शान्त· Shanta
01पूरा आदमी
Pura Aadmi
Divik Ramesh
2 verses · ~2 lines · 1 min
3 verses · ~1 min
समझ थी भी कहाँ सुरताल की। मैंने तो मिला लिया था स्वरों में स्वर यूँ ही।
यूँ ही गाता रहा पगडंडियों से खेतों तक खेतों से खलिहानों तक।
बस गाता रहा आकाश, धरती, सब कुछ कहाँ मालूम था मुझे संगीत यूं बन जाता है आदमी।
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
Landscape with Oxcart
This serene oil painting reflects the exquisite mastery of C. Raja Raja Varma, who worked alongside his celebrated brother Raja Ravi Varma to bring European academic realism into dialogue with Indian traditional subjects. The canvas captures a tranquil rural moment bathed in the golden glow of a sunlit afternoon. A solitary figure carrying a vessel walks towards a placid body of water, mirroring the quiet majesty of distant rolling hills and a solitary ancient tree. The gentle rustle of everyday life is felt through the distant oxcart and grazing cattle, portraying a timeless harmony between humanity, earth, and the divine rhythm of nature.
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If this held you
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Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Surtaal carries.
