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The Disrobing of Draupadi

Raudra

ग़रीबी

Gareebi

Raghuvir Sahay
1 min read 5 versesग़रीबीpovertyआत्म-सम्मान

5 verses · ~1 min

हम ग़रीबी हटाने चले और उस समाज में जहाँ आज भी दरिद्र होना दीनता नहीं भारतीयता की पहचान है,

दासता विरोध है दमन का प्रतिकार है

हम ग़रीबी हटाने चले हम यानी ग़रीबों से नफ़रत हिकारत परहेज़ करनेवाले

हम गरीबी हटाते हैं तो ग़रीब का आत्म सम्मान लिया करते हैं

इसलिए मैं तो इस तरह ग़रीबी हटाने की नीति के विरूद्ध हूँ क्योंकि वही तो कभी-कभी अपने सम्मान की अकेली रचना रह जाती है ।

इति

Raghuvir Sahay

The Poet

रघुवीर सहाय

Raghuvir Sahay

The Disrobing of Draupadi

Paired Painting

The Disrobing of Draupadi

This profound work depicts the most tragic and pivotal moment in the Mahabharata, the Vastraharan or the disrobing of Draupadi. We witness the agony of a virtuous queen subjected to the cruelty of the Kauravas in the royal court of Hastinapura. King Dhritarashtra sits helplessly above, surrounded by silent elders, while Dushasana attempts the unthinkable. The painting captures the raw emotional tension of this dark hour, standing as a testament to the fragility of dharma when confronted by unchecked hubris and greed. It serves as a somber reminder of the moral decay that eventually led to the cataclysmic Kurukshetra war.

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Four more, in the same key.

Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Gareebi carries.