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घेरि-घेरि उठलि घटा घनघोर और कजरार, सावन आ गइल! बेबसी के पार ओते, अवरु हम ए पार, सावन आ गइल!
घिरि अकासे उड़े बदरा, मेंह बरसे छाँह प्यारी ओ!! जरत बाटी हम तरे कल, क पकड़ के बाँहि, प्यारी ओं!
लड़ति बा चिमनी घटा से, रोज धुआँधार, सावन आ गइल!! उठति बा मन में तोहें, कजरी पुकारि-पुकारि, प्यारी ओ!
झकर-झकर मसीन लेकिन, देति बा सुर फारि, प्यारी ओ!! रहे नइखे देति कल से, ई बेदर्द बयार, सावन आ गइल!
खेत में बदमास बदरा, लेत होइहें घेरि, प्यारी ओ!! छेह पर लुग्गा सुखत होई, तोरे अधफेरि, प्यारी ओ! पेट जीअत होई पापी, खाइ-खाइ उधार, सावन आ गइल!!
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
The Banished Yaksha
Abanindranath Tagore breathes life into the poignant verses of Kalidasa, capturing the profound melancholy of the Yaksha, a celestial being exiled from his home. Seated in the dense, shadowed forests of Ramagiri, the Yaksha reaches out toward the darkening clouds, his soul yearning to send a message of love to his distant bride. Tagore utilizes the wash technique to create a dreamlike, ethereal atmosphere, where the boundary between the mortal world and the divine realm dissolves into the misty, verdant canopy. This painting serves as an evocative testament to the resilience of human longing: it remains a masterwork of Indian emotional expression, echoing the eternal quest for connection across vast distances.
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