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भारत माता ग्रामवासिनी। खेतों में फैला है श्यामल धूल भरा मैला सा आँचल, गंगा यमुना में आँसू जल, मिट्टी कि प्रतिमा उदासिनी।
दैन्य जड़ित अपलक नत चितवन, अधरों में चिर नीरव रोदन, युग युग के तम से विषण्ण मन, वह अपने घर में प्रवासिनी।
तीस कोटि संतान नग्न तन, अर्ध क्षुधित, शोषित, निरस्त्र जन, मूढ़, असभ्य, अशिक्षित, निर्धन, नत मस्तक तरु तल निवासिनी!
स्वर्ण शस्य पर -पदतल लुंठित, धरती सा सहिष्णु मन कुंठित, क्रन्दन कंपित अधर मौन स्मित, राहु ग्रसित शरदेन्दु हासिनी।
चिन्तित भृकुटि क्षितिज तिमिरांकित, नमित नयन नभ वाष्पाच्छादित, आनन श्री छाया-शशि उपमित, ज्ञान मूढ़ गीता प्रकाशिनी!
सफल आज उसका तप संयम, पिला अहिंसा स्तन्य सुधोपम, हरती जन मन भय, भव तम भ्रम, जग जननी जीवन विकासिनी।
रचनाकाल: जनवरी’ ४०
इति
The Poet
सुमित्रानंदन पंत
Sumitranandan Pant
1900 · 1977
Sumitranandan Pant was the absolute master of lyrical aestheticism in modern Hindi literature. Born in 1900 in the lush Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand, he drew his earliest and most profound inspiration from the pristine beauty of the Himalayas. He became one of the four foundational pillars of Chhayavaad, the Hindi neo romantic movement. However, his literary journey did not stagnate in romantic nature worship. Over a career spanning more than five decades, his poetry evolved through distinct phases, absorbing progressive ideologies and eventually culminating in the deep philosophical spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo. Works like Pallav showcased his unmatched ability to weave delicate, musical imagery, while his later masterpiece Chidambara earned him the Jnanpith Award in 1968, the very first time this prestigious honor was given to a Hindi writer. Pant was also recognized with the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Bhushan. He passed away in 1977, leaving behind a poetic vocabulary that taught the Hindi language how to capture the exact softness of falling dew and the quiet grandeur of the mountains.
Paired Painting
Sita Abandoned in the Forest
This profound work depicts one of the most heartrending moments in the Ramayana, the abandonment of Queen Sita in the wilderness. Raja Ravi Varma captures her solitude within a dark, encroaching forest, symbolizing the weight of her societal exile. Despite her royal lineage and divine nature, she is portrayed as a vulnerable, pregnant woman, draped in a vibrant yellow saree that contrasts sharply with the deep, somber tones of the wilderness. Varma imbues the scene with a tragic grace, highlighting not only the emotional isolation of Sita, but the resilience of a figure enduring immense personal suffering for the sake of societal expectations.
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