5. खेलते

4. चढ़ते

3. पीते

2. खाते

1. छोटे

so long... so sorry... and a new series :)

Internet has become a luxury since I left the campus. And a good connection with fast net speed is almost an impossibility. My own whims and laziness added more to the absence of activity on this blog for so long. In fact, this gap of two weeks is the longest ever this blog has witnessed.

So as a 'remedial' measure and with all due apologies, I'll be running a long a-picture-a-day series this time. The theme is 'Bachche' (kids) and there will be a new post every day at 2.37 am. Why the theme and why the timing?? because this timing signifies the most loved 'bachcha' of my life :)

शब्द सारे सो गये हैं...

A scenary... just like that

Thinking छोटू

a piece of memory

Found my old pencil box on this trip home...

किस क़दर जल्द...

यूँ ही मौसम की अदा देख के याद आया है

किस क़दर जल्द बदल जाते हैं इन्साँ जानाँ

The Pillion Rider

May Day

Workers of the world unite;
you have nothing to lose but your chains.

Dental Floss ;)

बाज़ी

न बाज़ी चलते हो तुम और न मेरी हार होती है

गुलमुहर गर तुम्हारा नाम होता...

'Asht'avakreeya Khujli

Kaafi khujli ho gayi...
I think I'll go home now!

Khujli bhara 'Sapt'aah

Chhakka.... Khujli ka

Khujli Punch

Chaar inch ki Khujli

Teen-guni Khujli

Do number ki Khujli

Khujli Number One

Series # 2 - khujli

I have been thinking and working for this one for so long now...

After the first series on Colors, I'll be launching the second one - 'khujli' from tomorrow morning.

I know the theme seems creepy but I found the pictures very 'cute'.

So watch this space for a little 'khujli' every morning 0619 hrs for next eight days :)

Like a horse like a horse

If this doesn't make sense, that's not my problem.

Happy Fools' day

although, I think,
all the days are happy for fools
(and for wise ones too).

Convocation tomorrow...

This will leave only a few more days
among those famed red-brick walls
but the memories will last for life

And the achievement of five years

Thesis dissertation is just a tangible one
but there is a long long list
of experiences and moments,
achievements and regrets,
friends and foes...
!!!

Thank you for NOT smoking!

I often got into trouble for asking people not to smoke in public places. When I was about 19 and used to assist my father in his business, I bought a 'No Smoking' sticker and pasted in the shop. However, it was mostly ignored and people smoked on as usual. Finally, the sticker was taken off the wall by my father because I showed it to one of the customers who was about to lit a stick.

Another time, I got up to beat up an old and rude fellow, who began smoking in a restaurant and refused to put it off. However, good for me that his friends forced him to put it off, otherwise... meri pol khul jaati :D

Anyways, smoking is one of the most annoying, useless, and harmful activities. Even Tipu Sultan, the King of Mysore and the inventor of Indian rockets, was against it. As a testimony to his distaste for smoking, he had a sign in his palace in Bangalore. Here is a pic of that.

बुढ़िया के बाल

not the sweet but the actual ones :D

GUAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA

Home Sweet Home

Everyone needs a home. Just that their definition of home is different.

Pensive

फूल मुरझा गये हैं!

पिछले बरस
जो आगोश में थे तुम्हारे
वो दूर हो के तुमसे
कुम्हला गये हैं
फूल इस बरस सारे
मुरझा गये है!

Colors 9 - Colors fade, memories stay

Series Concludes today!!!

Colors 8 - कुछ सुर्खी सी

कल तेरे रंग में ऐसी रंगी दुनिया सारी

खिली है आज कुछ शरमाई सी, कुछ सुर्खी सी

Colors 7- आज रंगना है अम्बर सारा

Colors 6 - रंगीन Heights

Colors 5 - The colors that fly

Colors 4 - no color is also a color!

Colors 3 - रंग-ए-फ़ुरसत

Colors 2 - सखि वसंत आया

Colors 1 - आसमानी रंग है

The first series

As many friends have told me and I also have realized, my blog has become very sad... well, that is what happens when it reflects life - full of glossy pictures with emptiness beneath!! But not anymore... it is time to move on again. It is no more the time of mourning or self-pity or nostalgia. Life is calling... where am I??!!!

From tomorrow onwards, I'll begin my first theme based A-Picture-A-Day series. The first series is woven around colors. Yes, Colors. Because Holi is just round the corner and more importantly, colors is what I want - been too long amidst black and grey.

When I started exploring, I was amused how many dimensions and objects can colors take. Without many details, let's just feel the 'colors' of life. Come and be amused with me... watch this space for a new post every morning at 6:21 for next 9 days :)

अल्ला तेरे एक को

बच्चा बोला देखकर मस्जिद आलीशान
अल्ला तेरे एक को इतना बड़ा मकान

इन्तज़ार

बैठ कर देर तलक सुनता रहा खामोशी
इस इरादे कि इसमें तेरा पैगाम न हो

खाली हैं तेरे बिना....

कुछ भूल गये कुछ याद रहा

हर दिन हर पल
कुछ खिल रहा है
कुछ मुरझा रहा है
तुम्हारे खिलने से ज़िन्दगी चल पड़ती है
तुम्हारे मुरझाने से कुछ थम सी जाती है
और जब तुम
एक ही पल में
कुछ खिली सी
कुछ मुरझाई सी नज़र आती हो
ज़िन्दगी उस एक पल में
कभी नज़्म बन जाती है
कभी एक फोटो!!

साँप

साँप!
तुम सभ्य तो हुए नहीं
नगर में बसना भी
तुम्हें नहीं आया।
एक बात पूछूँ
उत्तर दोगे?
तब कैसे सीखा डसना,
विष कहाँ पाया?

And then she flew away...

A Green Bee-Eater in motion

Thol Bird Sanctuary, near Ahmedabad