Mere seene mein nahin to tere seene mein sahi,
Ho kahin bhi aag lekin aag jalni chahiye.
About Dushyant Kumar
Mid 20th Century (Hindi Ghazal Pioneer) · The ghazal that learned to speak Hindi and protestDushyant Kumar (1933–1975) is the poet who made the ghazal a mainstream Hindi form. His only ghazal collection, Saaye Mein Dhoop (1975), is a landmark of protest and hope, and its couplets remain staples of speeches, classrooms and Parliament debates.
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Hui ye peer parvat-si pighalni chahiye,
Is Himalaya se koi Ganga nikalni chahiye.
“This pain has grown as heavy as a mountain and must melt — a Ganga must flow out of this Himalaya.”
Sirf hungama khada karna mera maqsad nahin,
Meri koshish hai ki ye soorat badalni chahiye.
Kaun kehta hai aasmaan mein surakh nahin ho sakta,
Ek patthar to tabiyat se uchhalo yaaron.
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Reading Dushyant Kumar: where this sher fits
Themes to watch for: protest, hope against injustice, common people, hindi diction in ghazal form, collective change. Read all of Saaye Mein Dhoop in one sitting — it is short and reads like a single argument.
Worth knowing: He is often credited with making the Hindi ghazal a mainstream genre with just one slim collection.