Patradoot Or the Messenger 15/Many
Patradoot or The Messenger15 /Many
English version by
Ravindra K Kapoor
On your way dear letter, you keep enjoying,
The enchanting wine of nature’s beauty,
Till you reach the holy mother river’s place,
We all know by the name of Triveni*.
Somewhere on your way, you would listen
The enthralling sound of Dholak*,
And at some place, you may see,
A newly wedded bride moving on a Palki*
Ravindra
Kanpur India 6th June 2010 to continue in 16
*Triveni. A place where three river streams meet. Generally used for the city of
Allahabad, where our great holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
used to meet at a point known as Sangam.
* Dholak. It is the Indian hand drum called dholak. It is a very popular folk drum of
northern India.
*Palki. Is a small wooden cabin carriage, which was earlier used for carrying
one or two persons from one place to another. Generally it was used for newly
wedded brides, when she moves from her father's place to her husband's place.
The entire cabin hangs on a long bamboo which is carried by 4 - 6 persons. It is
still used in some villages in many parts of India.
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Patradoot in Hindi written by my father late
Dr. Amar Nath Kapoor in 1932, when he was imprisoned
by the British, as he was fighting for India 's freedom
under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. After India ’s
independence as a true follower of Gandhi Dr. Amar Nath
Kapoor left active politics and devoted rest of his life in
writing easy mass literature and wrote many Dramas,
Poetry books, epics. All his other literary
works were mainly written from 1955 to 1990.
He left this mortal world in 1994.
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