Panihari: ret ki raah ka geet

Panihari Rajasthan ki woh lok-gayaki hai jo chhoti si chal, matke ka wajan aur lambi pyaas ko saath le chalti hai. Gaon ki auratein jab kuen, nadi ya haud se paani laati hain, toh kadam ek jaise padte hain aur geet unke saath. Isi laya mein thakan kam lagti hai. Mhare yahan ret aur sookhe mausam mein paani sirf zarurat nahi, roz ka jeevan hai; isliye Panihari ke bol ghar, raah aur yaadon ko jod dete hain. Kabhi gaon ka naam aata hai, kabhi birha, kabhi saheli ki baat. Yeh geet kaunse sur se nahi, kaunsi zindagi se bana hai—yehi uski jaan hai.