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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 …

Those were the heady days of Rajput pride (11-12th century AD). Skirmishes and wars between various Rajput kings was a constant feature of that era. These internal fights eventually weakened the kings so much that Shahabuddin Gauri the muslim warrior was finally able to conquer Prithvi Raj Chauhan of Delhi …

There is no uniformity in nature. So is the life is not a monotone and has happiness and sorrows. Rajiv Krishna Saxena ऐसा नियम न बाँधो हर गायक का अपन स्वर है हर स्वर की अपनी मादकता ऐसा नियम न बाँधो सारे गायक एक तरह से गाएँ। कुछ नखशिख सागर …

Here is a tongue in the cheek poem that Bharat Bhushan Ji wrote during the Second World War, but is still equally relevant. We may have high and noble ideas but the daily mundane stuff somehow always manages to get the priority – Rajiv Krishna Saxena अहिंसा खाना खा कर …