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Dr. Raj Kumar is a retired professor of psychiatry. He is also a poet of an era bygone. I enjoyed hearing some of his poems in person. Here is a sample poem that exhorts those who left home in pursuit of riches, to return home. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जानते हो? …

Here is a famous original poem of Sahir Ludhianvi that in a modified form was recited by Amitabh Bachchan in a video. There are many difficult Urdu words for which I have provided meanings. Please check the meanings of these words to fully understand this beautiful expression of sense of …

Anil Verma, an engineer settled in Australia came to my office in Delhi and presented a copy of his newly released first poetry book “Ek Mukt Jwar”. I liked the book. I have never seen a Hindi Poetry book in which English translation of all poems are also provide. One …

Poet’s little son and daughter died at a very young age. Given below is an excerpt from the poem of his grief. Rajiv Krishna Saxena स्मृति बच्चों की अब टूट चुके हैं शीशे उन दरवाज़ों के जो मन के रंग महल के दृढ़ जड़ प्रहरी हैं जिनको केवल हिलना–डुलना ही …

An old flame suddenly come across after decades. It can be uncomfortable and the only way to get through the situation is to pretend that it never happened. Here is a famous poem of Girija Kumar Mathur. Rajiv Krishna Saxena भूले हुओं का गीत बरसों के बाद कभी हम तुम …

Memories of childhood home create huge nostalgia. There is a strong urge to return. All these memories seem to exhort you to return Rajiv Krishna Saxena अब घर लौट आओ चिट्ठियाँ भिजवा रहा है गाँव, अब घर लौट आओ। थरथराती गंध पहले बौर की कहने लगी है, याद माँ के …

Remembering the love of his life, here is a lovely poem of Kishan Saroj. Rajiv Krishna Saxena याद आये याद आये फिर तुम्हारे केश मन–भुवन में फिर अंधेरा हो गया पर्वतों का तन घटाओं ने छुआ, घाटियों का ब्याह फिर जल से हुआ; याद आये फिर तुम्हारे नैन, देह मछरी, …

Love that graced life is now gone but what does it still means to me? Here is a poem that has all the right metaphors. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तेरे बिन जैसे सूखा ताल बच रहे या कुछ कंकड़ या कुछ काई, जैसे धूल भरे मेले में चलने लगे साथ तन्हाई, …

An empty house… pleasant memories of the now-gone home-maker. Memories of laughter and the jingling of bangles… how does one come to terms with this kind of emptiness? Rajiv Krishna Saxena सूना घर सूने घर में किस तरह सहेजूँ मन को। पहले तो लगा कि अब आईं तुम, आकर अब …

Trying to suppress memories of lost love, while trying to adopt to a new pattern of life, should be very difficult. This poem describes the feeling. The internal turmoil simply would not let the sleep to take over. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जब नींद नहीं आती होगी क्या तुम भी सुधि …