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Gave memorial honours to his dead father

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रुको बाबा

Ruko Baba

Anjana Bhatt
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जख़्म अभी हरे हैं अम्मा मत कुरेदो इन्हें पक जाने दो लल्ली के बापू की कच्ची दारू जैसे पक जाया करती है भट्टी में।

दाग़ अभी गहरे हैं बाबा मत कुरेदो इन्हें सूख जाने दो रामकली के जूड़े में लगे फूल की तरह।

जख़्म अभी गहरे हैं बाबा छिपकली की कटी पूंछ की तरह हो जाने दो कई-कई रंगों में परिवर्तित।

क्षणभर तो रुको बाबा झाँक लूँ अपने ही भीतर बिछा लूँ गुलाबी चादर से सज़ा बिस्तर लगा लूँ सुर्ख़ गुलाब-सा तकिया और रख लूँ सिरहाने पानी की सुराही और मद्धिम-मद्धिम आँच पर जलती सुर्ख़ अंगीठी।

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Anjana Bhatt

The Poet

अंजना भट्ट

Anjana Bhatt

Gave memorial honours to his dead father

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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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