Tag Archives: Poverty

I have the greatest respect for people who earn their bread everyday. I mean the people like street hawkers, fruit and vegetable sellers and street jugglers and madaris. They have no idea what the day has in store for them and whether they would earn sufficient to feed their loved …

This famous poem by Narottam Das (AD 1550-1605) describes the story of Sudama who was a close friend of Lord Krishna. Sudama lived in poverty and his wife always prodded Sudama to visit Lord Krishna in Dwarka for some financial help. Sudama felt reluctant to ask money from a friend …

Affluent persons have the luxury to indulge in a range of activities that the poor have no time for. Here is a lovely poem by Deviprasad Shukla Rahi. Rajiv Krishna Saxena गरीबों की जवानी रूप से कह दो कि देखें दूसरा घर, मैं गरीबों की जवानी हूँ, मुझे फुर्सत नहीं …

Farmer’s suicide issue is a burning one in India. Opposition parties always severely criticize the party in power, whosoever it is, on this issue. Fact of the matter as discussed in this short article is that Indian farmers commit suicide at a much lower rate that other Indian citizens and …

A beggar is begging but the person he is begging from is himself in a bad shape. Here is nice poem by Kunwar Bechain. Honesty is a handicap for success in this day and age, is the subtle message. Rajiv Krishna Saxena करो हमको न शर्मिंदा करो हमको न शर्मिंदा …

Here is a very moving poem of Ibne Insha. How after all the society can be that insensitive to the plight of a child in destitution? Rajiv Krishna Saxena यह बच्चा कैसा बच्चा है यह बच्चा कैसा बच्चा है यह बच्चा काला-काला-सा यह काला-सा, मटियाला-सा यह बच्चा भूखा-भूखा-सा यह बच्चा …

Here is another poem of Hullad Muradabadi, on finding a home to live in the era of sky rocketing prices. Rajiv Krishna Saxena रहने को घर नहीं है कमरा तो एक ही है कैसे चले गुजारा बीबी गई थी मैके लौटी नहीं दुबारा कहते हैं लोग मुझको शादी-शुदा कुँआरा रहने …

Poverty was all pervasive when the country gained freedom. This famous poem by Bhagwati Charan Verma, excerpts from which are being presented here, describes the pathetic state of poor people who constituted bulk of the society at that time. Today as the country has “progressed” the disparity has accentuated. There …