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Dushasan Vadh

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क़दम ये इंक़लाब के

Kadam Ye Inquilab Ke

Shalabh Shriram Singh
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ये गीत अधूरा है, आपके पास हो तो इसे पूरा कर दें ।

...य' किसने कह दिया भला सितम के दिन निकल गए! रिकाबोज़ीन है वही सवार तो बदल गए! सुना जो आँधियों के देश में चिराग जल गए! वतनफ़रोश भी वतन के रहनुमाँ में ढल गए! जिसे न पढ़ सके हो तुम न ख़ुद पे मढ़ सके हो तुम बदल के ज़िल्द आ गए सफ़े उसी क़िताब के! भटक न जाएँ साथियो! क़दम ये इंक़लाब के! ये इंक़लाब के क़दम! क़दम ये इंकलाब के!

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Shalabh Shriram Singh

The Poet

शलभ श्रीराम सिंह

Shalabh Shriram Singh

1939 · 1960s

Shalabh Shriram Singh was a bohemian visionary who deliberately rejected the comfortable illusions of mainstream literature to forge an entirely new path. Born in 1938 in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh, he became the driving force behind the Yuyutsawad movement in Hindi poetry during the late 1960s. He refused to be categorized by traditional literary epochs, writing with a rebellious spirit that sought a total transformation of society. His iconic poem Nafas Nafas Kadam Kadam became a revolutionary anthem, echoing through protests and progressive circles long after it was written. Singh possessed a remarkable ability to bridge the lyrical traditions of the Urdu ghazal with the grounded realities of modern Hindi verse. He wrote not for applause, but to confront the deep social inequalities and religious hypocrisies that plagued the nation. Passing away in 2000, he left behind a legacy that continues to inspire young writers. He remains a fearless poet of the marginalized, proving that true literature must possess the courage to make the comfortable feel intensely uncomfortable.

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