"बिदाई"

जब एक लङकी की शादी की बात शुरु होती है तब घर में काफी अलग माहौल होता है. लङकी के मा बाप कभी अपनी लाडली को डांटते हैं तो कभी उसे पागलों जैसा प्यार करके उसके सारे नखरे सहते हैं. ससुराल में कैसे रेहने की आदत डालते समय मां ये भुल जाती है कि अब उसे भी अकेला रहने की आदत डालनी पडेगी. पापा उसकी हर इच्छा पुरी करना चाहते हैं.

एक तरफ घर में खुशी का माहौल है त्योहार जैसा जष्न है तो दुसरी ओर अपनों से दुर जाने का गम भी है. भाई बहन आज भी उसकी खिचाई करते हैं उसे तंग करते हैं पर एक पल के लिए रो देते हैं. इसके बाद वो लोग ऐसा हक नहीं जता पाएंगे उसे ऐसे मना नहीं पाएंगे.

घर के बडे अपनी सारी दुआंएं अपनी पोती पर बरसा देते हैं. वे तो केवल इसी बात से संतुष्ट हैं कि आज ये दिन देखने के लिए ही वो जिंदा हैं. शादी में ऐसे बैठतें हैं जैसे उनकी पोती दुनीया की सबसे बडी अपसरा हो और उसको ऐसा बनाने का श्रेय वे खुदको देते हैं.

सब अपनी मस्ती में गुल है. हसना, गाना, बजाना, खाना खिलाना, नाचना नचाना सब कुछ एक साथ चल रहा है. एक अविस्मर्णीय आनंद का वातावरण है. हर तरफ शोर है पर इन सब के बीच उस लडकी के मन में हो रहे शोर की आवाज कोई सुन नहीं पाता. उसके मन और मस्तिष्क में एक कलरह चल रहा है. वो सब जानते हुए भी इस भीतर की अशांती को शांत नही कर पाती. पती के साथ संसार करना है पर अपने मा बाप की स्वास्थ्य की चिंता है. नए लोगों को अपनाना है पर पुराने रिश्तों की डोर छोडनी नहीं है. मुश्किल है ये निभाना पर ये चुनौती उसे स्वीकार है उसका एक ही कारण है समर्पण! जब लडकी ये समझ जाती है तब वो अपने(मायके) घर से हर्ष और आत्मीयता से अपने(ससुराल) घर बीदा लती है.

Stop the 'bargain'

Walking down the highway or travelling in public transport, you realize a lot of things that you fail to notice in normal life. There are people who stay on footpaths or below the bridges. Their clothes are torn or their faces are burnt, their legs are broken or their hands are cut. Its not they want to live like that but it is their choice to get adapted to such conditions. They are humans and thats what we fail to understand.

While travelling in bus or train, you often see people begging or selling stuff like bangles, pouches, stationery or any such item. Its not their choice but their financial conditions which make them do this. However they are the most honest and hard working lot of 'working class' in India. Its not just their job but their daily bread. Amongst all this, they still manage to have a family, raise kids, educate their children and feed the house. Its not an easy task. We fail to realize that the 2rs that we just bargained for could add up to become their child's daily school fees. We donot think of bargaining in a supermarket or a shop then why do it with the people who need the most. A vegetable seller down the lane, roadside hawkers, people selling in trains etc..are the ones who need money more than the people who are enjoying in air conditions.

Lets help people live a better life!

Prem

Jeevan ma ghanu badhu male pan prem malvo bau aghru che
te koini pasethi milkat ma nathi malto na toh te rishvat apine kharidi sakay che, bau ocha manso ne sacho prem male che pan emathi amuk j eva manso hoy jene eni kimmat nahi pan eni hakikat samjhay che, ghana toh prem ne pachavij nathi sakta ne ghana tene nibhavi nathi sakta, harsh ma malelo prem kokne swarg thi vadhare khubsurat lage toh dard ke virah no prem mrutyu karta pan vadhare dukhdayak lage che, prakruti no niyam e aapda manav srushti karta alag ne anmol che je manav ne sikhvade che ke prem khali apvano hoy mangvano nahi prem e ek anubhuti che dekhado nahi pan jyare ej prem aapdi kamjori bane tyare ene chodi devano hoy, e kharab che etale nahi pan mara lidhe ene tras na thavo joie etale..jo aajno manav aatlu samjhine prem kare toh koi kyare prem na lidhe dukhi na thay

Indian politics

I never took interest in this topic but then came the times of educated president and highly qualified prime minister. Yes i am talking about Abdul Kalam and Manmohan Singh. That was the time when i started understanding what is politics about, how it is handled and what goes in handling country affairs. All the demands of the population of a country are not easy to be fulfilled but these people take so much efforts to give what we ask for. With the rise of inflation and corruption, I soon lost the little interest i had. Then i realised that its not about the person who comes in position its about the attitude that we the common people have about our own country its condition and the way we want it to be. Having prejudices about any person/leader or the government wont help to make this a better place to live but expressing and taking initiatives to change the way we want our surroundings to be.

Just when i had thought that nothing is going to happen, came a man (i would call him an iron man) who gave me a reason to take interest again in the politics of India. He did nothing to get sympthy or press compulsorily to get votes. He gave a vision, an aim to strive hard to help India progress which he had already done in the state of Gujarat, giving a live example to help people believe in him. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by swearing today in front of the country, you swore not just to do your duty as a prime minister but you swore to show us a beautiful and prosperous India. I dont expect you to be a magician who will change everything by moving a wand but to maintain what you had and try to implement all the ideas you have promised the people. In this race of getting seats and posts, i hope it doesnot get into your head and you accomplish your responsibilities carefully. With your oath, lets hope that we will be able to see the best of India in the future.

Amidst nature

Following the light i found my way in the darkness,
Finding the sanctity, i tried reducing my stress,
Peace is what you attain and not find,
some self-introspection and nothing of its kind,
Life is too short to live long,
the pollution and exhaustion which here is proven wrong,
In nature's lap i feel calm and serene,
Nothing to worry and no person is mean,
It feels like an illusion when compared to the crowded busy scenario,
everything here is beautiful be it flowers, sparrow or crow,
For once i felt i was in heaven,
With the noise and frustration none.

She finds it!

There was a little girl who jumped and laughed, danced and smiled cribbed and cried. She filled her heart with the smallest of joys like going out with family or sharing tea with friends.with no high hopes or heavy expectations, she lived a simple and calm life. Everything seemed peaceful and cheerful as she never complained about how lonely she was within and she hated to live around people who all were mean. One day she met someone who changed her life and sooner or later made her his life. All her sorrows and anger could rest in peace now as she had him to tell it all and decrease the pain somehow. He treated her like a princess and kept her away from any mess. She thought he was her angle and getting him in her life was God's miracle. Since then she has been happy and smiling as he became the reason of her living.

Rishtaa

uljhano se bhara ye shabd, na samajh paye kabhi apni hadd; bandh jata aasani se, na parvah kisiki isse; ruthata manata, gairon ko apna banata; zindagi ko haseen banaewala, jisne pyaar ko hai paala; fir kyun log isse darte hain, bina isse jaane apna muh isse ferte hain; na jaante ye isski takat, jo itna sachha hai aur yahi hai iski hakikat; jo bina mile parindo ko jodta hai, jiska naam janm mrutyu se bhi aage aata hai..