Bharat Mata: ik chhavi, lakhon ehsaas

Bharat Mata ka khayal India mein sirf deewar par latki tasveer nahi, balki ek aisa symbol raha hai jo logon ko jodta bhi hai aur sochne par majboor bhi karta hai. Maa ki chhavi isliye bhi fit baithti hai, kyunki maa palan, raksha aur apnapan ka ehsaas deti hai. Isi wajah se alag deshon mein bhi female symbols se rashtra ki pehchan banayi gayi — kahin liberty, kahin victory, kahin justice ka roop. India mein 1857 ke baad ek saath jude desh ka khayal mazboot hua, aur Bharat Mata usi soch ka chehra bani. Kiran Chandra Banerjee se leke Abanindranath Tagore tak, phir Amrita Sher-Gil aur doosre kalakaron tak, har daur ne apni zubaan mein is chhavi ko dobara samjha. Koi use kisan aur mazdoor ke roop mein dekhta hai, koi himmat aur ekta ke roop mein. Sachhi baat ye hai — Bharat Mata ka rang har generation apni zarurat ke hisaab se badalta रहा. Aur shayad isi liye ye chhavi aaj bhi zinda lagti hai, purani nahi.