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The life goes on, even after we leave. In all its colors and glory, the life goes on. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हम न रहेंगे हम न रहेंगे तब भी तो यह खेत रहेंगे, इन खेतों पर घन लहराते शेष रहेंगे, जीवन देते प्यास बुझाते माटी को मदमस्त बनाते श्याम बदरिया …

A middle-aged son Guddan, who could not reach at the time of mother’s death, writes a letter to her. It is so personal, private and emotional that it moves all readers. This is an excerpt from the poem of the well known poet Ashok Vajpai Ji. Rjiv Krishna Saxena दिवंगत …

Sooner or later, we all compromise in life. Sooner or later, idealism gives way to realism. Here is a beautiful poem of Dushyant Kumar Ji – Rajiv Krishna Saxena अब तो पथ यही है जिंदगी ने कर लिया स्वीकार‚ अब तो पथ यही है। अब उभरते ज्वार का आवेग मद्धिम …

Nida Fazli’s poems are amazingly close to real life. Here is a portrait of mother that many would identify as their own. ∼ Rajiv Krishna Saxena खट्टी चटनी जैसी माँ बेसन की सोंधी रोटी पर खट्टी चटनी जैसी माँ याद आती है चौका–बासन चिमटा, फुकनी – जैसी माँ! बान की …

Here is a simple poem on spring for children. The scenery described comprising the mustard fields and flowering of mango trees is something that many urban children today would not be familiar with. For old timers, these things arouse nostalgia. Rajiv Krishna Saxena आया वसंत आया वसंत आया वसंत छाई …

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 …

Giridhar Kavirai, the famous medieval Hindi poet wrote kundaliyan that contained common wisdom . Here is a sample. Rajiv Krishna Saxena गिरिधर की कुंडलियाँ लाठी में गुण बहुत हैं, सदा राखिये संग गहरी नदी, नारा जहाँ, तहाँ बचावै अंग तहाँ बचावै अंग, झपटि कुत्ता को मारै दुशमन दावागीर, होय तिनहूँ …

Some upright people refuse to compromise in life and suffer as a result. They however do not complain. Rajiv Krishna Saxena इंकार कर दिया मेरे पीछे इसीलिये तो धोकर हाथ पड़ी है दुनिया मैंने किसी नुमाइश घर में सजने से इन्कार कर दिया। विनती करती, हुक्म चलाती रोती, फिर हँसती, …

I met the then Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Feb 2003. I wanted to present him a copy of my book Geeta Kavya Madhuri (a verse to verse translation of all 700 Sanskrit shlokas of Srimad Bhagwat Geeta) and he had promptly given me time. I recall that …

To have a pleasant disposition in all situations we face, is the greatest personal trait one can have, says this poem. The poem is full of sane advice that all should try to follow, especially children in their formative stage. Rajiv Krishna Saxena हंसमुख रहना बड़ी बात है हंसमुख रहना …