Poems

Jayadrath Vadh is a famous Epic written by the Rashtra Kavi Maithili Sharan Gupt, and tells the story in Mahabharata of the killing of Jayadrath the Kaurava by Arjuna, the Pandava Warrior. In the excerpt given below, Abhimanyu, the 16 year old son of Arjuna is bent upon tackling a …

Many of our songs from the golden era are very perceptive and express deep feelings. This one written by the well known shair Kaifi Azami for the movie ‘Shola aur Shabnam’ is a good example. The feeling of despondency and having absolutely lost out on life are so clearly discernible. …

Another lovely poem by Atal Ji. One more year has passed by and one can just observe and feel inside the emptiness of this uninterrupted yet repetitive stream of passage of time….Rajiv Krishna Saxena एक बरस बीत गया झुलसाता जेठ मास शरद चांदनी उदास सिसकी भरते सावन का अन्तर्घट रीत …

Missing homeland in a foreign country is but natural. Here are such sentiments expressed beautifully by Girija Kumar Mathur while living in New York. Rajiv Krishna Saxena न्यूयार्क की एक शाम देश काल तजकर मैं आया भूमि सिंधु के पार सलोनी उस मिट्टी का परस छुट गया जैसे तेरा प्यार …

Those of us, who grew up in 50s and 60s and before that, may remember that there were conscious efforts by the parents and teachers to make the children morally strong. There were preachings to that effect hidden in poems, stories and updeshas. My impression is that this emphasis has …

Here is another famous poem of Mahadevi Verma. Experience the joy of reading pure, unadultrated Hindi language,  and admire the skill of the poet to weave the words into a beautiful poem.- Rajiv Krishna Saxena धूप सा तन दीप सी मैं। उड़ रहा नित एक सौरभ-धूम-लेखा में बिखर तन, खो …

This is the last excerpt in this series from Saket maha-kavya. Politely turning down the requests of Kakayi and Bharat, Ram decides to stay put in the forest. Bharat then tells his elder brother that he would take his paduka to symbolize that Ram is the king even in his …

Living a life is not such an easy chore. It tires out a person. At the end of it, one gets a feeling how absurd and pointless the whole affair was, and how pointless it is to get exhausted in doing so… A very lovely poem by Girija Kumar Mathur. …

Story of Laxmi Bai, (born Nov.19, 1835) the Queen of Jhansi is unparalleled in the history of India. She was only 18 years old when her husband Gangadhar Rao, the king of Jhansi died. As the first born child of Rani had died, the couple was childless. They adopted a …

Here is a very funny poem by Bal Krishna Garg on the inferiority complex felt by the common light bulb for tube light. Somewhere, this parallels the feelings of a boy when he comes in contact with a beautiful and sophisticated girl – Rajiv Krishna Saxena मैं बल्ब और तू …