MAITHALISHARAN GUPT IS THE TULSI OF THE MODERN ERA: Dr. J B PANDEY

MAITHALISHARAN GUPT IS THE TULSI OF THE MODERN ERA: Dr. J B PANDEY

5-AUG-ENG 15

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA--------------------------528th birth anniversary of great poet Goswami Tulsidas and the 139th birth anniversary of national poet Maithilisharan Gupt were celebrated with great pomp under the aegis of Pratibha Khoj Samiti Koilwar Block Bhojpur Ara. The chief guest of the ceremony, Dr. Jung Bahadur Pandey, former head of the Hindi department of Ranchi University, Ranchi, said that it is a matter of great joy that the birth anniversaries of two great poets of Hindi literature are being celebrated together under the banner of Pratibha Khoj Samiti. The Mandakini of Ram Katha which had emerged from the mouth of Maharshi Valmiki, was influenced by the mouths of Jai Dev, Murari, Vyas, Kalidas, Bhavabhuti and reached the great poet Goswami Tulsidas and in the modern era, the national poet Maithilisharan Gupt. Tulsi presented Ram Katha in the folk language and made it reach every home or made it more popular. Tulsi's Manas is an open document of Indian civilization, culture and philosophy. The purpose of his poetry is: Kirti Bhaniti Bhooti Bhal Soi. Sarasri Sam Sab Kah Hit Hoi. National poet Maithilisharan Gupt is the true successor of Tulsi. His Saket is a new interpretation of Ram Katha. In this, the national poet has undertaken to welcome the neglected Urmila and wash away the stigma of the disgraced Kaikeyi - this is his great achievement. Expressing his views as the eternal guest, Dr. Mahesh Singh said that Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran, Geeta and Shri Ramcharitmanas are such great texts in which the entire Indian knowledge has blossomed. Dr. Nand ji Dubey, former Hindi department head of Veer Kunwar Singh University Bhojpur Ara, who was presiding, said that Tulsi's Manas is in accordance with many Puranas, Nigams and Ramayana. Tulsi's good intentions, scholarship and humility are not only exemplary, but are also exemplary for today's people. Such a great poet of Hindi literature is narrating the story of Ram Charit and saying: - Poet, I do not have a single conscience. I am telling the truth by writing it on a blank paper. Tulsi followed the tradition and wrote that: - First the sages sang the praises of Hari. On that path, I am walking easily, brother.

The organizer of the seminar, Dr. Anand Mohan Sinha, threw light on the objective of Pratibha Khoj Samiti. Dr. Janardan Mishra, Dr. Satish Kumar Sinha and Dr. Vishnu Dev Singh paid their tributes through their poems. The scholars who gave meaning and height to the seminar with their expressions in this eternal ritual include Dr. Baliraj Thakur, Dr. Ramji Rai, Dr. Dinesh Prasad Sinha, Dr. Kumar Shiv Shankar, Shubham Kumar etc. Dr. Anand Mohan Sinha welcomed the guests with great pomp, Dr. Mamta Mishra did Saraswati Vandana, Dr. Satya Narayan Rai conducted it efficiently and Dr. Nathuni Pandey gave the vote of thanks. The seminar concluded with Shanti Paath and National Anthem.