Bharat Mata: ek tasveer, kai roop

Bharat Mata ka khayal seedha canvas se nahi, desh ke badalte soch se nikla. 1857 ke baad jab Bharat ko ek jod ke roop mein dekhne ki baat majboot hui, tab maa ki tasveer ne logon se seedha rishta banaya. Maa ka roop isliye bhi chuna gaya kyunki woh palti bhi hai aur sambhalti bhi — bilkul desh ki tarah. 1905 mein Abanindranath Tagore ki famous tasveer ne is bhavna ko naya chehra diya, aur phir har daur ne apni Bharat Mata bana li. Kisi ne use kisan aurat ki tarah dekha, kisi ne shakti ke roop mein, kisi ne swadesh aur mehnat ke saath. Jaipur jaise shehron mein bhi aisi chhavi logon ko ek saath jodti hai — bas, alag nazar se dekho to desh ka mann samajh aata hai. Isi liye Bharat Mata ka roop badalta raha, par uska sandesh ek hi raha: ekta bina desh adhoora hai.