Desh Prem Poems

It was many many years ago when I was faced with the question of staying back in USA or return to India. Career and material considerations would have us stay back but deep rooted tug on heart would urge us to pack up and leave. As any pravasi Indian would …

I met the then Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Feb 2003. I wanted to present him a copy of my book Geeta Kavya Madhuri (a verse to verse translation of all 700 Sanskrit shlokas of Srimad Bhagwat Geeta) and he had promptly given me time. I recall that …

Sacrificing one’s own life for a cause is called a supreme sacrifice. Yet there is even a bigger sacrifice. When Maharaja Sangram Singh (popularly known as Rana Sanga) of Chittor died (1527 AD), his son Uday Singh was a little baby. Rana Sanga had appointed Banveer to be the regent …

Here is an excerpt from an old classic poem by Jaishankar Prasad. The beautiful rhythm, perfect meter and inquiry into ancient bharatiyata is a hallmark of Prasad Ji’s work. This poem is bound to generate nostalgia about ancient Indian culture of simplicity and virtuous living. ∼ Rajiv Krishna Saxena भारत …

War has an important role in Nation building. A nation that has not experienced war becomes weaker. War ensures peace. This is the perspective on war provided by the well-known poet Kanhaiyalal Sethia. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कुँआरी मुट्ठी युद्ध नहीं है नाश मात्र ही युद्ध स्वयं निर्माता है. लड़ा न …

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 …

Currently, we face confrontation on our northern border. China from across Himalaya is becoming aggressive. Here is an old and famous poem of Gopal Singh Nepali about the relationship of Himalaya with India. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हिमालय से भारत का नाता इतनी ऊँची इसकी चोटी कि सकल धरती का ताज …

Bahubali the movie in two parts was superb for a variety of reasons. It tells a gripping story over two generations and has state of the art technology in its filming. No wonder it took the movie 5 years to make. The whole team of Bahubali must be congratulated a …

End of the year 2016 was rather unusual. Demonetization of high value notes brought tough times for all. However, common people in general were convinced that these hard times would usher in a better future. There were lots of expectations from the emerging leadership of Modi Ji! Here are few …

Here is another poem of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji. It appears to have been written during the period of emergency imposed by Mrs. Indira Gandhi. It conveys a resolve to keep on the struggle. Rajiv Krishna Saxena झुक नहीं सकते टूट सकते हैं मगर हम झुक नहीं सकते सत्य …