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शब्द से मुझको छुओ फिर, देह के ये स्पर्श दाहक हैं। एक झूठी जिंदगी के बोल हैं, उद्धोष हैं चल के, ये असह, ये बहुत ही अस्थिर, -बहुत हलके- महज बहुरूपिया हैं जो रहा अवशेष- उस विश्वास के भी क्रूर गाहक हैं। इन्हें इनका रूप असली दो- सत्य से मुझको छुओ फिर। पूर दो गंगाजली की धार से, प्राण की इस शुष्क वृंदा को- पिपासित आलबाल: मंजरी की गंध से नव अर्थ हों अभिषिक्त- अर्थ से मुझको छुओ फिर। सतह के ये स्पर्श उस तल तक नहीं जाते, जहां मैं चाहता हूँ तुम छुओ मुझको।
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.
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Radha Krishna
Created in 1947, this poignant painting by master artist Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya captures the divine essence of Radha and Krishna in a moment of tranquil contemplation. Trained under the visionary masters of the Bengal School, Vijayvargiya helped shape the romantic aesthetic that defined modern Indian art. The delicate brushwork and ethereal palette evoke a profound sense of devotion and spiritual longing, inviting the viewer into a timeless sanctuary where human emotion meets the divine.
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