3 verses · ~1 min
पैंतालिस साल पहले, जबलपुर में परसाई जी के पीछे लगभग भागते हुए मैंने सुनाई अपनी कविता और पूछा क्या इस पर ईनाम मिल सकता है "अच्छी कविता पर सज़ा भी मिल सकती है" सुनकर मैं सन्न रह गया क्योंकि उस वक़्त वह छात्रों की एक कविता प्रतियोगिता की अध्यक्षता करने जा रहे थे
आज चारों तरफ़ सुनता हूँ वाह-वाह-वाह-वाह, फिर से मंच और मीडिया के लकदक दोस्त लेते हैं हाथों-हाथ सज़ा जैसी कोई सख़्त बात तक नहीं कहता
तो शक होने लगता है परसाई जी की बात पर नहीं अपनी कविता 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
A Preacher Expounding the Poorans, In the Temple of Unn Poorna, Benares
This evocative lithograph captures a profound moment of spiritual discourse within the sacred spaces of Varanasi, known at the time as Benares. James Prinsep, an exceptional scholar, antiquary, and artist who lived in India, recorded the rich cultural and religious tapestry of the holy city with deep observation and sensitivity. Seated on a raised platform beneath intricately carved stone arches, a learned preacher reads and expounds upon the sacred Puranas to an attentive assembly of devotees. The architectural majesty of the Annapurna temple forms a serene backdrop, framing the timeless devotion of the gathered souls who absorb the ancient wisdom with quiet reverence.
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