Every day brings a new story. And each day contributes to story telling -- in prose and in poetry, in art and in music, on the stage, on the screen, and, of course, in books.
Today is the story of June 30th
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It is the 181st day of the year, leaving 184 days remaining in 2022.
He told his stories in multiple languages, at first in his native Maithili, and later in the Hindi tongue spoken in much of northern and central India. In his poems, he spoke of his travels and activism in the country, and he was integral in the modernization of Maithili.
He has been called the "forgotten people's poet" of India, He and his poems had classical attributes, and covered themes such as awareness and contemporary problems. His political philosophy centered on opposition to the British colonial rulers, and combined Marxist and Buddhist beliefs.
His poem, Mantra Kavita, is regarded as reflecting the cultural zeitgeist of its time. Written in 1969, it called for a resistance to a status quo that was oppressive and parochial. Indian musicians picked up the theme, and continue to refer to and use it in their tunes.
British authorities who ruled India before its independence arrested Nagarjum multiple times. He never forget, and years later wrote Āō Rānī Hum Ḍhōēṅgē Pālāki, a poem that called out the prime minister after he gave an elaborate welcome to Queen Elizabeth II in 1959, well after independence.
But not all of his writings were political. He wrote a series of poems on the jackfruit. He also wrote poems based on other works of art, including theater.
He died in 1998 in his hometown, where he lived for much of his life
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