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विश्व सारा सो रहा है – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

In night when the whole world sleeps, some lay awake. Their heart full of grief, they are the ones whose tears keep company with the night. Rajiv Krishna Saxena विश्व सारा सो रहा है हैं विचरते स्वप्न सुंदर, किंतु इनका संग तजकर, व्योम–व्यापी शून्यता का कौन साथी हो रहा है? …

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ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगों – प्रदीप

ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगों - प्रदीप

Here on the occasion of Republic Day, is the all-time classic immortalized by Lata Mangeshkar,  that never fails to move Indians. Rajiv Krishna Saxena ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगों ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगों, तुम खूब लगा लो नारा ये शुभ दिन है हम सब का, लहरा लो तिरंगा प्यारा …

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आज मानव का सुनहला प्रात है – भगवती चरण वर्मा

When lovers meet there is magic in atmosphere. Here is a poem by Bhagwati Charan Varma that describes the feelings. Rajiv Krishna Saxena आज मानव का सुनहला प्रात है आज मानव का सुनहला प्रात है, आज विस्मृत का मृदुल आघात है आज अलसित और मादकता भरे सुखद सपनों से शिथिल …

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आज की रात बहुत गर्म हवा चलती है – कैफ़ी आज़मी

Who wants to sleep on the footpath? Yet out of sheer helplessness, millions do. On a hot summer night, how uncomfortable and frustrating it should be to sleep on stones and gravel. This precious poem by Kaifi Azmi captures the frustration and its essence. It traces human evolution from animals …

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आज के बिछुड़े न जाने कब मिलेंगे – नरेंद्र शर्मा

आज के बिछुड़े न जाने कब मिलेंगे - नरेंद्र शर्मा

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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आज का दिन – रविन्द्र भ्रमर

Some one is falling in love? Common sign is a constant thinking about the person one is falling in live with. Ravindra Bhramar describes the feeling… Rajiv Krishna Saxena आज का दिन आज का यह पहला दिन तुम्हे दे दिया मैंने आज दिन भर तुम्हारे ही ख्यालों का लगा मेला …

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त्यौहार का दिन आज ही होगा – बालकृष्ण राव

Go ahead and do it, if you feel a strong motivation arising some where deep inside you. Because – Umangen yun akaran hi nahin uthteen… This poem touches somewhere deep What a magic Balkrishna Rao Ji has woven! Artistic interpratation by Garima Saxena – Rajiv Krishna Saxena त्यौहार का दिन …

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आगे गहन अंधेरा है – नेमीचन्द्र जैन

आगे गहन अंधेरा है - नेमीचन्द्र जैन

In todays world, rather than being an integrated social being, man is more of an individual who is supposed to increasingly use his mind and find his own path. While this change has made him in-charge of his own life, it has also made him lonelier. This gets increasingly reflected …

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रात यों कहने लगा मुझसे गगन का चाँद – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर

Before the evolution of Man, Nature remained unchallenged. Man with his new-found intellect started to conquer Nature. Slowly but surely he understood the secrets and learnt to manipulate them. Here is an old classic poem of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar that celebrates this unique trait of human beings – Rajiv Krishna …

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आदमी का आकाश – राम अवतार त्यागी

आदमी का आकाश - राम अवतार त्यागी

We are in the midst of major social changes. As personal concerns take primacy over social concerns, families shrink from joint to nuclear, communications shrink, children go far away leaving parents alone in old age and selfishness replaces warm hearts, the pleasures of life too have shrunk considerably (see the …

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