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मेरे भंडार में एक बोरा ‘अगला जनम’ ‘पिछला जनम’ सात कार्टन रख गई थी मेरी माँ।
चूहे बहुत चटोरे थे घुनों को पता ही नहीं था कुनबा सीमित रखने का नुस्खा ... सो, सबों ने मिल-बाँटकर मेरा भविष्य तीन चौथाई और अतीत आधा मज़े से हज़म कर लिया।
बाक़ी जो बचा उसे बीन-फटककर मैंने सब उधार चुकता किया हारी-बीमारी निकाली लेन-देन निबटा दिया।
अब मेरे पास भला क्या है अगर तुम्हें ऐसा लगता है कुछ है जो मेरी इन हड्डियों में है अब तक मसलन कि आग तो आओ अपनी लुकाठी सुलगाओ।
इति
The Poet
अनामिका
Anamika
1961 · 2020
Dr. Anamika made historic strides in contemporary literature by becoming the very first female poet to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi poetry in the entire sixty five year history of the prize. Born in 1961 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, she has spent decades carving out a fiercely intelligent and deeply empathetic space for women in Indian letters. Through acclaimed collections like Tokri Mein Digant, for which she won her monumental award in 2020, she examines the complex architecture of patriarchy, domestic labor, and female identity. She does not write with loud slogans. Instead, she explores the female experience through the quiet, profound realities of everyday survival, using conversational language to unearth deep philosophical truths. Beyond her poetry, she is a respected academic, novelist, and translator who bridges the gap between Hindi and English literary traditions. Anamika stands as a living icon of feminist literature, giving a permanent voice to the silenced generations of women who came before her.
Paired Painting
Gave memorial honours to his dead father
This poignant scene captures a deeply sacred moment of filial piety, depicting a son performing the traditional rites to honor his departed father. M.V. Dhurandhar, a master of the Bombay School of Art, translates the gravity of the ritual through soft, evocative brushwork. The son, seated in humble devotion, is surrounded by the offerings of flowers and food, which are essential components of the Shraddha ceremony intended to provide peace and sustenance to the ancestral soul. The presence of the elder guiding him adds a layer of continuity and tradition, bridging the gap between generations. It is a quiet testament to the enduring bonds of family and the spiritual obligation felt by the living towards those who have transitioned beyond this world.
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