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 …

Dear readers, the last part of the Baal Geeta is now available on YouTube. Here Lord Krishna asks Arjuna, “Have you followed and understood all that I told you?  Having heard all, I leave it to you to decide for yourself what to do.” Arjuna, in response, tells Lord Krishna …

A new bride comes home. Mother of the groom welcomes her. Pratibha Ji has so beautifully captured her thoughts. Somehow, these rituals, thousands of years old as they may be, never fail to stir the heart and emotions even today. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पुत्र वधू से द्वार खड़ा हरसिंगार फूल …

Imagine two lovers sitting quietly. A girl’s  lovely feet are in the lap of the lover. Then let Bharati Ji recite the rest-Rajiv Krishna Saxena तुम्हारे पाँव मेरी गोद में ये शरद के चाँद से उजले धुले–से पांव, मेरी गोद में। ये लहर पर नाचते ताजे कमल की छांव, मेरी …

Bible says that he who increases knowledge, increases sorrow. Faith in God is a great savior of humans and gives then courage to go through life. Post-modern man with his education and rational mind has lost this faith. Bereft of this faith, he is unable to find meaning in his …

The epic Ram-Charit Manas by Tulsidas (AD 1532-1623) is simply unparalleled both as a reflection of a human beings devotion to Lord as also in his absolute grip over the technique in poetry. In the following passage from this mammoth work, the poet describes the birth of Rama. When the …

Marriage is an amazing institution. A caring and supporting spouse is the greatest boon one can have that neutralizes the absurdity of this world. Gratitude of a man to his loving spouse is beautifully expressed in this poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena चलती रहीं तुम मैं अकेला था कहाँ अपने सफर …