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न उसका कोई रूप है न उसकी कोई जाति
न उसका कोई घर है न उसकी कोई पाति
आकाश उसकी छत है मौसम उसका आभूषण
हत्या उसका बचपन है आत्महत्या उसकी जवानी
जिसे आप बुढ़ापा कहते हैं वह है उसकी आज़ादी
जिसे ढहने के पहले उसने सुरक्षित कर लिया है
धरती के नीचे अपने रकबे में।
रचनाकाल: 12.01.2008
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
Journey's End
In Journey's End, Abanindranath Tagore captures a moment of profound and heartbreaking stillness. An exhausted camel, overburdened by a massive, heavy pack, collapses onto the earth under a smoldering, desolate sky. The animal's large, soulful eye conveys a quiet resignation, speaking volumes about endurance, suffering, and the quiet dignity found in the final moments of labor. Painted in 1913, during a period when India was awakening to a renewed sense of national identity, many art historians interpret the fallen beast as a subtle allegory for the relentless exploitation of the subcontinent under colonial rule. Through delicate washes of tempera, Tagore evokes an atmosphere of deep melancholy and spiritual gravity, inviting viewers to pause and reflect on the hidden burdens carried by the vulnerable.
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