Kumar Vishwas is an emerging political face in the country, but he is a popular poet before that. Here is one of his poems that depicts the frustration of love in a very Indian context. Rajiv Krishna Saxena उस पगली लड़की के बिन मावस कि काली रातों में, दिल का …
Read More »नानक दुखिया सब संसार – जेमिनी हरियाणवी
Gautam Buddha said that this world is a world of sorrows. Here Guru Nanak is saying the same. Except for few illusory moments of mirth, rest of the life is a struggle and frustration. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नानक दुखिया सब संसार नानक दुखिया सब संसार बूढ़ा बाप पड़ा बीमार माँ …
Read More »न मिलता गम – शकील बदायुनी
I have often felt that the deep frustration and pining about lost love depicted in Urdu poetry, is rarely seen in Hindi poetry. The Muslim tradition of purdah made the mixing of boys and girls very difficult and that frustration perhaps gets reflected in Urdu poetry. In Hindu tradition, such …
Read More »राही के शेर – बालस्वरूप राही
Baal Swaroop Rahi is a very well-known poet of Hindi and Urdu. Here are some selected verses. Rajiv Krishna Saxena राही के शेर किस महूरत में दिन निकलता है, शाम तक सिर्फ हाथ मलता है। दोस्तों ने जिसे डुबोया हो, वो जरा देर में संभलता है। हमने बौनों की जेब …
Read More »बाढ़ की संभावनाएं सामने हैं – दुष्यंत कुमार
Dushyant Kumar died young at a time when the country was passing through tough times. His frustrations and feelings of hopelessness come through clearly. He is one of the most popular Hindi poet of his times. Here is a well known composition of his. Rajiv Krishna Saxena बाढ़ की संभावनाएं …
Read More »आज की रात बहुत गर्म हवा चलती है – कैफ़ी आज़मी
Who wants to sleep on the footpath? Yet out of sheer helplessness, millions do. On a hot summer night, how uncomfortable and frustrating it should be to sleep on stones and gravel. This precious poem by Kaifi Azmi captures the frustration and its essence. It traces human evolution from animals …
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