Here is an old poem of Shamsher Bahadur Singh, in praise of ancient motherland India. Rajiv Krishna Saxena भारत गुण–गौरव   मैं भारत गुण–गौरव गाता, श्रद्धा से उसके कण–कण को, उन्नत माथ नवाता। प्र्रथम स्वप्न–सा आदि पुरातन, नव आशाओं से नवीनतम, चिर अजेय बलदाता। आर्य शौर्य धृति, बौद्ध शांति द्युति, …

In early summer, fields are empty and dried leaves fallen from trees fly all over in warm wind. Poet presents a shabda-chitra and likens the scene to the loneliness in life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena थकी दुपहरी थकी दुपहरी में पीपल पर काग बोलता शून्य स्वरों में फूल आखिरी ये बसंत …

Madhushala is one of the most popular book of Hindi poetry. There was a time that this work of poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan Ji, comprising 135 verses, was a craze. Here are few selected verses from Madhushala. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मधुशाला मृदु भावों के अंगूरों की आज बना लाया हाला‚ …

I started dhyan (meditation) almost 38 years ago. In this short article, I have briefly described the experience and the effect it has brought to my life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena ध्यान: मेरे कुछ अनुभव आध्यात्म की ओर मेरा झुकाव लगभग 47 वर्ष पहले शुरू हुआ। तब मैं पी एच डी …

Early morning certainly weaves magic and here Roop Narayan Tripathi Ji describes this magic! – Rajiv Krishna Saxena भोर हुई पेड़ों की बीन बोलने लगी भोर हुई पेड़ों की बीन बोलने लगी, पत पात हिले शाख शाख डोलने लगी। कहीं दूर किरणों के तार झनझ्ना उठे, सपनो के स्वर डूबे …

In English, there is a fashion to shorten a name by using the initials. Thus a Sudhir Kumar may be called SK and Jagdish Jain may be called JJ. Here Kaka Hathrasi extrapolates the idea to Hindi names, with lots of fun. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नाम बड़े हस्ताक्षर छोटे प्रगति …

Life is so short. At times it seems rather pointless and absurd. Here is a very down to earth perspective on life that is very Indian. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कांच का खिलौना माटी का पलंग मिला राख का बिछौना। जिंदगी मिली कि जैसे कांच का खिलौना। एक ही दुकान में …

Encounter with beauty takes mind away from pain and anticipations start… Here is a poem by well known poet Gopi Krishan Gopesh. Rajiv Krishna Saxena रूप के बादल रूप के बादल यहाँ बरसे, कि यह मन हो गया गीला! चाँद–बदली में छिपा तो बहुत भाया ज्यों किसी को फिर किसी …

I wrote this nursery rhyme to complement the poem “मछली जल की रानी है “.  further, please read a third poem “मेंढक जल का राजकुमार ” in the same series. Art work is mine  – Rajiv Krishna Saxena कछुआ जल का राजा है कछुआ जल का राजा है, कितना मोटा …

Tradition (parampara) is strong in India but the forces of post-modernism are chipping at it. Tradition may appear irrational but it provides the inner strength to a society. One is resigned to the fact that in due course of time, Indian society would give up its traditional ways. While this …