Shri Ashish Mulay

The Grey Lights# 02

☆ – “Behind the Bars…” – ☆ Shri Ashish Mulay ☆

Do not put her behind the bars

for her heart may begin to beat

and when it begins to beat

your beliefs will dance to it

behind the bars she may find

find herself stretching beyond bars

and when she finds herself

you will not have place to hide

do not set her bar so high

So high that she might touch it

and when she touches it

your soul will feel it

who knows when her heart beats

she may create a world

world on that side of bars

only to cage you in your own…

© Shri Ashish Mulay

Sangli 

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

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media# 142 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 142)

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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बहुत कुछ सिखाया ज़िन्दगी के

सफर ने अनजाने में,

वो किताबो में दर्ज़ ही नहीं था

जो सबक पढ़ाया ज़माने ने…

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The journey of life has taught

me a great deal unknowingly

the lesson taught by the life,

was not covered in the books

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कुछ लोग मुझे अपना

    कहा  करते  थे,

लेकिन सच कहूँ तो सिर्फ़

    कहा ही करते थे…!

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Some people used  to call

    me their very own, but

To be honest, they’d call me

    so for saying sake only..!

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इस कदर दर्द को रवाँ किया दिल में,

अब किसी चोट से हमें दर्द नहीं होता…

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So much of pain has been

    flown  into  the  heart,

That now I don’t even feel

    the pain from any injury..!

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 होती है शाम, आँख से आँसू  रवाँ हुए

ये वक़्त है, क़ैदियों की रिहाई का वक़्त

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It’s the evening, for tears

    to flow  from  the  eyes

It’s the time when the

    prisoners  are  released…

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© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Shri Ashish Mulay

  – “Choice-Heist…” –  ☆ Shri Ashish Mulay ☆

(A weekly column ‘The Grey Lights’ by Mr. Ashish Mulay)

Prologue: This poem is about the original mistake humankind has made… from which all the discriminations are born and has made human life miserable. That first mistake was not considering women as equal human… and using force to bend her will. No other animal in nature does that to his own species’ better half… and unfortunately for survival the better half had to weaponise the most beautiful thing in the world – “love.”

…and span of this mistake isn’t limited to only man and woman relation, but you can see it everywhere from kings oppressing subjects, bosses suppressing subordinates, teachers suppressing students and so on…I hope power is not used against the weak… power is for thorns not the flowers.

I have realised it

You hated my force and power

as much as you loved it…

It was me who first misused it

It was me

who moved against

the nature’s wit…

inside your softest heart

I nailed the insatiable ego

that’s the original sin

I did eons ago..

in quest to

become a man

I called you beast

oh, I did a choice-heist..

used the force

against you

only to force you

to use all yours…

what a fool

I was in reality

never understood that

you had a gravity…

gravity that can make

planets move

even the stars

collapse in your groove…

I have realised

my mistakes

and disastrous attempts

that I have made..

but you held

my hand like a mother

and walked me alone

in the darkest hour…

now in the darkness

I am all alone

for I am the one

who indeed has fallen…

in this darkness

I shall burn

your void is what

that made me learn…

to create the light

I shall burn

burn with mightiest flames

so others can learn…

I shall burn

until the dawn breaks

or

until my heart wrecks…

© 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 “~ कवि ~”.  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 – कवि

विशेषज्ञ हूँ,

तीन भुजाएँ खींचता हूँ,

तीन कोण बनाता हूँ,

तब त्रिभुज नाम दे पाता हूँ..,

तुम क्या करते हो कविवर?

विशेष कुछ नहीं,

बस, त्रिभुज में

चौथा कोण देख पाता हूँ..!

© संजय भारद्वाज 

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English Version by – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi

~ Poet… ~ 

I am an expert

I draw three sides

make three angles

Then I name it a triangle..,

And, what do you do, Mr Poet?

Nothing special,

Just in that triangle

I’m able to see

the fourth angle..!

~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 “~ मिलन ~”.  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 – मिलन

नश्वर आशंकाएँ खेत रहीं,

शाश्वत आकांक्षाएँ बनी रहीं,

ठगा-सा तकता रहा संसार,

चलो मिलें फिर देह के पार..!

© संजय भारद्वाज 

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English Version by – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi

~ Union… ~ 

Mortal apprehensions

got annihilated,

Eternal aspirations

remained alive…,

The world kept looking

stunningly bewildered,

Come, let’s meet again

to unite beyond

this mortal body…!

~Pravin

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media# 141 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 141)

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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☆ Trend of the World ☆

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जमाने का चलन है ये अब तो

फक्त लफ्जों का क्या कहना

हवा रुख के साथ लोगों के

किरदार भी बदल जाया करते हैं…!

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This is the trend of the times,

what to say of the words

Even the people’s characters

change with the wind now…!

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☆ Strangers ☆

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आख़िर में हम फ़क़त

दो अजनबी ही थे…

जो एक दूसरे के बारे में

सब कुछ जानते थे…!

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In the end, we were just

two strangers only…

who knew everything

about each other…!

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☆ Eternal Truth ☆

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राख की कई परतों के

नीचे तक जा कर देखा…

वो गुरूर, रुतबा, रुबाब

कहीं भी नज़र नहीं आया …!

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Checked under the several

layers of the ashes but

Couldn’t find that vanity

panache or the grandeur…!

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बड़ी लंबी गुफ्तगू 

करनी  है…

तुम आना एक पूरी

ज़िंदगी लेकर..!

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Need  to  have

a  long  chat…

You come with

a  whole life..!

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© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Ms. Preeti Sachdev

(Ms. Preeti Sachdev is a famous writer and poetess.  She writes for various magazines and daily columns in Hindi, Urdu and English. She manages business relations at international level and participates in academic activities as well.  We are pleased to share her eminent literature with our enlightened readers.) 

~ Eerie Emptiness… ~ 

I sit by the river watching the sun go down

The dancing orange water, set the fire below

Sun retreating leaving behind the still darkness

But the blazing embers veiled set the sky aglow..

I feel the lonliness, through the melancholy of my soul

I know I have lost out slowly my place in your heart

The Sun in all its dusky beauty, kissing the mountains

Still too far from the earth, together yet so far apart

Sitting in noisy silence, as my heart keeps on breaking

I fight my sombreness and unfathomable hollowness

Only the sun would understand my everlasting aloofness,

As no sound can ever fill my inner eerie emptiness…!

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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 Ms. Indira Kislay’s Hindi poem “~ विश्व विवशता दिवस ~”.  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.)

~ Compulsion… ~ 

[1]

Fish can’t show

her tears

and the sea

can’t see it…

This is a helplessness..!

[2]

Whether it’s

cloudy or not

or raining or not

some frogs have to croak

This is a compulsion..!

[3]

Ther’s a nexus

between the water

and the officialdom

Some people try to

douse the forest fire

with the words only…

This also is a compulsion..!

[4]

Rats want

to bell the cat

but in the dream only

This too is a compulsion..!

[5]

Thorns may be like this 

or like that

But, under the feet

of hypocrites

They’re never laid

like the flowers…

They both have their

own compulsions..!

~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 Ms. Nirupama Singh’s Hindi poem “~ काली चिड़िया ~”.  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.)

~ Black Bird… ~ 

A black bird

while flapping wings

Keeps banging its head

against the walls

Flying around vehemently

looking for shelter

I keep staring at her from

the comfort of my bed

Keep wondering

what is she looking for

Some place..? Some safety?

Now, that poor helpless bird

is not to be seen anymore

It may have gone away

Must have migrated

to a better environs

Listen, O’ dear black bird!

Must you grant me forgiveness

Come back if you can

I’ll plant some new trees for you

For you to make a nice cosy nest…

~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 “~ अस्तित्व ~”.  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 – अस्तित्व 

पहाड़ की ऊँची चोटियों के बीच

अपने कद को बेहद छोटा पाया,

पलट कर देखा,

काफी नीचे सड़क पर

कुछ बिंदुओं को हिलते डुलते पाया,

ये वही राहगीर थे,

जिन्हें मैं पीछे छोड़ आया था,

ऊँचाई पर हूँ, ऊँचा हूँ,

सोचकर मन भरमाया,

एकाएक चोटियों से साक्षात्कार हुआ,

भीतर और बाहर एकाकार हुआ,

ऊँचाई पर पहुँच कर भी,

छोटापन नहीं छूटा

तो फिर क्या छूटा?

शिखर पर आकर भी

खुद को नहीं जीता

तो फिर क्या जीता?

पर्वतों के साये में,

आसमान के नीचे,

मन बौनापन अनुभव कर रहा था,

पर अब मेरा कद

चोटियों को छू रहा था..!

© संजय भारद्वाज 

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English Version by – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi

~ Existence… ~ 

In the midst of the skyscraping

mountain peaks

found my stature too short,

Looked back,

down the road

found some points moving,

These were the passers-by

whom I had left behind

on my way up…

I’m at the height, I’m way too high

My ego got inflated…

Suddenly met with the peaks,

Inside and outside merged in unison,

Realisation dawned,

even at the top,

smallness has not gone

Then, what has left?

Even at the peak

I couldn’t even win myself

Then what have I won…?

In the shade of the mountains,

under the sky,

Feeling of dwarfness engulfed me,

But now my height

was touching the summit..!

~Pravin