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आज पवन शांत नहीं है श्यामा देखो शांत खड़े उन आमों को हिलाए दे रहा है उस नीम को झकझोर रहा है
और देखो तो तुम्हारी कभी साड़ी खींचता है कभी ब्लाउज़ कभी बाल
धूल को उड़ाता है बग़ीचों और खेतों के सूखे तृण-पात नहीं छोड़ता है
कितना अधीर है तुम्हारे वस्त्र बार बार खींचता है और तुम्हें बार बार आग्रह से छूता है यौवन का ऎसा ही प्रभाव है सभी को यह उद्वेलित करता है आओ ज़रा देर और घूमें फिरें
पवन आज उद्धत है वृक्ष-लता-तृण-वीरुध नाचते हैं चौपाए कुलेल करते हैं और चिड़ियाँ बोलती हैं आओ श्यामा थोड़ा और घूमें फिरें
इति
The Poet
त्रिलोचन
Trilochan
1917 · 2007
Trilochan Shastri, born Vasudev Singh in 1917, was an indispensable pillar of the progressive movement in modern Hindi poetry. While many of his contemporaries looked to the cities for inspiration, Trilochan kept his literary gaze firmly fixed on the rural heartland. He wrote with the sweat, dust, and quiet resilience of agrarian India, stripping his verse of artificial romanticism to reveal the stark truths of poverty and human endurance. He also accomplished a rare structural feat by successfully adapting the English sonnet form to the rhythms of the Hindi language. His celebrated collection Tap Ke Taaye Hue Din earned him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1982. Passing away in 2007, Trilochan left behind a literary legacy that proves true poetic brilliance does not require elite vocabulary. He remains the definitive voice of the Indian soil, writing poems that feel as enduring and grounded as the earth itself.
Paired Painting
Girl on a Swing
Raja Ravi Varma holds a revered place in the story of modern Indian art; he was among the first to fuse European academic painting techniques with the timeless poetry of Indian mythology and classical literature. In this luminous oil composition, a young woman swoops through the air upon a rope swing, her dark hair cascading freely in the breeze as her draped saree flows gracefully around her frame. The swing, or jhula, carries deep romantic and seasonal resonance in Indian culture, traditionally associated with the joyous arrival of the monsoons and poetic devotion. With delicate brushwork and an affectionate eye for human emotion, Varma renders a moment of lighthearted stillness within motion, capturing both the innocence and alluring majesty of his subject.
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