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.