I recently heard this amazing poem recited by Kavi Shree Satyanarayan Sattan Ji in a kavi-sammelan on “Chambal TV”. I was impressed by this poem and immediately wrote it down to share with you.  Here is a down-to-earth evaluation of our Prime Minister at the grass-root level, without naming him! …

Sacrificing one’s own life for a cause is called a supreme sacrifice. Yet there is even a bigger sacrifice. When Maharaja Sangram Singh (popularly known as Rana Sanga) of Chittor died (1527 AD), his son Uday Singh was a little baby. Rana Sanga had appointed Banveer to be the regent …

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 first of a set of two poems from Bal Swarup Rahi. In the first poem, the poet is shattered as the love of …

Let us review the age old question. What is right and what is wrong? There is a tendency in most of us to immediately pass moral judgment on any issue. May be we are right, but if we ponder over the issue for some time we realize that all issues …

This beautiful poem by Nagarjuna depicts the stark contrast before and after the onset of rains. There is no doubt, in the Northern Indian planes, rains bring in a new lease of life for Nature and human beings alike.  Rajiv K. Saxena कल और आज अभी कल तक गालियां देते …

A bride all dressed up to get merried. An arranged marriage so there must be uncertainity about the life to follow.  What is she thinking as the night of grand ceremonies approaches? Some excitement, some apprehensions and regrets… Read this lovely poem by Ajit Kumar. The poem is so intensely …

There are billions of men and women on this world, but magical link of love between a man and woman is the only worth-while link that transforms. Rajiv Krishna Saxena प्यार का नाता हमारा जिंदगी के मोड़ पर यह प्यार का नाता हमारा राह की वीरानियों को मिल गया आखिर …

My experience of Pashupatinath darshan and the overall experience of visiting the temple and the thoughts it evoked, are expressed in this article. Rajiv Krishna Saxena काठमांडू  पशुपतिनाथ मंदिर में दर्शन     युनिवर्सटी के कुछ काम से काठमान्डू गया था | वापसी में इंडियन एयरलाइंस की दिल्‍ली फ्लाइट दोपहर बाद …

Here is a lovely poem of intense longing by Mahadevi Verma. How would every change only if you just come once – Rajiv Krishna Saxena जो तुम आ जाते एक बार कितनी करूणा कितने संदेश, पथ में बिछ जाते बन पराग, गाता प्राणों का तार तार, अनुराग भरा उन्माद राग, …

Here is a devil-may-care attitude of a girl to falling in love with an inappropriate man. Rajiv Krishna Saxena है तो है वो नहीं मेरा मगर उससे मुहब्बत है तो है ये अगर रस्मों रिवाजों से बगावत है तो है सच को मैंने सच कहा, जब कह दिया तो कह …