Tag Archives: courage

Here is the story of a rain drop, apprehensive and scared of being destroyed. Instead, it falls into a seepi and turns in a pearl. A simple, effective and moving poem that assuages the fear of unknown in us when we embark in a new activity or start a new …

Bal Swarup Rahi is one of my favorite poets. Here is a poem that is a realistic advisory for living a life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अक्ल कहती है अक्ल कहती है, सयानों से बनाए रखना दिल ये कहता है, दीवानों से बनाए रखना लोग टिकने नहीं देते हैं कभी चोटी …

Life is a constant struggle. Without struggle, there is no life. The struggle must be met head-long and there is really no other option. Here is a nice poem by Jagdish Gupt Ji. I especially like the second stanza. It has a lovely flow of words and a great message …

Here is a very common sense philosophy – very useful too to cope with our losses. There are times when we lose a loved one. Losses are inevitable in life. All one can do it to bear the loss and carry on with life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena जो बीत गई …

Calamities come in every one’s life. There could be death of a near and dear one or losing love of one’s life. Desperation may follow and everything may look dark and hopeless. Here Bachchan Ji tells in his inimitable style, it is fine to light a tiny lamp to dispel …

Here is a lovely poem of Gopal Das Neeraj that tells us that challenges must be met head-on and are not to be avoided. Rajiv Krishna Saxena धर्म है जिन मुश्किलों में मुस्कुराना हो मना उन मुश्किलों में मुस्कुराना धर्म है। जिस वक्त जीना गैर मुमकिन सा लगे उस वक्त …

Perhaps we all live two lives. One that is real and the other that we wish we had lived. Our childhood ambitions may not have been realized but while going through the trials and tribulations of the real life, we often think how different the life could have been. Many …

We all live our lives and the fact is that no body’s experiences can really help us in real sense. Here is a reflection on these realities. A lovely poem by Nida Fazli. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तेरा राम नहीं तेरे पैरों चला नहीं जो धूप छाँव में ढला नहीं जो …

Here is another old classic from Sohan Lal Dwivedi. Most of us may have read it in school. Enjoy the rhythm – Rajiv Krishna Saxena बढ़े चलो, बढ़े चलो न हाथ एक शस्त्र हो, न हाथ एक अस्त्र हो, न अन्न वीर वस्त्र हो, हटो नहीं, डरो नहीं, बढ़े चलो, …