2 verses · ~1 min
बैंक में लड़कियाँ बड़ी होती जाती हैं और इतनी भीड़ से घिरी हुई एकाकी
वह अपने तीस बरस औरत और व्यक्ति के बनने के तीस बरस लिए हुए रोज़ यहाँ आती हैं वक्त से ध्यान से सुनती है नौज़वान ग्राहक को खो नहीं जाती हैं स्वप्न में उस लड़के को कहीं जाने नहीं देती है फ़िलहाल फिर चला जाता है वह अपने काम से इस लेनदेन के बाद वह बजाती है एक सुहानी घण्टी दौड़कर भीड़ भर जाती है छोटे-छोटे पुरूषों की एकांत में कुटे-पिटे चेहरों पर लालच लिए हुए खिड़की से झाँकते ।
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
Reclining Woman
This evocative masterpiece captures a moment of quiet grace, reflecting the poise and cultural identity of a Nair woman from Kerala. Through his exquisite lens, Ravi Varma brings the domestic interior to life, imbuing it with a sense of gentle intimacy and regal dignity. The reclining figure, lost in the pages of a book, is accompanied by a faithful attendant, creating a harmonious interplay of shadow and light. It is a work that bridges the technical mastery of Western academic tradition with the soul and aesthetic sensibilities of India, inviting us to pause and witness the timeless elegance of a bygone era.
Open the viewer →