Unfulfilled desires in our hearts do not let us live in peace and keep pocking us from inside. Bachchan found a very interesting metaphor in barking of dogs in the night. A lovely poem. Illustration by Garima Saxena – Rajiv K. Saxena रात रात भर श्वान भूकते पार नदी के …

A famous poem of Shri Harivansh Rai Bachchan. A row of birds fly during a storm (jhanjhawaat).  Rajiv Krishna Saxena प्रबल झंझावात साथी देह पर अधिकार हारे, विवशता से पर पसारे, करुण रव-रत पक्षियों की आ रही है पाँत, साथी! प्रबल झंझावात, साथी! शब्द ‘हरहर’, शब्द ‘मरमर’– तरु गिरे जड़ …

Destruction is necessary for new creation. Latter cannot happen in absence of the former. Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, the celebrated, famous and path breaking Hindi poet here prays to the God of destruction. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena नाश देवता घोर धनुर्धर‚ बाण तुम्हारा सब प्राणों को पार करेगा‚ तेरी प्रत्यंचा का …

World loves you till the time you have some thing to give. After that you are forgotten. This bitter truth is described metaphorically in this lovely poem by Mahadevi Verma – Rajiv Krishna Saxena मुरझाया फूल था कली के रूप शैशव में‚ अहो सूखे सुमन हास्य करता था‚ खिलाती अंक …

Mother is the dearest person in our lives. Here is the reaction of poet Prabhaker Machwe when he could not meet his mother as she died. Very moving. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena माता की मृत्यु पर माता! एक कलख है मन में‚ अंत समय में देख न पाया आत्मकीर के …

A very famous poem by Mahadevi Verma Ji exhorting the Deepak to keep the flame burning so that the path of love is always well lighted – Rajiv Krishna Saxena मधुर मधुर मेरे दीपक जल मधुर-मधुर मेरे दीपक जल! युग-युग प्रतिदिन प्रतिक्षण प्रतिपल प्रियतम का पथ आलोकित कर! सौरभ फैला …

In our long history, we Indians have seen many oppressive kings and administrations. Here is a beautiful poem by Dinesh Singh Ji that depicts the frustration and a sense of desperation in common men under such circumstances – Rajiv Krishna Saxena लो वही हुआ लो वही हुआ जिसका था डर‚ …

Mid summer night, on the riverbank, one hears someone singing on the other side of the river. Poet just listens and wonders who is singing, and why – Rajiv Krishna Saxena कोई पार नदी के गाता भंग निशा की नीरवता कर इस देहाती गाने का स्वर ककड़ी के खेतों से …

Pandit Narendra Sharma had weaved some real magic in this poem. It was sung with equal fervor by Lata Mangeshkar (see below). It conjures up image of a divine early morning as the sun slowly rises like a Jyoti Kalash and its gentle rays wake up the world beneath – …

Kanupriya is a classic. You can feel the intensity of love of Radha for Krishna. Nothing matters to this love, be it the mighty and “important” war and urgencies of upheavals. For her nothing really matters and every thing translates into her love for Krishna.- Rajiv K. Saxena इतिहास (कनुप्रिया) …