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Rachna by M.

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Lady Playing Sitara

Shanta

कठ-पुतली है या जीवन है

Kath-Putli Hai Ya Jeevan Hai

Nida Fazli
1 min read 5 versesकठपुतलीजीवनउलझन

5 verses · ~1 min

कठ-पुतली है या जीवन है जीते जाओ सोचो मत सोच से ही सारी उलझन है जीते जाओ सोचो मत.

लिखा हुआ किरदार कहानी में ही चलता फिरता है कभी है दूरी कभी मिलन है जीते जाओ सोचो मत.

नाच सको तो नाचो जब थक जाओ तो आराम करो टेढ़ा क्यूँ घर का आँगन है जीते जाओ सोचो मत.

हर मज़हब का एक ही कहना जैसा मालिक रक्खे रहना जब तक साँसों का बंधन है जीते जाओ सोचो मत.

घूम रहे हैं बाज़ारों में सरमायों के आतिश-दान किस भट्टी में कौन ईंधन है जीते जाओ सोचो मत.

इति

Nida Fazli

The Poet

निदा फ़ाज़ली

Nida Fazli

Lady Playing Sitara

Paired Painting

Lady Playing Sitara

This breathtaking masterpiece by Raja Ravi Varma captures a quiet, transcendent moment of aesthetic grace. A serene noblewoman sits beside a tranquil pool, lost in the divine vibrations of her sitar. Every fold of her rich magenta and gold sari, and every delicate detail of the palatial courtyard behind her, reflects the master's profound dedication to fusing European academic realism with deeply rooted Indian classical sensibilities. The painting is not merely a portrait of a musician, but an invitation into a timeless realm of contemplation, where art, melody, and the soul become one.

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If this held you

Four more, in the same key.

Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Kath-Putli Hai Ya Jeevan Hai carries.