Here is a beautiful poem by Girija Kumar Mathur depicting the sense of failure that a man invariably feels at the end of his career.  It is very difficult to define a successful life. When a man looks back at his own life, it looks mediocre and unremarkable. Veer Savarkar …

This realization dawns on most of us sooner or later. I couldn’t do much in life. Couldn’t achieve anything worthwhile. So much could be done. Here is a poem of Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Rajiv Krishna Saxena   मैं जीवन में कुछ न कर सका   मैं जीवन में कुछ न …

India has been through a phase of bad times for last few centuries. It was however not always so. Reading Bharat-Bharati by the Rashtra Kavi Maithli Sharan Gupt fills in all Indians a great deal of pride in our country, as it was in ancient times, and generates hope of …

Autumn arrives and Harivansh Rai Bachchan, the famous poet, draws a shabd-chitra. Also a metaphor for an old person reaching the end of life – Rajiv Krishna Saxena   है यह पतझड़ की शाम, सखे! नीलम-से पल्लव टूट ग‌ए, मरकत-से साथी छूट ग‌ए, अटके फिर भी दो पीत पात जीवन-डाली …

Life is short and expectations could be big. Real pain is felt if one knows that one deserves a much better deal, but is there any one out there who is listening to the silent pleas constantly emerging from your heart, and doing something about it? Or there is no …

This famous poem by Narottam Das (AD 1550-1605) describes the story of Sudama who was a close friend of Lord Krishna. Sudama lived in poverty and his wife always prodded Sudama to visit Lord Krishna in Dwarka for some financial help. Sudama felt reluctant to ask money from a friend …

I had read this poem by Ram Avtar Tyagi in childrens school Hindi text book. It left a deep impression. It may moisten eyes of some readers, especially those who feel special affinity for India. And that is why this is such a special poem – Rajiv K. Saxena देश …

A very powerful poem indeed. When we are young, we have dreams and aspirations. Most of these are never realized. Life passes on and suddenly one day we find ourselves exhausted, past our primes even as our dreams lay shattered. This sentiment is so beautifully captured by Gopal Das Neeraj …

This poem is in the series of two earlier poems, “मछली जल की रानी है” and “कछुआ जल का राजा है“. Now this one is about the Frog being the prince of the waters! Illustration by Svarn Sinha (age 8). I hope children like this poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेंढक …

Things change and nothing ever remains the same. A family, a household that grew up with laughter and love wilts under the weight of egos and self interests of growing children who are now adults. Gone are mutual respect and affection and there is intolerance and harsh words. What a …