Tag Archives: growing up

कहने को घर अब भी है – वीरेंद्र मिश्र

Still a home but where has the peace gone?

Things change and nothing ever remains the same. A family, a household that grew up with laughter and love wilts under the weight of egos and self interests of growing children who are now adults. Gone are mutual respect and affection and there is intolerance and harsh words. What a …

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गरीबों की जवानी – देवी प्रसाद शुक्ल ‘राही’

गरीबों की जवानी – देवी प्रसाद शुक्ल ‘राही’

Affluent persons have the luxury to indulge in a range of activities that the poor have no time for. Here is a lovely poem by Deviprasad Shukla Rahi. Rajiv Krishna Saxena गरीबों की जवानी रूप से कह दो कि देखें दूसरा घर, मैं गरीबों की जवानी हूँ, मुझे फुर्सत नहीं …

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बचपन ही अच्छा था

बचपन ही अच्छा था

[learn_more caption=”Introduction: See more”]I recently read this poem in a Whatsapp group and these lines seem to have come directly from the heart of current generation young adults in corporate rat race. Facebook group ‘Wordgasm by ScoopWhoop’. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena[/learn_more] बचपन ही अच्छा था पूरी स्कूल लइफ में सुबह˗सुबह …

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दूर का सितारा – निदा फ़ाज़ली

दूर का सितारा – निदा फ़ाज़ली

Parents are divine beings. No one can love us and care for us as selflessly as mother and father do. Yet, we take them for granted while they are alive. Even get irritated. Once they are gone we realize how priceless they were for us. Nothing can ever take the …

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घर : दो कविताएं – निदा फ़ाज़ली

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 …

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दाने – केदार नाथ सिंह

दाने – केदार नाथ सिंह

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 …

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परमगुरु – अनामिका

परमगुरु – अनामिका

Children have clear hearts. They respond to love and have no special motives in striking up friendships. Then at a certain age, that simplicity of heart gives way to cleverness. This lovely poem describes this transition and mourns the loss of that simple and selfless phase of life. Rajiv Krishna …

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