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पालकर रख न उसे हाथ के छाले जैसा
Paalakar Rakh Na Use Haath Ke Chhaale Jaisa
Chandrasen Virat9 verses · ~1 min
पालकर रख न उसे हाथ के छाले जैसा देर तक दुख को नहीं ओढ़ दुशाले जैसा
ठीक तो ये है कि दुख जितना है उतना ही रहे एक काँटे को बना ख़ुद ही न भाले जैसा
लोग बेदर्द हैं कितने कि ढहा देते हैं सोचते क्यों नहीं दिल होता शिवाले जैसा
दूज का चाँद ये कैसा है जो पूछा तूने मुझको लगता है तेरे कान के बाले जैसा
अपने बंगले के ही गैरेज में दे दी है जगह उसने माँ बाप को रक्खा है अटाले जैसा
मैंने देखा है तेरे लाज भरे मुखड़े पर आरती में जले दीपक के उजाले जैसा
संत बनते हैं सभी लोग सियासत वाले बह रहा सबके ही पेंदों में पनाले जैसा
व्यंग्य के नाम पे जो हास्य परोसा फूहड़ उसमें करुणा का है उपयोग मसाले जैसा
शेर होता है ग़ज़ल का वही उम्दा, सच्चा जिसमें शायर का तजुर्बा हो हवाले जैसा
इति
The Poet
चंद्रसेन विराट
Chandrasen Virat
1936 · 1990s
Chandrasen Virat fundamentally reshaped the architecture of the Hindi Ghazal, proving that the form could carry the cultural nuances of the Hindi language with absolute grace. Born in 1936 in Madhya Pradesh, he emerged as a leading architect of the Navgeet movement and a prolific master of the Ghazal structure. He moved away from the traditional Urdu tropes of wine and the tavern, choosing instead to ground his couplets in the aesthetics of nature, Indian philosophy, and the domestic realities of the middle class. Across a vast body of published work, he demonstrated a meticulous command over meter and rhythm. Virat did not write to impress the literary elite. He wrote to map the delicate emotional landscape of the ordinary individual, ensuring that the Hindi Ghazal achieved a distinct and entirely independent identity.
Paired Painting
Portrait of a Lady
Raja Ravi Varma was a luminary who bridged the divide between traditional Indian iconography and Western academic realism. His paintings, often depicting elegant women in their cultural splendor, serve as a testament to the grace and dignity of the Indian noblewoman during the late nineteenth century. In this piece, the soft gaze and the intricate adornment (from the gold coins of the necklace to the delicate nose ring) invite the viewer to witness a moment of quiet reflection, suspended in time by the artist's masterful brushwork.
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