Tag Archives: Kids English Poems

Rakhi Day is Righteous Day: APJ Abdul Kalam Poetry on Rakhi

Rakhi Day is Righteous Day: APJ Abdul Kalam Poetry on Rakhi

Rakhi Day is Righteous Day: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam; 15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, …

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When And Why: Tagore Poetry for Students And Children

When And Why: Tagore Poetry for Students And Children

Rabindranath Tagore (Bengali: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর) sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region’s literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its “profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse”, he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. In translation his poetry was viewed as spiritual and mercurial; his seemingly mesmeric personality, flowing hair, and …

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On The Nature of Love: Poetry by Rabindranath Tagore

On The Nature of Love: Poetry by Tagore

On The Nature of Love: Rabindranath Tagore was born in 1861 in the vast city of Calcutta. His Brahman family was wealthy and prominent; his father, Maharshi Debendranath Tagore, was a scholar and religious reformer. Sarada Devi, his mother, died when he was just a young boy — when her body was carried out through the courtyard and then burned, …

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The Kiss: Rabindranath Tagore Beautiful Love Poetry

The Kiss: Rabindranath Tagore Beautiful Love Poetry

The Kiss: Born in 1861 Calcutta, India, the legendary writer and poetic philosopher, Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. He was the first non-European to receive such an honour. Tagore wrote in Bengali and English, experimenting various genres of literature. Tagore was a poet, novelist, short-story writer, essayist, playwright, educationist, spiritualist, lyricist, composer and singer. With …

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Great Leader Gandhiji: Kids Poetry on Mahatma Gandhi

Kids Poetry about Mahatma Gandhi - Great Leader Gandhiji

Great Leader Gandhiji: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India. He became one of the most respected spiritual and political leaders of the 1900’s. Gandhiji helped free the Indian people from British rule through nonviolent resistance, and is honored by Indians as the father of the Indian Nation. The Indian people called Gandhiji ‘Mahatma’, meaning …

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Inspirational Poem on Gandhiji: Beloved Bapu

Beloved Bapu

Beloved Bapu: On his return to India in 1916, Gandhi developed his practice of non-violent civic disobedience still further, raising awareness of oppressive practices in Bihar, in 1918, which saw the local populace oppressed by their largely British masters. He also encouraged oppressed villagers to improve their own circumstances, leading peaceful strikes and protests. His fame spread, and he became …

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A Poem On Gandhiji: Inspirational Poem about Mahatma Gandhi

A Poem On Gandhiji: Inspirational Poem about Mahatma Gandhi

A Poem On Gandhiji – Quit India Movement: As the World War II progressed, Mahatma Gandhi intensified his protests for the complete independence of India. He drafted a resolution calling for the British to Quit India. The ‘Quit India Movement‘ or the ‘Bharat Chhodo Andolan’ was the most aggressive movement launched by the Indian national Congress under the leadership of …

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My Sister, My Best Friend: Rakhi Special Poem by Gillian McKay

Raksha Bandhan Special English Poem: My Sister, My Best Friend

My Sister, My Best Friend: Raksha Bandhan, also Rakshabandhan, or simply Rakhi, is an Indian and Nepalese festival centred around the tying of a thread, bracelet or talisman on the wrist as a form of bond and ritual protection. The festive Hindu and Jain ritual is one principally between brothers and sisters, observed both before and after she gets married …

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Friends: Rhyming Poem About Friendship Ideas And Inspiration

Short English Rhyme about Friendship: Friends

Friends: Friendship is a term used to denote co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more people. It can be taken to mean a supportive relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem and affection. The understanding of friendship in children tends to be more heavily focused on areas such as common activities, physical proximity, and shared expectations. These friendships provide opportunity …

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