Tag Archives: Mother

फिर क्या होगा – बालकृष्ण राव

फिर क्या होगा – बालकृष्ण राव

Curosity of little children knows no bound. Here is a well known poem of Balkrishna Rao. The child here is curious about the time sequence and where would it all end. Rajiv Krishna Saxena फिर क्या होगा फिर क्या होगा उसके बाद? उत्सुक हो कर शिशु ने पूछा माँ, क्या …

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पानी और धूप – सुभद्रा कुमारी चौहान

पानी और धुप – सुभद्रा कुमारी चौहान

Here is a poem written by the famous poetess Subhadra Kumari Chauhan at the time of freedom struggle of India. It depicts the desire of a child to learn the use of sword to ward off policemen who come to arrest the freedom fighter ‘Kaka’. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पानी और …

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नीम के फूल – कुंवर नारायण

नीम के फूल – कुंवर नारायण

Here is a lovely poem that brings in strong nostalgia for simple rural life where a Neem tree in the court-yard is like a family member who fully participates in the family life from birth to death. Rajiv Krishna Saxena नीम के फूल एक कड़वी–मीठी औषधीय गंध से भर उठता …

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अब घर लौट आओ – महेश्वर तिवारी

अब घर लौट आओ – महेश्वर तिवारी

Memories of childhood home create huge nostalgia. There is a strong urge to return. All these memories seem to exhort you to return Rajiv Krishna Saxena अब घर लौट आओ चिट्ठियाँ भिजवा रहा है गाँव, अब घर लौट आओ। थरथराती गंध पहले बौर की कहने लगी है, याद माँ के …

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माँ से दूर – राहुल उपाध्याय

माँ से दूर - राहुल उपाध्याय

Even though the life style of first generation NRIs in USA is affluent and they have access to all facilities, a nagging vacuum remains in their heart that refuses to go away. They feel torn between their chosen alien land and the yearning to return to their roots. Here is …

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आने वाला नन्हा मेहमान

I am presenting two lovely songs that focus on the anticipation of parents for a new baby. Both are classics of Hindi Cinema. First one written by Rajendra Krishan from the movie “Main bhee ladki hoon”, and the second one written by Anand Bakshi from the movie “Jyoti”. Both songs …

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अनुभव परिपक्व – अज्ञेय

A little kid in a poverty stricken family… makes natural child-like impulsive demands. Then by experience, learns to scale them down. Rajiv Krishna Saxena अनुभव परिपक्व माँ हम नहीं मानते – अगली दीवाली पर मेले से हम वह गाने वाला टीन का लट्टू लेंगे ही लेंगे – नहीं, हम नहीं …

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बोलो माँ – अंजना भट्ट

Here is excerpt from a very emotional poem by Anjana Bhatt that brings forth the fear all children have of losing their mothers. It would moisten the eyes of many readers. Rajiv Krishna Saxena बोलो माँ तिनका तिनका जोड़ा तुमने अपना घर बनाया तुमने, अपने तन के सुंदर पौधे पर …

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