Mobile Phone : Shaswata Gangopadhyay
Shaswata Gangopadhyay
It's only in the pocket of a shirt,as a snake
Sleeps well in the cane-basket of a snake-charmer
Off and on it sounds sweet whistle after retiring from sleep,
And I take it in my hand to see on it's small beaming screen
Someone calling me in my nickname through misty fog,
As if one of my friends of childhood days
Sending an aeroplane made of hand-paper…
Or when I get your SMS in a crowded bus :
'Are you sure to come to-day a quarter to seven,
I'll be waiting with the flashing light of a glow-worm in my hand'
Cold and wet wind comes to my two dry lips
As milk is deposited unseen in the branches of cactus,
Trickling drop by drop throughout the day,
The very waiting of yours in the same way gets intensified
(Translated from Bengali into English by Rajdeep Mukherjee.)
Shaswata Gangopadhyay is a prominent contemporary Bengali poet whose works have been translated into several languages and published in over 150 international journals and anthologies across six continents. The author of several acclaimed poetry collections, he has represented Indian poetry at literary events worldwide and is the recipient of honours including Chile's Sparkling Soul Award (2024) and the Voice of Kolkata Award.
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