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गीतों के जादूगर का मैं छंदों से तर्पण करता हूँ ।'
सच बतलाऊँ तुम प्रतिभा के ज्योतिपुत्र थे,छाया क्या थी, भली-भाँति देखा था मैंने, दिल ही दिल थे, काया क्या थी ।
जहाँ कहीं भी अंतर्मन से, ॠतुओं की सरगम सुनते थे, ताज़े कोमल शब्दों से तुम रेशम की जाली बुनते थे ।
जन मन जब हुलसित होता था, वह थिरकन भी पढ़ते थे तुम, साथी थे, मज़दूर-पुत्र थे, झंडा लेकर बढ़ते थे तुम ।
युग की अनुगुंजित पीड़ा ही घोर घन-घटा-सी छाई प्रिय भाई शैलेन्द्र, तुम्हारी पंक्ति-पंक्ति नभ में लहराई ।
तिकड़म अलग रही मुस्काती, ओह, तुम्हारे पास न आई, फ़िल्म-जगत की जटिल विषमता, आख़िर तुमको रास न आई ।
ओ जन मन के सजग चितेरे, जब-जब याद तुम्हारी आती, आँखें हो उठती हैं गीली, फटने-सी लगती है छाती ।
इति
The Poet
नागार्जुन
Nagarjun
1911 · 1998
Vaidyanath Mishra, universally known as Nagarjun, was a literary force of nature who absolutely refused to bow before power. Born in 1911 in the Darbhanga district of Bihar, he earned the title of Janakavi or the poet of the people through decades of unyielding progressive writing. He wrote in both Hindi and Maithili, winning the Sahitya Akademi Award for his Maithili collection Patrahin Nagna Gachh. Nagarjun was a restless traveler and a committed activist who actively participated in peasant movements and went to prison several times. His poetry is stripped of all artificial elegance. It speaks directly with the raw, biting anger of the hungry, the marginalized, and the exploited. Whether he was exposing political corruption or writing tenderly about the first rains on parched village earth, his words carried the undeniable scent of the soil. He died in 1998, but he remains the ultimate benchmark for resistance poetry in India. He proved that true poetry does not reside in the palaces of kings, but in the sweat and struggle of the common folk.
Paired Painting
Shivaji Maharaj and Baji Prabhu at Pawan Khind
This evocative masterpiece captures a poignant moment of loyalty and sacrifice in Indian history. It depicts Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a solemn exchange with his brave commander, Baji Prabhu Deshpande, at the narrow mountain pass of Pawan Khind. The painting breathes with the weight of duty, as the king prepares to move to safety while his loyal general prepares to hold the pass against overwhelming odds. The artist, M.V. Dhurandhar, masterfully utilizes light and shadow to convey the gravity of their parting, imbuing the scene with a profound sense of historical tragedy and unwavering honor. It serves as a visual hymn to the spirit of selflessness that defined the Maratha struggle for sovereignty.
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