करेंगे या मरेंगे (काउंटी कलेन)

इस कविता से एक रोचक प्रसंग जुड़ा हुआ है। भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन के शुरू होने के 10 दिनों के अंदर, 19 अगस्‍त 1942 को अमेरिका में एक कविता अंग्रेजी में प्रकाशित हुई थी। प्रसिद्ध अफ्रीकी-अमेरिकी कवि काउंटी कलन की इस अंग्रेजी कविता का शीर्षक था ‘करेंगे या मरेंगे’, डू ऑर डाय’ नहीं, ‘करेंगे या मरेंगे’। सोचने की बात ये है कि आखिर अंग्रेजी में लिख रहे इस अश्‍वेत संघर्ष के कवि ने ‘करेंगे या मरेंगे’ का अंग्रेजी अनुवाद न करके अपनी अंग्रेजी कविता का शीर्षक गांधी के शब्‍दों को ज्‍यों का त्‍यों रखा, जबकि हमारे देश के अनुवादक और इतिहासकर्मी ‘करो या मरो’ क्‍यों लिखने लगे ?

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धीरे धीरे मरते जाते हैं हम (मार्था मद्योस*)

It is the translation of a poem 'You start dying slowly' (Muere Lentamente) wrongly attributed to Pablo Neruda. It is actually written by the Brazilian writer Martha Medeiros, author of numerous books and reporter for the Porto Alegre newspaper Zero Hora. It is a beautiful poem. Here is the Hindi translation of this poem

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रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर की कविता

(आनंद कुमारस्वामी की पुस्तक डांस ऑफ शिवा से उद्धृत) अनुवाद- राजेश कुमार झा विरक्त हो संसार से, मुक्ति का यह मार्ग नहीं मेरा। संसार चक्र के शतबंधन से आबद्ध, करूँ आस्वादन अनंतमुक्ति, अमृतरस का... ध्वनि, दृश्य, गंध के हर स्पंदन से निःसृत, करूँ रसपान तेरे परम आह्लाद का, भाव व आसक्ति  की चिंगारी से सिंचित... Continue Reading →

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विस्लावा सिंबोर्सका की कविताएं

विस्लावा सिंबोर्र्स्का- पोलिश कवि। जन्म 1923, मृत्यु 2012। साहित्य के लिए नोबेल पुरस्कार से 1996 में सम्मानित। सिंबोर्स्का की कविताएं अपनी सादगी के भीतर छिपे गूढ़ एवं गंभीर निहितार्थों के लिए जानी जाती हैं। घरेलू जिंदगी के बिंबों को महान ऐतिहासिक संदर्भों से जोड़ने वाली इनकी कविताओं का चुटीलापन गहरा असर छोड़ती हैं। संभावनाएं (अनुवाद:... Continue Reading →

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Stories and Legends of the Liangmai Nagas- Sujata Miri

  About the Book   Author: Sujata Miri Translation: Rajesh K. Jha Binding: Paperback Year of Publication:2014 Language: English Edition: 2nd Edition No of Pages: 95 Pages ISBN:81-237-4840-5 ISBN 13:978-81-237-4840-5 Subject:Folklore Liangmais are a subtribe of Zeliangrong Nagas. This tribe resides in the present day Nagaland, Manipur and Assam. The stories in this collection bring... Continue Reading →

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Man Against Myth-Barrows Dunham

It is the translation of the famous book Man Against Myth by Barrows Dunham. Published in 1947, the book was widely acclaimed. It attacks a number of deeply held social myths such as 'Rich are fit and poor unfit', 'You can not be free and safe' etc. These myths have helped privileged few and worked to justify inequality. The book conveys a powerful message that continues to have great contemporary relevance.

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My Name is Red- Orhan Pamuk

About the Book   Author: ORHAN PAMUK Translation: Rajesh K. Jha Publisher:PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA Language:Hindi SKU:Prakash-9780143067207 ISBN-10:0143067206 ISBN-13:9780143067207 Edition:Latest Publication Year:2014 My Name is Red Orhan Pamuk (Review published in the Guardian) (https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/sep/15/highereducation.fiction) Two Europeans ("Franks" to the Turks and, to this day, Farangi to Iranians) stroll through a meadow. As accomplished miniaturists, their work... Continue Reading →

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Literary Occasions- V.S. Naipaul

About the Book Author: V.S. NAIPAUL Translation: Rajesh K. Jha Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA Language: Hindi SKU: Prakash-9780143414773 ISBN-10: 0143414771 ISBN-13: 9780143414773 Edition: Latest Publication Year: 2013 In these eleven extended pieces V. S. Naipaul charts more than half a century of personal enquiry into the mysteries of the written word and of fiction in... Continue Reading →

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The Social Psychology of Sainthood

Mother Teresa got Sainthood through the process of canonisation. But society has many ways of choosing its saints and conferring the honour on them. In contrast to the institutional method, there is a subaltern, organic method which keeps creating saints in the society. It's, in a sense, society's way of paying gratitude to those who serve it selflessly. The write up explores the social psychology behind this process in the context of some recent examples like Sant Mehi Das or ancient traditions like St.Guinefort within Christianity.

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Eating Atom Bomb to Plucking Jalebi from Tree

It is a light hearted look at the world a few decades ago. Growing up in a small place in Bihar, I never thought Atom Bomb was an unusual name for a sweet. Cold drink was not yet part of people’s daily food and was still looked at as an intruder, however alluring. Jalebi could be a fruit or a sweet, depending upon where you are and of course, Ghebar and Jaleba retained their place as sweet memories of changing times.

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Requiem for the Metaphor of JNU?

Ganga Dhaba or the Radical Hyde Park of JNU -Rajesh K. Jha The sprawling campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi abounds in great tales about people and places. Ganga Dhaba is one of those fertile locations inside JNU which has given rise to many such stories. Some of these have become part of mythology... Continue Reading →

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Gubha Raja and Tiwa People-Meeting a King in the Town Bylane

-Rajesh K. Jha Dipsing Deo Raja is young and handsome. Hardly 25 years of age, fair, short in height, flat nose with sharp shining eyes and a pleasant smile playing on his lips. He looked royal and graceful in his bright red jacket typically worn by Tiwa tribesmen of Assam and Meghalaya. Four wooden chairs... Continue Reading →

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Shut Up and Delete your Critical Posts on Social Media

Recent proposal of DoPT to extend restrictions on civil servants on expressing critical viewss on Social Media has generated lots of debate. Article argues that restrictions on Social Media are against the human dignity even of civil servants. It is unpractical and wrong to enforce this new set of restrictions

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Patharughator Rann- The Jallianwala Bagh of Assam

Peeping into the Cobwebs of History -Rajesh K. Jha In the middle of unending expanse of paddy fields in the interior of Darrang district of Assam, I was struck by a pillar which looked distinctly like a memorial of some sort. Curious, I stopped near the place where the pillar stood. It looked conspicuous in that area. On... Continue Reading →

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A Tale of Tangled Wings and Spiked Dreams

-Rajesh K. Jha If IAS is the steel frame, Why can’t IIS be imagined to serve as the Nervous System?  Two incidents stand out vividly in my memory whenever I think about my early days in the Indian Information Service. The first incident relates to the period when I was on training. One component of... Continue Reading →

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बेन ओकरी की कविताएं

बेन ओकरी प्रसिद्ध अफ्रीकी साहित्यकार। जन्म- नाइजीरिया, 1959। कवि और उपन्यासकार के रूप में बेन ओकरी को आधुनिककाल के महान लेखकों में गिना जाता है। उपन्यास दि फैमिश्ड रोड के लिए 1991 में बुकर पुरस्कार से सम्मानित। आलोचकों ने ओकरी की तुलना मार्केज से की है और उनकी रचनाओं में मैजिक रिएलिज्म के तत्व गिनाए... Continue Reading →

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Questioning Sanity at Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington

How does one look at sanity? Ms. Piccioto held a vigil at Pennsylvania Avenue in front of White House for more than 35 years against Nuclear Arms, Zionism -all alone till she died in January 2016. Was it meaningless? Some reflections on the question of sanity, resistance and meaning in life.

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Berkeley to Bundelkhand and the Dream of 15 Bananas an Hour

Partial Reflections Rajesh K. Jha Sitting in Berkeley and listening to some of the greatest scholars of the world is a rare privilege one gets in life. Alongside the academic experience, one also gets an exposure to the complexity of the American society first hand.  The vast sprawling campus of the UC Berkeley with majestic... Continue Reading →

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Worshipping False Gods-Leadership?EQ?Success?Meaning?

Rajesh K. Jha It is a powerful scene from the Clint Eastwood directed Invitcus (2009). The biographical sports drama film on the life of Nelson Mandela depicts his efforts to realise the dream of a nation which has just emerged from the traumatic experience of apartheid. In the film, Mandela has taken over as the President... Continue Reading →

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Pity the Plumage and Ignore the Dying Bird-Why I don’t like to see India as a Brand?

Projecting India as a brand is seen as almost a duty for most of us. We are expected to do things in the government and outside to improve the brand image of India. But there are deeper issues in visualising India as a brand. These issues are explored in the write up.

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