Bal Kavita

Here is a lovely composition by Gulzar, written for the movie “Guddi” in 1971. A very simple and moving prayer that school children sing in that movie. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हम को मन की शक्ति देना हम को मन की शक्ति देना मन विजय करें, दूसरों की जय से पहले …

Bharat-Bharati is a classic Maha-Kavya (epic) written by Rashtra Kavi Methili Sharan Gupt. It traces the rise and fall of Indian civilization and gives prescription for regaining the heights that the civilization had once achieved in the past. The book has three chapters on the past, present and future of …

Here is a great poem from which inspiration may be derived. Auther is the well-known poet Kshem Chand Suman. Rajiv Krishna Saxena उठो स्वदेश के लिये उठो स्वदेश के लिये बने कराल काल तुम उठो स्वदेश के लिये बने विशाल ढाल तुम उठो हिमाद्रि श्रंग से तुम्हे प्रजा पुकारती उठो …

Here is an old classic poem that many of us have read in childhood. Poetess is the Late and Great Subhadra Kumari Chauhan. Many of her other very famous poems like Khoob Ladi Mardani Vo to Jhansi Vaali Rani Thi, are available on Geeta-Kavita.com. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कोयल देखो कोयल …

Here is a simple poem on monkeys for children by the well known poet Ayodhya Singh Hariaudh. The era when madaris would go around with their damroo and monkeys dressed in colorful clothes and put up a street show of Bandar and bandaria, are now gone. Kids now do not …

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 …

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 an old classic that all children in 1950s and 60s knew by heart. This was the famous song from the film Jagriti. Let us relish it once more. Rajiv Krishna Saxena आओ बच्चों तुम्हें दिखाये झाँकी हिंदुस्तान की आओ बच्चों तुम्हें दिखाये झाँकी हिंदुस्तान की इस मिट्टी से …

What do we learn from Nature?  From earth and sun?  Here Parshuram Shukl tells all children. Rajiv Krishna Saxena बाल कविता – सीखा हमने धरती से सीखा है हमने सबका बोझ उठाना और गगन से सीखा हमने ऊपर उठते जाना सूरज की लाली से सीखा जग आलोकित करना चंदा की …