An ode to Donkeys - Idhar bhi Gadhe hain, Udhar bhi Gadhe hain!

This is a satirical poem written by Om Prakash Aditya back in the day, always relevant and a reminder of Harishankar Parsai's writings. The poem uses Donkey as a symbol of all that was wrong in our politics and society in general. I have added a couple of my couplets to the original poem, which are relevant in today's time :-) There is also some commentary on how good Donkeys actually are. इधर भी गधे हैं, उधर भी गधे हैं

जिधर देखता हूं, गधे ही गधे हैं...

घोडों को मिलती नहीं घास देखो

गधे खा रहे हैं च्यवनप्राश देखो....

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Welcome to Jal Tarang - your podcast for celebrating the beauty of Hindi stories, poetry, philosophical musings, and more.

My other podcasts: 1. Bachchan's Madhushala - a poetic discussion: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5vH0OGwTP8xbwEpX33M1NT⁠⁠⁠ 2. ⁠⁠Kitaab Ghar - a Hindi Books⁠⁠ podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3sTh2uvc4Ze9rS2ta8xdQp

Instagram: https://www.⁠instagram.com/_ibnBatuta/⁠YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arisudan/podcastsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arisudan/More Hindi Podcasts: http://www.arisudan.com

Credits: Poem and voice - Arisudan

#Hindi #Poetry #Literature #History #Stories #River #Donkey #OmPrakashAditya #Gadha

In this episode, a beautiful poem by Subhadrakumari Chauhan - "Yah Kadamb ka Ped, agar Maa, Hota Yamuna Teere". It's an easy going, light and sweet poem on a conversation between a son and mother. The fascinating combination of Kadamb tree, Yamuna and Kanhaiya is unmissable :-)

यह कदंब का पेड़ अगर माँ होता यमुना तीरे।
मैं भी उस पर बैठ कन्हैया बनता धीरे-धीरे॥
ले देतीं यदि मुझे बांसुरी तुम दो पैसे वाली।
किसी तरह नीची हो जाती यह कदंब की डाली॥

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Welcome to Jal Tarang - your podcast for celebrating the beauty of Hindi stories, poetry, philosophical musings, and more.

My other podcasts:
1. Bachchan's Madhushala - a poetic discussion: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5vH0OGwTP8xbwEpX33M1NT⁠⁠⁠
2. ⁠⁠Kitaab Ghar - a Hindi Books⁠⁠ podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3sTh2uvc4Ze9rS2ta8xdQp

Instagram:
https://www.⁠instagram.com/_ibnBatuta/⁠
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arisudan/podcasts
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arisudan/
More Hindi Podcasts: http://www.arisudan.com

Credits: Poem and voice - Arisudan

#Hindi #Poetry #Literature #History #Stories #River #Rocks

This poem is on ode to the rocks by the river. When we see a river in the hills, there are these rocks that have stood there for centuries, watching the river flow - stories so many stories within them - if only they could tell the tale! This poem is for all those rocks, big and small, rough and smooth. You can read the full script here: https://sites.google.com/view/arisudan/podcasts/dhaiAakhar/Patthar

है तन कठोर है मन कठोर किन्तु मैं भाव विह्वल भी हूँ मैं पत्थर रूप में जन्मा हूँ हूँ पाषाण देह और तरल भी हूँ

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Welcome to Jal Tarang - your podcast for celebrating the beauty of Hindi stories, poetry, philosophical musings, and more.

My other podcasts:
1. Bachchan's Madhushala - a poetic discussion: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5vH0OGwTP8xbwEpX33M1NT⁠⁠⁠
2. ⁠⁠Kitaab Ghar - a Hindi Books⁠⁠ podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3sTh2uvc4Ze9rS2ta8xdQp

Instagram: https://www.⁠instagram.com/_ibnBatuta/⁠
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arisudan/podcasts
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arisudan/
More Hindi Podcasts: http://www.arisudan.com

Credits: Poem and voice - Arisudan

#Hindi #Poetry #Literature #History #Stories #River #Rocks