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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 …

Here is another poem of Shri Harivansh Rai Bachhan, from the collection “Nisha Nimantran”. In the last stanza, the poet calls those homes happy where sound of little children is heard early in the morning. Rajiv Krishna Saxena शुरू हुआ उजियाला होना हटता जाता है नभ से तम संख्या तारों …

Here is a window to your own childhood, opened by Ram Vilas Sharma Ji. As if you turn back and look back in time. Last stanza beautifully put it in words. Rajiv Krishna Saxena दिवा स्वप्न वर्षा से धुल कर निखर उठा नीला नीला फिर हरे हरे खेतों पर छाया …

In this age of computers games and electronics, where stands the old Khilone Wala who still makes toys of clay? Traditional arts appear to increasingly lose ground to modern technology. Here is the plea of such an old Khilone Wala who is struggling to survive in todays fast paced world …

In this lovely poem, flowers are metaphors for children. Those children who do not have a childhood are like wilted flowers. Like the children I photographed recently in Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar Market, selling various sundry items to passers by. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कुम्हलाये हैं फूल अभी–अभी तो खिल आये थे …

Home sweet home! We live there but do not realize that it changes each day. Children grow up, parents grow old and die, girls get married and go away, boys marry and bring strangers home. If we go away for long time, changes become visible when we return. We miss …

Curosity of little children knows no bound. Here is a well known poem of Balkrishna Rao. The child here is curious about the time sequence and where would it all end. Rajiv Krishna Saxena फिर क्या होगा फिर क्या होगा उसके बाद? उत्सुक हो कर शिशु ने पूछा माँ, क्या …

Here is an excerpt from a famous poem of Dr. Dharmvir Bharti written at the time of Jai Prakash Narain’s movement of 1974. This sounds so apt in today’s scenario when Anna Hazare is leading a mass anti-corruption movement that seems to have mesmerized the people of India. Rajiv Krishna …

This poem somewhere deeply saddens us. All parents see their children grow up and leave… get lost somewhere in the wide world… nothing can be done about it. There is a feeling of helplessness… Rajiv Krishna Saxena दाने नहीं हम मंडी नहीं जाएंगे खलिहान से उठते हुए कहते हैं दाने …

Here is a classic that we often hear. A rough translation of the famous song in English “We shall overcome” whose lyrics were in turn derived from Charles Tindleys gospel song “Ill Overcome Some Day” written more than a hundred years ago. Hindi version was penned by the well-known poet …