Poems

I am presenting two lovely songs that focus on the anticipation of parents for a new baby. Both are classics of Hindi Cinema. First one written by Rajendra Krishan from the movie “Main bhee ladki hoon”, and the second one written by Anand Bakshi from the movie “Jyoti”. Both songs …

Here is a hilarious poem by Jamini Hariyanvi. How a school teacher treats his wife on the wedding night. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अध्यापक की शादी एक अध्यापक की हुई शादी सुहागरात को दुल्हान का घूँघट उठाते ही अपनी आदत के अनुसार उसने प्रश्नों की झड़ी लगा दी – “तेरा नाम …

Internal turmoil of a being may outwardly be seen as an entirely different phenomenon. In reality however, the outward manifestation is just a byproduct of the internal turmoil. Beautifully expressed in this well-known poem of Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Rajiv Krishna Saxena आकुल अंतर लहर सागर का नहीं श्रृंगार, उसकी विकलता …

Here is a poem of Dharamvir Bharti Ji from yesteryears. Social pressure then, much more than now, would prevent the acceptance of affairs of heart. A bride just before her family arranged marriage rituals start, visits her lover for the last time in a quiet aangan for a silent good …

A fraction in mathematics is called ‘bhinn’ in Hindi. It can be a proper fraction like 2/3 (less than one) or an improper fraction like 3/2 (more than one). Here Anamika takes ‘bhinn’ as a metaphor for women. If she is too brainy (top-heavy), it is considered un-lady-like. Only if …

What seems so pretty from a distance may have its own tales of sorrow. Tales that people watching from a distance will never know. Read this lovely poem by Akhilesh Kumar Singh. Rajiv Krishna Saxena भीग रहा है गाँव मुखिया के टपरे हरियाये बनवारी के घाव सावन की झांसी में …

Born: March 29, 1913 | Died: February 20, 1985 Bhavani Prasad Mishra is a very important poet in the history of Hindi Poetry. He wrote in a very typical style of his own where he appeared to be talking in every day language. He had strong faith in Gandhian thoughts …

A life of desperation and one hardly sees a point of keep living. But enter love and the things don’t look so bad anymore… Rajiv Krishna Saxena भर दिया जाम भर दिया जाम जब तुमने अपने हाथों से प्रिय! बोलो, मैं इन्कार करूं भी तो कैसे! वैसे तो मैं कब …

Being used by someone is an awful feeling. The sense of hurt is acute. Here is a lovely poem by Bhawani Prasad Mishra. Rajiv Krishna Saxena भंगुर पात्रता मैं नहीं जानता था कि तुम ऐसा करोगे बार बार खाली करके मुझे बार बार भरोगे और फिर रख दोगे चलते वक्त …

Poverty was all pervasive when the country gained freedom. This famous poem by Bhagwati Charan Verma, excerpts from which are being presented here, describes the pathetic state of poor people who constituted bulk of the society at that time. Today as the country has “progressed” the disparity has accentuated. There …