The new buzzword on iland is the campaign on the girl child, being lead by none other than the indefatigable blogger Amit Agrawal, along with other enthu souls like Madhavi Sreenivasan, Mesha Bhat, and Bud San(?). Being the erratic blogger that I am (there’s always that blessed perennial excuse of being overloaded with work!), the least that I could do to contribute my mite was to refresh one of my earlier posts on the subject. So here goes!
संदेश अजनमी बिटिया का
शिखा स्मारिका (एक विद्यार्थी)
कुछ कहना चाहती हूं,अपने हिस्से का जीवन जीना चाहती हूं
दुनिया के रंग, दुनिया के संग, मैं भी जीना चाहती हूं।
मां मैं तेरी कोख में आयी, फिर जन्म क्यों ना ले पायी
ना कोई जाने मेरा मर्म, मेरी कब्र बन गया कैसे तेरा गर्भ
तेरा खून तो पाया मैने, फिर दूध क्यों ना पी पायी
अस्तित्व अपना मिटने पर भी, आंसू तक बहा ना पायी
दुर्दशा देखकर मेरी तो, ब्रहमा भी पछताया होगा
संग मुझे ले जाते हुये, यमराज भी थर्राया होगा
जन्म लेने दो मुझे भी, बेटे से बढ कर दिखलाऊंगी
धरा के सुख क्या चीज़ हैं, तोड आसमां के तारे लाऊंगी
अगर बेटी को मरवाओगे, ममता मां की कैसे पाओगे
खो जायेगा कहीं बहन का प्यार, दुलार किस पर बरसाओगे
अन्तिम सन्देश यही है मेरा, बचा लो जीवन अजन्मी बिटिया का
अस्तित्व वरना मिट जायेगा, इस दुनिया से मानव का
(Hindi font…success at long last….courtesy Bud San’s link to www.hindikalam.com!)
Sandesh Ajanmi Bitiya Ka
By Shikha Smarika (a student)
Kuchh kehna chahti hoon, apne hisse ka jeewan jeena chahti hoon
duniya ke rang, duniya ke sang, main bhi jeena chahti hoon.
Maan main teri kokh mein aayi, phir janm kyon na le paayi
na koi jaane mera marm, meri kabr ban gaya kaise tera garbh
Tera khoon to paya maine, phir doodh kyon na pee payi
astitva apna mitne par bhi, aansoo tak baha na paayi
Durdasha dekhkar meri to, brahma bhi pachhtaya hoga
sang mujhe le jaate huye, yamraj bhi tharraaya hoga
Janm lene do mujhe bhi, bete se badh kar dikhlaaoongi
dhara ke sukh kya cheez hain, tod aasma ke taare laaoongi
Agar beti ko marvaaoge, mamta maan ki kaise paaoge
kho jaayega kahin behen ka pyar, dular kis par barsaaoge
Antim sandesh yehi hai mera, bacha lo jeewan ajanmi bitiya ka
astitva varna mit jaayega, is duniya se maanav ka
PS: While on the subject, I would also like to recommend strongly a viewing of the excellent movie “Maatribhoomi: A Nation Without Women”- a must-see for all adults!!
PPS: Thanx for the cue, Amit, your Repost made things easier!
wonderful thoughts SH
Solemn article. It make me lost in thoughts.
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the desparate plight of an unborn…..beautiful
Have read that earlier…but I am really glad u posted this one!!….just too perfect for passing the message!!
nice one….good to read again…and thanks for passing on the link to hindi fonts
now a days everybody is talking about unborn girlchild…. what about those already borned, doesn”t it require more attention!!!!…
however, its a only thought…..just came in mind…
and yeah…….will definitely try and catch up on this movie… thanks for mentioning it….
read it before too…. and felt great to read it again… thanks for repeating it and mentioning me and other beautiful friends of mine who are into this cause…. Hope to see further posts from u on this issue…. Keep it up udita….I am always eagerly waiting for your posts, but i guess u have mentioned the reason for ur irregularity on iland…. i see your comments everywhere, though not your poems…. Plz do continue and dont stop….take care…. love ….. madhavi
Gesundheit! Me eyes belie me! Udita’’s posted something finally! Sensitive post, Udita.
goodness!
beautifully described the plight of the unborn girl child….just loved it….my eyes turned moist….superbly penned.