Tag Archives: Life

Nida Fazli has a unique style. Simple words and very deep meaning. Some of his dohas were presented before. Some more are being posted now. Rajiv Krishna Saxena निदा फाजली के दोहे 2 मैं भी तू भी यात्री, आती जाती रेल अपने अपने गाँव तक, सब का सब से मेल। …

When life-long delusions end and we suddenly discover the truth, a heart-break invariably follows. So beautifully expressed in this poem of Harivansh Rai Bachchan! Rajiv Krishna Saxena तब रोक न पाया मैं आँसू जिसके पीछे पागल हो कर मैं दौड़ा अपने जीवन भर, जब मृगजल में परिवर्तित हो, मुझ पर …

Most of our lives are spent in doing routine things. Some times we desperately feel that the routine should break and some thing exiting should happen… Here is a famous poem of Gopal Singh Nepali – Rajiv Krishna Saxena कुछ ऐसा खेल रचो साथी कुछ ऐसा खेल रचो साथी कुछ …

Here is an old classic from Rashtra Kavi Maithili Sharan Gupt. That was the time when poets like senior elder men would not hesitate in giving sound advice to society and people. This is some thing rarely seen now. Rajiv Krishna Saxena. नर हो, न निराश करो मन को कुछ …

Life is a constant struggle. Without struggle, there is no life. The struggle must be met head-long and there is really no other option. Here is a nice poem by Jagdish Gupt Ji. I especially like the second stanza. It has a lovely flow of words and a great message …

People have convictions but make compromises. Some of us however manage to carry our convictions in spite of pressures from all around, and feel proud of it. This is how Suryakumar Pandey sees it. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेरा खरापन शेष है गांव में मैैं गीत के आया‚ मुझे ऐसा लगा‚ …

Here is a great poem of Gulzar, immortalized in the movie “Aandhi”. People may start their life’s journey from seemingly equal levels, but some achieve great heights in their careers where other settle into very ordinary lives. The metaphor of high speed highways and tiny side by lanes is so …

Here is a very common sense philosophy – very useful too to cope with our losses. There are times when we lose a loved one. Losses are inevitable in life. All one can do it to bear the loss and carry on with life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जो बीत गई …

Dushyant Kumar’s poems describe the reality of life and human experience in unique metaphors. Here is another one of his famous poems. My favorite stanza is the fourth one. Genuine people are pushed back in life whereas the fake ones push their way to the front. Rajiv Krishna Saxena धूप …

At times life looks quite absurd and pointless. At those times, one feels trapped in existence and pines for a release. Here is an argument for escape at such times. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पलायन संगीत अनगिनित लोग हैं कार्यशील इस जग में अनगिनित लोग चलते जीवन के मग में अनगिनित …