7 verses · ~1 min
सुबह बेला एक मुटठी रेत में उठता हुआ वह एक तिनका चमक उठता है चांदनी सदृश एक बूंद ओस के साथ
सुदूर घिसटती हुई टेन की आवाज़ कुहरे को ठेलती हुई छिक-छिक करती
स्वप्न कुछ साकी जैसे इधर-उधर विखरे अलसाती नदी उठ रही है तट सुहाने छोड़कर
एक मुटठी रेत चहुँ ओर वात प्रसरित खेत हैं बस खेत
कूचियाँ ये भर रही कुछ रंग सूर्य है कि सिर नवाता पाँव छूता दे रहा है रेत को कुछ अंग
लोग हैं कि आ रहे रुक रहे झुक रहे देख इनके ढंग!
रचनाकाल: 29.01.2008
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
Nasik Scene (III of IV)
In Nasik Scene (III of IV), António Xavier Trindade turns his discerning eye toward the sacred waters of the Godavari riverbanks, a place humming with spiritual devotion, quiet contemplation, and the daily rhythms of life. Often hailed as the Rembrandt of the East for his masterful handling of light and shadow, Trindade captures the ethereal glow of the Indian sun casting long, gentle shadows across ancient stone architecture and bathing figures in translucent hues. Devotees and bathers gather along the steps, their garments rendered in soft pinks, whites, and blues that harmonize with the shimmering river surface. Through this composition, the artist immortalizes not merely a physical location, but the timeless cultural heartbeat of a sacred Indian city where the human spirit communes with the divine.
Open the viewer →