| Saroj Smriti | |
| Title Orig: | सरोज-स्मृति |
| Author: | Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Orig Lang Code: | hi |
| Genre: | Poem |
| Release Date: | 1937 |
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Saroj Smriti (ISO:) is a long elegiacal poem in Hindi written by Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'. He composed this following the death of his 18-year-old daughter, Saroj, in 1935. Its first publication occurred in the second edition of Anāmikā in 1937. This poem is considered one of the finest elegies in Hindi literature.[1]
Nirala composed this poem in the profound grief following his daughter's death. It transcends emotional outpouring, with a deep sense of regret and sadness permeating the poem. Its subdued, restrained treatment and pensive dignity elevate it to an epic stature.[2] David Rubin stated that Nirala's elegy for his daughter introduced a new element of unsparingly direct speech. It combined an intensely personal tone with objective control, merging the rhythmic flexibility of free verse with the solemnity of classical meter.[3]
Nirala, while depicting Saroj on her wedding day, portrays her as a vibrant and poetic entity that evokes memories of his late wife, Manohara Devi.