From where does one derive courage during the days of hardship?
“It was my greatest support during my days of struggle, and even to this day, whenever I am feeling intensely depressed, I recite the third canto aloud, to myself,” he says.
Almost everyone trying to find a foothold in the acting industry has faced long, hard days of struggle and uncertainty, which are filled with darkness.
In such dismal period, Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’s’ long narrative poem ‘Rashmirathi’ was the sole companion of this Bihari boy.
‘for years wandering in the woods
hurdles-obstacles met, were kissed
endured sun-blaze, rain and hailThe Pandavas shone, hearty and haleGood luck slumbers not foreverWhat laid ahead, still a wonder’
‘the message of wellness you refusedfriendship for you alas had no usewatch, as I too shall leave nowin the final resolution, you will see howno more pleading, now its warlet life towards victory or death, soar’
‘Rashmirathi’ (1952) is considered to be one of the greatest epics of Hindi literature.
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About the Author: Manish Gupta is an NRI filmmaker returned to India to make millions fall in love with Hindi Poetry. Translations from the Hindi original by Aparna Anekvarna, a Delhi-based writer
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