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....
Itc "I"
A young woman charming I was
The heart –
throb of the youth
A symbol of wealth and learning
The abode of music and arts once.
But then
In course of time
Tables turned on me.
I who was the embodiment of
Patience and artistic skills
Became the synonym of defeat
Sparking now and waning then
Lost in the interplay of conflicts
I remained an insatiate residue
Unfulfilled, in the story of life.
They call me a weakling and a woman
May be true, may not be so, who knows!
But hear what my conscience says:
The mountain may stand silent
But would it lose its grandeur!
The vast ocean may look serene
But would you say it is not deep!
Translation of “NENU” by D. Ranga Rao.