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बच्चा चला गया घर सूना हो गया!
चाय ठंडी हो रही है होने दो!
मैं उठा कल की लिखी चिट्ठियां फाड़ता हुआ
पार्क में जाकर टहलने लगा
इति
The Poet
उदय भान मिश्र
Uday Bhanu Mishra
Uday Bhanu Mishra lived a life deeply immersed in both the broadcast and literary landscapes of modern India. Serving for years as a director for Akashvani in Gorakhpur, he carried a vast geographical and emotional terrain within him. He was a restless traveler and a keen observer of the human condition, qualities that heavily influenced his diverse literary output. Mishra did not limit himself to one form. He wrote evocative travelogues like Ramgram se Kamakhya tak, the highly personal memoir Kahani Sirf Meri Nahi, and deeply resonant poetry collections like Aag Ki Neeli Nadi. His poems often reflect a quiet endurance, mapping out the betrayals of close friends alongside the enduring strength of the human spirit. He wrote without a trace of bitterness, preferring instead to view life with a patient, accepting warmth. While mainstream literary circles often overlooked regional figures, Mishra steadily built an intimate body of work that speaks directly to the complexities of personal grief and silent resilience.
Paired Painting
The Birth of Shakuntala
This profound work depicts a pivotal moment in the epic tale of Shakuntala, born from the union of the sage Vishwamitra and the celestial nymph Menaka. The painting captures the raw emotion of the encounter in the tranquil forest, where the sage, consumed by his spiritual duty and the weight of his ascetic path, entrusts the infant to the care of the divine mother. Raja Ravi Varma masterfully balances the human fragility of the babe with the stoic, conflicted grace of the parents. Through his brush, the artist invites us to witness a moment of divine abandonment and parental sorrow, grounding a complex mythological event in the tender, relatable reality of human heartbreak and celestial responsibility.
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