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आँख लाल है झूम चाल है लगते कुछ बेढंगे इज्जत इनसे दूर कि इनकी जेबों में हैं दंगे
दबंगई की दाढ़ लगी है कैसी आदमखोरी सूंघ रहे गस्ती में कुत्ते लागर की कमजोरी
इनकी चालों में फँस जाते अच्छे-अच्छे चंगे
गिरवी पर गोबर्धन का श्रम है दरियादिल मुखिया पत्थर-सी रोटी के नीचे दबी हुई है बिछिया
न्याय स्वयं बिकने आता है बेदम-से हैं पंगे
पंच गाँव का खुश है लेकिन हाथ तराजू डोले लगता जैसे एक- अनिर्णय की भाषा में बोले
उतर चुका दर्पण का पारा सम्मुख दिखते नंगे
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
Keechaka and Sairandhri
This profound work captures a harrowing moment from the Virata Parva of the Mahabharata. It depicts the villainous Keechaka, the commander of King Virata, as he approaches the disguised Draupadi, known here as Sairandhri, with dishonorable intentions. The painting masterfully portrays the psychological contrast between Keechaka, who is blinded by his own arrogance and lust, and the trembling yet defiant Sairandhri. Varma utilized his mastery of light and shadow to heighten the theatrical tension of this illicit encounter, serving as a poignant reminder of the dignity and peril faced by the heroine during the period of her exile. It is a work that demands we look beyond the surface of the royal court to the moral gravity of the situation.
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