बदला

अंग्रेजों के ज़माने में
स्वंतंत्र संग्राम सेनानियों पर 'बदला' लेने की बात
समझ सकते हे

आज़ाद भारत में भी
एक राज्य मुख्य मंत्री,अपने ही नागरिकों
से 'बदला ' लेने का प्रस्ताव करते  है !

फिरंगियों और भूरा प्रशासकों में क्या फरक ? 

Beware of Dilution

Dilute milk little by little
and before you know it
it has become this white coloured water!
bridges made of diluted materials
meant to live, survive for decades
fall days, months after inauguration!

Dilution in values
dilution in  commitment
dilution in the promises
and before you know it
adulteration has swallowed the original form!

Diluting laws, leaves it with little or very little teeth
leaves one wondering" "My father was so strong and decisive
today, he is so weak and unpredictable.
bends easily before those that matter...."

If the dilution continues, unabated
constituent assembly members
would turn in their graves - uncomfortable and
unable to recognize the weak, crumbling structure
in place of the strong edifice they had left behind! 

NB:  This poem has been included in the anthology "Amaravati Poetic Prism" published by the Cultural Centre of Vjaywada & Amaravati (CCV&A) 


I recited the poem during the first meet of the Bangalore poetry circle (CPC) on 11th January 2020 

नयी परिभाषा

क्या "सर्कार विरोध" का
नया नाम है "देश द्रोह" ?

तो "जनतंत्र"  को भी
नया नाम देना पड़ेगा

इस पावन, शक्तिशाली शब्द का पीली छाया
ढूंढ़ना पड़ेगा ... 

ജീവിക്കാൻ അറിയാതെ പോയവർ (Those ignorant of Living/ Missing out on life))

I recited this poem in Malayalam at the poetic prism organised by the cultural Center of Vijayawada & Amaravati CCV&A) at Vijayawada on 21-22 December 2019. A Hindi translation of the poem is given at the bottom.

നാളെ , നാളെ , നാളെ 
എന്ന് കരുതി , ഇന്ന് ഇല്ലാതാക്കുന്നവർ 
പണം , പണം, പണം കുറെ ശേകരിച്ചെങ്കിലും
നിത്യ ജീവിതം പിശുക്കി , പിച്ചക്കാരന് സമം!   

ചെറു ചെറു കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ കലഹിച്ചു 
ഇന്നത്തെ, ഈ നിമിഷത്തിൻ സന്തോഷം 
ഇന്നലെ , നാളെയുടെ ചിന്തകളിൽ 
നഷ്ട പെടുത്തുന്നവർ ...

യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ, ഇവരല്ലേ ?-  ജീവിക്കാൻ   അറിയാതെ പോയവർ ....


                                                                                 എം. എൻ. രാജീവ്   

जिनको जीना नहीं आता 

कल,कल, कल की सोच में
आज को समाप्त करने वाले
धन,धन, धन, बहुत इक्कठा किया, फिर भी

नित्य जीवन बिताते है, भिखारी समान
छोटी छोटी बातों पर झगड़ा करके

आज का, इस पल की ख़ुशी
कल, परसों की चिंता में
नष्ट करने वाले

सच में , यही है न वे लोग, जिनको जीना नहीं आता ...

അവസാനം ...

വേലിയിലിരിക്കും പാമ്പിനെ, തലമേൽ  വെക്കും സർക്കാർ
വീട്ടിൽ, ചിലരെ പേടിപ്പിക്കാം, ചിലരെ പ്രീതി പെടുത്താമെന്നു കരുതി
വേലിയിലിരിക്കും പാമ്പിനെ, തലമേൽ  വെക്കും സർക്കാർ !

നാണയമില്ലാതാക്കൽ, എൻ ആർ സി,  പൗര ഭേദഗതി നിയമം ....
വേലിയിലിരിക്കും പാമ്പിനെ, തലമേൽ  വെക്കും സർക്കാർ

അവസാനം ....വീട്ടിൽ ചിലരെയല്ല , എല്ലാവരെയും
തന്നെയും, കൊത്തി നശിപ്പിക്കും പാമ്പ്
എന്നറിയാതെ, മന്ദബുദ്ധികൾ....

വേലിയിലിരിക്കും പാമ്പിനെ, തലമേൽ  വെക്കും സർക്കാർ!


NB:  എൻ ആർ സി :  നാഷണൽ  രജിസ്റ്റർ  ഓഫ്  സിറ്റിസൻസ്‌

काश...

काश,  ये देश द्रोही
बलातकार पर, इतना हल्ला न मचाता
तो देश का, विश्व स्तर पर, बदनाम न होता

काश,  ये नव जवान , ऊबर / ओला से
सवार न करते , बल्कि गाडी खरीद  लेते
तो मोटर कार की बिक्री , इतना न  घटता

काश,  ये आम आदमी
प्याज  कम खाता, या बिलकुल नहीं खाता
प्रिय, वित्त मंत्री जैसे
तो न होता,  इतना हल्ला, मामूली बातों पर 

काश, आम नागरिक, मामूली विषयों
जैसे रोज़गार, मंदी, खेती संकट,
महंगाई, इत्यादि   पर कम
और राष्ट्र , राष्ट्रवाद, राष्ट्रीय गौरव पर
ज़्यादा ज़ोर देता
तो बहुत  ऊंचा रहता
भारत की शान ! 

काश ..... 

Challenge

I ponder over human life
civilizations that survived
the stone, bronze and iron ages

successfully overcame the vicissitudes *
of even dark middle ages
to reach modern times
with technology at its peak!

Yet, challenges of climate change
deforestation, air pollution
violence, greed are all daunting....

Will mankind overcome
vicissitudes * of modern times?
time alone will tell...

*vicissitudes: successive, alternating or changing phases or conditions as of life or fortune, ups & downs   



Link to the book: "Corporate Poems- Straight & Simple" :  https://www.amazon.in/Corporate-Poems-Straight-Introspection-Correction-ebook/dp/B0827PCVKQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=corporate+poem-straight+and+simple&qid=1575389904&sr=8-1

My Book- Corporate Poems-Straight and Simple

I am very happy to inform all my readers that my  book “: Corporate Poems- Straight and Simple" has been published on kindle and is now available on Kindle store/Amazon. It covers a wide spectrum of corporate work life / work in any organization..

The foreword for the book has been written by distinguished poet, writer, and reviewer and Hon Literary advisor to the Cultural Center of Vijayawada and Amaravatti (CCVA), Ms Padmaja Iyengar - Paddy and recommendations by sensitive. Insightful and accomplished poet Ms Saranya Francis and former Military officer, writer &  passionate blogger,  Mr Durga Prasad Dash.

The book has been divided into five sections that are important in any organization namely

 1) Organizational Direction

2) Leadership

3) Employee Relations

4) Training and Development and

5) In the course of Day to Day work.

In the Foreword Ms Padmaja Iyengar writes " Rajeev’s long innings in managerial positions across hierarchy and organizations as also his inimitable lucid style is evident in all the poems."

 She adds "Every poem in the collection ‘Corporate Poems – Straight and Simple’ provides a management lesson to be learnt, imbibed and practised by managers in day to day work. The author, Rajeev Moothedath demystifies complicated management thoughts and deconstructs management philosophies into straight and simple poetry!"  

In her recommendation poet Saranya Francis says " Rajeev's corporate poems are a telling commentary of the corporate world's upheavals, idiosyncrasies and peculiarities. As an astute HR professional, he is uniquely placed to share observations on the personal side of the professional world. The poems in the collection are crisp, straightforward, deliberately worded and sometimes even tongue in cheek. Rajeev in his unique style has spoken to his readers through these poems"

Writer & Blogger Mr Durga Prasad Dash writes "Rajeev Moothedath’s ability to churn out poems out of dry subjects such as “HR analytics and the four abilities” is definitely commendable." 

Readers can purchase the book by following this link:  

https://www.amazon.in/Corporate-Poems-Straight-Introspection-Correction-ebook/dp/B0827PCVKQ/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=corporate+poem-straight+and+simple&qid=1575389904&sr=8-1

Looking forward to the feedback from dear readers.