Donkeys are every where, so says Om Prakish Aditya. Horses do not get even grass but donkeys are getting all the tonics they need! This one is for a hearty laugh – Rajiv Krishna Saxena इधर भी गधे हैं‚ उधर भी गधे हैं इधर भी गधे हैं‚ उधर भी गधे …
Read More »बात बात में – शिवमंगल सिंह ‘सुमन’
Here is a reflection on the path of life. We find friends and lose them. But we must carry on… There is no alternative. A lovely poem by Shivmangal Singh Suman. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena बात बात में इस जीवन में बैठे ठाले ऐसे क्षण भी आ जाते हैं जब …
Read More »त्यौहार का दिन आज ही होगा – बालकृष्ण राव
Go ahead and do it, if you feel a strong motivation arising some where deep inside you. Because – Umangen yun akaran hi nahin uthteen… This poem touches somewhere deep What a magic Balkrishna Rao Ji has woven! Artistic interpratation by Garima Saxena – Rajiv Krishna Saxena त्यौहार का दिन …
Read More »खिलौने ले लो बाबूजी – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना
In this age of computers games and electronics, where stands the old Khilone Wala who still makes toys of clay? Traditional arts appear to increasingly lose ground to modern technology. Here is the plea of such an old Khilone Wala who is struggling to survive in todays fast paced world …
Read More »मेरे सपने बहुत नहीं हैं – गिरिजा कुमार माथुर
Here is a simple dream described by Girija Kumar Mathur; and everyone would like to own this dream as their own! If only it can be realized… Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेरे सपने बहुत नहीं हैं मेरे सपने बहुत नहीं हैं छोटी सी अपनी दुनिया हो, दो उजले–उजले से कमरे जगने …
Read More »दीदी का भालू – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना
Little girls are like angles. They live in their own world of stuffed toys and fantasy. Then they grow up… and one day leave the house. Stuffed toys they once played with, are left behind, a constant reminder to parents of their little daughter. Rajiv Krishna Saxena दीदी का भालू …
Read More »बढ़े चलो, बढ़े चलो – सोहनलाल द्विवेदी
Here is another old classic from Sohan Lal Dwivedi. Most of us may have read it in school. Enjoy the rhythm – Rajiv Krishna Saxena बढ़े चलो, बढ़े चलो न हाथ एक शस्त्र हो, न हाथ एक अस्त्र हो, न अन्न नीर वस्त्र हो, हटो नहीं, डरो नहीं, बढ़े चलो, …
Read More »रुके न तू – हरिवंश राय बच्चन
Here is an exhortation from Harivansh Rai Bachchan to leave inaction and to work with full enthusiasm and vigor. A good poem for children to recite. Rajiv Krishna Saxena रुके न तू धरा हिला, गगन गुँजा नदी बहा, पवन चला विजय तेरी, विजय तेरीे ज्योति सी जल, जला भुजा–भुजा, फड़क–फड़क …
Read More »रिम झिम बरस रहा है पानी – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना
रिम झिम बरस रहा है पानी गड़ गड़ गड़ गड़ गरज गरज घन चम चम चमक बिजुरिया के संग ढम ढम ढम ढम पिटा ढिंढोरा झूम उठा सारा जन जीवन उमड़ घुमड़ कर मेघों नें अब आंधी …
Read More »आओ मन की गांठें खोलें – अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी
Atal Ji’s poems have deep roots in the India tradition. Here is one that describes a typical rural Indian house hold of the yester years. It is a picture that we are sadly losing rapidly under the pressure of “modernization” – Rajiv Krishna Saxena आओ मन की गांठें खोलें यमुना …
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