Triveni Journal

1927 | 11,233,916 words

Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....

The Dream Child

K. Ramakotiswara Rau

The Dream - Child

BY K. RAMAKOTISWARA RAU *

Triveni’ is now nineteen. She has come into her own. This dream-child and foster daughter of mine has always shed Light on my Path. She has been, to me, the Voice of the Silence. She has taught me to kill out ambition, but to work like those who are ambitious. Blessed be her name!

I recall the day she was born–the 25th of December, 1927. The place was Malabari House, Paraswalkum, Madras. The owner of the house had named it in memory of Behramji M. Malabari, the Editor of a great journal – ‘East and West’ of Bombay. That was a happy augury. Fourteen years later, ‘Triveni’ sought shelter in this beautiful city of Sri Jaya Chama Rajendra. She was warmly welcomed at a P. E. N. function in ‘Maitri Bhavan’. The gracious hostess was Srimati Sophia Wadia, Editor of another great journal from Bombay–‘The Aryan Path’.

And now, after a further interval of five years, ‘Triveni’ is being crowned at the same dear spot, even as Sita, Princess of Mithila, was crowned in the imperial palace of Ayodhya, after her exile, and imprisonment, and ordeal by fire.

‘Triveni’s’ probation is over. There may be more obstacles in her Path, but she will overcome them all by the grace of the Lord who promises all travelers: “Fix thy mind on Me; and by My grace shalt thou overcome all obstacles!”

There is yet another coincidence. Only a few hours after ‘Triveni’ came into being, the Indian National Congress, meeting at Madras within a short distance of Malabari House, defined Swaraj in terms of Independence! By a strange destiny, ‘Triveni’ regained her status and came forth, like Lakshmi out of the milky ocean, on the 14th of August, a few hours before the memorable midnight hour when India attained Independence.

‘Triveni’ wishes to spread the message of Free India to the world, sharing that privilege with sister-journals like ‘The Modern Review’, ‘The Viswa Bharati Quarterly’ and ‘The Aryan Path’.

* Extract from his speech at a P. E. N. function in ‘Maitri Bhavan’, Bangalore, on 23rd of August, welcoming the new ‘Triveni’ Monthly.

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