Queen

Q
Picture sketched by me

She is The Queen,
Who reigns in all hearts,
Spreading love and joy,
From wherever she starts.

She is The Queen,
A Queen of my dreams,
Driving me forth,
To excel in everything.

She is The Dancing Queen,
Makes you feel young and trim,
Come on, tap your kissing feet,
And swirl around as a united team.

She is The Melody Queen,
Humming tunes soft and sweet,
Creating a musical and joyous mood,
To sing forever with blues removed.

Capturing her in my mind,
A joyful state I do find,
It enables me to cook dishes,
Exactly as my family wishes.

I love this lady so much,
Drew her portrait with a magical touch,
Adorned her in exotic jewellery,
To create for her a special identity.

By Indrani Roychoudhury

About me

Indrani Roychoudhury

Retirement after long service and movement of grown-up children away from home brought about a sea change in my life. I started reading Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry on nature, love and devotion which aroused spiritual leanings within me. Even cursory browsing of translations of Bhagwad Gita helped to sprout newer thought processes within my inner self. The result was peace with the difficulties of life.

Simultaneously, household activities started taking up more time. My dormant interest in cooking special dishes got life and simple items such as making Jhal Muri gave me immense joy. This simple Bengali street food travelled with me to USA and Switzerland where my son Meher was staying with his family.

During the Covid period my daughter Piuli stayed with me for 2 years when she encouraged me to experiment with a fresh style of dressing. Sartorially, I am a totally changed person which friends have started noticing.

An altogether novel interest in theme-based painting encouraged me to write poetry and paint in consonance with the subject. Simultaneously, my passion for upliftment of underprivileged children came to the forefront and I began coaching them at Sarita Udyan, a nature park in Gandhinagar where I stay. I am enthusiastic about education and development of girl child and my composition Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao drew inspiration from a call given by our Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi.

I feel blessed to have been able to develop this web site containing my compositions, paintings, and photos.