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जितनी बुरी कही जाती है उतनी बुरी नहीं है दुनिया बच्चों के स्कूल में शायद तुम से मिली नहीं है दुनिया.
चार घरों के एक मोहल्ले के बाहर भी है आबादी जैसी तुम्हें दिखाई दी है सब की वही नहीं है दुनिया.
घर में ही मत उसे सजाओ इधर उधर भी ले के जाओ यूँ लगता है जैसे तुम से अब तक खुली नहीं है दुनिया.
भाग रही है गेंद के पीछे जाग रही है चाँद के नीचे शोर भरे काले नारों से अब तक डरी नहीं है दुनिया.
इति
The Poet
निदा फ़ाज़ली
Nida Fazli
1938 · 2016
Nida Fazli occupied a space where the profound melancholies of Urdu literature met the spiritual philosophy of the Indian soil. Born in 1938 in Gwalior, he suffered the deep trauma of the partition when his family migrated to Pakistan. He chose to stay behind in India, a decision that infused his poetry with a permanent sense of yearning and existential loneliness. Fazli refused to write in the heavily Persianized vocabulary of traditional Urdu circles. Instead, he used the spoken, everyday language of the streets to explore complex human emotions and universal truths. His film lyrics elevated mainstream cinema, turning simple melodies into deep philosophical inquiries. Honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri, he passed away in 2016. He remains a poet who taught readers that true spirituality lies in recognizing the shared sorrow of humanity.
Paired Painting
Lady at Ball Game
In this evocative masterpiece, Raja Ravi Varma captures a fleeting moment of grace and leisure. The painting transcends a mere depiction of sport, offering a window into the refined aesthetic of late nineteenth century India. Varma, a pioneer who fused Indian sensibilities with the rigors of European academic technique, illuminates the subject with a soft, naturalistic light that elevates the mundane act of play into a scene of ethereal beauty. Her posture, caught in mid motion, reflects the poise and quiet dignity that Varma sought to immortalize in his female figures, grounding the divine grace of traditional Indian iconography within a realistic, pastoral setting.
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