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कुछ बच्चे बहुत अच्छे होते हैं वे गेंद और ग़ुब्बारे नहीं मांगते मिठाई नहीं मांगते ज़िद नहीं करते और मचलते तो हैं ही नहीं
बड़ों का कहना मानते हैं वे छोटों का भी कहना मानते हैं इतने अच्छे होते हैं
इतने अच्छे बच्चों की तलाश में रहते हैं हम और मिलते ही उन्हें ले आते हैं घर अक्सर तीस रुपये महीने और खाने पर।
इति
The Poet
नरेश सक्सेना
Naresh Saxena
1939 · 2001
Naresh Saxena holds a singular and fascinating position in contemporary Hindi literature as a man who brought the exactitude of science into the heart of poetry. Born in 1939 in Gwalior and trained as an engineer, he did not publish his first poetry collection, Samudra Par Ho Rahi Hai Baarish, until he was sixty one years old. Yet, his literary presence had already been firmly established through decades of publication in prestigious journals. Saxena writes with a unique physiological and environmental awareness. He constructs his poems not out of abstract romanticism, but from the physical mechanics of the natural world and the complex realities of modern survival. His language is spare, precise, and completely devoid of unnecessary ornamentation. Alongside his poetry, he is an acclaimed playwright whose drama Aadmi Ka Aa has been staged thousands of times, and a filmmaker who won a National Film Award for his directorial work. He demonstrates that a poet does not need to abandon the rational world to understand the human soul.
Paired Painting
The Milkmaid
Raja Ravi Varma was a pioneer in bridging Indian sensibility with Western academic realism. In this masterpiece, he turns his gaze from royal courts and grand mythological epics to the poetic simplicity of everyday Indian life. The painting captures a fleeting, intimate moment of a young woman pausing during her daily chores. Her expression is not one of mere labor, but of a quiet, soulful dignity that elevates her to an icon of grace. The warm light caresses her features, illuminating the soft texture of her sari and the subtle, metallic luster of the vessel she cradles. Through his masterful brushwork, Ravi Varma invites the viewer to appreciate the sacredness inherent in ordinary existence, making this portrait a timeless homage to the quiet strength of Indian women.
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