A winter song

Red roses
Apostles of love have
Just begun to bloom
Now is the season of love
In sunlight and under the moon.

Sing  the song of love and happiness,
In the beautiful moonlit night
No, let not worries and tensions
Hamper the blessings of heaven.
Allow the feeling to brighten up our lives..

How dare We

How Dare We ??


All this noise about Greta Thunberg and speculations  that all her bravery would go waste because people specially leaders will  not give a dime to her pleas  will  fall on deaf  ears because the (worldly) wise know that what is important is how to make money, who is bothered about environment and the sufferings the next generations will have to go through, as far as everything suits us now there will be other people to take care of the future.

And nothing to worry everything does fall into the groove hasn't that been, how it has been till now !!???

Specially in India this is how the reaction has been and will be  . We will keep on cutting trees, we will keep on wasting food , we will keep on leaving electric switches on , we will keep on leaving computers on while we go for our tea breaks. . We will go on  doing so many things which we shouldn't, like leaving the tap on and letting water go waste  while we brush our teeth. 

 Do you know why we will go on doing so many things which shouldn't be done? And do we know who will be doing all this ? they who are seniors , they who should be setting examples and correcting children they will be the one's to justify the wrong.

Not because we are lazy but because we associate with affluence and power everything that is wrong.

Right from leaving the lights burning  to rape. to murder. to embezzlement .to so on and so forth.

If I leave the electric switch on even when I am not in the room that is because I am rich enough to pay the bill , if I use tissue papers for wiping my kitchen platform or for that matter my running nose instead of a duster or a handkerchief that is because I am affluent enough to afford it  little do I care for the environmental damage I am causing.
If some one  indulges in rape, embezzlement , murder that is because the  power to go scot free.lies in their hands.

The trend is to believe that it is the weak who adhere  to rules not the powerful. .
Whereas actually it should be the other way round it is the strong who adhere to rules not the cowards.

Lets hope we change our definition of affluence, class , power and become more concerned about the future and the welfare of our own progeny . The earth which they will have to live in or the social set up they will have to face.

Some things are beyond our reach but somethings are well within lets do our lot and a lot of things will happen by themselves.

One very important fact that has always been misinterpreted by us is that we think that lessons taught in books are mere eyewash facts of life are different .. No its not so what is right will always be right what is wrong will always be wrong.

I know I have wavered away from the topic I began with viz. the environment and how to save it but then its the same as 'Humanity and how to save it'. Both are interlinked .  



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दर्द

अपने चेहरे से जो ज़ाहिर है छुपायें कैसे ?
तेरे दिए हुए जख्मो पे मरहम लगायें कैसे ?
दर्द जब हद से गुज़र रहा है तो ,
छलकती आँखों से अश्क़ न बहाएँ कैसे ?

दर्द देना लगा आसान तुम्हे 
आँसू हमारे  से क्यों घबरा रहे हो 
चुभन जो उठ रही है तुम्हारे दिल में बार बार 
क्यों ऐसे उसे नकार रहे हो ?
ये घबराहट ये उलझन तुम्हारी कह रही है सरेआम, 

के बाकी है तेरे सीने में इश्क़ के कुछ निशान 
सीने में तेरे दिल धड़क रहा है अभी भी 
मुड के पीछे देख करले कबूल मेरा सलाम। 

रजनी सिन्हा सर्वाधिकार सुरक्षित

कुछ शब्द बस यू ही दिल से


बहुत दिनों बाद आज कुछ फुर्सत के पल मिले है
वैसे तो मौका भी नहीं है , दस्तूर भी नहीं
लेकिन दिल ने कब मौका या दस्तूर देखा है
उस् ने   कुछ जज़्बात महसूस किये
और कहा
अब लिख दो वरना  भूल जाओगी
और वो अहसास उभर आये है कागज़ पर.
याद आ  गयी वो पहली दिवाली तुम्हारे साथ
जो छत पर मनाई थी हमने
मैंने और तुमने
सब की नज़रो के सामने
सब की नज़रो से दूर
वो जज़्बात जो महसूस किया था हमने
वो  ख़याल जो बयान किया था हमारी नज़रो ने
कही किसी और ने पढ़ तो नहीं लिया था उन्हें ?
क्या पता , कौन जाने
मुझे तो मतलब सिर्फ इससे है कि
तुमने भी समझ लिया  था और मैंने भी
है न?

रजनी सिन्हा ( सर्वाधिकार सुरक्षित )

on my tomb

With no intentions of leaving the world . 



On MY Tomb 


Under these stones
lie the bones
of a merry old soul
as merry as the soul
of old king Cole.



She loved to live
And lived to laugh
She enjoyed life to the hilt
She was lucky to be loved
She was lucky to be sought
By all who were hers
And theirs she always will be



She touched their hands
And bade goodbye
said
"Nothing is permanent you see
But I will always be yours ,
Yours always forever will I be"

 

On Valentines Day

We are together you and me and that is what matters most to me  Come rain or hail or sun your love is my  safest canopy. To me your love is lease of life To me your love is the prettiest sight Do 'I' need  help when 'YOU' are there? your arms are the crutch on which I rely   . Oh! look at that distant glorious sight See  that horizon that meets the eye . Where the sky engulfs the earth  I am the earth and  you the sky  When we are  together, you and me The world then smiles and so do we Under your caressing looks I breathed Under your caring eyes I hope to die..

Destiny's child

Chained to destiny? Yes I am.
Born a woman, a child with shackles
A human with no desires , a human with no choice
A human without a right, a human without any might.
But not a human without any pride.

Destiny ruled my being, destiny ruled my breath
Destiny defined for me, the path on which  to tread
Destiny guided me, destiny steered  me
I was chained lest I may stray.

But destiny could not kill that spark
Which burnt in my head not in my heart
I was destiny's child
Brought up in the wild.

Destiny is but written by others
It's not my will of survival
These chains and shackles are mere material,
 Strength is but not mortal.

It  breaks the chains, I fly soaring high
And cling to it with  my life
It is for me the last twig
To swim the rising tide.

Doodh barraa/'wadaa

Doodh baraa ( as vadaa in dahi vadaa) 


I so glad that this post is featured on  ttp://www.evergreendishes.com/
 in their Diwali special page 

Ingredients

maida 2 katories 
water ----to be used as and when required
ghee ---for deep frying 

milk----2 ltrs
raisins----for garnishing 
chironji---- for garnishing 
Sugar Free Natura to be used as per taste buds

Method  


Mix water to maida and make a mixture of dropping consistency
Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in the kadahi add the maida,  and water mixture and cook on a low flame stirring vigorously so that no lump is formed

                                                                      

    

                                                                 

                                                                     
 Now quickly spread this dough on a ghee smeared plate / thaali and flatten with your palms or a spatula .Before it cools cut into diamond shapes like burfi keep it slightly thinner than a burfi ---it should be like the thickness of Kaju katli  .Let it cool now deep  fry in ghee and keep aside .

Boil the milk till it thickens. Consistency should be  slightly   less than  that of rabri , Add sugar  and allow it to cool .

After about an hour add the diamonds  just for a dip say for 10 mts this is so  that the milk enters the barras  and  they become slightly sweet ----but maintaining their crispness Take the barraas  out of the milk and keep aside

In the meanwhile make some more thickened milk and add raisins and chironji seeds, green cardamom powder  to it

Before serving  place the pieces on a plate and spread the left over milk as well as the dry fruit rabri.                                              

Serve  warm some people prefer chilled too   ,

note ----though made in pure ghee it is not heavy on calories because the barraas  do not absorb much ghee as they are made out of already cooked dough and to add to this we can also use  Sugar Free Natura reduciing the calories


This post finds a place in ttp://www.evergreendishes.com/ in their Diwali special page 

Shiva in a dancing pose

A painting of mine oil on Canvas done many many years ago ( 1970) copied it from a magazine Thought I could share it here on the occasion of Shivaratri

N , H . no 6 on a sleepy afternoon-----cell phone clicks from a moving car

Some thoughts On """This Republic Day """

It's sixty-eight  years since the first . 
  Is there a change for the better ?
 Or have things gone from bad to worse
 This Republic Day ? 

That was just two years after  independence
 We were inexperienced and naive 
Its now past sixty-seven  why are we 
Still experimenting?till this Republic day ? .

Am I writing this as a passerby
 Or am I just an onlooker  ?
Am I also not responsible for 
   This Republic day ?

We are honoring them who have toiled

 But they are only a handful

Let us together toil and   glorify our nation

 To be honored equally every Republic Day .

snippets again ---hindi shayari

 दिखा कोई  इक शाम दरीचों के बीच से ऐसे
जैसे बूँद आबे हयात की आ  पड़ी हो मुझपे
जाने कैसे उसकी नज़रे मुड़  गयी मेरी ओर
कैसा था वो आलम. कैसे झूम  उठा मेरा  मन मोर।

क्या  ऐसे ही दिल है लगता किसी
अजनबी अनजाने से ?
क्या इसको ही कहते है इश्क़

 चलो पूछे हम जमाने से

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गर राह में मिल जाएं  तो 
देख लेना हमको भी कभी 

ये न कहना
 अजनबियों से  आँखे मिलाना अच्छा नहीं 

दिल ही दिल में चाहते हो हमको 

ये मालूम है 

पर ये कहते हो क्यों ? कि 

दिल का लगाना अच्छा नहीं ?

कर के हमको याद 

आँखे तुम्हारी नम हुई 

पर आँखों से यु  रूमालों का लगाना

 अच्छा नहीं  

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कही राह चलते चलते

मेरी हसरतो में रहते रहते

मिल जाओ रूबरू तुम

चाहे रुखसत ही करते करते 

The other side of midlife ---part 2

Of late I have been watching a lot of movies and TV soaps . And I discovered that whenever a romantic moment is about to take place a mild breeze stars blowing , the hair of the respective protagonists gets  rustled and I smile !!! thank God all is well and you are still in heaven ,( This job used to be done by the  notes of the Sitar in  our days)

 .  I thought of writing this because these days I get carried away by the happenings on the screen ( just the way I used to about 45/50 years back) .  I like this style more because a cool breeze is easily available  than the Sitar players to help denote that  particular emotion . In those days I could neither churn out poetry( like I can today )  nor requisition sitarists to help me express myself and the time and moment would fly away leaving so much to be desired  . In between the last 40 years and the present (my 65th year ) I had become more rationalistic and mature and knew that Sitar or no Sitar breeze or no breeze some feelings and emotions do exist but take a back seat while one and also the other gets busy earning livelihoods , providing for the off springs , looking after the 'surrounders" and   the surroundings .

But now with off springs grown up and flown away  to better pastures in search of better conditions than those provided by us and we entering that stage of life which makes us ( him and me ) senior citizens with the prefix " senile" . I have become more alert and have learnt to take notice of the bounties of nature , the flowers , the fields , rain drops and roses , foggy mornings and mists . It  was during one of these moods  just back from my morning walk when i went in and stood on the balcony and suddenly felt a cool breeze rustling my tresses  . I felt a slight blush a surge of emotions and looked towards  the other protagonist who was  sitting  in his chair packed in monkey cap , muffler and warm woolen socks, engrossed in the news paper waiting for his tea  

. I sighed removed  my shawl, disentangled my birds nest tresses from  my scarf removed earplugs  , folded my cardigan and limped  towards the kitchen to get the TEA and my share of pounded biscuits together with his buttered toasts ( I  have some problem with teeth though his are OK  ) . .

Experience tells me  that hay should be made  whenever the sun shines ---else the clouds may take over ---so I walk in with the tea in a new tea set and me in a crisp sari and fresh make up :) .

Book Review----The Itch You can't scratch ----by Sumit Kumar

The Itch You can't scratch ----by Sumit Kumar 

What a title !!! and if you think seriously no other title could be more appropriate to define one's life ---Life , life time   lifelong '

Life definitely  is that itch one cannot scratch ---you are brought into this world and you have no say in this matter  , then you have to go on living life until you reach the  final day which again is beyond your jurisdiction .

This book deals with exactly that  ,  the path one's life follows till the final curtain is drawn.
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Sumit Kumar has dealt with the simple mundane happenings in the life of any and everybody in the most interesting way --you go on identifying yourself with the happenings as you go on reading the book you feel as if ---"arre ye toh mere saath bhi hua thaa( Hello even I went through this experience )"    , arre ye to hum sab ke saath hota hai( hey this happens with everyone ) , achchaa to ye sab ke saath hota hai? ( hmm so this happens with everyone eh !!) I have written both the Hindi and English versions of the readers reactions because that is what the author has done ---this book is in  Hinglish and that is what makes it more interesting and more identifying ;  one can relate to the happenings specially with the help of  the dialogues thrown in because that is  exactly what every Indian goes through his/her life ..

The growing up times , the interfering parents , the ambitious parent the ,curious neighbours ,the period of adoloscence , escapades  girlfriends, boy friends , infatuations , affairs relationships, failures  ,Then the expectations  by parents  , bloated  egos and misconceptions of ones own abilities , followed by  disillusionment  and finally settling with compromises .

I would not want to delve and disclose more from the chapters of the book and take away the excitement of reading and enjoying from the readers --but I highly recommend this book because ....

Another very interesting and important thing about the book is that it is written in    graphic style   making reading more interesting  making the  subconscious mind  feel as if you are still a teenager reading a comic book

This ""comic novel"""( pun intended) written in first person is a pleasant read and does tickle your funny bone .

 Published by Horizon Books and Sumit kumar and printed by Usha Printers Bhilai its running its second edition and is definately worth a read ---just to drive away the blues .

I enjoyed reading this novel and loved the writing style and presentation so much that I am now on to Sumit Kumar's  next novel written again in the graphic format Amar Bari , Tomar Bari NAXALBARI 

Two poems with positive thoughts to welcome the New Year

Two poems with positive thoughts  to welcome the New Year 

चलने को मन आतुर 

उड़ने को बेचैन 

कट गए  पर उसके 

आँखे रो रो करती बैन 

चारो दिशा   घनघोर अँधेरा 

उजियारा कही न क्षीण 

एक झलक सूरज की 

पाने मन हो रहा  अधीर 

कैसे कैसे क्षण  जीवन में 

कब और कहाँ से आते 

मान इसे किस्मत का लेखा 

सब मन को बहलाते 

कहते है इसको ही जीवन 

यही भाग्य का लेखा 

लेकिन जो झकझोर ले इसको
बन  जाये   विश्व विजेता


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कुहरे ने सोचा एक सुबह

चलूँ  धरती की ओर

राहो पर छा जाऊं  ऐसे

न ओर दिखे न छोर।

पर उसको मालूम नहीं था

धरती पर , मनुष्य है करता  वास

चीर बादलो को वो लेता

कुहरे की क्या बिसात।

घने कोहरे को बेध सकती

एक दिए की लौ

सेतु  गंतव्य तक पहुचा  देता

  गर राह पकड़ लो तो।

रजनी सिन्हा (c) जनवरी  २०१७

some hurried words to express some random thoughts -on the advent of a New Year

some hurried words to express some random thoughts 

नव  नया नूतन नवीन 
ये शब्द हर वर्ष एक बार 
अवश्य सार्थक हो जाते है 
जब वर्ष बदलता है कॅलेंडर। 
पिछला   हर क्षन इतिहास बन जाता  
पिछ्ला हर वर्ष मौन हो जाता। 

आँखे जो सपनो में खो जाती 
रात दिसंबर इकतीस के 
वो जाग सवेरा देखती है 
एक नव वर्ष के प्रांगन में 



समय सदा गतिवान है 
इक्छाओ से भरा  विमान है 
कैलेंडर के पन्ने  पीछे छोड़
ढल जाता है इक नए रंग में 

नव नया नूतन और नवीन 
ये शब्द हर वर्ष जुड़ जाते 
नए कैलेंडर  के पन्नो से। 

some passing thoughts put on paper -----hindi

 अपने चेहरे से जो ज़ाहिर है छुपायें कैसे ?
 तेरे दिए हुए जख्मो  पे मरहम  लगायें कैसे ?
दर्द जब हद से गुज़र रहा है तो ,
छलकती आँखों से अश्क़ न बहाएँ कैसे ?


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 खुली किताब के सफ़्हे उलटते रहते हैं
 जैसे ज़िन्दगी के वाकिये बदलते  रहते है
किताबो को तो बंद कर दे हम 
पर जिंदगी को तो खुदा के मिजाज़ छलते हैं 

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हर्ष और उल्लास , आमोद और प्रमोद
है साथ साथ चलते , डाले हाथो में हाथ
लेकिन सुख के साथ क्यों चलता है दुःख
क्या सुख का कोई हमजोली नहीं ?
शायद सुख दुःख हमजोली नहीं भाई भाई है 
शायद दोनों एक ही माँ के जाये है
शायद दोनों ने मिलकर विश्व के नियम बनाये है

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It boasts of a beautiful interior with comfort writ large , comfort in  seats , comfort in driving  methods , comfort in the luggage compartment ( very spacious perfect for family outings ) All in all it boasts of being the most comfortable small car available ----and of course coming from the House Of Tata's it not give any proof for quality the name TATA is synonymous with excellence in quality and reliability .

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OZiva Protein & Herbs – For every Indian woman who puts her family first!

OZiva Protein & Herbs – For every Indian woman who puts her family first!

Women all over the world and specially in India have the tendency to keep themselves and their needs behind the curtains always fulfilling the needs of their family first --and while doing this they tend to ignore and forget their own needs their own requirements and don't realize that in this way they are actually harming their family in the long run because neglect makes them ruin their health leading to neglect of family and they also become a burden on them for whom they have reached this stage --as a result a lot of sadness and self pity follow leading to general unrest , discords and social as well as family problems .

A recent survey showed that 70% of Indian women have protein deficiency which leads to fatigue which is culprit in ruining all relationships be it between mother and child , husband and wife or even  other romantic relationships and also that between the seniors in the family and you . All love and affection which a woman , a mother a beloved a wife a daughter- in- law has for her loved one's she fails to show and execute when she is tired or ill ; the will to do is sabotaged .

Moreover lack of proteins in diets also play havoc with our skin and hair and general good looks ---every woman is pretty its just her diet that makes her fat and ugly with a dead skin and lusterless hair and a weary look on her face .

This is where OZiva Protein and Herbs comes in to help


OZiva ---is a protein rich breakfast shake which gives 30 gms of protein per scoop when taken with milk . It is aided with Ayurved and has herbs like Tulsi, Shatavari , Green Tea extract and Omega 3 and all these extracts are specially beneficial for women helping them with their hormonal problems and general health .

It has a good taste , takes only five minutes   to prepare and is low in sugar. The manufacturers have also arranged for  free diet consultations which is a very consumer friendly approach .

To read more about the product you can reach them at their website OZiva website or speak to their nutritionist at 9769298556

link to this post is given below


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Some passing thought put on paper

 कुछ ख्याल यू  ही से

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कोई पार नदी के  गाता
मनभाता मन को  लुभाता
मन हो जाता विरही
जब प्रणय बोल सुनाता


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 खामोश लबो पे मुस्कराहट की है सौगात फिर भी 
आंसुओ से भरी  निगाहों को नहीं आता है यकीन आज अभी 
टूट ती साँसों को शकोशुबहा है इसलिए खुद पर इतना 
किसी का यूँ  तो हुआ कौन उम्र भर कभी कहीं



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तेरे आंसुओ का मिलन  मेरे अश्को से
जैसे संगम हो प्रयाग  का
धुल गए सब शिकवे गिले
पावन  गंगा और यमुना  में

 लालिमा है छा सी गयी
क्षितिज पर देखो दूर कही
ये हो गया क्या प्रकृति को
मिलन देख तेरा मेरा



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"है बहुत अंधियार अब सूरज निकलना चाहिए" 

विश्व के प्रागण में उजाला बिखरना चाहिए
घृणा और नफरत की आंधियो को रोकने के लिए
फिर से गाँधी को एक अवतार लेना चाहिए


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बड़े  यत्न किये ,कई प्रयत्न किये
तेरी बाँहों में सिमटने के कई जतन किये
कभी लुभाया ,कभी बुलाया इठलाया इतराया भी कभी
पर मुस्कुरा के तूने झुटलाया सब कुछ
अब तो तेरी यादों को सहेजने के हो रहे है  बस   जतन प्रिये




                                           

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होठ खामोश है

लबो ने चुप्पी ओढ़ी है                                                        

सन्नाटा सा है चारो ओर                                                                                     

क्यों खामोश है सब

क्या किसी शहीद की दुल्हन ने चूड़ी तोड़ी है ?

लिखना चाह रही थी मैं बहुत कुछ

लेकिन कलम ने साथ न दिया

 खामोश घरो ने

दहकते सरहदों की आवाज़ जो सुन ली है

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 गुज़ारिश
विनती और प्रार्थना
प्यार में  है जगह इनकी न कोई
वो प्यार नहीं है जहां झुकी हो नजरे एक की
और इठला रहा हो दूजा कोई


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ऋतू वर्षा की लौट गयी अब
सूर्य को नहीं ढक  रहे बादल
सूर्य किरन  के पड़ते ही अब
पुष्प निखार रहे है उपवन
सवेरा ,  पक्षियों की किल्लोल से।
भ्रमर करे गुंजित दोपहरिया।
संध्या रानी से मिलने को आतुर देखो चाँद मनचला
करे मिन्नते सूरज से वह लौटा दो तुम मेरी सजनिया।---
कई पाखो के बाद मिलन  है,                                         
विदा कर दो  लेने है आये                                                            
उसको उसके प्यारे  सजनवा।  ___---signifying the fact that dusk sets in early in winters \                                                              letting the moon meet night sooner than in summers




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सावन में पड़ गए झूले
वर्षा की बूंदे रस बरसाए                                                        
राह  तकते है  तेरे  प्यासे नयन मेरे                                                  

झूले की पींगे  रुकी है तेरे इंतज़ार  में                                                  
अब तो आ जाओ की
मौसम ने इज़ाज़त दी है
बेरुखी तेरी न बदल दे     
बागो  को बियाबान में

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