Wednesday, April 29, 2020

And the best still lags behind

Sometimes the best thing or the best solution to something doesn't workout for people. It is because best things are more workable with the best people. 

You can't expect from an illiterate person to figure out drawbacks of  political theories of Socrates, Machiavelli, Bodin etc, who can't even understand the words 'democracy', 'state', 'government'  and 'frredom'....!! (However exceptions may exist)

The same thing applies to Indian Constitution. It is one of the best Constitution in the world. Written and discussed by the most learned, knowledgeable and experienced persons we got in that era. Still, we lag behind with so many issues on world forum. That's perhaps because we didn't required the best. 
Our literacy rate at that time was so low. Today also it's around 74.04%. That's just the literacy rate. We don't have any idea, if these literate people have enough knowledge about government, it's functioning, Constitutional duties, etc.

Perhaps this is the reason why people vote in the name of Caste, Religion, Personal Profit etc. They hardly understand what they are doing by promoting corrupt politicians and leaders.
That's how the best thing is 
converted into a degraded form...!

Friday, April 17, 2020

स्वेटर....और सपनें।


कितना आसान होता है सपने बुनना। बड़े-बड़े, सुनहरे-से सपने। बेहतरीन से बेहतरीन। सच में मुझसे बेहतर सपने कोई बुन ही नहीं सकता। बचपन से बुनती आ रही हूं। बुनकर हूं मैं, एक उम्दातुम भी। सभी हैं, अपने-अपने दायरों में। लेकिन उस बुने हुए सपने का स्वेटर कौन पहन पाता है?

बुनना बड़ी चीज़ है, लेकिन उस सपने को हूबहू उसी अंदाज़ में ओढ़ना बड़ी बात। और जो ये बड़ी बात कर दिखाता है, वो बड़ा बन जाता है। लेकिन कभी-कभी हमारे हाथों से वो बुना जा रहा सपनों का स्वेटर पूरा नहीं हो पाता। अधूरा रह जाता है। और हम दूसरे कामों में लग जाते है। बहुत आम बात है। लेकिन एक अच्छा बुनकर वही होता है जो उसे बुनकर पूरा करे, समय मिलने पर। हो सकती है फिटिंग सही न आए अब, लेकिन किसी और के तो काम आएगा, आपका बुना हुआ स्वेटर। अधूरा छोड़कर क्यों उस स्वेटर को, उस सपने को बरबाद किया जाए। 
चलो उस सपनें को, उस अधूरे स्वेटर को बुनकर पूरा किया जाए।

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

लॉकडाउन और प्रकृति।

कितना अच्छा है न... 
ये शांत वातावरण
न गाड़ियों की पीं-पीं
न वो सरदर्द बढ़ा देने वाले हॉर्न
आज लोगों की 
चहल-पहल भी नहीं
एकदम शांत.... उन्मुक्त। 
बाहर बैठने पर आज 
हवा की सरसराहट 
महसूस हो रही है। 
सुनाई दे रहा है 
वो पत्तियों का झड़ना। 
अच्छा हाँ, पतझड़ आ गया शायद। 
देखो तो..., 
कल तक कुछ 
होश ही नहीं था।
पता नहीं कल तक 
कहाँ व्यस्त थी
घर के बाहर बगीचे में लगे 
इस मेहंदी के पेड़ में 
एक छोटी-सी चिड़िया आती है
कई सालों से। 
शायद उस पुरानी चिड़िया की कोई 
नई पीढी़ होगी। 
आज इसका नाचना और 
गुनगुनाना भी
साफ़ सुनाई दे रहा है। 
वो अंदर बंधी गाय का 
पूँछ पटकना, 
गली के कुत्ते का भाऊँ-भाऊँ
सब बड़ा सुरीला लग रहा है। 
पता नहीं क्यों? 
आज इयरफ़ोन्स लगाने की भी 
जरूरत नहीं पड़ी। 
ये खामोशी....संगीत से ज्यादा 
अच्छी लग रही है आज। 
और पता है सबसे अच्छी बात 
है कि ये किसी गम की 
खामोशी नहीं है। 
सब शांत हैं... 
प्रकृति के सम्मान में। 
थोड़ा रूठी हुई है हमसे वो। 
चलो कोई बात नहीं। 
आज मौका देकर उसको भी
उसकी सारी बातें सुनते हैं। 
चुप-चाप। 
जब कह लेगी जब अपनी 
सारी दिक्कतें, 
सारी परेशानियां, 
तो मान जायेगी। 
है तो प्रकृति ही, नारी का स्वरूप। 
वात्सल्य, दया और 
करूणा का प्रतिबिंब। 
थोड़ा समय दो.... 
ये सब कुछ ठीक करना जानती है। 
हम करें न करें, प्रकृति अपने प्रेम का पात्र 
हम सबको मानती है। 

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Women and What if?

Take yourself in the backdrop when you have watched the great Epic, Mahabharata, as a film or as a TV serial. Remember that episode when the Princess Kunti leaves her beloved son, Karna just because of the shame of this judgemental society.

What if being a single mother wasn't considered a shame at that time? What if an unmarried woman had the same place and authority like that of a married one? Or to be more precise, like that of a man? 

What if Kunti had put up the condition before Prince Pandu, that she will marry only if Pandu and his family accepts her son, Karna too! What if Kunti had not married to anyone and just raised her child Karna with full dedication. After all she was a princess, what else she needed!

Actually these 'What if' were neither acceptable then, nor now!....,just for the females. Males 
don't have to deal with these 'What if'. That is 
our inherited tradition and part of culture. 
The story of Mahabharata would have a much 
different if these discriminations would have not been there. 
Most of the chaos and disturbances in the society was and is only because of the injustice against women. Nothing else! 

Lockdown

क़ैद तो सदियों से हो ज़ालिम तुम। 
फ़कत एहसास आज हुआ भी, 
तो क्या कर लोगे? 

Don't become an advertisement!

There's a difference between praising the government and advertising the government. When we are driven by our blind beliefs of religion, caste, culture, hatred against specific groups, we automatically become advertising puppets, that to for free!! And we often confuse it with awareness.
Whereas when we figure out the actions of government on the basis of comparison with other democracies of the world, on the basis of ideals of our Constitution and above all on the basis of human values, we genuinely praise the good efforts of the government and do healthy criticism as and when required. Same implies for the opposition too. That shows our real awareness and responsible behaviour. 

Don't just become marketing tools, people will skip you like they skip advertisement on television and YouTube.

Monday, April 13, 2020

October

दानिश-सा निश्चल हृदय
शिउली का अनकहा प्रेम
हरशिंगार की वो महक..... 
और उम्र भर की ये छिपी हुई उदासी।। 
जीवन मेरा अक्टूबर-सा.....❤ 

Self love

So, do you enjoy those cold shivering winds on rooftop during February nights? 
Do you look at the clear blue sky and talk to the stars while walking? 
Do you stare at the beautiful moon shinning so bright and pass a smile at it? 
Do you raise your both hands to engulf the melody of blowing air mixed with silver moonlight and coldness? 
Do you hear slow music during this and feel how blessed you are to feel all these so deeply? This is love. Love for oneself, love for nature, love which you try to find here and there. It's within you.

If you haven't felt and enjoyed these things, you have never been in true love. Maybe because we can't love others unless we develop love within us. That's why self love is important. How can you compare someone to the moon unless you haven't experienced the beauty of full moon. Build the feelings within you first, understand what love is, then love others. So that others may Or may not get the glimpse of your pure love but at least you can feel that. Because you are important.

Try to be your true Valentine for the rest of your life. No body  can love, care and understand you like you! Love yourself❤

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Broken but beautiful


What's broken cannot be mended in its exact original form. No matter how much care and time you give to it. Broken things make their remark, which we have to carry lifelong. Although we may try to polish and hide the mended portion with our smile and laugh. But there's always something missing, which we or anyone else can't complete. That hits hard in our heart. That painful feeling cannot be explained. Maybe that is what we call heartbreak....perhaps through a slow process
So if you haven't been broken till now, you're lucky enough. Value that. Cherish that! 

And if you are among those, the broken ones, my love for you all. It's so hard to carry on with so many broken pieces. But still you are smiling. You are giving meaning to life guys. May your broken pieces glitter with immense love, but this time this love would be for yourself ❤ 

मेरी गाय!

छोटी-सी आई थी तुम एकदम दुबली-पतली सी,  डरी-सहमी हुई।  देखकर कोई कह ही नहीं सकता था की वो तुम हो मम्मी बोलती थी जैसे कोई बकरी का ...