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हम तो अलबेले मज़दूर गज़ब हमारी जादूगरी जादूगरी भाई जादूगरी गज़ब हमारी जादूगरी हम तो अलबेले मज़दूर गज़ब हमारी जादूगरी
कहो तो फ़ौरन महल बना दें पास में बढ़िया बाग़ लगा दें जहाँ पे छम-छम नाचे सलोनी कोई छबीली परी राम हो जादूगरी
हम तो अलबेले मज़दूर गज़ब हमारी जादूगरी
हम पत्थर में प्राण जगा दें हम मिट्टी में जीवन ला दें नखरे वाली डलिया मोरी नखरे वाली डलिया मोरी नखरे वाली डलिया मोरी बडी गुमान भरी राम हो जादूगरी
हम तो अलबेले मज़दूर गज़ब हमारी जादूगरी
इति
The Poet
प्रदीप
Kavi Pradeep
1915 · 1998
Kavi Pradeep possessed a voice that became the emotional anchor of a newly independent nation. Born Ramchandra Narayanji Dwivedi in 1915 in Badnagar, Madhya Pradesh, he chose the pen name Pradeep and devoted his literary life to the cause of Indian freedom and national unity. He did not write poetry for elite literary circles. He wrote for the soldier, the farmer, and the ordinary citizen. When the 1962 war with China left the nation shattered, Pradeep penned the immortal lyrics of Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo. Sung by Lata Mangeshkar, this song famously moved Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to tears and permanently enshrined Pradeep in the hearts of millions. Throughout his career, he wrote over seventeen hundred songs and poems, including the defiant anti colonial anthem Door Hato Ae Duniya Walo. Recognizing his monumental contribution, the government honored him with the title of Rashtrakavi and the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award. He passed away in 1998, but his words continue to define the purest essence of Indian patriotism. He proved that a single song can heal the wounds of an entire country.
Paired Painting
Varaha emerging from a heap of rocks
This exquisite rendering captures the profound moment of Varaha, the boar incarnation of Lord Vishnu, manifesting from the primordial earth. It reflects a period where traditional Indian artistry met the descriptive curiosity of the Company era, resulting in works that serve as both spiritual icons and ethnographic documentation. The artist displays a delicate hand in balancing the divine authority of the deity with a rhythmic, almost stylized geometry of the rocks beneath him, reminding us of the eternal power Vishnu holds over the chaotic depths of the cosmic ocean.
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