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खिली धूप तुझको कह देने से चेहरा-चेहरा चिराग़ हो गया । तुझको चन्द्रमुखी कह दिया सारा घर आग-आग हो गया ।
सावन की धूप या कुआँर की धूप नहीं होती है प्यार की । फागुन की धूप बड़ी प्यारी है मारी है मगर वह बयार की ।
बहकती बयार तुझे कहने से हर मौसम बाग़-बाग़ हो गया । तुझको जो लाल परी कह दिया सारा दिन आग-आग हो गया ।
तुझ-जैसी बहकती बयार मिले, या कोई जलता अंगार मिले । पुरवइया सपनों तक ले जाए दर्द पोर-पोर, तार-तार मिले ।
स्वप्न-सुंदरी तुझको कहने से हर सपना हि सुहाग हो गया मौलसिरि तुझको जो कह दिया फूल-फूल, आग-आग हो गया ।
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
Dipak Raga: Folio from a Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)
This exquisite folio embodies the sublime intersection of visual art and classical Indian music, capturing the inner essence of Dipak Raga. In the traditional system of Indian musical modes, or ragas, Dipak is associated with fire, passion, and the blazing radiance of the sun, traditionally performed during the evening hours to evoke warmth and devotional fervor. The painter translates these auditory and spiritual sensations into a nocturnal palace setting where a noble lord and his beloved are surrounded by numerous lamps and flames, symbolizing the blazing light of the raga. Attendants gracefully tend to the scene, holding vessels of light and fans, while the velvety dark night sky above is punctuated by delicate blossoms and stars. The lyrical inscription across the top preserves the poetic invocation of the musical mode, inviting the viewer into a deeply meditative state of aesthetic and spiritual rapture.
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