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पहाड़ी झरने की तरह चट्टानों से टकराते पहले-पहल मिले थे विजयकांत
विजयकांत नद की तरह बहे तब से अब तक समुद्र होने की प्रक्रिया में ज्वारग्रस्त होते फिर-फिर मिले विजयकांत मेरे रेखांकित पानी को अर्थ देते
अपनी पृथ्वी की सार्थकता को सींचते अनवरत जीते वैसे ही क़रीब-क़रीब जैसे मिले थे पहली बार विजयकांत...
रचनाकाल: 30.05.1987
शलभ श्रीराम सिंह ने यह कविता हिन्दी की साहित्यिक पत्रिका 'पुरुष' के सम्पादक विजयकांत जी के लिए लिखी थी, जो 'पुरुष' के जून'1998 के शलभ केन्द्रित अंक में प्रकाशित हुई थी।
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
Nasik Scene (III of IV)
António Xavier Trindade, often revered as the Rembrandt of the East, possessed an extraordinary ability to capture the soul of India through a lens of profound empathy and technical brilliance. In this masterful work, he transports us to the sacred ghats of Nasik, a city steeped in ancient devotion and the gentle flow of the Godavari River. The painting hums with the quiet rhythms of daily life: here, the sacred and the mundane exist in a beautiful, harmonious dance. Figures draped in soft pastel garments gather by the cool, translucent waters, their presence speaking to a timeless tradition of purification and prayer. Trindade invites us to witness this collective moment of grace, where the light plays upon the temple stone and the water alike, grounding the viewer in a sense of serenity that has endured for generations.
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