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फ़िक्र आदत में ढल गई होगी अब तबीयत सम्हल गई होगी
गो हवादिस नहीं रुके होंगे उनकी सूरत बदल गई होगी
जान कर सच नहीं कहा मैंने बात मुँह से निकल गई होगी
मैं कहाँ उस गली में जाता हूँ है तमन्ना मचल गई होगी
जिसमें किस्मत बुलन्द होनी थी वो घड़ी फिर से टल गई होगी
खा़के-माजी की दबी चिंगारी उसकी आहट से जल गई होगी
खता मुआफ़ के मुश्ताक़ नजर बेइरादा फ़िसल गई होगी
मुन्तजिर मुझसे अधिक थीं आँखें बूँद बरबस निकल गई होगी
नाम गुम हो गये हैं खत से ’अमित’ हर्फ़, स्याही निगल गई होगी।
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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