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Dark and difficult was the road

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Dharamvir Bharati
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13 verses · ~1 min

इस डगर पर मोह सारे तोड़ ले चुका कितने अपरिचित मोड़

पर मुझे लगता रहा हर बार कर रहा हूँ आइनों को पार

दर्पणों में चल रहा हूँ मैं चौखटों को छल रहा हु मैं

सामने लेकिन मिली हर बार फिर वही दर्पण मढ़ी दिवार

फिर वही झूठे झरोखे द्वार वही मंगल चिन्ह वन्दनवार

किन्तु अंकित भीत पर, बस रंग से अनगिनित प्रतिविंव हँसते व्यंग से

फिर वही हारे कदम की मोड़ फिर वही झूठे अपरिचित मोड़

लौटकर फिर लौटकर आना वहीं किन्तु इनसे छुट भी पाना नहीं

टूट सकता, टूट सकता काश यह अजब-सा दर्पणों का पाश

दर्द की यह गाँठ कोई खोलता दर्पणों के पार कुछ तो बोलता

यह निरर्थकता सही जाती नहीं लौटकर, फिर लौटकर आना वहीं

राह में कोई न क्या रच पाऊंगा अंत में क्या मैं यहीं बच जाऊंगा

विंब आइनों में कुछ भटका हुआ चौखटों के क्रास पर लटका हुआ|

इति

Dharamvir Bharati

The Poet

धर्मवीर भारती

Dharamvir Bharati

1926 · 1997

Dharamvir Bharati was the defining architect of post independence Hindi literature. Born in 1926 in Allahabad, he seamlessly mastered the roles of a poet, novelist, playwright, and highly influential editor. As the chief editor of the legendary magazine Dharmyug, he shaped the reading habits of an entire generation and set the gold standard for Hindi journalism. His literary output is nothing short of monumental. In Andha Yug, his masterful verse play written in the aftermath of the partition, he used the final days of the Mahabharata war to explore the devastating moral collapse of the modern world. Meanwhile, his poetry collection Kanupriya reimagined the love of Radha and Krishna with breathtaking psychological intimacy. Whether writing sweeping tragedies or the iconic romantic novel Gunahon Ka Devta, Bharati brought an unprecedented intellectual elegance to Hindi. Awarded the Padma Shri and the Sahitya Akademi Award, he died in 1997. He left behind a cultural legacy that permanently elevated the intellectual dignity of the Hindi language.

Dark and difficult was the road

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Dark and difficult was the road

This poignant masterpiece by Nandalal Bose captures a haunting episode of the Mahabharata, where the traveler traverses the terrifying abysses of the netherworld. Accompanied by a guiding light, the human figure steps cautiously through a landscape of shadowy trials. The artist evokes the psychological weight of mortal endurance, spiritual testing, and the ultimate journey toward transcendent grace, bringing life to the eternal struggle of the soul navigating darkness.

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