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लो वही हुआ जिसका था ड़र ना रही नदी, ना रही लहर।
सूरज की किरन दहाड़ गई गरमी हर देह उघाड़ गई उठ गया बवंड़र, धूल हवा में अपना झंडा़ गाड़ गई गौरइया हाँफ रही ड़र कर ना रही नदी, ना रही लहर।
हर ओर उमस के चर्चे हैं बिजली पंखों के खर्चे हैं बूढे महुए के हाथों से, उड़ रहे हवा में पर्चे हैं "चलना साथी लू से बचकर" ना रही नदी, ना रही लहर।
संकल्प हिमालय सा गलता सारा दिन भट्ठी सा जलता मन भरे हुए, सब ड़रे हुए किस की हिम्मत बाहर हिलता है खडा़ सूर्य सर के ऊपर ना रही नदी, ना रही लहर।
बोझिल रातों के मध्य पहर छपरी से चन्द्रकिरण छनकर लिख रही नया नारा कोई इन तपी हुई दीवारों पर क्या बाँचूँ सब थोथे आखर ना रही नदी, ना रही लहर।
इति
The Poet
दिनेश सिंह
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.
Paired Painting
Gangavatarana
This luminous work captures the profound and sacred moment of the descent of the river Ganga from the celestial realms to the earth. Bhagiratha stands in fervent prayer on the right, his tapasya having finally pleased the gods, while Lord Shiva stands majestically in the center, preparing to break the crushing force of the mighty river upon his matted locks. Above, the goddess Ganga descends in a soft, ethereal glow, her form luminous and fluid against the atmospheric sky. To the left, a devoted mortal woman and a gentle white Nandi witness the divine intervention with awe and reverence. Raja Ravi Varma masterfully bridges the gap between heavenly grandeur and earthly devotion, infusing the Puranic tale with a tangible sense of divine grace and spiritual awakening.
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