Tag Archives: Hindi poems

There are many poems on Geeta-Kavita that express nostalgia about village life and a wistful glance back to years of childhood spent in the free atmosphere in villages. Here is a contrary view point. Why should one return to village? There is a justification for staying put in cities after …

We always think that the next day or night would bring something new and break the hum-drum of life. But nothing new happens… Rajiv Krishna Saxena लो दिन बीता सूरज ढलकर पश्चिम पहुँचा डूबा, संध्या आई, छाई सौ संध्या सी वह संध्या थी क्यों उठते–उठते सोचा था दिन में होगी …

Most people make compromises in life in order to achieve what they want. That is even considered a worldly wise thing to do. But there are few who stick to principles and refuse to compromise, as was the character of Dhermendra in the famous movie ‘Satyakam’. They suffer as a …

A village beauty pining for her love. Simple and uncomplicated thinking, old memories and a sense of loss. A lovely poem by Dharamvir Bharti Ji. Rajiv Krishna Saxena फागुन की शाम घाट के रस्ते, उस बँसवट से इक पीली–सी चिड़िया, उसका कुछ अच्छा–सा नाम है! मुझे पुकारे! ताना मारे, भर …

Dushyant Kumar’s poetry is restless and points to gross injustice and absurdities in society. Here is another example. Rajiv Krishna Saxena वो आदमी नहीं है वो आदमी नहीं है मुकम्मल बयान है, माथे पे उसके चोट का गहरा निशान है। वे कर रहे हैं इश्क़ पे संजीदा गुफ़्तगू, मैं क्या …

Lord Krishna was cursed by Gandhari that he would be killed by the arrow of a petty hunter in the forest. As if to fulfill this destiny, Lord Krishna went to Prabhasa forest and rested under a tree awaiting his death. A hunter mistaking his feet for a deer shot …