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रेशमी नगर – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर

Riches in a modern city

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 …

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मैं तो वही खिलौना लूँगा – सियारामशरण गुप्त

मैं तो वही खिलौना लूँगा - सियारामशरण गुप्त

Children do not care about the cost of their toy. If they like a toy, they would like to play with it leaving behind much more expensive ones. Here is a famous poem of Shri Siyaram Saran Gupta that gives this message. Poor Deena’s child is enticed with the golden …

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किसान आत्महत्याओं की वास्तविकता – राजीव कृष्ण सक्सेना

किसान आत्महत्याओं की वास्तविकता

Farmer’s suicide issue is a burning one in India. Opposition parties always severely criticize the party in power, whosoever it is, on this issue. Fact of the matter as discussed in this short article is that Indian farmers commit suicide at a much lower rate that other Indian citizens and …

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यह बच्चा कैसा बच्चा है – इब्ने इंशा

यह बच्चा कैसा बच्चा है – इब्ने इंशा

Here is a very moving poem of Ibne Insha. How after all the society can be that insensitive to the plight of a child in destitution? Rajiv Krishna Saxena यह बच्चा कैसा बच्चा है यह बच्चा कैसा बच्चा है यह बच्चा काला-काला-सा यह काला-सा, मटियाला-सा यह बच्चा भूखा-भूखा-सा यह बच्चा …

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