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इस तरह मौसम बदलता है बताओ क्या करें शाम को सूरज निकलता है बताओ क्या करें यह शहर वो है कि जिसमें आदमी को देखकर आइना चेहरे बदलता है बताओ क्या करें आदतें मेरी किसी के होंठ कि मुस्कान थीं अब इन्हीं से जी दहलता है बताओ क्या करें दिल जिसे हर बात में हँसने कि आदत थी कभी अब वो मुश्किल से बहलता है बताओ क्या करें इस तरह पथरा गयीं आँखें कि इनको देखकर एक पत्थर भी पिघलता है है बताओ क्या करें ले रहा है एक नन्हा दिया मेरा इम्तहान हवा के रुख पर सफलता है बताओ क्या करें दोस्त मुझको देखकर विगलित हुए तो सह्य था दुश्मनों का दिल बदलता है बताओ क्या करें
इति
The Poet
अमरनाथ श्रीवास्तव
Amarnath Srivastava
1945 · 2000s
Amarnath Srivastava was a defining voice of the Navgeet movement who masterfully bridged traditional lyricism with the complex realities of modern Indian life. Born in 1937 in the Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, he spent much of his working life in Allahabad, balancing a corporate career with a deep commitment to literature. Rather than writing from an isolated ivory tower, he drew poetic inspiration from everyday struggles, urban alienation, and changing human relationships. His prominent collections, such as the acclaimed Geru Ki Lipiyan and Dopahar Mein Gulmohar, showcase his remarkable ability to infuse profound emotional depth into highly accessible language. He also made significant contributions to the Hindi ghazal with works like Aadmi Ko Dekhkar. Honored twice with the prestigious Nirala Samman and later the Sahitya Bhushan, Srivastava passed away in 2009. His verses remain a poignant commentary on the middle class experience, capturing both the ache of nostalgia and the stark truths of a rapidly shifting society.
Paired Painting
Doll Series
Bikash Bhattacharjee possessed a rare, almost unsettling ability to peel back the layers of reality in urban Kolkata. In his iconic Doll series, he uses the image of a child's toy to hold a mirror to the societal decay and deep psychological unrest of his time. The stark contrast between the fragile, porcelain doll suspended in midair and the weathered, deteriorating colonial architecture speaks to a profound sense of isolation. To look upon this painting is to feel the weight of a silent, forgotten world where the boundary between the innocent plaything and the human soul is blurred, leaving the viewer to confront the haunting beauty of neglect.
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