कृष्ण की चेतावनी वर्षों तक वन में घूम-घूम, बाधा-विघ्नों को चूम-चूम, सह धूप-घाम, पानी-पत्थर, पांडव आये कुछ और निखर। सौभाग्य न सब दिन सोता है, …
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In view of the recent crusade of Anna Hazare against corruption, this poem about the power of masses becomes a must-read. Dinkar Ji wrote this beautiful poem when India became a Republic on Jan 26, 1950. India’s population was 33 Crores that time. From now on, it would be the …
Read More »रेशमी नगर – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर
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 …
Read More »चांद का कुर्ता – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर
Little moon feels so cold in night. He asks his mother for a woolen coat. See the problem that the mother faces! I have tried my hands on illustrating this poem and hope that you like it. – Rajiv Krishna Saxena चांद का कुर्ता हठ कर बैठा चांद एक दिन …
Read More »परम्परा – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर
Tradition (parampara) is strong in India but the forces of post-modernism are chipping at it. Tradition may appear irrational but it provides the inner strength to a society. One is resigned to the fact that in due course of time, Indian society would give up its traditional ways. While this …
Read More »उर्वशी (नर प्रेम – नारी प्रेम) – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर
How differently is the emotion of love felt by men and women! Here is an excerpt from Ramdhari Singh Dinkar’s famous book “Urvashi”. Meanings of some difficult words are given below – Rajiv Krishna Saxena उर्वशी (नर प्रेम – नारी प्रेम) इसमे क्या आश्चर्य? प्रीति जब प्रथम–प्रथम जगती है‚ …
Read More »मेरे नगपति! मेरे विशाल! – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर
Here is an old classic from Dinkar, exhorting Himalaya the great snow-covered king of mountains (Nagpati), that stands tall and eternally on the north of Indian subcontinent, to save India from its decline. The poem seems to have been written while India was under captivity of the English. Rajiv Krishna …
Read More »पक्षी और बादल – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर
Borders between nations are man-made. Nature however has no regards for these borders. Dinker Ji puts is very well in this poem. Rajiv Krishna Saxena पक्षी और बादल पक्षी और बादल ये भगवान के डाकिये हैं, जो एक महादेश से दूसरे महादेश को जाते हैं। हम तो समझ नहीं पाते …
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Rashmirathi is quite a phenomenon in the world of Hindi poetry. Here is another excerpt from third chapter. Lord Krishna had failed to convince Duryodhana to avoid the war. Duryodhana had refused to give any thing back to Pandavas and Krishna had left after declaring that a war in now …
Read More »मंजिल दूर नहीं है: रामधारी सिंह दिनकर
मंजिल दूर नहीं है वह प्रदीप जो दीख रहा है झिलमिल, दूर नहीं है थककर बैठ गये क्या भाई! मंजिल दूर नहीं है चिनगारी बन गयी लहू की बूंद गिरी जो पग से, चमक रहे, पीछे मुड़ देखो, चरण चिन्ह जगमग से। शुरू हुई आराध्य भूमि यह, क्लांत नहीं रे …
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