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They like smiling faces
THEY HAVE obtained a licence to make you laugh. The infectious guffaw takes no time to circulate to the audience on listening to their one-liners. Om Prakash Aditya and Arun Jaimini, the duo from Delhi are acknowledged amongst the best satirical poets of the present time. They were in town on Thursday to participate in the poets' conference held at Shilp Mela.
THEY HAVE obtained a licence to make you laugh. The infectious guffaw takes no time to circulate to the audience on listening to their one-liners.
Om Prakash Aditya and Arun Jaimini, the duo from Delhi are acknowledged amongst the best satirical poets of the present time. They were in town on Thursday to participate in the poets' conference held at Shilp Mela.
The wittiness of the senior poet Om Prakash Aditya is evident from the fact that he has written a mahakavya on 'Surpanakha'. "I am almost on the verge of completing my mahakavya titled 'Surpanakha'. We are well aware of her role in Ramayana which seems quite insignificant but her provocation was the actual cause of the war," said Aditya, who has covered the journey of almost five decades as a poet.
"Surpanakha will be the leading character and other issues will be taken into consideration by concentrating on her feelings. The mahakvya is a harmless assault on the present day situations while linking it to the past," he added.
"The art of satire is being maligned by few. The shows like 'Laughter Challenge' cannot be counted amongst the reputed shows as they are leading towards the downfall of this art. They depend on vulgarity and unfortunately the media is giving them too much importance and footage," said the elderly poet. "However, we have a distinct group of audience that still prefers decency and fine literary work," he added.
Arun Jaimini, the son of famous poet Jaimini Haryanvi certainly has a funny bone. His repartee is often followed by a loud laugh. The young poet admitted that laughter is the biggest challenge. "Mushkil kavita asaan hai aur asaan kavita mushkil," he said while making comparisons with the poetry and satire. Ask him why he chose to be a poet and pat comes the reply that he was left with no other option. "Shukra hai, none belonging to the new generation in my family have expressed the desire to be a poet," he added with a chuckle. Arun too expressed dissatisfaction over the laughter shows being telecast on television channels. "The poets appearing on such shows have no originality and often they don't come up with their own creations. Besides, the vulgarity is another issue which needs to be evaded," he added.
Arun's new poem is based on the yogasanas taught by Baba Ramdev to the politicians. "The politicians should practice the asanas such as 'besharm asana,' 'girgit (chameleon) asana' and reedhviheen asana," he said while pointing towards the deeds of present day politicians.
The duo symbolising two generations belong to Haryana and at present they are based in Delhi. "We like smiling faces," they said with a promise to continue tickling the funny bone of the audience.
