Tag Archives: Frustration Poems for Students

Calamities come in every one’s life. There could be death of a near and dear one or losing love of one’s life. Desperation may follow and everything may look dark and hopeless. Here Bachchan Ji tells in his inimitable style, it is fine to light a tiny lamp to dispel that darkness. It is OK to get up and re-connect …

Love is the essence. As retreating water leaves the sand dry, so does lost love leave a person drained and lifeless. Here is a beautiful expression by Suryakant Tripathi Nirala. स्नेह निर्झर बह गया है: सूर्यकांत त्रिपाठी ‘निराला’ स्नेह निर्झर बह गया है, रेत सा तन रह गया है। आम की यह डाल जो सूखी दिखी‚ कह रही है – अब …

“If I’m to die by the bullet of a mad man, I must do so smiling. God must be in my heart and on my lips. And if anything happens, you are not to shed a single tear.” – Gandhiji, January 28, 1948 They gathered round him where he lay Upon a bed of dewy flowers: A smile upon his …

Here is a gem taken from the all-time classic “Rashmirathi”. Dinkar Ji abhors the animal instincts that linger just under the surface of humanity. He abhors the glorification of war by the society. No right thinking human being would want the death and destruction that invariably occurs in a war, but still at times war gets all out support from societies. …

Love requires great deal of efforts and full involvement. It exhausts the lovers. Then if one has to go through the whole process again! It is very difficult to revisit the old lanes and by lanes of love. कैसे भेंट तुम्हारी ले लूँ: हरिवंश राय बच्चन कैसे भेंट तुम्हारी ले लूँ क्या तुम लाई हो चितवन में, क्या तुम लाई हो …

A Friend Can Save A Life: A Friend Making A Difference That girl’s heart aches, Her smile is fake. The cuts sting, Her phone rings. She ignores And thinks life’s a bore. But she doesn’t know There are people who care. She doesn’t know That they’ve always been there. She’s tired of being joked at school, She’s tired of being …

Here is an excerpt from a poem expressing the wishes of a poor poet for his love on her birthday. आज है तेरा जनम दिन, तेरी फुलबगिया में फूल एक और खिल गया है किसी माली का आज की रात तेरी उम्र के कच्चे घर में दीप एक और जलेगा किसी दिवाली का। आज वह दिन है किसी चौक पुरे …

A very powerful poem indeed. When we are young, we have dreams and aspirations. Most of these are never realized. Life passes on and suddenly one day we find ourselves exhausted, past our primes even as our dreams lay shattered. This sentiment is so beautifully captured by Gopal Das Neeraj in this classic poem. The poem was also adopted as …

In this age of mobile phones, internet and emails, here is a poem with old-world charm. Old world where a hand written letter could easily light up a day, a life. Here is a charmer from Neeraj. लिखना चाहूँ भी तुझे खत तो बता कैसे लिखूँ ज्ञात मुझको तो तेरा ठौर ठिकाना भी नहीं दिखना चाहूँ भी तुझे तो मैं …

This poem is quite in contrast to the previous one “Kaarvan Gujar Gaya” by Gopal Das Neeraj, even its answer in a way. Here is a more optimistic view on life. It exhorts us to take things in stride and carry on even if life brings onto us some nasty surprises. Another beautiful poem of Neeraj… छिप छिप अश्रु बहाने वालों, …