Poems

Sahir Ludhianavi was born in 1921 in a Jamindar family in Ludhiana. He migrated to Pakistan at the time of partition but returned back to India since Pakistani Government had issued an arrest warrant in response to some of his writings. Back in India he received huge recognition for his …

This poem was written by Kaka Hathrasi, when man had for the first time reached on moon. Big deal! Many thought. Rajiv Krishna Saxena चांद पर मानव ठाकुर ठर्रा सिंह से बोले आलमगीर पहुँच गये वो चाँद पर, मार लिया क्या तीर मार लिया क्या तीर, लौट पृथ्वी पर आये …

Living life appears very stressful and distressful at times. However in perspective things are never so bad or good as they appear. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जैसे तुम सोच रहे साथी   जैसे तुम सोच रहे वैसे आज़ाद नहीं हैं हम। पिंजरे जैसी इस दुनिया में पंछी जैसा ही रहना है …

We often feel infinitesimally small in this infinite universe. Here is a lovely poem of Ghanshyam Chandra Gupt Ji addressed to that all pervading infinite Brhaman that conveys the sheer awe of a human soul – Rajiv Krishna Saxena तुम असीम   रूप तुम्हारा, गंध तुम्हारी, मेरा तो बस स्पर्श …

In youth we remain so busy in making careers, building houses, raising children, living a life etc. There is no spare time. Later in life when children have grown and left and career considerations dwindled, there is suddenly nothing much left to do and that motivation to “achieve” dwindles. A …

Love is the essence. As retreating water leaves the sand dry, so does lost love leave a person drained, and lifeless. Here is a beautiful expression by Nirala – Rajiv Krishna Saxena स्नेह निर्झर बह गया है स्नेह निर्झर बह गया है, रेत सा तन रह गया है। आग की …

निर्वाण षटकम् मनोबुद्धय्हंकार चित्तानि नाहं श्रोत्रजिव्हे न च घ्राणनेत्रे न च व्योमभूमिर्न तेजो न वायुः चिदानन्दरूपः शिवोऽहम् शिवोऽहम। 1 मैं  न तो मन हूं‚ न बुद्धि‚ न अहांकार‚ न ही चित्त हूं मैं न तो कान हूं‚ न जीभ‚ न नासिका‚ न ही नेत्र हूं मैं न तो आकाश हूं‚ …

Someone leaves and someone is left behind lonely and crushed. Here is a lovely poem by Dinesh Singh. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मैं फिर अकेला रह गया   बीते दिसंबर तुम गए लेकर बरस के दिन नए पीछे पुराने साल का जर्जर किला था ढह गया मैं फिर अकेला रह गया …

War has an important role in Nation building. A nation that has not experienced war becomes weaker. War ensures peace. This is the perspective on war provided by the well-known poet Kanhaiyalal Sethia. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कुँआरी मुट्ठी युद्ध नहीं है नाश मात्र ही युद्ध स्वयं निर्माता है. लड़ा न …

We all have read the popular nursery poem “Mary had a little lamb”. Well, here is a Hindi translation that I have done. It has to be read just as the English version. Garima (my daughter) has done the illustration. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena गरिमा का मेमना गरिमा का था …