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Nagare Ki Tarah
Bajte Hain Shabad
The poetess, who also belongs to a tribe from the Santhal area, has been working with the Badlao Foundation. The poems are a cry of people wanting to be retrieved from wilderness. The agony of being belittled by an "educated" society and the feeling of helplessness poured forth in verse compels a reader to give a thought to this dying ethnic group. In the name of education, the girls from this tribe are being ‘exploited’. Whether it is `Lalita Uranv, who ran from the Paris Embassy, or Deepa Murmu, who is exploited by rich "cultured people" when she seeks a job, most girls are mistreated. In Santhal Pargana, the agony of a dying culture is portraited thus: Santhal Pargana Ab nahin reh gaya bahut kum bache reh gaye hain apni bhasha aur vibhoosha main yahan ke log and Yeh woh log hain jo mujhe dekh ke naak bhon sikorte hain’ Almost all her poems speak of the exploitation and her anger against the system. She laments thus: Kisne kahe hain unke Parichay main itne bade jhooth Koi Naya Samachar This is a collection of 95 poems by Prem Ranjan Animesh. Simply constructed but meaningful, Prem Ranjan’s poems dwell on childhood. They carry the message that childhood is still safe and full of innocence in a world of so-called civilised values. For instance, he writes: Kahin bhee jaaoon chhoo leta hai ek anjaana sa bachcha Dunia sach-much Ek bachche ke haath se kitni chhoti hai... With no regular meter, no rhyming pattern, most of his poems give us a great impression of compactness, organisation and force. Tum keh do woh mera naam hai jo tum ne soch rakha hai mere liye’ Muskrata sapne sa Ek Bachcha Kya to Samay Kya to Samay has 56 poems by a young poet of blank verse. The poet curses the system that has snatched innocence and purity of a village. The poet finds himself alone, helpless and destitute. He complains about commercialisation that has hit sensibilities. His poem Raian bhaiyee chahoon desh stresses on insecurities. He asks:Hum kis ghar jaien khusro? Making a dig at the system, he makes use of satire to depict his feelings. |
