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आस होगी न आसरा होगा

Aas Hogi Na Aasra Hoga

Bashir Badr

1 min read 5 versesग़ज़लghazalभविष्य

5 verses · ~1 min

आस होगी न आसरा होगा आने वाले दिनों में क्या होगा

मैं तुझे भूल जाऊँगा इक दिन वक़्त सब कुछ बदल चुका होगा

नाम हम ने लिखा था आँखों में आँसुओं ने मिटा दिया होगा

आसमाँ भर गया परिंदों से पेड़ कोई हरा गिरा होगा

कितना दुश्वार[1] था सफ़र उस का वो सर-ए-शाम[2] सो गया होगा

इति

The Poet

बशीर बद्र

Bashir Badr

1935 · 1999

Bashir Badr achieved something exceedingly rare in the modern literary landscape by bringing the Urdu ghazal out of the exclusive courts of intellectuals and directly into the hearts of the common people. Born Syed Muhammad Bashir in 1935 in Ayodhya, he cultivated a poetic voice that used the simplest, most everyday Hindustani vocabulary to express the deepest nuances of love, heartbreak, and social tragedy. His couplets are universally recognized and frequently quoted by individuals who may never have read a formal poetry book. His life was marked by profound personal tragedy, most notably when his home and decades of literary archives were burned to ashes during the communal riots of 1992 in Meerut. Yet, instead of responding with hatred, he channeled his grief into verses that pleaded for communal harmony and human empathy. Honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri in 1999, he later relocated to Bhopal. Bashir Badr stands as a living legend whose ghazals are permanently etched into the cultural memory of the subcontinent.

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Study of a Banyan Tree

This evocative ink wash drawing captures the majestic and spiritual presence of the banyan tree, an entity deeply woven into the fabric of Indian life and philosophy. The artist uses the delicate technique of ink wash to invite us into a space of quiet contemplation, where the massive trunk emerges from the shadows like a sentinel of time. Every brushstroke breathes with the humidity of the landscape, mirroring the interconnected roots and hanging aerial filaments that define this sacred tree. It is not merely a botanical study, but a meditation on the permanence and silent observation of nature, reflecting a period when Indian artists sought to marry traditional aesthetics with the ethereal qualities of light and shadow.

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