I have the greatest respect for people who earn their bread everyday. I mean the people like street hawkers, fruit and vegetable sellers and street jugglers and madaris. They have no idea what the day has in store for them and whether they would earn sufficient to feed their loved …

प्रिय पाठकों , बाल गाता  Cartoon Animation  का चौथा भाग अब यूट्यूब पर उपलब्ध है।  कृपया देखिए और घर के बच्चों को भी दिखाइए।  धन्यवाद – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना  

Dear Friends, here is the part 3 of the Baal Geeta (Cartoon animation).  Please show to the children in your family.  Thanks. Rajiv Krishna Saxena  

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 …

In most human endeavors, there are ups and downs. But in the field of politics, downswings can be brutal and up-swings full of elation and optimism. Two poems of Atal Ji reflect beautifully on this roller coaster. First one appears to have been written in a phase of disillusionment and …

In our long history, we Indians have seen many oppressive kings and administrations. Here is a beautiful poem by Dinesh Singh Ji that depicts the frustration and a sense of desperation in common men under such circumstances – Rajiv Krishna Saxena लो वही हुआ लो वही हुआ जिसका था डर‚ …

Dear Friends, my next book, entitled “The Hilltop Temple,” is scheduled for release later this month. The book is a fiction novel, with an underlying purpose of introducing the readers to ancient Indian Darshanas (Philosophies). I am enclosing the cover pages of the book. The foreword to this book was …

This poem is quite in contrast to the previous one “Kaarvan Gujar Gaya” by the same author, even its answer in a way. Here is a more optimistic view on life. It exhorts us to take things in stride and carry on even if life brings onto us some nasty …

Dear readers, the fifth part of the “Baal Geeta” Cartoon Animation  is now available on YouTube. Please show to children in your house. That will put the sansakars in their minds. Thanks. Prof. RK Saxena  

A just society does not occur spontaneously. It has to be nurtured and protected with valor. Here is a poem so characteristic of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. Compare with his other works like “Shakti Aur Kshma”, “Vijayi Ki Sadrish Jiyo Re” and Rashmirathi in this collection. Before the contemporary poem evolved …