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Studying abroad remains a lucrative option for many Indian students. Due to the quality of resources available abroad, more and more students choose to study abroad every year.<br />
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As the choices get more and more confusing, the students face many problems in their admissions and academic pursuits. Some such problems are:<br />
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<b>1. Lack of a proper mentor.</b><br />
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Most students do not know where to look when they decide to move abroad. Simply thinking of studying in a particular university, in a particular country is not enough. You need to know the procedure. A lot of planning from Visa to immigration goes into the whole process.<br />
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<b>2. Inability to decide which tests to take.</b><br />
Here is an <a href="https://in.pearson.com/assessments-and-certifications/pte-academic.html" target="_blank">English Language Test</a> that can be taken at any of the test centers (there are so many!) all across India. PTE Academic is also one of the most widely accepted tests for English language proficiency world over. If you are wondering which English test to take, it should be <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DefinitelyPTE&src=typd" target="_blank">#DefinitelyPTE</a><br />
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<b>3. Inability to choose course and university.</b><br />
Now, it is all a question of choices. And choices need some thinking from the heart also. You need to follow your passion. You need to go after the courses that motivate your mind toward studies. And the lists of all the top universities in countries like UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia are available online.<br />
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<b>Why #DefinitelyPTE?</b><br />
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<b>1.</b> What is great about PTE Academic is that it is recognized by universities in USA, UK, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and Canada. It is also accepted by thousands of universities worldwide. Some of the top universities that accept Pearson Test of English Academic include: <b>Harvard Business School, INSEAD and Yale. </b><br />
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<b>2</b>. Also, within 5 business days, you will have your results right in your hands. So it will give you plenty of time to plan and apply for universities.<br />
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<b>3.</b> All Australian and New Zealand visa and migration applications recognize PTE Academic.<br />
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<b>What is more?</b><br />
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The computer based marking system ensures that your results in English language skills like <u>Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing</u> are highly accurate and impartial. So, unlike other tests, there will no more be frustration and fear of bias.<br />
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You can also schedule the test <u>merely 24 hours </u>in advance so, all you need is the will. PTE shows you the way.<br />
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<b>Oh and one more thing!</b><br />
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With PTE, you can send your results to an additional number of universities at <u>no extra cost</u>. As students, all we require is security and peace of mind and PTE Academic is definitely a step in that direction.<br />
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So yes, it is surely time to pick PTE Academic <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DefinitelyPTE&src=typd" target="_blank">#DefinitelyPTE</a><br />
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Now you might be wondering if you have what it takes to crack the PTE. It is surely a standard test and requires preparation. Well, fret not because the <a href="https://ptepractice.com/" target="_blank">PTE online test preparation kit </a>is also available at low prices. Once you are through with your preparations, all you need to do is take the test at any of the centers. Remember, the advantage with PTE is not just that it is designed to be convenient and student friendly, <b>it also has a lot of choices for test centers</b> so, it is convenient for those who are worried about travel and stay.<br />
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All the best!</div>
Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-18032281473423827452017-08-14T16:31:00.000+05:302017-08-16T13:56:42.342+05:30App Review: Opentalk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In an era where texting has taken over everything and people treat phone calls as emergencies, OpenTalk - the app has brought in an interesting concept. It is an app that you can use to talk to anyone based on place, hobby, interest, career, work or just to make general conversations. There are also categories for relationships and improving English.<br />
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I think improving spoken English is one goal that can be attained through this app and its innovation. The interface is neat with a white and blue background. The 'Talk Now' button is enticing to press and once you begin the conversation, there is nothing stopping you from crossing the levels and attaining points. The reward system brings a nice sense of accomplishment and keeps you going. It is a nice touch. Your levels indicate how smooth a talker you are and the app would especially be useful to extroverts (and introverts who otherwise do not pick up the phone).<br />
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Once it shows you that it is connecting to another member, the old school ringtone starts playing which is a bit loud. I think the developers could look into this and arrange for a mellower tune. You also do not get to choose the kind of person who you want to talk to and that can be a big put off because sometimes there is just not enough chemistry to keep the talk going.<br />
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Of course, it is not about long calls and phone etiquette. It is the thrill of this whole thing that keeps the app going. Possible misuse of this app should be curbed by a "Call Record" feature.<br />
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While dialing, the app shows the city and country of the caller which is helpful but it takes away a few questions that one would have otherwise asked like, 'Where city are you from? Which country?' So, the app could benefit from removing the map feature or making it optional.<br />
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So above is an article about the pros and cons of this app. You can download it on Google Play store here <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px;"><a href="https://opntlk.app.link/got">https://opntlk.app.link/got</a> </span>and Apple iTunes store here <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/opentalk-talk-to-new-people/id1226049483">https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/opentalk-talk-to-new-people/id1226049483</a>.<br />
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Hmm... this is a tough one. Which filmy mother does my mother resemble? I think she comes quite close to Sridevi's character Shashi Godbole in English Vinglish and the character played by Kirron Kher 'Bela Makhija' in Om Shanti Om. Let me explain:<br />
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<b>My Mother : Shashi</b><br />
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She is not very good at English but she tries. Well, she tries but not hard enough. She is a banker and does all her official work in English but in her own words, 'Why would I read English Vinglish novels when reading the language is such an effort? I come back after a hard day at work and I want to relax and listen to some HINDI music.'<br />
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She also is a bit like Sridevi in the sense that is generally excited about new stuff. I see her marking out places to visit on map and bookmarking pages in cookery books. Of course, none of those dishes get made and none of those travels plans come to fruition but the childlike innocence with which she plans her life reminds me about the filmy mother.<br />
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<b>My Mother : Bela Makhija</b><br />
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Now this character was high on drama. The way she makes kheer for her son Om Prakash Makhija and acts like everything is a huge deal - they were all larger than life filmy mother caricatures. My mom is usually a very docile lady but then there are days when her inner Bela Makhija comes to the fore. When I am going to take a short trip, she makes a truckload of matthis (a fried snack) and sneaks it all in my suitcase. When I see that suddenly all my luggage looks like it has been stuffed with ration for a month, I can tell that my mother has been at work.<br />
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She also has this way of calling out my name as if it is an emergency. I feel like the house is on fire and come running and it is usually about a wet towel on the bed or a pickle jar on the wrong shelf. Oof! The theatrics give me a heart attack.<br />
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But all these things only make her more and more adorable. I'd like to take this chance to say thanks to all the mothers out there for doing what they do. This one is for you amazing ladies.<br />
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<b>Happy Mother's Day Mummy!</b></div>
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This is a story from my college days. Those were the days when in-campus romances were a wee rare. I mean of course there were a sizable number of them but they were still considered a big deal. No, this was not in the early 80s. I am talking 2007. OK, maybe they were not very rare. But you get my point- we used to be shy.<br />
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This was the point when a friend of mine was dating a guy from our batch. Then some stuff happened and they broke up. Now at a party, this friend of mine ended up telling me a lot about how she had been feeling and what getting her heart broken meant for her. Basically, she told me she had sworn off guys and that should have been my red flag but this is where it gets interesting (stupid).<br />
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After the conversation, we started talking a whole lot and became quite close. We began talking on phone and the conversations went on and on. During one of our late night discussions, she confessed that she initially had a crush on me. That was enough for my heart to start pounding like a frog. I began thinking about our wedding, thinking about names of our children and what not.<br />
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The next morning, I woke up a new man. I had developed strong feelings for her. She however had forgotten what she had said in the night. She woke up the same way she was - just a good friend to me. A few days later, I asked her if she'd like to be be my girlfriend and the answer was a resounding "no".<br />
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She told me that she saw me as a friend and it would be awful if we jeopardized all that we had for a stupid infatuation. Beside that, she was quite serious about swearing off men. I told her that I respected that but then, my heart was hard to convince.<br />
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A few days later, we went out for lunch. She ordered ice cream for both of us in one cup and fed me with a spoon. 'Alright, we are back in the race,' my heart screamed and how wrong it was!<br />
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I popped the question again on phone the same night and got turned down. She sounded irritated by my advances and I decided to shut my feelings down. The next two years, I kept my feelings in check and became what she needed me to be. A good friend. We discussed random things and wondered about life in general. People wondered if we were dating and she denied it vehemently while I secretly enjoyed those insinuations for they were all I had.<br />
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But then, on a fateful night, she phoned me to tell me that she had fallen in love. I held the phone close to my ears. It was the sound of my heart breaking. 'But I thought you were done with relationships,' I said. 'That was two years ago, silly,' she said.<br />
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I remembered how close I had felt to her in those two years. I wondered if I had gone too platonic; so much so that she could not see my feelings for her. I pretended to be OK and congratulated her on her newfound love for men.<br />
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But perhaps that was the day, after two freaking years, that I got closure on her. Well, I do not blame her for she offered nothing more than friendship but yes, sometimes you wish you could change certain parts. And hey! That's life!</div>
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आपके संदेशों का सिलसिला थम नहीं रहा. सब कह रहे हैं कि मज़ा आ रहा है अपनी वाली हिंदी पढ़ के. सच कहूं तो मुझे भी हिंदी में लिख के अच्छा लग रहा है. हिंदी में सचमुच ज्यादा कहने को है और दुर्भाग्यवश अच्छे चिट्ठों के अभाव में कम पढने को है. इस अंतर का फायदा मुझ जैसे औसत दर्जे के चिट्ठा लेखकों को हो रहा है. आइये अपनी कनॉट प्लेस वाली चर्चा को जारी रखें.</div>
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यहाँ एक पुराना सिनेमा हाल हुआ करता था - रीगल सिनेमा. अब ये बंद हो रहा है. कभी अन्दर गया नहीं पर दुःख है मुझे भी. पुराना सिनेमा हॉल देख के लगता है की अगर कभी इंसानियत वाली कीमतों पे फिल्म देखने का मन हुआ तो कम से कम दिलासा तो है की यहाँ जा के देख सकते हैं. सारे पुराने टाकीज़ वाले भाई भाई लगते है. फिर चाहे वो जयपुर का राजमंदिर हो, ग्वालियर का हरिनिर्मल हो या फिर चंडीगढ़ का नीलम टाकीज़ हो. चलो कोई बात नहीं.</div>
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अगर आप कनॉट प्लेस से जनपथ रोड पकड़ लेंगे तो रास्ते में एक दक्षिण भारतीय रेस्तरां आएगा जिसका नाम है सरवणा भवन. यहाँ पर लोग कतार में लगे होंगे आतुर निगाहों से अन्दर झांकते. एक महिला जो मुस्कुरा नहीं रहीं होंगी, वो इनके सबके नाम पर्ची पे लिख के एक एक कर के इन्हें अन्दर भेज रही होंगी. जैसे जैसे मेज खाली होती जाएंगी, ये लोगों को अन्दर भेजती जाएंगी. लोग खड़े रहेंगे तमीज से, अपनी बारी का इंतज़ार करते. आप सोचेंगे के दस ठो दक्षिण भारतीय भोजनालय होंगे आस पास, फिर इतनी भीड़ और मारामारी क्यूँ? तो जवाब ये है कि यहाँ की गुणवत्ता अच्छी है. स्पष्ट रूप से यही कारण हो सकता था. और ये भी है की अन्य दक्षिण भारतीय भोजनालय थोड़े राम भरोसे किस्म के भी हैं. बाबा खड़क सिंह मार्ग पे जो अपना इंडियन कॉफ़ी हॉउस है उसमे बैठने को जगह नहीं मिलती और अगर मिल भी जाये तो वेटर नहीं आता. और अगर आपकी मेज खुले में है तो ऐसा भी हो सकता है की बन्दर आ के आप पे आक्रमण कर दे. मजाक नहीं कर रहा हूँ, भोजनालय में बन्दर हैं. अरे, आपको मजाक लग रहा है.</div>
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और एक और भोजनालय है जिसका नाम है मद्रास कैफ़े. जितना खूबसूरत नाम है, खाना उतना ही वाहियात. ये काफी पुराना रेस्तरां है तो अब शायद इन्हें गुरूर हो गया है. घोल को तवे पे डाल के, छिस्स्स की आवाज़ होते ही शायद ये शायद समझ लेते हैं कि डोसा बन गया. आप शिकायत करेंगे तो आपको ही समझा देंगे कि ऑथेंटिक डोसा ऐसा ही होता है और आपको ही शायद स्वाद का ज्ञान नहीं है. पहले अपना मुंह हमारे डोसे के लायक करिए, फिर आइयेगा.</div>
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तो इसलिए शायद हर व्यक्ति जिसका मुंह मद्रास कैफ़े के डोसे के लायक नहीं है या जिसे अपना मुंह बन्दर से नहीं कटवाना, वो सरवणा भवन आ जाता है. अरे हां, ये शाकाहारी जगह है. अगर दंद-फंद खाना है तो आन्ध्रा भवन की बिरयानी और केरल भवन की मछली का भी कोई जोड़ नहीं है.</div>
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जनपथ पे और थोडा आगे चलेंगे तो खूबसूरत कारीगरी के काम देखने मिलेंगे. आपके लिए नहीं हैं, ये विदेशी पर्यटकों को थोड़ा लपेटे में लेने वाली चीज़ें हैं. आप आगे बढ़ते रहिये. हाँ, यहाँ हथकरघा उद्योगों और अन्य कलाओं की प्रदर्शनी लगती है, साड़ियाँ, शाल वाले आते हैं. वहां एक चक्कर मार सकते हैं अगर कुछ अच्छा लग जाये तो ले भी सकते हैं. पर एक विशेष चेतावनी, अगर आपके पास समय कम है, और मम्मी को ले के आये हैं तो चुपचाप चलते रहिये. अगर मम्मी ने ये दुकानें देख लीं तो हर दुकान पे चार चार घंटा लगेगा, हर साड़ी खुलेगी- और ये सब कहा जाएगा कि इसमें दूसरा रंग दिखाना, इसमें पैटर्न दूसरा नहीं है? और दूसरी कोई दिखाओ जिसमे ये मोर बने हों... फलाना ढिकाना. लेना देना चाहे धेला न हो.</div>
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जनपथ मार्किट में घुस जाएँगे तो नज़ारा बदल जाएगा. क्राफ्ट मार्किट में जहाँ बारीकी से नक्काशे हुए नमूने थे, यहाँ पे लोग नमूने हैं. कपड़ो की ढेरी लगी है, हर माल दो सौ रुपया. लोग अपनी पसंद के कपडे छांट रहे हैं और थोक में ले रहे हैं. बीच सड़क पे लड़कियां मुंह से चोंच बना के सेल्फी ले रही हैं. और कोई संदिग्ध सा आदमी थोड़ी आनाकानी के बाद चार हज़ार के रे बेन के चश्में चार सौ में दे रहा है. यहाँ के कपडे सस्ते इसलिए हैं कि फैशन के इस दौर में गारंटी कैसी? बस एकाध महीना पहन के फेंको फांको. है कि नहीं? दिल्ली जवांदिल लोगों का शहर है और जवां दिल किसी एक पे नहीं टिकता. इस लिए इस मार्किट में सबसे ज्यादा रौनक है.</div>
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रौनक तो पालिका बाज़ार में भी है जिसे अपन पीछे छोड़ आए थे. कनॉट प्लेस के तलघर में एक अंडरग्राउंड टाइप मार्किट है. इसमें हर चीज़ की बोली लगती है. उल्टी बोली. वो बोलेगा दस हज़ार, आप बोलोगे दस रुपया. वो बोलेगा मजाक कर रहे हो बेंचो, आप बोलोगे शुरू किसने किया बेंचो. फिर आप बोलोगे की चू समझा है क्या, मैं भी लोकल ही हूँ. फिर वो बोलेगा अच्छा पांच हज़ार लाओ. फिर आप बोलोगे रैन दो. फिर आप जाने लगोगे तो वो हाथ पकड़ लेगा. ना जाओ सैंया. फिर आप बोलोगे ठीक ठीक लगाओ तो वो बोलेगा लाओ चार सौ दे दो. आप ले तो लोगे पर मन में यही रहेगा कि स्साला ठग तो नहीं गए?</div>
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कनॉट प्लेस पे चर्चा ख़त्म ही नहीं हो रही. अगले चिट्ठे में और बात करते हैं. अपने सन्देश और गालियाँ भेजते रहिये.</div>
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-47475961712046732852017-03-25T18:32:00.001+05:302017-03-25T18:32:07.768+05:30कनॉट प्लेस पे बकवास<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">सबने कहा कि हिंदी में ज्यादा लिखा करो</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">इतना साधुवाद मिला कि मन को अपार प्रसन्नता टाइप हो गयी</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">इसलिए जब तक विचार आते जा रहे हैं</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">हम सोच रहे हैं की ज्यादा से ज्यादा अपने चिट्ठे में उड़ेल लें</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">एक जगह है दिल्ली में </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">- </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">कनॉट प्लेस</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">नाम तो सुना होगा</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">यहाँ पर बीचों बीच एक पार्क है जिसको कहते हैं सेंट्रल पार्क और वहां जिस दिन आपको मन होता है अन्दर जाने का</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">ये उसी दिन देख रेख के लिए बंद होता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">बाहर से घुमते हुए आप प्रेमी युगलों को भांति भांति की मुद्राओं में देख के शर्मसार हो सकते हैं</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">अधिकतर जोड़ों में मादा रूठी बैठी होती है और नर उसको मना रहा होता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">हर जोड़े में नर का चेहरा देख लीजिये </span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">- </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">वही कातर निगाहें</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">वही दयनीय मुस्कान</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">ये प्रेमी युवक भी एक अलग ही प्रजाति होती है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">सेंट्रल पार्क के चारों तरफ बाज़ार है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">गोलाकार नक्शा है इसलिए आप खो नहीं सकते अगर आप अंग्रेज़ नहीं हैं तो</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">हर बार जब मैं जाता हूँ</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">एक न एक विदेशी नक्शा ले के रास्ता पूछता मिल जाता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">पक्का चबूतरा बना है पूरे बाज़ार में</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">और चिकने चबूतरे के फर्श पे बैठे हैं लोग मोबाइल कवर</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">बैग</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">चूड़ियाँ</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">शू पोलिश ले के</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">अंग्रेजों को देखते ही हर माल की कीमत तिगुनी हो जाती है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">डॉलर की शक्ति की महिमा है भैया</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">फिर चाहे गोरा किसी गरीब यूनान सरीखे मुल्क का ही क्यूँ न हो</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">हम तो महंगा ही बेचेंगे</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">आपकी चमड़ी गोरी है तो आपकी झंझट है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">गोरों को देख के मेरा मन बहुत करता है मदद करने का</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">भारतीय स्वागत संस्कृति दिखाने का</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">पता नहीं अफ्रीकन लोगों को देख के ये संस्कृति कहाँ चली जाती है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">नस्लवाद हमारे देश के खून में दौड़ता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">इस बाज़ार में बहुत सारी दुकानें हैं और सब मशहूर एक से बढ़कर एक</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">एक बेकरी है वेन्गर्स</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">यहाँ पे पता नहीं चलता पर्ची कहाँ कटानी है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">पेस्ट्री कहाँ से लेना है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">पैसे कहाँ देने हैं</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">अन्दर जा के एक काउंटर से दुसरे काउंटर का रास्ता पूछना पड़ता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">पर अगर आपने किसी तरफ मोटे अंकल को धकेल के</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">छोटे बच्चे को अलग कर के</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">भीड़ को गच्चा दे के</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">किसी तरह पेस्ट्री या पैटी या कुछ भी हासिल कर लिया तो समझ लीजिये की आपकी ज़िन्दगी मुकम्मल है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">माल साधारण भी हो तो भी वेंगर्स का है इसलिए अच्छा है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">आगे चल के एक मिल्कशेक की दुकान है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">अब दूध तो दूध है भाई</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">इसमें क्या ख़ास होगा पर नहीं</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">दिल्लीवालों से मत कह दीजियेगा</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">यहाँ पे लाइन लगा के पचास रूपए का दूध पीते हैं एक गिलास बिना मलाई मार के</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">फ्लेवर की बात है तुम क्या समझोगे गाँव का ताज़ा दूध पीने वाले</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">और आगे चलेंगे तो पान वाला है एक ओडियन के सामने</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">ओडियन क्या है ये मैं क्यूँ बताऊँ</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">तो इस पानवाले ने मुझे पहली बार चुस्की पान खिलाया था</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">मुझे लगा शरीफों का शहर है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">शराफत से खिला देगा पर यहीं तो हम मात खा गए</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">चुस्की पान शराफत से खाया जाता है और न खिलाया जाता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">पान की पुंगी बना के उसमे बरफ भर के पानवाला आपसे आ करने को कहता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">आप आ करते हैं और ये नुकीला बर्फयुक्त पदार्थ वो आपके मुंह में ठूंस देता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">और ठूंसा तो ठीक पर साथ में वो आपको मुंह बंद रखने बोलता है ठुड्डी पे थपकी मार के</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">मतलब ऐसे कौन खिलाता है भाई</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">?</span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">अगर बरफ से मुंह जम न गया हो तो आगे बढिए</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">और भी बहुत दुकानें हैं</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">सबके बारे में तो आज कहना मुश्किल है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Tahoma;" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">इस चिट्ठे को आगे क्रमशः समझिये</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></div>
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-42707008139564468572017-03-25T18:31:00.001+05:302017-03-25T18:31:25.601+05:30ऑटोरिक्शा पे बकवास<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">दिल्ली में ना</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">इधर से उधर जाने के बड़े विकल्प हैं</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">आप समझ नहीं पाएँगे के कौनसा तरीका अख्तियार करें</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">द्रुतगति से भागते हुए ऑटो को रोक कर दरख्वास्त करें</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">साइकिल रिक्शा लें</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">मेट्रो लें या फिर फ़ोन निकाल के एप से टैक्सी बुलाएं और रौब से ऐसे बैठें जैसे ज़िन्दगी में कभी कार से नीचे कदम ही नहीं रखा हो</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">मेट्रो में जाने का आम आदमी का एक नुकसान ये है की मेट्रो के ए ऍफ़ सी गेट से जैसे ही आप अन्दर दाखिल होते हैं</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">आप भारतीय नहीं रह जाते</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">न आपका दीवार को गुटखे की पीक से रंगने का जी करता है</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">न ही आप पाउच और पन्नी यहाँ वहां गिराते चलते हैं</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">अन्दर कूड़ेदान भी नहीं मिलेगा तब भी आप अपना कचरा साथ ले जाते हैं</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">कुछ बहादुर</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">बिरले वीर ही होते हैं जो मेट्रो को गन्दा करने की कुव्वत रखते हैं</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">उन जवानों और बूढों को मेरा सलाम है</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">साइकिल रिक्शा पे दिल्लीवाले दया कर के बैठते हैं <span lang="hi-IN">कि</span> <span lang="hi-IN">गरीब का घर चल जाएगा</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">साइकिल रिक्शा का ही विकसित पोकीमोन स्वरुप है ई</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">-</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">रिक्शा</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">इसपे आप जान हथेली पर रख कर बैठ जाइए</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">माशा अल्लाह सस्ते दाम में और जल्द से जल्द आपको मंजिल पे दे पटकेगा</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="color: #3d596d; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 24px;">
<span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">ऑटो की शान में जितना कहूं उतना कम है</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">ऑटो <span lang="hi-IN">में इंसान बैठता नहीं</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">वक़्त और हालत उसे बैठाते हैं</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">पहले तो आपको ऑटोवाले से मिन्नत करनी होती है वो अपनी मंजिल और आपकी मंजिल के एक कर ले</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">कुछ बेवक़ूफ़ लोग मीटर से चलने बोल देते हैं और वो चल देता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">आपको पीछे छोड़ कर</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">दिल्ली में हैं तो ये मत कहिये कि भैया मीटर से चलो</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">कहिये</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">भैया मीटर से दस ऊपर ले लेना</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">ये संवाद ऑटोवाले के लिए खुल जा सिमसिम सरीखा कोड होता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="color: #3d596d; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 24px;">
<span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">ऑटो को यातायात के नियमों में भी छूट मिली हुई है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">आप कार लिए हैं तो लाल बत्ती पे रुकना होगा</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">पर यदि आप ऑटो में हैं तो कूद कर फुटपाथ पर चढ़ जाइये और वहां से ऑटो मोड़ कर बत्ती पे सब गाड़ियों के आगे ले आइये</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">सारी गाड़ियाँ मुंह बाए देखती रहेंगी आप सर घुमाइए</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">अगर आस पास पुलिसवाला नहीं है तो द्रुत गति से निकाल दीजिये अपना ये अनोखा तिपहिया वाहन</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div>
<div style="color: #3d596d; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 24px;">
<span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">ऑटो में यदि आप महिला मित्र के साथ हैं तो सिग्नल पर रोमांस के काफी मौके उपलब्ध कराये जाते हैं</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">एक बिखरे बाल लिए बच्चा आपको फूलों का दस्ता देगा</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">कहेगा कि वो भगवान् से दुआ करेगा की आपकी जोड़ी सलामत रहे</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">फिर चाहे आप बहन या सहेली के साथ ही क्यूँ न बैठे हों</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">उसको मतलब गुलाब बेचने से है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">आप ध्यान मत दीजिये तो वो आगे बढ़ जाएगा</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">फिर आ जाएँगे कुछ और लोग ताली बजा बजा कर दुआ देते</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">आपने मांगी हो या न मांगी हो</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">दुआ मुफ्त मिलेगी</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">और फिर मिलेगा मुफ्त ये डायलाग कि </span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">"</span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">अबे दे न चिकने</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">!" </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">ऑटो में ये सुविधा उपलब्ध है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">कार में तो आप शीशा चढ़ा लेंगे</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">ऑटो में क्या चढ़ाएंगे</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">? </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">ऑटो में बैठना हो तो नियम कहता है की चलते ऑटो को रोको</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">रुका ऑटो अपने रुके होने का किराया भी आपसे वसूलेगा</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">पर ये कोई नहीं बताता की चलता ऑटो रोकने के लिए कुछ अर्हताएं होनी चाहिए</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">पहले तो बुलंद आवाज़ जो एक बार चीखने पे ऑटो पट्ट से रुक जाये</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">दूसरा धैर्य क्यूंकि ज़रूरी नहीं कि आप जहाँ जाइएगा वहां ऑटो को भी जाना होगा</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">ऑटो का अपना मन होता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">दिल्ली के ऑटोवाले फिर भी शरीफ हैं</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">बंगलौर में मैंने ऑटो लिया था जिसने मुझसे तीन किलोमीटर के पांच सौ रुपये लिए थे</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">मंगलौर के ऑटोवाले तो ओला उबर वालों को मार मार के भुर्ता बना देते हैं की स्साले हमारी सवारी बिठाएगा</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">? </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">दिल्ली में ऐसी मार पिटाई का कोई रिवाज नहीं है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">बहुत ज्यादा ऑटो हैं और कुछ का धंधा नहीं भी चलता पर शराफत से रहते हैं</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">ताकते हैं जब कोई ओला या उबर से निकल के कैशलेस पेमेंट करता हुआ</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">होठों को गोल कर के सीटी बजाता हुआ निकल जाता है</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">हसरत भरी नज़र से वो उसे देखते हैं और मन ही मन सोचते होंगे के बेटा जिस दिन पेटीएम् में साढ़े तीन सौ रुपैया नहीं होगा</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">, </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="hi-IN">तब हम ही याद आएँगे</span></span></span><span data-mce-style="font-family: 'Adobe Gothic Std B', sans-serif;" style="font-family: "Adobe Gothic Std B", sans-serif;"><span data-mce-style="font-size: large;" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div>
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She had chosen her prince after years of deliberation. He wasn't the man who could just do a neat trick or tell a good joke. He was a man of her dreams. A man who could keep her happy for years and years. She had met many who tried to fit the bill but, she knew in her heart that there was someone else. Someone who wanted to make her smile. Not just make her smile, someone who wanted to see her smile and let the rest of the world dissolve in thin air.<br />
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So, she wanted their wedding to be perfect. She wanted to glow on that special day. Because she knew that this day and hereon, everything would be different. She wanted to be born again on her wedding day. She knew that a man who wanted her to follow him was not her man. A man who had no plan was not her man. She knew that her man was the one who stood tall and held her by the hand. A man who wanted to walk with her, by her side. A counsel, a companion and much more than a friend. For such a man, she wanted to dress up. She wanted to leave no stone unturned. There is nothing wrong with a small ceremony. It is the happiness of the heart that counts. And she was counting big on it.<br />
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<b>A Dress</b><br />
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I want a dress,<br />
that has the moon.<br />
Over which,<br />
he can swoon.<br />
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Be it a ball gown,<br />
or empire waist.<br />
All doubt shall<br />
be put to rest.<br />
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I want you here,<br />
I want you now.<br />
On this altar,<br />
I want a vow.<br />
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A vow that you,<br />
will value this.<br />
And seal it then,<br />
with the sweetest kiss.<br />
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I need you to,<br />
stay up late.<br />
I need you to<br />
become my fate.<br />
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under the sun,<br />
I want you to,<br />
have some fun.<br />
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Get off that chair,<br />
and let's dance.<br />
And let's begin<br />
a lasting romance.<br />
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I want our story,<br />
in one big book.<br />
Ever since you came,<br />
darlin' I've been shook.<br />
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And I want this<br />
newness to last.<br />
"Can we grow old?"<br />
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-13043498303384617432017-01-21T12:35:00.000+05:302017-01-21T12:35:12.048+05:30शहर किताब हो गया.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="hi-IN">उस शहर के बाशिंदों का</span></div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">रहना हराम हो गया</span></div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">उसने ज़रा क्या लिख दिया </span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">ये शहर किताब हो गया </span>.<span id="more-2298"></span></div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">अब घाट भी वहीँ हैं</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">और चाय भी वही है</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">भीड़ भी वहीँ हैं</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">बाज़ार भी वही है</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">चिल्लाती भीड़ का नाम</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">अबसे ट्रैफिक</span>–<span lang="hi-IN">जाम हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">उसने ज़रा क्या लिख दिया</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">राजा गुलाम हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">भूला भुलाया नक्शा</span></div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">फिर सरेआम हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">हर छोटी बड़ी झड़प का</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">चर्चा तमाम हो गया</span></div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">जो चुप रहा था अबतक</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">झट अली</span>–<span lang="hi-IN">राम हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">उसने ज़रा क्या लिख दिया</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">यहाँ कत्लेआम हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">सुबहें हमारी अलसी</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">आँगन में बैठी तुलसी</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">कनेर</span>, <span lang="hi-IN">गुलाब</span>, <span lang="hi-IN">गेंदा</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">हवा रही थी चल सी</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">बरगद का पेड़ भी अब</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">बैठक</span>–<span lang="hi-IN">मज़ार हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">हर मुद्दा हर वादा</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">सब दरकिनार हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">उसने ज़रा क्या लिख दिया</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">पक्का करार हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">कुछ चंद लोग बोले</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">सबकुछ ख़राब हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">जो जानता था सबकुछ</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">वो लाजवाब हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">चंदा रहा ना मामा</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">अब माहताब हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">टेबल पे रखा मुद्दा</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">निचली दराज हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">बस्ती का हर बाशिंदा</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">अब बादशाह हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">उसने ज़रा क्या लिख दिया</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">तख्ता तबाह हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">लफ़्ज़ों का अल्हड़ हिलना</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">अब वाह</span>–<span lang="hi-IN">वाह हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">उसने लिखा है ये सब</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">वो खुद भी किताब हो गया</span>.</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">उसने ज़रा जो लिख दिया</span>,</div>
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<span lang="hi-IN">मेरा शहर किताब हो गया</span>.</div>
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-74619712756950407252017-01-19T12:33:00.002+05:302017-01-19T12:33:59.573+05:30 मेरी लिखी किताब<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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तुम्हे पसंद है ये क्या,</div>
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मेरी लिखी किताब है.</div>
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इसी में ज़िक्र है ज़रा,</div>
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के सिर्फ एक ख्याल है.</div>
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ख़याल यूँ के मैं अगर,</div>
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नहीं मिलूं कभी तुम्हे,</div>
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किताब हो किताब फिर,</div>
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या सिर्फ ज़िक्र-ए-हाल है.</div>
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शुरू नहीं है दास्ताँ,</div>
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अभी से फिर भी ख़त्म है.</div>
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ना जाने क्यूँ लगे मुझे,</div>
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न अब कोई भी जंग है.</div>
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यकीं करो ज़रा मेरा,</div>
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यहीं मेरा जहान था.</div>
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चलेगा किस्सा दूर तक.</div>
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अभी मुझे गुमान था.</div>
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अभी शुरू हुआ यहीं,</div>
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सफ़र तुम्हारा बिन मेरे.</div>
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यहीं खड़ा था मैं अभी,</div>
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के कट रहे थे दिन मेरे.</div>
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अजब किसम के दौर थे,</div>
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दरख़्त, शेर, रानियाँ,</div>
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के शौक़ ही कुछ और थे</div>
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मैं लिख रहा कहानियां.</div>
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अजब सा मोड़ आ पड़ा,</div>
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मेरी ही एक कहानी में,</div>
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ठहर सहम के रुक गया,</div>
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पड़ा मैं परेशानी में.</div>
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रुको ज़रा, इधर सुनो,</div>
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आवाज़ थी एक ओर से.</div>
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ठिठक मैं देखता रहा,</div>
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परी खड़ी थी मोड़ पे.</div>
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नज़र मेरी, वहीं पड़ी,</div>
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परी तुम्ही, तुम्ही परी,</div>
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“आग है वहीँ कहीं.”</div>
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तुम बोलती डरी-डरी.</div>
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मैं रुक गया, डरा हुआ,</div>
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“रुको नहीं, डरो नहीं,”</div>
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तुम हँस पड़ी, वहीं खड़ी,</div>
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“मै कह रही थी ये नहीं.”</div>
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कहानी ख़त्म हो गयी,</div>
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वहीं मेरी, वहीं मेरी.</div>
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शुरू हुई फिर ज़िन्दगी,</div>
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तेरी मेरी, मेरी तेरी.</div>
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सुनो ज़रा सा और भी,</div>
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कहूँ मैं बात ये पूरी.</div>
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के रास्ते के मोड़ से,</div>
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अलग ही दौर था शुरू.</div>
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बदल गया था रासता</div>
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के मैं था तुमसे रूबरू.</div>
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शरम नहीं, भरम नहीं,</div>
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परी ये कोई और थी.</div>
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के पंख इसके आग थे,</div>
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ये बात करने गौर थी.</div>
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हंसी हंसी में खेल के,</div>
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वादा ये मुझसे कर गयी.</div>
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ना जान के भी जानकर</div>
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ये रूह मेरी भर गयी.</div>
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मेरी लिखी किताब का,</div>
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हर लफ्ज़ तुम से जल गया.</div>
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ये जिस्म इक लिबास है,</div>
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मैं खुद तुम्ही में ढल गया.</div>
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-33307260880331946412016-10-26T00:26:00.001+05:302016-10-26T00:26:15.879+05:30Wordpress versus Blogger<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This blog has been shifted to <a href="http://abhyused.wordpress.com/">abhyused.wordpress.com</a><div>
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I feel that the shift to wordpress has to be made eventually. And the time has come for this blog too. </div>
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Please find me on <a href="http://abhyused.wordpress.com/">abhyused.wordpress.com</a></div>
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-21365677770330632802016-10-24T18:38:00.001+05:302016-10-24T18:57:38.003+05:30Book Review- Agniputr - Vadhan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
ISBN- 978-93-86141-07-1<br />
Title- Agniputr 'When Agni First Spoke'<br />
Author- Bommadevara Sai Chandravadhan / Vadhan<br />
Publisher- Bloomsbusy Publishing India Pvt Ltd<br />
Price- Rs 299<br />
Pages- 354<br />
Cover Design- Graficus<br />
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This book comes with a lot of promise especially because it is a supernatural fiction book and is published by Bloomsbury. Harry Potter fulfilled those two criteria and we know the rest of the story. The cover design is perfect with a burning house in the background which raises questions instead of uncovering the plot.<br />
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The book is about a problem that doesn't really fall into the normal everyday laws of normalcy. It requires a certain understanding of quantum physics and certain creative liberties (of course!) to finally get acquainted to this villain. The story is of Raghuram Surya who had inherited immense wealth, respect and this 'problem' in his ancestral village in Gudem, Andhra Pradesh. Along side Sheila and a motley crew of people like Poti, Eshawar and Kant, our larger than life hero/ anti-hero fights this problem which could end us in a way we wouldn't even understand.<br />
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The book reads like a graphic novel and sometimes like someone's nightmare. The spooky bits are well done and the imagination of the author is very vivid. It is western fantasy meeting the Indian masala entertainers.<br />
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The publishing quality is of course good. Nice, off-white paper, clear font and chapters divided nicely. The book provides for a fast read.<br />
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The book is not without its problems though. The first and foremost is editing. It is almost 100 pages too long. The adjectives overflow as the author tries to keep the reader abreast with the plot and happenings. Sometimes the adjectives fit and sometimes they make sentences awkward with too many words ending with -ly. Also, the characters do not require the detailing the author has given them. Some of the characters could have been left obscure or better fleshed out via dialogue. The descriptions tend to drag.<br />
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The biggest problem aside from all this is that the character of Raghuram Surya has certain inconsistencies and is hard to empathize with. One almost feels like this is a book without a protagonist and none of the characters really stand out. It is also difficult to like any of the male characters in general. The language too is not free flowing. Certain sentences require re-readings.<br />
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The book's appeal lies in its story and I feel it could have been much better at the hands of a better editor. There are minor editing errors like 'where' instead of 'were' which show poorly on the book. Hope they get corrected in the forthcoming editions.<br />
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Three Stars ***<br />
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-79554558446100545562016-10-20T03:13:00.002+05:302016-10-20T03:13:32.193+05:30Chhatarpur<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Chhatarpur is a sleepy town in Bundelkhand. When we think of Bundelkhand, we think of villagers defecating alongside dusty roads, cattle sitting in the middle of those roads, basically an India stuck in time. Chhatarpur is surrounded by such villages but it is better, cleaner, more developed than neighbouring towns like Bijawar, Tikamgarh, Gulganj which are sleepier and dustier yet.<br /><br />The roundabouts in Chhatarpur have been recently installed with traffic lights. The main road which runs from the Post Office roundabout to the Panna Naka three-way, has dividers too. The vehicles in the town do not understand these foreign concepts though. They try to squeeze through whatever space they find. Everyone is in a hurry although everything they need is within a one-kilometer radius.<br /><br />The shopkeepers in Chhatarpur try too hard to please you. Not because they are wily, clever businessmen but because they want to be your friends before they can sell you stuff. The local grocer would give you free stuff to taste, the clothes merchant would show you every shirt, the fruit seller would return your money if you come back with a mango rotten from within.<br /><br />As a kid growing up in those streets, I realized that not much happens in the town. True, there are 'bad' locales where men fire country-made guns at each other but in the colonies, the schools, the colleges, the offices--Chhatarpur remains by and large quiet. People sit in their offices and sip tea to get through their days. Housewives divide their days in nap times and TV watching times. Growing up there as a kid was fun because we could play outdoors. We had a large grassy plot of land in our neighbourhood. Kids from other colonies would come and we would form teams and play cricket matches that resulted in lifelong bitter rivalries. Nowadays, the plots have been covered by buildings and the kids have disappeared from streets. <br /><br />Chhatarpur also is the city of narrow lanes and densely packed markets. The bajariya is the main market area of Chhatarpur and one needs a lion's heart to navigate traffic there. The market begins from the main chauraha and continues to grow denser as one pierces unruly cycles, men walking in groups, cows, women sitting in rickshaws and all other traffic things to reach the main market center. There, one had to leave their four wheeler at the side and enter the paved lanes wide enough for one and a half person only. Certain daredevils take their cycles and motorbikes inside the bajariya area. Inside, one finds shops of jewelers one after another. It is difficult to understand why so many people selling the same thing open shops so close to one another. A motley crew of other shops punctuate the jewelry shops at places.<br /><br />Then there is the bus stand. Buses from the neighbouring cities and sometimes Delhi and Agra ply regularly from here. Since Chhatarpur doesn't have a railway station yet, the bus stand is the only way to get out of the city for the daily wage labourers. A peanut seller stands at the entrance of the bus stand. People flock around him and try his peanuts before purchasing a packet of five rupees. He seems to lose peanuts worth at least two rupees to the shameless tasting per customer. How he continues to stay in business is anyone's guess.</div>
Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-48009061902821311322016-10-06T17:15:00.001+05:302016-10-06T17:15:21.171+05:30What I have for you<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Go ahead, sweetheart,<div>
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Open the box. Unwrap it quickly, tear away the paper. I like your restless fingers as they run through the box. You may shake it vigorously and put your ear to it. You will hear some heartbeats. Inside it, there is some goodness that you had lost. A small gesture of kindness, a smile for no reason, a deep look into your eyes--it is all there.</div>
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My love lies at the corner too. It is the only thing that really matters. It is passionate, mad and whimsical. It repeatedly wants to be loved back but don't worry, it is selfless from inside. If you look at it long enough, it might make you cry. So look away.</div>
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Have you ever been kissed in public? Has it made the crowd disappear? Have you felt hugged? I am sure you have hugged but have you felt the hug? Well, here are some of those feelings in one corner. These feelings of mine, if you hold them correctly, will make everyone else disappear. They will be the only things that matter. So hold them only if you like them.</div>
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At the other side, I also have for you some sadness. When you dial my phone and the number is busy, when you sit alone and I am not in the room, when you eat alone my favourite food, at those moments, this little sadness will sit with you. Do not mind it though. It won't hurt until my love is with you. And as you know, my love is forever.</div>
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Now, close the box once you have seen the gifts, love. The gifts cost me nothing--just my heart and everything that I had. I had nothing before though. Now, I have you. </div>
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Love,</div>
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Me.</div>
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-52617812273380758702016-10-05T18:12:00.002+05:302016-10-05T18:54:42.208+05:30Book review- The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24717411-the-unexpected-inheritance-of-inspector-chopra" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra (Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation #1)" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431690270m/24717411.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24717411-the-unexpected-inheritance-of-inspector-chopra">The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13340713.Vaseem_Khan">Vaseem Khan</a><br />
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1769073536">2 of 5 stars</a><br />
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One of the worst books I have read. The last quarter of the book is when the writer gets to all the action. It is not so much crime and detective fiction than it is a spy action thriller which manages to preach secularism, Hindu-Muslim unity, how all men named 'Narendra' are evil and are ruling India now. The book references Indira Gandhi, Bollywood, Ramayana for no darn reason. [spoiler] The main villain is named Narendra/ Arun Jaitly [/spoiler] which has a bit of an anti-BJP political undercurrent. If we ignore the unfortunate nomenclature and preachy dialogue as mere coincidences, the book in itself is a textbook of bad writing. <br />
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It has too much telling and no showing. The last pages are essentially the writer explaining all the loose threads he has created in the first 150 pages. The author does not explain the character's intentions and motivations through his actions, instead he sits you down and actually explains why the character is good. <br />
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Then there is the sexism. It is okay because the author is actually speaking through his characters but then in the inflection too, the author says things like- there is no life for widows in the Indian society. His woman character is sad because his husband is cheating on her for the reason that she couldn't lure her man enough with her cooking and her loving. It physically hurts to read such characters set in a modern day metropolitan.<br />
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The book is not nuanced, it is not well written and it lacks in the only thing it promises to offer--detective fiction. Only the parts with the baby elephant are somewhat readable because they have a pulp-fiction like feel to them.<br />
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I encourage the writer to take up some writing workshops. He shows brilliance in parts but the major part of the novel is not a story but a rant. Also, he should stop delivering political lectures in the middle of the novel. <br />
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Two stars. One for the awesome cover art and the second one for the action sequences.
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-62129327384255890622016-10-03T02:25:00.001+05:302016-10-05T18:55:14.561+05:30FIRE AND WATER: A POEM<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A fistful of fire,<br />
and some cold ash.<br />
Reasons to live,<br />
and an ugly crash.<br />
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I see you there,<br />
leaving nonchalantly.<br />
My momentary reason,<br />
for infinite glee.<br />
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You don't seek me,<br />
or lovers of any type.<br />
But I need you in<br />
my poem, my life.<br />
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A poem that stays,<br />
with you for a while.<br />
A love unrequited,<br />
A lover in exile.<br />
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This just isn't your<br />
usual average romance.<br />
I was sitting here, you<br />
walked by perchance.<br />
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You were fire,<br />
I drowned in you.<br />
I was water,<br />
that burned you.<br />
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We fit awkwardly,<br />
in shallow shelves.<br />
We will last, if at all,<br />
from tens to twelves.<br />
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Probably in your days<br />
and dreams,<br />
I will be there in <br />
your silent screams.<br />
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I will be the minute<br />
of madness.<br />
In your life of<br />
moderate sadness.<br />
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I will be the coolant,<br />
the water, the jest.<br />
When your fire<br />
burns the hardest.<br />
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Steam will surround you,<br />
You'll feel a splash.<br />
You'll remember then,<br />
the not-so-ugly crash.<br />
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-89471152435821531072016-10-01T15:15:00.002+05:302016-10-05T18:55:43.247+05:30The Graduation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"Congratulations, big day eh?" The compliment hits you in the gut. You are still not ready to be called a doctor. You want the title but there will be responsibilities. The real world will wait for you because after today, you will have a degree that will enable you to treat people. Complete strangers will come straight to you with their problems and you will be medically qualified to touch them, listen to them and treat them.<br />
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The compliments and handshakes leave you dizzy. There is the stage getting set up and you are given your graduation gown. Your friends are clicking pictures and laughing so you laugh. It is a good feeling but you know it is momentary. Right after the graduation ceremony is over, your college will disown you. You will be on your own, not a student anymore. You will be sent to the job market in an era of recession. There will be rejections and failures much bigger than what you have faced till now.<br />
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Your family will applaud as soon as you climb up the stage and walk up to that soulless, balding, celebrity handing out the degrees and diplomas. He will shake your hand and smile at you but you will know he doesn't really care. He is the chief guest for the function. The college management has probably paid him to attend the function. So, it is all nothing but a glorified paid handshake before you are sent packing.<br />
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The professors will be sitting in the front row--neatly dressed and you will greet everyone like it is a final day of truce after five years of war. Even the most strict professors will smile at you because the facade will be over.<br />
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"What? Was it all a gimmick? A show?" You will think to yourself.</div>
Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-62736424113438572092016-09-27T15:17:00.004+05:302016-10-05T18:55:53.447+05:30Point of View<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>First Person</b>I waited for my turn patiently as the dentist drilled holes in the teeth of his patients. I tried not to notice the squeals and the ouches but they got me. I have hated dental appointments all my life. I had one when I was a child and the memory is a faint one. I was pulled to the chair and the dentist, that bastard, distracted me with his questions and as I opened my mouth, he started his drill inside my mouth. I felt like the world was going to end. I now understand when the kid in the cabin squeals like a baby seal. I am pretty sure the dentist must not have told him anything about the surprise injections and drills and other forms of torture.<br />
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Now that I am an adult, I cannot shout for help. That would be childish and no one would come to my help. This toothache is killing me and so I am here.<br />
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"Excuse me, will you please stop tapping your foot like an idiot?" A woman sitting next to me said. I do not not know what to say. I do not understand how people can be mean to someone they hardly know. She does not know me. She does not know my foot tapping is the only thing that I can do to avoid a mental breakdown. <br />
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"Ok, sorry." I said to make her feel bad. Now she must feel like the mean bitch that she is. I did not retaliate. Long live Mahatma Gandhi.<br />
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"Idiot," I heard her mumble under her breath. Was my tone patronizing? I think I should apologize again.<br />
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"I said I am sorry," I said to her this time with feigned sincerity. <br />
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She looked the other way. I hope she goes for a root canal and the dentist murders her jaw with those sharp little pins. I wish the dentist injects gallons of anesthesia in her and then ties her to his torture chair and then pulls out all her teeth. I hope... <br />
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I suddenly halt my chain of thoughts when I see the receptionist looking at me all weirded out. I guess I must have had an evil smirk on my face during the thought process.<br />
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The dentist called the women sitting beside me next. Enemy's enemy is a friend. Suddenly the dentist is a friend and I want him to destroy this woman. She goes in and comes out after ten minutes with a whiter smile. She is a fair woman with a mean disposition. She struts along after paying the heavy fee at the counter. I wish she accidentally falls in a paint bucket and the yellow paint permanently covers her newly whitened teeth.<br />
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She smiles at me as she leaves. I am all confused now. The dentist has called me in next. I don't know what to think. The dental chamber looks like a friendly place. The tools are neat and shiny. I sit in the chair and it is very comfortable. The friendly dentist smiles at me and even shakes my hand. My world is upside down.<br />
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<b>Omniscient</b><br />
The dental clinic had posters on all its walls. The posters showed teeth in compromised situations. There was a poster about brushing. He sat there looking at all the posters but his mind was somewhere else. His face changed expressions as the receptionist noticed him fidget with the pamphlet and tap his feet. The receptionist made a face as the chair squeaked with his foot-tapping. The woman sitting next to him observed him calmly and smiled to herself. She knew how it felt to be nervous at a dentist's office too.<br />
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The woman saw everyone else stare at him as he made tapped his feet while looking at one of the posters with a smirk on his face. She felt oddly protective of him and decided to drag him out of the public attention.<br />
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"Stop tapping your foot, you idiot," she said playfully.<br />
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He became extremely uncomfortable as he heard her and mumbled apologies. She smiled and looked at his face but found him struggling to look as far away from her as possible. <br />
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"Idiot!" She said again to grab his attention. <br />
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He just buried his neck at the back of his chair and closed his eyes. He seemed to be one of those dreamy types.<br />
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The dentist called her in and she had to go. She wanted to talk to him and get to know him but there was no use. She wrote down her number on a slip of paper and kept it on the table. She knew he wouldn't look at it but it was worth a shot.<br />
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He sat there looking at the chamber and the bright lights coming from there. The receptionist looked at him and the other waiting patients with an annoyed expression. The expression seemed to be transfixed on her face. <br />
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She came out and saw the slip was not there on the table. Assuming he had finally picked it up, she smiled at him. He nervously looked at her. She thought he was cute.<br />
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He had thrown all the stray pieces of paper including the slip and another crumpled pamphlet in a dustbin nearby. His compulsive cleanliness had cost him his last relationship and this time the cleanliness drive had cost him a relationship that hadn't even started.<br />
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The receptionist called out his name and he made his way to the chamber.</div>
Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-16066794468375986162016-08-28T21:01:00.000+05:302016-09-02T18:40:09.597+05:30A story yet unwritten- 'Before Death'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>‘This post is a part of <a href="http://blog.blogadda.com/category/write-over-the-weekend-wow">Write Over the Weekend</a>, an initiative for <a href="http://www.blogadda.com/">Indian Bloggers</a> by BlogAdda.’</b><br />
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One day when Anil returned from the shop, he found his father lying on the bed. He shook him, shouted expletives at him but to no avail. It was just him and his father at their house. His mother had died long ago of general neglect. Nobody really expected her to live. She was spiteful in her last years and died a bitter neglected death. All the relatives came running after hearing about the death. Death was important to them. Nothing else could pull them to the town but death. Funerals were a great time to show that one cared deeply and they lasted shorter too, unlike the long bedridden phase where the dying needed to be cared for.<br />
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As Anil's father joined the bedridden phase, all the relatives discovered that they had great meetings to attend to and great projects to begin. No one was available to help Anil with the general upkeep and maintenance of his father. Anil learned how to clean soiled clothes and feed a half-asleep person.</div>
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He had assigned specific hours to specific chores. He would feed his father between 7 am to 8 am in the morning and clean him between 11 am to 12 noon. In the hours of freedom, he would cook, wash and wait patiently for the hours of care. He did not know what to when he was free. The free time was to think about his father--what to feed him, what to give him to wear, what should be the fan speed, whether or not he was improving. He would call up relatives who he thought cared and discussed his father's condition on phone. </div>
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There were times of despair where nothing seemed to be working. He would go out to get groceries and would dream of just running away. He could not just abandon his father because, afterall, he was his father. He wondered how Mother Teresa did it--how she cared for the suffering and the dying who weren't her fathers or mothers. Time passed and over a hundred soiled bedsheets and pillow covers later, his father passed away. The relatives got relieved of their engagements coincidentally and came to visit the funeral just like they had come for Anil's mother's funeral. They said almost the same things as last time and Anil thanked them for their condolences just like the last time. Anil's uncle who was his father's elder brother seemed particularly calm. He had a son just like Anil and knew his bedridden phase was sorted. Anil' cousin Sunil did not share his father's optimism. He was all praises for Anil's dedication.<br />
"You cared for him with so much dedication," Sunil said purposefully. Anil took the compliment with a lowered head. <br />
"My father has always sung praises for you," Sunil went on. Anil raised his head a bit. <br />
"When he falls sick, you must come and care for him," Sunil had arrived at the point. Anil nodded politely. He did not know what to say.<br />
Sunil was seen discussing his plans to move to the city with our relatives. His father overhead him and was mortified but did not show it. Soon enough, he took to the bed. There is something indistinguishable about all old, bedridden men and women--they all have sunken cheeks, gasping for breath, and all of them undergo various stages of pain. Anil's uncle had already crossed the first two stages of vocal resistance and resentment. During the resistance phase, he would try to fight everyone who would try to help him. He would think that the pain was there because people were trying to make him sit up and eat or drink. He just wanted to lie down and let the pain pass. Bedsores arrived in this stage. Then came the stage of resentment which was mostly directed toward God. He would raise his hands and ask to be picked up by God. God was too busy picking other stuff up maybe so his pleas went unheeded. He entered the phase of resignation where he would just grimace as people tried to wash or clean him. <br />
Anil came to visit his uncle. He saw him lying in his own faeces. Sunil was busy with some paperwork and Sunil's wife was justifiably disgusted by the smell. She did not share the genetics with the dying old man and that is why his urine and faeces were particularly pungent to her. Hesitatingly, Anil offered to clean up the bed and Sunil pretended to hesitate for a bit. He sat in deep thought for a while contemplating the losses that will be incurred if he stopped doing his paperwork for a few minutes. He decided to allow Anil to clean his father's bed.<br />
Anil asked for a bucket of warm water and a piece of cloth. They were brought to him in an unsual hurry by Sunil's wife. As Anil began cleaning, Sunil and his wife watched from the window with eyes that glittered with hope, positivity and dreams of a better future. The next morning, Sunil left with his wife for the city leaving his father with Anil. He said it was just a one day trip to a temple. He really needed to pray to this particular God in this particular temple for his father to get well. Anil was used to caring for the ailing ones so he stayed. Sunil returned after three days. It was not his fault--the rains had been torrential and all the ways to their town had been blocked. Anil said he need to leave now because of his shop but Sunil patted his back and said he would cover his losses. He said that the improvement in his father's health was remarkable and it was only because Anil had cared for him, and that Anil should stay for one more week. Anil thought it wasn't a bad deal if he got to save someone's life. He himself hadn't observed any improvements to which Sunil reasoned that maybe it was because he was spending more time with the patient. A month passed and Sunil's father died too. Everyone came and patted Anil on his back. He had earned many a blessing. The funeral was conducted. Anil was sitting with Sunil and everyone was extending their heartfelt condolences. Amit, Anil's father's sister's son came up to Anil and held him by the shoulder. He said he couldn't begin to express how deeply moved he was by Anil's altruism. He then began to express how deeply moved he was. Anil slowly stood up and walked out of Sunil's house. He walked slowly to the bus stand, took a bus and reached his home. <br />
He looked at himself in the mirror--he had gone paler. He opened his shop the next day and stopped taking calls from his cousins. He did go on important occassions like birthdays, anniversaries and funerals. He got married and had kids. His kids moved to bigger cities as years passed. One day, as a consequence of natural course of things, he fell ill and couldn't get up from his bed. His wife called the kids and everyone came one by one. Everyone had important jobs so they left one by one.<br />
"The boss needs the report next week."<br />
"There is audit at my workplace."<br />
"Oh, there is audit at my place too."<br />
The audit seemed like a mysterious creature which forbade kids from tending to their ailing fathers. A dying Anil closed his eyes and imagined the audit to be a dragon that breathed fire in the path of anyone who wanted to cross the thresholds of the city and come to the small town to care for him.<br />
The news reached Sunil's household. Sunil's son was all grown up and was still struggling to find a job. The shop he was running wasn't doing very well. Sunil, after some deep thought, ordered his son to go see Anil. He gladly went and began tending to the dying uncle. <br />
The night he reached his uncle's place, his cousins were sitting together and discussing the problems they were facing.<br />
"The biggest problem is that there are no good nurses here in this small town," said Anil's eldest son.<br />
"The domestic helps here do not do their work honestly. It is so difficult to trust people here," added the middle one.<br />
"There are no big hospitals here," the youngest one threw his hands. Sunil's son tried to think of a problem to add to the list his cousins were making. He couldn't think of one.<br />
One night as Sunil's son was cleaning Anil's bed, he looked lovingly at him and asked his name. His nephew was knew that old men were often forgetful so he reminded him how they were related, "My father's father and your father's father were brothers," he said with an innocent smile. Anil looked at him as if he was looking at Mother Teresa.</div>
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After just fifteen days of care, Anil died. He was modest in death too and did not take too much time. Kids of Anil thanked Sunil's son. </div>
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-38480953625659869092016-08-21T23:46:00.000+05:302016-08-21T23:46:28.713+05:30Advice That Mattered<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am blogging about my dreams and the people who helped make them true for the <a href="http://blog.blogadda.com/2016/08/19/stoodnt-advice-that-mattered-weekend-blogging-contest">#AdviceThatMattered</a> activity at <a href="http://www.blogadda.com/">BlogAdda</a> in association with <a href="https://www.stoodnt.com/study-abroad">Stoodnt</a>.<br /><br />I have had a steady career in the sense that I have followed the wise advice nuggets of my elders and have completed my graduation in a safe field ie dentistry. My dad's logic behind helping me take admission in one of the topmost dental colleges in India was that if I become a good dentist, at least I will never be jobless (Ironic because the job market for dentists in India is rapidly shrinking).<br />
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I came to Delhi and started my practice here but, there has always been this artist within me. Dentistry allows for some amount of artistic expression but, my canvas was bigger. I wanted to draw cartoons, write stories and be known for it all. Marx had imagined a society where someone can be a scientist by the day and fisherman in the evening. Well, I wanted to be in that society; not fishing, but writing.<br />
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I did have a blog (this blog) but then, I began dreaming about writing a book some day or having a career as a novelist. Now, it is common knowledge that one should follow their true calling and there is no harm in chasing dreams. I did want to do so but, there was a practical side to the whole thing. No one succeeds overnight and the prospect of giving writing or cartooning my everything would have left me no where. I am not sure if writers ever pay their bills. Dying under debt just didn't sound that smart.<br />
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A friend of mine knew that I could write. I used to hang out with her and discuss career. She was one of the most reasonable and sorted people I had known. Safe choices like engineering and MBA were her cup of tea. I floated the idea of writing a book to her and she pushed me toward writing saying, "I am taking safe steps and planning ahead because I do not have what you have. Very few have what you have and it is the art of telling a story. You know your way with words and it is the reason you should, you must write a book."<br />
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With her push, I decided to balance time between writing and dentistry and the result is my first manuscript which is the semi-autobiographical account of a dentist's love life. Although it is yet to be published, just the joy of finishing a manuscript has been tremendous. I am so grateful for the push that made it happen. </div>
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-72096279288393658952016-08-09T18:32:00.000+05:302016-08-09T18:32:28.070+05:30Book Review- A Book Of Light- Jerry Pinto<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>ISBN-</b> 978-93-86050-17-5<br />
<b>Title-</b> A Book of Light - When a Loved One Has a Different Mind<br />
<b>Edited by-</b> Jerry Pinto<br />
<b>Contributors-</b> Shashi Baliga, Leela Chakravorty, Sukant Deepak, Nirupama Dutt, Anabelle Furtado, Lalita Iyer, Sharmila Joshi, Manoj Menon, Patricia Mukhim, Parvana Boga Noorani, Ina Puri, Amandeep Sandhu, Madhusudan Srinivas<br />
<b>Genre-</b> Nonfiction<br />
<b>Publisher-</b> Speaking Tiger <a href="http://www.speakingtigerbooks.com/">www.speakingtigerbooks.com</a><br />
<b>Pages-</b> 175<br />
<b>Price-</b> Rs 399<br />
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The dude in the picture below is Jerry Pinto. The writer who wrote Em and the Big Hoom- a book that immediately made me his fan. He spoke in the book of his mother's condition. She was a bipolar patient with schizophrenia. The odd taboo associated with psychiatric illnesses in India can only be removed if we are willing to talk about it. </div>
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This guy is talented too. He has done the cover illustration for the book in question- A Book of Light. This one is a compilation of personal accounts of people from mostly the journalist or writer fraternity who have suffered at the hands of fate. Fate that has taken away the minds of their loved ones and wrapped those minds with barbed wire.<br />
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The stories in this book are heart breaking and the accounts are real as it gets. The editing is nice and except a punctuation error (apostrophe related) in Anabelle's story, I could not spot any errors.<br />
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The publishers have done a great job with the presentation and the hardbound book demands to be treasured in your bookshelf. The pages are crisp and off white and have a very international feel to them. Although relatively young, Speaking Tiger is going to make a name for itself.<br />
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Coming to the content, the book has beautiful stories which are personal accounts of the writers. Sukant Deepak's story about his bipolar dad shakes you from within. It is written with such intimacy yet, such distancing that it allows for the reader to assimilate the helplessness the patient's family feels.<br />
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Leela Chakravorty's angst against his schizophrenic mother is again a very personal account. It shows how it is not always as easy as it seems to love your family.<br />
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Amandeep Sandhu's story made me cry. It was the sheer burden of his mother's psychiatric illness and adding to that, her breast cancer, that made me realize how difficult it is to understand someone's pain.<br />
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Nirupama Dutt's story read like a story. It was a story of adoption and inner turmoils more than anything else. It had more sunshine moments than other stories in the book.<br />
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Patricia Mukhim writes about a Khasi mother's account of her daughter's illness. This one is again a story with positives and strength but, the fight against fate is difficult to win.<br />
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Sharmila Joshi writes about her neighbour who fought his demons. It was again a sensitively written story. Alcohol, depression and other demons are strong in this one too.<br />
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Madhusudan Srinivas's is a very small story of acceptance and sharing. Positive message awaits at the end.<br />
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Lalita Ayer's story is her love story with a schizophrenic Swedish guy. The sad part lasts for little less duration of time in the story and it is majorly a love story but the end has a thick blanket of guilt over it.<br />
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Anabelle Furtado fights her own demons in the story and it is a very brave thing to do.<br />
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Manoj Menon's story has some dark humour which ends up warming up your heart and makes one think about how different can mental illnesses be.<br />
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Shashi Baliga talks about his father but, the illness seems to be absorbed and assimilated in the family so much so that we are not really sure if it meant something more than 'mood swings'.<br />
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Parvana Boga Noorani talks about a mother and the unexplainable things that happened with her. It is written with poise and sensitivity.<br />
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Ina Puri's story raises some pertinent questions about depression.<br />
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All in all, the book contains heartfelt emotions and true to life feelings. It does have the light as promised on the cover and is an inspiring book for all those suffering.</div>
Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-69331372860154035762016-08-08T23:46:00.002+05:302016-08-08T23:46:50.761+05:30Half Baked Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />As she trots with glee on the wall, I see her. She is carefree and smiling. She is smiling without a camera panning across the garden. There is no one looking and she still puts up a show. I am here, minding my own business, in my own garden. Well, not really because where's the fun in that? I am minding everyone else's business and adding it all to my recipe. I am brewing something and it is not a broth. I have this large pan and this large ladle. I lift up the liquid and pour it back down as it bubbles up and boils to perfection.<br /><br /><br />It isn't perfect though, it is more or less crude. I watch it sometimes, and sometimes I just let it simmer. I watch her as she tiptoes around my cooking. She is carefree and a little careless too. I am concocting stories and I need some spices. The catch (not the brand of masala) is that I have no spices and must get them myself. Well, she is around me and her heels are on my fence. I am not annoyed, I really like guests. She slips from the walls and falls in my garden. She dusts off herself and now the dust is a part of the recipe. I call it fairy dust because it is extremely rare. I do not know why but this garden is usually empty and so are my hands when I go out to get spices. I had knocked on every door and asked every neighbour, some called me a friend and some closed the door on my nose.<br /><br />This girl though, she stayed and dusted her hands in my cooking. The story got spicier and she leaned in to smell.<br /><br />"Careful, you will end up in my stories," I warned her with a smile.<br /><br />She took my advice and that's why this story is half-cooked.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ufi/reaction/profile/browser/?ft_ent_identifier=10153544428861486&av=680341485"></a></div>
Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-22415439178221024992016-08-03T18:48:00.000+05:302016-08-08T18:21:00.913+05:30Book review- The Story of A Suicide - By Sriram Ayer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>About the book</b><br />
This is a book in the form of a website. Sriram Ayer has beautifully captured the emotions of tumultuous young brains in this book that reads like nothing else you have read before. Sriram, who is the author of the book, is a social entrepreneur and has tried with this book to change the landscape regarding mental illnesses in India and also, through the 'How do I' section, to reach out to people who are in dire need of help and guidance. The illustrations are beautiful and have an old world charm to them. They help take the story forward in a coherent and presentable way.<br />
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<b>About the plot <i>(No spoilers)</i></b><br />
It is the story of four interconnected lives of- Hari, Charu, Sam and Mani. The protagonists are the voices of today's youngsters. Their interpersonal relationships, aspirations and emotions make up the story of the book. It is a gripping tale and Sriram has told the story well. The story-telling is at its poised best during the chapter on a play which involves a conversation between Julius Caesar and Draupadi.<br />
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<b>About the language</b><br />
The language is kept simple and lucid. The conversations are in the form that today's generation can easily digest. People are tweeting stuff at each other and the colloquial words are generously strewn across the book replete with hashtags and @Mentions. <br />
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<i>Author Sriram has founded an organization called NalandaWay which works for children. Other people behind this book are- Ghana, the illustrator, whose drawings lend a surreal feel to the book. The smudgy art with water colours goes perfectly will with the imperfections of the human mind the book deals with; Mansi S. Mehta - who is the content developer of the 'How do I' sections and copy editor. The 'How do I' section in each chapter has links which take you to pages where well-researched articles are written about the specific issues people might be facing; Sitara is also a copy editor for the book. The other contributors include-- Surya Balakrishnan (Director, Promo Video), Vedanth Bharathwaj (Singer and composer, Music Video), Tanya Dutt (Lyricist, Music Video), Hema Priyadarshini (Director, Music Video), Uday Danda (Voice over, audio book), Kirti Jayakumar (Campaign Manager), Mukesh Ravichandran (Campaigner), Raghavasimha D (Technology Consultant).</i><br />
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Abhyudayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313405893329011612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865038915185658826.post-49115471696518770002016-07-26T01:43:00.003+05:302016-07-26T01:43:50.620+05:30Emotional Extortion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
From the past few days, pictures of Kashmiri children and women injured by rubber bullets fired by the army have been doing the rounds on the social media. It is natural to ask what are small children doing in the line of fire? What do they care about Kashmir's azadi? They are children for God's sake. It doesn't require a genius to figure out the actual purpose of these photos- they are meant to evoke sympathy and bring in more and more supporters for the Kashmir's movement for independence (heavily funded and guided by Pakistan). It is so obvious that certain people have vested interests in this movement but, the divisive politics they play is disturbingly ugly.<br />
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There is an underlying problem with Islamic religious gurus and their preaching too. Misquoting the Quran or quoting text that was temporally relevant, these leaders have managed to convince a large number of Muslims that they must pick up arms to defend their religion or at least become one with borderline extremist ideologies to show their support. Anyone who does not does so, is a weak link. Such ideas have led to even moderate Muslims slowly moving toward radicalization. Of course, their social alienation and poverty (in Indian context) doesn't help either. But, it is worrisome how easy it is to divide people in religious groups.<br />
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This heartless emotional manipulation of humans is not restricted to Islam by any means. There are people roaming on streets- the con artists. They shamelessly lie about their poverty, pitiful conditions and what not, just so that you would give them some 'alms'. They almost extort the money out of you by pinning a badge of a fake charity on your shirt pocket (thus ruining your shirt) and shoving their fake notebook with fake pledges of donation in your face.<br />
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There are NGOs which call people (one example is A Giggles Welfare Organization) and con them into donating money by describing a fictional dying baby shamelessly. (http://www.agwo.org/) Yes they have a website and everything.<br />
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These are the same people who do not feel any remorse for evoking sympathy among public for their own selfish reasons. Unfortunately, Islam is currently under the grip of such individuals and it may sound very un-secular and un-Indian thing to say, but yes, there is a problem.<br />
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This problem will only be solved when there are lesser people ready to die/ kill for their religion. Among Hindus, there are many who would be okay with open condemnation of regressive practices in their religion. Among Muslims, it is getting tougher and tougher to find progressive thought. I, of course, do not speak about the urban intelligentsia but the common masses. I am not apologetic when I refuse condone the radical actions of the Hindu Right Wing but the Islam counterpart of the same is extremely defensive or quiet.<br />
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This isn't a problem with the religion but its followers. As I explained, such emotional extortion is a common crime irrespective of religion. We just need to stop falling for it. A part of this crime is also a cry for attention, a desperate attempt to stay relevant.<br />
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There are people on Whatsapp groups who post rumours of death, tragedies just so that others can pay attention to them. Others' feelings hold little value to such people. Again these fall in the same category of psychopathic con artists. Will write on them some other time.<br />
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Until next time!</div>
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