Shri Ashish Mulay

The Grey Lights# 13

☆ – “Make her Man…” – ☆ Shri Ashish Mulay ☆

 If you can buy out

her share of mistakes

yet convert it into

your asset of strength

If you can enlighten her

with the ways of men

yet respect for her

crafty survival ways

If you can identify

you are her true pain

yet be the true friend

to stop her rain

If you can allow her

to be your sword

yet when her blade fails

be her shield

If you can walk forward

ahead of your time

yet stop for her

to catch up for a while

If you can make her

known for smile

when she is notorious

for her tears

and…

If you can

‘make her man’

you will become more

than ‘just her man’…

© Shri Ashish Mulay

Sangli 

≈ Editor – Shri Hemant Bawankar/Editor (English) – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM ≈

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 an English Version of Shri Sanjay Bhardwaj’s Hindi poem “साथ-साथ”.  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 and his artwork.)

श्री संजय भारद्वाज जी की मूल रचना

संजय दृष्टि – साथ-साथ 

चलो कहीं साथ मिल बैठें,

न कोई शब्द बुनें,

न कोई शब्द गुनें,

बस खामोशी कहें,

बस खामोशी सुनें..!

© संजय भारद्वाज 

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English Version by – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi

~ Together…~ 

Let’s go somewhere

and sit together…

Neither shall we

weave any words,

Nor would we utter

any  words…

We will just talk silently,

Would listen to the

stark silence only..!

~Pravin

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 153 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 153)

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’.

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कुछ आई पल, ज़रूरतों के

साथ  क्या  गुज़ारे,

मुँह फुला  के, बैठ  गईं

मेरी  सब  ख्वाहिशें..!

☆☆

Just spent some moments

with the needs,

All my wishes frowned 

with the grimace..!

☆☆☆☆☆

 जाने  कौन  देगा उनके

हिस्से के जवाब,

वो  लोग  जो  अक्सर

चुप रह जाते हैं…!

☆☆

Don’t know who will

answer  their  part…

Of those people, who

often  remain  silent…!

☆☆☆☆☆

चलो  ख़ामोशियों  की

गिरफ़्त  में  चलते  हैं,

बातें  ज़्यादा  हुईं  तो

ज़्बात  खुल  जायेंगे..!

☆☆

Let’s go in the grip of silence,

if too much of talks happen

Then emotions will become

a publically known secret..!

☆☆☆☆☆

सारी  गवाहियाँ  तो मेरे

हक़  में  आ  गईं,

लेकिन  मेरा  बयान  ही

मेरे  ख़िलाफ़  था…!

☆☆

All  the  evidences

came in my favour.

But my statement itself

was  against  me…!

☆☆☆☆☆

© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Shri Ashish Mulay

The Grey Lights# 12

☆ – “Arrow or The Aim…” – ☆ Shri Ashish Mulay ☆

Take a bliss in targets & deadlines

And be sure to miss the Lifelines

Problems are going to be there forever

You are not

Insects are going to be there forever

Blossoms are not

Live the good side till you live

Bad side will always be alive

Money will ease your Rush

But it won’t make you Blush

everything great is just a tool, like an arrow

But life flies much quicker, like a sparrow

What is more important?

The Arrow or the Aim…

© Shri Ashish Mulay

Sangli 

≈ Editor – Shri Hemant Bawankar/Editor (English) – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM ≈

Miss Radha Unmesh Mulay

–Soul Searching…– ☆ Miss Radha Unmesh Mulay 

Who am I if not who I should be ? 

The stormy unforgiving sea with crashing waves,

The calm that the sunrise brings,

The relentless raging of the flames, 

The very ones I burn in ? 

Who am I if not myself ? 

The light that engulfs the dark, 

The snail that hides in its shell, 

A single name etched forever, 

The pages of history I’ m within ? 

Who am I if I’m not strong ? 

The boulder at the edge of the cliff, 

The tree with its deep, anchoring roots, 

and branches wide and stiff 

About to tumble, but growing, breathing, and alive. 

Who am I resolving to be ? 

My character hidden deep inside 

The one who stands up to fight. 

The only one who chooses to carry 

The weight of the world, upon myself alone …… 

© Miss Radha Unmesh Mulay

Std. X, Sanskriti School, Pune.

≈ Editor – Shri Hemant Bawankar/Editor (English) – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM ≈

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 152 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 152)

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’.

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यूँ तो आदतें हमारी भी

कहाँ  ख़राब  थीं,

बस! दोस्त बनते गये,

ऐब  बढ़ते  गए…!

☆☆

When were my habits ever bad,

it’s just that when more people became friends 

that added up the problems..!

☆☆☆☆☆

दर्द  को  हम  मुस्कुरा  कर 

सहने  क्या  लगे

लोगों  को  लगने  लगा  कि

हमें तकलीफ़ ही नहीं होती

☆☆

When  I  started  to  bear

the  pain  with  a  smile…

People began to think that

I don’t feel the agony..!

☆☆☆☆☆

दिल धड़कने का सबब

अब याद आया…

वो तेरी  याद  थी 

अब  याद आया…!

☆☆

I remember the reason

for my heartbeat…

That was your memory,

now I remember…!

☆☆☆☆☆

आज  फिर  तुम  ने वही

पुराना चश्मा पहना,

आज फिर तुम्हें मेरे  ढेर

सारे ऐब दिखाई देंगे..!

☆☆

Today again you wore the

same  old  glasses,

Today again you will see

a  lot  of my  flaws..!

☆☆☆☆☆

© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Shri Ashish Mulay

The Grey Lights# 11

☆ – “Address of Me…” – ☆ Shri Ashish Mulay ☆

When you see the Sky

and the wind Passes by..

When the soul Shivers

and the eyes drip Tears..

When smile comes from Within

and laugh is in the Gathering..

When you mute in Solitude

and you speak in Gratitude..

When you crave Badly

and get criticised Harshly..

Then you view Clear

and see me Near..

in your strongest moments

you will find me There

and in your weakest moments

you will know me Dear…

© Shri Ashish Mulay

Sangli 

≈ Editor – Shri Hemant Bawankar/Editor (English) – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM ≈

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 “~ Blazing Earth ~”.  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 and his artwork.)

~ Blazing Earth… ~ 

When the havoc of meteors unleashed,

every star in the sky made a hue & cry

Where would the birds fly around now

when daggers keep flying across the sky…

With demons occupying every branch,

Made the lustre of the buds vanish,

How dare you could even survive…?

Thus, the buds were ordered to banish…

Showering the flaming rays is the Sun.

As if the world is kept hostage by devil

Why is that the Sun keeps raining

its fiery embers with the intent evil

The sweet lakes got transformed into

reservoirs of salt, in billions of tonnes

The sandy soil creates a discord with the

fertile land, turning it into barren ones;

Space has been shouldering the brunt of

fallen satellites and their flying garbage

Heaven and earth lose their consciousness,

in an unprecedented disgust and outrage

Planet faces the worst ever crisis of era

Alas! But there’s nothing auspicious left

As the mountain of satellite trash, turns

into a towering inferno, with sense bereft…

What will the salty ocean change now,

as the rivers too have become a salty zone

Where’ve those bouncing streams of life

giving, perennial fresh water rivers gone?

The petals of passion, sadly wither away with

the gone memories of joy and amusement;

Roaming on summits, fairies used to dance

in their sheer ecstasy and endless merriment…

When would the flames of wrathfulness go away

from the stream of unprecedented sombreness…

When would the earth turn into a serene world,

But then who’s bothered to remove the sadness..

~Pravin

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 an English Version of Shri Sanjay Bhardwaj’s Hindi poem “त्रिकालदर्शी”.  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 and his artwork.)

श्री संजय भारद्वाज जी की मूल रचना

संजय दृष्टि – त्रिकालदर्शी

भविष्य से

सुनता है

अपनी कहानी,

जैसे कभी

अतीत को

सुनाई थी

उसकी कहानी,

वर्तमान में जीता है

पर भूत, भविष्य को

पढ़ सकता है,

प्रज्ञाचक्षु खुल जाएँ तो

हर मनुज

त्रिकालदर्शी हो सकता है!

© संजय भारद्वाज 

☆☆☆☆☆

English Version by – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi

~ The Omniscient…~ 

He hears his

story from

the future;

And narrates

his tales to

the  past…

Though lives

in the present

but can read

the past, and

the future…!

If  the  eyes  of

the wisdom open,

then the mankind

can  become

an all-knowing

Trikaldarshi,

–the omniscient..!

~Pravin

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 151 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 151)

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’.

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जब  लबों  पर

जगह नहीं मिलती,

तब  लफ़्ज़  आँखों

में  रहने  लगते  हैं…

☆☆

When there is no

space on the lips,

Then the words start

living in the eyes…

☆☆☆☆☆

थी मिलावट इस कदर

अपनों की चाहत में कि

आखिर तंग आकर हम  

दुश्मनों के पास चले गए..!

☆☆ 

So much of adulteration was

there in the love of loved ones

that I got disheartened, forcing

me  to  go  to  the  enemies..!

☆☆☆☆☆

क्या कोई नई बात नजर 

आती  है  हममें ?

आईना हमें देख कर

हैरान सा  क्यूँ  है ?

☆☆

Do you see anything 

new  in  me…

Why is the mirror

surprised to see me?

☆☆☆☆☆

यूं तो सब, कुछ रूठे-रूठे

से रहते  हैं  मुझसे,

पर बचपन की मासूमियत

कुछ ज्यादा  खफा  है…

☆☆

As such, everyone remains

sullen  only  with  me,

But the innocence of childhood

is a bit more upset with me!

☆☆☆☆☆

© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM