Poems

Rashmirathi is quite a phenomenon in the world of Hindi poetry. Here is another excerpt from third chapter. Lord Krishna had failed to convince Duryodhana to avoid the war. Duryodhana had refused to give any thing back to Pandavas and Krishna had left after declaring that a war in now …

Giridhar Kavirai, the famous medieval Hindi poet wrote kundaliyan that contained common wisdom . Here is a sample. Rajiv Krishna Saxena गिरिधर की कुंडलियाँ लाठी में गुण बहुत हैं, सदा राखिये संग गहरी नदी, नारा जहाँ, तहाँ बचावै अंग तहाँ बचावै अंग, झपटि कुत्ता को मारै दुशमन दावागीर, होय तिनहूँ …

Old is banished as the new comes. Yesterday what was new and was welcomed by the world with all enthusiasm, today lies discarded and forgotten. This is the rule of Nature. Here is a touching poem by Balkavi Bairagi – Rajiv Krishna Saxena झर गये पात झर गये पात बिसर …

Affluent persons have the luxury to indulge in a range of activities that the poor have no time for. Here is a lovely poem by Deviprasad Shukla Rahi. Rajiv Krishna Saxena गरीबों की जवानी रूप से कह दो कि देखें दूसरा घर, मैं गरीबों की जवानी हूँ, मुझे फुर्सत नहीं …

Netherlands is a beautiful country. Cool and crisp, clean and efficient. While I often visit the country as my daughter lives there, I recently visited the Amsterdam for a couple of days. I have written this article to summarize my impression of this city and the Dutch people. Rajiv Krishna …

Most of us have heard this story of Siddharta and the swan wounded by a hunter. The story has a moral that the savior is far bigger a person than the killer. Here when Siddhartas son Rahul insists on hearing a bedtime story from his mother, she tells him his …

Human society evolved in villages. City based civilizations came later. Village life is generally simple and peaceful. City living may be complex and stressful. Those who migrated to cities from villages, at times wish to return back to simple life of villages. Rajiv Krishna Saxena गाँव जाना चाहता हूँ ओ …

Living a life is tough but there are some nights of pure love and bliss. Here is how Chiranjit describes such a night. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मधु की रात अलक सन्धया ने सँवारी है अभी म्यान में चन्दा कटारी है अभी चम्पई रंग पे न आ पाया निखार रात यह …

Maa aur Pita is a famous poem by Om Vyas Om giving a lovely and sentimental poetic description of mother and father. Try reading this poem loudly yet at a slow tempo and see its magic. Rajiv Krishna Saxena माँ और पिता माँ माँ संवेदना है, भावना है, अहसास है …

तुम्हारा साथ सुख के दुख के पथ पर जीवन छोड़ता हुआ पदचाप गया, तुम साथ रहीं, हँसते–हँसते इतना लम्बा पथ नाप गया। तुम उतरीं चुपके से मेरे यौवन वन में बन कर बहार, गुनगुना उठे भौंरे, गुंजित हो कोयल का आलाप गया। स्वप्निल स्वप्निल सा लगा गगन रंगों में भीगी–सी …