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बिगाड़ना बहुत आसान है - उसके लिये जो बना नहीं सकता! पशुबल सबसे प्रबल है, कि विवेक से नाता नहीं रखता, जुनून जो कर ड़ाले, भविष्य पछताता है जीवन भर! पर यह देख कर भी जो तटस्थ बना रहे, सबसे बड़ा अपराधी है!
ओ धरती के स्वर्ग, दुख तो यह है कि तुझे दग़ा दिया अपनों ने! तेरी ही बेटियों का रास्ता बन्द कर, जीवन भर को वञ्चित कर दिया, तेरी नेह भरी गोद से! लुटे-पिटे,वञ्चित तेरे पुत्र, दर-दर ठोकरें खाते भटक रहे हैं! इन द्विधाग्रस्त लोगों ने, अपनो को निकाल, पराई घुस-पैठ का रास्ता साफ़ कर दिया!
माँ के जवान बेटों ने अपने प्राणों का मोल दे जो जीता था, ये दब्बू, स्वार्थी, कृतघ्न प्राणी, थाली में परोस उन्हीं हत्यारों को पेश कर आये - कि लो यह खून फ़ालतू है, बहता रहे क्या फ़र्क पड़ता है? सब चौपट कर दिया!
माँ की छाती मे घूँसा मार, एक स्थायी दर्द दे दिया, एक रिसता घाव जो हमेशा टीसता रहेगा! अगली पीढ़ियाँ क्या माफ़ कर सकेंगी कभी?
इति
The Poet
प्रतिभा सक्सेना
Pratibha Saxena
Dr. Pratibha Saxena holds a distinct and vital place in contemporary Hindi literature. Her work connects the rigorous intellectual demands of academia with the sensitive realities of human relationships. Born on February 9, 1938, in Madhya Pradesh, her life path took her from the lecture halls of Kanpur, where she worked as an educator, to a diasporic existence in the United States. This geographical shift is highly visible in her diverse literary output, which includes poetry, short stories, and satire. In collections like Uttar Katha and Seema Ke Bandhan, she examines the modern domestic sphere. She highlights the subtle constraints placed upon women and the shifting dynamics of family life with deep psychological insight. Her language carries a quiet and confident thoughtfulness that never shouts but still commands complete attention. Saxena has spent decades enriching Hindi literature, demonstrating that a writer can remain deeply rooted in their native culture while living far from home.
Paired Painting
Draupadi Humiliated
This profound painting immortalizes one of the most agonizing episodes from the Virata Parva of the Mahabharata. Queen Draupadi, living in disguise as Sairandhri in the court of King Virata, suffers a grievous public insult at the hands of the arrogant commander Kichaka. Stripped of her royal protection in exile, she lies prostrate on the palace floor, her spirit bruised yet fiercely resilient. Raja Ravi Varma captures the raw anguish of the moment, contrasting Kichaka's insolence with the stunned silence and quiet helplessness of the assembled courtiers and royals seated upon the dais. Through masterful command of oil and canvas, the artist breathes deep emotional life into ancient scripture, forcing the viewer to bear witness to a profound test of dignity, justice, and cosmic order.
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