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In the thick of career – Rajiv Krishna Saxena

A research and teaching career in India

Recently (starting Jan 22, 2025) I wrote a series of posts on the portal Linkedin.  These posts went viral and attracted more than 2 lac reads and thousands of likes.  I am archiving these posts on www.geeta-kavita.com  for all readers.  Rajiv Krishna Saxena In the thick of career After joining …

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Prospects for NRIs returning to India – Rajiv Krishna Saxena

NRIs returning to India

Recently (starting Jan 22, 2025) I wrote a series of posts on the portal Linkedin.  These posts went viral and attracted more than 2 lac reads and thousands of likes.  I am archiving these posts in www.geeta-kavita.com  for all readers.  Rajiv Krishna Saxena Returning to India Both I and my …

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Lure of US citizenship and NRIs return to India – Rajiv Krishna Saxena

Trump on citizenship to children of nonresidents in USA

Recently (starting Jan 22, 2025) I wrote a series of posts on the portal Linkedin.  These posts went viral and attracted more than 2 lac reads and thousands of likes.  I am archiving these posts on www.geeta-kavita.com  for all readers.  Rajiv Krishna Saxena {ads1] US Citizenship and decision to return …

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कौन यह तूफ़ान रोके – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

Who canstop this storm?

Given a choice, we all would like to live a peaceful life. But peace eludes us. There are stretches in our lives where we face extreme turbulence and feel helpless. There is no alternative but to bear these phases. Here is a lovely poem by Bachchan – Rajiv Krishna Saxena …

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साधारण जन – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

How resilient are the common people. They just carry on, in spite of calamities

I feel amazed at the resilience of the common Indians. We see how they suffer calamities and then catch the straws of life and start all over again. Be it floods, draughts, earthquakes or terrorism, they are back on their feet in no time. One truly wonders where that internal …

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कई दिनों तक चूल्हा रोया- नागार्जुन

This poem is of the era when food scarcity and draughts were chronic problems in India. The joy of getting some grains and cooking food after days without food can be imagined. It would have been celebrated not only by humans but the tiny animal life that lurked around. Enjoy …

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कुछ मैं कहूं कुछ तुम कहो – रमानाथ अवस्थी

You say some thing, I say some thing

Life is to be shared. It becomes very boring if it is not. Our daily ordeals and challenges as well as moments of fun, all must be shared by loved ones. Read this lovely poem by Rama Nath Awasthi Ji. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कुछ मैं कहूं कुछ तुम कहो जीवन …

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पीथल और पाथल – कन्हैयालाल सेठिया

Haldighati battle

You may have read Shyam Narayan Pandey’s classic epic “Haldighati”. Three excerpts from that great work are available on this site. Many readers had asked me to include a Rajasthani classic poem on the same theme by the great poet Kanhaiyalal Sethia, but I could not find that poem any …

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इधर भी गधे हैं‚ उधर भी गधे हैं – ओम प्रकाश आदित्य

Donkeys everywhere!!

Donkeys are every where, so says Om Prakish Aditya. Horses do not get even grass but donkeys are getting all the tonics they need! This one is for a hearty laugh – Rajiv Krishna Saxena इधर भी गधे हैं‚ उधर भी गधे हैं इधर भी गधे हैं‚ उधर भी गधे …

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आज के बिछुड़े न जाने कब मिलेंगे – नरेंद्र शर्मा

When shall be meet again?

There are times when lovers realize that their separation is inevitable and that they would never ever see each other. They may pretend otherwise but in their hearts they know the truth. Those moments are stressful and unforgettable. Final good-bye and all is over. A silent wound created in the …

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