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LafzByGarima - Hindi Poetry

LafzByGarima - Hindi Poetry

By Garima Mishra

In thecpodcast LafzByGarima Garima Mishra brings random, free-flowing, scattered thoughts translated into Hindi poetry.
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मुझ जैसी (Mujh Jaisi) in Malyalam

LafzByGarima - Hindi PoetryMay 22, 2022

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वो आया मेरे द्वार जब (Wo aaya mere dwar jab) - an ode to Lord Shiva

वो आया मेरे द्वार जब (Wo aaya mere dwar jab) - an ode to Lord Shiva

The protagonist reveals a mesmeric glimpse of Lord Shiva in his all encompassing form which brings her hope, strength, light and bliss, in a world that has its fair share of challenges, despair, and despondency. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #LafzbyGarima #hindi #poem #poetry #spotify #writing #podcast
Mar 07, 202401:46
याचना (Yachana)

याचना (Yachana)

A devotee's ardent plea, an invocation to the Almighty to relieve him from every facet of life except those that bind him to His will, His effulgence, infinite magnificence and immeasurable mercy. The poem identifies the attachment to the self as a formidable barrier in the spiritual path and pleads with the Almighty to help get over the notional lure of the ego. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #poem #LafzbyGarima #poetry #hindi #hindipoetry #writing #writingcommunity
Jan 16, 202401:40
अबके बारिश में आना तुम (Abke baarish mein aana tum)

अबके बारिश में आना तुम (Abke baarish mein aana tum)

In a poignant piece that celebrates the divinity in small things, this poem beckons discerning people around to witness the magic of rustic beauty in the town of her origin. The poem invites the listeners to get a panoramic glimpse of how the heart can be embellished with the tiny pleasures of small town indulgences. (Description credit: Subash Sangam)
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Jan 08, 202401:37
किरदार (Kirdaar)

किरदार (Kirdaar)

In the Almighty's grand scheme of things, all his beings are but mere characters in a book authored by only HIM. The characters have little control over themselves, leave alone on their co-characters on how their roles would expand, contract, metamorph or develop in the story of their lives. And yet in their puppet-like existence within the pages of the book, occasionally they sense themselves flung away from the creator's strings and have to cope for themselves. While this might give them a temporary feeling of being master of their own destinies, its is actually the Masters' desire for a character or soul to eke out a struggle through the maze of life and find the true purpose of its existential dilemma. (Description credit: Subash Sangam)
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Nov 29, 202301:32
साँस (Saans)

साँस (Saans)

Due to our innate nature, we don't value things that are given in abundance to us. "Breath" is what separates us from the deceased. We regrettably take it for granted. Once we start paying attention to each breath, we recognize its infinite potential. It's something that our ancient yogis and philosophers discovered long back. Pranayama is the regulation of the breath through certain techniques and exercises such as kapalbhati, ujjayi, bhastrika, nadi-shuddhi, etc. Life is breath...breath is life. Keep breathing...
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Sep 05, 202301:33
दस्सी (Dassi)

दस्सी (Dassi)

This nostalgia-driven piece presents the reader with a metaphorical riddle - a sentimental memory of a child losing 10 paisa coins (dassi) received from her father, and an unending search for it all her life. What does that dassi represent? Life lessons? Principles? Values? The answer to that hinges as much on the readers' interpretation and experience as on what the poetry intended. What precious sentiments and teachings have each one of us lost it in the melee of life? (Description credit: Subash Sangam)


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Jul 03, 202301:16
खिलौनावाला (Khilonawala)
Mar 19, 202300:44
Mere Vargi (मुझ जैसी in Punjabi)

Mere Vargi (मुझ जैसी in Punjabi)

This segment brings Mujh Jaisi in Punjabi, translated and narrated by my very dear friend Sunanda Mehta. Sunanda is a journalist with over 25 years of experience and is the author of the biography 'Extraordinary Life of Sunanda Pushkar'. She began her career at Femina and soon moved on to Magna Publishing. Later, she worked for The Indian Express for two decades, breaking many stories throughout her tenure. From 2010 to 2017, she was Resident Editor of the Pune Edition of Indian Express, which made her the first woman editor of a national English daily in the city. A former Chevening fellow, Sunanda has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Pune. Recently she has also translated the poems of her great-grandfather (a celebrated poet of the early 1900s) from Punjabi to English. #poetry #poetrypodcast #hindipoem #hindipoetry #lafzbygarima #spotify
Feb 27, 202305:34
मुझ जैसी (Mujh Jaisi)

मुझ जैसी (Mujh Jaisi)

She comes in widely diffused plethora of colors, forms, actions, traits and looks-- deceptive they are, because deep within, she breathes in, every moment from the same melting pot of womanhood! Running through the universal sisterhood is a straight line of similar dreams and nightmares, toss of confidence and diffidence, challenges and opportunities alike. A good portion of her being and alter-being is less a short story -- and more a never ending saga of love, struggles and will power that spans milleniums. #intlwomensday #womensday2022 #poem #spotify #poetry #podcast #hindi #hindipoetry #poetrypodcast #writingcommunity #writer #poetess #podcasters #words #applepodcast
Feb 23, 202301:20
Soul Sisters - English version of मुझ जैसी

Soul Sisters - English version of मुझ जैसी

This segment is a part of the Mujh Jaisi project which attempts to translate and present my Hindi Poem Mujh Jaisi in different languages by different women artists.
This segment features my Hindi poem Mujh Jaisi in English language translated and narrated by Renuka Vijairaghavan.


Renuka has been fascinated by the written word right from her childhood. She has a keen ear for literature as well as colloquial. To this effect, she has been curating ‘The Literature Club, Pune’ for more than a couple of decades. The poetry of ‘nature’ has enamored her so, much that she works towards conservation and is a Sustainable Lifestyle Coach. She uses her language skills towards spreading awareness and conducting workshops to convince society to conserve Mother Earth, our only home. #poetry #hindipoem #poem #podcast #poetrypodcast #Spotify
Feb 23, 202305:08
सावली - Marathi version of 'Mujh Jaisi'

सावली - Marathi version of 'Mujh Jaisi'

This segment is a part of the Mujh Jaisi project which attempts to translate and present my Hindi Poem Mujh Jaisi in different languages by different women artists. In this segment, I bring Mujh Jaisi in the Marathi Language translated and narrated by Dhanashree Heblikar. The co-founder of Swatantra Theatre, Dhanashree has acted in plays like Jis Lahore, Komal Gandhar, Mujhe Amrita Chahiye, Jaag Utha Hain Raigad and has received the Best Actress Award for the year 2018 by the Maharashtra Government. She has acted in Films like Pune TC, Ek Dusre Ke Liye, and two TV soaps for Doordarshan. She's not only a classical vocalist but has also worked as a music director for many theatre productions. Dhanashree developed a module called 'Empowerment Through Theatre' and has worked with more than 2000 underprivileged, mentally, and physically challenged children. #poetry #podcast #LafzByGarima #hindi #hindipoem #spotify
Feb 20, 202304:39
जुड़वा बहनें (Judwa behenein)

जुड़वा बहनें (Judwa behenein)

Together and hand-in-hand, the eyes see, laugh and shed tears simultaneously. The poem compares a pair of eyes with twin sisters in 'Judwa Behenein' #LafzByGarima #hindipoem #poetry #writing #hindi
Nov 18, 202201:27
Mur Nisina - Assamese version of मुझ जैसी

Mur Nisina - Assamese version of मुझ जैसी

Mur Nisina is the Assamese version of my poem hindi Mujh Jaisi. This segment is made in collaboration with my very talented friend and artist Dr. Bobby Sarma Baruah who has translated and recorded Mujh Jaisi in Assamese language. Bobby is a National and International award winning Indian filmmaker, film-researcher, producer and a screenwriter whose work focuses on the indigenous cultures of Assam and North-east. Her award-winning movies include Adomya, Sonar Baran Pakhi, and Mishing.
Sep 17, 202203:42
मुझ जैसी (Mujh Jaisi) in Malyalam

मुझ जैसी (Mujh Jaisi) in Malyalam

This segment presents the poem 'Mujh Jaisi' in Malyalam language, translated and recited by Renitha Nalini Raveendran. She is a director at Be Worldwide, a South India based branding firm. A former journalist, she fell in love with words at a very young age. She had the habit of putting down her weird thoughts in notebooks and diaries. She wanted to become a writer when she grew up. As a journalist, she travelled across many states in India and wrote about women, children, environment and the marginalized. She enjoys writing poems in Malayalam. Besides writing, what electrifies her the most is travelling. #podcast #LafzByGarima #hindipoem #Malyalam #language #HindiMalyalam #Spotify #poetry #poem #Spotify #poetrypodcast
May 22, 202204:19
माँ सब जानती है (Maa sab jaanti hai)

माँ सब जानती है (Maa sab jaanti hai)

She represents that omnipresent Past & Present who knows us in entirety. Every nanosecond of our childhood steps, our inhibitions, our fears, our aspirations, and our unwoven dreams - she is the one to whom all that is revealed…sometimes even before we take cognizance of them. While mothers like everyone else may not be perfect, they still have that primeval control over our emotions and our true emotional sieve.. for after all our first home on Earth was inside her. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #mother #Mothersday #mom #Maa #mummy #momlife #mothers #poetry #hindipoetry #hindi #podcast #poem #spotify
May 06, 202201:23
Est-ce Moi ? - मुझ जैसी in French

Est-ce Moi ? - मुझ जैसी in French

In this segment, I am presenting a French version of my Hindi poem “Mujh Jaisi”. I am excited to share that for this podcast I collaborated with France-based Krys. Krys inherited her deep love for poetry from her grandmother. She grew up reading the works of French poets such as Charles Baudelaire, Alphonse de Lamartine, Victor Hugo, and Alfred de Vigny amongst many others. Krys is working in the medical field and teaches therapeutic yoga. She’s also a daily practitioner of this age-old ancient discipline and philosophy for years. Krys says that her taste for reading and learning is inexhaustible...
.................................. About the poem 'Mujh Jaisi': She comes in widely diffused plethora of colors, forms, actions, traits and looks-- deceptive they are, because deep within, she breathes in, every moment from the same melting pot of womanhood! Running through the universal sisterhood is a straight line of similar dreams and nightmares, toss of confidence and diffidence, challenges and opportunities alike.. A good portion of her being and alter-being is less a short story -- and more a never ending saga of love, struggles and will power that spans milleniums.
#french #podcast #poetry #poem #hindipoetry #hindipoem #frenchpoem #hindifrench #podcasters #writingcommunity #writing #applepodcast #words
Apr 21, 202203:23
झील (Jheel)

झील (Jheel)

As one steps far away from the maddening crowd, the beauty in the simple pieces of nature is captivating-- from a ramshackle house, to the village river with undulating water flow, to the twittering of birds in flight against the backdrop of snowy clouds-- they all form one line of connectivity within each other as also to the rudiments of our own soul. Perhaps thats the time, we shrug off all our facades and realize the ties that hold us deep!(Description credit: Subash Sangam) #poetry #worldpoetryday #hindipoem #hindipoetry #lafzbygarima #writingcommunity #words #spotify #applepodcast
Mar 21, 202201:06
सुरमई शाम (Surmai shaam)

सुरमई शाम (Surmai shaam)

Poems and prose abound on the beauty of dusk, however, the path less scribed is that special moment, when dusk bids adieu and transforms into nightscape. Day break is given its due... but is night-break any less in magnificence? The poet enthralls at the cosmic carpet laid out in myriad hues, and studded with gems of heavenly bodies. That moment when dusk takes a bow, departs for night to take over is magical. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #poem #hindi #hindipoetry #hindipoem #podcast #poetrypodcast #writingcommunity #lafzbygarima #words #writer #poetess #poet
Mar 01, 202201:01
वो गीत याद दिला दो ना (Wo geet yaad dila do na)

वो गीत याद दिला दो ना (Wo geet yaad dila do na)

The strains of a melody plays on our lips ...our heart..our souls..and winds its way through, spinning emotions..memories, aspirations and bonding in its path. The poem gazes into the past seeking a certain tune that strikes a resonance every lap of the journey. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #poem #lafzbygarima #hindipoetry #podcast #poetrypodcast #writingcommunity #spotify #words #poem #hindipoem #hindi
Feb 15, 202201:13
रेल की पटरी (Rail ki patri)

रेल की पटरी (Rail ki patri)

The undulating lines of a railway track are the fate lines that take us along with innumerable co-passengers through the journey of life-- In our fatuousness, we believe we own this moment, and are masters of our destiny-- but are we simply following the track of a cosmic whistle and flag? The poem dips into a metaphor between these metallic lines and the invisible lines of man's destiny through the course of life. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #lafzbygarima #hindi #hindipoetry #words #writingcommunity #spotify #podcast #podcaster #poetrypodcast #train #rai
Jan 11, 202201:05
कल (Kal)

कल (Kal)

Very often we keep ourselves busy worrying about the future and stop living in the present, the moment with us right here, right now... #poem #lafzbygarima #hindi #hindipoetry #words #spotify #podcast #podcasters #audiopoem #audiostory #audiopoetry #livinginthepresent #moments
Dec 05, 202100:50
डोर (Dor)

डोर (Dor)

Nothing in this world can prepare you for parent's loss. Inspite of knowing that their journey is most likely to end before you, when it happens, it comes as a shock. Yet, you have to pick yourself up and move on with the journey called life. #podcast #hindi #poetry #dad #father #papa #poem #spotify #podcasters #writingcommunity #applepodcast #writer #poetess #podtuber #podtube
Aug 21, 202101:14
Baiju-Kaluaa (बैजू-कलुआ)

Baiju-Kaluaa (बैजू-कलुआ)

Set in a remote village it is a tale of Baiju, Kaluaa and Gunvanti. From innocent and sublime love to humble aspirations and wild speculations, this poem traces the lives of the three characters who are somewhere tracing themselves. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #poem #hindi #podcasters #writingcommunity #writer #spotify #applepodcast #poetry #lafzbygarima #poetess #hindipoetry #story #audiostory
Aug 09, 202105:07
December (दिसंबर)

December (दिसंबर)

The poem attempts to draw a picture of the impoverished's hierarchy of needs & priorities, in a world that offers bare choices. Also stark is the comparison between us who watch the inequalities of life and those who live it every day. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #podcast #poetry #hindi #spotify #poem #writingcommunity #writer #applepodcast #poetess #hindipoetry #words
Aug 04, 202100:50
Chaand (चाँद)

Chaand (चाँद)

When hearts have to transcend distances..when souls seek to bridge distances of time..distance and circumstances...a medium is sought. And the cosmic energy abundant in the full moon serves as the medium to draw a line through the skies. In this poem, the protagonist uses the omnipresent moon to communicate with his lady love. (Description by Subash Sangam) #lafzbygarima #podcast #poem #hindi #hindipoetry #spotify #applepodcast #writingcommunity #writer #poetess
Jul 19, 202101:06
सबको सभी कुछ मिलता नहीं (Sabko sabhi kuch milta nahi)

सबको सभी कुछ मिलता नहीं (Sabko sabhi kuch milta nahi)

Is there an eye that hasn't shed a tear ever? Is there a heart that has no unfulfilled desire? There's always a soul that doesn't rest in peace. Life can't always be a bed of roses - it can be harsh, unfair and cruel too. The acceptance of what life offers is the way to survive and move on. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #spotify #podcast #poem #hindi #poetry #lafzbygarima #voice #applepodcast #googlepodcast #writingcommunity
Jul 07, 202101:39
उस पार (Uss paar)

उस पार (Uss paar)

The current situation around the globe and in our small close-knit worlds is unprecedented and once -in an-era calamity. Do we wonder what's at the other end of this long, extended period of uncertainty? The impact on all our psyche, our equations with people we are connected with and what changes it must have wrought upon us all? The poem is an attempt to recognize the reality of a tough time and yet keeps us angling for the message of hope over despair. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #lafzbygarima #writingcommunity #poetrypodcast #hindipoetry #poem #words
May 22, 202101:22
 कुछ तो बात करते हैं (Kuch toh baat karte hain)

कुछ तो बात करते हैं (Kuch toh baat karte hain)

Turbulence is as integral to relationships as the sharing of treasurable moments. Memories of the peaks and the troughs both play their role as building blocks. The poem stresses on keeping the lines of communication and mutual warmth, open. Lets move ahead into the sunset and then onto a new dawn, hand in hand. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #hindi #poem #poetry #lafzbygarima #podcast #anchor #spotify #googlepodcast #words #writingcommunity
May 04, 202100:59
पलायन (Migration)

पलायन (Migration)

On March 24, 2020, when a nationwide lockdown was declared, the brunt was faced by the migrant workers the most. Having lost their livelihoods, migrant workers started returning to their villages, travelling kilometres by buses, trains, bicycles and even on foot. This poem recounts the mass exodus caused by the lockdown. #lockdown #migrants #podcast #hindi #poetry #writingcommunity #spotify #applepodcast #poem #podcaster #lafzbygarima #migrantworkers
Mar 28, 202101:21
रसोई और लाॅकडाउन ( Rasoi aur lockdown)

रसोई और लाॅकडाउन ( Rasoi aur lockdown)

Imposed in March 2020, the lockdown was an event like none other in our lives before -- a paradigm shift that 'topsy-turved' the daily routine of each member of the family. This Hinglish poem revisits the lockdown days and provides an out-of-the-box, indeed satirical sneak peak into these upheavals via an imaginary conversation between inanimate kitchen vessels. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #hindi #poetry #podcast #poem #writing #writingcommunity #spotify #applepodcast #lafzbygarima #podcaster #lockdown #youtube #recipe
Mar 24, 202102:04
नकाब (Naqaab)

नकाब (Naqaab)

Covid times inflicted the mask on us as an integral part of the wardrobe ..or so we think! Most people took to masks like a natural...because the pressures of modern living has us all wearing multiple facades all the time. The poem is a poignant yet light hearted glance at how the lines between our real selves and our assumed selves blur out in a melange of masks worn by us as we seek to confirm to fit in and to be accepted by a world that ironically does not really care. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #spotify #poem #hindipoetry #podcast #writing #writercommunity #lafzbygarima #poetrypocast #podcaster #words #wearamask #covid #coronavirus
Mar 01, 202102:06
हवा हूँ मैं (Hawa hoon main)

हवा हूँ मैं (Hawa hoon main)

The poem draws a parallel between the spirit of an independent woman and that of the rudder less wind. Both seek to shake themselves off the shackles of destiny and trudge a path with no limits and perhaps of no fixated destination. To flow where the mind extends is the common chord between the two. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #lafzbygarima #spotify #hindipoetry #podcast #hindipoem #poetrypodcast #writing #originalwriting #writercommunity #poet
Feb 21, 202101:11
चल (chal)

चल (chal)

The meaning of human lives often hinges on that slender thread of soul connect which seamlessly binds us to that significant other. चल (Chal) looks at the world around and describes this thread that completes our stories, metamorph as we do from one birth to another, filling the missing blanks at times, fixing the broken pieces at other. (Description credit: Subash Sangam) #poetry #love #V-Day #hindipoetry #writing #poem #hindipoem #relationship #lafz
Feb 12, 202101:04
रिश्तों की उम्र (Rishton ki umr)

रिश्तों की उम्र (Rishton ki umr)

Unpredictable in its various hues, relationships hold us in a tight grip through life... (description credit: Subash Sangam) #lafz #hindipoetry #hindi #hindiquotes #poetry #love #poetrycommunity #hindipoem #hindikavita #hindiwriting #poem #urdushayari #follow #hindipoems
Feb 03, 202101:17
कमली (Kamli)

कमली (Kamli)

Story of a village girl named Kamli....... #lafz #hindipoetry #hindi #hindiquotes #poetry #love #poetrycommunity #hindipoem #hindikavita #hindiwriting #poem #urdushayari #follow #hindipoems
Jan 30, 202101:55
हम सब थोड़े से टूटे हैं
(Hum sab thode se toote hain)

हम सब थोड़े से टूटे हैं (Hum sab thode se toote hain)

There's a tear hidden behind every smile. We all are a little broken inside.................#lafz #hindipoetry #hindi #hindiquotes #poetry #love #poetrycommunity #hindipoem #hindikavita #hindiwriting #poem #urdushayari #follow #hindipoems
Jan 30, 202101:26
Lafz - trailer

Lafz - trailer

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Jan 29, 202100:24