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Damayanti Deserted in the Forest

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जंगल उग आए

Jungal Ug Aaye

Dhananjay Singh
1 min read 5 versesजंगलforestहिरन

5 verses · ~1 min

भाव-विहग उड़ इधर-उधर दुख दाने चुग आए मन पर घनी वनस्पतियों के जंगल उग आए

चीते-जैसे घात लगाए कई कुटिलताएँ मुग्ध हिरन की आँखों का संवेदन समझाएँ

किस-किस बियाबान के कर्ज़े जीवन भुगताए

हरे ताल की छाती पर आ बैठी जलकुम्भी और किनारे पर कँटिया ले बैठे हो तुम भी

एक-एक पीड़ा के बाँटे कितने युग आए

इति

Dhananjay Singh

The Poet

धनंजय सिंह

Dhananjay Singh

Dhananjay Singh represents a deeply grounded voice in contemporary Hindi literature. Born in 1945 in the Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, his literary career spans several decades of poetry, ghazals, and lyrical verses. He writes with a profound awareness of the changing human condition and the quiet emotional struggles of ordinary people. Through celebrated collections like Palash Dahke Hain and Din Kyun Beet Gaye, he explores the delicate intersections of memory, nature, and modern existence. He possesses a remarkable ability to craft accessible yet deeply moving verse, bridging the gap between classical poetic traditions and contemporary sensibilities. Honored with the Sahitya Bhushan Samman, he has also dedicated much of his life to editing anthologies and uplifting new literary voices. He remains a steadfast guardian of the Hindi lyric form, writing poems that feel both intensely personal and universally relevant.

Damayanti Deserted in the Forest

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Damayanti Deserted in the Forest

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Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Jungal Ug Aaye carries.