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Badri Narayan
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There is a train Which runs between Amarpur and Begumpura Called Begumpura Express It starts at ten minutes past five At the break of dawn The clerk is sitting at the ticket counter Holding a bunch of tickets They say that you can get everything if you have money But people are standing clutching notes, coins and ATM cards But the ticket seller is not selling them tickets Thieves, murderers, rapists, Unethical, cunning, fraud, lumpens Fighters, liars, rebels, Sultan, officers, landlords They will not get tickets Arrogant poets, power hungry people All of them will keep waiting But will not get tickets for this train Even if the ticket seller wants to sell them tickets His hands will become motionless |
Badri Narayan is an eminent Hindi poet. He is one of the celebrated poets of nineties and was awarded Sahitya Akademi award in 2023. Besides he is a public intellectual and an expert in social history and cultural anthropology. He is known for his works in the basic political understanding and constructs of Northern India. His poetic emotions and feelings along with the sociological vision culminate into a strong and sharp understanding of social science research and poetry. Many times the sorrow of the poet turns into the sorrow of the society. The use of folk metaphors gives him a distinct place in the field of poetry. Some of his famous collections of poems are- Tumdi Ke Shabd, Khudai Mein Himsa, Shabpadiyam, Sach Sune Kai Din. He has been honored with Bharat Bhushan Samman, Banarasi Prasad Bhojpuri Samman, Kedar Samman, Spandan Kirti Award, Rashtrakavi Dinkar Award, Shamsher Samman, Meera Smriti Samman. His poems have been translated into English, Bengali, Oriya, Malayalam, Urdu and many other Indian languages. His columns based on political analysis are regularly published in important dailies in Hindi and English. For example: in Hindustan, Amar Ujala, Dainik Jagran, Indian Express, Hindu, India Today and Outlook etc. |
