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बनाया है मैंने ये घर धीरे-धीरे, खुले मेरे ख़्वाबों के पर धीरे-धीरे।
किसी को गिराया न ख़ुद को उछाला, कटा ज़िंदगी का सफ़्रर धीरे-धीरे।
जहाँ आप पहुँचे छ्लांगे लगाकर, वहाँ मैं भी आया मगर धीरे-धीरे।
पहाड़ों की कोई चुनौती नहीं थी, उठाता गया यूँ ही सर धीरे-धीरे।
न हँस कर न रोकर किसी में उडे़ला, पिया खुद ही अपना ज़हर धीरे-धीरे।
गिरा मैं कहीं तो अकेले में रोया, गया दर्द से घाव भर धीरे-धीरे।
ज़मीं खेत की साथ लेकर चला था, उगा उसमें कोई शहर धीरे-धीरे।
मिला क्या न मुझको ए दुनिया तुम्हारी, मोहब्बत मिली, मगर धीरे-धीरे।
इति
The Poet
रामदरश मिश्र
Ramdarash Mishra
1924 · 2021
Born in 1924 in the village of Dumari in Gorakhpur, Ramdarash Mishra represents a profound synthesis of rural consciousness and high academic rigor. He did not let his extensive education at Banaras Hindu University or his tenure as a professor at the University of Delhi detach him from the village roots that first shaped his worldview. Over a career spanning more than eighty books, Mishra wrote poetry, novels, memoirs, and critical essays that explored the shifting realities of Indian society. His poetry collections, such as Pak Gai Hai Dhoop, speak with the quiet authority of a man who has observed the changing seasons of human relationships. He was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015 and the Saraswati Samman in 2021. Mishra possesses a rare literary longevity, consistently producing work that avoids artificial complexity in favor of unpretentious, deeply felt truth. He gave the Hindi literary world a voice that is both intellectually expansive and beautifully rooted in the earth.
Paired Painting
Ararat Valley
Hakob Kojoyan imbued his landscapes with a profound, quiet reverence for the majestic landscapes of his homeland. The Ararat Valley, stretching beneath ancient skies, holds a deeply spiritual place in the cultural consciousness of the region, symbolizing endurance, heritage, and timeless beauty. Through gentle brushstrokes and a warm palette, Kojoyan captures not merely the physical terrain, but the soulful resonance of the earth and the solitary figures who inhabit it, standing as quiet witnesses to the grandeur of nature.
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