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जबसे तूने गाँव के बाहर डाला अपना डेरा डरी-डरी सी शाम गई है सहमा हुआ सवेरा शहर तू कितना बड़ा लुटेरा
चिंतित गाँव दुहाई देता, करता रोज़ हिसाब कितने बाग कटे, सूखे कितने पोखर तालाब कांक्रीट के व्यापारी ने अपना जाल बिखेरा शहर तू कितना बड़ा लुटेरा
खेतों के चेहरों पर मल कर कोलतार का लेप धरती के मुख पर मानों चिपकाया तुमने टेप हवा सांस लेने को तरसे करते वाहन फेरा शहर तू कितना बड़ा लुटेरा
ऑक्टोपसी वृत्ति है तेरी आठ भुजा फैलाये आस-पास सब कुछ ग्रसने को आतुर है मुँह बाये सुविधा-भोगी मानव तेरा बन जाता है चेरा शहर तू कितना बड़ा लुटेरा
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
The Abduction of Sita
This profound work captures one of the most poignant and sorrowful moments within the epic Ramayana. The demon king Ravana, his form imposing and his expression hardened by desire and arrogance, carries away Sita, the epitome of grace and virtue. Her countenance reflects a quiet, enduring dignity amidst the turmoil of her forced departure. Beside them, a small attendant figure grounds the scene in a sense of dark, atmospheric tension. The artist employs a rich, academic style to render the divine figures, grounding this celestial tragedy in a tangible, earthly reality that invites the viewer to meditate upon the themes of duty, suffering, and the eventual triumph of righteousness over darkness.
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