Shringara

सन्ध्या

Sandhya

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कहो, तुम रूपसि कौन? व्योम से उतर रही चुपचाप छिपी निज छाया-छबि में आप, सुनहला फैला केश-कलाप,-- मधुर, मंथर, मृदु, मौन! मूँद अधरों में मधुपालाप, पलक में निमिष, पदों में चाप, भाव-संकुल, बंकिम, भ्रू-चाप, मौन, केवल तुम मौन! ग्रीव तिर्यक, चम्पक-द्युति गात, नयन मुकुलित, नत मुख-जलजात, देह छबि-छाया में दिन-रात, कहाँ रहती तुम कौन? अनिल पुलकित स्वर्णांचल लोल, मधुर नूपुर-ध्वनि खग-कुल-रोल, सीप-से जलदों के पर खोल, उड़ रही नभ में मौन! लाज से अरुण-अरुण सुकपोल, मदिर अधरों की सुरा अमोल,-- बने पावस-घन स्वर्ण-हिंदोल, कहो, एकाकिनि, कौन? मधुर, मंथर तुम मौन?

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इति

The Poet

सुमित्रानंदन पंत

Sumitranandan Pant

1900 · 1977

Sumitranandan Pant was the absolute master of lyrical aestheticism in modern Hindi literature. Born in 1900 in the lush Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand, he drew his earliest and most profound inspiration from the pristine beauty of the Himalayas. He became one of the four foundational pillars of Chhayavaad, the Hindi neo romantic movement. However, his literary journey did not stagnate in romantic nature worship. Over a career spanning more than five decades, his poetry evolved through distinct phases, absorbing progressive ideologies and eventually culminating in the deep philosophical spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo. Works like Pallav showcased his unmatched ability to weave delicate, musical imagery, while his later masterpiece Chidambara earned him the Jnanpith Award in 1968, the very first time this prestigious honor was given to a Hindi writer. Pant was also recognized with the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Bhushan. He passed away in 1977, leaving behind a poetic vocabulary that taught the Hindi language how to capture the exact softness of falling dew and the quiet grandeur of the mountains.

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Tilottama

In the vast and ancient expanse of Hindu mythology, Tilottama stands as a symbol of divine perfection, created by the architect of the gods, Vishvakarma, to bring an end to the destructive pride of the demons Sunda and Upasunda. Raja Ravi Varma, with his masterful command over oil pigments, breathed life into this legend. He captured her not merely as a mythological figure, but as an ethereal presence suspended between the heavens and the earth. Her form, draped in diaphanous golden fabrics that seem to dissolve into the clouds, reflects the transient beauty of the celestial realm. This painting serves as a profound meditation on the power of grace to balance the chaos of the universe, painted by an artist who dedicated his life to marrying the sensibilities of Western realism with the timeless depth of Indian epics.

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