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वो घर भी कोई घर है जहाँ बच्चियाँ न हों
Vo Ghar Bhi Koi Ghar Hai Jahan Bachiyan Na Hon
Bashir Badr4 verses · ~1 min
वो शाख़ है न फूल, अगर तितलियाँ न हों वो घर भी कोई घर है जहाँ बच्चियाँ न हों
पलकों से आँसुओं की महक आनी चाहिए ख़ाली है आसमान अगर बदलियाँ न हों
दुश्मन को भी ख़ुदा कभी ऐसा मकाँ न दे ताज़ा हवा की जिसमें कहीं खिड़कियाँ न हों
मै पूछता हूँ मेरी गली में वो आए क्यों जिस डाकिए के पास तेरी चिट्ठियाँ न हों
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.
Paired Painting
Jatayu Vadha
This profound masterpiece captures a heartrending moment from the Ramayana, where the noble vulture king Jatayu attempts to rescue Mother Sita from the clutches of the demon king Ravana. Raja Ravi Varma brings a cinematic intensity to the struggle, depicting the selfless sacrifice of the great bird who gives his life to serve the divine cause. The canvas breathes with the raw emotion of Sita's distress, the cruel determination of Ravana, and the tragic heroism of Jatayu, whose falling feathers symbolize the shattering of innocence and the courage of the righteous against overwhelming darkness.
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