Tag Archives: Bekal Utsahi

Bekal Utsaahi (real name Mohammad Shafi Khan) is a well know poet with grass-roots in Hindi heartland. His geets reflects the concerns of farmers and rural folks. He wrote some gazals also though his forte remained geets as the last two lines of the gazal below convey. The poet was …

When would it rain? The eternal question is posed in this excerpt from a poem written by Bekal Utsahi. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कब बरसेगा पानी सावन भादों साधू हो गये बादल सब सन्यासी पछुआ चूस गयी पुरबा को धरती रह गयी प्यासी फ़सलों ने बैराग ले लिया जोगिया हो गई …

With the start of hot summer, we all wait for rains. If rains get delayed or fail, life suffers badly; especially so in villages. Here is an excerpt from a lovely poem by Bekal Utsahi, wondering when would it rain. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कब बरसेगा पानी सावन भादौं साधु हो …