A related poem in Hindi Language is attached to salute the contributions of the protagonist.
RADHIKA KO PRANAAM KARUN
Bachpan ki yaden jab aati hain to us saheli ki
yaad aa jaati hai
Wo sakhi jo mujhe jeewan ki lahron ke
madhur yaad dilaati hai
Radhika uska naam tha aur maan sammaan
aur gyan hamko deti rahi
Ghar mein, sadak pe, chaurahe par aur saala
mein hamko sikhati rahi
Gaon ke purohit ki beti thi hamse lagbhag
chhe saal badi thi
Pyar ki saagar thi gyaan ki bhandaar thi wo ek
farishta thi
Dosti ke us pawitr rishte ko ham dono maante
the aur jaante the
Wo hamko apna shishy maanti thi aur ham
use guru maante the
Saath saath khelte the padhte the aur apna
naam kamaate the
Log hamare paawan dosti ko na jaane kitne
naam dete rahte the
Koi Radha Krishn to koi Ram Sabri ka
namoona dete rahte the
Meri sakhi hamari wo saheli thi jisko main
dilo jaan se chaahta tha
Uska izzat aur maan maryaada rakhna mere
ragrag mein bara tha
Koi hawas na thi na hi koi swarath tha bas ek
pawitr pyar tha
Hamare liye to wo gyan ki dariya thi aur main
uska munna tha
Radhika ne hamko jeewan mein aage badhne
ka protsahan diya tha
Wo hi mujhe prem, bhakti aur rahen sahen ka
sahi illam diya tha
Bachpan beeta jawaani aayi mainto ek saaheb
ban gaya tha
Par jab jab hamari mulakaat hoti hamko
bachpan yaad aata tha
Ham apne madhur yaadon mein kho jaate
bada anand aata tha
Radhika ke aachaar vichaar aaj bhi hamko
raah dikhati hai
Hamari har ek unnati ki paheli seedhi uski hi
gyan ka dhan hai
Kya kya batawoon wo mere liye aur kya thi
aur kawn thi
Mere patni aur mere liye Radhika hamare
gyan ki mandir thi
Kal ki hi baat hai Radhika ka nidhan bayalish
saalon ke baad hua
Mera aatma ro pada par unke kar kamlon se
hamko kushi hua
Jab tak yeh jeewan hai ham Radhika ke
raahon par chalte rahenge
Unka maan rakkhenge unke sikchha ko apne
gale lagayenge
Dhanye hai Radhika aur meri dosti dhanye
hai unki dharm karam
Waysi sakhi jisko milegi uski siddh ho jaygi
sab dharm karam
Jaawo Radhika Ji shayan karo mere aatma ko
pulkit karte rahna
Is mann mandir mein aysa jyot jalado seekh
jawoon main rahna
Aapne hamko bahut maan diya shaan diya
gyan se bhar diya tha
Is param anand ka kya kahna aap ne to mera
sammaan kiya tha
Ayse paawan mintrata ka prachaar karun
dosti ka maan karun
Radhika ke yash ka gaan karun uske jeewan
ko parnaam karun.
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There is no equivalent translation for the
emotions and feelings contained in this poem
but the readers can try Google translation.
August 20th 2015
Sadly I have no photographs of Radhika
because of two reasons. Firstly, while she was
my early childhood carer we did not have any
camera. Secondly, when later in life we visited
her she did not want her photograph to be
taken. But she was one of the most beautiful
ladies I had ever met in my life, both internally
and externally, physically and spiritually.
This is where Radhika lived attached for more
than eighty years and dedicated her life to my
welfare and well being. I sincerely thank her
for her love, compassion and all the wise words
she passed on to me.