्रधार हैं, वहीं कर्नल हर्ष वर्धन शर्मा, कर्नल अखिल साह, कर्नल दिलीप शर्मा और कर्नल जयंत खड़लीकर के योगदान से यह अनुष्ठान अंकुरित व पल्लवित हो रहा है। ये सभी हमारे देश के तीनों सेनाध्यक्षों के कोर्स मेट हैं। जो ना सिर्फ देश के प्रति समर्पित हैं अपितु स्वयं में उच्च कोटि के लेखक व कवि भी हैं। जो स्वान्तः सुखाय लेखन तो करते ही हैं और साथ में रचनायें भी साझा करते हैं।

इस सद्कार्य के लिए कैप्टन प्रवीण रघुवंशी जी साधुवाद के पात्र हैं ।

इस कड़ी में आज प्रस्तुत है उनके द्वारा एक अनाम साहित्यकार की एक समसामयिक रचना बस रहो सिर्फ अपने घर में..का अंग्रेजी भावानुवाद

☆ गुमनाम साहित्यकार की कालजयी रचना – बस रहो सिर्फ अपने घर में..☆

तूफ़ां के से हालात हैं

ना किसी सफर में रहो.

पंछियों से है गुज़ारिश

रहो सिर्फ अपने शज़र में

ईद का चाँद बन, बस रहो

अपने ही घरवालों के संग,

ये उनकी खुशकिस्मती है

कि बस हो उनकी नज़र में…

माना बंजारों की तरह

घूमते ही रहे डगर-डगर…

वक़्त का तक़ाज़ा है अब

रहो सिर्फ अपने ही शहर में …

तुमने कितनी खाक़ छानी

हर गली हर चौबारे की,

थोड़े दिन की तो बात है

बस रहो सिर्फ अपने घर में..

☆ English Version of Classical Poem of Anonymous litterateur of social media☆

☆ Keep staying in your house… by Captain Pravin Raghuwanshi ☆

There’re stormy conditions

Don’t set sail for any voyage

Pleading with the avian-world

To keep nestled in their trees

Even in once in blue moon,

Don’t step out, be with family

It’s a blissful fortune only

That you’re before their eyes

Agreed, like gypsies you’ve

Been wandering endlessly

It’s the need of hour that

You stay in your own town…

Much did you wander around

Every nook and every corner,

It’s a matter of few days only

Keep staying in your house…

© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

English Literature – Poetry ☆ Endured anguish ☆ Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

ravin 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 Poetry “वेदनाएं ” published previously as ☆ संजय दृष्टि – वेदनाएं ☆ 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) for this beautiful translation.)

☆ Endured anguish ☆

Smelted constantly

in ceaseless inferno,

Amalgamated everyday

in the virulent acid

Endured anguish of

the gory bloodshed…

Ever inflicting carnage

Mutilated sensibilities…

Shell-shocked are they

on my stark silence

instead of expected

hysterical cachinnations

How ruefully are

they unfamiliar

with the process

of making gold…!

© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Weekly column ☆ Poetic World of Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra # 30 – Heights ☆ Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra

Ms Neelam Saxena Chandra

(Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is a well-known author. She has been honoured with many international/national/ regional level awards. We are extremely thankful to Ms. Neelam ji for permitting us to share her excellent poems with our readers. We will be sharing her poems on every Thursday. Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is an Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Indian Railways, Pune Division. Her beloved genre is poetry. Today we present her poem “Heights”. This poem is from her book “The Frozen Evenings”.)

☆ Weekly column ☆ Poetic World of Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra # 30☆

☆ Heights ☆

For heights if you aspire

If high goals are your desire

It is only hard work, toil and perspiration

Which will carve out way for your destination.

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English Literature – Poetry ☆ Epidemic or Pandemic ☆ Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

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.

Please read an English Version of my Hindi Poem “विश्वमारी या महामारी” published previously as ☆ विश्वमारी या महामारी ☆ . I extend my heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi J for this beautiful translation. Captain Pravin Raghuwanshi ji is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages.)

☆ English Version of Poem of Hemant Bawankar ☆

☆ Epidemic or Pandemic – by Captain Pravin Raghuwanshi ☆

You can call me by any name

Epidemic or pandemic

Natural disaster or man-made conspiracy

But in the end, you will

only lose…

Agreed that

I’m a natural disaster,

You saw my cool-and-calm composure

And sometimes,

the catastrophic ones too,

However much I tried

to scare you

Through,

Cyclones

Earthquakes and landslides;

From the

Ozone hole to

Global warming

From the

Climate change

To countless other

representational signs…

But,

You did not mend your ways,

Let’s agree now that

It’s a man made conspiracy…

You are the one

solely responsible for catastrophe

You messed up

Not only with me

But,

With the entire humanity…

I gave you

The whole mortal world,

the entire universe

And, above all

Rare human birth…

Beautiful natural locales,

Winter, Spring, Autumn, Summer and Monsoon seasons;

Lush green forests filled with

Flora fauna and myriad reptiles

Blissful enchanting waterfalls

Golden sandy beaches

And plentiful natural bounties

and many more priceless gifts…

Whom you could have enjoyed blissfully…

But, Alas!

Again, you didn’t agree

Instead of the serene picturesque nature

You chose the ‘Global village’

But, forgot the principle of

‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ –the world is one family concept…

Based on apartheid, religion and racism,

You fractured the humanity

into several pieces…

You preferred

battles, wars and World-Wars…

You played politics of becoming superpower

Messed up with the environment

Made the reptiles and animals your diet,

Created destructive biological weapons,

Replaced peace with violence

Spread hatred instead of love

You prioritized the power-politics of:

Domination and demolition

Gas chambers and concentration camps

Hiroshima-Nagasaki and Bhopal Gas Tragedy,

Which bear silent testimony

of your atrocities

You forgot

How many foeticide did you commit

How many innocent children and humans

were subjected to

starvation, epidemics, diseases

and victims of hate violence…

every second, poignantly…

Hope good sense prevails now, and

You stop the evil chase

of power supremacy

And, dedicate your life for the

upliftment of humanity

Provide two square meals

to the deprived ones,

Make hospitals to extend love and care

to the sick and geriatrics…

You can call me by any name

Epidemic or pandemic

Natural disaster or man-made conspiracy

But the loser in the end,

will be you and only you…

Today when I’m showing you the mirror

You’re mortally scared

Hiding in your homes

Get up, awaken now

Fight me bravely, Take me head on

For, it’s question of survival of your own species

To whom you are solely responsible

You still have a chance

Follow the laws of nature

Save the environment

Rise above apartheid,

religion and casteism

Love the humanity and

brotherhood of man…

If not for yourself

Then, at least,

for your generations,

of which you are

representative like me…

And, critically for

your future generations

Which is your responsibility…

This beautiful loving

nature is a gift

To you

To your future generations

To the humanity per se,

But mind you,

Time is running out…