Bal Kavita

Raksha bandhan, Janmashtami and 15 August are the festivals when the sky in Northern India gets dotted by kites of wonderful colors. That madness engulfs every one. Strings tied to the eaten cob of corn (bhutta) act as lai-langar to force down kites. There is a mad rush to grab …

Here is a sweet little children’s poem on the Sun. Rajiv Krishna Saxena सूरज भाई क्या कहने हैं सूरज भाई अच्छी खूब दुकान सजाई और दिनों की तरह आज भी जमा दिया है खूब अखाड़ा पहले किरणों की झाड़ू से घना अँधेरा तुमने झाड़ा फिर कोहरे को पोंछ उषा की …

Those of us, who grew up in 50s and 60s and before that, may remember that there were conscious efforts by the parents and teachers to make the children morally strong. There were preachings to that effect hidden in poems, stories and updeshas. My impression is that this emphasis has …

Here is a mischievous but funny poem by Satyanarayan Sharma “Kamal”. One sure must be careful while handling HOT peppers!! Rajiv Krishna Saxena हरी मिर्च खाने की मेज़ पर आज एक लम्बी छरहरी हरी मिर्च अदा से कमर टेढ़ी किये चेहरे पर मासूमियत लिये देर से झाँक रही मानो कह …

Here is an old classic from Dinkar, exhorting Himalaya the great snow-covered king of mountains (Nagpati), that stands tall and eternally on the north of Indian subcontinent, to save India from its decline. The poem seems to have been written while India was under captivity of the English. Rajiv Krishna …

Borders between nations are man-made. Nature however has no regards for these borders. Dinker Ji puts is very well in this poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पक्षी और बादल पक्षी और बादल ये भगवान के डाकिये हैं, जो एक महादेश से दूसरे महादेश को जाते हैं। हम तो समझ नहीं पाते …

This famous poem by Narottam Das (AD 1550-1605) describes the story of Sudama who was a close friend of Lord Krishna. Sudama lived in poverty and his wife always prodded Sudama to visit Lord Krishna in Dwarka for some financial help. Sudama felt reluctant to ask money from a friend …

I had read this poem by Ram Avtar Tyagi in childrens school Hindi text book. It left a deep impression. It may moisten eyes of some readers, especially those who feel special affinity for India. And that is why this is such a special poem – Rajiv K. Saxena देश …

This poem is in the series of two earlier poems, “मछली जल की रानी है” and “कछुआ जल का राजा है“. Now this one is about the Frog being the prince of the waters! Illustration by Svarn Sinha (age 8). I hope children like this poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेंढक …

Here is a lovely ode to one of the most popular snack of North India. Ghanshyam Gupta Ji succeeds in making our mouth water! Rajiv Krishna Saxena समोसे बहुत बढ़ाते प्यार समोसे खा लो‚ खा लो यार समोसे ये स्वादिष्ट बने हैं क्योंकि माँ ने इनका आटा गूंधा जिसमें कुछ …