Pochishey Baishak Anjali 2011 by Rupak Ganguly

Pujari Newsletter || Pochishe Baisakh Issue || 7th May 2011 || VOL. #2 | ISSUE #1

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Celebrating 150 Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore

Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror. -‐ Rabindranath Tagore

Pujari Newsletter || Pochishe Baisakh Issue || 7th May 2011 || VOL. #2 | ISSUE #1

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. -‐ Rabindranath Tagore

Pujari Newsletter || Pochishe Baisakh Issue || 7th May 2011 || VOL. #2 | ISSUE #1

By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower. -‐ Rabindranath Tagore

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Expect The Unexpected By: Suporna Chaudhuri, Age: 15 Weary fingers turn shiny knobs Sweltering heat fills the enclosure Agonizing minutes of impatience pass by A wild scream echoes along the walls... My brother's bathwater is too hot. Muscles tense under the skin Pupils dilate at a rapid pace Savage animals bare their teeth at one another A maniacal shriek shatters every ear... A girl has caught the bride's bouquet.

Fast-‐moving feet dart in and out A robotic face hides its furious thoughts A thousand hands swoop back and forth Acid drips down a parched throat... A waitress takes a dish back to the chef. Hundreds of eyes beam and grin Backs arch gracefully out of shackles Roars burst out of heaving chests Thunder rolls throughout like waves... My audience applauds as my poem ends.

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” Rabindranath Tagore

Pujari Newsletter || Pochishe Baisakh Issue || 7th May 2011 || VOL. #2 | ISSUE #1

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time. -‐ Rabindranath Tagore

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úđʛĘĉĉ ăĕĘąŪ ąđçĊ čɏĀđĠǅĘï ăĕąŪ ëąá ăĒɩćąđáĊđĉ ćđĂĔČ ĺąđāĎĠ ĺïąĊå çĀđčēĂ, ĺðăđ, õȵõđĞđ ĒĆǘĔ Ęïĉ ăĈŪđĠ ĺĄĊþÞ þđĘĀĉ ĉĒôþ ñđĂ ĒĂõï ăđñĊđĒć ąĘĊ ƵĒþĆđþ Ď'þÞ ˝āĔćđƯ ƵôđĘĉĉ ãĆđĘą ąđçĊ, ôđĉý ïĒąĉ ĉĒôþ ñđĂ ĺĈ ïþ çǮćđĘñŪĉ ĺĊđïñđĂ þđ ąĔ÷Ęþ čćƣ Ćđĉþąđčēĉí ãĘĂï čćĠ ĺĊĘñĒõĊÞ Ēïˍ ĈĔñĈĔñ āĘĉ ëå ĺðăđĒć í çĀđčēĂþđĉ þđĞĂđĠ ëå čɏĀđĠ ąđáĊđ- čáɾĖ Ēþĉ ĆđȨđĉĘï ĺĈ ïþðđĒĂ čćĖȝ ïĘĉ ëĘčĘõ þđ äćĉđ ëå ħĥĦĦ čđĘĊ ëĘč ĀđàĒĞĘĠ ðĔą ĆđĊ ĆđĘą çăĊĒɇ ïĘĉĒõÞ ćĔǝ ĎĘĠĒõ äćĉđ ëĘĀĉ ĉôĂđęċĊēĘþÞ éȝ ĎĘĠĘõ ąđáĊđ ñđĘĂĉ čáɾĖ ĒþÞ äāƟđĒȕï ëąá ĺĀĎþĘȐĉ íăĉ ëå ĺĊđïñđĂ õĒĞĘĠĘõ ćĔĘð ćĔĘðÞ ëå ąđçĊñđĘĂĉ ƵĒþɵđ ăđíĠđĉ ćĕĘĊ äĘõĂ ĺčå ćđĂĔČǅ ĒĈĒĂ ĊđĊćđǅĉ ĺĀĘċ ąđçĘĊĉ ĻñĒĉï ąčĘĂĉ ĉó õĒĞĘĠ ĒĀĘĠĒõĘĊĂ þđàĉ ƵĒþĒɵþ ċđĒȭĒĂĘïþĘĂĉ ĉđóđ āĕĊđĠ Þ ĉąēȰĂđÿ ąĞ ïđõ ĺÿĘï ąđçĊĘï ĺĀĘðĒõĊĂ ëąá ąĔĘ÷ĒõĘĊĂ þđĘĀĉ öēąĂĀċŪĂÞ ĺïđÿđĠ ĺĈĂ ëï äĒȕï ãĂĔĆĕĒþĉ čĔĘĉ þđàĉ ëïþđĉđĠ ĺąàĘāĒõĘĊĂ ąđçĘĊĉ ĺĀđþđĉđĉ čĔĉÞ ąđçĊ čɏĀđĠ ĺĈĂ ąēĉĆĕ Ęćĉ ĉđóđćđǅĉå ĄčĊÞ ëĘï ôôŪđ ïĉĘþ ĎĘą, ąĔ÷Ęþ ĎĘą ëĉ ĺĀĎþȐ ąđĀ ëĘĀĉ ĉĒôþ ĺĊđïñđĂ ćđĂĔČĘï ĺĀĘą ĺĊđïĒċǘđÞ Ǉï ĺĈćĂ ĉąēȰčǩēĘþĉ ąđçĊ ãĘǩĉ ñđĘĂĉ čĔĘĉ ćđĂĔČ ĎđĒĉĘĠ ĒñĘĠ çăĊĒɇ ïĘĉ ąđçĊñđĘĂ äāƟđȕąđĀ ëąá äȕþƟđĘñĉ ćĕõŪĂđ ĺĀĘð ƵĒþĒĂĠþ äćđĘĀĉ ëå ƵđĘýĉ ïĒąǅĉ ñđĘĂĉ ĆđČđĠ ĺïđÿđĠ ĺĈĂ ĒćĊ ðĔàĘö ăđåÞ ƷđʒāćŪđąĊ˘ē ĎĘĠí ĺĈ ïĒą ƵĒþĒĂĠþ þđàĉ ñđĘĂĉ ïÿđĠ ąƟǏ ïĘĉĘõĂ ĺčå äȕþƟđñ í æ˞Ęĉĉ ƵĒþ äʛĒþÞ þđàĉ ăĕöđ ăĈŪđĘĠĉ ñđĘĂ æ˞Ęĉĉ ƵĒþ äʛĒþ çöđĞ ïĘĉ ĒĀĘĠĘõĂÞ þđå þđàĉ öȶ čđāŪ ċþąĘČŪĉ ĀĉöđĠ ĀđàĒĞĘĠ ąđçĊ ïĒą ąĘĊí ëï ëïąđĉ Ƶýđć öđĂđå ćĘĂ ćĘĂÞ ąđçĊ ĺĈćĂ þđĉ ñđĘĂĉ ïÿđĠ Ƶïđċ ïĘĉ ĺƵć, ăĕöđ í ƵïĖ Ēþĉ ïþ ĉó, ñȴ ëąá ʊċŪ äćđĘĀĉ ĉĒąúđʛĉí ĺĀĘðĒõĘĊĂ ĺčå ĉóÞ ñēþĒąþđĘĂĉ ïƟđĂĆđč ĆĘĉ ĺñĒõĊ þđàĉ þĔ ĒĊĉ ùđĘĂÞ ĺïđÿđĠ ĺĈĂ ãȭĘĉĉ ĺõđàĠđ ĺčå õĒąĘþÞ ĺĈćĂǅ äćĉđ ăđå ąđçĘĊĉ čĔĘĉ äĉ ïÿđĠÞ ąđáĊđĘĀĘċĉ ĒąðƟđþ ąđçĊ ĺĈćĂ ĒĊĘðĒõĘĊĂ "äćđĉ ĒĆþĉ ąđĒĎĘĉ ãȭĘĉ ãȭĘĉ äĘõđ þĔ Ēć ˲ĀĠ öĔĘĞ " ĉąēȰĂđÿ ĺĈĂ ĺčå čĔĘĉ čĔĉ ĒćĒĊĘĠ ąĘĊĒõĘĊĂ " "āđĠ ĺĈĂ ĺćđĉ čïĊ ĆđĊąđčđ, ƵĆĔ ĺþđćđĉ ăđĘĂ, ĺþđćđĉ ăđĘĂ, ĺþđćđĉ ăđĘĂ" Ēï˘đ ĈðĂ ĺïđĂ ëï ãĂđćđ ąđçĊïĒąĉ ëïþđĉđĠ ĺąĘö çĘúĘõ "ĺþđćđĠ ˲Āćđ÷đĘĉ ĉđðą ĺõĘĞ ĺĀą Ăđ"Þ þðĂ ĉĒąïĒąĉ ĆđČđĠ ąĘĊ çúĘþ åĘǱ ĎĘĠĘõ "äĒć ˲ĀĘĠĘþ ăÿ ĺïĘùĒõ, ĺčÿđĠ ôĉý ăĘĞ, ĺþđćđĉ ĺčÿđĠ ôĉý ăĘĞ"Þ ëå ĆđĘą õȵõđĞđ ĈƯþƯ ƸđćƟćđĂ ąđçĊĘĀĉ ćđĘ÷ ĉąēȰĂđÿ ĺĈĂ ĒĂâċĘɆ ĺĉĘð ĺñĘõĂ þđàĉ ñđĘĂĉ ăĕöđĉ ĻĂĘąĀƟðđĒĂÞ ąđçĊĘï ĺïç ĺïç ąĘĊĂ þđàĉđ "The master singers of Bengal" Ĉđĉđ ĒĂĘöĘĀĉ Ļþĉē ĈȫđĂĔČǩ ĒĂĘĠ ñđĂ ĺñĘĠ ĺąĞđĠ ćĘĂĉ äĂĘȱÞ Ēïˍ ĺčå ñđĘĂĉ ƵĒþǅ ïÿđĠ Ƶïđċ òĘù þđĘĀĉ ĒôȭđċēĊþđ

äĉ öēąĂ ĀċŪĂÞ ïĒąʟ˙ĉ ñđĘĂí äćĉđ ăđå Ǉï ëćĂ ĺĈðđĘĂ ñđĂ ˝āĔ ñđĂ ĂĠ, ĺĈĂ ïĒąþđ "ąđôĎ çąđô̡"Þ äĉ þđå ąĔĒ÷ ĉąēȰĂđÿ ĎĘĠĒõĘĊĂ ĺčå ĉđóđćđǅĉ ăĘÿĉ ăĒÿï äĉ ĒĊĘðĒõĘĊĂ- "ƣđćõđĞđ ì ĉđóđćđǅĉ ăÿ, äćđĉ ćĂ ĆĔ ĊđĠ ĺĉ..." ĺĈðđĘĂ ãĘöđ ąđçĊ ĺñĘĠ ĺąĞđĠ ïĒąĉ ñđĂ "äćđĉ ĆđóđăĘÿĉ ĉđóđāĕĊđĠ ăĘĞĘõ ïđĉ ăđĘĠĉ Ēôʐ..." ąđçĘĊĉ ïÿđ ąĊĘþ ĺñĘĊ čąŪđĘƣ ćĘĂ ăĘĞ ĈđĠ ĊđĊĘĂĉ ïÿđ ĒĈĒĂ ʆđĂ-ïđĊ-ăđƯ ĺĆĘĀ ãćĉ ąđçĊ ïĒą ˚Ęă ĒąðƟđþ Þ ĆđĉþēĠ čáɾĖ Ēþĉ ãĂƟþć čɑĀ ĎĊ ĊđĊĘĂĉ ñđĂÞ ïąēĘĉĉ ćþ ĀĒĉƲ ĊđĊĘĂĉ ĺïđĘĂđ Ƶÿđñþ Ēċǘđ ĒõĊ ĂđÞ ĒƷǅċ ċđčĂđāēĂ ĆđĉĘþĉ þÿđ ąđáĊđĉ ˰đāēĂþđ ãĘȱđĊĂ ćĔðē ąđáĊđ čđĒĎþƟ čćĖȝ ĎĘĠĒõĊ ĊđĊĘĂĉ ñđĘĂÞ ïĒÿþ äĘõ ĺĈ ĉąēȰĂđÿ ąđáĊđĉ Ēï˘Āȭē ąđçĊ ĊđĊĂ ĄĒïĘĉĉ ĺðđàö ĺăĘĠĒõĘĊĂ þđàĉ ĺĈĝąĘĂÞ ëąá äïĖ ɳ ĎĘĠĒõĘĊĂ ĊđĊĘĂĉ ñđĘĂĉ ïÿđĠÞ äˀþ ĎĘĠĒõĘĊĂ þđĉ ïĒąþđĉ ĆđąđĀĘċŪÞ ïĖ Čï ăĒĉąđĘĉĉ čȭđĂ ëå ĀĒĉƲ ąđçĊǅ ĉąēȰĂđĘÿĉ "ĻąĉđñƟčđāĘĂ ćĔĒǏ ĺč äćđĉ ĂĠ" ëĉ ćþ þđàĉ ñđĘĂĉ ïÿđĠ ĺĉĘð ĒñĘĠĒõĘĊĂ čąŪöĂēĂ ĺĀĎþȐ ąđĀÞ ƵĒþɵđ ïĘĉĒõĘĊĂ äȕđĉ ćĔĒǏÞ þđå ĉąēȰĂđÿí ãïăĘù ˰ēïđĉ ïĘĉĘõĂ čćƣ ąđçĊ čɏĀđĘĠĉ ïđĘõ þđàĉ ãăĒĉĘċđĒāþ éĘýĉ ïÿđÞ äćĉđ āĂƟ ĎĘĠĒõ þđàĉ ąđçĊ ãĘǩĉ ñđĂ ˝ĘĂÞ ĉąēȰ ĂđùĘï ĺăĘĠĒõ ĺčå ąđçĊ ôĒĉƯǅ ĺĈ ˝ȝ, ĒĂćŪĊ ĒôĘȑ çăĊĒɇ ïĘĉĘõ þđĉ ćđĂą čȑđĘïÞ ïĒą ĺñĘĠ çĘúĘõĂ -

ĉąēȰĂđĘÿĉ ĺčå ĒąðƟđþ åáĘĉöē ƣȮ "The Religion of

"ëå äïđĘċ äćđĉ ćĔĒǏ äĘĊđĠ äĘĊđĠ..."

Man" ë ĒþĒĂ ĒĊĘðĘõĂ : ĉąēȰĂđÿ ëïąđĉ ąĘĊĒõĘĊĂ -

"Where shall I meet him, the man of my heart?

“One day I chanced to hear a song from a

He is lost to me and I seek him wandering from land to land

beggar belonging to the baul sect of Bengal.. What struck me in this simple song was a religious expression that was neither grossly concrete nor metaphysical in its rarefied transcendentalism..." åçĘĉđĘă ąčąđčïđĘĊ ĦĮĨĥ čđĘĊ ĉąēȰĂđÿ þđàĉ ĒąðƟđþ Hibbert Lecture ë ąđçĊ čɑĘïŪ ąĘĊĒõĘĊĂ | þđàĉ ĒąʅđĒĉþ äĘĊđôĂđ ĒĊĒăąȝ ïĘĉ ą åĘĠĉ äïđĘĉ ƵïđĒċþ ĎĘĠĒõĊ ĺĈ ą åĘĠĉ Ăđć "The Religion Of Man" [NEW YORK, THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1931]. ĉąēȰĂđÿ ëąá ąđçĘĊĉ äĘĊđôĂđĠ ëĘč ĈđĠ ĻąɶąāćŪ, ĺąĝȝāćŪ ëąá þȫ čđĒĎĘþƟĉ ĒąĀǝ ĺĊðï ċċēĆĕ Čý

I am listless for that moonrise beauty which is to light my life, Which I long to see in the full vision in gladness of heart". [pg 524] ëǅ ąđçĊ ññĂ Ďĉïĉđ ĉĒôþ ĒąðƟđþ ñđĂ "äĒć ĺïđÿđĠ ăđą þđĘĉ, äćđĉ ćĘĂĉ ćđĂĔČ ĺĈĘĉ.." ïĒą ĺčå ñȴ ĒĂĘĠå ąĔĒ÷ ĒĊĘðĒõĘĊĂ "äĒć þđĘĉå ðĔàĘö ĺąĞđå, ĺĈ ĉĠ ćĘĂ äćđĉ ćĘĂ.."

ĀđčʟĘȼĉ ïÿđ ĒĈĒĂ þđàĉ ĒąðƟđþ ƣȮ "An Introduction to Tantric Buddhism" ë ąĘĊĘõĂ" We, for the past few decades, have been influenced by the ideas propagated by the poet Tagore in his poems and writings, and also by the writings and speeches of his them

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religious call." ĂĀēĠđĉ ąđçĊ čɏĀđĠ Ēą˞đč ïĘĉ ĺĈ ïĒąʟ˙ĉ čđĘÿ ĊđĊĂ ĄĒïĘĉĉ čđǘđþ ĎĘĠĒõĊÞ ăĉąþʗïđĘĊ ąđçĊ ññĂ Ďĉïĉđ ĉąēȰĂđĘÿĉ ĒċĊđåĀĘĎĉ ʛǇąđĒĞĘþ ĒñĘĠĒõĘĊĂÞ ëąá ąđçĘĊĉ ćĘĂ þðĂ ĺÿĘïå ĉąēȰñđĘĂĉ ƵĆđą ăĞĘþ ÿđĘïÞ ëå ąđçĊ-úđʛĉ ąȴĘĂĉ ĺĉċ Ēïˍ ĺÿĘï ĺñĘõ ċđĒȭĒĂĘïþĘĂ äĘöđ ĺăĝČĘćĊđ ƵđǩĘý çĞĘþ ĺĀĒð ąđçĘĊĉ ĻñĒĉï çȑĉēĠÞ ąđçĘĊĉ ëïþđĉđĠ ąđöĘþ ÿđĘï ąđçĊñđĘĂĉ ăđċđăđĒċ ĉąēȰñđĂÞ äĉ Ĉđĉ öĂƟå ąĔĒ÷ ĉąēȰĂđÿ, ãąĂēȰĂđÿ ëąá ĂȱĊđĊ ąčĔĉ äàïđ ĺƶčĘïđ, ĒćçĉđĊ ëąá ɾđɤôđĘĉ ʆđĂ ăđĠ ąđçĊ ãĂĔČǩÞ ċđĒȭĒĂĘïþĘĂĉ ĺăĝČĘćĊđĉ ăđċđăđĒċ ąēĉĆĕ Ęćĉ ĺïà ĀĔĒĊĘþ öĠĘĀĘąĉ öȶʆđĘĂ ĺïà ĀĔĒĊĉ ĺćĊđĘþí ąđçĊ äȁđ, ąđçĊ ñđĂ ćđĒþĘĠ ĉđĘð ĺćĊđ ƵđǩýÞ ĺïđÿđĠ ĺĈĂ ĉąēȰ čǩēþ äĉ ąđçĊñđĂ ĒćĘĊ ĒćĘċ ëï ĎĘĠ ĈđĠ þðĂÞ

ëĆđĘą ïĒąĉ ãĘĂï ñđĘĂĉ ïÿđĠ ëąá čĔĘĉ äćĉđ ĺĀðĘþ ăđå ąđçĊñđĘĂĉ ĺčå ćđǅĉ ĺõđàĠđ ëąá ĺćĘĂ ĒĂĘþ ąđāƟ Ďå ĺĈ ĉąēȰĂđÿ ïþðđĒĂ ąđçĘĊĉ ʸđĉđ ƵĆđĒąþ ĎĘĠĒõĘĊĂÞ ĉąēȰĂđĘÿĉ "ûđïòĉ" Ăđùïǅ ćǹʆ Ďąđĉ Ǉï ăĕą Ū ćĕ˱ĘȑŪ ĒþĒĂ ćĘĂ ïĘĉĒõĘĊĂ ëïǅ ñđĘĂĉ Ƶčǩ ĺĈǅ ûđïòĘĉĉ "ãćĊ" ôĒĉƯǅĘï ëïǅ čđÿŪï ˚ă ĒĀĘþ ăđĘĉ ąĘĊ þđàĉ ćĘĂ ĎĠ Þ äąđĉ ĺčå ĺïđĂ ëï ïđĘĊĉ ĺƿđĘþ ĺĆĘč ĈđíĠđ ĂĒÿĎēĂ ąđçĘĊĉ ñđĂ- "ĺĀĘðĒõ ˚ăčđñĘĉ ćĘĂĉ ćđĂĔč ïđàôđ ĺčđĂđ, þđĘĉ āĒĉ āĒĉ ćĘĂ ïĒĉ āĉĘþ ĒñĘĠ äĉ ĺăĘĊć Ăđ..." ëĉ ãĂĔïĉĘý ãĒþ ãĂđĠđĘčå čĖĒɳĉ čđąĊēĊþđĠ ĒþĒĂ ĉôĂđ ïĘĉĒõĘĊĂ ĺčå ñđĂ - "ĺĆĘó ĺćđĉ òĘĉĉ ôđĒą ĒĂĘĠ ĈđĒą ĺï äćđĘĉ, í ąȴĔ äćđĉ! Ăđ ĺăĘĠ ĺþđćđĉ ĺĀðđ ëïđ ëïđ, ĒĀĂ ĺĈ äćđĉ ïđĘù Ăđ ĺĉ..." äĘĉđ ëïǅ ĉąēȰ čǩēĘþ äćĉđ ăđå ĊđĊĘĂĉ ĺĀĎ þȐąđĘĀĉ ʊɳ åċđĉđÞ ĺąđā ïĒĉ ĊđĊĂ ĄĒïĘĉĉ ĺĀĎ čđāĂđ ëąá ćĂ čđāĂđĠ ãĂĔƵđĒýþ ĎĘĠå ïĒą ĒĊĘðĒõĘĊĂ ëå ñđĂ ðđĒĂÞ "äćđĉ ƵđĘýĉ ćđĂĔČ äĘõ ƵđĘý, þđå ĺĎĒĉ þđĠ čïĊ ðđĘĂ äĘõ ĺč ĂĠĂþđĉđĠ,

äĘĊđï āđĉđĠ þđå Ăđ ĎđĉđĠ íĘñđ þđå ĺĀĒð þđĠ ĺĈÿđĠ ĺčÿđĠ þđïđå äĒć ĺĈ ĒĀï ăđĘĂ ..." Ĉđĉ åáĘĉöē ãĂĔąđĀǅ ĎĊ : The man of my heart dwells inside me. Everywhere I look, it is he. In my every sight, in the sparkle of light Oh, I can never lose him - Here, there and everywhere, Wherever I turn, he is right there!

ãāƟđăï ĒǘĒþĘćđĎĂ ĺčĂ ëąá ïĒą ëå ƣĘȮ þđàĉ ƵĒþ ïĖ þǷþđ Ƶïđċ ïĘĉĘõĂ ëąá ì ăĒĉĘǱĀ ʟĒĊ þđàĉ ƣĘȮ ʆđĂ í ĺăĘĠĘõÞ ĒǘĒþĘćđĎĂ ĺčĘĂĉ ĺĊðđĠ äąđĉ çĘú äĘč ĺčå čĕǘ ĺĀĎ ąđĀ ëąá čĎö ćĘĂĉ þȐÞ ëï öđĠñđĠ ĒþĒĂ ąĊĘõĂ ąđçĘĊĉ ñđĘĂĉ ĆđČđĠ :

The Baul sings:

Ah where am I to find him, the man of my heart? Alas, since I lost him, I wander in search of Him.

ĺĈ ñđĘĂĉ ćĘāƟ ąđçĘĊĉ ćđĂą čȐđĠ þđĉ ćĘĂĉ ćđĂĔĘČĉ ĺôĎđĉđǅ ëïĀć ĒćĘĊ ĺñĘõ ĉąēȰ ĒôȭđĠ þđĉ ƵđĘĂĉ ćđĂĔČǅĉ čđĘÿÞ ĉąēȰĂđĘÿĉ "The Religion of Man" ą åǅĉ ëĘăĒȨĘǙĉ ëïǅ ãāƟđĠ ĉĘĠĘõ Ĉđĉ Ăđć "The Baul Singers of Bengal"Þ ïĒąĉ ĒĎąđùŪ ĺĊïôđĘĉ ąđçĊ č˘Ęȴ ëå ĒąʅĖ þ äĘĊđôĂđ ïĘĉĒõĘĊĂ Ēą˞Ćđĉþēĉ

Thro' lands near and far. äĘĊđôĂđĉ čą ĺċĘČ ãāƟđăï ĒǘĒþĘćđĎĂ ĺčĂ ąĘĊĘõĂ ôȨēĀđĘčĉ ĺčå ĒąðƟđþ çĒǏ "čąđĉ çăĘĉ ćđĂĔČ čþƟ þđĎđĉ çăĉ Ăđå"| ïĒą ĉąēȰĂđÿ úđʛĉ ĎđþĘĞ ĺąĒĞĘĠĘõĂ ëå ãĘćđò čþƟĘï äĉ þđå ĒċïđĘñđ Ēą˞ĒąĀƟđĊĘĠĉ ĆđČđþĘȐĉ ãāƟđăï ëûíĠđûŪ. Ēč. Ēûćï ĉąēȰĂđÿĘï ąĘĊĘõĂ "The Greatest Of The Bauls Of Bengal"!

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A WISH UNFULFILLED Amrita Bera

It was scintillating early April morning, sunny and breezy. I, in a buoyant mood was paying for my favorite yogurt at the counter of the mother dairy booth of my local market. My cell phone rang displaying an unknown number. My hello was replied by calm, determined & direct voice “Is that Amrita Bera?” Before my “yes” could slip out completely from my mouth, I heard “This is Prof. P. Lal from Writers Workshop, Kolkata. I have gone through your manuscript and I am ready to publish it on the terms………….” Awestruck, I could mumble just a few words and before my “Thank you sir” reached the other end, the line snapped. Vaguely seeing the attractive, handloom cloth bound cover page of a slim poetry book of some unknown poet at one of my friend’s place, I was given a suggestion to try along with other publishers, Writers Workshop, Kolkata to get my first ever work of translations of poems and Ghazals from Hindi to English, published. My translations of poems and Ghazals were not of any legendary, past era poets, but of my own friend who is steadily making mark in the Hindi literary arena and is relatively well known poet and writer of U.P and the Northern belt of India, especially Delhi, where he lives.

Interactions began through e-‐mails and by the time I sent my manuscript to Prof. Lal, realizing the stature and the kind of respect he owns in India and world-‐ wide as a scholar, professor, publisher, poet, writer and transcreator, I was certain that my work would not see the day of light, atleast from Writers Workshop. Born on 28th August, 1929, Professor Purushottam Lal, called “Profsky” by his friends was known as ‘The Bhishm Pitamah of publishing Indian writing in English’ and also mentioned as ‘The cornerstone of Indian writing in English’. Writers Workshop was founded in 1958 and over the years Prof. Lal published innumerable poets and writers, who became big names and celebrities be it Vikram Seth, Agha Shahid Ali, Keki N.Daruwala, A.K.Ramanujan, Chitra Bannerjee Devakurni, Ruskin Bond, Jayant Mahapatra, Nissim Ezekiel or Kamala Das to name a few. P. Lal was professor of English in the prestigious St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata for over 35 years. He was also special Professor of Indian Studies at Hofstra University, New York and as distinguished visiting Professor and Consultant he visited Great Britain, USA & Australia at various colleges, like the

Albion College, Ohio University, Hartwick College, Berea College and Western Maryland College. He completed the mammoth work of transcreating, (Prof Lal chose to use the word ‘transcreation’ and not ‘translation) 18 volumes or

‘parvas’ of the epic Mahabharata by Vyasa in English, which is longer than collected works of Shakespeare or both Iliad & Odyssey, consisting 100,000 slokas. Prof. Lal used to say that, “perhaps the most famous sloka of the epic, the most quoted is the one that says, “What is in this epic on Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha may be elsewhere. What is not in this epic is nowhere else” (1.62.67).” He also transcribed the Brihadarankya and Mahanarayana Upnishads. It was in October 1999, near the turn of the millennium, that Prof. P.Lal, D.Litt, Padma Shri and Nehru Fellow, began to read his transcreation to a live audience. The Sunday one hour morning session was devoted to a sloka-‐by-‐sloka reading by him at the Sanskriti Sagar Library in Kolkata, of his complete English transcreation of the Mahabharata. Writers Workshop is a non-‐profit and non-‐political publishing house which survived only due to tremendous efforts and personal fund of one man with the vision to give platform to serious creative writing and writers who are sympathetic to the ideals and principles commonly accepted as embodied in creative writing and not impressed by desire for quick fame and money. Over 51 years (1958-‐2009), Writers Workshop has published close to 3500 works and that too without any office, modern publishing infrastructure and even

a secretary. It operated from his residence 162/92, Lake Gardens, Kolkata-‐700 045, from the living-‐ room and a multi-‐purpose bedroom. Prof. Lal used to do the herculean task of proof reading, correcting, editing and publishing, all by himself. At the initial stage of setting up of printing press, his neighbor P.K.Aditya moved out his car from his garage and installed a hand-‐operated printing machine that cost him all of Rs.6000/-‐. Then there was Tulamiah Mohiuddin, who meticulously for years (now done by his sons) did the binding of each book with handloom cloth with borders taken from Orissa saris. Each book is gold-‐ embossed, hand stitched, hand pasted and hand bound. Tulamiah Mohiuddin has even received the President’s award for binding. The hallmark of WW and Prof. Lal is the calligraphy. The layout & lettering of each book was done with a sheaffer calligraphy pen by him. There is a particular incident as narrated by Pritish Nandy (a poet, painter, journalist, politician, television personality, animal activist and film producer) “Prof Lal was inconsolable when the nib of his pen broke after decades of use. That particular model was no longer available in stores. He wrote a letter to Sheaffer, wondering whether they could help him locate a nib. They sent him a new pen, with a similar nib specially made for his use. I will never forget the childlike delight with which he told me the story, showing off the pen as a priceless trophy.” His different colored bird logo for different genres of writing is also exclusive. So the end product of Prof. Lal is always distinctive, ethnic and unique. There is no distribution network except for a kiosk “Book Nook”, a retail outlet at his residence, where all his products are available. The book “LIGHT THROUGH A LABYRINTH”, poetry of Vivek Mishra, transcreated from hindi to English by me, saw the light of the day in November, 2009. After the first very short telephonic conversation with Prof. Lal, I did not happen to talk to him anymore and all communications were through e-‐

mails only. Prof. Lal’s sweet granddaughter Ms. Shuktara always reciprocated by sending informations, instructions promptly. I expressed my desire to her to meet Prof Lal, as I planned to go to Kolkata, in the beginning of the year, 2010. I never had inkling that the Prof. was unwell and was on regular transfusion. After my manuscript got accepted and already knowing the greatness of the man I was now associated with, I had an intense longing to personally meet him, hear him, thank him and pay my regards in person. I am myself born in Kolkata, though shifted to Delhi at an early age; I visited the city almost every year. My wish to meet him was gaining in strength, each day, but my schedule to go to Kolkata kept getting delayed. Do all wishes get fulfilled in a lifetime? Certainly, NOT. When I heard the dreadful news of his demise on 3rd Nov, 2010, I could not react for a few minutes. A sense of loss of not having met him numbed my heart, so much so, that I could not bring myself to send my condolences to the bereaved family, in time. I ponder; do people like Prof. Lal ever fade away from hearts, minds, society, country or history? No they cannot. Such people become immortal

through their exemplary life and work, their greatness, their dedication and the indelible mark they leave in the history of time. He will always be there through his writings, books, works and the difference he brought in the lives of those who wrote from their hearts and aspired to make a little space for themselves in the world of literature. After many sulky days and rumination, I observed what I had overlooked -‐ that I had been so fortunate that my book was published from WW which in itself is an endorsement that I need not to be apprehensive about the quality and standard of the work (the original substance of the poetry, as well as the translations) and that -‐ my very first work with just the name of WW placed me in the best of literary circle and amongst the distinguished writers. My heartfelt thanks to Vivek Mishra, whose meaningful, sensitive poetry and Ghazals gave me an opportunity to bring out my best in the translations. I feel the best way to pay tributes to this great man is by knowing him more through his works and treasuring them as many one can. Prof. Lal’s own writings and works of other writers published through WW are available on his website www.writersworkshopindia.com.

The Haunted House Richik Ray, 10 years

“Sssssslurp,” I went, drinking a

seen in my life!!!

juice

enormous,

box

and

driving

the

old,

black,

was an house.

grocery store. I turned my head to

stopped the car in front of the

the right to find where Indian

house, walked up the stairs and

Plaza was. I saw Walmart, Home

rang the broken doorbell that was

Depot, Dollar Tree, and other

hanging. I heard a loud diiiiiiiiing

stores. Then I saw the scariest

dooooooooong. There were bats

thing I had ever seen in my life. I

coming out of the windows and

saw it in books and on tv, but I

the windows were opening and

never saw it in real life. I freaked

closing really fast. A bat flew

out and almost fell of f my chair.

right over my head. Now I knew

It was the scariest thing I had ever

that it was a haunted house. Then

everything went

and the

lights on. It was vacant but huge.

slowly

She told me to stand against the

walking in. “Slam!” went the doors

wall and BAM!!! Went the lights.

right behind me. They shut closed. I

It was pitch black.”Clang.clang,

tiptoed a lit tle more. The wooden

clang,” went the witch. She was

floor

really

doing something with a chain. The

frightened because the house was

witch ran away and the lights

prodigious. Then I heard something.

went

Is it a tiger, or a lion? Then a

screamed. I was chained to the wall.

spooky

I’m

She was a malevolent witch. I tried

was

many dif ferent ideas but none of

thinking in my head who was that.

them worked. Finally I thought of

Then before I could look at the

one more plan and hoped that it

long dark stairs, a witch flew down

would work. My hands were free

with a long broom stick. She had a

but my body was chained. If I

grotesque countenance. The witch

could call Randy and tell him to

swirled around my head a couple of

come help. It’s going to be a hard

times and then stopped in front

mission but he is brave enough to

of me .She said,” what brings you

handle it. He answered the phone

here my dear friend .”I didn’t

and I asked if he could come help

know what to say so I told her

me.

that I just came here for a visit.

questions

The witch said in a mean voice,”You

couldn’t go through the front

can stay here for now.” I had no

door because it was locked. He had

other choice of what to say, so I

to break

replied “ok”, in a fearful voice. The

because there was no other way.

witch took me to a room with the

Randy busted the window and it

doors

creaked

open.

squeaked.

voice

comiiiiiiiiiiiiing

quiet

was

yelled,” down.”

on.

Randy

“Heeeellllppp!!!”

asked .Randy

through

bunch

arrived

of but

the window

shat tered into pieces. He jumped in

thought no one would notice him

and hid behind a chair. He had to

get to the top but there were

footsteps were get ting closer and

guards everywhere. He would be

closer. Randy stood frozen beside

dead if he got seen. Randy ran

the statues acting like one with

quickly to the first stair and got

those clothes on. Then he saw a

in the dark area. The guard heard

shadow. It was the witch. She saw

him moving and they raced to the

each statue but didn’t notice my

chair Randy was under. Good thing

friend. Then witch went away. This

Randy

was my only chance to escape. I

moved

from

there

dressed

one.

The

otherwise it would be the end of his

quickly ran without

life. Randy sprinted up the stairs

seeing me. Randy got into the

but then the most horrible thing

room I was trapped in. “He let me

happened. He was face to face

free .”How are we going to get

with a lot of nasty creatures. My

out ?’ I asked.” just

friend has an acute brain and got

Randy said. He led me out without

past

tricking

the witch spot ting us. We were out

them. When he got to the top,

of the witch’s dungeon and we

Randy was exhausted. Suddenly he

thanked each other. Randy and I

heard footsteps coming towards

went home. We never forgot this

him. “What can I do?”He said.

story.

the creatures by

Then Randy saw some statues and

the witch

follow me,”

Pollution Solution

Together We Can

Archisa Ghosh, 9 years

Akash Chakravartty, 13 years

Together we can save the Earth,

Brick by brick,

Let's go and plant some seedlings in the dirt.

We built the world.

Let the lions get back to their den,

From every home to every skyscraper,

Get best eggs from the hen.

From every car to every boat,

Don't let the sound break your ears,

From every phone to every satellite.

Don't let acid be in God's merry old tears.

We put our heads together,

Never spoil oil on a good old beach,

In such a way,

Don't pollute the state of peach.

We accomplish,

Just let nature have her way,

Something one man,

Don't let there be a hot and humid day.

Could never achieve by himself.

So please don't destroy the air,

Together we find cures,

The birds have not been unfair.

For diseases that kill.

Don't pollute the bluish bay,

Together we make,

She doesn't want to be blackish-grey.

The world a better place.

Let also the cars be on mute,

Separated we only fail.

Please don't pollute!

Together we are invictus, And only together we can.

What He Means to Me

His smarts and knowledge are like aged wine,

By: Kriti Lodh, 12 years

He helps me become a better person, so I may shine,

He helps me through the times that are tough, No matter what the situation is, not even how rough,

The way he sings lifts up my soul, It is so heavenly, like the church bell toll! The way he jokes keeps me on the edge,

Who is this person that is like a dream, He is my father, together we make a wonderful team! He is the light that shines brighter than any star, When I am in need he comes to help me, no matter how far,

When he promises, it’s worth more than a pledge, He teaches me things that inspire me, He also provides me the shade under his tree! I love him, no doubt,

No one can compare to a man like him,

With him, I will never pout,

His best ideas come to him as a whim!

I will love him until the end and more, as you can see,

He keeps me going,

This and much more is what he means to me!

Through this stream of life, he keeps me rowing,

I love him dearest from the core of my heart, And I know that we can never be apart!

Manisha Gupta, 11 years

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