
हम छले गए
Hum Chale Gaye
Dinesh Singh
5 verses · ~9 lines · 1 min
№ MMXXVI
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4 verses · ~1 min
समय में ही समय का बनकर रहूँ नींव रख दूँ या नए दिन की रात-दिन में फ़र्क कोई है कहाँ बस, उजाला बीच की दीवार था ढह गया जो अब खुला मैदान है
युगों से जो अँधेरे के पार था जागरण करती हुई नींदें यहाँ सुन रहीं हैं बात छिन-छिन की एक मेला जुटा है हर मोड़ पर एक ठो बाज़ार है हर गाँव में
आगमन अपना बताने के लिए बँधा बिछुआ बज रहा पाँव में क़ीमतों के बोल उठकर गिर रहे बिक रही है कोख बाघिन की गढ़ रही सच्चाइयाँ धोखा
और धोखे से मिले दो दिल दाँव-पेचों की कतरब्यौंतें हुईं बन गये हैं प्यार के काबिल जो नहीं बन सके वे बदनाम हैं रीति है यह प्रीति-पापिन की
इति
The Poet
Dinesh Singh
1948 · 1970s
Kanwar Dinesh Singh is a vital contemporary voice who moves with remarkable grace between English and Hindi literary traditions. Born in 1973 in New Delhi and deeply shaped by the mountainous landscapes of Shimla, he has carved out a unique space as both a poet and a pioneering haikuist in Hindi literature. While many modern writers lean heavily on complex intellectualism, Singh finds profound beauty in brevity. Through collections like Kuhra Dhanush and Aangan Mein Gauraiya, he adapts the strict, minimalist structure of the Japanese haiku to the linguistic rhythms of Hindi, capturing fleeting moments of nature and delicate human emotions. He also serves as a professor and literary critic, consistently working to foster dialogue between different literary cultures. Honored with the Himachal Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award, Singh demonstrates that poetry does not need to be loud to be deeply impactful. He is a writer of quiet observation, proving that immense philosophical weight can often be carried in just a few carefully chosen syllables.

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