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Lyrical canvas
Updated On: 05 January, 2022 08:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Sammohinee Ghosh
An artist brings Gulzar’s poetry to life with her recent collection of paintings
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The mastery of Gulzar’s writing often twitches to extend a friendly hand to his readers. You could either place your tired head on it for a while or, shake it warmly. In the humdrum exchanges in Ijaazat (1987), the niggling conciliation with separation in Piya Tora Kaisa Abhimaan, the crisp conviction in Hilsa, or the marked restraint in Yeh Khel Aakhir Kisliye, Gulzar’s garnishing of poetry is there irrespective of literary forms. Minjal Mukhija, a Bengaluru-based artist was drawn into this poetic poise. Her collection of paintings called Submerged is a visual exploration of his verses.
Mukhija shares her meditative fixation over his writing began with Raat Pashmine Ki, one of the most celebrated poetry collections by Gulzar. “After reading that book, there was no stopping. I kept reading one after the other, and that’s how my journey into his poetry lives on,” she says. The artist elaborates that taking her figments of inspired imagination on to the canvas resulted from a strong urge:
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