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भार भुजावन हम गए, पल्ले बाँधी ऊन। कुत्ता चरखा लै गयो, काएते फटकूँगी चून।।
काकी फूफा घर में हैं कि नायं, नायं तो नन्देऊ पांवरो होय तो ला दे, ला कथूरा में डोराई डारि लाऊँ।।
खीर पकाई जतन से और चरखा दिया जलाय। आयो कुत्तो खा गयो, तू बैठी ढोल बजाय, ला पानी पिलाय।
भैंस चढ़ी बबूल पर और लपलप गूलर खाय। दुम उठा के देखा तो पूरनमासी के तीन दिन।।
पीपल पकी पपेलियाँ, झड़ झड़ पड़े हैं बेर। सर में लगा खटाक से, वाह रे तेरी मिठास।।
लखु आवे लखु जावे, बड़ो कर धम्मकला। पीपर तन की न मानूँ बरतन धधरया, बड़ो कर धम्मकला।।
भैंस चढ़ी बबूल पर और लप लप गूलर खाए। उतर उतर परमेश्वरी तेरा मठा सिरानों जाए।।
भैंस चढ़ी बिटोरी और लप लप गूलर खाए। उतर आ मेरे साँड की, कहीं हिफ्ज न फट जाए।।
इति
The Poet
अमीर खुसरो
Amir Khusrow
1253 · 1325
Amir Khusrow lived and breathed a syncretic culture centuries before the modern world even possessed the vocabulary for it. Born in 1253 in Patiyali, Uttar Pradesh, he served as a scholar, a musician, and a poet under the Delhi Sultanate. Despite his royal appointments, his true allegiance remained with his spiritual master, Nizamuddin Auliya. He is widely recognized as the father of Qawwali and is traditionally credited with the invention of the sitar and tabla. His most profound contribution, however, lay in language. He took the formal Persian of the royal courts and merged it with the everyday Hindavi spoken on the streets. His riddles, verses, and ghazals are entirely alive today, still sung at shrines and in courtyards across the Indian subcontinent. Khusrow did not merely write poetry. He shaped the cultural identity of North India, proving that authentic devotion bypasses all borders of language and religion.
Paired Painting
Warli Landscape with Tarpa Dance in Centre
This profound work serves as a living tapestry of the Warli tribe, reflecting a harmonious connection between humanity, nature, and the divine. The centerpiece is the Tarpa dance, a rhythmic, spiraling celebration that binds the community together in a circular flow of existence. Within this sacred geometry, the artist captures the essence of rural life, from the toil of cultivation to the quietude of the household. It is a testament to the Warli philosophy, where the simplicity of white pigment on a deep earth red background speaks volumes about the vibrancy of a life lived in tune with the seasons and the ancient rhythms of the earth.
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