Tag Archives: Hindi kavita

Lord Krishna was cursed by Gandhari that he would be killed by the arrow of a petty hunter in the forest. As if to fulfill this destiny, Lord Krishna went to Prabhasa forest and rested under a tree awaiting his death. A hunter mistaking his feet for a deer shot …

Here is a famous composition of sant Kabir Das, a nirguni saint of 15th century, who lived in Banaras. In the present composition Kabir points out how fleeting the life is. Be it a prophet, a King, divine personalities, common people, doctor and patients, all eventually die. This is indeed …

Here is a sound advice for a traveller embarking on a long and uncharted journey. Harivansh Rai Bachchan warns about possible hardships and challenges on the path. An inspiring poem indeed. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पूर्व चलने के बटोही पूर्व चलने के बटोही, बाट की पहचान कर ले पुस्तकों में है …

A child would love to drive a flying car! Here is a poem for kids.   Illustration is by me too.  Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेरी मोटर है कुछ ऐसी नहीं दूसरी इसके जैसी यह तो आसमान में उड़ती  इधर उधर चाहे तो मुड़ती बड़े मजे से इसे चलाता बादल के ऊपर …

Here is an old and famous poem of Dinkar Ji. Amazing thing is that even though this poem must be half a century old, it is so relevant to today’s scene in the country also. Insensitivity of the capital city to woes of the poor public in the country seems …

In English, there is a fashion to shorten a name by using the initials. Thus a Sudhir Kumar may be called SK and Jagdish Jain may be called JJ. Here Kaka Hathrasi extrapolates the idea to Hindi names, with lots of fun. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नाम बड़े हस्ताक्षर छोटे प्रगति …

Life is so short. At times it seems rather pointless and absurd. Here is a very down to earth perspective on life that is very Indian. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कांच का खिलौना माटी का पलंग मिला राख का बिछौना। जिंदगी मिली कि जैसे कांच का खिलौना। एक ही दुकान में …

Jayadrath Vadh is a famous Epic written by the Rashtra Kavi Maithili Sharan Gupt, and tells the story in Mahabharata of the killing of Jayadrath the Kaurava by Arjuna, the Pandava Warrior. In the excerpt given below, Abhimanyu, the 16 year old son of Arjuna is bent upon tackling a …

Missing homeland in a foreign country is but natural. Here are such sentiments expressed beautifully by Girija Kumar Mathur while living in New York. Rajiv Krishna Saxena न्यूयार्क की एक शाम देश काल तजकर मैं आया भूमि सिंधु के पार सलोनी उस मिट्टी का परस छुट गया जैसे तेरा प्यार …

A husband misses his wife when she with kids goes to her mother’s home. The empty home looks strange and alien. It feels as if everything in the home eagerly awaits the return of the woman of the house! This beautiful poem of Madan Kashyap describes the husband’s state of …