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On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Ramendra Kumar dedicates a poem to the most important woman in his life…
In my life I have had many friends,
But I’ll never find like her
Simply gorgeous to look at
Her singing a euphonious melody,
Who else can it be, dear reader,
Other than My ‘not-so-fair’ Lady.
She has a great sense of humour
She laughs at jokes I don’t even tell,
For shopping she takes me to places
Which look straight out of Dante’s hell.
Gardening is her passion
And interior decoration her hobby,
Sadly with all these distractions
She has little time for her precious hubby.
She can talk on any topic
She can converse on any theme,
She sometimes gives me nightmares
But most often she is my dream.
At work she is the leader
At home the undisputed boss,
But without her I know
My life would have gone for a toss.
She gave my being a purpose
And the much needed stability,
And above all she made me realize
In many areas my lack of ability.
Every time I tried to change her
I found I had changed instead,
Every time I tried to lead her
I realized it was I who was being led.
Even now when I start to float
She brings me to the ground
Whenever I lose my bearings
She makes sure they are quickly found.
In my life I have had many friends
But I’ll never find like her, any other
Yes, dear reader, my best friend
Is my kids’ darling mother.
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Ramendra Kumar (Ramen) is an award-winning writer, performance storyteller and inspirational speaker with 49 books. His writings have been translated into 32 languages and included in 26 textbooks and many anthologies in various countries. Ramen has written across all genres ranging from picture books to adult fiction, satire, poetry, travelogues, biographies and on issues related to parenting and relationships.
His writings have been published by the major publishing houses in India. His books brought out by National Book Trust (NBT), India have notched up sales of more than 4.9 lakh copies in just one year.
Ramen has been invited to several international literary festivals as well as Indian events such as Jaipur Litfest and seminars organised by Sahitya Akademi and IGNOU. The author has won a total of 41 awards in the competition for writers of children’s literature organised by Children’s Book Trust (CBT) over the years, which is among the highest by any writer.
Ramen was chosen as the ‘Author and Storyteller of the Year’ (2022), on ‘Talking Stories’, London, UK’s number one Radio Programme dedicated to the art of storytelling. He was nominated as a Jury Member for the Best Children’s Author Category of The Times of India’s ‘Women AutHer’ Awards, 2020. Ramen was also selected as a mentor for the Scholastic Writers Academy.
An alumnus of the prestigious Hyderabad Public School (HPS), Ramen is an Engineer & an MBA. He and his inspiration, his wife Madhavi, were General Managers at SAIL, when they took Voluntary Retirement to pursue their respective passions. Their children are bonsai celebrities in their own right. While Ankita is a youth icon and a travel blogger with an Instagram following of 296 K, Aniket creates cool Apps and designs covers for his dad’s books.
Ramen is now a Cancer warrior and an inspiration to many.
His website is www.ramendra.in and he has a page devoted to him on Wikipedia.
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Today’s Motivation
It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning. ~
Claude Bernard
Beautifully described. 🙂
Thanks Jyoti!