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एक प्रवासी भँवरा है रंग-गंध का गाँव है
फूलों को वह भरमाता है मीठी-मीठे गीत सुना कर और हृदय में बस जाता है मादक-मधु मकरंद चुरा कर
निष्ठुर, सुधि की धूप बन गया विरह-गीत की छाँव है
बीत रही जो फूलों पर वह देख-देख कलियां चौकन्ना सहज नहीं है उसका मिल बैठा अंतर में जो बन्ना
पता चला वह बहुत गहन है उम्र कागज़ी नाव है
इति
The Poet
अवनीश सिंह चौहान
Avaneesh Singh Chauhan
1972 · 2010
Avaneesh Singh Chauhan represents a fresh and necessary voice in contemporary Hindi literature, particularly in his efforts to revitalize traditional lyrical forms for a modern audience. Born in 1979 in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, he has dedicated his literary career to the Navgeet movement and the adaptation of Haiku into the Hindi language. He does not write from the isolation of an ivory tower. Instead, his poetry addresses the environmental decay, social fragmentation, and rural displacement that define twenty-first-century India. Chauhan serves as the executive editor of the literary journal Naye Purane, where he actively fosters dialogue between established literary figures and emerging writers. Through his poetry and critical essays, he proves that ancient poetic rhythms can perfectly articulate the anxieties of the modern world. He is a careful observer of everyday life, using short verse and melodic compositions to document the quiet realities that often escape mainstream attention.
Paired Painting
Stolen Interview
This intimate masterwork captures a moment of quiet, stolen connection that resonates across time. Raja Ravi Varma, a visionary who bridged the gap between Western academic technique and the delicate soul of Indian domesticity, here portrays a scene of restrained longing. A woman, draped in a graceful saree, examines a delicate flower, her gaze cast downward in a contemplative gesture that shields her inner world, while a gentleman waits nearby, his posture suggesting a blend of patience, devotion, and perhaps the bittersweet ache of a forbidden or secret conversation. The soft lighting and the monumental column between them serve to amplify the stillness of the atmosphere, making the viewer feel as though they have happened upon a fleeting secret preserved in oil and pigment.
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