Daily Poetry — August 7, 2026

भारतमाता ग्रामवासिनी

Composed by सुमित्रानंदन पंत

Original Hindi

भारतमाता ग्रामवासिनी। खेतों में फैला है श्यामल, धूल भरा मैला आँचल। गंगा यमुना में आँसू जल, मिट्टी की प्रतिमा उदासिनी। दैन्य जड़ित अपलक नत चितवन, अधरों में चिर नीरव रोदन। युग युग के तम से विषण्ण मन, वह अपने घर में प्रवासिनी।

English Translation

Mother India, resident of villages. Darkness spread across the fields, Her sari's hem, dusty and soiled. Ganga-Yamuna waters, tears, An idol of clay, despondent. A gaze fixed downward, steeped in poverty, On her lips, eternal silent weeping. Her mind grieved by ages of darkness, She is an exile in her own home.

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AI Echo (Hindi)

फिर भी आशा की किरण है कहीं। जर्जर झोपड़ियों में दीप टिमटिमाते, संघर्षों से जीवन को सजाते। श्रम-बिंदु माथे से झरते जाते, कल की नई गाथा बुनते कहीं। उठो, हे भारत की निद्राग्रस्त चेतना, तोड़ो ये दैन्य के बंधन, मिटाओ वेदना। नव प्रभात की बेला अब तो है सजना, स्वप्न-दीप फिर से जगमगाएँगे यहीं।

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AI Echo (English)

Yet a ray of hope shines somewhere. Lamps flicker in dilapidated huts, Adorning life with their struggles. Sweat drops fall from their brows, Weaving new tales for tomorrow, somewhere. Arise, O slumbering consciousness of India, Break these bonds of poverty, erase this pain. The dawn of a new day is now to be adorned, Dream-lamps will glow brightly here once again.

Literary & Historical Context

"भारतमाता ग्रामवासिनी" is one of Sumitranandan Pant's most poignant poems, written shortly after India gained independence. While Pant is primarily known as a Chhayavadi (Romantic) poet, this work marks a significant shift towards social realism, expressing disillusionment with the post-independence reality of rural India. The poem personifies Mother India as a sorrowful village dweller, whose traditional beauty is marred by poverty, ignorance, and suffering. It highlights the stark contrast between the idealised image of a free nation and the harsh conditions faced by its masses. The Ganga and Yamuna, sacred rivers, are depicted as 'tears,' and Mother India, despite being in her own land, is an 'exile.' This excerpt powerfully captures the widespread despondency and the silent, deep-seated pain of a nation struggling to uplift its own people, making it a profound work of social commentary in Hindi literature.

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