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मगर बजती रही फिर भी कोई झनकार चुटकी में

Magar Bajti Rahi Phir Bhi Koi Jhankar Chutki Mein

Poornima Varman

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5 verses · ~1 min

कभी इन्कार चुटकी में, कभी इक़रार चुटकी में कभी सर्दी ,कभी गर्मी, कभी बौछार चुटकी में

ख़ुदाया कौन-से बाटों से मुझको तौलता है तू कभी तोला, कभी माशा, कभी संसार चुटकी में

कभी ऊपर ,कभी नीचे ,कभी गोते लगाता-सा अजब बाज़ार के हालात हैं लाचार चुटकी में

ख़बर इतनी न थी संगीन अपने होश उड़ जाते लगाई आग ठंडा हो गया अख़बार चुटकी में

न चूड़ी है, न कंगन है, न पायल है ,न हैं घुँघरू मगर बजती रही फिर भी कोई झनकार चुटकी में

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Rasa: Shanta
Stanzas: 5
Lines: 10
Reading time: ~1 min
Form: Ghazal
Metre: ghazal
Rhyme: AA BA CA DA EA

The poem evokes a serene yet deeply contemplative atmosphere of detached wonder, grounded in the philosophical acceptance of the transient dualities of mortal existence. Visually, a painting of this scene would capture a vast, quiet cosmic scale juxtaposed with intimate nothingness, perhaps showing a cosmic hand casually tossing a miniature world, winter chills, and summer heat onto an invisible scale alongside smoke rising from a burning newspaper. Subtle symbolic elements hint at an unseen divine presence and the paradox of absolute silence coexisting with a persistent, phantom ringing—like invisible anklets sounding without form—representing a resonant spiritual truth echoing beneath the triviality of worldly affairs. The overall artistic and emotional tone is one of meditative detachment (shanta), blending quiet irony with a sublime, mystical lightness.

मगर बजती रही फिर भी कोई झनकार चुटकी में (Magar Bajti Rahi Phir Bhi Koi Jhankar Chutki Mein), by Poornima Varman runs to 10 lines across 5 stanzas, set as Couplets (Sher) with a consistent refrain (Radif) 'चुटकी में' and rhyming word (Qafia). Its governing rasa is Shanta, shaded by Shringara. The metre is ghazal. Rhyme falls as AA BA CA DA EA.

It belongs to the 1955 · 2006 span of Poornima Varman's working life, and keeps the plain, spoken register that period is known for.

Read it for जीवन के विरोधाभास और क्षणभंगुरता and बिना बाहरी साधनों के भी आंतरिक संगीत का बजना. 2 words in it carry older or regional senses, so the poem rewards a second pass.

The verse is hung beside Saraswati: Bathed in a serene and transcendent aura, the painting evokes a mood of quiet contemplation, divine wisdom, and creative flow. The majestic Hindu goddess Saraswati is seated gracefully on a riverbank alongside her…

Words worth pausing on

माशा: एक बहुत छोटा तौल या माप
संगीन: गंभीर या खतरनाक

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Poornima Varman

1955 · 2006

Poornima Varman achieved something historically profound by recognizing that the future of the Hindi language needed to be secured on the digital frontier. Born in 1955 in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, and later settling in the United Arab Emirates, she single handedly pioneered the movement of Hindi literature onto the internet. In the year 2000, long before digital publishing became the norm, she founded the foundational literary web magazines Abhivyakti and Anubhuti. Through these platforms, she connected a globally scattered diaspora of Hindi readers and provided an accessible stage for both established legends and emerging voices. Beyond her monumental editorial work, she is a deeply sensitive poet in her own right. Her collections like Vakt Ke Sath explore the nuances of the diasporic experience, nostalgia, and changing human relationships. She holds a unique and indispensable place in modern letters. She did not just write literature she built the digital sanctuary where contemporary Hindi literature continues to thrive.