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 Ms. Nirdesh Nidhi’s Hindi poem ☆ महानगर की काया पर चाँद☆ published in today’s issue . We extend our heartiest thanks to Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji for this beautiful translation. )
☆ Moon’s hide and seek with the metropolis ☆
Moon obsessedly floating above
corporeal frame of the metropolis,
Often loses to its glitzy glare…
Pulls out its silver sheet,
Keeps hiding behind
the towering skyscrapers
Afraid of human intentions,
it keeps running away…
It doesn’t want to inhale that
smoke of the inferno of envy
It can’t see the hot human blood
dripping on its innocent palms
Doesn’t want to endure the hurt
of a young innocent damsel’s
dignity being ripped apart,
on its soft chest…
Probably knows about its
own weaknesses of getting
snared in human falacies
Still, wants to live in endless euphoria of man’s madness
about its charming face…
That’s why it keeps wandering
endlessly all over the sky
to learn the art of demolishing the **Chakravyuh* …
© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM
* Chakravyuh – A mythological multi-tiered defensive formation that looked like a disc (chakra) when viewed from above. The warriors at each interleaving position would be in an increasingly tough position to fight against. The formation was used in the battle of Kurukshetra in the Mahabharat epic, which was considered as an extremely maze to crack
कैप्टन रघुवंशी जी को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं मेरी इस साधारण सी कविता का यह सुंदर सा अनुवाद करने और यह विस्तृत बफाल्क देनेवके लिए।
धन्यवाद ई – अभिव्यक्ति को भी