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मैं अंगूठा छाप होश तक नहीं जिसे बढ़े हुए नाखूनों का पीढ़ी दर पीढ़ी रह रहा है जो शरण में आपकी... मॆं...
मैं तो बस इतना भर जानता हूँ कि कल तक मैं नहीं जी पा रहा था अपनी ज़िन्दगी।
कि कल तक मैं डर रहा था इसी जिनावर से जो अब ख़ुद डर रहा है मुझसे।
कि कल तक मैं नहीं ले पा रहा था फल अपने ही बिरछ का।
जाने क्या चमत्कार हुआ जाने कहाँ समाया था यह ज़ोर कि दिल चाहे है रख लूँ हाथ आज आपके कंधों पर। कोई ख़ोप ही नहीं रहा।
नहीं जानता कैसे कब किसने थमाया था यह मेरे हाथों में।
पर जानता हूँ अब और पूरे होशो-हवास में कि लट्ठ अब मेरे भी हाथों में है।
इति
The Poet
दिविक रमेश
Divik Ramesh
1946 · 1980s
Divik Ramesh occupies a highly respected position in Hindi literature as a writer who treats both adult and children's poetry with equal intellectual rigor. Born Ramesh Chand Sharma in 1946 in Delhi, he dedicated his career to teaching while simultaneously building a vast and diverse body of literary work. He writes with a profound awareness of social inequalities and the quiet anxieties of modern urban life. His poetry collections, such as Khuli Aankhon Mein Aakash and Raste Ke Beech, are marked by a straightforward honesty that refuses to hide behind complex metaphors. Beyond his poetry for adults, he has made an immense contribution to children's literature, a field often overlooked by serious writers. Recognizing this lifelong dedication, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar in 2018. He has also translated extensively, building cultural bridges between Indian and South Korean literature. He is a writer who believes that literature must remain accessible, compassionate, and deeply rooted in human empathy.
Paired Painting
Varaha emerging from a heap of rocks
This exquisite rendering captures the profound moment of Varaha, the boar incarnation of Lord Vishnu, manifesting from the primordial earth. It reflects a period where traditional Indian artistry met the descriptive curiosity of the Company era, resulting in works that serve as both spiritual icons and ethnographic documentation. The artist displays a delicate hand in balancing the divine authority of the deity with a rhythmic, almost stylized geometry of the rocks beneath him, reminding us of the eternal power Vishnu holds over the chaotic depths of the cosmic ocean.
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