Cold November

Freedom means so much to us Free to make choices in our life, love and profession Free to be passionate about anything under the sun And never give a thought to how we won this freedom How many people died and gave their blood to the struggle When India was born, we were not even around Yet we never fail to criticize how things could have been better Well, it’s your chance today; Make a pledge on this Independence Day That you will make things better, rather than waiting for someone to do it To make India free from poverty, illiteracy, pollution and corruption Wish you all a very Happy Independence day

Written a few lines on the Indian independence day coming up on 15th August in Hindi and English... कैसा गहरा नाता है, इस मिटटी की गंध से उस नीम की निम्बोली की कड़वी सुगंध से उस पंद्रह अगस्त की उड़ती पतंग से इस देश की बोली और महकी उमंग से कुछ हमारे जोश ने और कुछ तुम्हारे जूनून ने भारत को ला कर रखा है आज इस कगार पे मुबारक हो आप सब को भारत की वर्षगाँठ ये Wish you all a very Happy Independence day.

What's happening with people and morality nowadays? Seems to me, they spell it like c-o-n-v-e-n-i-e-n-c-e. The buzzword for bedding anyone now is ‘fondness’. You just need to be fond of the other person to make out. Toe-dipping into relationships is so “in”. In fact, relationship is a big word for these alliances that get made and broken with alarming convenience - that word again! A sample scenario in a typical MNC runs like this: Mrs Mehta is involved with Mr. Pande who in turn is also eyeing the new joinee Mrs Bhatnagar, while Ms Mathur can be treated a likely prospect. However, the non-married (and some married ones also) people create just too much hassles hankering for love, commitment, marriage and God knows where they will stop. It’s much better to stick with the tried and tested Mrs. Mehta who doesn’t demand much, just as much as she gets. Everything happens for a reason: let’s get closer; we were destined to meet… so on and so forth. Some of the cheesy pick-up...

Read Advaita Kala’s ‘Almost Single’ chic lit over the weekend. It is well written and can be called a page turner in the loosest sense of the word. Despite that you come away with an unfulfilled feeling from the book, an incomplete experience, so to say. First of all, the author needs to understand that pseudonym writing on any industry is a no-no. You get caught in many ways. The way author has described the workings of a guest relation officer in a hotel industry leaves much to be desired. She has rolled in jobs of receptionist, concierge, banquets, lobby manager and cash desk into an all-in-one guest relations executive (GRE) profile depending on her convenience. A GRE does not handle lobby activities in a five star hotel, a lobby manager does. Neither does she handle wedding preparations, however important the guest is. No self respecting banquet manager would let a GRE step on his toes! Neither does she exchange money, even if it is for a prominent Pakistani cri...

यहाँ हम जान दीये बैठे हैं ईमान दीये बैठे हैं और उन्हें न फीक्र है न फुर्सत जींदगी उसी तेज रफ्तार से चली जाती है बस देखने का नजरीया बदल गया सब कुछ दर्द के रंग में लीपट दीखता है अब एक फलसफा सी बन गई है जींदगी हर फलसफे में दीलासा धुन्ड़ते फीरते है हम इसी उम्मीद में जीते हैं की शायद यह मंज़र भी गुज़र जाएगा की अब दर्द कम होगा त्ब होगा झूठी तसलिया देते फीरते हैं की हम भूल गए उन्हें , उब़र गए इस दलदल से फीर उसी मंज्र पे आके खड़ा हो जाता है कारवां जहाँ से निक्ला था ये रास्ता भूल गए है हम बस एक शून्य है जो घुम्हाये जाता हैं हमे बहुत गुमान था हमे अपने ऊपर सब बिखर गया , टूट गया एक दर्द है बस जो नही जाता कहते है वक्त बहुत बलवान होता है हम भी दुआ कर रहे है की वक्त इतना बलवान हो की हम इस दर्द की न्हर से निकले और जिन्द्गि की तरफ़ चले न जाने कब हो ये पर होगा तो इसी उम्मीद पे जीये जाते हैं दर्द सीने में पीये जाते हैं ..

“Who Cares?” he says I do…. A lot…….. I care when you are happy, sad or angry when you are too busy or when you are unwell when you travel so much I fret about your health I care When I can’t see you or decide not to see you For days on end Sometimes happy sometimes sad for my own decisions I care When I see you and decide to ignore you Or feel that you have ignored me I feel bad When our egos collide my ego gets the better of me Or your ego gets the better of you When I won’t acknowledge your presence Or you don’t mine I still care... a lot When I see you but can’t talk to you Sitting at the same table Chitchatting with others About life, food, movies, your opinions I care... a lot When I hate you Want to hit you Scream at you I still care... When you get drunk And squeeze my arm When you pass me by I am confused I wait, for something more to go on... But you don’t give me any more to go on with….. And my courage fails me, to try again Can’t risk rejection so many times Now it is your...