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जय जन भारत जन मन अभिमत
जय जन भारत जन मन अभिमत जन गण तंत्र विधाता जय गण तंत्र विधाता
गौरव भाल हिमालय उज्ज्वल हृदय हार गंगा जल कटि विंध्याचल सिंधु चरण तल महिमा शाश्वत गाता जय जन भारत...
हरे खेत लहरें नद-निर्झर जीवन शोभा उर्वर विश्व कर्मरत कोटि बाहुकर अगणित पग ध्रुव पथ पर जय जन भारत...
प्रथम सभ्यता ज्ञाता साम ध्वनित गुण गाता जय नव मानवता निर्माता सत्य अहिंसा दाता
जय हे जय हे जय हे शांति अधिष्ठाता जय-जन भारत...
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
Bharat Mata
Painted by the pioneering master Abanindranath Tagore, this sacred composition gave a visual soul to the Indian nationalist awakening. Depicted as a saffron-robed ascetic woman with four arms, holding symbols of sustenance, knowledge, clothing, and spiritual liberation, she emerges gracefully from a lotus bed against a glowing golden aura. The imagery transformed the abstract idea of the motherland into a deeply personal, revered deity, inspiring generations of freedom fighters and artists alike to look inward toward indigenous artistic traditions for spiritual and political renewal.
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