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आत्महत्या का बेहतरीन तरीक़ा होता है इच्छा की फ़िक्र किए बिना जीते चले जाना पाँच हज़ार वर्ष से ज़्यादा हो चुकी है मेरी आयु अदालत में अब तक लम्बित है मेरा मुक़दमा सुनवाई के इंतज़ार से बड़ी सज़ा और क्या
बेतहाशा दुखती है कलाई के ऊपर एक नस हृदय में उस कृत्य के लिए क्षमा उमड़ती है जिसे मेरे अलावा बाक़ी सब ने अपराध मना
संविधान की क़िताब में इस पर कोई अनुच्छेद नहीं।
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
Sita in Ashok Vatika
In this poignant composition, Raja Ravi Varma captures the profound solitude of Sita, the queen of Ayodhya, as she endures her forced isolation. She sits amidst the lush greenery of the forest, her posture radiating a mixture of immense grace and deep, contemplative sorrow. Her gaze is distant, turned away from the physical world toward the memory of her husband, Rama. Varma masters the depiction of divine patience here, grounding a mythological icon in a human, relatable atmosphere that speaks to the endurance of the soul through cycles of suffering and separation. The painting serves as a bridge between ancient scripture and the modern Indian psyche.
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