Adi Shankaracharya in 8th century AD undertook to revive the Vedantic interpretation of Hindu scripture in order to wean people away from elaborate Karmakand rituals. He roamed through the length and breadth of the Indian subcontinent and debated countless religious leaders. He was remarkably successful in his aim. Credit goes …
Read More »जिन्दगी से बड़ी सज़ा ही नहीं- कृष्ण बिहारी नूर
[learn_more caption=”Introduction: See more”]Some sher by Krishna Bihari Noor, that define the truth of this life and world in such simple words! – Rajiv Krishna Saxena[/learn_more] जिन्दगी से बड़ी सज़ा ही नहीं जिन्दगी से बड़ी सज़ा ही नहीं और क्या जुर्म है पता ही नहीं इतने हिस्सों में बँट गया …
Read More »संसार – महादेवी वर्मा
World is full of delusions that turn ultimately into realization of the truth. In this sweet poem, Mahadevi Ji give several metaphors of this fact of life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena संसार निश्वासों सा नीड़ निशा का बन जाता जब शयनागार, लुट जाते अभिराम छिन्न मुक्तावलियों के वंदनवार तब बुझते तारों …
Read More »सच हम नहीं सच तुम नहीं – जगदीश गुप्त
Life is a constant struggle. Without struggle, there is no life. The struggle must be met head-long and there is really no other option. Here is a nice poem by Jagdish Gupt Ji. I especially like the second stanza. It has a lovely flow of words and a great message …
Read More »मन को वश में करो, फिर चाहे जो करो – रमानाथ अवस्थी
Vivekanand says that you can be free the moment you resolve to be free. And it is the understanding of truth that frees us. Once we understand the truth, it does not matter what we do in this world. Ramanath Awasthi puts it beautifully. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मन को वश …
Read More »टूटा पहिया – धर्मवीर भारती
This poem has been posted on specific request of few readers. It shows that an entirely useless and discarded item may come handy and play a crucial role in larger than life historic events. Rajiv Krishna Saxena टूटा पहिया मैं रथ का टूटा हुआ पहिया हूँ लेकिन मुझे फेंको मत …
Read More »मन रे तू काहे न धीर धरे – साहिर लुधियानवी
Some times, we may be very familiar with a song, yet we may not have ever noticed the meaning of the lyrics. The other day this song was sung by a contest on a popular reality show. I must have heard it many times before but never cared to listen …
Read More »भेड़ियों के ढंग – उदयभानु ‘हंस’
This lovely poem of Udaybhanu Hans is as relevant today as it was before. Things are turning bad to worse with breaking down of morals, accentuation of corruption, terrorism, separatism and poverty. As public watches helplessly, leaders are busy fighting for their selfish ends. I especially like the last but …
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