Republic in the hearts of the people.
O vital Eastern wind! Come skipping Over the distant mountain peak! Music goes on throughout the poem. Each word is full of music. In the last poem of this collection Passion and Compassion he wants to sing the song of life by creating music (rhythm) in heart and at last he wants to stoop down the splendour of heaven on the feet with the power of music. Bhatnagar’s poems are thought provoking, inspiring and full of messages. In Invincible he encourages the youth to face the enemies and problems of life boldly and declare a new revolt that cannot stop the voice of peoples’ salvation. In New Construction he constructs a new path that lights and blooms like a flower in the ruined garden of the world. He is Go On Advancing gives a slogan for the fighters to ‘’go ahead fiercely fearlessly. Happily against storms’’ till they get the dignity of new age. In Blind Age he wants guards, soldiers and saviours of world peace to save the freedom otherwise demons snatch the freedom. In Behold Flashes he advises the people to adopt new thoughts so that the fallen state of the society may be improved. In Changing Era he wants to make the people familiar with the reality and advises to go with the change and need of time otherwise they have to face the problems. Patriotism also appears in Bhatnagar’s poems. In the poem Beauty of the World he sings the song of patriotism and desires for independence of each and every country for ever. He loves independence limitlessly more than his own existence. He has faith in democracy and hopes that his faith will remove the sorrow and inequalities of life in Faith in Democracy. In Republic-Relic he wants to fill the golden rays of Concerns and Creation :
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As an observer of life Bhatnagar presents his views on the topics entitled O, Destiny, Queen Dawn, Pleasant Morning, Short Life, Song of Equality, Let us Burn, Kindle the Lamp, Garland of Lamps, Investiture, Illusion, Waiting, Yearning, The Beam, The Thanks, Restless Within, Helplessness, Attraction, Self-Confession, Support, Destruction, Evolution, Invincible, Changing Era, Republic-Relic, Resolution, No Grievance, Passion and Compassion, Welcome which cater to the poetic sensibility of all the readers. What seems to be a common, internal and subjective experience is marvelously shaped and transformed into a significant, objective and universal subject in the masterly hands of Bhatnagar. He expresses his thoughts and ideas in a direct and simple way. His poems are simple, readable, thought provoking and enjoyable because he speaks and writes in a language full of natural flow and lucidity. He has a good command over the language, rhyme and rhythm. Every poem in the book claims the attention of the reader with its own unique quality and innovating thoughts and compels the readers to read the poems more than once. In the realm of Muse, he has given us somewhat new type of poetry : personal experiences, observations, thoughts and ideas passed through the crucible of imagination. Thus, Bhatnagar has occupied an important place among the modern poets. • • •
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