{"id":6551,"date":"2022-08-09T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T18:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/?p=6551"},"modified":"2022-08-09T07:12:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T01:42:20","slug":"abhas-versus-kishore-an-existential-reality-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningandcreativity.com\/silhouette\/abhas-versus-kishore-an-existential-reality-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Abhas versus Kishore \u2014 An Existential Reality (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continued from\u00a0Abhas versus Kishore \u2014 An Existential Reality (Part 1)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Lone Voyager or the Eternal Meanderer<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>If there is one poem that responds to Kishore the loner, it has to be that existential fait accompli<\/em> or askance from the film Door Ka Rahi – Panthi hoon main us path ka, ant nahin jiska.\u00a0<\/em>It is the description of one who is journeying within, journeying deep and despairing as to the eventual futility of the existence itself.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Panthi hoon main us path ka\u2026.<\/em><\/strong>
\n(Door Ka Rahi,<\/em>\u00a01971)<\/em> Kishore Kumar \/ Irshad<\/p>\n

\"panthi

Panthi hoon main us path ka<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The poem merits a full recapture here:<\/p>\n

Panthi hoon main us path ka <\/em>
\nant nahin jisaka <\/em>
\nAas meri hai jiski disha <\/em>
\naadhaar mere mann ka <\/em><\/p>\n

Sangi saathi mere <\/em>
\nandhiyaare ujiyaare <\/em>
\nMujhko raah dikhaayen <\/em>
\npal chhin ke phulajhaare <\/em>
\nPathik mere path ke sab taare <\/em>
\naur neela aakaash <\/em><\/p>\n

Is path par dekhe kitane <\/em>
\nsukh dukh ke mele <\/em>
\nPhool chune kabhi khushiyon ke <\/em>
\nkabhi kaanton se khele <\/em>
\nJaane kab tak chalana hai <\/em>
\nmujhe is jeevan ke saath <\/em><\/p>\n

I am tempted to give, for a wider appreciation, an approximate English rendering of this poem, such is its impact.<\/p>\n

Adrift on an endless inner alley
\nBuoyed by my own hope
\nSustained by my fortitude
\nMy own lows and highs
\nKeep me company<\/p>\n

Fleeting joys lilting my surge ahead
\nThe stars in azure
\nBeing my fellow travelers
\nAdrift on an endless inner alley\u2026.<\/p>\n

Miseries and bliss visited me
\nIn tandem on the way
\nSoaked in moments sublime now
\nBut soon sunk in a bottomless angst
\nHow long do I have
\nTo survive this sentience?<\/p>\n