Tag Archives: Old Classic poems for Recitation

A just society does not occur spontaneously. It has to be nurtured and protected with valor. Here is a poem so characteristic of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. Compare with his other works like “Shakti Aur Kshma“, “Vijayi Ki Sadrish Jiyo Re” and Rashmirathi in this collection. Before the contemporary poem evolved as an expression of self, there were poets like Dinkar …

The Gift of India: Sarojini Naidu The Gift of India is a poem written in 1915 by the Indian poet, freedom fighter and politician Sarojini Naidu. The poem is a tribute to the contribution of Indian soldiers in World War I. Over 10 lakh Indian soldiers from the British Indian Empire served in the Allied forces in the First World …

Mahashivaratri is an auspicious occasion for Hindus. It is the festival when Lord Shiva, one of the deities of Hindu Trinity (the other two being Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu), is worshiped with immense devotion. The ceremonious occasion, which honors Lord Shiva, falls on the moonless 14th night of the new moon in the Hindu month of Phalgun, which corresponds …

Mahashivaratri is a special day for the devotees of Lord Shiva. On the festival, people would observe a fast for the entire day and sing bhajans and songs in the praise of the deity. Lord Shiva temples are flocked by devotees, as special puja is conducted all through the day. Different types of Abhishek are performed, with the use of …

महाकवि बिहारीलाल का जन्म 1603 के लगभग ग्वालियर (Gwalior is a city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh) में हुआ। उनके पिता का नाम केशवराय था व वे माथुर चौबे जाति से संबंध रखते थे। बिहारी का बचपन बुंदेल खंड में बीता और युवावस्था ससुराल मथुरा में व्यतीत की। बिहारी की एकमात्र रचना सतसई (सप्तशती) है। यह मुक्तक …

आओ तुम्हे बताऊ के माँ क्या है: कैफ़ी आज़मी आओ आओ तुम्हे बताऊ के माँ क्या है माँ एक ज्योति जीवन है बाकी सब अन्धियारा है माँ एक ज्योति जीवन है बाकी सब अन्धियारा है साच्ची उसके दुनिया में भगवान ने प्यार उतारा है माँ का दूजा नाम है प्यार मेरे साथी मेरे यार आओ आओ तुम्हे बताऊ के माँ …

Thanksgiving is a holiday in the United States and Canada when people give thanks. In the United States, it is on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada it is on the second Monday of October. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln said the last Thursday of November would be a national Day of Thanksgiving for the United States. American immigrants brought …

Hum Se Badkar Kaun is a 1981 Hindi-language Indian film directed by Deepak Bahry, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Vijayendra Ghatge, Ranjeeta, Amjad Khan, Danny Denzongpa, Kajal Kiran and Ranjeet. Four young boys tragically separated from their parents and each other grow up to become four different men with divergent values and conflicting methods. Fate eventually sets their paths for a head …

40 साल से भी ज्यादा लंबा फिल्मी सफर, चार हजार से भी ज्यादा गीत और 40 बार फिल्मफेयर पुरस्कार के लिए नामांकन। ये आंकड़े खुद ही बता देते हैं कि आनंद बख्शी ने जो रचा उसका दायरा कितना विशाल था। शमशाद बेगम हों या अलका याग्निक या मन्ना डे या फिर कुमार सानू। गायक आते-जाते रहे, उनके लिए शब्द रचने …

This great poem was written by Allama Muhammad Iqbal, a great poet-philosopher and active political leader. Iqbal was born at Sialkot, Punjab, in 1877. He descended from a family of Kashmiri brahmins but his grandfather Sahaj Ram Sapru, had to embrace Islam (Reference). In 1904, Iqbal, then a young lecturer at the Government College, Lahore, was invited by his student …