(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi—an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad 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 his awesome poem ~ Atonement… ~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 sharing this classic poem.
☆ Atonement… ☆
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Knoweth not why the gusty wind was not repentant
When it flew off those sleeping birds from their nests
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Why don’t you be weary of those hapless people,
You may not know what all they’ve gone through
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Even the trials and tribulations sorely faced by them
May never get etched on the epitaph at their graves
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Don’t get consumed by the vague convictions, galore
That may not be pragmatic for the world, any more
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One stands so precariously on the edge of oblivion
Who once was known for breaking the wall of fame
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Don’t ever let the conceited vanity ruin you over,
Must atone sometimes in the moments of loneliness!
Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 175 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 175)
Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi NM—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’. He is also the English Editor for the web magazine www.e-abhivyakti.com.
Captain Raghuvanshi is also a littérateur par excellence. He is a prolific writer, poet and ‘Shayar’ himself and participates in literature fests and ‘Mushayaras’. He keeps participating in various language & literature fests, symposiums and workshops etc.
Recently, he played an active role in the ‘International Hindi Conference’ at New Delhi. He presided over the “Session Focused on Language and Translation” and also presented a research paper. The conference was organized by Delhi University in collaboration with New York University and Columbia University.
In his Naval career, he was qualified to command all types of warships. He is also an aviator and a Sea Diver; and recipient of various awards including ‘Nao Sena Medal’ by the President of India, Prime Minister Awards and C-in-C Commendation. He has won many national and international awards.
He is also an IMM Ahmedabad alumnus.
His latest quest involves writing various books and translation work including over 100 Bollywood songs for various international forums as a mission for the enjoyment of the global viewers. Published various books and over 3000 poems, stories, blogs and other literary work at national and international level. Felicitated by numerous literary bodies..!
English translation of Urdu poetry couplets of Anonymous litterateur of Social Media # 175
Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 174 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 174)
Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi NM—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’. He is also the English Editor for the web magazine www.e-abhivyakti.com.
Captain Raghuvanshi is also a littérateur par excellence. He is a prolific writer, poet and ‘Shayar’ himself and participates in literature fests and ‘Mushayaras’. He keeps participating in various language & literature fests, symposiums and workshops etc.
Recently, he played an active role in the ‘International Hindi Conference’ at New Delhi. He presided over the “Session Focused on Language and Translation” and also presented a research paper. The conference was organized by Delhi University in collaboration with New York University and Columbia University.
In his Naval career, he was qualified to command all types of warships. He is also an aviator and a Sea Diver; and recipient of various awards including ‘Nao Sena Medal’ by the President of India, Prime Minister Awards and C-in-C Commendation. He has won many national and international awards.
He is also an IMM Ahmedabad alumnus.
His latest quest involves writing various books and translation work including over 100 Bollywood songs for various international forums as a mission for the enjoyment of the global viewers. Published various books and over 3000 poems, stories, blogs and other literary work at national and international level. Felicitated by numerous literary bodies..!
English translation of Urdu poetry couplets of Anonymous litterateur of Social Media # 174
(वरिष्ठ साहित्यकार श्री प्रदीप शर्मा जी द्वारा हमारे प्रबुद्ध पाठकों के लिए साप्ताहिक स्तम्भ “अभी अभी” के लिए आभार।आप प्रतिदिन इस स्तम्भ के अंतर्गत श्री प्रदीप शर्मा जी के चर्चित आलेख पढ़ सकेंगे। आज प्रस्तुत है आपका आलेख – “मैं ई -रिक्शा वाला…“।)
अभी अभी # 267 ⇒ मैं ई -रिक्शा वाला… श्री प्रदीप शर्मा
रिक्शे से ई – रिक्शे तक के सफर में,आज अनायास ही फिल्म छोटी बहन (१९५९) का यह गीत मेरे होठों पर आ गया ;
मैं रिक्शा वाला,
मैं रिक्शावाला
है चार के बराबर
ये दो टांग वाला।
कहां चलोगे बाबू
कहां चलोगे लाला।।
यानी इन पैंसठ वर्षों के सफर में मेरे जैसा एक आम आदमी केवल रिक्शे से ई -रिक्शे तक का सफर ही तो तय कर पाया है।
इस गीत के जरिए गीतकार ने कुछ मूलभूत प्रश्न उठाए थे, जिनके उत्तर हम आज भी तलाश रहे हैं। रोटियां कम हैं क्यों, क्यों है अकाल। क्यों दुनिया में ये कमी है, ये चोरी किसने की है, कहां है सारा माल ? और ;
मैं रिश्ते जोडूं दिल के,
मुझे ही मंजिल पे, कोई ना पहुंचाए, कोई ना पहुंचाए।।
रिक्शे के बहाने, शैलेंद्र ऐसे एक नहीं, कई प्रश्न छोड़ गए। फिल्म छोटी बहन में महमूद हाथ रिक्शा चलाते नजर आते हैं। आदमी की तरह रिक्शे ने भी बहुत लंबा सफर तय किया है। बीच में तीन पहिए का साइकिल रिक्शा भी आकर चला गया। उसमें वही रिक्शेवाला दो दो सवारियों को बैठाकर साइकिल चलाता था।
तपती दुपहरी हो अथवा सर्दी या बरसात, भीड़ भरे बाजार में, एक अथवा दो सवारियों के लिए कहीं हाथ गाड़ी तो कहीं साइकिल रिक्शा उपलब्ध हो ही जाता था। कहीं उतार तो कहीं चढ़ाव, आखिर सांस तो फूलती ही होगी रिक्शे वाले की। फिल्म सुबह का तारा में तो भाभी तांगे से आती है, और बीच में तांगे का पहिया भी टूट जाता है।।
महमूद की ही एक और फिल्म कुंवारा बाप (१९७४) में एक और गीत है ;
मैं हूं घोड़ा, ये है गाड़ी
मेरी रिक्शा सबसे निराली।
न गोरी है, न ये काली
घर तक पहुंचा देने वाली।।
तब गीत के ही अनुसार सन् १९७४ में एक रुपया भाड़ा यानी किराया था। रिक्शे और तांगे का यह सफर समय के साथ साथ चलते चलते पहले ऑटो रिक्शा तक आया। तीन पहिए का पहले पेट्रोल से और अब सीएनजी से चलने वाला ऑटो रिक्शा आज भी मुसाफिर और राहगीर, जिनमें वृद्ध पुरुष, स्त्री बच्चे सभी शामिल हैं, का रोजाना का साथी है।
महंगा पेट्रोल कहें, अथवा प्रदूषण की मार, बदलते समय के साथ आम आदमी भी आखिर रिक्शे से ई -रिक्शे तक पहुंच ही गया। एक एक सवारी के लिए गाड़ी रोकना, आवाज लगाना, फिर चाहे वह ई – रिक्शा ही क्यों न हो। आज शैलेंद्र और मजरूह हमारे बीच सवाल करने को मौजूद नहीं हैं, लेकिन अगर होते, तो क्या उनको अपने सवालों का जवाब मिल जाता।।
हमने तो आजकल सवाल करना ही बंद कर दिया है। किसी के लिए जिंदगी अगर आज मेला है तो किसी के लिए उत्सव। ऐसे में भूख, रोटी और रोजगार जैसे प्रश्न करना औचित्यहीन और असंगत है। क्यों न ई -रिक्शे के इस युग में, कभी मुंबई की सड़कों पर, पेट्रोल से चलने वाली एक टैक्सी का सफर किया जाए, जिसका नाम लैला है। रफी साहब का बड़ा प्यारा सा, फिल्म साधु और शैतान का, कम सुना हुआ गीत है ;
Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 173 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 173)
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’.
Captain Raghuvanshi is also a littérateur par excellence. He is a prolific writer, poet and ‘Shayar’ himself and participates in literature fests and ‘Mushayaras’. He keeps participating in various language & literature fests, symposiums and workshops etc. Recently, he played an active role in the ‘International Hindi Conference’ at New Delhi. He presided over the “Session Focused on Language and Translation” and also presented a research paper. The conference was organized by Delhi University in collaboration with New York University and Columbia University.
In his naval career, he was qualified to command all types of warships. He is also an aviator and a Sea Diver; and recipient of various awards including ‘Nao Sena Medal’ by the President of India, Prime Minister Award and C-in-C Commendation.
Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi is also an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus.His latest quest involves social media, which is filled with rich anonymous literature of nameless writers, shared on different platforms, like, WhatsApp / Facebook / Twitter / Your quotes / Instagram etc. in Hindi and Urdu, he has taken the mantle of translating them as a mission for the enjoyment of the global readers. Enjoy some of the Urdu poetry couplets as translated by him.
हम ई-अभिव्यक्ति के प्रबुद्ध पाठकों के लिए आदरणीय कैप्टेन प्रवीण रघुवंशी जी के “कविता पाठ” का लिंक साझा कर रहे हैं। कृपया आत्मसात करें।
The Grey Lights# 35 
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Anonymous Litterateur of Social Media # 175 (सोशल मीडिया के गुमनाम साहित्यकार # 175) 
अभी अभी # 267 ⇒ मैं ई -रिक्शा वाला… 
