Here is a poem written by the famous poetess Subhadra Kumari Chauhan at the time of freedom struggle of India. It depicts the desire of a child to learn the use of sword to ward off policemen who come to arrest the freedom fighter ‘Kaka’. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पानी और …

Here is an excerpt from a famous poem of Dr. Dharmvir Bharti written at the time of Jai Prakash Narain’s movement of 1974. This sounds so apt in today’s scenario when Anna Hazare is leading a mass anti-corruption movement that seems to have mesmerized the people of India. Rajiv Krishna …

Wife is the best companion in old age. Here is an excerpt from a funny poem by Alhad Bikaneri, that describes the devastation fely by an old man ignored by his wife. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेरे राम जी चाल मुझ तोते की बुढ़ापे में बदल गई बदली कहां है मेरी …

Born in early 16th century Meerabai became an ardent devotee of lord Krishna since childhood. She was married to Bhoj Raj the second son of the famed Rana Sanga, the king of Mewar. Bhoj Raj died young in a battle. Meera dedicated her life to the love of Lord Krishna …

Perhaps we all live two lives. One that is real and the other that we wish we had lived. Our childhood ambitions may not have been realized but while going through the trials and tribulations of the real life, we often think how different the life could have been. Many …

We work so hard in life. Running tirelessly here and there, always busy, as if we are daily wage labourers hired by some master. What is the compulsion? Who is that master? Kunwar Narayan asks in this lovely poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena काँधे धरी यह पालकी काँधे धरी यह पालकी, …

Here is an amazing interpretation of aandhi followed by clouding of sky, only to clear up by the evening, from the view point of an ordinary sunny room. Lovely poem indeed! Rajiv Krishna Saxena कमरे में धूप हवा और दरवाजों में बहस होती रही दीवारें सुनती रहीं। धूप चुपचाप एक …

In ancient times, people moved by religious passion worked hard to carve out beautiful statues, temples and painted in caves. In this age of post-modernism, appreciation for such kind of passion is gradually getting lost. But what about this modern, senseless and destructive passion for wars, guns and building war …

Here is a famous original poem of Sahir Ludhianvi that in a modified form was recited by Amitabh Bachchan in a video. There are many difficult Urdu words for which I have provided meanings. Please check the meanings of these words to fully understand this beautiful expression of sense of …

Water is water but how different messages it gives under different conditions… Rajiv Krishna Saxena जल नींद सुख की फिर हमे सोने न देगा यह तुम्हारे नैन में तिरता हुआ जल। छू लिये भीगे कमल, भीगी ऋचाएँ मन हुए गीले, बहीं गीली हवाएँ। बहुत संभव है डुबो दे सृष्टि सारी, …