The home actually belongs to the lady of the house. We realize it when she is out for a few days. The house looks strange and alien without her…  Prof. Rajiv Krishna Saxena   उसका घर   तीस  वर्ष हो गए इस घर को खरीदे मेरी पत्नी ने यह घर …

This lovely poem conjures up the image of late evening when little ones yearn to go in the soothing arms of mother… Poet misses his mother. Rajiv Krishna Saxena माँ की याद चींटियाँ अण्डे उठाकर जा रही हैं, और चिड़ियाँ नीड़ को चारा दबाए, धान पर बछड़ा रंभाने लग गया …

Starting a career in USA half a century ago Fifty years ago, America was considered the ultimate in scientific research. That is probably true even today. All young researchers who completed PhD in sciences, would move to USA for postdoctoral research experience. Most of them settled permanently in the USA …

Here I describe a simple event that was nonetheless moving – Rajiv Krishna Saxena   Saying goodbye to a pigeon While making morning tea yesterday, I saw a pigeon pacing in the kitchen balcony. When I opened the door, I saw another pigeon that was just sitting, unable to walk. …

It is interesting  to review your own life.  As I am retired now from regular service, I had been thinking about it for some time.  Finally  I decided to write about different phases of my life in very brief.  This exercise not only brought up floods of memories but gave …

Two lovely short poems about mature love. First poem refers to a plethora of pain, and sadness that accumulate through a life spent with each other, but remain silent and un-communicated. The second one shows how a couple after a life lived together; find themselves becoming un-separable parts of each …

Our best wishes to all readers for the New Year. May you have a successful, creative and peaceful year. Here is a nice poem by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena that you can forward to your friends, while wishing them a Happy New Year – Rajiv Krishna Saxena नए साल की शुभकामनाएं …

Does sympathy mean anything or do the kind words said in sympathy essentially lack any substance? Here Harivansh Rai Bachchan poses this rather uncomfortable question. Rajiv Krishna Saxena क्या करूँ संवेदना ले कर तुम्हारी क्या करूँ संवेदना लेकर तुम्हारी? क्या करूँ? मैं दुखी जब-जब हुआ संवेदना तुमने दिखाई, मैं कृतज्ञ …

Here is a beautiful poem on women of the yesteryears that we don’t find these days.  Prof. Rajiv K. Saxena   वे स्त्रियां देखते ही देखते लुप्त हो गईं वे स्त्रियां जो घर की देहरी के बाहर या कि छत पर या कि घर के आँगन में अपने लिए बच्चों …

How can loving someone be a crime? Asks Thakur Gopalsharan Singh in this fine poem –Rajiv Krishna Saxena मैं हूँ अपराधी किस प्रकार? सुन कर प्राणों के प्रेम–गीत, निज कंपित अधरों से सभीत। मैंने पूछा था एक बार, है कितना मुझसे तुम्हें प्यार? मैं हूँ अपराधी किस प्रकार? हो गये …