शृंगार· Shringara
01एक हरा जंगल
Ek Hara Jangal
Kunwar Narayan
2 verses · ~7 lines · 1 min
5 verses · ~1 min
अच्छी तरह याद है तब तेरह दिन लगे थे ट्रेन से साइबेरिया के मैदानों को पार करके मास्को से बाइजिंग तक पहुँचने में।
अब केवल सात दिन लगते हैं उसी फ़ासले को तय करने में − हवाई जहाज से सात घंटे भी नहीं लगते।
पुराने ज़मानों में बरसों लगते थे उसी दूरी को तय करने में।
दूरियों का भूगोल नहीं उनका समय बदलता है।
कितना ऐतिहासिक लगता है आज तुमसे उस दिन मिलना।
इति
The Poet
कुंवर नारायण
Kunwar Narayan
1927 · 2017
Kunwar Narayan possessed a poetic vision that operated across centuries, seamlessly connecting ancient Indian mythology with the deep anxieties of modern existence. Born in 1927 in Faizabad, he was a pivotal voice in the Nayi Kavita movement. He was a thinker of immense patience, sometimes taking decades to complete a single work. His masterpiece Atmajayee reimagined the Kathopanishad, using the mythological character of Nachiketa to explore the existential terrors of death and the search for ultimate truth. He wrote in a highly meditative, unhurried tone, rejecting loud ideological slogans in favor of quiet philosophical inquiry. Honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Jnanpith Award, he passed away in 2017. He was a writer of profound intellectual integrity, proving that literature achieves its highest purpose when it attempts to answer the fundamental questions of the human soul.
Paired Painting
Summer Landscape
This intimate landscape by Antonin Ivanovich Sungurov captures a quiet, contemplative moment in nature during the early decades of the twentieth century. The artist demonstrates a deep reverence for the subtle transitions of light and foliage, rendering the dense cluster of trees and their reflection upon the water with sensitive brushwork. Sungurov invites the viewer to pause and breathe in the tranquil atmosphere of a warm summer day, preserving a fleeting, serene vision of the Russian countryside.
Open the viewer →
If this held you
Four more, in the same key.
Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Aitihasik Fasle carries.
