ΕΛΛΗΝΟ-ΙΝΔΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΜΟΥ & ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ
Indo-Hellenic Society for Culture & Development
Dr. Lanka Siva Rama Prasad,* the legendary poet, writer and founder of the Writers’ Corner at Warangal, a major city in the south Indian state of Telangana, arrived in Athens for a two days visit on October 8 and 9, 2018 to establish inter-cultural bonds between Greek and Telugu writers. ELINEPA’s President Dr. Dimitrios Vassiliadis …
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Konstantinos P. Kavafis Coins with Indian inscriptions:They are the mightiest monarchs,of Eboukratintaza, of Strataga,of Manantraza, of Eramaiaza.This is how the wise book renders the Indianinscriptions for us on one side of the coins.But the book also shows us the other side which is,moreover, the good sidewith the figure of the king. And here,how the Greek …
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Freedom of Mind Do not seek freedom in a particular ideology, as it lies in the very essence of the mind. From it, all ideas and all teachings are emerging and maintained, and to it, they eventually return. Present in the deep silence and in the noise of the words, it shines with the colors of …
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (Kolkata, 18 April 1809 – Kolkata, 26 December 1831) was a Bengali philhellene educator and poet of Portuguese descent and perhaps the first nationalist poet of Modern India. He studied Greek philosophy, drama and classical literature and was influenced by the Greek values of liberty and justice which left a strong impact on …
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संत कबीर की कविता – Poem of saint Kabir Translation: Dimitrios Vassiliadis मोको कहाँ ढूंढे रे बन्दे, मैं तो तेरे पास में Moko kahan dhoondhe re bande, Main to tere paas mein Where are you looking for me bound man1? I2 am next to you ना तीरथ (तीर्थ) में ना मूरत (मूर्त) में, ना कंठ (एकान्त) निवास में Naa teerath mein naa moorat mein, Naa kanth nivaas mein I do not exist …
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On the occasion of the birthday anniversary of the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, ELINEPA publishes his poem “Freedom” translated into Greek by Maria Nicolaidou. Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore was born in Kolkata on 7 May 1861 and became one of the most brilliant poets, musicians, and artists of the Indian subcontinent in the late 19th and early …
यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्यन्ते रमन्ते तत्र देवताः । यत्रैतास्तु न पूज्यन्ते सर्वास्तत्राफलाः क्रियाः मनुस्मृति ३.५६ जहां स्त्रीजाति का आदर-सम्मान होता है, उस स्थान पर देवतागण प्रसन्न रहते हैं । जहां ऐसा नहीं होता, वहां संपन्न किये गये कार्य सफल नहीं होते हैं । मनुस्मृति ३.५६ Όπου λατρεύονται οι γυναίκες, εκεί χαίρονται οι Θεοί Όπου δεν λατρεύονται, εκεί όλα τα …
अनुवाद : सरेश सलिल सम्पादक: हरि भटनागर, बृजनारायण शर्मा, अनिल जनविजय सहायक सम्पादक: अनिल शाही सहयोग: रवि रतलामी, ए. असफल, रोली जैन रचना समय नवम्बर 2015 पत्रिका में प्रकाशित रचनाओं के लिए सम्पादकों की सहमति अनिवार्य नहीं। यह अंक रचना समय का यह अंक यूनानी कविता के शीर्षस्थ रचनाकार कोंस्तांतिन पी. कवाफ़ी पर एकाग्र है। …
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by Dennis Dinopoulos Under a full moon the sea silent as a snake, skin- like; scales of pale light a smooth polished veneer – ceiling to other forms of life. The bow of our ship cutting through it like a blade, a curling, murmuring roar; foam plays the role of a sorceress, white lips …
The Hukus Bukus is one of the most popular songs of the Pandits of Kashmir, who after the domination of Islam have been displaced from their homeland. The message of this poem is rooted in the spiritual tradition of Kashmir. Some say it was composed by the last great mystic and poetess of Kashmir Saivism, …
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