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तुम कभी थे सूर्य लेकिन अब दियों तक आ गये। थे कभी मुख्पृष्ठ पर अब हाशियों तक आ गये ॥
यवनिका बदली कि सारा दृष्य बदला मंच का । थे कभी दुल्हा स्वयं बारातियों तक आ गये ।।
वक्त का पहिया किसे कुचले कहां कब क्या पता। थे कभी रथवान अब बैसाखियों तक आ गये ।।
देख ली सत्ता किसी वारांगना से कम नहीं । जो कि अध्यादेश थे खुद अर्जियों तक आ गये ।।
देश के संदर्भ मे तुम बोल लेते खूब हो । बात ध्वज की थी चलाई कुर्सियों तक आ गये ।।
प्रेम के आख्यान मे तुम आत्मा से थे चले । घूम फिर कर देह की गोलाईयों तक आ गये ॥
कुछ बिके आलोचकों की मानकर ही गीत को । तुम ॠचाएं मानते थे गालियों तक आ गये ॥
सभ्यता के पंथ पर यह आदमी की यात्रा । देवताओं से शुरु की वहशियों तक आ गये ॥
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
Surya
Surya, the radiant soul of the universe, is depicted traversing the heavens in his golden chariot. He is the eternal witness of time, the golden eye that oversees the cycle of existence. Raja Ravi Varma brings a profound sense of devotion to this canvas, capturing the deity as he emerges from the ethereal clouds. The seven magnificent horses, pulling the chariot through the cosmic void, represent the seven rays of light that illuminate our world. This painting serves as a bridge between the ancient Vedic hymns and the modern eye, inviting us to contemplate the divine brilliance that sustains all life. It is a moment of eternal morning, where the darkness of the night yields to the inevitable grace of the Sun.
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