Tag Archives: Independence Day Poems for Children

Jallianwala Bagh (जलियांवाला बाग़) is a public garden in Amritsar, and houses a memorial of national importance, established in 1951 by the Government of India, to commemorate the massacre of peaceful celebrators including unarmed women and children by British occupying forces, on the occasion of the Punjabi New Year (Baisakhi) on 13 April 1919 in the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Colonial …

चल पड़े जिधर दो डग, मग में चल पड़े कोटि पग उसी ओर, पड़ गई जिधर भी एक दृष्टि पड़ गए कोटि दृग उसी ओर। जिसके शिर पर निज धरा हाथ उसके शिर-रक्षक कोटि हाथ, जिस पर निज मस्तक झुका दिया झुक गए उसी पर कोटि माथ॥ हे कोटिचरण, हे कोटिबाहु, हे कोटिरूप, हे कोटिनाम, तुम एकमूर्ति, प्रतिमूर्ति कोटि हे …

Albert Einstein said about him, “Generations to come will scarcely believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood”. What a phenomenon our Father of the nation was! He took on an empire about which it was said that the “sun never sets on it”, and lead a whole subcontinent to freedom. That too while …

Here is a great poem from which inspiration may be derived. Author is the well-known poet Kshem Chand Suman. उठो स्वदेश के लिये बने कराल काल तुम उठो स्वदेश के लिये बने विशाल ढाल तुम उठो हिमाद्रि श्रंग से तुम्हे प्रजा पुकारती उठो प्रशांत पंथ पर बढ़ो सुबुद्ध भारती जागो विराट देश के तरुण तुम्हें निहारते जागो अचल, मचल, विफल, …

सोहन लाल द्विवेदी (22 फरवरी 1906 – 1 मार्च 1988) हिन्दी के प्रसिद्ध कवि थे। ऊर्जा और चेतना से भरपूर रचनाओं के इस रचयिता को राष्ट्रकवि की उपाधि से अलंकृत किया गया। महात्मा गांधी के दर्शन से प्रभावित, द्विवेदी जी ने बालोपयोगी रचनाएँ भी लिखीं। 1969 में भारत सरकार ने उन्हें पद्मश्री उपाधि प्रदान कर सम्मानित किया था। न हाथ …

I recently visited Jhansi and as I am a great admirer or Rani Laxmibai, I went to see her palace, Jhansi Fort and museum. In the museum, I found a very nice poetry book related to the first freedom fight of India in 1857. In this book I found a truly remarkable poem in Bhojpuri, that immediately reminded me of …

Currently, we face confrontation on our northern border. China from across Himalaya is becoming aggressive. Here is an old and famous poem of Gopal Singh Nepali about the relationship of Himalaya with India. गोपाल सिंह नेपाली (Gopal Singh Nepali) का 11 अगस्त 1911 को बेतिया, पश्चिमी चम्पारन (बिहार) में जन्म हुआ। गोपाल सिंह नेपाली को हिन्दी के गीतकारों में विशेष …

In view of the current 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 January 26, 1950. India‘s population was 33 Crores that time. From now on, it would be the meek people of the land who would collectively rule this …

Here is an old classic by the famous poet Suryakant Tripathi Nirala. This lovely composition in chaste Hindi is a pleasure to sing loudly for its sheer rhythm and zing. On this Independence Day, this national poem should be shared by all. वर दे वीणावादिनी! वर दे। प्रिय स्वतंत्र–रव अमृत–मंत्र नव, भारत में भर दे। काट अंध–उर के बंधन–स्तर, बहा …

Here is a famous poem that was written by the well known poet Girija Kumar Mathur at the time when India got independence. The poem is still relevant today. पंद्रह अगस्त: 1947 – गिरिजा कुमार माथुर आज जीत की रात पहरुए सावधान रहना! खुले देश के द्वार अचल दीपक समान रहना! प्रथम चरण है नए स्‍वर्ग का है मंज़िल का …