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अपना घर है सबसे प्यारा

अपना घर है सबसे प्यारा

Here is a little poem that my mother taught us kids. I do not know who wrote this poem, but it has a lot of truth in it! Rajiv Krishna Saxena अपना घर है सबसे प्यारा चिड़ियाँ के थे बच्चे चार निकले घर से पंख पसार पूरब से पश्चिम को …

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अनुभव परिपक्व – अज्ञेय

A little kid in a poverty stricken family… makes natural child-like impulsive demands. Then by experience, learns to scale them down. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अनुभव परिपक्व माँ हम नहीं मानते – अगली दीवाली पर मेले से हम वह गाने वाला टीन का लट्टू लेंगे ही लेंगे – नहीं, हम नहीं …

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अंतिम मिलन – बालकृष्ण राव

Saying last good-bye and parting ways is so difficult. Two young people who now know that they can no longer walk together, nonetheless are at a loss to decide who would say good-bye first. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अंतिम मिलन याद है मुझको, तुम्हें भी याद होगा मार्च की वह दोपहर, …

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वो तेरे प्यार का गम : आनंद बक्शी

आनंद बक्शी: दो गीत

Many Bollywood songs have deep meanings and are immortal. Here is an example from the film My Love. Rajiv Krishna Saxena वो तेरे प्यार का गम वो तेरे प्यार का ग़म, एक बहाना था सनम अपनी क़िस्मत ही कुछ ऐसी थी कि   दिल टूट गया ये ना होता तो कोई …

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आल्हाखंड: संयोगिता का अपहरण

Those were the heady days of Rajput pride (11-12th century AD). Skirmishes and wars between various Rajput kings was a constant feature of that era. These internal fights eventually weakened the kings so much that Shahabuddin Gauri the muslim warrior was finally able to conquer Prithvi Raj Chauhan of Delhi …

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ऐसा नियम न बाँधो – आनंद शर्मा

ऐसा नियम न बाँधो - आनंद शर्मा

There is no uniformity in nature. So is the life is not a monotone and has happiness and sorrows. Rajiv Krishna Saxena ऐसा नियम न बाँधो हर गायक का अपन स्वर है हर स्वर की अपनी मादकता ऐसा नियम न बाँधो सारे गायक एक तरह से गाएँ। कुछ नखशिख सागर …

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अहिंसा – भारत भूषण अग्रवाल

Here is a tongue in the cheek poem that Bharat Bhushan Ji wrote during the Second World War, but is still equally relevant. We may have high and noble ideas but the daily mundane stuff somehow always manages to get the priority – Rajiv Krishna Saxena अहिंसा खाना खा कर …

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अज्ञात साथी के नाम – गोपाल दास नीरज

In this age of mobile phones, internet and emails, here is a poem with old-world charm. Old world where a hand written letter could easily light up a day, a life. Here is a charmer from Neeraj. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अज्ञात साथी के नाम लिखना चाहूँ भी तुझे खत तो …

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प्रभु आज्ञा दें  – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

A person who has been very active and useful to the society throughout his life, suddenly finds himself quite useless when he is old. He just lingers on wondering about his role. He prays to be taken away as he has nothing more to contribute. Rajiv Kishna Saxena प्रभु आज्ञा …

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अग्निपथ – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

Here is a famous poem by Harivansh Rai Bachchan. It is dedicated to those whose life is a tough struggle all the way, but whose resolve is superhuman – Rajiv Krishna Saxena अग्निपथ वृक्ष हों भले खड़े, हों घने हों बड़े, एक पत्र छांह भी मांग मत, मांग मत, मांग …

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