Tag Archives: Harivansh Rai Bachchan

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 …

In the night sky, a star falls and vanishes in horizon. In this short lovely poem Bachchan Ji likens it to the short and un-sung human life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena देखो, टूट रहा है तारा। नभ के सीमाहीन पटल पर एक चमकती रेखा चलकर लुप्त शून्य में होती-बुझता एक निशा …

Here is a lovely poem that many readers have been requesting. Enjoy this gem from Harivansh Rai Bachchan Ji. Rajiv Krishna Saxena चिड़िया और चुरुगन छोड़ घोंसला बाहर आया‚ देखी डालें‚ देखे पात‚ और सुनी जो पत्ते हिलमिल‚ करते हैं आपस में बात; माँँ‚ क्या मुझको उड़ना आया? “नहीं चुरूगन‚ …

Excerpts from this famous poem is being posted in response to specific requests from some readers. A time comes when we just have to go and do what the heart is yearning for. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तीर पर कैसे रुकूँ मैं तीर पर कैसे रुकूँ मैं, आज लहरों में निमंत्रण! …

Omar Khayyam, a Persian philosopher poet lived about a thousand years ago. He was a mathematician, geographer, a scientist and a great poet. His Rubaiyat acquired great fame as they pondered over the meaningless fleeting life that humans suffer. In nineteenth century this work was translated by Fitzgerald into English. …

We always think that the next day or night would bring something new and break the hum-drum of life. But nothing new happens… Rajiv Krishna Saxena लो दिन बीता सूरज ढलकर पश्चिम पहुँचा डूबा, संध्या आई, छाई सौ संध्या सी वह संध्या थी क्यों उठते–उठते सोचा था दिन में होगी …

Internal turmoil of a being may outwardly be seen as an entirely different phenomenon. In reality however, the outward manifestation is just a byproduct of the internal turmoil. Beautifully expressed in this well-known poem of Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Rajiv Krishna Saxena आकुल अंतर लहर सागर का नहीं श्रृंगार, उसकी विकलता …

Here is a famous poem by Harivansh Rai Bachchan. It is dedicated to those whose life is a tough struggle all the way, but whose resolve is superhuman – Rajiv Krishna Saxena अग्निपथ वृक्ष हों भले खड़े, हों घने हों बड़े, एक पत्र छांह भी मांग मत, मांग मत, मांग …

The proverbial people of the world come in the way of lovers. So callous! Here is what Bachchan Ji say about it. Rajiv Krishna Saxena आज मुझसे दूर दुनियाँ भावनाओं से विनिर्मित कल्पनाओं से सुसज्जित कर चुकी मेरे हृदय का स्वप्न चकनाचूर दुनियाँ आज मुझसे दूर दुनियाँ बात पिछली भूल …