Tag Archives: Shyam Narayan Pandey

हल्दीघाटी: युद्ध – श्याम नारायण पाण्डेय

How Rana Pratap fought Man Singh on the bettle field of Haldighati

In mid 1500s Akbar the Mughal emperor of India, in his bid to consolidate his empire, had entered into agreements with Rajput kingdoms except that of Mewar. Maharana Pratap of Mewar was defiant and did not want to lose his independence. Frustrated Akbar sent his massive army led by Mansingh …

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हल्दीघाटी: युद्ध के लिये प्रयाण – श्याम नारायण पाण्डेय

March of Maharana Pratap army to fight Akbar's army

In mid 1500s Akbar the Mughal emperor of India, in his bid to consolidate his empire, had entered into agreements with Rajput kingdoms except that of Mewar. Maharana Pratap of Mewar was defiant and did not want to lose his independence. Frustrated Akbar sent his massive army led by Mansingh …

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प्रताप की प्रतिज्ञा – श्याम नारायण पांडेय

Maharana Pratap

Mansingh, a Rajput, ( “Maan” in first line of third stanza) had aligned with Emperor Akbar of Delhi and had attacked Rana Pratap’s kingdom of Mewar. Rana Pratap kept fighting and resisting this assault. His velour and that of his legendry horse “Chetak” has been immortalized by famous poet Shyam …

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गोरी बैठी छत पर – ओम प्रकाश आदित्य

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 …

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नाम उसका राम होगा – श्याम नारायण पाण्डेय

Naam uska Ram hoga

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 …

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हल्दीघाटी: झाला का बलिदान – श्याम नारायण पाण्डेय

हल्दीघाटी: झाला का बलिदान – श्याम नारायण पाण्डेय

It is said that the Mughals were humbled in victory that day at Haldighati and Rana obtained a glorious defeat. Mansingh narrowly escaped the spear of Rana. Mughals by far out numbers Rana’s men. Tired and wounded Rana was headed for a certain death. At that juncture, a valiant warrior …

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वीर सिपाही – श्याम नारायण पाण्डेय

Here is another excerpt from “Haldighaati” the great Veer-Ras Maha-kavya penned by Shyam Narayan Pandey. Here is a description of a soldier fighting for the Motherland. Rajiv Krishna Saxena वीर सिपाही भारत-जननी का मान किया, बलिवेदी पर बलिदान किया अपना पूरा अरमान किया, अपने को भी कुर्बान किया रक्खी गर्दन …

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