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Rachna by M.

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Woman Before a Mirror

Shanta

मोम की ज़िन्दगी घुला करना

Mom Ki Zindagi Ghula Karna

Bashir Badr
1 min read 7 versesज़िन्दगीlifeबचपन

7 verses · ~1 min

मोम की ज़िन्दगी घुला करना कुछ किसी से न तज़करा करना

मेरा बचपन था आईने जैसा हर खिलौने का मुँह तका करना

चेहरा चेहरा मेरी किताबें हैं पढ़ने वालो मुझे पढ़ा करना

ये रिवायत बहुत पुरानी है नींद में रेत पर चला करना

रास्ते में कई खंडहर होंगे शह-सवारो वहाँ रुका करना

जब बहुत हँस चुको तो चेहरे को आँसुओं से भी धो लिया करना

फूल शाख़ों के हों कि आँखों के रास्ते रास्ते चुना करना

इति

Bashir Badr

The Poet

बशीर बद्र

Bashir Badr

Woman Before a Mirror

Paired Painting

Woman Before a Mirror

In this evocative masterpiece, Hemendranath Mazumdar captures a moment of profound intimacy and quiet introspection. The artist was a virtuoso of the human form, celebrated for his ability to render the delicate texture of skin and the soft drape of fabric with an almost ethereal quality. Here, the subject stands in a state of vulnerable reflection, caught in the soft luminescence that emanates from an unseen source. Mazumdar does not merely paint a woman, he paints a mood: he invites the viewer into a private sanctuary where time seems to stand still, allowing us to witness a brief, beautiful instance of self awareness and grace.

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If this held you

Four more, in the same key.

Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Mom Ki Zindagi Ghula Karna carries.