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________________ deveza jaina, XI-C Adhunika bhArata aura saMskRti manuSya isa dharatI para kaba Ae, isa bAta kA koI sahI pramANa nahIM hai| para hAM, unakA vikAsa kisa prakAra huA, isa bAta ke pramANa ke premI the| mugala samrATa akabara gAna-vidyA kA premI thaa| tAnasena jaisA gAyaka usake navaratnoM meM zarIka the| vaha anapar3ha hokara bhI vidvAnoM kA Adara karatA thaa| sahI mAyano meM mugala zAsana kAla meM bhAratIya saMskRti kI unnati huii| isameM kisI ko koI saMdeha nahIM ho sakatA hai| bAbara se lekara zAhajahAM taka hara koI kavi tathA vidyA kA premI thaa| inameM se koI to svayaM lekhaka thaa| mugala samrAToM ne aneka vidvAnoM va kaviyoM ko puraskRta kiyaa| isa kAla meM na kevala urdU, phArasI va arabI kI unnati huI, balki usake sAtha-sAtha hindI sAhitya kI unnati bhI huii| mugala zAsaka kalA-kauzala evaM citrakalA ke bhI premI the| parantu bar3e duHkha kI bAta yaha hai ki jisa bhArata kI pahacAna saMskRti se hotI thI, vahI saMskRti aba dhIre-dhIre naSTa ho rahI hai"jage hama, lage jagAne, vizva loka meM phailA phira Aloka, vyoma-tama-puMja huA taba naSTa, akhila saMsRti ho uThI ashok|" __ jayazaMkara jI kI ina paMktiyoM se yaha bAta bilkula sApha hai ki hamane hI vizva ko jJAna kA pATha pddh'aayaa| hama sabase pahale sabhya hue aura phira vizva ke anya log| para, Aja yaha bAta khaaN| Aja to yaha naubata A gaI hai ki hama apanI saMskRti ko bhUlakara unakI saMskRti ke raMga meM raMga gae haiN| para eka samaya to aisA thA ki pazcimI dezoM ke loga hamArI saMskRti ko apanAte the aura usakA darzana karane ke lie dUra-dUra se yahAM Ate the| itihAsa gavAha hai ki candragupta ke zAsana kAla meM phA-hiyAna aura harSavarddhana ne kAla meM huena-sAMga cIna se bhArata calakara aae| unheM kyA garaja thI ki ve bhArata Ate para unheM hamArI sabhyatA, saMskRti ne AkarSita kiyA thaa| pazcimI sabhyatA hamAre jIvana meM isa taraha ghula gaI hai ki hama yaha bAta soca taka nahIM skte| hamAre rahana-sahana, veza-bhUSA, khAna-pAna Adi sabhI kSetroM meM badalAva aayaa| jahAM hama dhotI, kurtA yA kuratA-pajAmA pahanate the, vahIM Ajakala painTa-zarTa pahanane lge| jahAM hama suprabhAta kahate the vahIM 'guDamArniMga' kahane lge| Akhira yaha saba kyA hai? yaha hamArI saMskRti kA patana hI to hai| / calacitra hamAre manoraMjana ke sAdhanoM meM se eka hai, para yaha bhI bhraSTa ho gyaa| arthAt yaha hamArI saMskRti ko khokhalA kara rahA hai| eka jamAnA thA, jaba manoraMjana kA sAdhana nATaka-nauTaMkI huA karatI thii| para aba yaha saba kahAM, kyoMki aba hameM ye rucikara nahIM lgte| unakA sthAna aba citrapaTa athavA sinemA ne le liyA hai| para isa kSetra meM bhI bhraSTatA A gaI hai aura aba ye pazcimI saMskRti se prabhAvita hone lage haiN| Ajakala jitane bhI citra taiyAra ho rahe haiM, ve adhikatara prema aura vAsanAmaya haiN| isa prakAra bharAtavarSa meM to isake durupayoga kI carama-sImA ho gaI hai| sinemA Aja manoraMjana kA sAdhana na hokara vyasana bana gayA hai aura Ae dina usakA duSpariNAma dekhane ko milatA hai| Adhunika kAla meM navayuvakoM ke cAritrika patana kA adhikAMza uttaradAyitva sinemA para hI hai| adhikatara philmoM ke kathAnaka bhadde tathA zRMgAra se paripUrNa bhArata kA atIta bar3A hI gauravazAlI aura zaktizAlI thaa| usa samaya bhArata jJAna, darzana-zakti aura zAMti ke kSetra meM vizva meM sarvopari thaa| hama mahAn the, hamArA rASTra mahAn thA, hamArI saMskRti mahAn thii| hamArI eka bhASA thI, eka vicAradhArA thii| yaha saba hamAre gahane the, para dhIre-dhIre na jAne kaba aura kaise hamAre ye AbhUSaNa utarane lge| __ yaha hamArI hI sabhyatA ke vikAsa kA pariNAma thA ki anya deza bhI sabhya hue| para aba jabaki hamAre AbhUSaNa utara cuke haiM, isakA zreya bhI hamIM ko jAtA hai aura yaha kevala pazcimI sabhyatA ke kAraNa huA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja hamArI saMskRti khatare meM par3I hai| ___ aMgrejoM ne hameM akarmaNya, vilAsI, bhraSTa banAkara hamArA gaurava hamase chIna liyA hai| "bar3e gahare lage haiM ghAva sadiyoM ke masIhA, inako mamatA bhara ke shlaao||" bhArata eka vizAla deza hai| agara hama isake atIta ko dekheMge to hameM yaha patA calegA ki yaha apane kucha vizeSa guNoM ke kAraNa vizva meM apanA eka vizeSa sthAna rakhatA hai| saMskRti bhI inhIM guNoM meM se eka hai| itihAsa ke panne ulaTane para hameM yaha dekhane ko milatA hai ki Aja taka jitane bhI samrAToM ne isa deza para zAsana kiyA ve sabhI saMskRti hIraka jayantI smArikA vidyArthI khaNDa/5
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________________ hote haiN| ve hamAre samAja ke sAmane anucita Adarza prastuta karate haiN| prema jaise zuddha tathA divya bhAva ko kutsita vAsanA ke rUpa meM pracalita karake calacitroM ne hamArA ghora patana kiyA hai| hamAre samAja meM guru ko bahuta UMcA sthAna diyA gayA hai| vaha apane ziSya ke mArgadarzaka hote haiN| unhIM kI kRpA se bhakta Izvara ke darzana karatA hai| kabIra ne guru ko govinda se bar3A mAnA hai "guru goviMda doU khar3e, kAke lAMgU paay| balihArI guru ApakI, goviMda diyo btaay||" kabIra kA yaha bhI kahanA thA ki zarIra viSa kI latA hai, guru amRta kI khAna hai, prANa dekara bhI guru ko prApta karanA cAhie - "yaha tana viSa kI belarI, guru amRta kI khAna / sIsa die jo guru mile, to bhI sastA jaan||" para Aja ke isa yuga meM yaha Adarza khaaN| na jAne Ajakala ke chAtra apane guru kA Adara kyoM nahIM krte| hamAre ye saba Adarza dhare ke dhare raha ge| yaha hamAre vicAroM kA patana hai, jisakA sIdhA asara hamArI saMskRti para par3a rahA hai| hameM cAhie ki hama apane una AdarzoM ko puna: jAgrata kareM aura usI rAha para cleN| vartamAna yuga meM bhAratIya saMskRti aba dhIre-dhIre dama tor3a rahI hai| isake lie sarakAra, zikSaka tathA chAtra samAja hI uttaradAyI hai| zikSakoM kA yaha dAyitva banatA hai ki ve chAtra varga ko bhAratIya saMskRti ke bAre meM btaaeN| hameM apane bujurgoM se milI isa anamola virAsata ko bacAnA hai| kyoMki bhArata kI pahacAna usakI saMskRti se hotI hai| agara hama apanI saMskRti ko bacAne meM kAmayAba ho gae to mAkhanalAla caturvedI kI ye paMktiyAM bilkula sArthaka sAbita hoMgI "gaI sadiyAM ki yaha bahatI rahI gaMgA ganImata hai ki tumane mor3a dI dhaaraa|" hIraka jayantI smArikA vidyArthI khaNDa /6