This is a very famous poem of Harivansh Rai Bachchan. We know nothing about where we go after death. The poet here expresses his apprehensions about the unfamiliar turf where one would find himself after the death and looks with a certain degree of nostalgia, about the familiarity of this …
Read More »पहली कोशिश – राज नारायण बिसारिया
This poem belongs to an era of 1950s. Boys and girls did not meet freely and a feminine mystique existed in the eyes of young boys. There were many attempts at getting near a girl, but most ended without any consequence. Castles were made in air and got demolished all …
Read More »गीत फरोश – भवानी प्रसाद मिश्र
What a lovely poem this is. Subtle humor mixed with lots of pain of a poet who sees commercialization of poetry all around him. I heard it about 60 years ago being recited by Bhawani Prasad ji himself and it left a deep impression- Rajiv K. Saxena गीत फरोश जी …
Read More »यह कदम्ब का पेड़ – सुभद्रा कुमारी चौहान
यह कदम्ब का पेड़ यह कदम्ब का पेड़ अगर माँ होता यमुना तीरे। मैं भी उस पर बैठ कन्हैया बनता धीरे-धीरे॥ ले देतीं यदि मुझे बांसुरी तुम दो पैसे वाली। किसी तरह नीची हो जाती यह कदंब की डाली॥ तुम्हें नहीं कुछ कहता पर मैं चुपके-चुपके आता। उस नीची डाली …
Read More »अँधेरी रात में दीपक जलाए कौन बैठा है? – हरिवंश राय बच्चन
Convictions are so rarely seen these days. We may have high and noble ideas but when it comes to actually do some thing about them, few actually step forward. In such a milieu, if we see some one actually sticking to his / her convictions and taking a stand even …
Read More »अगर पेड़ भी चलते होते – दिविक रमेश
A simple and fun poem for children. What fun it would have been if the trees could walk? I have done the illustration myself. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अगर पेड़ भी चलते होते अगर पेड भी चलते होते कितने मजे हमारे होते बांध तने में उसके रस्सी चाहे जहाँ कहीं ले …
Read More »कर्मयोग: गीता काव्य माधुरी – Bhagvat Gita, Chapter [3] Sample verses and Audio
Translation of some Sanskrit shlokas from third chapter (Karmyoga) of Gita into metered Hindi verses. Please listen to the audio below. If you wish to order a copy of either “Geeta Kavya Madhuri” or the “Baal Geeta”, please send a WhatsApp message to 9910048241
Read More »रेशमी नगर – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर
Here is an old and famous poem of Dinkar Ji. Amazing thing is that even though this poem must be half a century old, it is so relevant to today’s scene in the country also. Insensitivity of the capital city to woes of the poor public in the country seems …
Read More »सांख्ययोग: गीता काव्य माधुरी – Bhagvat Gita, Chapter [2] Audio File
Translation of some Sanskrit shlokas from 2nd chapter (Sankhya yoga, Samkhya yoga) of Gita into metered Hindi verses. Audio of some sample verses are posted below. If you wish to order a copy of either “Geeta Kavya Madhuri” or the “Baal Geeta”, please send a WhatsApp message to 9910048241
Read More »कच्ची सड़क – सर्वेश्वर दयाल सक्सेना
A village kachchi road is converted into a black tar-coal modern road. With that the old magic is buried forever. Only memories remain, and nostalgia… Here is an excerpt from a poem by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कच्ची सड़क सुनो ! सुनो ! यहीं कहीं एक कच्ची सड़क …
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