Here is a devil-may-care attitude of a girl to falling in love with an inappropriate man. Rajiv Krishna Saxena है तो है वो नहीं मेरा मगर उससे मुहब्बत है तो है ये अगर रस्मों रिवाजों से बगावत है तो है सच को मैंने सच कहा, जब कह दिया तो कह …
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Here is an ode to the flower-girl, written by the well-known poet Ram Kumar Varma. Rajiv Krishna Saxena फूल–सी हो फूलवाली। किस सुमन की सांस तुमने आज अनजाने चुरा ली जब प्रभा की रेख दिनकर ने गगन के बीच खींची। तब तुम्हीं ने भर मधुर मुस्कान कलियां सरस सींची, किंतु …
Read More »उस पगली लड़की के बिन – कुमार विश्वास
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 »इंप्रॉपर फ्रैक्शन- अनामिका
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 …
Read More »अभी न सीखो प्यार – धर्मवीर भारती
Here is about innocence of early youth that should be allowed to stay just as such for some more time. A very pretty little girl, too young to enter the emotional minefield of love. See how Bharati Ji describes it. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अभी न सीखो प्यार यह पान फूल …
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