शान्त· Shanta
01कविता
Kavita
Kunwar Narayan
4 verses · ~9 lines · 1 min
4 verses · ~1 min
वह किसी उम्मीद से मेरी ओर मुड़ा था लेकिन घबरा कर वह नहीं मैं उस पर भूँक पड़ा था ।
ज़्यादातर कुत्ते पागल नहीं होते न ज़्यादातर जानवर हमलावर ज़्यादातर आदमी डाकू नहीं होते न ज़्यादातर जेबों में चाकू
ख़तरनाक तो दो चार ही होते लाखों में लेकिन उनका आतंक चौकता रहता हमारी आँखों में ।
मैंने जिसे पागल समझ कर दुतकार दिया था वह मेरे बच्चे को ढूँढ रहा था जिसने उसे प्यार दिया था।
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
King Dashratha Recounting the Curse of Shravan Kumar
The painting captures a moment of profound psychological collapse from the Ramayana. King Dashratha, having accidentally killed the devoted son Shravan Kumar while hunting, is haunted by the curse of the boy's blind parents: that he too would die of grief from separation from his son. Here, the King is depicted in a state of raw, visceral agony as he recounts this fateful event to his wife, likely Queen Kaushalya. His body is taut with the realization of an inescapable destiny, his hand clutching his head as if to steady himself against the weight of the coming years. The setting is intimate and domestic, yet the air is heavy with the gravity of a cosmic tragedy that will eventually lead to the exile of Lord Rama and the fulfillment of the terrible prophecy.
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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 Ghabra Kar carries.
