Most days are so routine. Nothing really happens. But then one evening, by some magic, the heart melts and tears flow. This interlude makes that day prefect. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena एक पूरा दिन आज नहीं धन आशातीत कहीं से पाया‚ ना हीं बिछड़े साजन ने आ गले लगाया। शत्रु …
Read More »कौन यह तूफ़ान रोके – हरिवंश राय बच्चन
Given a choice, we all would like to live a peaceful life. But peace eludes us. There are stretches in our lives where we face extreme turbulence and feel helpless. There is no alternative but to bear these phases. Here is a lovely poem by Bachchan – Rajiv Krishna Saxena …
Read More »करो हमको न शर्मिंदा – कुंवर बेचैन
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 …
Read More »गीली शाम – चन्द्रदेव सिंह
Those who walked together got separated one day. Only memories remained and tears. Here is a beautiful poem of Chandradev Singh – Rajiv Krishna Saxena गीली शाम तुम तो गये केवल शब्दों के नाम पलकों की अरगनी पर टांग गये शाम। एक गीली शाम। हिलते हवाओं में तिथियों के लेखापत्र …
Read More »मीलों तक – कुंवर बेचैन
What would have happened if we had only happiness in life? That would have been too monotonous. A mix of happiness and sorrows is perhaps the right mix. Read some lovely verses penned by Kunwar Bechain – Rajiv Krishna Saxena मीलों तक जिंदगी यूँ भी जली‚ यूँ भी जली मीलों …
Read More »तुम निश्चिन्त रहना – किशन सरोज
A broken heart is so painful. Heart mourns it like a death and the person feels totally crushed. All those things that were of utmost importance till recently, must now be buried… Here is a lovely poem by Kishan Saroj. I especially like the first two lines of the last …
Read More »प्रेमिका का उत्तर कवि को – बालस्वरूप राही
Heart-break of losing the love of one’s life is unbearable, but if the loser is a poet, the verbalization of depression can be very eloquent. This is second poem of a set of two poems from Bal Swarup Rahi. In the first poem [click here to read], the poet was …
Read More »इस तरह तो – बालस्वरूप राही
Life is a pain. There are only few moments of happiness but pain retains the upper hand. Heart may be broken by deeds of those in whom we have utmost trust, and suddenly every thing looks useless. Yet, the law of nature says that bad times too do not last …
Read More »एक भी आँसू न कर बेकार – राम अवतार त्यागी
Here is a famous poem by Ram Avtaar Tyagi. One has to strive constantly because the moment of success can come just at any time. I especially like the last stanza “our own two feet take us to our destination, there is no use unnecessarily pleading with the path”. Rajiv …
Read More »यूं ही होता है – जावेद अख्तर
I recently saw the movie “Zindagi na milegi dobaara”. A nice movie indeed. A poem of Jawed Akhter was effectively used in this film. I would like to share it with the readers. Rajiv Krishna Saxena यूं ही होता है जब जब दर्द का बादल छाया जब ग़म का साया …
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