Here are some touching verses from Kunwar Bechain. They point out to the inadequacies in all of us. Rajiv Krishna Saxena टल नही सकता मैं चलते – चलते इतना थक  गया हूँ, चल नही सकता मगर मैं सूर्य हूँ, संध्या से पहले ढल नही सकता कोई जब रौशनी देगा, तभी …

Poet’s little son and daughter died at a very young age. Given below is an excerpt from the poem of his grief. Rajiv Krishna Saxena स्मृति बच्चों की अब टूट चुके हैं शीशे उन दरवाज़ों के जो मन के रंग महल के दृढ़ जड़ प्रहरी हैं जिनको केवल हिलना–डुलना ही …

You would have read Dohe of Kabir and Rahim. Those were written hundreds of years ago. Nida Fazli’s Dohe belong to this post-modern age. Understanding these may require a bit of thinking. I hope readers will like these. Rajiv Krishna Saxena निदा फ़ाज़ली के दोहे युग युग से हर बाग …

Here is a gem taken from the all-time classic “Rashmirathi”. Dinkar Ji abhors the animal instincts that linger just under the surface of humanity. He abhors the glorification of war by the society. No right thinking human being would want the death and destruction that invariably occurs in a war, …

Love may desert us but the height of tragedy is when the resulting pain itself also deserts us. See it in the words of Ramavtar Tyagi. Rajiv Krishna Saxena शिकायत आँसुओ तुम भी पराई आँख में रहने लगे हो अब तुम्हें मेरे नयन इतने बुरे लगने लगे हैं। बेवफाई और …

There are some basic facts of life that do not change. We may try to hide or overlook those facts and live in a dream world of our own, but the reality dawns sooner or later. Read this beautiful poem by Shiv Bahadur Singh Ji. Rajiv Krishna Saxena सपनों का …

Here is a lovely poem for children, that conveys Geeta’s message of doing deeds without expectations of rewards. I have done the illustration myself. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पुरुस्कार गीतों का सम्मेलन होगा, तुम सबको यह बात बतानी, अकड़–अकड़ कर मेंढक बोले, तुम भी चलना कोयल रानी। मीकू बंदर, चीकू मेंढक …

Children have clear hearts. They respond to love and have no special motives in striking up friendships. Then at a certain age, that simplicity of heart gives way to cleverness. This lovely poem describes this transition and mourns the loss of that simple and selfless phase of life. Rajiv Krishna …

Here is a lovely poem that brings in strong nostalgia for simple rural life where a Neem tree in the court-yard is like a family member who fully participates in the family life from birth to death. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नीम के फूल एक कड़वी–मीठी औषधीय गंध से भर उठता …

Here is a poem written in 1953 by Nagarjuna, the famous poet of common people. Corruption occupied people’s attention at that time as much as it does now. Modalities however changed as per the need of the time. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नया तरीक़ा  दो हज़ार मन गेहूँ आया दस गाँवों …