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कवि वही जो अकथनीय कहे किंतु सारी मुखरता के बीच मौन रहे शब्द गूँथे स्वयं अपने गूथने पर कभी रीझे कभी खीझे कभी बोल सहे कवि वही जो अकथनीय कहे
सिद्ध हो जिसको मनोमय मुक्ति का सौंदर्य साधन भाव झंकृति रूप जिसका अलंकृति जिसका प्रसाधन सिर्फ़ अपना ही नहीं सबका ताप जिसे दहे रूष्ट हो तो जगा दे आक्रोश नभ का द्रवित हो तो सृष्टि सारी साथ-साथ बहे।
शक्ति के संचार से या अर्थ के संभार से प्रबल झंझावात से या घात-प्रत्याघात से जहां थकने लगे वाणी स्वयं हाथ गहे।
शांति मन में क्रांति का संकल्प लेकर टिकी हो कहीं भी गिरवी न हो ईमान जिसका कहीं भी प्रज्ञा न जिसकी बिकी हो जो निरंतर नयी रचना-धर्मिता से रहे पूरित लेखनी जिसकी कलुष में डूब कर भी विशद उज्जवल कीर्ति लाभ लहे कवि वही जो अकथनीय कहे
इति
The Poet
जगदीश गुप्त
Jagdish Gupta
1924 · 2001
Jagdish Gupta was a defining architect of the Nayi Kavita or New Poetry movement, a pivotal era that completely reshaped the landscape of Hindi literature. Born in 1924, he refused to let modern Hindi verse stagnate in the predictable rhythms of older romantic traditions. Alongside literary giants like Ramswaroop Chaturvedi, he founded the highly influential journal Nayi Kavita in 1954, providing a vital platform for a new generation of experimental voices. Gupta wrote with a profoundly visual intellect, drawing deeply from classical mythology and ancient Indian aesthetics to explain the anxieties and fragmentation of the modern world. His poetry masterfully balances deep intellectual rigor with delicate emotional nuance. Recognized with the Bharat Bharati Award in 1998, he passed away in 2001, leaving behind a monumental legacy. He taught Hindi poetry how to look at the complexities of the contemporary age without ever losing its sense of classical beauty.
Paired Painting
Parashurama, the Sixth Avatar of Lord Vishnu
Parashurama stands as a formidable figure in the Hindu tradition, revered as the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the eternal warrior sage, a Brahmin who wields the axe to restore cosmic order, or Dharma, when it is threatened by the corruption of kings. In this masterfully rendered lithograph from the Ravi Varma Press, we see him portrayed not merely as a destructive force, but as a grounded, meditative presence. His posture upon the rock, clutching his signature parashu, or battle axe, reflects a moment of quiet strength before the storm of his divine mission. The print served as a bridge between the divine and the everyday, allowing devotees to contemplate the ferocious yet disciplined character of this immortal sage within their own sacred home spaces.
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