When a child is young, his/her universe begins and ends in mother. Here is a simple and lovely poem from a child to her mother, written by Sumitranandan Pant. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मैं सबसे छोटी होऊं मैं सबसे छोटी होऊँ तेरी गोदी में सोऊँ तेरा आँचल पकड़-पकड़कर फिरू सदा माँ …
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Curosity of little children knows no bound. Here is a well known poem of Balkrishna Rao. The child here is curious about the time sequence and where would it all end. Rajiv Krishna Saxena फिर क्या होगा फिर क्या होगा उसके बाद? उत्सुक हो कर शिशु ने पूछा माँ, क्या …
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Here is a poem written by the famous poetess Subhadra Kumari Chauhan at the time of freedom struggle of India. It depicts the desire of a child to learn the use of sword to ward off policemen who come to arrest the freedom fighter ‘Kaka’. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पानी और …
Read More »यह बच्चा कैसा बच्चा है – इब्ने इंशा
Here is a very moving poem of Ibne Insha. How after all the society can be that insensitive to the plight of a child in destitution? Rajiv Krishna Saxena यह बच्चा कैसा बच्चा है यह बच्चा कैसा बच्चा है यह बच्चा काला-काला-सा यह काला-सा, मटियाला-सा यह बच्चा भूखा-भूखा-सा यह बच्चा …
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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 …
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