Bal Kavita

Here is a lovely poem for little children – Rajiv Krishna Saxena नन्हा पौधा एक बीज था गया बहुत ही गहराई में बोया। उसी बीज के अंतर में था नन्हा पाौधा सोया। उस पौधे को मंद पवन ने आकर पास जगाया। नन्हीं नन्हीं बूंदों ने फिर उस पर जल बरसाया। …

A funny little poem for tiny tots. Illustration is by Garima – Rajiv Krishna Saxena गर्मी और आम गर्मी आई लाने आम घर से निकले बुद्धूराम नहीं लिया हाथों में छाता गर्म हो गया उनका माथा दौड़े दौड़े घर को आए पानी डाला खूब नहाए फिर वो बोले हे भगवान …

Here is an old classic poem of Rashtra Kavi Maithili Sharan Gupta about the glory of motherland. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मातृभूमि नीलांबर परिधान हरित तट पर सुन्दर है। सूर्य-चन्द्र युग मुकुट, मेखला रत्नाकर है॥ नदियाँ प्रेम प्रवाह, फूल तारे मंडन हैं। बंदीजन खग-वृन्द, शेषफन सिंहासन है॥ करते अभिषेक पयोद हैं, …

A poem showing what goes on in the mind of a one and a half year old little boy. Rajiv Krishna Saxena क्या करूँ अब क्या करूँ माम को मैं तंग करूँ या डैड से ही जंग करूँ मैं दिन रहे सोता रहूँ फिर रात भर रोता रहूँ पेंट बुक …

A just society does not occur spontaneously. It has to be nurtured and protected with valor. Here is a poem so characteristic of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. Compare with his other works like “Shakti Aur Kshma”, “Vijayi Ki Sadrish Jiyo Re” and Rashmirathi in this collection. Before the contemporary poem evolved …

Here is an old classic written by Ayodhya Singh Upadhyaya Hariaudh. Hariaudh Ji (born 1865, died 1947) was one of the earliest poets of modern Hindi. Here he gives a evergreen prescription for success in life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कर्मवीर देख कर बाधा विविध बहु विघ्न घबराते नहीं रह भरोसे …

Ibn Battuta (AD 1304 to 1368) was a Moroccan Muslim scholar and traveler who is known for the account of his travels and excursions. His journeys lasted for a period of nearly thirty years and covered almost the entirety of the known Islamic world and beyond. He came to India …

What do we do with the challenges in the life? One option is to run away and other is to meet those head long with all our might. Here Shiv Mangal Suman Ji exhorts us not to give up and keep the struggle on till the victory is achieved. Rajiv …

In this lovely poem, flowers are metaphors for children. Those children who do not have a childhood are like wilted flowers. Like the children I photographed recently in Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar Market, selling various sundry items to passers by. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कुम्हलाये हैं फूल अभी–अभी तो खिल आये थे …

Here is a lovely poem that many readers have been requesting. Enjoy this gem from Harivansh Rai Bachchan Ji. Rajiv Krishna Saxena चिड़िया और चुरुगन छोड़ घोंसला बाहर आया‚ देखी डालें‚ देखे पात‚ और सुनी जो पत्ते हिलमिल‚ करते हैं आपस में बात; माँँ‚ क्या मुझको उड़ना आया? “नहीं चुरूगन‚ …