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Mother and Child

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बदले सन्दर्भ

Badle Sandarbh

Shiv Bahadur Singh Bhadauria
1 min read 4 versesलोकममताअजिया

4 verses · ~1 min

लोकरीति की पगरैतिन वह अजिया की खमसार कहाँ है

हँसी ठहाके बोल बतकही सुन लेते थी कही अनकही- वही भेंट अँकवार कहाँ है

लौंग सुपारी पानों वाली ढोल मंजीरे गानों वाली लय की लोक विहार कहाँ है

बाल खींचते अल्हड़ नाती पोपले मुँह आशीष लुटाती ममता की पुचकार कहाँ है

इति

Shiv Bahadur Singh Bhadauria

The Poet

शिव बहादुर सिंह भदौरिया

Shiv Bahadur Singh Bhadauria

Dr. Shiv Bahadur Singh Bhadauria was a foundational pillar of the Navgeet movement, redefining the landscape of modern Hindi lyric poetry. Born in 1927 in the Raebareli district of Uttar Pradesh, he devoted his life to both academic scholarship and literary creation. Bhadauria rejected the rigid orthodoxies of earlier poetic forms, choosing instead to infuse the traditional lyric with contemporary themes, rural sensibilities, and deep social awareness. Through seminal collections like 'Purwaa Jo Dol Gayee' and 'Shinjanee', his verses captured the breathing reality of village life alongside the shifting emotions of a modernizing India. Serving for decades as an educator and college principal, his influence shaped generations of writers. He possessed a rare ability to craft language that was highly musical yet intellectually sharp, ensuring that the Navgeet genre retained both its melodic charm and its relevance to ordinary human struggles.

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Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Badle Sandarbh carries.