6 verses · ~1 min
मैं बहरहाल बुत बना सा था वो भी मग़रूर और तना सा था
कुछ शरायत दरख़्त ने रख दीं वरना साया बहुत घना सा था
साक़िये-कमनिगाह से अर्ज़ी जैसे पत्थर को पूजना सा था
ख़ूब दमसाज़ थी ख़ुशबू लेकिन साँस लेना वहाँ मना सा था
दर्द से यूँ तो नया नहीं था 'अमित' अज़नबी अबके आश्ना सा था
शब्दार्थ: शरायत = शर्त का बहुवचन, साक़िये-कमनिगाह = पक्षपात करने वाला साक़ी, दमसाज़ = प्राणदायक, तअर्रुफ़ = परिचय, आश्ना = परिचित
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
Tishyaraksha
Abanindranath Tagore breathes life into a compelling and shadowy figure from ancient Indian history, Tishyaraksha, the jealous queen of the great Mauryan Emperor Ashoka. Overcome by resentment toward the deep devotion Ashoka held for the sacred Bodhi tree, the queen casts a brooding gaze filled with intense emotion. Tagore utilizes the signature wash technique of the Bengal School, blending delicate tones and atmospheric depth to capture not just a portrait, but a turbulent inner psychological landscape steeped in dramatic historical resonance.
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