Tag Archives: Bharat

राम–भरत मिलन – महादेवी वर्मा

Bharat meets Lord Rama to request a return to Ayodhya

Accepting the demand of step-mother Kekayi for a 14 year banvaas, Ram along with wife Sita and brother Lakshman, made abode in the forest of Chitrkoot. One day Lakshman saw from a distance, Bharat approaching with an army and thought that he wanted to kill Ram in order to permanently …

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फिर एक बार – महादेवी वर्मा

Let me rededicate to you my motherland!

Here is a poem by the well-known poetess Mahadevi Varma, showing her deep devotion and appreciation of the motherland. Rajiv Krishna Saxena फिर एक बार मैं कम्पन हूँ तू करुण राग मैं आँसू हूँ तू है विषाद मैं मदिरा तू उसका खुमार मैं छाया तू उसका अधार मेरे भारत मेरे …

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भारत गुण–गौरव – शमशेर बहादुर सिंह

Bharat Vishwa Guru

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, …

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साकेत: कैकेयी का पश्चाताप – मैथिली शरण गुप्त

साकेत: कैकेयी का पश्चाताप – मैथिली शरण गुप्त

Some times a person commits such a blunder that he / she is forced to repent for the rest of the life. Kaikayi, the darling youngest wife of Dashratha did one such blunder when she forced the king to give the kingdom to her son Bharat and banish the elder …

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भारतमाता ग्रामवासिनी – सुमित्रानंदन पंत

Soul of India resides in her villages. Agyeya said so in his poem “Hamara Desh” and in this famous poem Sumitranandan Pant Ji makes the point that the gentle, compassionate, enduring and caring Bharatmata lives in villages. We should keep in mind that the poem was written perhaps 70-80 yers …

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भारत महिमा – जयशंकर प्रसाद

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 …

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तत्व चिंतन भाग 6: भारत कितना ज्ञानी कितना विज्ञानी – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

There are two paths to ultimate Truth. One is the extrovert western path of pursuing physical and biological sciences that comprises intense analytical study of the nature around us. This path creates material comforts as byproducts but also generates internal and external turmoil in society and the environment. The other …

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काम हमारे बड़े–बड़े – चिरंजीत

काम हमारे बड़े–बड़े - चिरंजीत

Here is a famous old poem by Charinjit. Little children can also do big deeds. An inspirational poem indeed for children. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हम बच्चे हैं छोटे–छोटे, काम हमारे बड़े–बड़े। आसमान का चाँद हमी ने थाली बीच उतारा है, आसमान का सतरंगा वह बाँका धनुष हमारा है। आसमान के …

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वर दे वीणावादिनि – सूर्यकांत त्रिपाठी निराला

वर दे वीणावादिनि - सूर्यकांत त्रिपाठी निराला

Here is an old classic by the famous poet Suryakant Tripathi Nirala. This lovely composition in chaste Hindi is a pleasure to sing loudly for its sheer rhythm and zing. On this Independence Day, this national poem should be shared by all. Rajiv Krishna Saxena वर दे वीणावादिनि वर दे …

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विजय भेरी – मैथिली शरण गुप्त

Here is an old classic poem by Rashtra-Kavi Mathilisharan Gupt, praising the great and ancient motherland India. Rajiv Krishna Saxena विजय भेरी जीवन रण में फिर बजे विजय की भेरी। भारत फिर भी हो सफल साधना तेरी। आत्मा का अक्षय भाव जगाया तू ने, इस भाँति मृत्यु भय मार भगाया …

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