… just came across this brilliant work of poetry by Vinod Kumar Shukal..

Very true in present times ..  

I learnt about this poem from a UK born Hindi Professor based in Australia – Ian Woodford. Following is a tweet link of recitation if this poem .

<a “https://twitter.com/bbchindi/status/775926038589087744”>https://twitter.com/bbchindi/status/775926038589087744</a&gt;

हताशा से एक व्यक्ति बैठ गया था 

व्यक्ति को मैं नहीं जानता था 

हताशा को जानता था 

इसलिए मैं उस व्यक्ति के पास गया 

मैंने हाथ बढ़ाया 

मेरा हाथ पकड़कर वह खड़ा हुआ 

मुझे वह नहीं जानता था 

मेरे हाथ बढ़ाने को जानता था 

हम दोनों साथ चले 

दोनों एक दूसरे को नहीं जानते थे 

साथ चलने को जानते थे 
English Translation
Frustrated /Desperate, a man sat down,

I didn’t know him,

I knew the desperation,
so I went close to him
and extended my hand –
holding it, he stood up,
he didn’t know me, he knew
my reaching out the hand,
from there, we walked together,
neither of us knew the other –

both knew walking together.