Desh Prem Poems

After decades of freedom struggle and innumerable sacrifices, the country finally attained freedom in 1947. In this poem the old guards pass the baton to younger generation and instruct them to carry on with great care and fortitude so that the freedom won by great efforts of several generations is …

Indian civilization owes its existence to the mighty Ganges originating in Himalaya. Ganga is the daughter of Himalaya. Here is an excerpt from a lovely poem by Makhanlal Chaturvedi, telling how the river transforms the great northern Indian planes as it flows to the ocean. Poet exhorts Himalaya to give …

It is said that the Mughals were humbled in victory that day at Haldighati and Rana obtained a glorious defeat. Mansingh narrowly escaped the spear of Rana. Mughals by far out numbers Rana’s men. Tired and wounded Rana was headed for a certain death. At that juncture, a valiant warrior …

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, …

Here is an old classic inspirational poem by Jay Shankar Prasad – Rajiv Krishna Saxena हिमाद्रि तुंग शृंग से हिमाद्रि तुंग शृंग से प्रबुद्ध शुद्ध भारती– स्वयं प्रभा समुज्ज्वला स्वतंत्रता पुकारती– ‘अमर्त्य वीर पुत्र हो, दृढ़- प्रतिज्ञ सोच लो, प्रशस्त पुण्य पंथ है, बढ़े चलो, बढ़े चलो!’ असंख्य कीर्ति-रश्मियाँ विकीर्ण …

On the auspicious occasion of the birthday of our past Prime Minister Atal Ji, I am posting excerpt from an inspiring poem written by him. सिंधु में ज्वार आज सिंधु में ज्वार उठा है नगपति फिर ललकार उठा है कुरुक्षेत्र के कण–कण से फिर पांचजन्य हुँकार उठा है। शत–शत आघातों …

Dr. Raj Kumar is a retired professor of psychiatry. He is also a poet of an era bygone. I enjoyed hearing some of his poems in person. Here is a sample poem that exhorts those who left home in pursuit of riches, to return home. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जानते हो? …

Raj Narayan Bisaria Ji, the well know Hindi poet, worked in Hindi service of BBC in London for ten years. Here is a poem he wrote when he finally returned to India. The poem shows the sheer exhilaration of home-coming. Enjoy! Rajiv Krishna Saxena. घर वापसी घर लौट के आया …

Here is a poem written by the famous poetess Subhadra Kumari Chauhan at the time of freedom struggle of India. It depicts the desire of a child to learn the use of sword to ward off policemen who come to arrest the freedom fighter ‘Kaka’. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पानी और …

Here is an excerpt from a famous poem of Dr. Dharmvir Bharti written at the time of Jai Prakash Narain’s movement of 1974. This sounds so apt in today’s scenario when Anna Hazare is leading a mass anti-corruption movement that seems to have mesmerized the people of India. Rajiv Krishna …