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First four verses from Chapter 15 of Geeta

First four verses from Chapter 18 of Geeta

First four verses from chapter 15 of Geeta Kavya Madhuri – a complete verse to verse translation of Srimad Bhagvat Gita. For hearing audio samples from other chapters please click here. Full audio recording of Geeta Kavya Madhuri would soon be available on a CD and the readers would be …

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आने वाला नन्हा मेहमान

I am presenting two lovely songs that focus on the anticipation of parents for a new baby. Both are classics of Hindi Cinema. First one written by Rajendra Krishan from the movie “Main bhee ladki hoon”, and the second one written by Anand Bakshi from the movie “Jyoti”. Both songs …

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First four verses from Chapter 16 of Geeta

First four verses from Chapter 18 of Geeta

First four verses from chapter 16 of Geeta Kavya Madhuri – a complete verse to verse translation of Srimad Bhagvat Gita. For hearing audio samples from other chapters please click here. Full audio recording of Geeta Kavya Madhuri would soon be available on a CD and the readers would be …

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अध्यापक की शादी – जैमिनि हरियाणवी

अध्यापक की शादी - जैमिनि हरियाणवी

Here is a hilarious poem by Jamini Hariyanvi. How a school teacher treats his wife on the wedding night. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अध्यापक की शादी एक अध्यापक की हुई शादी सुहागरात को दुल्हान का घूँघट उठाते ही अपनी आदत के अनुसार उसने प्रश्नों की झड़ी लगा दी – “तेरा नाम …

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First four verses from Chapter 17 of Geeta

First four verses from Chapter 18 of Geeta

First four verses from chapter 17 of Geeta Kavya Madhuri – a complete verse to verse translation of Srimad Bhagvat Gita. For hearing audio samples from other chapters please click here. Full audio recording of Geeta Kavya Madhuri would soon be available on a CD and the readers would be …

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आकुल अंतर – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

Internal turmoil of a being may outwardly be seen as an entirely different phenomenon. In reality however, the outward manifestation is just a byproduct of the internal turmoil. Beautifully expressed in this well-known poem of Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Rajiv Krishna Saxena आकुल अंतर लहर सागर का नहीं श्रृंगार, उसकी विकलता …

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आँगन – धर्मवीर भारती

Aangan - Dharamvir Bharati

Here is a poem of Dharamvir Bharti Ji from yesteryears. Social pressure then, much more than now, would prevent the acceptance of affairs of heart. A bride just before her family arranged marriage rituals start, visits her lover for the last time in a quiet aangan for a silent good …

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इंप्रॉपर फ्रैक्शन- अनामिका

A fraction in mathematics is called ‘bhinn’ in Hindi. It can be a proper fraction like 2/3 (less than one) or an improper fraction like 3/2 (more than one). Here Anamika takes ‘bhinn’ as a metaphor for women. If she is too brainy (top-heavy), it is considered un-lady-like. Only if …

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भीग रहा है गाँव – अखिलेश कुमार सिंह

भीग रहा है गाँव - अखिलेश कुमार सिंह

What seems so pretty from a distance may have its own tales of sorrow. Tales that people watching from a distance will never know. Read this lovely poem by Akhilesh Kumar Singh. Rajiv Krishna Saxena भीग रहा है गाँव मुखिया के टपरे हरियाये बनवारी के घाव सावन की झांसी में …

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भारतीय समाज – भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र

Born: March 29, 1913 | Died: February 20, 1985 Bhavani Prasad Mishra is a very important poet in the history of Hindi Poetry. He wrote in a very typical style of his own where he appeared to be talking in every day language. He had strong faith in Gandhian thoughts …

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