Here is a great lesson in diplomacy and human relations from Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. Forgiveness of a weakling does not count. First have the power and capability to defeat the enemy, then only your offer of peace would carry weight. Virtues of forgiveness, kindness and tolerance are appreciated in society …
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Accepting the demand of step-mother Kekayi for a 14 year banvaas, Ram along with wife Sita and brother Lakshman, made abode in the forest of Chitrkoot. One day Lakshman saw from a distance, Bharat approaching with an army and thought that he wanted to kill Ram in order to permanently …
Read More »साकेत: कैकेयी का पश्चाताप – मैथिली शरण गुप्त
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 »नाम उसका राम होगा – श्याम नारायण पाण्डेय
A classic devotional poem excerpted from the mangalacharan written by the great poet Shyam Narayan Pandey for his book “Jauhar”. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नाम उसका राम होगा गगन के उस पार क्या पाताल के इस पार क्या है? क्या क्षितिज के पार, जग जिस पर थमा आधार क्या है? दीप …
Read More »तेरा राम नहीं – निदा फ़ाज़ली
We all live our lives and the fact is that no body’s experiences can really help us in real sense. Here is a reflection on these realities. A lovely poem by Nida Fazli. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तेरा राम नहीं तेरे पैरों चला नहीं जो धूप छाँव में ढला नहीं जो …
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