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आओ, जल भरे बर्तन में झाँकें साँस से पानी में डोल उठेंगी दोनों छायाएँ चौंककर हम अलग-अलग हो जाएंगे जैसे अब, तब भी मिलाएंगे आँखें, आओ पैठी हुई जल में चाया साथ-साथ भींगे झुके हुए ऊपर दिल की ध़अकन-सी काँपे करती हुई इंगित कभी हाँ के कभी ना के
आओ, जल भरे बर्तन में झाँकें।
इति
The Poet
रघुवीर सहाय
Raghuvir Sahay
1929 · 1990
Raghuvir Sahay transformed the language of modern Hindi poetry by entirely removing its reliance on classical romanticism. Born in Lucknow in 1929, he worked as an influential journalist and served as the chief editor of the prominent weekly magazine Dinaman. This journalistic career fundamentally shaped his poetic voice. Sahay wrote about political disillusionment, middle-class hypocrisy, and the quiet tragedies of urban life with the precision of a reporter and the sensitivity of a master poet. Collections like Log Bhool Gaye Hain, which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1984, dissect the democratic failures of post-independence India. He refused to dress his anger in ornamental words. Instead, he used everyday conversational Hindi to confront readers with the harsh realities of power and powerlessness. Sahay died in 1990, leaving behind a stark and unsentimental body of work that continues to challenge the conscience of the nation. He proved that poetry does not need to be sweet to be profoundly moving.
Paired Painting
Lovers on a Couch
This exquisite watercolor by M. V. Dhurandhar invites us into a quiet, deeply personal moment of courtship and intimate conversation. A young man, resplendent in a finely draped turban and traditional finery, leans forward on a cushioned Victorian couch, gazing intently into the eyes of his beloved. She rests gracefully in a rich, dark sari, her posture relaxed yet attentive, framed by the gentle clutter of domestic elegance: including musical instruments like the tanpura and tabla, a plate of fresh fruit, and traditional vessels. Dhurandhar bridges Western academic realism with Indian sensibilities, capturing not just a visual likeness, but the quiet poetry of shared glances, unspoken emotions, and the tender intimacy of human connection.
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