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Kumar Vishwas is an emerging political face in the country, but he is a popular poet before that. Here is one of his poems that depicts the frustration of love in a very Indian context. Rajiv Krishna Saxena उस पगली लड़की के बिन मावस कि काली रातों में, दिल का …

A woman is proud of her beauty but her lover is proud of his love and dedication to her. She is like the full moon but his feelings are like the perturbation in deep sea. This poem compares the two. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तुमको रुप का अभिमान तुमको रुप का …

Here is a lovely and romantic poem in praise of love. Enjoy the imagination of the poet. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तुम्हारी उम्र वासंती लिखी हे नाम यह किसके, तुम्हारी उम्र वासंती? अधर पर रेशमी बातें, नयन में मखमली सपने। लटें उन्मुक्त­सी होकर, लगीं ऊंचाइयाँ नपनें। शहर में हैं सभी निर्थन, …

Love that graced life is now gone but what does it still means to me? Here is a poem that has all the right metaphors. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तेरे बिन जैसे सूखा ताल बच रहे या कुछ कंकड़ या कुछ काई, जैसे धूल भरे मेले में चलने लगे साथ तन्हाई, …

In life we pursue so many things but at times we lose sight of things that really deserve our attention. Rajiv Krishna Saxena तन बचाने चले थे तन बचाने चले थे कि मन खो गया एक मिट्टी के पीछे रतन खो गया। घर वही, तुम वही, मैं वही, सब वही …

This excerpt is from the famous epic “Urvashi” by Ramdhari Dinkar. Urvashi, the apsara is madly in love with the earth king “Pururava” to the extent that she wants to relocate from swarga to earth permanently and become an earth woman. Her friends Rambha, Sehjaney and Menaka are perplexed that …

Shri Bashir Badr is a well know poet of Hindustani. Here are few of his well-known shair. Rajiv Krishna Saxena परखना मत परखना मत, परखने में कोई अपना नहीं रहता किसी भी आईने में देर तक चेहरा नहीं रहता। बड़े लोगों से मिलने में हमेशा फ़ासला रखना जहाँ दरिया समंदर …

I have often felt that the deep frustration and pining about lost love depicted in Urdu poetry, is rarely seen in Hindi poetry. The Muslim tradition of purdah made the mixing of boys and girls very difficult and that frustration perhaps gets reflected in Urdu poetry. In Hindu tradition, such …

Here is the utterings of a lovelorn man praising to sky the beauty of his love. Rajiv Krishna Saxena मेहंदी लगाया करो दूिधया हाथ में, चाँदनी रात में, बैठ कर यूँ न मेंहदी रचाया करो। और सुखाने के करके बहाने से तुम इस तरह चाँद को मत जलाया करो। जब …

Hullad Muradabadi (real name Sushil Chadha) died this week (July 12, 2014). He was a well-known poet who enthralled audience with humor and satire in his poems. Many of his poems are available in our collection. Here is another one to commemorate and celebrate his life. Rajiv Krishna Saxena क्या …