There are times when lovers realize that their separation is inevitable and that they would never ever see each other. They may pretend otherwise but in their hearts they know the truth. Those moments are stressful and unforgettable. Final good-bye and all is over. A silent wound created in the …
Read More »बात बात में – शिवमंगल सिंह ‘सुमन’
Here is a reflection on the path of life. We find friends and lose them. But we must carry on… There is no alternative. A lovely poem by Shivmangal Singh Suman. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena बात बात में इस जीवन में बैठे ठाले ऐसे क्षण भी आ जाते हैं जब …
Read More »शक्ति और क्षमा – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर
Here is a great lesson in diplomacy and human relations from Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. Forgiveness of a weakling does not count. First have the power and capability to defeat the enemy, then only your offer of peace would carry weight. Virtues of forgiveness, kindness and tolerance are appreciated in society …
Read More »जाने क्या हुआ – ओम प्रभाकर
Human interactions are most complex. Events some times take life of their own. People just drift away helplessly. Here is a beautiful poem on separation that happened…just like that… Rajiv Krishna Saxena जाने क्या हुआ जाने क्या हुआ कि दिन काला सा पड़ गया। चीज़ों के कोने टूटे बातों के …
Read More »तुमुल कोलाहल कलह में मैं हृदय की बात रे मन – जयशंकर प्रसाद
In times of deep distress and depression, a ray of hope and optimism suddenly emerges in mind. This poem is dedicated to that optimism. Check out the lovely Anupras Alankar in the last line; five words starting with the letter “M”. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तुमुल कोलाहल कलह में, मैं हृदय …
Read More »इक पल है नैनों से नैनों के मिलने का – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना
If we look back at our lives we find that there were some moments of elation and exhilaration, some moments of utter sorrow and some moments where suddenly some thing of great importance happened. Rest remains blank, rather mundane. A map of the life can be drawn by joining these …
Read More »मन पाखी टेरा रे – वीरबाला
Veerbala Ji’s poems have that very familiar scent of earth. These precious poems appear to belong to an era where nature and feelings reigned supreme, without any encroachment of the modern world of artificiality. It is amazing how we feel so much at ease and close to ourselves in this …
Read More »आओ मन की गांठें खोलें – अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी
Atal Ji’s poems have deep roots in the India tradition. Here is one that describes a typical rural Indian house hold of the yester years. It is a picture that we are sadly losing rapidly under the pressure of “modernization” – Rajiv Krishna Saxena आओ मन की गांठें खोलें यमुना …
Read More »कैसे भेंट तुम्हारी ले लूँ – हरिवंश राय बच्चन
Love requires great deal of efforts and full involvement. It exhausts the lovers. Then if one has to go through the whole process again! It is very difficult to revisit the old lanes and by lanes of love. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कैसे भेंट तुम्हारी ले लूँ कैसे भेंट तुम्हारी ले …
Read More »मेरा नया बचपन – सुभद्रा कुमारी चौहान
We all miss our childhood. That carefree time of fun without worries never returns. We are for ever stuck with the grown up world of endless worries, apprehensions and ambitions. Here is a very famous poem of Subhadra Kumari Chauhan about that lovely childhood –Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेरा नया बचपन …
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