4 verses · ~2 min
आज नहीं तो कल बिखर जायेंगे ये बादल हँसते हुए चल मेरे मन हँसते हुए चल बीती हुई बातों पे बीती हुई बातों पे अब रोने से क्या फल हँसते हुए चल मेरे मन हँसते हुए चल
गुज़र चुका है जो ज़माना गुज़र चुका है जो ज़माना तू भूल जा उसकी धुन जो आनेवाले दिन हैं उनकी आवाज़ को सुन मुझे पता है बड़े बड़े तूफ़ान हैं तेरे सामने खुशी खुशी तू सहता जा जो कुछ भी दिया है राम ने अपनी तरह कितनों के यहाँ टूट चुके हैं महल हँसते हुए चल मेरे मन हँसते हुए चल
फूलों का सेहरा बाँधनेवाले इस दुनिया में अनेक जो काँटों का ताज पहन ले वो लाखों में एक मेरे मन वो लाखों में एक गिरे बिजलियां गिरे बिजलियां गिरे बिजलियां फिर भी अपनी टेक से तू मत टल हँसते हुए चल मेरे मन हँसते हुए चल
मेरी मुहब्बत आज जलाना सम्भल के ज़रा चिराग मेरी मुहब्बत आज जलाना सम्भल के ज़रा चिराग मैं काग़ज़ के घर में बैठी लग न जाये आग लग न जाये आग मेरी क़िस्मत में लग न जाये दाग मेरी इज़्ज़त में इस देश की नारी को इस देश की नारी को कोई कह न दे दुरबल हँसते हुए चल मेरे मन हँसते हुए चल
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
Girl with a Vase
Antonio Xavier Trindade, often revered as the Rembrandt of the East, possessed an extraordinary ability to capture the quiet, introspective soul of his subjects. In this delicate portrait, he invites us into a moment of profound stillness. The young woman, rendered with soft brushstrokes and a mastery of chiaroscuro, cradles the vessel with a gentleness that speaks of daily devotion and grace. Her gaze is pensive, perhaps lost in a memory or a silent prayer, reflecting the timeless elegance of Indian domestic life. Trindade bridges the gap between Western academic technique and the delicate, evocative essence of the Indian spirit, leaving us with a work that breathes with humanity and humble beauty.
Open the viewer →