India has been through a phase of bad times for last few centuries. It was however not always so. Reading Bharat-Bharati by the Rashtra Kavi Maithli Sharan Gupt fills in all Indians a great deal of pride in our country, as it was in ancient times, and generates hope of …
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In this portion from the classic book “Bharat-Bharati”, Maithili Sharan Gupt Ji has described the sad plight of a farmer in Indian villages. While the poem was written a long time ago, in many ways the condition of farmers have not changed much even today. Rajiv Krishna Saxena किसान (भारत–भारती …
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Here is an excerpt from the classic epic Bharat-Bharti written by Rashtra Kavi Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886-1964). The topic is very contemporary as beef eating is being discussed extensively these days. The poem is very moving and in a way argues against killing of defense-less animals by all powerful humans …
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Bharat-Bharati is a classic Maha-Kavya (epic) written by Rashtra Kavi Methili Sharan Gupt. It traces the rise and fall of Indian civilization and gives prescription for regaining the heights that the civilization had once achieved in the past. The book has three chapters on the past, present and future of …
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