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वीर तुम बढ़े चलो! धीर तुम बढ़े चलो!
हाथ में ध्वजा रहे बाल दल सजा रहे ध्वज कभी झुके नहीं दल कभी रुके नहीं वीर तुम बढ़े चलो! धीर तुम बढ़े चलो!
सामने पहाड़ हो सिंह की दहाड़ हो तुम निडर डरो नहीं तुम निडर डटो वहीं वीर तुम बढ़े चलो! धीर तुम बढ़े चलो!
प्रात हो कि रात हो संग हो न साथ हो सूर्य से बढ़े चलो चन्द्र से बढ़े चलो वीर तुम बढ़े चलो! धीर तुम बढ़े चलो!
एक ध्वज लिये हुए एक प्रण किये हुए मातृ भूमि के लिये पितृ भूमि के लिये वीर तुम बढ़े चलो! धीर तुम बढ़े चलो!
अन्न भूमि में भरा वारि भूमि में भरा यत्न कर निकाल लो रत्न भर निकाल लो वीर तुम बढ़े चलो! धीर तुम बढ़े चलो!
इति
The Poet
द्वारिका प्रसाद माहेश्वरी
Dwarika Prasad Maheshwari
1916 · 1998
Dwarika Prasad Maheshwari possessed a rare gift for translating profound moral truths into language so simple that a child could grasp it instantly. Born in 1916 in the Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, he dedicated his entire life to the fields of education and children's literature. At a time when serious poets often ignored the younger audience, Maheshwari recognized that the future of a nation is built within the imagination of its children. He composed iconic, stirring verses like Veer Tum Badhe Chalo and Utho Dhara Ke Amar Saputo. These were not just poems. They were anthems of courage, duty, and national reconstruction that became permanently embedded in the Indian school curriculum. He served in various capacities within the Uttar Pradesh education department, ensuring that literature and moral learning walked hand in hand. Passing away in 1998, he left behind a legacy of absolute purity. He remains the beloved grandfather of Hindi poetry, whose words continue to teach millions of Indian children how to be brave.
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Battle Scene
In the cool, misty foothills of the Himalayas, master painters of the Pahari school captured the thundering chaos and majestic spectacle of epic warfare. This panoramic battle folio is a symphony of motion, where rows of royal elephants bearing golden howdahs advance through a sea of foot soldiers, while cavaliers clash in swirling clouds of dust. The artist imbues the scene with an almost musical rhythm, balancing the brutal intensity of combat with the refined pageantry of royal leadership. Every delicate brushstroke honors the courage of ancient warriors, immortalizing a timeless drama of duty, honor, and destiny.
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