Tag Archives: Hindi Poems on Compulsions

हम कबीर के वंशज चुप कैसे रहते: Kumar Vishwas has emerged as a very popular Hindi poet who is also in politics. He often conveys his frustrations through his poems. His tussle with Aam Aadmi Party, especially with the chief Arvind Kejriwal is often talked about and recently culminated in refusal to him of Rajya Sabha nomination from AAP. He …

Another lovely poem by Atal Ji. One more year has passed by and one can just observe and feel inside the emptiness of this uninterrupted yet repetitive stream of passage of time… एक बरस बीत गया: अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी झुलसाता जेठ मास शरद चांदनी उदास सिसकी भरते सावन का अन्तर्घट रीत गया एक बरस बीत गया। सींकचों में सिमटा जग …

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. …

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 …

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, …