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चक्की, टनों गेहूँ चबानें के बाद भी, मोटी नहीं होती, बल्कि, घिस जाते हैं दाँत ही उसके। मोटा होता है, उसके पीसे पर जलन काटनें वाला और भूँखों मरता है, उसके दाँत सुधारने वाला।
इति
The Poet
अमिताभ त्रिपाठी 'अमित'
Amitabh Tripathi ‘Amit’
Amitabh Tripathi 'Amit' belongs to a rare class of contemporary Hindi poets who write to hold up an unflinching mirror to society. His verse is stripped of complex academic jargon and strikes directly at the center of modern Indian realities. In works like his celebrated poem "Bas Itna Sa Samachar Hai" (This is All the News There Is), Tripathi captures the everyday ironies, widespread corruption, and moral compromises of the present age with devastating precision. He dismantles hollow idealism and gives a powerful voice to the common man navigating a broken system. To read Amitabh Tripathi is to be awakened from civic slumber. His poems are not merely complaints; they are urgent pleas for a return to collective conscience and integrity.
Paired Painting
Brahmin Women Collecting Water
This delicate hand colored lithograph captures a tranquil scene of daily ritual and community life in nineteenth century India. Rendered with the observational eye of European printmakers publishing in Paris, the artwork portrays Brahmin women gathered around a stone well to collect water. Every gesture, from the balanced posture of the woman carrying the vessel upon her head to the gentle cooperation of those dipping and lifting pots, speaks to the grace embedded in everyday chores. The surrounding landscape, dotted with traditional architecture and lush foliage, provides a serene backdrop that honors the quiet dignity of these women.
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