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मुहब्बत के खिलाफ़ लामबंद तहजीब का मज़ाक जारी है
जारी है फिर भी फूलों का खिलना बर्फ़ का गिरना धूप का हँसना और अँधेरे का खिलखिलाना
पहाड़ों की रंगत बरकरार है पहले की तरह पहले की तरह बरकरार है नदियों की रफ़्तार झरनों की ललकार बरकरार है पहले की तरह
जानवरों की नीद में खलल पड़ रहा है इसके वावजूद इसके वावजूद बच्चे संजीदा हुए हैं रह-रहकर औरतें ज़रूरत से ज़्याद ख़ामोश होती गई हैं इसके वावजूद
मुहब्बत के खिलाफ़ लामबंद तहजीब का मज़ाक जारी है
रचनाकाल: 30.04.1991
शलभ श्रीराम सिंह की यह रचना उनकी निजी डायरी से कविता कोश को चित्रकार और हिन्दी के कवि कुँअर रवीन्द्र के सहयोग से प्राप्त हुई। शलभ जी मृत्यु से पहले अपनी डायरियाँ और रचनाएँ उन्हें सौंप गए थे।
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
The Pandava and Kaurava armies face each other
This profound painting captures a breathless instant suspended in time, right before the cataclysmic Kurukshetra War from the Mahabharata begins. We witness the vast, majestic host of the Kauravas arrayed with elephants, horses, and banners, facing the divine presence of Krishna and the righteous Pandavas. The air hums with the silent weight of destiny, where every warrior, mount, and sacred flag stands witness to a fateful dharma yuddha, a war fought for righteousness that would reshape the cosmos.
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