Hasya Vyang Poems

Here is a poem written in Hariyanvi dialect of Hindi, just for laughter, by the well known hasya-kavi Jamini Hariyanvi. The poem plays on the similar sounding words “stree” and “istri” that mean a woman and a clothe pressing iron respectively– Rajiv Krishna Saxena स्त्री बनाम इस्तरी एक दिन एक …

When hasya is mixed with some deeper meaning that enhances the whole experience. Here is a good example from the well known hasya kavi Soond Faizabadi. What is the motive behind a dog’s barking?- Rajiv Krishna Saxena गाँव के कुत्ते हे मेरे गाँव के परमप्रिय कुत्ते मुझे देख–देख कर चौंकते …

Here is an excerpt from a very funny and at a time very popular poem of Kaka Hathrasi. See Kakas advice on how to raise the standard of your life!- Rajiv Krishna Saxena कुछ तो स्टैंडर्ड बनाओ प्रकृति बदलती क्षण-क्षण देखो, बदल रहे अणु, कण-कण देखो। तुम निष्क्रिय से पड़े …

Here is an excerpt from a very popular poem by Kaka Hathrasi. We often see people having names that simply do not go along with their personalities. Kaka is pointing out this fact in the funniest way. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नाम बड़े दर्शन छोटे नाम-रूप के भेद पर कभी किया …

Public always pays for the indulgences of its leaders. Jamini Hariyanavi has given voice to the helpless public. Rajiv Krishna Saxena क्या कहा? आप हैं आफत‚ बलाएं क्या कहा? आपको हम घर बुलाएं‚ क्या कहा? खा रही हैं देश को कुछ कुर्सियां‚ हम सदा धोखा ही खाएं‚ क्या कहा? ऐसे …

A hasya kavita by Suresh Upadhyay that is also a commentary on the state of affairs in India – Rajiv Krishna Saxena दफ्तर का बाबू दफ्तर का एक बाबू मरा सीधा नरक में जा कर गिरा न तो उसे कोई दुख हुआ ना ही वो घबराया यों खुशी में झूम …

Kaka Hathrasi was amongst the best known hasya kavis in Hindi. Here he tell us in Brij Bhasha what actually happened to Bholu Teli who hawked oil in the village market and had disappeared for a year only to reappear once more, but how… – Rajiv Krishna Saxena तेली कौ …

Here is another funny poem by Jamini Hariyanavi Ji. Rajiv Krishna Saxena चल मियाँ आज कल पड़ती नहीं है कल मियाँ छोड़ कर दुनियां कहीं अब चल मियाँ रात बिजली ने परेशां कर दिया सुबह धोखा दे गया है नल मियाँ लग रही है आग देखे जाइये पास तेरे जल …

Unlike English, all nouns in Hindi are categorized as masculine or feminine gander. This creates endless problems for those who are learning Hindi as they are at a loss to understand what decides the gander of a particular noun. Here is Kaka Hathrasi poking fun on this funny problem in …

It was in 1960s that I heard on Aakashvani radio, the so called “Tuktaks” written and recited by the well know poet Bharat Bhushan Agarwal. I could not locate them in print but some readers have occasionally written to me about presenting those tuktaks. I remembered four of them that …