BAL KAVI BAIRAGI ( Born 1931-2018 )
"O prabandh ke vikretaaon
Mahakaavya ke o kretaaon
O neelaam lagaane vaalon
Pal pal daam badaane vaalon
O mujh par mandraane vaalon
Mera mol lagaane vaalon
Jo mera sanskaar ban gayi
Woh saugandh nahin bechoonga
Chaahe sabhi suman bik jaayein
Apni gandh nahin bechoonga
Yeh vyapaar tum hi ko shubh ho
Muktak chhandh nahin bechoonga"
( Balkavi Bairagi )
Long back ,I had the privilege of sharing some beautiful moments with this poet , journalist , parliamentarian and above all a great human being . He was on an official visit to Kashmir.He said his real name was Nandramdas Dwarkadas Bairagi but his love for children made him to write many poems and books for them. People started calling him Balkavi Bairagi.And he liked this new name. I also met his wife, a gracious lady who accompanied him .
Bairagi lived in Neemuch where he was also associated with some Educational Institutions .He had been a teacher , MLA ( 1967-1972), Minister In MP ( 1980-1984 ) and MP Lok Sabha (1984-1989 ) and in 1998 he was nominated to Rajya sabha from MP .
As poet, Bairagi wrote lyrics for more than 25 Bollywood films . His song " Tu Chanda ne chaandini , tu taruwar mein shaakh re " that he wrote for Sunil Dutt's "Reshma Aur Shera " remains an all time popular song. This song has been sung by Lata Ji in her melodious voice.
This world always welcomes the new and newer. When newer things arrive , old is sidelined . People forget what is being abandoned today was close to them yesterday only . Yesterday only, this abandoned was received with all the enthusiasm that is shown to the new arrival today. So why worry ?That is the law of nature . That is the flow . Can we stand against the flow? And after the leaves fall, who looks towards the branch.?
Based on above feelings, he wrote a poem “Jhar gaye paat Bisar Gayii Tehnii “. This is my favorite poem . .I quote some lines from this poem…
Jhar gaye paat bisar gayi tehni.
Karun katha jag se kya kehni
Nav konpal ke aatay aatay
Toot gaye sab ke sab naate
Ram kare iss nav pallav ko
Parray nahin yeh peeda sehni
…………Jhar jaye paat bisar gayi tehni...
Bairagi was also a freedom fighter who was brought up in extreme poverty. He was always attached to his mother . Till his death , he would always say:-
" My father created my physical being, the rest was done by my mother.A debt that can never be repaid ."
Bairagi had a peaceful death in his home in 2018. He slept one night and never woke up again. It was a massive heart attack in sleep. He lived with his son .Some time back, I gifted his wonderful book ,"aao bachon gaao bachon" to a child who felt overjoyed when I read two poems to him.
( Avtar Mota )
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