The Toad and the sunshine

And it was dusk, lovers were bidding adieu, so was the sunshine, who with a heavy heart prepared to leave the toad by the darkness of the pool, where he lived, and waited for her throughout the night. And everyday, she would come, as the first morning light, illuminating his being and existence.

The toad and the twilight, the God's envied what they had, and one fine day they plotted an eclipse. The toad waited by the dark pool, and the sunshine knocked at the shadow like wild waves hitting the shore, by the time the gods showes their mercy it was too late, the toad died and the sunshine wept behind the clouds.....the gods were cursed for killing what was pure and what was more..

कल, एक मिथ्या

यह कल क्या अपने साथ लाएगा?
चिंता,विस्मयता, अनिश्चित्ता, सवालों के झुण्ड,और जवाबों के तार?
यह कल क्या अपने साथ लाएगा?
जीवन का एक नया मोड़ या हर दिन की एक नयी दौड़?
क्या हमारा काल,कल आएगा,या सफलता का एक झरोका कल द्वार खट खटायेगा ?
यह कल क्या अपने साथ लाएगा?
इस कल का मैं सत्कार करूँ,आशाओं से इंतज़ार करूँ |
क्या मैं कल मैं जीता हूँ ? और आज को मैं खोता हूँ?
कल से मेरी आस जुडी, जो आज न हो पाया उसकी प्यास जुडी
अपने कल को खुद बनाऊं ,ऐसा प्रभु मुझे वरदान मिले ,
हिम्मत से अपनी, कल की फसलें लेहराऊं, किस्मत को मेरी ऐसा दान मिले|

The Boomerang

And then darkness gloomed around, it came to him as a familiar friend, who loved bullying him as a child, when he was ready to surrender to that innocent moment of joy.

It smiled to him with the viciousness with which, destiny gives hope to a drowning soul and gently draws every breath from him,

And then darkness came to him….

Like a sinking feeling of a broken heart, trying to escape rejection

It brooded all over and inside him, in his very thoughts.

There was fear, there was doubt, there was anger wanting to shout out loud.

In the deepest moments of agony and moan, he was full of shame, despair and all alone.

A tiny light twinkled deep inside, breaking the pitch black, challenging the darkness like morning twilight

“I’m not afraid” yelled that glimmer of hope, flushing the pessimism with sonorous roar.

There was a flash, across the sky illuminating the world with endless possibilities for a moment, echoing the magnanimity of what human will can achieve, reminding us, that hope is a blessing and that darkness is just absence of light.

It was the boomerang , returning to the master!!

When gravity came to me

It trickled down through the failures, like a small stream across the face of the rock...
It gently knocked at the doors of my conscience like a gift coming ,from far off shores.
The world hustled around me , and I had it in me to see it through....
When through the fog and mist of life, gravity came to me.
There is no shit to respond, no opinion to entertain.
Close all doors behind you and dive into yourself, my friend.
This gravity pulls me away from the illusion,and myth of the world,to respond.
All set to follow my heart , its time to put your dancing shoes on.

हंसी के परे

जीवन के अनिश्चित मोड़ों पे, एक चोट मन को मार गयी

वक़्त ने ऐसा बेबस किया ,की आशाएं तार तार हुईं
हवा ने रौद्र रूप लिया,विलक्षण संकट की काया थी ,
इश्वर कहीं मिल जाता मुझको,तो खैर नहीं थी उसकी माया की

यह अंत ही तो है, अंतःकरण से एक आवाज़ आयी
क्या यही अंत है? मेरे अहं ने पलटकर वार किया,उस पीड़ा का परिहार किया
हाँ यही अंत है,हार स्वीकार करो, उस वेदना का अंतिम संस्कार करो

इस उत्तर ने मुझको पछाड़ दिया ,मेरे बोझ को मन से उतार दिया

एक हंसी उद्वीप्त मेरे कंठ से हुई,
जीवन की मिथकता पर विजयी पाती हुई,विवशता की लहरों को काटती हुई
ये हंसी मुझको ले आयी सात समंदर पार आशाओं की नौका पर हो के सवार

हौंसले के पैरों पर खड़े ,अब मुझको जीना है इस हंसी के परे ||

The Hitchhiker’s guide to drinking Wine

 It’s been 2 months for me in the US and have come across some great beer which we do not get back home in India , like Bud Lite Platinum and Samuel Adams. I wanted to graduate to Wine drinking and didn’t have much idea about it. Hence writing this blog to capture to what I would call the Hitchhiker’s guide to drinking Wine. Hope it helps :)
Basically, I had heard about the White and Red version of the wines. I came across few other categories during my search, that would be as follows:
1.       The Red Wine – Yes that’s what we have grown up seeing, actors playing Dracula ;). Some of the categories of Red Wines are as follows:

       a.       Red Blend - Winemakers will combine different red wines in order to make a new, more complete or complex flavor to enjoy.

       b.     Malbec – Originated in Argentina and popular in France, it is made out of purple grapes which give it a red colour

       c.       Pinot Noir – It is a variety of grapes , One of the first red wines

       d.     Cabernet Sauvignon – Pronounced as (Ka-ber-ne Sau-vin-yon) is a premium red grape used to make dry wines of the same name.Dry wine means there is no residual sugar after wine formation i.e. the wine is NOT sweet.

2.     The White Wine -  is a wine whose color can be straw-yellow, yellow-green, or yellow-gold coloured
       a.     Riesling - Riesling is a white grape variety which originated in the Rhine region of Germany. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery, almost perfumed, aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet, and sparkling white wines.
       b.     Pinot Grigio – One of the more popular Italian wines. The flavors can range from ripe tropical fruit notes of melon and mango to some botrytis-influenced flavors
       c.     Chardonnay - Beautifully integrated tropical flavors such as pineapple, mango, and papaya with citrus notes that explode in your mouth. These flavors delicately intertwine with aromas of vanilla and honey to create depth and balance throughout. A hint of toasted oak and butter rounds out the long, lingering finish.
      d.       Sauvignon Blanc – Green Grape French Wine

3.       Blush and Rose – One of the more blended, semi dry (less sweetened) wines
4.       Champagne - Champagne is a sparkling wine produced from grapes grown in the Champagne region of France.
5.       Sparkling Wine
6.       Sake – Yes it’s the same Japanese wine that Tom Cruise craves for in the Last Samurai.

Some of the most popular Wine Brands here were as follows
1.       Veuve Clicquot – Best Selling Champagnes
2.       Bota Box
3.       Oyester Bay
4.       Kim Crawford
5.       Josh Cellars

अंजाम-ए-जज़्बात

इंतज़ार  किया   उसका   हमने  , वक़्त   के  दरिया   बह   गए  

डूबने  के बजाये  उस दल दल  मैं ,कमल  बनके  हम  खिल  गए  

मजनू  बने , शायर  बने , आशिक  बनके  बर्बाद  हुए 

दुनियावालों  की  इस  बस्ती  मैं ,दुनियावाले  बन  के  रह  गए ...

अल्लाह ने कहा तुम तो दिलवाले हो ,सबके बस का ये खेल नहीं 

मेरी मर्ज़ी मैं अपनी मर्ज़ी मिला देना,सबकी हिम्मत ये होती नहीं 

नया हौंसला नयी उमंग नयी तरंग से मैं फिर उठा , दिल की बात हमेशा सुनु मैं,हमेशा रहेगी यही दुआ 

-आमीन

एक अंधे की नज़र

अँधा  मैं  हूँ  उस  दुनिया  के  लिए ,  जो  खुद  अंधी  है  अपने  गुरूर  मैं .
एक  अलग  दुनिया  है  मेरी  दोस्तों ,ख्वाबों की नदी के दुसरे छोर पे

हर  आवाज़  की  गहराई  सुन  के ,हाले  दिल  जान  लेता  हूँ  मैं .
अपने  दिल  के  दरवाज़े  पे  दस्तक  देके  औरों  के  लिए  दुआएं  बटोरे  लाता  हूँ  मैं .

इस  दुनिया  पे  तरस  आता  हैं  मुझे , जो  मुझको  बेचारा   कहती  है
इंसानियत , नेकी  और  नैसर्गिकता  को  ठुकरा , भौतिकता  को   बढ़ावा  देती  है

ये दुनिया मिल भी जाये तो क्या है दोस्तों?ये तो खुद उम्मीद पे टिकी है
एक अंधभक्त की तरह सूरज के चरों ओर इसकी धुरी है

The House of Faith

The house of faith has many rooms.

The kitchen, where Mother Nature feeds and nourishes us.

The drawing room, where we invite family and friends to our lives.

The wash-room, where we dump all the negativity and despair to keep our faith alive.

But most importantly, the house of faith has a silent corner. A dark room, a room filled with darkness and hopelessness.

Why would such a room be allowed? I often ask.

Darkness, broods over happiness and hope and brutally murders our faith, which we had nourished all this while, with utmost care.

Is Faith that delicate? Does it need to be protected or reconciled with? I often ask.

Accepting the house of faith with the dark room is what is having true faith. God works in mysterious ways. One of his ways is to destroy what we love the most. Life is all about continuous evolution to the next level. As when the counting reaches from 0 to 9 the next number is 10 i.e. the next level.

The dark silent corner in reality is a passage to the next level for everyone who lives in the house of faith.