Visual art and literature have a long and storied history. What is it that makes both of these so special? How do they complement each other in such an interesting manner? To answer these questions, we must first look at the history of both art forms. Visual art is one of the oldest forms of […]
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A Collection of Beautiful Urdu Poetry – Book Review of Veerane Tak Jana Hai by Vishal Bagh This year has seen me reading a lot of poetry in Hindi/Urdu, English, Bengali and Marathi. Recently after completing “Elgaar by Suresh Bhatt” which was also an amazing collection of marathi ghazals I have got my hands on
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पलकें झपकती आँखों के समक्ष भौंहों के बीच शून्य सिकुड़ता है तो क्या!— अंत को पाए हुए मर्त्य की घनीभूत चेष्टाएँ उसके अपलक होने में आहत हैं? तुम्हारे अ-साध्य सौंदर्य पक्ष की ओर मैंने जो स्थैर्य साध लिया है, क्या तुम उसे विचलन की सीमा कहकर चले जाओगे? पानी के पुल बाँधकर उफनती नदी से
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जिस रुपये के लिए लोगों ने अपना मान गिरा दिया, सम्मान गिरा दिया, देश का नाम गिरा दिया वह रुपया इतना नीचे गिर जाएगा कभी सोचा नहीं था. इसीलिए कहते हैं कि कभी इतना नहीं गिरना चाहिए कि दोबारा उठ ही न पाओ। रूपया ऐसा गिर गया है कि रुपये देने पर भी नहीं उठ
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पंजाब में जन्मी तेजी ग्रोवर के पांच कविता संग्रह, एक कहानी संग्रह, एक उपन्यास, एक निबंध संग्रह और आधुनिक नोर्वीजी, स्वीडी, फ्रांसीसी साहित्य से तेरह पुस्तकाकार अनुवाद प्रकाशित हैं. उनकी प्रमुख कृतियों में उपन्यास ‘नीला’, कविता संग्रह ‘अंत की कुछ और कविताएं’, ‘लो कहा सांबरी’, ‘दर्पण अभी कांच ही था’, ‘घास ढंकी पगडंडियां’, स्वीडी कविताएं
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गुलज़ार साहब की किताबें झांकती हैं, रविश कुमार की करवटें बदलती हैं और मेरी किताबें घूमती हैं। जी हां, मेरी किताबें घूमती हैं। मेरे साथ। मेरे घर में, यहां-वहां ,जहां-तहां। कभी कमरें के इस कोनें से उस कोनें में, तो कभी बिस्तर के चारों ओर। मेरे साथ, मेरे बैग में भी काफ़ी दिनों तक घूमती
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Orson Welles once said, “A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet,”. While the famous multihyphenate may have been talking about filmmaking in a general sense and not the written language inspiring it, it still applies if you really think about it. If filmmakers who
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The history of literature in India is as old and rich as the country itself. Indian literature is as diverse as its people and geography. It has been influenced by many cultures, including those of Greece and Rome, Persia, and China. Some of India’s oldest texts are its Vedic scriptures, written more than 2,000 years
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Literature festivals are important destinations where conversations are stirred and prominent works of literature discussed – a gathering of writers, poets, readers, and book lovers. Here are six literary festivals in India where you can hear famous Authors/Artists/Poets/Actors/ speak to get your dose of intellectual stimulation. Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, India’s
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“One should always be drunk. That’s all that matters…But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk.”” says the celebrated french poet Charles Baudelaire. Focused on expression through words and performance, we “The Poetry Cosmos” aim to bring poetry to its deserving limelight. We are a group of
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