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चट्टानें उड़ रही हैं बारूद के धुओं और धमाकों के साथ
चट्टानों के कानों में भी उड़ती-उड़ती पड़ी तो थी अपने उड़ाए जाने की बात वे बड़ी ख़ुश थीं क्योंकि हिन्दी भाषा के बारे में वे कुछ नहीं जानती थीं
उन्हें लगता था उन्हें उड़ाने के लिए वे लोग पँख लेकर आएँगे ।
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
Jatayu Vadha
This profound masterpiece captures a heartrending moment from the Ramayana, where the noble vulture king Jatayu attempts to rescue Mother Sita from the clutches of the demon king Ravana. Raja Ravi Varma brings a cinematic intensity to the struggle, depicting the selfless sacrifice of the great bird who gives his life to serve the divine cause. The canvas breathes with the raw emotion of Sita's distress, the cruel determination of Ravana, and the tragic heroism of Jatayu, whose falling feathers symbolize the shattering of innocence and the courage of the righteous against overwhelming darkness.
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