Expectations do not get realized in life, more often than they do. Here is a nice depiction by Kunwar Bechain. The poem especially seems to point to failed expectations from children when they grow up. Rajiv Krishna Saxena उँगलियाँ थाम के उँगलियाँ थाम के खुद चलना सिखाया था जिसे राह …

Some one has gone – left for ever – only memories remain and tears. Prabha Thakur describes the feelings. Rajiv Krishna Saxena याद आती रही आंख रह–रह मेरी डबडबाती रही‚ हम भुलाते रहे याद आती रही! प्राण सुलगे‚ तो जैसे धुआं छा गया। नैन भीगे‚ ज्यों प्यासा कुआं पा गया। …

In this portion from the classic book “Bharat-Bharati”, Maithili Sharan Gupt Ji has described the sad plight of a farmer in Indian villages. While the poem was written a long time ago, in many ways the condition of farmers have not changed much even today. Rajiv Krishna Saxena किसान (भारत–भारती …

A little kid remembers his visit to the village of his grandmother and the fun he had. Rajiv Krishna Saxena दादी वाला गाँव पापा याद बहुत आता है मुझको दादी वाला गाँव, दिन दिन भर घूमना खेत में वह भी बिल्कुल नंगे पाँव। मम्मी थीं बीमार इसी से पिछले साल …

I recently heard this amazing poem recited by Kavi Shree Satyanarayan Sattan Ji in a kavi-sammelan on “Chambal TV”. I was impressed by this poem and immediately wrote it down to share with you.  Here is a down-to-earth evaluation of our Prime Minister at the grass-root level, without naming him! …

Sacrificing one’s own life for a cause is called a supreme sacrifice. Yet there is even a bigger sacrifice. When Maharaja Sangram Singh (popularly known as Rana Sanga) of Chittor died (1527 AD), his son Uday Singh was a little baby. Rana Sanga had appointed Banveer to be the regent …

भूख लगी है बिल्ली मौसी भूख लगी है बिल्ली मौसी इडली मुझको एक बना दो संग नारियल चटनी दे दो या फिर कोई केक बना दो भूख लगी है बिल्ली मौसी एक कचौरी मुझको तल दो सब्जी ना हो तो भी होगा बस थोड़ी सी चटनी मल दो भूख लगी …

Heart-break of losing the love of one’s life is unbearable, but if the loser is a poet, the verbalization of depression can be very eloquent. This is first of a set of two poems from Bal Swarup Rahi. In the first poem, the poet is shattered as the love of …

Let us review the age old question. What is right and what is wrong? There is a tendency in most of us to immediately pass moral judgment on any issue. May be we are right, but if we ponder over the issue for some time we realize that all issues …

This beautiful poem by Nagarjuna depicts the stark contrast before and after the onset of rains. There is no doubt, in the Northern Indian planes, rains bring in a new lease of life for Nature and human beings alike.  Rajiv K. Saxena कल और आज अभी कल तक गालियां देते …