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यह भी दिन बीत गया। पता नहीं जीवन का यह घड़ा एक बूँद भरा या कि एक बूँद रीत गया।
उठा कहीं, गिरा कहीं, पाया कुछ खो दिया बँधा कहीं, खुला कहीं, हँसा कहीं, रो दिया। पता नहीं इन घड़ियों का हिया आँसू बन ढलकाया कुल का बन गीत गया।
इस तट लगने वाले और कहीं जा लगे किसके ये टूटे जलयान यहाँ आ लगे पता नहीं बहता तट आज का तोड गया प्रीति या कि जोड नए मीत गया।
एक लहर और इसी धारा में बह गई एक आस यों ही बंशी डाले रह गई पता नहीं दोनों के मौन में कौन कहाँ हार गया, कौन कहाँ जीत गया।
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
Lady with a Vessel
This delicate ink study captures the timeless grace of the Indian feminine form. The artist draws upon classical iconography, evoking the poise of temple dancers or village women who carry water with innate elegance. Though the specific origins remain unknown, the work functions as a homage to the enduring beauty of traditional attire and jewelry, rendered with fluid, emotive lines that seem to breathe life into the aged texture of the paper. It is a quiet meditation on devotion and daily ritual, celebrating the poise found in the simple act of holding a vessel.
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