What do we do with the challenges in the life? One option is to run away and other is to meet those head long with all our might. Here Shiv Mangal Suman Ji exhorts us not to give up and keep the struggle on till the victory is achieved. Rajiv …

Unlike English, all nouns in Hindi are categorized as masculine or feminine gander. This creates endless problems for those who are learning Hindi as they are at a loss to understand what decides the gander of a particular noun. Here is Kaka Hathrasi poking fun on this funny problem in …

This lovely poem says some thing that I as a teacher have often seen. Super talented students from Indian heartland, small towns and villages falter in interviews when forced to reply in English. At JNU we often encourage students who are not easy with English to explain in Hindi. And …

Indian mind considers world as “Maya” or a sort of illusion. Once you realize this and consider yourself as an illusion living in the world of illusions, existential dilemma sets in and one feels utterly trapped and helpless. This feeling of being trapped is beautifully depicted here by Bharai Ji. …

Abdul Rahim Khankhana (1556-1627) was one of the nav-ratnas of Emperor Akabar. He was a great warrior as well as a poet. His dohas have important messages and a great deal of worldly wisdom. He also wrote many dohas in praise of Lord Krishna and Rama. Here is a sample …

Famous poet Bal Swaroop Rahi has written a large number of muktaks. Here are a few of them. Rajiv Krishna Saxena राही के मुक्तक मेरे आँसू तो किसी सीप का मोती न बने साथ मेरे न कभी आँख किसी की रोई ज़िन्दगी है इसकी न शिकायत मुझको गम तो इसका …

November here denotes the twilight of life. One remembers the by-gone love of yesteryears that was lost. What would she be doing, one wonders… The years would have aged her too. This bit by bit aging (til til kar pakna) would go-on till the end of life … beautifully stated …

Sometimes we get fed up with every thing in this world. Nothing matters any more. One tends to be indifferent to pleasure or pain at that time. Here is a nice poem by Thakur Gopal Sharan Singh. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मुझे अकेला ही रहने दो रहने दो मुझको निर्जन में …

Absolute beauty cannot be defined. It is in the eyes of the beholder. A time comes in the life of person when he discovers beauty followed by love. Poems praising the sweet-heart spontaneously arise in his heart at that time. Ashutosh Dwivedi’s poem tells about the beauty of the lovely …

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 second poem of a set of two poems from Bal Swarup Rahi. In the first poem [click here to read], the poet was …