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चांद निकल आया यही तो कहा था उस रात जब माध की चौथ को तुम अर्ध्य दे रही थी
तुम्हारे लिये चांद का यह निकलना पुतलियों में फँसी हवा का निकलना था जहाँ रोशनी थी हरियाली थी और एक ऐसी आर्द्रता थी जो तुम्हारे प्रेम से भारी थी और भरी हुई
निकला हुआ चांद गाजीपुर की चांदनी से मुझे बेपर्दा कर रहा था और मै बनारस की बरसात में भींग रहा था
चांद आज हमारे लिये उस चकवा की तरह है जहाँ सिर्फ़ रात है
मुझे इस चंद्रमा के गुज़र जाने का इंतज़ार होगा तुमसे व सिर्फ़ तुमसे मिलने के लिये ।
इति
The Poet
श्रीप्रकाश शुक्ल
Shriprakash Shukla
Shriprakash Shukla is an eminent voice in contemporary Hindi literature who draws his creative energy directly from the cultural roots of rural India. Born in 1965 in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, he serves as a professor at Banaras Hindu University. His poetry and critical essays stand as a powerful defense of local traditions against the homogenizing forces of modern globalization. Collections like Boli Baat and Ret Mein Aakritiyan showcase his deep understanding of ordinary people, their spoken dialects, and their everyday struggles. He does not write from a place of academic detachment. Instead, he approaches poetry with the sensitivity of someone who feels the pulse of the changing agrarian landscape. Honored with prestigious awards including the Naresh Mehta Samman and the Vijaydev Narayan Sahi Samman, Shukla writes to preserve the fading memories of rural life. He reminds readers that true literary beauty often resides in the unfiltered, unpolished realities of the village courtyard.
Paired Painting
Radha in the Moonlight
In this evocative masterpiece, Raja Ravi Varma captures the poignant beauty of Radha, a figure of eternal longing in Indian consciousness. Bathed in the ethereal, silvery glow of the moon, she sits in serene contemplation, reflecting the quiet melancholy of a lover waiting in the stillness of the night. Varma, with his signature blend of European academic realism and Indian sensibility, imbues the scene with a profound stillness, where the landscape mirrors the internal emotional landscape of the subject. The play of light upon the water and her delicate features speaks to the deep reverence the artist held for the archetypal feminine divine. It is not merely a portrait, but a meditative space that invites the viewer to share in the silent communion between the soul and the infinite.
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