Tag Archives: Hindi Poetry

Bharat Bharati is a classic and looks at the condition of India at the time of independence, and the potentials of the country. Here is an excerpt talking about the character of the peple that constitute this civilization. Rajiv Krishna Saxena भारत भारती से: आर्य हम कौन थे, क्या हो …

A lovely classic by Jai Shankar Prasad. Hindi is a bit difficult so I have provided the meanings of difficult words – Rajiv Krishna Saxena अरुण यह मधुमय देश हमारा अरुण यह मधुमय देश हमारा। जहां पहुंच अनजान क्षितिज को मिलता एक सहारा। सरस तामरस गर्भ विभा पर नाच रही …

Separation from the loved one for a long period of time saps the energy. Life becomes a drab and nothing really cheers you up. Then one fine day the loved one returns. The poem depicts the exhilaration that the woman feels when the heart throb returns and how! Suddenly there …

Those who flow with the tide and take things at face value while living their lives probably fare better in their life’s journey. Those who dig deeper and try to understand the why and how of things that happen, are bound to come face to face with bitter and disturbing …

Atal Jis poems have special significance. He was leader of a country of one billion people; a seasoned politician who would have seen all that is to be seen on this earth. It is admirable that he retained the sensitivity of heart as a poet too, a member of the …

Sometimes, things change unexpectedly and for the better that looks like a divine intervention and surprises people. Here is a poem depicting that. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अपनापन चिलचिलाती धूप में सावन कहाँ से आ गया आप की आँखों में अपनापन कहाँ से आ गया। जब वो रोया फूट कर मोती …

Here is a little poem that my mother taught us kids. I do not know who wrote this poem, but it has a lot of truth in it! Rajiv Krishna Saxena अपना घर है सबसे प्यारा चिड़ियाँ के थे बच्चे चार निकले घर से पंख पसार पूरब से पश्चिम को …

A little kid in a poverty stricken family… makes natural child-like impulsive demands. Then by experience, learns to scale them down. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अनुभव परिपक्व माँ हम नहीं मानते – अगली दीवाली पर मेले से हम वह गाने वाला टीन का लट्टू लेंगे ही लेंगे – नहीं, हम नहीं …

Saying last good-bye and parting ways is so difficult. Two young people who now know that they can no longer walk together, nonetheless are at a loss to decide who would say good-bye first. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अंतिम मिलन याद है मुझको, तुम्हें भी याद होगा मार्च की वह दोपहर, …

Many Bollywood songs have deep meanings and are immortal. Here is an example from the film My Love. Rajiv Krishna Saxena वो तेरे प्यार का गम वो तेरे प्यार का ग़म, एक बहाना था सनम अपनी क़िस्मत ही कुछ ऐसी थी कि   दिल टूट गया ये ना होता तो कोई …