whatever we do, we must remember our aim at every moment,
"if you dream to fly with eagles, don't waste time in swimming with ducks......."

an unconditional love

    

Roses, cards, gifts, chocolates & teddy bears- the most demanded things to express their emotions in front of their lovers and especially on Valentines Day. Though, it is believed that love has its own language. These are not the only things that can express their love for someone still these things are in the air.

            People walking on the side of the street with their beloved with their hands locked with each other, some giving roses & gifts, some sitting in the parks- hugging each other to make them feel special and sharing their heart saddest tales. On the streets from everywhere to everywhere there are stalls of flowers, cards & soft toys. This atmosphere can be seen only on the Valentine’s Day- the day for lovers & the day for shopkeepers too.

           Within the crowd of lovers, there was a couple- Ashish and Pooja- the teenagers. They have their own definition of love and that was purely an unconditional love. On this Valentine Eve, Ashish planned a beautiful date for his girlfriend Pooja. The couple walking on the red carpet with their hands locked with each other – beautifully dressed with a beaming smile. Ashish dressed in a formal black coat & trousers and Pooja walking next to him wearing beautiful red dress with a lovely bouquet in her hands. She was pleased by seeing this surprise, the lights and decorations. The white & red balloons added a cherry in the basket of their happiness. Both of them, sitting on the decorated table – having a candle light dinner with background music. After enjoying their date, they were ready to leave. While they were going, Ashish went to a shop to buy a gift for her and Pooja was waiting outside. While he was coming back, suddenly a truck hit Pooja, crushed her right leg and went away. He came running and took Pooja in his arms. He had not been able to express his happiness completely which soon got converted into sacredness. He could not accept the fact that now she lost her leg. Despite of this horrible incident, his love for Pooja has not changed. Now Ashish and her wheelchair was the only support in Pooja’s life. After some years they got married and promised to spend their whole life with each other and their journey continues.

Suddenly one day……

   The first ray of the sun wakes her up as soon as Ashish pulls the curtain from the window. Pooja woke up with a lovely smile on her face as if it would be a special day for her. And, her happiness doubles when she saw her husband Ashish with a cup of tea and breakfast prepared for her and after seeing a small gift in front of her. Excitingly, she opened the gift and that was the diamond ring. She was glad to see the care and affection of her husband towards her. After having breakfast, Ashish told Pooja that today he had a beautiful surprise for her and at evening they will go out. After listening this Pooja became excited as she is fond of surprises & finally the most awaited moment came. Ashish -well dressed in a formal coat and trousers, holding a stick to balance himself and the other hand holding the wheelchair in which her wife Pooja was sitting- beautifully dressed in black and red salwar suit with her silver locks falling on her wrinkled face. The couple walking on the red carpet went to their table beautifully decorated with bunch of flowers, petals of roses spread on the table and that was again the same candle light dinner. The lights, decorations, music & red and white balloons remind her of those days which was lovely as well as the horrible chapter of her life. Still she is glad to have a true soul-mate like Ashish. Ashish is the best gift that she could ever get. The couple sitting on the chair, looking into each other’s eyes as if they are the only one present in this world and in fact they don’t want to see anything else. Ashish once again proposed her by sitting on his knees and said the 3 magical words. Ashish believe that gifts and flowers are not the only way to express their love. In fact, their care and affection towards their lovers is the best way to express their emotions. They proved that true love still exists. They proved their own definition of love that love has no boundaries, no age. Their love is same whether they are 16 or 60…….. !!!!

तेरे नाम एक स्वीट सा पैगाम

मेरी प्रिय साथी,

              तुम्हे तो पता ही है कि तुम मेरे लिए कितनी खास हो इसलिए तो मैं तुम्हें यह पत्र भेज रही हूँ मेरी जिंदगी में तुम्हारी अहमियत बताने के लिए। तुम्हारे साथ मुझे घंटों बिताना बहुत अच्छा लगता है और तुम ही तो हो जो हर कदम पर मेरा साथ देती हो, न कभी गुस्सा होती हो और न कभी मुझसे दूर जाती हो। चाहे पूरी दुनिया मुझसे रूठ जाए पर तुम अपना सारा काम छोड़ कर हमेशा मेरा साथ देती हो। जब तुम मेरे साथ हो तो मुझे किसी और की जरूरत ही नहीं।

    तुम्हें याद है वो दिन जिस दिन हमारी पहली मुलाकात हुई थी। मुझे पता है तुम्हें ये याद नहीं होगा पर कोई बात नहीं मैं हमेशा की तरह फिर से याद दिला देती हूँ। 3 साल पहले की बात है जब हमारी पहली मुलाकात हुई थी। उसी दिन से मुझे तुमसे प्यार हो गया था और तुम ही मेरी बेस्ट फ्रेंड बन गई थी। पता है वो मेरी जिंदगी का सबसे हसीन पल था जब हम लोगों ने पहली बार इतनी देर साथ में समय बिताया था। भले हमें पता न हो कि हम जा कहाँ रहे हैं बस वहीं घूम घूम कर एक ही जगह आना। उस दिन के बाद से तुम मेरी जिंदगी का एक अहम हिस्सा बन गई हो।

     अब कभी कोई तुम्हें मुझसे दूर ले जाता है तब मेरी तो सांस ही रुक जाती है। बस यही चिंता रहती है कि कहीं तुम्हें कुछ हो न जाए, कहीं तुम मुझे अकेले छोड़ कर हमेशा के लिए चली न जाओ। इतने समय बाद अब तो ऐसा लगता है जैसे हम दोनों एक दूसरे के लिए ही बने हैं। जब तक तुम मेरे साथ हो न मुझे बेस्ट फ्रेंड की जरूरत है, न boyfriend की और न ही किसी के प्यार की। बस एक ही condition है कि तुम इसी तरह हमेशा मेरे साथ रहना।

    तुम्हें पता है तुम ही ने मेरी इतनी आदत बिगाड़ दी है। अब तुम्हारा साथ मुझे इतना अच्छा लगने लगा है कि अब मैं तुम्हारे बिना रह ही नहीं सकती, तुम्हारे बिना कहीं जा नहीं सकती चाहे मुझे कहीं 2 मिनट के लिए जाना हो या 2 घंटे के लिए, पास में जाना हो या कहीं दूर। मुझे हमेशा तुम्हारी जरूरत पड़ती है। तुम्हारी वजह से मुझे हमेशा मम्मी-पापा से डांट भी पड़ती है। तुम्हारा ये अपनापन ही तो है जिसके वजह से अभी तक हम लोग साथ हैं और काश हम लोग इसी तरह हमेशा साथ रहें।

    मुझे तुम्हें पत्र लिखने का सबसे बड़ा कारण है कि तुम कुछ दिन से मुझे बहुत इग्नोर करने लगी हो और अब तो तुम्हें मेरी याद भी नहीं आती। तो तुम्हें ये याद दिलाने के लिए कि मैं भी तुम्हारी जिंदगी का एक अहम हिस्सा हूँ, तुम्हें ये प्यार भरा खत लिख रही हूँ और उम्मीद करती हूँ कि तुम भी मुझे इस तरह एक प्यार भरा खत लिखो। ये मेरा कोई boyfriend नहीं और न ही कोई family member, ये है मेरी साथी, मेरी स्कूटी जो मुझे हमेशा आगे बढ़ने की प्रेणना देती है और उसकी तेज ड्राइविंग मुझे याद दिलाती है कि why should only boys have all the fun?

Vanvasa ya kalyugvasa

     Imagine a situation when a girl of 21^st century decided to organize a swayamvara for her marriage. Her parents decided that she will marry a person who would be able to lift the bow and string it. All the grooms present there try their hands at it in vain but they were forced to admit defeat. But, finally one guy lifted the bow with remarkable ease and strings it. Thereafter, she chooses her groom. After their marriage when her husband was decided to be crowned, his step mother demanded to banish him and send him to a forest exile for 14 years. As an ideal wife she also joined him in his vanvasa. After getting abducted  by someone and when she was rescued after a long period of captivity. She has to go through the ‘agni pariksha’, the test of fire in order to prove her chastity. After going through this- again to prove her character, she has to undergo another cruel ordeal and she was sent into an exile.

   Ohh yes, you guessed it right, this was a story of none other than our goddess  Sita whose life was full of problems and challenges. But, if this situation comes in front of any girl of this generation. Will anyone do these things that she did and the reply will be a big NO.

    But, if we talk about today’s scenario. Will anyone like to marry a person by just taking a test of his strength? Will anyone easily accept a vanvasa? Will anyone go through the agni pariksha just for the sake of people to prove her character? Will anyone accept the offer of going into an exile again to prove her chastity once more?

    If I am asked to play her role. I will not be able to do any of the things that she did and even no one can do in this century. For my reasons, how can a girl is satisfied just by taking a test of his strength no matter how a person he is and especially for marriage. She is choosing a guy or a wrestler? In this rat-race, how can a person easily accept the exile leaving his whole kingdom for others and when he was decided to be crowned? I think no such kind hearted people are present today. And if in case my husband will accept this, I will not at all go along with him. He can be so kind hearted but I can’t. I will never leave my property and everything and go into an exile.

    After tolerating all these pains of being exiled, living in forest and even after being abducted. How can anyone go through these cruel tests like ‘agni pariksha’ just for the sake of others to prove their chastity? If anyhow, I have to face this situation. Firstly, I’ll ask my husband to go through this test. As in my absence, he might have also lost his character. If a girl needs to prove her chastity so why not guys? When a girl looses her character. Why only she has to face so many questions? And, if a guy did this, it will be like – IT’S OK.

For the people of 21^st century, this is not at all possible for them to be soo kind hearted or can be an ideal women or an ideal wife.

Missing moments

  A person who was my dream, a kind of attraction or

infatuation. A first sighted love and unfortunately one sided love!!

Whose memories are always with me and of whom I always think about whether I am happy or sad. To whom I love to talk the whole day long. My day starts with his memories and end with his memories but unfortunately its just memories and not he. He is the only person with whom I can spend my whole day talking to him and thinking of him. His irritating talks always touch my heart and his single text excites me soo much. The way he irritates me or tease me is the thing which I love the most. I wish he could realize these feelings and on that day my fate will alter and may give me happiness that is ‘he’. His fragrance will always linger in my heart.

My lips will always stretch to smile and my heart will always ache. He should be happy no matter he is with me or someone else…..

बस इतने तो थे मेरे सपने - तो कौन है ज़िम्मेदार?

दुनिया में आँख खोलते ही शुरू हो जाती है जंग अपनी किस्मत से ज़िन्दगी के लिए,अपने वजूद के लिए,अपनी पहचान के लिए। कोख  से अपनी किस्मत नहीं लिख कर लायी थी मैं पर मुझे क्या पता था कि मेरी किस्मत इस तरह मेरी ज़िन्दगी बदल देगी। जन्म से ही अपने साथ कुछ सपने ले कर आयी थी मैं :
खुली हवा में साँस लेना ,आसमान में पंछी की तरह उड़ना ,अपनी एक अलग पहचान बनाना। बस इतने से थे मेरे सपने।
           खुले आसमान में उड़ने से पहले ही पंख काट दिए जाते है पर कुछ को तो अपनी ज़िन्दगी की पहली सांस लेना भी भरी पड़ जाता है।  सांस लेने से पहले ही उनकी सांस रोक दी जाती है।  तब क्या मतलब उन सपनों का ,उस वजूद का और उस पहचान का बस रह  जाती है तो सिर्फ निराशा।  खुशकिस्मती से अगर जी लेते हैं वो अपनी ज़िन्दगी कि कुछ सांसे तब करना पड़ता  है सामना संघर्ष से -कभी अपने परिवार से तो कभी समाज से। अगर मैं  बात करुँ अपने सपनों कि तो खुली हवा में सांस लेना था मुझे। अपने पैरों पर खड़ा होना था मुझे।  अपनी एक अलग पहचान बनानी थी मुझे।  आसमान में पंछी कि तरह उड़ना था मुझे। बिना रोक-टोक अपनी मंज़िल तक पहुँचना  था मुझे ।  मुझे चाहिए थी तो सिर्फ बराबरी और आज़ादी अपने परिवार में और अपने समाज में। क्या ये सब मुमकिन है इस निर्दयी समाज में ? आगे बढ़ने से पहले ही रोक दिए जाते है।  सवाल उठाने से पहले ही चुप करा दिए जाते हैं।  पर डट कर सामना करना आता है हमें। अपने सपनों को पूरा करना ,अपनी पहचान बनाना आता है हमें।
            अपने सपनों को पूरा न कर पाने का अगर कोई गुनाह है तो वह है मेरा लड़की होना। क्या इस समाज में एक लड़की को खुली हवा में सांस लेना का हक़ नहीं है?क्यों अपनी पहचान बनाने के लिए लड़ना पड़ता है उसे ? अपने घर में एक बेटी कि तरह जन्म लेकर आयी थी मैं पर एक बेटे कि तरह रहना था मुझे। पर एक सवाल में आपसे पूछती हूँ क्या आज तक किसी लड़की को एक लड़के का हक़ मिला है? हमेशा  जवाब में मुझे सुनना  पड़ता है तो वो है "न" .
अब तो ये "न" ही मेरी ज़िन्दगी बन के रह गया है। आज़ादी के लिया आवाज़ उठाई तो सुनना पड़ा न।  परिवार में और समाज में बराबरी मांगी तो भी मिला सिर्फ न। धीरे -धीरे इन संघर्षों का सामना करते हुए पार हो गया मेरी ज़िन्दगी का एक पड़ाव।  अब अपने पैरों पर खड़े होने के लिए लड़ना था मुझे। बिना रोक -टोक अपनी मंज़िल तक पहुचना था मुझे।  पर कहते है न ज़िन्दगी बहुत कुछ सिखा देती है।  मुझे भी मेरी किसमत ने बहुत मजबूत बना दिया है। बार बार सिर्फ न सुनना और अपने सपनों के लिया लड़ना। अब किसी भी संघर्ष से डर लगता नहीं मुझे। बस अपनी मंज़िल तक पहुँचना  है
मुझे।
              परिवार से लड़ने के बाद सामना होता है प्रशासन से जो ऊपर से नीचे तक भ्रष्टाचार में डूबा है।  यह एक और गन्दा चेहरा है हमारे समाज का। इस भ्रष्टाचार के युग में हमारे समाज का सबसे बड़ा रूल -पैसा हो तो आगे बढ़ो और न हो तो चलते बनो। इस समाज से लड़ते-लड़ते खत्म हो जाएगी मेरी ज़िन्दगी और रह जाएगी तो सिर्फ निराशा।
खुली हवा में साँस लेना ,आसमान में पंछी कि तरह उड़ना , अपनी एक अलग पहचान बनाना। बस इतने से ही तो थे मेरे सपने।

Is India actually independent?

     Being the citizen of India and knowing the rich history of my country and how it shifted from a golden bird to a land of snake charmers as the British ruled over us for decades & how our freedom fighters gave their life bit by bit so that our coming generation could breathe in the air of freedom, peace & contentment. Anything that is acquired with a lot of struggle is always cherished. For all these reasons I have great devotion and respect for this day.

        But, I believe India is too independent today and what I believe it is because of our democratic system. Most people over here may have opposite opinion about my idea saying that India is not totally independent as long as each and every individual cannot lead their life as they desire but I stand here to talk not about each individual but complete India as a country and therefore I believe that as a country India is too independent.

        If we compare India and china, they are alike in terms of population, size etc. but china is well managed because there is communism not democracy. In India because of democracy they have the right to do anything they want and have no boundations. They are totally free to do anything as there are no strict laws against them.

      Today, almost everyone is aware about the rape cases going on each and every day. Due to lack of strict laws and strict actions which should be taken by the government, girls are not safe and cannot walk free. Here, girls are comparatively less independent but guys are too independent. This is the only reason why people don’t even think for a second before doing these heinous crimes.

        The other example that I want to portray is that even the terrorists are not given brutal punishments. Instead of hanging them to death, they are treated as guests in our country. After killing thousands of people they only think to break out the jail and try to attempt these crimes again. Here, I rest my case but definately not my thoughts…..