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Ganesha Transcribing the Mahabharata

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कविता

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Kunwar Narayan
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कविता वक्तव्य नहीं गवाह है कभी हमारे सामने कभी हमसे पहले कभी हमारे बाद

कोई चाहे भी तो रोक नहीं सकता भाषा में उसका बयान जिसका पूरा मतलब है सचाई जिसका पूरी कोशिश है बेहतर इन्सान

उसे कोई हड़बड़ी नहीं कि वह इश्तहारों की तरह चिपके जुलूसों की तरह निकले नारों की तरह लगे और चुनावों की तरह जीते

वह आदमी की भाषा में कहीं किसी तरह ज़िन्दा रहे, बस

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Kunwar Narayan

The Poet

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Kunwar Narayan

Ganesha Transcribing the Mahabharata

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Ganesha Transcribing the Mahabharata

In the quiet sanctum of divine concentration, Lord Ganesha sits as the supreme scribe, immortalizing the epic of the Mahabharata as dictated by the sage Vyasa. The artist captures the elephant-headed deity with profound reverence, depicting him focused intently on his sacred task with a stylus in hand. Piled manuscripts and an inkpot surround him, while his loyal vahana, the small mouse, rests quietly nearby. Produced by the renowned Calcutta Art Studio, this chromolithograph brought traditional iconography into the homes of nineteenth-century devotees through the marvel of modern printmaking, bridging sacred devotion with accessible visual art.

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