The school students of Kendriya Vidyalaya were informed about the facts related to Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks. The renowned poet Arthur Binard visited Kendriya Vidyalaya on Friday.
He interacted with the students and also highlighted about the unknown facts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks. It is to be noted that Arthur visited school under an event ‘Beyond the Boundaries’. The event was organised by Eklavya and The Japan Foundation.
During the event, the poet recited few lines from his poem Main Dhoond Raha Hoon (Sagashiteimasu). As he interacted with the students, he told them about the attacks. He also shared his experience while he wrote this collection of poems.
He beautifully narrated the story of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the students of Kendriya Vidyalaya. While narrating the story, he connected the Bhopal Gas Tragedy with Hiroshima tragedy.
Arthur told students about the inhuman acts in both the tragedies.
It is to be noted that Poet Arthur Binard is a well known poet hails Michigan, USA. After graduation he came to Japan and started writing poetry and prose, in both English and Japanese. He wrote book Sagashiteimasu which narrates about the Hiroshima attacks. It is the collection of poems which describe in detail the tragedy. His poem was translated in Hindi as Main Dhoond Raha Hoon by Tomoko Kikuchi. The Hindi translation Main Dhoond Raha Hoon was published by Eklavya last year.
On the occasion, translator Tomoko Kikuchi was also present. She also recited Morning Good Morning, Khane Ko Mera Namaste and Khat se Khola Khat, three short poems from Main Dhoond Raha Hoon. The students listened to the poems with rapt attention.
The members of Eklavya and director of Japan Foundation Karu Miyamoto were also present.