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	'''Rashmirathi''' ('''Rashmi''': Light (rays) '''Rathi''': One who is riding a chariot (not the charioteer)) is a Hindi [[Epic poetry\|epic]] written in 1952, by the [[Hindi]] poet [[Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']].<ref name="Dinkar1952">{{cite book\|author=Ramdhari Singh Dinkar\|title=Rashmirathi\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QHPbbe9vr-AC\|year=1952\|publisher=Lokbharti Prakashan\|isbn=978-81-8031-362-2}}</ref> The ~~work is centered around~~ the ~~life~~ of [[Karna]], who ~~was son~~ of ~~unmarried queen [[Kunti]] (Pandava's mother) in~~ the epic- ''[[Mahabharata]]''. It is ~~one of~~ the most appreciated ~~works~~ of Dinkar ~~apart from "Kurukshetra" and one of~~ the ~~classics~~ of ~~modern [[Hindi literature]]~~.		'''Rashmirathi''' ('''Rashmi''': Light (rays) '''Rathi''': One who is riding the chariot (not the charioteer)) of light is a Hindi [[Epic poetry\|epic]] written in 1952, by the [[Hindi]] poet [[Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']].<ref name="Dinkar1952">{{cite book\|author=Ramdhari Singh Dinkar\|title=Rashmirathi\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QHPbbe9vr-AC\|year=1952\|publisher=Lokbharti Prakashan\|isbn=978-81-8031-362-2}}</ref> The epic poem narrates the story of [[Karna]] who is regarded as one of main protagonist of the Hindu epic- ''[[Mahabharata]].'' It is the most appreciated work of Dinkar, who is considered the ''Rashtrakavi'' or “the national poet of India”. <ref>{{cite web\|url= https://theprint.in/features/ramdhari-singh-dinkar-the-rashtrakavi-whose-words-spoke-to-every-indian/407491/\|title=Ramdhari Singh Dinkar as Rasthrakavi}}</ref>

	==About the poem==		==About the poem==
	[[Karna]] was the first-born ~~son~~ of [[Kunti]], whom she had abandoned at birth as he was conceived before ~~Kunti's~~ marriage. He was born by the ~~blessing of~~ Surya Dev(The Sun).[[Karna]] grew up in ~~a lowly~~ family of charioteers, ~~yet became one of~~ the ~~best warriors~~ of ~~his time~~. In the ~~Great~~ [[Mahabharata]] ~~war~~, Karna was obliged to fight from the side of ~~Duryodhana as~~ [[Duryodhana]]~~, recognizing~~ his merits~~, had~~ made him a king and ~~adopted~~ him as a close friend. Karna fighting from [[Kaurava]]'s side was a great worry for [[Pandava]]s as he was reputed to be unconquerable in war. The way Dinkar has presented the story of Karna with all hues of human emotions trapped in moral dilemmas is simply marvelous. The rhythm and meter are lilting. Choice of words and purity of language is exhilarating.		[[Karna]] was the first-born of [[Kunti]], whom she had abandoned at birth as he was conceived before her marriage. Karna was born due to a boon by the [[Surya\|Surya Dev]] (The Sun God). [[Karna]] grew up in family of charioteers, and struggled rising from the low charioteer to become the world conqueror and the hero of Mahabharata. In the [[Mahabharata]] War, Karna was obliged to fight from the side of [[Duryodhana]] who recognized his merits. Duryodhana made him a king and accepted him as a close friend. Karna fighting from [[Kaurava]]'s side was a great worry for [[Pandava]]s as he was reputed to be unconquerable in war. The way Dinkar has presented the story of Karna with all hues of human emotions trapped in moral dilemmas is simply marvelous. The rhythm and meter are lilting. Choice of words and purity of language is exhilarating.

	On the eve of [[Mahabharata]] War, [[Kunti]] went to Karna and requested him to defuse the war by leaving Duryodhana and coming over to Pandava's side as he was her first born and it was only appropriate for him to fight from the side of [[Pandavas]]s. A part of Karna's reply in words of [[Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']] is given below. Karna says that even as he foresees a defeat for Kauravas, he must fight from the side of Duryodhana. He says that the war is quite pointless yet it is a destiny that has to be fulfilled.		On the eve of [[Mahabharata]] War, [[Kunti]] went to Karna and requested him to defuse the war by leaving Duryodhana and coming over to Pandava's side as he was her first born and it was only appropriate for him to fight from the side of [[Pandavas]]s. A part of Karna's reply in words of [[Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']] is given below. Karna says that even as he foresees a defeat for Kauravas, he must fight from the side of Duryodhana. He says that the war is quite pointless yet it is a destiny that has to be fulfilled.
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	A musical play adaptation of "Rashmirathi" has been directed by Dr. Shakuntala Shukla and Vyomkesh Shukla. This play gives a glance from the eyes of Kunti. This play is produced by the banner of "Roopvani, Varanasi". It has been performed 47 times till now.		A musical play adaptation of "Rashmirathi" has been directed by Dr. Shakuntala Shukla and Vyomkesh Shukla. This play gives a glance from the eyes of Kunti. This play is produced by the banner of "Roopvani, Varanasi". It has been performed 47 times till now.
	<ref>http://www.patrika.com/news/varanasi/a-varanasi-girl-in-the-role-of-bhagwan-ram-1402569</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.patrika.com/news/varanasi/a-varanasi-girl-in-the-role-of-bhagwan-ram-1402569\|title=अपनों से ही छिपा कर रखी बात \| things kept hidden from near ones\|date=16 September 2015}}</ref>

	The present [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Narendra Modi]] wrote a message appreciating the translation of Rashmirathi into [[English language\|English]] by the [[Mauritian]] cultural activist [[Leela Gujadhur Sarup]] by writing, ''"The story of 'a man blessed by the Gods but rejected by Destiny', Rashmirathi is the magnum opus of the Poet laureate of India, Ramdhari Singh, known to all as Dinkar. Reproducing its original in moving English poetry has been a labor of love for Mrs. Leela Sarup, taking her years to do it justice. This will enable a wider range of non-Hindi readers to savor the heart-wrenching lyrical poetry of Dinkar."''<ref name="Gujadhur Sarup 2013">{{cite book		The present [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Narendra Modi]] wrote a message appreciating the translation of Rashmirathi into [[English language\|English]] by the [[Mauritian]] cultural activist [[Leela Gujadhur Sarup]] by writing, ''"The story of 'a man blessed by the Gods but rejected by Destiny', Rashmirathi is the magnum opus of the Poet laureate of India, Ramdhari Singh, known to all as Dinkar. Reproducing its original in moving English poetry has been a labor of love for Mrs. Leela Sarup, taking her years to do it justice. This will enable a wider range of non-Hindi readers to savor the heart-wrenching lyrical poetry of Dinkar."''<ref name="Gujadhur Sarup 2013">{{cite book

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| name = Rashmirathi
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|title_orig = रश्मिरथी
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| author = [[Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']]
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| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
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| publisher = Lok Bharti Prakashan, Allahabad (1st edition)
| pub_date = 1952
| media_type = Print
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'''Rashmirathi''' ('''Rashmi''': Light (rays) '''Rathi''': One who is riding a chariot (not the charioteer)) is a Hindi [[Epic poetry|epic]] written in 1952, by the [[Hindi]] poet [[Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']].<ref name="Dinkar1952">{{cite book|author=Ramdhari Singh Dinkar|title=Rashmirathi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QHPbbe9vr-AC|year=1952|publisher=Lokbharti Prakashan|isbn=978-81-8031-362-2}}</ref> The work is centered around the life of [[Karna]], who was son of unmarried queen [[Kunti]] (Pandava's mother) in the epic- ''[[Mahabharata]]''. It is one of the most appreciated works of Dinkar apart from "Kurukshetra" and one of the classics of modern [[Hindi literature]].

==About the poem==
[[Karna]] was the first-born son of [[Kunti]], whom she had abandoned at birth as he was conceived before Kunti's marriage. He was born by the blessing of Surya Dev(The Sun).[[Karna]] grew up in a lowly family of charioteers, yet became one of the best warriors of his time. In the Great [[Mahabharata]] war, Karna was obliged to fight from the side of Duryodhana as [[Duryodhana]], recognizing his merits, had made him a king and adopted him as a close friend. Karna fighting from [[Kaurava]]'s side was a great worry for [[Pandava]]s as he was reputed to be unconquerable in war. The way Dinkar has presented the story of Karna with all hues of human emotions trapped in moral dilemmas is simply marvelous. The rhythm and meter are lilting. Choice of words and purity of language is exhilarating.

On the eve of [[Mahabharata]] War, [[Kunti]] went to Karna and requested him to defuse the war by leaving Duryodhana and coming over to Pandava's side as he was her first born and it was only appropriate for him to fight from the side of [[Pandavas]]s. A part of Karna's reply in words of [[Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']] is given below. Karna says that even as he foresees a defeat for Kauravas, he must fight from the side of Duryodhana. He says that the war is quite pointless yet it is a destiny that has to be fulfilled.

==Adaptations==
Hindi film "[[Gulaal (film)|Gulaal]]" directed by [[Anurag Kashyap]] in 2009, has got a rendition of Dinkar's poem "Ye dekh gagan mujh mein lay hai(Part of "Krishna ki Chetavani")" from Rashmirathi chapter 3, performed by [[Piyush Mishra]].

A musical play adaptation of "Rashmirathi" has been directed by Dr. Shakuntala Shukla and Vyomkesh Shukla. This play gives a glance from the eyes of Kunti. This play is produced by the banner of "Roopvani, Varanasi". It has been performed 47 times till now.
<ref>http://www.patrika.com/news/varanasi/a-varanasi-girl-in-the-role-of-bhagwan-ram-1402569</ref>

The present [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Narendra Modi]] wrote a message appreciating the translation of Rashmirathi into [[English language|English]] by the [[Mauritian]] cultural activist [[Leela Gujadhur Sarup]] by writing, ''"The story of 'a man blessed by the Gods but rejected by Destiny', Rashmirathi is the magnum opus of the Poet laureate of India, Ramdhari Singh, known to all as Dinkar. Reproducing its original in moving English poetry has been a labor of love for Mrs. Leela Sarup, taking her years to do it justice. This will enable a wider range of non-Hindi readers to savor the heart-wrenching lyrical poetry of Dinkar."''<ref name="Gujadhur Sarup 2013">{{cite book
| first = Leela
| last = Gujadhur Sarup
| title = Rashmirathi by Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' (Rider on the Sun's Rays !) Interpreted in English by Leela Gujadhur sarup
| publisher = Aldrich International
| location = Kolkata
| year = 2013
| isbn = 978-93-80313-17-7
}}</ref>

==Translations==
* {{cite book|author1=Ramdhari Singh Dinkar|author2=Ramadayal Muṇḍā|title=The Sun Charioteer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AJB0AAAAIAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Nagari Press}}

== References ==
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==External links==
*'''[http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9_%22%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%22 Rashmirathi at Kavita Kosh]'''
*[http://www.geeta-kavita.com Read excerpts from Rashmirathi in Hindi at geeta-kavita.com]

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