Even though the shattered younger brother Bharat and repentant mother Kaikayi pleaded with Ram to return to Ayodhya, Ram would rather carry out first the instructions from his now dead father Dashrath, and complete the 14 years banvaas before returning and becoming the king of Ayodhya. This excerpt follows the …
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Some times a person commits such a blunder that he / she is forced to repent for the rest of the life. Kaikayi, the darling youngest wife of Dashratha did one such blunder when she forced the king to give the kingdom to her son Bharat and banish the elder …
Read More »किसान (भारत–भारती से) – मैथिली शरण गुप्त
In this portion from the classic book “Bharat-Bharati”, Maithili Sharan Gupt Ji has described the sad plight of a farmer in Indian villages. While the poem was written a long time ago, in many ways the condition of farmers have not changed much even today. Rajiv Krishna Saxena किसान (भारत–भारती …
Read More »सखी वे मुझ से कह कर जाते – मैथिली शरण गुप्त
The relationship between a husband and wife is based on total faith. A girl leaves her family and adopts the family of her husband. Her expectation is that her husband will take her in full confidence and share all feelings and thoughts with her. Prince Siddharta (who later became Gautam …
Read More »गोरी बैठी छत पर – ओम प्रकाश आदित्य
Here is an old classic by Om Prakash Aditya. The situation is that a young woman is on the roof of a house trying to jump and kill herself. Om Prakash Aditya Ji describes the scene in style of many well known poets. Look at his genius and how well …
Read More »साकेत: अष्टम सर्ग – मैथिली शरण गुप्त
Saket is an epic that tells the story of Rama, the prince of Ayodhya, who lived thousands of years ago and is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu by Hindus. Saket actually means Ayodhya. Different forms of verses in pure Hindi (Khadi Boli) have been used in this …
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