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यह नीम का पौधा है जिसे झुक कर और झुक कर देखो तो नीम का पेड़ लगेगा और झुको, थोड़ा और मिट्टी की देह बन जाओ तुम इसकी छाँह महसूस कर सकोगे
इसे एक छोटी बच्ची ने पानी दे-देकर सींचा है इसकी हरी पत्तियों में वह कड़ुआहट है जो ज़ुबान को मीठे का महत्त्व समझाती है जिन लोगों को ऊँचाई से डर लगता है वे आएँ और इसकी लघुता से साहस पाएँ
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
Study of a Banyan Tree
This evocative ink wash drawing captures the majestic and spiritual presence of the banyan tree, an entity deeply woven into the fabric of Indian life and philosophy. The artist uses the delicate technique of ink wash to invite us into a space of quiet contemplation, where the massive trunk emerges from the shadows like a sentinel of time. Every brushstroke breathes with the humidity of the landscape, mirroring the interconnected roots and hanging aerial filaments that define this sacred tree. It is not merely a botanical study, but a meditation on the permanence and silent observation of nature, reflecting a period when Indian artists sought to marry traditional aesthetics with the ethereal qualities of light and shadow.
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