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नन्हा सा बच्चा , सब देखता है, सुनता है, बोलता कुछ नहीं!
हमारे सारे क्रिया -कलाप, देखता रहता है ध्यान से, दृष्टि बड़ी गहरी, पहुँच जाती है तल तक, हम जो नहीं समझते ग्रहण कर लेता है!
पूजा के उपकरण सजाए गए ,देवता की प्रतिष्ठा हुई, धूप -दीप-नैवेद्य ,फूल आरती स्तुति! वह मगन मन देखता रहा! दोनो नन्हे-नन्हे हाथ जोड़कर प्रणाम करवाया, "जै करो, बेटा!" अभिभूत था बच्चा!
अब तो राहों मे चौबारों मे, दूकानो मे, बाज़ारों मे, जहाँ भी सौन्दर्य और आनन्द पाता है, तुरंत दोनो हाथ जोड़कर "जै" कर लेता है।
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
Krishna Drishta
In this deeply tender and spiritually resonant masterpiece, Raja Ravi Varma captures the sacred intimacy of devotees beholding the divine child Krishna. The scene unfolds within the warm, flickering glow of oil lamps, casting gentle shadows across devoted faces filled with awe and tender devotion. A mother holds the radiant infant close, while surrounding women offer prayers, flowers, and light, their eyes locked in reverent wonder upon the young god. Varma brilliantly employs European academic realism to elevate indigenous Puranic narratives, transforming mythological storytelling into a visceral, deeply human encounter with the divine. Every fold of fabric and every soft contour of light breathes life into an eternal moment of grace.
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