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मुसव्विर मैं तेरा शाहकार वापस करने आया हूं अब इन रंगीन रुख़सारों में थोड़ी ज़िदर्यां भर दे हिजाब आलूद नज़रों में ज़रा बेबाकियां भर दे लबों की भीगी भीगी सिलवटों को मुज़महिल कर दे नुमाया रग-ए-पेशानी पे अक्स-ए-सोज़-ए-दिल कर दे तबस्सुम आफ़रीं चेहरे में कुछ संजीदापन कर दे जवां सीने के मखरुती उठाने सरिनगूं कर दे घने बालों को कम कर दे, मगर रख्शांदगी दे दे नज़र से तम्कनत ले कर मिज़ाज-ए-आजिजी दे दे मगर हां बेंच के बदले इसे सोफ़े पे बिठला दे यहां मेरे बजाए इक चमकती कार दिखला दे
इति
The Poet
साहिर लुधियानवी
Sahir Ludhianvi
1921 · 1980
Sahir Ludhianvi possessed a voice that refused to separate the agony of romance from the brutal inequalities of the world. Born Abdul Hayee in 1921 in Punjab, he adopted the pen name Sahir, meaning magician, and proved it entirely accurate through a lifelong mastery of Urdu poetry. As a prominent figure in the Progressive Writers Movement, he rejected the traditional obsession with the idealized beloved. Instead, he forced his readers to look at the poverty, the exploitation, and the hypocrisies of society that destroy love before it can even bloom. When he entered the Hindi film industry, he fundamentally changed the stature of the lyricist. Directors and composers adapted their music to his words, rather than the other way around. Through films like Pyaasa and Kabhi Kabhie, he brought profound literary dignity and fierce anti establishment critique to mainstream cinema. He passed away in 1980, but his poetry remains a burning torch. Sahir remains the ultimate poet of the disenchanted, a man who wrote beautiful verses to express an absolute refusal to accept an ugly world.
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Parsi Girl
This touching creation by Pestonji Bomanjee captures a quiet, intimate moment of childhood innocence within the Parsi community. The young girl stands with a gentle, inquisitive gaze, pointing playfully at a sketch on the wall, bridging the tender world of youth with the artistic process unfolding around her. Bomanjee, celebrated for his mastery of academic realism and keen eye for cultural detail, treats the ornate textiles and traditional garments with profound reverence, rendering a warm and lifelike tribute to heritage, domestic life, and the quiet dignity of everyday existence.
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