Old Classic Poems

Those were the heady days of Rajput pride (11-12th century AD). Skirmishes and wars between various Rajput kings was a constant feature of that era. These internal fights eventually weakened the kings so much that Shahabuddin Gauri the muslim warrior was finally able to conquer Prithvi Raj Chauhan of Delhi …

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 …

In night when the whole world sleeps, some lay awake. Their heart full of grief, they are the ones whose tears keep company with the night. Rajiv Krishna Saxena विश्व सारा सो रहा है हैं विचरते स्वप्न सुंदर, किंतु इनका संग तजकर, व्योम–व्यापी शून्यता का कौन साथी हो रहा है? …

Here is excerpt from a famous poem of Mahadevi Verma. Love takes root in the heart and suddenly the world looks so different! Rajiv Krishna Saxena कौन तुम मेरे हृदय में कौन मेरी कसक में नित मधुरता भरता अलक्षित? कौन प्यासे लोचनों में घुमड़ घिर झरता अपरिचित? स्वर्ण सपनों का …