Guncha Koi.........

I was just listening to this beautiful piece of Ghazal from Mai, Meri patni aur woh....

the line go like this.....

Guncha koi mere naam kar diya
Guncha koi mere naam kar diyaaa

Saaki ne phirse mera jaam bhar diya
Saaki ne phirse mera jaam bhar diyaaa

Guncha koiiiiiiiii

Tum jaisa koi nahi, is jahan mein
Tum jaisa koi nahi, is jahan meinnn

Subah ko teru zulf ne shaam kar diya
Subah ko teru zulf ne shaam kar diyaaa

Saaki ne phirse mera jaam bhar diyaaaaaaaa
Guncha koiiiiiiiii

Mehfil mein baar baar idhar dekha kiye
Mehfil mein baar baar idhar dekha kiyeee

Aakhon ke jaziron ko mere naam kar diya
Aakhon ke jaziron ko mere naam kar diyaaa

Saaki ne phirse mera jaam bhar diyaaaaaaaa
Guncha koiiiiiiiii

Hosh bekhabar se hue unke bagair
Hosh bekhabar se hue unke bagairrr

Woh jo humse keh naa sake, dil ne keh diya
Woh jo humse keh naa sake, dil ne keh diyaaa

Saaki ne phirse mera jaam bhar diyaaa
Saaki ne phirse mera jaam bhar diyaaaaaaaa

Guncha koi mere naam kar diya
Saaki ne phirse mera jaam bhar diyaaaaaaaa

Guncha koi mere naam kar diyaaaa

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OSAMA – Life of the people of Afghanistan

Half an hour back, the power went off and so I started with my normal routine, which I normally do at such times…. Chit-chatting with my friend Gaurav Verma… We talk about a lot of stuff from politics to movies, from our university going to dogs to the latest in fashion or cinema…. and so on and so forth…. Incidentally, the topic of discussion came on Taliban and we were discussing about how horrendous the Taliban regime had been on the people of Afghanistan, esp the women…

Most of u would be having an idea of what had occurred in Afghanistan before the US-UK attack… Life was actually terrible there…. Maybe terrible is also a very small word to describe the calamity… but one can easily say that the life of people was even worse than dogs, after seeing a movie called OSAMA…

Its not about Bin-laden, but on the atrocities which the talibanese inflicted on the people of Afghanistan. The movie goes something like this:

In the first scene, the director has shown that the women in Afghanistan are taking mass protests against the Taliban rule… but their procession is brought to an abrupt halt with the Talibanese fighters attacking these helpless women and later jailing them in cells… Very few of them are able to save their lives and flee away…..

In the next scene, a life of a very poor and common household in Afghanistan is shown, where the man of the house had been inducted into the Taliban army to fight in Pakistan and is probably dead and since, women are not allowed to work, the 3 people (a small girl, her mother and her grandmother) are starving…. The mother works in a small hospital, but that too is being shut down since the people have no money to pay… She has no means, whatsoever, to earn her bread.

The condition of the people is bad, so bad that probably death would be a more feasible option than life…. yet they’re somehow managing their lives among fear, terror and hunger. So peculiar are the taliban’s laws that people are not allowed to make any merry… This can be understood from the scene that is shown…. they cater to a house where a marriage is taking place (the bride has never met the groom but the marriage would take place with his photo frame!!) Later they hear a knock and understand that the talibans have come…. So they quickly hide everything and wipe out all traces of joy and happiness and instead cover themselves with burkahs and fake to be sulking over their dead ones!! This shows that the ruthless talibanese were even against the celebration of any joy amongst the people….

The mother later decides to cut her daughter’s hair, so that she would look like a boy and encourages her not to fear and be bold, otherwise all of them would starve to death. Later she takes her to an acquaintance where the girl could work…. For the initial few days, they are able to get their bread, still living among the terror that if the Talibanese discover that, they would ‘kill’ them……

But somehow, the good days are always short-lived. The talibanese begin to induct all young boys to be trained into fighters and so the girl also has to go to the training camp… However, her identity is soon revealed and she is condemned to die… They sentence her to be killed. But then the mullah (or the kazi) comes up to the chief and suggests that the girl be married to him!! A 10-11 years old girl be married to a 60-65 year old man….. and the chief proclaims, that “By the justice of Allah! The girl is forgiven and married to the old kazi”

Later, the kazi brings the girl to her house, where he introduces her to his other wives.. As the readers can now guess, what happens later in this story… the fun, the age, the innocence of a tiny girl being ruined by an old man….. The girl who doesn’t know anything about this world…. is made to suffer for the rest of her life by an old kazi… She is made to be locked in her house where she is condemned to suffer for the rest of her life.

Her dreams are all trampled…. and mercilessly killed….

Such is the pathetic condition of the women in Afghanistan…. They had to survive a climate of hostility and face all odds…. death and destruction… even though they are fully qualified to earn their own bread….. they had to suffer at the hands of meaningless, orthodox talibanese fundamentals….. I know that the US-UK attack on Afghanistan was not legitimate…. But somewhere, in my heart of hearts I feel that it was for good, because it atleast helped to liberate these terror-stricken people…..

May God shower peace on all of us !!

Mera Pyar - Shahrukh Khan

Don’t be misled by the title… I am not talking about myself, I just adore Shahrukh as a very talented actor… but there so many of our feminine lassies who just dream about him with their eyes closed as well as open….!! From their childhood, they have been having fantasies of marrying SRK but its only in their adolescence, they realize that the love of their life has already been engaged in marital vows long long back. But still, that feeling of insane love stretches out and never dies… They seldom realize the fact that in real life, there are ‘No’ shahrukhs… and the kind of romance and personality they see on the silver screen, should be restricted to within those 3 hrs of the movie. But still, they carry that feeling in their gleamy eyes, thinking… ‘Wish Shahrukh was mine!’

This has had some serious consequences as well… Girls get distracted from their normal way of life and get carried into an entirely different world which is pure fantasy and has no correlation with this existing world… Some cases have been so frantic, that such people have been misled into wrong-doings just to get a close-up glimpse of their love God!

Some have been so deep madly in love with him, that they try to find that kind of image in their boy-friends & husbands… without realizing that what they see on the screen is not a real person but only a shadowy image of what should be perceived… They seldom realize that what they have is much better than what they think…

No doubt this is the very idea which prompted Hrishikesh Mukherjee to direct the movie ‘Guddi’ (with Jaya Bacchan, Dharmendra and Utpal Dutt). The movie highlights a girl’s (Jaya Bacchan’s) infatuation towards a celebrity (Dharmendra) and fails to realize that her world couldn’t be completed by an infatuation but by the reality (her fiancé)

But aren’t men a part of a similar infatuation too…. As a matter of fact, we are hit by a very similar infatuation!! Guys and gals dream of shahrukh and bipasha in their mates and they are always submerged in this dreamy world, without opening their eyes for once and realizing that the people who care for them, mean much more than this fantasy…..

Unless one realizes this fact, the words….. ‘pure’, ‘strong’ and ‘meaningful relationship’ are just myth and fantasy!!

Gopal Godse's Interview

I was browsing through Nivedita Raghav's blog, when i came across Gopal Godse's (Nathu Ram Godse's brother) interview....

Check it out.......... Gopal Godse's Interview

Take Care!!

Kuch Panktiyan........

kalam uthaya hua hai magar lafj nahi milta,
jisko dhund rahe hai wo sakhs nahi milta
firte hai hamesha wo jamane ki talash me
bas hamare liye hi unhe waqt nahi milta
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shaam udaas hai, raat bhi udaas hogi,
subah kafan mein liptee meri laash hogi,
aye mujhe dafnanewale jakar unse keh dena
KABAR par bhi unki tasveer mere saath hogi....
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Teri har adaa qayaamat se kam nahi
jis dil me basey woh shole se kam nahi

Aaj bhi mohabbat ke woh din yaad hai
teri bahon me do pal khoye bina koi shaam nahi

bichad gayi tu par simat gayi yaadein teri
karun tujhe yaad har pal mera aur koi kaam nahi

jee rahe hai be-sabab yaar maikade mein
gham ko khushi me badal sake aisa koi jaam nahi

main nahi akela tanhaa saara zamaana hai
aahen bhartey hai chup chup kar jinka koi naam nahi

kehtey hai log hua yeh afsana purana
waqt ki nazaakat hai koi ilzaam nahi
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chalte chalte do musafir mil jate hai,
baton baton mein woh rahi ban jate hai.
do rooh ka milan toh rab karate hai,
par rishte unse samjhauta he karate hai.

jeene ke liye toh ek rahi hi kafe hai,
jo har saans tak saath nibhate hai,
bewafa to woh (jeevan)saathi hai,
jo matlaab nilkte hi haath chhod jate hai.
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Garmi-ae-hasratein nakaam se jal jaate hain
hum charagon ki tarah shaam se jal jaate hain
shama jis aag mein jalti hai numaish ke liye
hum usi aag mein gum naam se jal jaate hain
jab bhi aata hai tera naam mere naam ke saath
jaane kyun log mere naam se jal jaate hain

Life now and before

I sometimes think of the life of the people of the modern day..... so fast, so hectic.... not a single minute is available to them for leisure.... and i think, where is man going to??

God has given everyone a limited number of years to live, but it seems from day 1, man is in a hurry.... even 2 legs are short for him and wants wings to fly.... Hasn't he done a lot..... invented modern day cars to speed-up transportation, invented cellphones to talk to others.. to save the precious time.... uses computers to speed up his work and carry it out in a jiffy.... yet despite so many gizmos, man is never free of tensions.... is always moving here and there in this competitive world to enahance his individuality, thus making this already competitive world, even more competitve..

I sometimes think about the good old days, when there were no cars, no mobiles, no computers and even no TV.... people used to be hard working, but enjoyed their life as well... They used to work from morning to evening, but enjoying their siesta and then in the evening they would visit the communal gathering or the choupal to crack jokes and enjoy limericks under the trees.... It used to be great where people could discuss their problems and be active in the group.... they had a life and the problems in their lives were comparatively lesser..... But in the modern day world, people are extremely busy with their chores, and seldom get any time to communicate with each other, visit each other....

Another thing is that due to the simple life-style earlier, people used to do labourous work and ate simple food.... but now, with fast moving locomotives, less time to take care of their health, people are more prone to health-related issue like obesity (i don't say that for all.... but on a larger scale).

Where are we going to??? The cities have become so polluted and noisy that even after u reach ur home, the honking of the cars and buses keeps ur ear-drums vibrating.... and u feel as though u will be overcome by mental fatigue... With so many vehicles and much more junta on the road, the cities have become over-crowded and u seldom find even a foot's space to stand....

Sometimes, i feel that the gud ol' days..... are long gone and we are all in a race..... a race for survival, a race for struggle.... where lagging is not an option... but what do u finally win, even if u win... a life spent in winning that race.... that's all !!

Ek Beautiful Love Story - Forever Urs

You have to read this it is absolutely beautiful......

Each year he sent her roses,
and the note would always say,
I love you even more this year,
than last year on this day.
My love for you will always grow,
with every passing year."

She knew this was the last time
that the roses would appear.
She thought, he ordered roses
in advance before this day.
Her loving husband did not know,
that he would pass away.

He always liked to do things early,
way before the time.
Then, if he got too busy,
everything would work out fine.

She trimmed the stems and
placed them in a very special vase.
Then, sat the vase beside
the portrait of his smiling face.

She would sit for hours,
In her husband's favorite chair.
While staring at his picture,
and the roses sitting there.

A year went by, and it was
to live without her mate.
With loneliness and solitude,
that had become her fate.

Then, the very hour,
The doorbell rang, and there
were roses sitting by her door.

She brought the roses in,
and then just looked at them in shock.
Then, went to get the telephone,
to call the florist shop.

The owner answered, and she asked him,
if he would explain, Why would someone would
do this to her, causing her such pain?

"I know your husband passed away,
more than a year ago,"
The owner said,
"I knew you'd call, and you would want to know.
The flowers you received today,
were paid for in advance.
Your husband always planned ahead,
he left nothing to chance.
There is a standing order,
that I have on file down here,
And he has paid, well in advance,
you'll get them every year.

There also is another thing,
that I think you should know,
He wrote a special little card...he did this years ago.
Then, should ever I find out that he's no longer here, that's the card that should be sent to you
the following year."

She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard.
Her fingers shaking,
as she slowly reached to get the card.

Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note.
Then, as she stared in total silence,
this is what he wrote...

"Hello my love, I know it's been a year
since I've been gone.
I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome.
I know it must be lonely,
and the pain is very real.

Or if it was the other way,
I know how I would feel.
The love we shared made everything
so beautiful in life.
I loved you more than words can say,
you were the perfect wife.
You were my friend and lover,
you fulfilled my every need.
I know it's only been a year,
but please try not to grieve.

I want you to be happy,
even when you shed your tears.
That is why the roses will be sent to you for years.
When you get these roses,
think of all the happiness that we had together,
and how both of us were blessed.
I have always loved you and
I know I always will.
But, my love, you must go on,
you have some living still.

Please...try to find happiness,
while living out your days.
I know it is not easy,
but I hope you find some ways.

The roses will come every year,
and they will only stop,
When your door's not answered,
when the florist stops to knock.
He will come five times that day,
in case you have gone out.
But after his last visit,
he will know without a doubt!
To take the roses to the place,
where I've instructed him
and place the roses where we are,
together once again.

Sometimes in life, you find a special friend;
Someone who changes your life
just by being part of it.
Someone who makes you laugh
until you can't stop;
Someone who makes you believe
that there really is good in the world.
Someone who convinces you
that there really is an unlocked door
just waiting for you to open it.

Live-in relationships.... for better or for worse

Indians are supposed to be one of the fast changing people who can readily adapt to the western civilization.... atleast that's what can be said about those living in the cities. From fast-moving cars to cellphones to social customs, we have been evolving ourselves into the western way life very rapidly and hence our thinking has also undergone major changes.

For instance, in earlier days arranged marriages used to dominate but later love marriages started taking a strong hold... and have been ever more in dominance than arranged marriages. After this, another concept has overcome people's minds i.e. LIVE-IN RELATIONSHIPS or staying of a boy and girl together in one apartment without marrying...

Actually no-one, can fully condemn or appreciate it because both the sides have their own justifications..
The people who support it say, that it gives the boy and the girl an appropriate chance to understand each other and work out compatibility between themselves. Since the youth of today is so busy in earning its livelihood and stature that the boy and the girl hardly get adeuquate time to know about each other, otherwise and hence when they stay together, they understand each other much more. This doesn't even restrict their freedom because they are not committed to each other... they are just friends who are staying together and if they feel they're compatible, they go ahead with any marriage plans.

Then there is this other side, which is totally against such an idea and dismisses it considering it as hogwash. They feel that staying of a boy and a girl together is against their culture, religion and values and this only encourages unwanted sexual behaviour amongst the two and when they are not bound or committed by any sacred marriage vows, they tend to be free and hence never learn the meaning of commitment and hence call such an idea as a sin.

Well, as for me, i have mixed ideas as i am unable to support any group with full heart. On the one hand, i feel that live-in relationships are not entirely wrong because it does give a lot of time to couples to understand each other and prevents the mistake of marrying a wrong person and thus marring ur happiness.... Also, it enables the fresh blood to understand the responsibilities that they would have after marriage and hence makes them responsible enough to take all of them on their shoulders slowly and steadily.

But on the other hand, i also think that living with anybody (unknown) can also initiate sexual intentions and if one is not careful, the entire episode can be a big disaster. The boy or the girl should be very careful because here they would be dealing with another individual and hence they have to very careful while choosing their flat-mate. A wrong judgement can be catastrophic. They shouldn't forget their values and customs and should always keep in mind that unless they are also mentally bound in a strong, they should just keep their relationship within limits of friendship alone, i.e. to say they should proceed to the next level only if they think that they know each other very well and won’t find any troubles in staying with each other for the rest of their lives.