Indians settled abroad are generally viewed as the ones who have made it and have attained the ultimate success with respect to careers and worldly possessions. But what we do not often realize is what they have to sacrifice for this success. They give up the mother land, the cultural …

Those who strive to tirelessly work for others may perish, but here Mahadevi Verma states that she would rather prefer that suffering than become immortal by the grace of God. Be careful to pause at commas to get the true meanings of lines. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेरा मिटने का अधिकार …

 Here is a tribute to  Rajesh Khanna  and Anand Bakshi .   Rajiv Krishna Saxena अच्छा तो हम चलते हैं अच्छा तो हम चलते हैं फिर कब मिलोगे? जब तुम कहोगे जुम्मे रात को हाँ हाँ आधी रात को कहाँ? वहीं जहाँ कोई आता-जाता नहीं अच्छा तो हम चलते हैं… किसी …

Some things in life give us immense satisfaction. Here is an excerpt from a poem written by the well known poet Shri Ramdarash Mishra. Rajiv Krishna Saxena आप आये पास तो अच्छा लगा आज धरती पर झुका आकाश तो अच्छा लगा, सिर किये ऊँचा खड़ी है घास तो अच्छा लगा। …

Santosh ‘Arsh’ sent me his poetry book entitled “Kya Pata”. I greatly enjoyed reading his work which reminded me of Dushyant Kumar. Here is a lovely poem showing the general feeling of dis-connect in postmodern world. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अच्छा नहीं लगता ये उड़ती रेत का सूखा समाँ अच्छा नहीं …

Leaving this world need not be a distressful experience. It is something very natural and has to be accepted that way. Here is a poem with that theme from Bhawani Prasad Mishra. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अच्छा अनुभव मेरे बहुत पास मृत्यु का सुवास देह पर उस का स्पर्श मधुर ही …

Here is about innocence of early youth that should be allowed to stay just as such for some more time. A very pretty little girl, too young to enter the emotional minefield of love. See how Bharati Ji describes it. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अभी न सीखो प्यार यह पान फूल …

Here is a Hasya Kavita by Alhad Bikaneri. Rant of a disillusion groom who is expecting his eighth child. Rajiv Krishna Saxena आठवाँ आने को है मंत्र पढ़वाए जो पंडित ने, वे हम पढ़ने लगे, यानी ‘मैरिज’ की क़ुतुबमीनार पर चढ़ने लगे। आए दिन चिंता के फिर दौरे हमें, पड़ने …

The other day when Anna Hazare announced a new turn in their struggle against corruption, a TV channel was playing the following song from film ‘Gulaal’ in the background. The song by Piyush Mishra really impressed me due to sheer sense of rhythm, beat and rousing quality. The poem reminded …

Here is some philosophy of life from Dinesh Mishra. Third stanza shows how we unnecessarily get scared at times. Last stanza is my favorite. We accumulate so much experience through out the life, but the life ends before we get to test what we have learnt – Rajiv Krishna Saxena …