शान्त· Shanta
01(पर) लोक-कथा
(Par) Loka-Katha
Geet Chaturvedi
6 verses · ~32 lines · 2 min
5 verses · ~1 min
एक दिन पृथ्वी पर जन्मे असंख्य लोगों की तरह मिट जाऊंगा मैं,
मिट जाएंगी मेरी स्मृतियाँ मेरे नाम के शब्द भी हो जाएंगे एक दूसरे से अलग कोश में अपनी-अपनी जगह पहुँचने की जल्दबाजी में अपने अर्थ समेट लेंगे वे
शलभ कहीं होगा कहीं होगा श्रीराम और सिंह कहीं और
लघुता-मर्यादा और हिंस्र पशुता का समन्वय समाप्त हो जाएगा एक दिन एक दिन असंख्य लोगों की तरह मिट जाऊँगा मैं भी।
फिर भी रहूंगा मैं राख में दबे अंगारे की तरह कहीं न कहीं अदृश्य, अनाम,अपरिचित रहूंगा फिर भी-फिर भी मैं
इति
The Poet
शलभ श्रीराम सिंह
Shalabh Shriram Singh
1939 · 1960s
Shalabh Shriram Singh was a bohemian visionary who deliberately rejected the comfortable illusions of mainstream literature to forge an entirely new path. Born in 1938 in the Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh, he became the driving force behind the Yuyutsawad movement in Hindi poetry during the late 1960s. He refused to be categorized by traditional literary epochs, writing with a rebellious spirit that sought a total transformation of society. His iconic poem Nafas Nafas Kadam Kadam became a revolutionary anthem, echoing through protests and progressive circles long after it was written. Singh possessed a remarkable ability to bridge the lyrical traditions of the Urdu ghazal with the grounded realities of modern Hindi verse. He wrote not for applause, but to confront the deep social inequalities and religious hypocrisies that plagued the nation. Passing away in 2000, he left behind a legacy that continues to inspire young writers. He remains a fearless poet of the marginalized, proving that true literature must possess the courage to make the comfortable feel intensely uncomfortable.
Paired Painting
Ganesha Writing the Mahabharata upon Vyasa's Dictation
In the quiet stillness of a sacred hermitage, the great sage Vyasa sits in deep contemplation, gently dictating the eternal verses of the Mahabharata. Across from him, the divine elephant headed deity Lord Ganesha sits with profound grace, serving as the scribe for humanity. With a broken tusk in hand and infinite wisdom guiding his pen, Ganesha preserves the monumental epic on palm leaf manuscripts. This delicate yet powerful composition captures a cosmic collaboration, where mortal wisdom meets divine intellect, anchoring one of the greatest stories ever told into the fabric of time.
Open the viewer →
If this held you
Four more, in the same key.
Chosen for their rasa and their register, not their popularity. Each one carries some part of what Ek Din carries.
