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कितनी ही पीड़ाएँ हैं जिनके लिए कोई ध्वनि नहीं ऐसी भी होती है स्थिरता जो हूबहू किसी दृश्य में बंधती नहीं
ओस से निकलती है सुबह मन को गीला करने की जि़म्मेदारी उस पर है शाम झाँकती है बारिश से बचे-खुचे को भिगो जाती है
धूप धीरे-धीरे जमा होती है क़मीज़ और पीठ के बीच की जगह में रह-रहकर झुलसाती है
माथा चूमना किसी की आत्मा चूमने जैसा है कौन देख पाता है आत्मा के गालों को सुर्ख़ होते
दुख के लिए हमेशा तर्क तलाशना एक ख़राब किस्म की कठोरता है
इति
The Poet
गीत चतुर्वेदी
Geet Chaturvedi
1977 · 2010
Geet Chaturvedi is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant and aesthetically ambitious voices of twenty first century Hindi literature. Born in 1977 in Mumbai and spending much of his creative life in Bhopal, he moves fluidly across poetry, fiction, and profound critical essays. His writing addresses the intense urban isolation, existential anxieties, and fragmented memories of the modern individual. Chaturvedi writes with a deeply cinematic and visual vocabulary. His celebrated poetry collections like Aalaap Mein Girah and Minimum Main capture the profound melancholies of contemporary life without ever losing their lyrical beauty. Awarded the prestigious Bharat Bhushan Agarwal Award, his work has been translated into numerous international languages, proving the global resonance of his themes. He demands complete intellectual engagement from his readers. He represents a generation of writers who confidently place Hindi literature in direct conversation with global literary movements while remaining firmly rooted in Indian realities.
Paired Painting
At The Bath
Raja Ravi Varma breathed a revolutionary spirit into Indian art by marrying Western oil techniques with the rich inner grace of Indian life. In this intimate portrayal, a young woman stands quietly by a water tank, wrapped in a damp white garment that clings gently to her form. Her cascading dark hair and contemplative gaze invite the viewer into a moment of pure, unhurried solitude. The play of light across her shoulders and the stone steps reflects Varma's deep mastery of chiaroscuro, turning a simple daily ritual into an enduring poetry of form and light.
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