Here is an excerpt from the classic epic Bharat-Bharti written by Rashtra Kavi Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886-1964). The topic is very contemporary as beef eating is being discussed extensively these days. The poem is very moving and in a way argues against killing of defense-less animals by all powerful humans …

Here is a lovely description of moon rising over a quiet forest. Rajiv Krishna Saxena उग आया है चाँँद सूरज डूब गया बल्ली भर – सागर के अथाह जल में। एक बाँँस भर उग आया है – चाँद‚ ताड़ के जंगल में। अगणित उँगली खोल‚ ताड़ के पत्र‚ चाँदनीं में …

Here is a nice poem that very young school kids chant. I learnt it from my children when they were in kindergarten (KG). I do not know who wrote it. Artwork is mine though – Rajiv Krishna Saxena रसगुल्ला आओ भाई आओ! क्यों भाई क्यों? इक चीज मिलेगी! क्या भाई …

Here is a funny poem by hasya kavi Manik Verma on the in-affordability of fresh vegetables by common people. Illustration is by yours truly. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena नेताओं का चरित्र सब्जी वाला हमें मास्टर समझता है चाहे जब ताने कसता है ‘आप और खरीदोगे सब्जियां! अपनी औकात देखी है …

Later in married life husband and wife become real comfort zones for each other. Chores are divided and each has his / her areas well defined. At this stage if a long visit of the darling wife to her mother’s home shifts back the responsibility of the otherwise alien kitchen …

It is amazing how some people derive pleasure from sabotaging or spoiling things for others without any reason. But when the wisdom dawns, we tend to take even such people in stride and forgive them. All human beings are after all creatures of circumstances and they do what they must …

There is a huge migration of rural folks to cities. Search of jobs make people leave their homes and culture and face all kinds of ordeals in alien lands. In the process they themselves undergo irreversible changes and are lost to villages for ever. Here is a touching poem by …

his is beautifully depicted in a classical poem by Sohanlal Dwivedi. An abridged version of this poem venerating Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhi is here for you to relish – Rajiv Krishna Saxena खड़ा हिमालय बता रहा है खड़ा हिमालय बता रहा है डरो न आंधी पानी में। खड़े रहो तुम अविचल …

Barsana is the home village of Radha, and ‘Kanha Barsane main aayi jaiyo’ is quite a famous geet about the teasing that goes on between Radha and Krishna. Here hasya kavi Allhad Bikaneri has made a parody of this old song in the modern context. How things have changed!- Rajiv …

A funny old and famous poem, just for reading and smiling / laughing. Illustration is by Garima Saxena.- Rajiv K. Saxena वह युग कब आएगा? जब पेड़ नहीं केवल शाखें होंगी जब चश्मे के ऊपर आंखें होंगी वह युग कब आएगा? जब पैदा होने पर मातमपुरसी होगी जब आदमी के …