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एक मासूम से ख़त पर बवाल कितना था
Ek Masoom Se Khat Par Bawal Kitna Tha
Amitabh Tripathi ‘Amit’8 verses · ~1 min
एक मासूम से ख़त पर बवाल कितना था उस हिमाकत का मुझे भी मलाल कितना था
मेरे हाथों पे उतर आई थी रंगत उसकी सुर्ख़ चेहरे पे हया का गुलाल कितना था
मैं अगर हद से गुजर जाता तो मुज़रिम कहते और बग़ावत का भी दिल में उबाल कितना था
काँच सा टूट गया कुछ मगर झनक न हुई जुनूँ में भी हमें सबका ख़याल कितना था
हश्र यूँ मेरे सिवा जानता था हर कोई मैं अपने हाल पे ख़ुद ही निहाल कितना था
यूँ तो पूनम की चमक थी अगर्चे खिड़की से झलक सा जाता मुक़द्दस हिलाल[1] कितना था
आज भी एक पहेली है मेरे सिम्त ’अमित’ उस तबस्सुम[2] की गिरह में सवाल कितना था
शब्दार्थ:
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
Reading a Letter
In this evocative scene, the artist invites us to witness a quiet, intimate moment of human connection. The soft light bathes the figures in a gentle glow, highlighting the focused expressions of two individuals engrossed in the contents of a letter. There is a profound sense of stillness here, a pause in the bustling rhythm of life where words written on paper become the bridge between hearts. The artist, M.V. Dhurandhar, masterfully balances the interplay of shadow and light, creating an atmosphere that feels both personal and timeless. It is a testament to the quiet dignity found in the everyday, reflecting a period when such exchanges were the primary vessel for emotion and news across vast distances.
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