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कितनी सुन्दर होती हैं पत्तियाँ नीम की ये कोई कविता क्या बताएगी
जो उन्हें मीठे दूध में बदल देती है उस बकरी से पूछो पूछो उस माँ से जिसने अपने शिशु को किया है निरोग उन पत्तियों से जिसके छप्पर पर उनका धुआँ ध्वजा की तरह लहराता है और जिसके आँगन में पत्तियाँ आशीषों की तरह झड़ती हैं
कभी नीम के सफ़ेद नन्हें फूलों की गंध अपने सीने में भरी? कभी उसकी छाल को घिसकर अपने घावों पर लगाया? कभी भादों के झकोरों में उन हरी कटारों के झौरों को झूमते हुए देखा? नहीं! तब तो यह कविता मेरा नाम ही धराएगी जिसकी कोई पंक्ति एक हरी पत्ती-भर छाया भी दे नहीं पाएगी वो क्या बताएगी कि कितनी सुन्दर होती हैं पत्तियाँ नीम की ।
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
Hermitage of Valmiki, Folio from the Nadaun Ramayana
This exquisite folio captures a moment of profound spiritual sanctuary within the hermitage of the sage Valmiki. As the Ramayana reaches its poignant conclusion, the forest setting becomes a haven of peace where the divine Sita finds refuge and maternal grace. The artist invites us to witness a landscape where nature and spirit coalesce, depicting the animals living in harmonious proximity to the holy hermitage. Every stroke reflects the deep reverence held for the epic tradition, portraying a world where the sorrows of the mortal realm are softened by the serenity of forest life and the wisdom of the sages.
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