Tag Archives: Hindi poem

बिटिया के बाबू – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

Daughter's naughty kid

Kids so naughty and trouble makers, grow up to sophisticated adults. Here ia a story of such a a grandchild, and the grandfather (Nana) just wonders if he was the same naughty  kid!!  Rajiv Krishna Saxena    बिटिया के बाबू कूद फांद करते हैं, सुबह शाम करते हैं आजू बाजू …

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पूर्व चलने के बटोही – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

Before starting a journey, assess the path...

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 …

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नाम बड़े हस्ताक्षर छोटे – काका हाथरसी

Fun of shortening long names!

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 …

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जब तुम आओगी – मदन कश्यप

Husband missing wife in empty home

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 …

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मैं जीवन में कुछ न कर सका – हरिवंश राय बच्चन

My life made no difference

This realization dawns on most of us sooner or later. I couldn’t do much in life. Couldn’t achieve anything worthwhile. So much could be done. Here is a poem of Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Rajiv Krishna Saxena   मैं जीवन में कुछ न कर सका   मैं जीवन में कुछ न …

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भूख लगी है बिल्ली मौसी: राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

भूख लगी है बिल्ली मौसी: राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

भूख लगी है बिल्ली मौसी भूख लगी है बिल्ली मौसी इडली मुझको एक बना दो संग नारियल चटनी दे दो या फिर कोई केक बना दो भूख लगी है बिल्ली मौसी एक कचौरी मुझको तल दो सब्जी ना हो तो भी होगा बस थोड़ी सी चटनी मल दो भूख लगी …

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राह कौन सी जाऊं मैं – अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी

There are dilemmas in life at every step. What to do? Which alternative to choose? And there are no authentic and correct answers. We must nonetheless make a choice. Rajiv Krishna Saxena राह कौन सी जाऊं मैं चौराहे पर लुटता चीर‚ प्यादे से पिट गया वजीर‚ चलूं आखिरी चाल कि …

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कुँआरी मुट्ठी – कन्हैया लाल सेठिया

Readiness for war is a path to peace!

War has an important role in Nation building. A nation that has not experienced war becomes weaker. War ensures peace. This is the perspective on war provided by the well-known poet Kanhaiyalal Sethia. Rajiv Krishna Saxena कुँआरी मुट्ठी युद्ध नहीं है नाश मात्र ही युद्ध स्वयं निर्माता है. लड़ा न …

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खिलौने ले लो बाबूजी – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

In this age of computers games and electronics, where stands the old Khilone Wala who still makes toys of clay? Traditional arts appear to increasingly lose ground to modern technology. Here is the plea of such an old Khilone Wala who is struggling to survive in todays fast paced world …

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नाव चली नानी की नाव चली – हरिंद्रनाथ चट्टोपाध्याय

नाव चली नानी की नाव चली – हरिंद्रनाथ चट्टोपाध्याय

There is something magical about Harindra Nath Chattopadhyay’s poems for children. We often heard them on Alashvani radio in 50s and 60s. A poem entitled “Railgadi” is already on this site. Here is another gem! ‘Nanu ki nani ki nav chali’ became ‘Nina ki nani ki nav chali’ in the …

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