
भुवन दाईले ज्याकरान्डाको प्रसंग राखेर कविता लेखेपछी, मलाई यसको बारेमा थाहा पाउन कौतुहलता जागेको थियो। धेरै मनमोहक हुदोरहेछ ज्याकरान्डाको रुख। यसको नेपाली नाम यहाँहरु कसैलाई थाहा छ कि? फोटोको लिन्क पठाइदीएकोमा डिपिलाई धन्यवाद।
बाँकी अंश...
- सबैको मन बिसाउने साझा चौतारी

भुवन दाईले ज्याकरान्डाको प्रसंग राखेर कविता लेखेपछी, मलाई यसको बारेमा थाहा पाउन कौतुहलता जागेको थियो। धेरै मनमोहक हुदोरहेछ ज्याकरान्डाको रुख। यसको नेपाली नाम यहाँहरु कसैलाई थाहा छ कि? फोटोको लिन्क पठाइदीएकोमा डिपिलाई धन्यवाद।
भुवनेश्वर शर्मा
दरबारमार्ग उजाड हुंदा
हामीले रूखहरू रोप्यौ
ज्याकरान्डा र पैयुंका रुखहरू
सुन्दरता ल्याउनलाई
हिउंद आयो दरबारमार्गमा
पतझड बृक्षका पातहरू झरे
बसन्त आयो त्यहाँ
हामीले रोपेका फ़ूलहरू फूले |
हिमालमा हिउं रोयो
नेपालमा युद्ध हुंदा
हामीले आशाहरू रोप्यौ
नेपालमा शान्ति ल्याउनलाई |
-Rajan Poudel & Kamal Poudel
Through the darkness in the shadows
Walking along the river side meadows
Soft wind blowing across his face
Feeling like, he is already running a victory race
He stops! and looks around
Fearless of anything that may come along
Keeps marching on through the meadows
Knowing he is approaching close
Checks the firearm on his back
Crawls to the nearest shack
Swiftly without making a sound
Positioning himself on the ground
Waits for his target as he lurks in the dark
With the intent of making his mark
Fires his gun with one click and no sound
There lays his victim on the ground!
He walks towards the body
Glancing down to rejoice his victory
Feeling a sense of contentedness
The Assasin walks away into the darkness ...
( After Durga published "A leaf from my memory", I also got encouraged to publish something of my school days. This poem was written by me in Class 4 and I had won the poem competion for junior section organized on Bhanubhakta Jayanti in Gandaki Boarding School. This poem is so deep in my heart that I had no trouble of recalling it at all)
बिहान पख झुल्कियो सूर्य
हिमाली काखमा
उज्यालो भयो जताततै
डांडा पाखामा
घरका सबै जहान उठे
उनैको तापले
कुखुरा भाले कराउन थाल्यो
उनैको प्रकाशले
हे सूर्य तिमी कती दयालु
उज्यालो दिएको
त्यही भएर तिम्रो पूजा
दिन रात गरेको
माया नै मायाको ओईरो बिचमा
अभाब तिमीले देख्यौ कहाँ?
बरु आफु रित्तिदिन्थेँ
तिमीलाई भरिदिन्थेँ।
कदम कदमको मेरो साथमा
अन्धकार तिमीले देख्यौ कहाँ?
बरु आफु जलिदिन्थेँ
तिमीलाई प्रकाश छरिदिन्थेँ।
जनम जनमको माया पोख्दा
दु:ख तिमीले देख्यौ कहाँ?
बरु आफु आशु पिउथेँ
तिमीलाई खुशी दीइ जिउथेँ।
By Durga Pandey
Sadly, all of the ground was taken, even the muddy corners. The voice inside my head reminded me that it was not just we who were trying to digest the chickens. But, there are always benefits of being a senior to somebody. Soon, we got ourselves a decent soccer field. All of us were putting an extra effort today. I have no doubt; if a Nepali soccer team played with “this” enthusiasm they would certainly have won far more medals for Nepal. We played and played and played… the “first bell” of the dining hall sounded. That usually means, “try to be ready for dinner”. Not today. We still felt we hadn’t had enough kicking and running to digest the chickens. The second bell rang. That usually means, “start getting inside the dining hall”. We still managed to squeeze in some BHALE and POTHI Goals.
I managed to get in the dining-hall just before the third bell (else I would need a decent explanation or a permission slip to explain why I was late).The running rats inside my stomach were about to fly, if you know what I mean. I was waiting for our turn to line up, exhausted, face and ear red with puffing and panting, But still waiting for the yummy chicken meat. Even the wait of 10 minutes felt like an hour. I finally got my share of food, including THE chicken meat.
But, it didn’t taste as good as it used to. “What was wrong with me”, I thought. I kept on drinking water. I was too full just with water. The rats stopped running but my feet still felt as if I was running. I hardly ate anything. It didn’t turn out to be a special chicken day anymore.
Days passed, weeks passed. And along came another special day. As usual, all of my friends were busy putting soccer gears on. One of them yelled, “Come on Durga, you are still on your school dress”. I reluctantly replied, “I will join you later”. A sense of Déjà vu. But, I was not going to ruin my special day again. Surely, chickens shouldn’t be that hard to digest. I thought to myself, “Today, I shall digest the chicken by playing chess or caeramboard”.
(The above article is the reflection of some of the many memories of my days at Gandaki Boarding School)
भुवनेश्वर शर्मा
कौडेको लेकमुनी
मेरो सानो गाऊं छ |
डांडामथिको मेरो गाऊंबाट
सेताम्य हिमाल देखिन्छ |
बिहानीको नीलो आकाशमुनि
पहिलो घामको किरनले,
मेरो गाऊलाई शुन्दर पार्छ |
मेरो ग्वाघा गाऊंको सिरानमा,
गुरांसको जंगल छ |
बसन्त ऋतू र नयाँ बर्षको संगममा
मेरो गाऊको सुन्दरता
बर्णन गरी नसक्नुको छ |
नया बर्षमा दक्षिणी गोलार्द्दबाट
सबैलाई सुभकामाना छ ||
Rajan poudel
You are incomparable; you are one of a kind
You are sweeter than the sweetest wind
Time passes by but your beauty shall not fade
No matter what, you will always precede the rest
Your beauty goes beyond the mountains
Exceeds the clarity of the oceans
You are beautiful than the sound of falling rain
No matter what I compare you to, all fail
You are incomparable my sweetheart
You are one of a kind!
I finally had some time to go through few poems which are all excellent. I just wonder, it is the Nepalese literature to write pessimistic stuffs only? I must admit I am not an expert in this field. I used to write few poems when I was bit younger, not anymore. I just could not help commenting on the fact that most of the articles I read are pessimistic. I do understand the feelings though. The feelings of uncertainty and anxiety are natural when you come to foreign place. That is why we need good company and good community.
This blog is also a good way of releasing our own emotions. I am delighted about the facts that there are so many regular contributions to the site. Well done to everyone!
I would just say, lets be optimistic about life. That is how we cope with things. Remember, every cloud has a silver lining!
Kush
Rajan Poudel
Struggling to make my living back home
I came to this country of unknown
Carrying hopes and dreams of my own
I thought life would be better here but I was wrong!
Now I have realized, this place is worse than hell
Reminds me of homeland, ever and ever again
No friends to share my sorrows and no one to have fun
Here in this rotten land my life has begun
I drain from work everyday and night
I see darkness in the foresight
I wonder where I have come
Now I understand that I was definitely wrong!
I miss my family and friends
I miss the celebrations and scenes
Villages, mountains and greens
Which, here are nowhere to be seen
That's it! I have had enough
It is time to make the decision
Leave this country and return to the nation
Rajan Poudel
Regret and remorse is too much to bear
Oh god! I cannot control my tears
Please take away my fears
Please take away my pain
It is just too much to bear…
I won't do what I did, again
I want my happiness again
I want to see my future again
I promise I will be good
I know I should
I want to live in peace
I want to live with care
Give me some hope
Give me some light
I promise, I will bring the delights
Let me live again
There is a lot to gain
I want to love myself again.
-Santosh Koirala
Out from the heaven
I landed in a place
Looks like a desert
Unknown people and Unknown face
With no hope whatsoever
I wish I could return back
Head to the airport
With loads of books and rugged sack
Oh..got stranded in a desert
with a little hope in my mind
lost my identity
with nowhere to find
Now this place has grown up
From unknown to something good
I go to meet people
with hope and fresh mood
I have started loving it
Everytime, I find something new
Ocean,Beach,People & Places
To name some of the few
I know the people now
Everyone knows my name
Hope I can do something extra
And live up with fame
Nepal's door will be calling me
One day I got to go
But with my knowledge and experience here
I have lot's to show
Life may be tough there
Not easy as it seems
But,I got to bring something new
and live in people's dreams
-Radha
Wandering into the loneliness,
Bewildering into the happiness,
Who knows what will happens next
Who knows who will win the race?
New land, new atmosphere,
New people, new thought,
New, new, new and new everywhere,
Oh! I am wondering, trust me
I swear!
Listening into the silence,
Questioning into eye lenes,
Who knows what will happen next
Who knows who will win the race?
Green land, green tree
Green people, green thought
Green, green, green and green everywhere,
Oh! I am overwhelmed, trust me
I swear!
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तिमी आंफुलाई सके सम्म तिनीहरुकै पारा मा ढाल्न खोज्छौ
दाल भात छोडी तिमी अब पिज्जा बर्गर मा दिन बिताउँछौ
बिदेशी नागरिकतामानै तिमीले आफ्नो शान पाउँछौ
अहिले सम्म बोल्दै आएको "जीरो" तिम्रो लागि "वो" बनी सकेको छ
सुरुमा दुई दिनमा एक चोटी टेलीफोन गर्ने बाबुआमा महिनौ देखि पराई भएका छ्न
गाउँ घरमा प्रयोग हुने हलो कोदालो तिम्रा लागि निर्जीव भएका छ्न
तिम्रा त्यही बाल्य कालका साथी तिम्रा लागि पाखे भएका छन...
माओबादीको कुरा गरे नेपालीहरु खत्तम हुन्छ्न भन्ने तिमीनै
गौतम बुद्ध, सागरमाथा को कुरा गर्दा फेरी नेपाली भनेर छाती फुलौने तिमीनै हौ
नेपालीले गल्ती गर्दा नेपाली माथी थुक्न खोज्ने तिमीनै
नेपालमा कही घटना भयो भन्दै nepalnews र mysansar खोल्ने पनी पहिला तिमीनै हौ
यदि नेपाली आंफुलाई मान्दैनौ भने तिम्रो घरमा झुन्डिएको नेपालको झन्डा च्यातीदेऊ
नेपाली सम्मेलनमा हाजिर हुन तिमीलाई कुनै अधिकार छैन
बुद्ध,तेनजिंग शेर्पा, भृकुटी तिम्रा कुनै नातेदार पर्दैनन
नेपाली जनता मरेमा आँसु झार्न तिमीले पाउँदैनौ
आँफुलाई नेपाली ठान्छौ भने सबै नेपाली तिम्रा दाजुभाई हुन
कसैलाई काखा कसैलाई पाखा गर्ने तिम्रो अधिकार छैन
अरुलाई सेवा गर्नुनै तिम्रो धर्मं हुन्छ
दौरा सुरुवल र दाल भात मा नै तिम्रो शान हुन्छ
अब कुन रोज्ने त्यों तिमीमा भर पर्छ
एक तिर गरीब निमुखा भोका जनता
अर्को तीर आलेसान बंगला र मोटर गाड़ी
तर ति निमुखा मा आत्मियता छ
अर्को तिर भन्ने खोक्रो शान........................
- Sanat Acharya
My mates called me today
I was so happy I can't say
I was going to dance in 100 lights
With mates all over in my sights
It was long before in my lands
In the air, all my friends' hands
But here even the street dogs bark
I used to hide; used to dance in dark
After a long, At last I made some
Mates, to dance like back in home
Out of dark, red green and yellow
Out of silence, welcome, hi and hello
I emptied the glasses with all mixtures
No important was the tie and its textures
I drank without the fear of falling down
Circled with mates though not long known
The sparkling party was about to get over soon
Curse was emerging from what I thought boon
I thought it was same party, same old friends
I thought Party would finish, care never ends
To my surprise, with the party everything was gone
It was all drama; all I could hear was a bye-bye-horn
I was new to the place, intoxication made me hardly see
No one there to offer me lemon juice or a strong black tea
I knew it was a different place with a different culture
Just could see beautiful feathers, Alas! It was a vulture
Far better was my 7 feet room, and outside's dog bark
Where I could hide; and with myself I could dance in dark
प्रस्तुत कवितामा सबै क्षेत्रमा हावी बन्दै गइरहेको राजनीति र यसले छाडेको नकरात्मक प्रभावप्रति जनमानसमा उब्जिएको घ्रीणालाई प्रस्तुत गर्न खोजिएको हो। सबै क्षेत्रलाई आक्रान्त पारेको राजनीतिप्रति मानिसले गर्ने प्रतिकृया जस्ताको तस्तै राख्ने क्रममा यसको ठाडो भाषा र प्रस्तुतिलाई पाठकहरुले अन्यथा लिनुहुने छैन भन्ने अपेक्षा राखिएको छ।
कसैले निम्ता गर्नै पर्दैन
मुसा बनेर छिर्छ,
अनेक उपद्रो मच्चाउछ
सबैलाई पिर्छ,
साला Politics।
आफु केही जान्दैन
अरुको कुरा मान्दैन,
आफु त काम गर्दै गर्दैन
अनेक अड्को थाप्छ,
साला Politics।...
जस कसैलाई दिदैन
आफुलाई मात्र सही देख्छ,
आफ्नै घर जलाई
आफ्नो हात सेक्छ,
मुर्ख Politics।
कसैलाई अघि बढ्न दिदैन
कुटिल जाल हान्छ,
अरुले गनुन् नगनुन्
आफुलाई हिरो ठान्छ,
धुर्त Politics।
कसैको भलो चाहन्न
स्वर्थी काम गर्छ,
अरुलाई ठाउँ नै दिदैन
पुरै लम्पसार पर्छ,
साला Politics।
एकतामा विश्वास नै छैन
गुट उपगुट बनाउछ,
भित्र भिर्त्रै कुहिन्छ
सिनो गनाए झै गनाउँछ,
Dirty Politics।
-Sanat Acharya
Today the use of IT in everyday life has rocketed resulting in the rise of electronic communication as a main medium of communication. The use of the postal service, the envelopes and letters is almost in the extinction phase with only some formal communication being done through these means. Moreover, even the face-to-face communication is in decreasing stage as a result of this rapid rise in the communication based on computer screens.
.....It is obvious from the history that human beings are always pursuing easier life. They always seek luxury, and this very human behaviour has guided them to achieve the different milestones in the scientific discoveries and the technical advancement. The emergence of the electronic communication strengthens this fact of human behaviour in the field of exchanging messages and information. It is not a surprise that this form of communication has got the overwhelming acceptance because of its ease and simplicity.
There are many immediate benefits of such communications like easy to use technology, multiple conversations at a time, privacy, easy reach despite of any geographical distance, reliability and consistency. However, careful considerations into the matter reveal all the negative effects of this so called easy form of communication. These effects are not so immediate and therefore are being taken lightly by the society. Some of the negative impacts of electronic communication have already taken place and are in the rise, whereas some are still residing as a passive volcano ready to erupt and melt the human race.
Several cases of the negative results of the electronic communications have been recorded and are in the rise in today’s society. Loss of social skills, loss of values, degradation of language and literature and the impact on the physical and mental health of the user are some of these cases. Whereas, acute psychological disorders and different ailments due to reduced physical activities are researched to be the future of these wired and wireless communication.
Although, this form of communication is not unique to people as per their age and sex, the main age group that is vulnerable to this technology is ages 10 to 18 years. These children are vulnerable because they don’t have a developed mind set to distinguish the right from the wrong. Also, it is not wise to stop the communication and information resources like Internet for the children, because these are the preciouses learning tools as well. The people of age 18 years and above can save themselves by using their discretion so as not to get preyed by the dangers of electronic communication, and should spend less time in front of the screens. The children are the future of every nation. So the impact on them by any issue should be carefully analysed.
As all communications are based on wires sans social and personal touch, this will result in the loss of social skills and loss of respect and relationship values in the children. Also, mostly the interactions will not be one to one, which will result in the decreased supervision and guidance from the teachers. In extreme cases of social change, a child spending much time in internet chat could even lose the ability to distinguish between reality and fantasy. “Some children who use chat rooms with multiple users, where users adopt multiple identities and engage in role playing games, can lose the ability to distinguish between real life and simulation” (Turkle, 1995).
Navigating towards the darker sides of the internet, the darkest links are the issues like cyberstalking, drug and weaponry recipes, obscene materials, pornography and the paedophile networking which is the networking of the child sex predators. One danger could be the children trying to capture the personal information of others in the cyberspace, or engaging themselves to other crimes like making banned drugs or weapons by the help of some underground websites. Another problem could be the children straying on the internet, surfing the sites with pornographic materials. “The internet pornography industry generates $12 billion dollars in annual revenue - larger than the combined annual revenues of ABC, NBC, and CBS” (Family Safe Media, 2006). Even worse would be the case if the predators are preying on innocent children who are making friendship through chat in the World Wide Web. Parents, due to their limited knowledge may not know what is going in their children’s computer. According to the
This increasing involvement of the children in the internet has simplified the activities of the paedophile networking. While, the easy connection to any child, sitting in one safe corner, and smooth networking with other such illegal networks, has added strengths and security to their activities. “There is sufficient evidence to suggest that paedophiles are using this medium to convey sexual fantasies about children, recruit young children, reinforce and legitimize sexual preferences through association and access support groups which facilitate networking” (Feather, 1999). These paedophiles use child pornography as a means of desensitizing children so as to normalize the sexual activity between adults and children. To win the trust of the children they disguise themselves, mostly by misrepresenting themselves as children.
Along with technological benefits, the electronic communication has brought many vulnerable opportunities for the abuse and exploitation of the children. However, the steps for understanding all these issues and actions for preventions have not been undertaken to adequate levels. This might be due to the lack of knowledge of this technology among the parents and society. Parents see their children studying on the internet, but they fail to realize till what depths of dangers this technology has rooted. Therefore, there is an immediate need of aggressive community campaign for educating the impacts and preventions of the dangers of the electronic communication. Only after the parents are educated regarding these dangers, their proper supervision could fight against these technological abuse and exploitation of children.
( The author of this essay is an engineer.)