The Vision of Political Life in O.P. Bhatnagar’s Poetry

Abstract

Poetry is unity in diversity, quite like Indian culture. Bhatnagar's poetry is a dialogue- going on between a man and men. Sardar Patel says, "There can be no distinction between man and man in a free country." (Bhuvan's Journal Vol 33 No.1 14). Poet O. P. Bhatnagar's poetry deals with the prism of political life, reflecting several aspects and several problems that agitate man's conscience. He rips open the bosom of several political riddles and mirrors before us all political problems, and this will become crystal clear from the discussion below. Voting has polluted the whole fiber of democracy in our country. Bhatnagar makes it amply clear and lays bare before our eyes the insanity of Indian politics. Our old values based on God and religions are crumbling, and we come across chaos and emptiness in life. Men or women are ready even to barter their physical bodies for money. Bhatnagar delineates the tragedy of an average Indian and points out blemishes in our life. The sensitive reader can touch his poetry lines without receiving an awful thrill through his body like an electric shock. His burning words, as they escape his nib, stir even the stony hearts. The poet's heart sobs at the sufferings of Indians, all engineered by political Pundits, who have brought the county to such a pass. He knows well that the revolution in India is an uphill task. However, humanity may groan under any heavy load of conscience, adhering to tolerance's fossil value. The degeneration of the Indian character becomes all the more clear from the following lines, which show how apathetic we are towards the cancerous decay of values. Bhatnagar appears to be too disillusioned and disillusioned by this apathetic outlook of the public at large. India's general run of politicians is by and large selfish to the core. Our national character has been sullied, and moral decay has set in. The nation is undoubtedly on the verge of despair on all fronts-moral, social, economic, and political. This paper aims to critically highlight the political views of the renowned poet O.P. Bhatnagar.