करुणा· Karuna
01रातें विमुख दिवस बेगाने
Raatein Vimukh Diwas Begane
Om Prabhakar
4 verses · ~8 lines · 1 min
Karuna
हम भी दुखी तुम भी दुखी
Hum Bhi Dukhi Tum Bhi Dukhi
Om Prabhakar 1 min read 3 versesदुखsadnessसमय
3 verses · ~1 min
रातरानी रात में दिन में खिले सूरजमुखी किन्तु फिर भी आज कल हम भी दुखी तुम भी दुखी!
हम लिए बरसात निकले इन्द्रधनु की खोज में और तुम मधुमास में भी हो गहन संकोच में । और चारों ओर उड़ती है समय की बेरुख़ी!
सिर्फ़ आँखों से छुआ बूढ़ी नदी रोने लगी शर्म से जलती सदी अपना 'वरन' खोने लगी । ऊब कर खुद मर गए जो थे कमल सबसे सुखी । हम भी दुखी तुम भी दुखी ।
इति
The Poet
ओम प्रभाकर
Om Prabhakar
1935 · 2005
Om Narayan Awasthi, known to the literary world as Om Prabhakar, was born in 1941. He carved a unique space for himself by moving fluidly across the boundaries of Hindi poetry, Urdu ghazals, and critical literature. While many poets confined themselves to a single tradition, Prabhakar merged the lyricism of the ghazal with the grounded vocabulary of modern Hindi verse. His writing acts as a quiet rebellion against political apathy and social decay. Rather than relying on loud sloganeering, his poems and ghazals use understated irony to expose the contradictions of contemporary life. He also produced significant literary criticism, including works analyzing major figures like Mohan Rakesh. His verses speak directly to the ordinary individual navigating an increasingly fragmented society. He stands as a bridge between the classical poetic heritage and the urgent realities of the modern Indian experience.
Paired Painting
Lady by the Lake with a Lotus
This captivating work embodies the poignant emotional depth and classical academic realism that came to define Indian fine art at the turn of the twentieth century. A solitary woman, draped in a deep indigo and gold bordered sari, sits in quiet contemplation beside a serene expanse of water. Her gentle posture and the soft melancholy in her expression invite the viewer into an intimate moment of introspection, perhaps evoking the classical literary tropes of the virahini, a heroine yearning for her beloved. The artist masterfully blends European academic techniques of light and shadow with deeply resonant Indian aesthetic sensibilities, creating a timeless atmosphere of grace and spiritual longing.
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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 Hum Bhi Dukhi Tum Bhi Dukhi carries.
