Pandora’s Trunk by Rajendra Ojha

The uncontrollable flood of our emotions, 

Hidden deep inside this heart bursts.

When the Pandora's box of our past, 

Are triggered— unknowingly or intentionally.

No matter if it is nectar or a slow and soft poison, 

Many things that have created the present stage get unfolded. 

See, the Pandora of the emotions possessed such a power, 

That no other box can bind it within itself. 

But the fairy that comes at the end of that box 

Will always grant us the enormous power of 'Creativity'; 

Through which the villages affected by those floods can

turn themselves into sustainable cities.

Like all forms of water contain core properties rooted in one identity,

This emotion that flows spontaneously in various forms has the same identity.

Rajendra Ojha (Nayan) is a Nepalese poet, philosopher, social researcher, social worker, and EU-certified trainer. He also served as a citizen diplomat for three months under the ‘Ministry of Population and Environment’ in 2018 in Switzerland for the diplomatic program of the Minamata Convention, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland. Poems and philosophical writings of Rajendra Ojha have been published in various national as well as international literary journals from Nepal, the U.S.A., India, China, Russia, Spain, Myanmar, Pakistan and United Kingdom in both Nepalese and English. He has also published two anthologies, ‘Through the World’ (a collection of experimental poems) and ‘Words of Tiger’ (a collection of philosophical and psychological poems), in 2011 and 2019, respectively. Mr. Rajendra Ojha has been honored by two major prestigious awards named ‘Asia’s Outstanding Internship Solution Provider Award 2020/21’ and ‘Dadasaheb Phalke Television Award 2023’ respectively for his work as a ‘Social Researcher’ as well as a ‘Social Worker’ (activities related to social responsibility), respectively, in 2021 and 2023.