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कामायनी : जयशंकर प्रसाद

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  कामायनी : जयशंकर प्रसाद चिंता सर्ग भाग-1 हिमगिरि के उत्तुंग शिखर पर, बैठ शिला की शीतल छाँह एक पुरुष, भीगे नयनों से देख रहा था प्रलय प्रवाह । नीचे जल था ऊपर हिम था, एक तरल था एक सघन, एक तत्व की ही प्रधानता कहो उसे जड़ या चेतन । दूर दूर तक विस्तृत था हिम स्तब्ध उसी के हृदय समान, नीरवता-सी शिला-चरण से टकराता फिरता पवमान । तरूण तपस्वी-सा वह बैठा साधन करता सुर-श्मशान, नीचे प्रलय सिंधु लहरों का होता था सकरुण अवसान। उसी तपस्वी-से लंबे थे देवदारू दो चार खड़े, हुए हिम-धवल, जैसे पत्थर बनकर ठिठुरे रहे अड़े। अवयव की दृढ मांस-पेशियाँ, ऊर्जस्वित था वीर्य्य अपार, स्फीत शिरायें, स्वस्थ रक्त का होता था जिनमें संचार। चिंता-कातर वदन हो रहा पौरूष जिसमें ओत-प्रोत, उधर उपेक्षामय यौवन का बहता भीतर मधुमय स्रोत। बँधी महावट से नौका थी सूखे में अब पड़ी रही, उतर चला था वह जल-प्लावन, और निकलने लगी मही। निकल रही थी मर्म वेदना करुणा विकल कहानी सी, वहाँ अकेली प्रकृति सुन रही, हँसती-सी पहचानी-सी। "ओ चिंता की पहली रेखा, अरी विश्व-वन की व्याली, ज्वालामुखी स्फोट के भीषण प्रथम कंप-सी मतवाली। हे अभाव की चपल बालिके,

Hedgewar’s Contribution to the Freedom Movement

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Keshav Baliram Hedgewar is primarily known as the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the largest voluntary movement in the world. But there are some aspects of Hedgewar’s personality, such as his involvement in the freedom movement, that are unknown to the world. He was influenced by the firebrand nationalism of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and took active part in Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s Home Rule campaign in 1918. Later Hedgewar joined the Anushilan Samiti, an anti-British revolutionary group based in undivided Bengal of which Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki were active members, when he was studying in Calcutta. Here he learnt secretive methods used by the revolutionary freedom fighters, which scholars believe were used by him to organise the RSS.  After returning to Nagpur, Hedgewar participated in anti-British activities through Kranti Dal. In May 1921, Hedgewar was arrested on charges of “sedition” for his “objectionable” speeches in Maharashtra. The hearing of the case beg

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Participation in Freedom Movement

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  Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an eminent politician, statesman and co-founders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served three terms as the 10th Prime Minister of India. He was a member of the Indian Parliament for over five decades, having been elected ten times to the Lok Sabha and twice to the Rajya Sabha. While many perceive Vajpayee as among the least controversial of the political leaders, but it would be incorrect to state that Vajpayee has never had a taste of controversy since he was initiated into public life while still a student by the senior leader of the RSS, Balasaheb Deoras, in the late-1930s. Throughout his life, Vajpayee has labelled the allegation of participation in the Quit India Movement to be a false rumour. Vajpayee, an active member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was born into a Hindu Brahmin family on 25 December 1924 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He did his schooling at the Saraswati Shishu Mandir in Gwalior. In 1934, he was admitted to the Anglo-V