On Bhasa Diwas
Thought I of the univ. professor
Who had his Ph.D. in Hindi from London,
Thought I of the Ph.D. thesis in Bengali
Adjudicated by the prof. of Bangladesh,
Speakers from Bangladesh giving an international impetus
But people forgetting to invite from Tripura too.
On Bhasa Diwas
Thought I of Sanskrit Diwas,
Hindi Diwas,
Which is more important to me,
Janmbhumi, the land of birth
Or karmabhumi, the land of karma,
Thought I of Pravasi Diwas,
The non-resident Indians,
How far Indian are those who live abroad,
India seen from far, India seen closely
And India revisited?
How I do not know it Bengali,
But can speak it now, read a bit,
But cannot write,
The situation, is it of Kabirdas
Or Tagore translating Kabir
But the Bengali readers know it not
In the maximum?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem