Odia Dayadanku

Simulia Swarav Samman

Ullanghan (Transgressing)

 This poem is published in Asantakali Odia magazine October 09 Issue. It talks of transgressing of so called general rules. A reader can well imagine of the poem hearing the genesis of this poem. I was standing in front of a shopping mall. And at the hearing distance, two middle aged women were standing  Looking at a billboard carrying a poster of a warrior (of a recent hit movie of the son of a Telugu movie hero), one of these two were expressing a desire (or lamenting of not having) to have a husband like the smart guy on the billboard. I could hear that and I was startled at and later understood that desire was quite normal for a human being. And felt how  our made perceptions make us stereotype in assuming something in a said pattern.

The poem deals with this desire - a river having a dam at upper stream has been reduced to a small stream. The river is Salandi - passing through a town Bhadrak - the nearest town to my village. Once Salandi was furious with water flowing (overflowing) full inundating banks. That time Salandi was longing of an expert swimmer who can play with its current with fun. But, it is waiting since for that, even if  Hadgarha dam has made it just a 'nala'. still Salanadi  longs for the arrival of such a  swimmer .......

Dwanda Swapna Dekhibare

"Dwanda Swapna Dekhibare" - is a poem published in magazine  Sagarika Vol.4/Issue -9/10 page 51. Sagarika is a bi-monthly magazine on Odia Literature and Culture published from Balasore. This magazine is edited by Mrs. Sairindhri Sahoo.

The poem talks of a conflict of mind for dreaming. It takes an example of a person that dreams of success in traditional sense and later questions  to self, "Is this the success?" This conflict of mind makes the person restless  to recount its long journey from genesis. The person now finds in addiction of success defined by family,self and society  in childhood - the success now hangs before itself as a question mark!

For non-Odia readers, I'm extremely sorry. Wish I can get its English version soon.

Hrushikesha Mohanty
10th October 2009

Odiya Essay Competition

Any student studying in High Schools in
Simulia Block, Balasore is invited to
participate .........
1st Prize Rs.3000/- 2nd Prize Rs.2000/- and the 3rd prize Rs.1000/-

A Comment on Ananya Jamaja

Published in Odia Literary megazine Sagarika July/August 2009.
It reads:

Ananya Jamaja the first Odia poetry book of
Poet Hrushikesha Mohanty brings in poetic
expressions on reminescences, death, sensitivity:
a philosophy of life .........

JOY OF DESCEND

A meditation of difference
That was an awakening of difference
Not only for self elevation
But for others -
To sing together the song of Creation.


Heart did not flutter
Not there was gruel to win
Zealousy didn't prevail
But the search was for only Truth
To accommodate, to understand
To share the pain of sufferers
- He the king Bhagirath.


Engrossed in deep meditation
To awaken
Not like Dharmaraj Yudhisthir
Forgetting all for the self.
Bhagirath rose up and up
But to descend
with The Ganges
To sing with the song of Creation.
The Awakening and the mediation
Not only for the ascend
But for the joy to descend!