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Ankur 2011 aк 2011 One Look Devina Sen Age 12 One look, and I was hooked What can harbor such power With refined curves atop and under, I felt it would shoot out thunder Where can I seek refuge Immersing black pools for the middle, the rest of the sculpture a riddle Where does this incomprehensible mystique arise from Probe beyond the darkness, a dulcet feeling nothing else can harness Can kindness truly be radiated via power My watering orbs stubbornly refused to blink, but a sudden impulse pushed my lids down before I could think This is genuine magic I stared again and saw flames burning like the sun, and suddenly my emotions were undone Yet how can you kindle a fire in this My sight hazy, thoughts befuddled – I felt extremely light-headed, I sensed my strength slowly fading, its remains being shredded What could be the source of such superiority Nostalgic images flickered through my mind, of the heritage and culture I had left behind How could I have forgotten the past of my future But the eyes kept glaring, with fury and affection flaring When will I understand the secrets underneath the veil of fascination One look into Ma Durga’s eyes One look into Ma Durga’s eyes So commanding, yet so soft So full of divinity, yet so full of rage So mysterious, yet so clear Mesmerized while having a staring contest In Ma’s eyes, I set off on a quest I rediscovered my myriad blessings And a will power so possessing I learned to be grateful for the opportunities to acquire knowledge about God I realized that everyone (even me!) can make a difference, which was a bit odd I understood that hope and faith are true concepts, not simply “a word” And even if not at the moment, my prayers will be heard I felt a bond, strong and tight I held my gaze with all my might One look into Ma Durga’s eyes That one look is the most prestigious prize The one look that you will remember The one look into the eyes of ember Just one look 26
Ankur 2011 aк 2011 SPRING Mohona Roy Ganguly Age 8 Winter has gone by, The clouds have left the beautiful sky The flowers have burst into bloom At this time no one wants to be in a room The trees are bursting with flowers Blooming, blooming in hours The water has turned crystal clear Everyone wants to go near Thakurmar Jhuli - Duel with a Kapalik Abiral Ganguly Age 9 The year was 1939. One late, new moon night, my twenty-two year old grandfather, Ananta, was traveling in an East Indian Railway train of the British Empire. Having just started the first job of his life with the European gasoline company Burma Shell, the twenty-two year old was the only passenger in his compartment. The iron-horse was chugging its way through the densest and darkest forests towards Hazaribagh railway station. Hauled by a forty miles an hour steam engine, it huffed, puffed and whistled along the Grand Chord. The British had built this shortcut rail track to serve the southern parts of Bihar and to reduce the Delhi- Calcutta travel time. The path connected small coal mining towns such as Dhanbad and Gaya. Late in the night around 2AM, the train was rumbling through countless tunnels and bridges. Through the open windows, coal dust repeatedly flew into Ananta’s eyes. Buttoned up inside a black double-breasted coat, he seemed to enjoy the cold winter’s air. Off and on, the iron-caged overhead lights flickered in Ananta’s coach. He looked up and said to himself: “What is new.the dynamo that produces electricity in the train must be faulty.” Suddenly, the train screamed to an unscheduled halt in the dark night. It was a still, dense, hilly forest near Hazaribagh. A red signal had forced the passenger train to stop. A handful Kapaliks lived in these woods. Worshippers of Goddess Kali, this subset of Tantrics was addicted to violent rituals. These lone wanderers mostly lived in jungles and cremation grounds. Their belief was that in order to break free from the suffering endured by living 27
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