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हिन्दू या मुस्लिम के अहसासात को मत छेड़िये

Hindu Ya Muslim Ke Ahsaasat Ko Mat Chhediye

Adam Gondvi
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5 verses · ~1 min

हिन्दू या मुस्लिम के अहसासात को मत छेड़िये अपनी कुरसी के लिए जज्बात को मत छेड़िये

हममें कोई हूण, कोई शक, कोई मंगोल है दफ़्न है जो बात, अब उस बात को मत छेड़िये

ग़र ग़लतियाँ बाबर की थीं; जुम्मन का घर फिर क्यों जले ऐसे नाजुक वक्त में हालात को मत छेड़िये

हैं कहाँ हिटलर, हलाकू, जार या चंगेज़ ख़ाँ मिट गये सब, क़ौम की औक़ात को मत छेड़िये

छेड़िये इक जंग, मिल-जुल कर गरीबी के ख़िलाफ़ दोस्त, मेरे मजहबी नग्मात को मत छेड़िये

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Adam Gondvi

The Poet

अदम गोंडवी

Adam Gondvi

1947 · 2011

If poetry exists to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, Adam Gondvi was Hindi literature's most uncompromising voice. Born Ram Nath Singh on October 22, 1947, in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, he lived the quiet life of a farmer while writing verses of fierce revolutionary anger. Gondvi took the delicate and traditionally romantic form of the Urdu ghazal and turned it into a weapon. He used its strict meter to expose the hypocrisy of the caste system, the cruelty of feudal oppression, and the deep corruption within Indian politics. When he wrote that he would take the reader to the alleys of the Dalits, he was challenging mainstream literature to abandon its comfortable illusions and confront the starving reality of rural India. He rejected political patronage and lived his entire life in modest circumstances before passing away in 2011. Adam Gondvi remains the fearless conscience of the marginalized. His words strike with undeniable force.

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Rama Darbar

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Rama Darbar

In this sublime depiction, Raja Ravi Varma captures the eternal assembly of Lord Rama, the ideal king and avatar of Vishnu. Seated upon a majestic throne, Rama is flanked by the graceful Sita and his devoted brothers, while the loyal Hanuman bows in humble adoration. The scene radiates a profound sense of peace and divine order, known as Ram Rajya. Varma utilizes the medium of lithography to bridge the gap between traditional Indian sensibilities and Western academic portraiture, creating a visual language that has defined the modern Hindu imagination for generations. It is an image that breathes with the devotion of millions, serving as a beacon of righteousness, duty, and unconditional love.

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