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Construction of the Rama Setu Bridge

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चरण पखार गहूँ में

Charan Pakhar Gahun Me

Avaneesh Singh Chauhan
1 min read 7 versesनदीriverजल

7 verses · ~1 min

मेरी कोशिश सूखी नदिया में- बन नीर बहूँ मैं

बह पाऊँ उन राहों पर भी जिनमें कंटक बिखरे तोड़ सकूँ चट्टानों को भी गड़ी हुई जो गहरे

रत्न, जवाहिर मुझसे जन्में इतना गहन बनू मैं

थके हुए को हर प्यासे को चलकर जीवन-जल दूँ दबे और कुचले पौधों को हरा-भरा नव-दल दूँ

हर विपदा में- चिन्ता में सबके साथ दहूँ मैं

नाव चले तो मुझ पर ऐसी दोनों तीर मिलाए जहाँ-जहाँ पर रेत अड़ी है मेरी धार बहाए

ऊसर-बंजर तक जा-जाकर चरण पखार गहूँ मैं

इति

Avaneesh Singh Chauhan

The Poet

अवनीश सिंह चौहान

Avaneesh Singh Chauhan

1972 · 2010

Avaneesh Singh Chauhan represents a fresh and necessary voice in contemporary Hindi literature, particularly in his efforts to revitalize traditional lyrical forms for a modern audience. Born in 1979 in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, he has dedicated his literary career to the Navgeet movement and the adaptation of Haiku into the Hindi language. He does not write from the isolation of an ivory tower. Instead, his poetry addresses the environmental decay, social fragmentation, and rural displacement that define twenty-first-century India. Chauhan serves as the executive editor of the literary journal Naye Purane, where he actively fosters dialogue between established literary figures and emerging writers. Through his poetry and critical essays, he proves that ancient poetic rhythms can perfectly articulate the anxieties of the modern world. He is a careful observer of everyday life, using short verse and melodic compositions to document the quiet realities that often escape mainstream attention.

Construction of the Rama Setu Bridge

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Construction of the Rama Setu Bridge

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