Fun incidents, memorable moments, gripes, or minor acts or deeds that touched your heart ... or life changing experiences ... here is a place to share those thoughts with the world... Maybe we can learn from each other, and make some good of what is left of our time.
MMM = Most Memorable Moment has been meeting all of you fellowbloggers in SRGMPshow.com & now the cream has come to Senty's ... Heartiest congratulations to the ever innovative Senty.. Keep up the Good work.. :-)
ReplyDeleteSenty
ReplyDeleteCongratulations from the bottom of my heart!!! I felt so very good that ...being a total stanger you took my suggestion quite seriously and also for implementing. What a nice place to hang out and share the sarrows and joys...and the opt title, Senty has selected "Nukkad" is perfect...whenever I visit here I feel, as though I came to a favourite coffee shop...and I smell coffee and choy(Tea)...may be sometime Gol Gappa.
May the tribe increase traffic to your blog Senty.
bama
'Feathers of the same kind flock together'
Wow, there is always "Something" in this blog that "CLICKS", this time its just a small mention of birds of feather . In persian it goes like this:
ReplyDeleteKunad hum jins, baham jins , parwaz
Kabootar ba kabootar, baaz ba baaz !!
those of the same sect, flock togather( Fly togahter)
Pigeons with Pigeons and Hawks with hawks !
Its mind boggling that even the minutest observations prevalent in our culture are way beyond the reach of the goras, not that they do not know that, but not only we know that, we alos Know how to say that !! damn, east is east !!!
thanks Bama for the Click !
Mehfil
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words...
Mei aap ke Mehfil me hazir hoon... aap ko yeh geetho hame aur hamaara Shroothru hoonke liye sunaana hai...hey hamara blog ka mithroon ko paramayish bhi hoga....
Hamaara Senty ne iska Soothradhaar aur sookshama dimaag se behind the scene me kaam kar rahi hai....iske liye hum Senty ko bhi bahuth bahuth Dhanyawaad de rahi hoon....
Hamaara Mehfil Geethmala ka request hey geethen hai.
We will have these melodious songs tonight's Mehfil(kidding)...:)
Yeh zindagi usi ki hai
Jo kisi ka ho gaya
Pyaar me hi kho gaya
...song from Baiju Bawra
Chalthe Chalthe phir wahi
...song from Fakheeza
(Meenakumari's last movie)
Jaa oonga mai thuje saanj savera
phir bhi aawaaz mai na doonga
...song from Dosthi
Hum Thum yug yug se saath milan ke
gaathe rahenge hum thum
...song from Milan
Nutan & Sunil Dutt
great performance
Shukriya advance men....
"Live & Let Live"
The whole humans(homosapiens) blood is red...irrespective of race.
Bama
(PS: I am not good at hindi just trying...maaf karna thoda galathi ho jathetho...hey hamaar sabse request hai)
@Bama, Dockaul, Mehfil..thanks for stopping by...
ReplyDeleteI wish we could have the coffee/chai and golgappas as well :-) but thanks for the thought. I agree with Doc that it is meeting all you great folks in the srgmp forum that is presently the most brightest spot in my otherwise mundane existance LOL. There is always something new, something interesting in the posts in these blogs.
It started off as a music blog (as the blog title says !!) but it is becoming a hangout for a lot of interesting topics to talk about. Ya.. a nukkad indeed :-) Remember the Kundan Shah serial "Nukkad" on DD ?? Every character in that serial had problems but life was fun in the "bade sheher ki ek gali mein basa hua hai Nukkad !"
@Mehfil
The Runa Laila ghazal is awesome..and the NFAK is already featured in the "World Music" section ! I hope you upload more from your collection to esnips.. pls give the link to your esnips khazaana.
@Bama - I added one of your song requests in the "Vividh Bharti" section. I'll get the others soon. Hope you are able to play the songs.. Also check out the Ghazal section.. I've added a Muzaffar Ali composition that also has some Bengali verses.. hope someone can help us in decipheirng that.
- Senty
@Senty,
ReplyDeleteWhen SRGMP was coming to an end, I was worried about our forum. It has now become part of our daily routine to check posts and reply them. You have really done a great job to facilitate this reunion of the fellow bloggers. And this Nukkad is simply amazing. I would like to be a part of the "Nukkad" sabha.
Senty, do you have the audio for the kawwali "Chadhta Soorah dheere dheere dhalta hai, dhal jayega" ? Its lyrics are mind blowing and tells us about the reality of life. I would request you to please post the link for it, if you have.
SWEETY
@ Sweety - Become a member of esnips. Search ... everything is available.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.esnips.com/doc/a23d09b1-0d17-409c-837c-6550b1b62a00/Chadta-Suraj-Dheere-Dheere---Zahid-Nazan
@Senty,
ReplyDeleteAnother feather in your cap, great job. I wish if this was a real Cafe where we all could sit together and talk about music, movies and books just like college days.
@Bama,
Those are great lines. Keep it up, that makes Cafe talk more interesting.
@Mehfil,
Lagta hai aap is Cafe mai chai ka lutaf lahe rahe hai. This Nukkad reminds me of "Irani corner cafe" in Bombay.
Thanks for giving us a glimpse of Zehra Nigah's poetry. I had not come across her work before.
@Reka,
ReplyDeleteNot a day goes by when I do not check the blog for new posts and feel like adding a few remarks, atleast twice or thrice a day, I check ofr newer posts, this one triggered a reply !
Oh those irani cafes, there was one on linking road near national college, I do not know if it is in existence anymore, bombay changes faces like the color of dusk. those tables with white marble top and that uniue tea with extra sugar and some kinda addictive masala, you HAD to drink that tea no matter what !
thanks for reminding me of that. Also I have a feeling that bama is also an Aquarius !
@Bama,
gal, language is No barrier, it really doesn't matter what langauge you speak, there is always a common ground and common touch, we are all Indians, that is the COMMON touch here ! Your song selection is interesting, kinda 60s, but come to think of it, we do not have music based on the decades, like you can 60's and 70's like the english music, we should have a collection like that. Besides, Senty is almost at the verge of losing her Job, maybe she can do it in her spare time after the Job Hunt !!! hehehehehe
@Senty. YOU ARE HIRED ! If you ever. ever. ever get fired , you have a Job in chicago, so worry mut karo yaar, Bindas raho, YOU HAVE FRIENDS and CONNECTIONS ! Kiya diabetes per research karna hai ? say it man, abhi rekha ko bol kar lagwa denge noukri FIKAR NOT !
Ok so I have a few songs, should I email them to you ? No they are not on any esnips, I'll mail them tonite. Alsomake it mandatory for bloggers to mention their zodiac sign, It make sit easy for Rekha !! heheheheheheh
I'm Kidding, I'm Not into stars and sign, but somehow I feel that Not all signs like to share blog. I hope I'm wrong. I know for a fact that Aquarians does ! am I right Rekha ? Dockaul ?
regards to all
Mehfil
@Mehfil,
ReplyDeleteAnd what about Irani cafe "samosa"? I got soooo sick one time eating the samosa there. After that incidence, I was done with Irani Cafe experience.
About Zodiac signs, I have been reminded so many times by people around me that I am very partial to Aquarians.
(Actually, I am but I do not why?)
May be we should ask Bama if she is Aqua...
Ya, Senty is welcome to join me any time but all of you IT professionals are so smart ki "diabetes" pur research karne mai do din mai boriyat mahsoos karo ge.
Muje lagta hai ki Aqua... logo ke paas samay bahut hai isiliye blog-sharing mai busy rahete hai.
Hi friends !
ReplyDeleteAap sab logon mein ek baat common hai ki aap sab India se baahar rahte hain, lekin mein India mein hi hoon. So I am feeling somewhat out of place here. I hope you all do not mind my petty writings. I am new to blogging and have written blogs for the first time in my life only on the SRGMP forum.
I am also not a big reader or movie goer, because here in India, I have an entirely different kind of life style. Though I was interested in books since I was in fourth standard, but I have mostly read Hindi classic novels of Bengali writers like Sharatchandra Chaterji, Bankimchandra Chaterji and Premchand and Shivani.
SWEETY
@Sweety,
ReplyDeleteI can speak for myself that I may have been out of India but it is hard for any one to take India out of me. So I am still in India in that sense.
You know, I have read books by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Munshi Premchand and Shivani. Sharat Chandra's "Parineeta" and Shivani's "Vishkanaya" are still my favorite books. I also love other hindi novels like "Raseedi Ticket" by Amrita Pritam and "Lihaff" by Ismat Chugtai. But my most favorite of all is "Sara Akash" by Rajendra Yadav. By any chance have you read Sara Akash, because if you have not then please RUN to the library as soon as you read this blog and get that book. You CAN NOT miss that book.
Rekha
@ Sweety - LOL .... If u also fell for that Wallis & Futuna thing in my profile ;-).. rest assured... I am very much in da Desh ...in fact have NEVER been abroad at all... so don't worry ..keep up the good work...
ReplyDelete@Sweety,
ReplyDeleteDudette, Let em first KIll this notion that you are OUT of Place here, In fact you are IN-PLACE, and we are completely Out of Place !
Please pick and choose any of my posts, You will find some India in it if not all. and Let me assure you that For atleast 10 more generations, It will be hard to get India out of us, I wont be around but the little Neice and Nephews are always Flying to india in their little planes, You know why ? Bcoz 10,000 years is a lot of time compared to 200 years, These people have seen Nothin, and experienced nothing, our roots are so deep into music, Culture, Art, science, take anything, You just cant live without a Little bit of india always reminding you to come back. Take this for instance, I can get the best samosas here but can I ever ever Not miss the samosa from national college canteen ? you can get Naryal Pani, but does it taste like the naryal pani at Juhu ? and what about Rajma ? and achar and chutney ? The point is, its a Choice to be out of india, but its never a choice to keep india out of you ! which would you prefer ?
I would prefer a life where I dont miss any and everything ! ask any bloggers if they were able to get india out of them, and Just to add, the only reason we were all at SRGMP forum was just bcoz INDIA was calling !
Sob Sob Sob, One will never get the best of both worlds,
Kahin zameen tou kahin aasman nahin milta.
I hope now you know that you IN-PLACE and IN-formed, we are just Killing time and ourselves !
Yeah jeena bhi koi jeena hai Lalloo ?
Your poetry, quotes and general writing is extremely inviting, I wonder if there is a single person here who is not your fan.
and last but Not the least, apna star to bata dou please !
Mehfil
Hi Rekha
ReplyDeletePlease keep me in your league because I am not in Aqua-Club. Mosaic is always beautiful and interesting...guess what???I will just give a clue...characteristics of this sign....very passionate...loyal...simple....royal in thinking...at times jealous...likes strangers....sometimes emotional...
Anyway, you need to make Club colorful, so i am a different zodaic sign.
Sweety
We are here to celebrate life, wherever you are it does not matter...you are a voracious reader..you know new conception the world is flat...global village..distance hardly matters...if you are in different place it makes it more interesting so we can share your ideas from different perspective, experiences, feelings...your participation makes more valuable.
Will have Mirchi Pakodi, Samosa, Chat Papdi and hot hot chay...in our table now....
Senty and other friends will join us for snacks and chay.
Bama
'Be a Roman and when you are in Rome'
@Mehfil,
ReplyDeleteAap toh kahe rahe dhe ki "I am Not into stars and sign" aur phir Sweety se kahe rahe hai "apna star dou to bata dou please".
Kaya vishwas kare?
Jara Bama ka clue pur ke guess karo uska Zodiac sign kaya hai.
I am going to respond her with my guess.
@Bama,
ReplyDeleteAm I allowed to make three guesses, ok, if I am then how about
1. Aries
2. Cancer
3. Capricon
I have a uncanny feeling that I am TOTALLY WRONG on this.
Of course, you are the most important member of the Aqua-club so thanks for making this club so colorful.
PS. Check out "Himalaya" movie review I posted yesterday, you may like to see that movie.
@sweety
ReplyDeleteLike Mehfil rightly said, you are IN place, we are all OUT of it ! Aur kuch log Wallis aur Futuna mein rehte hain !! Think about them !
Regarding movies and books, I thought I watch a lot and read a lot.. until I met this dudette called Rekha in this blog ! Tab se ab tak mera koi post dekha hai books ya movies ke baare mein.. himmat nahi ho rahi ! Rekha toh iss joner mein kya pachaad pachaad ke maartee hain (thank you Himeshji) with her super suggestions and reviews about movies and books !
The best thing about this blog is we all get to share the knowledge. I have read a few of Munshi Premchand's short stories like "Shatranj ke khiladi", "eid-gaah", "Do bailon ki katha" etc..,and some Shivani, Sharatchandra C etc as part of my school syllabus only. Remember reading Munshiji's "Nirmala" too. But, long forgotten now. Please do share your knowledge here with us. It'll be exciting to relive those past days !
@Rekha
Thanks for the hindi novels suggestions yaar. Wish we had easy access to these books here in the US :-(
@Mehfil
Sigh !! Talk about naariyal paani ! I've been besharam enough to buy the $1.49c canned "coconut juice" Made in Thailand from the local grocery stores here... just to get the NP taste... but what do we get ? Suwweeeet water with pieces of coconut (I think) floating in it ...
The can sure looks good though !
@Bama
Hmm. read your characteristics. All the good stuff about you makes me believe you are a Pisces ;-)
Seriously, I am ok if you are anything EXCEPT Aquarius ! Blog mein kuch variety chahiye na !
- Senty
Rekha
ReplyDeleteYour guess came true.
quote "I have a uncanny feeling that I am TOTALLY WRONG on this."
You are!!!!!
I am none of those you have guessed.
Aries is to be my acquaintence; Bull headed, workoholic, impressionable personality, cheeky;
Cancer - my sweet aunty, royal and holding such powerful position but a golden heart, not dominating though, very affectionate and loving;
Capricorn - leadership,dominating, powerful,meticulous,simple at heart,giving, concerned, brutally honest to the core, animal lover, (fit to become SPCA, President), very talented, great singer;that's my good friend.
Keep guessing, the zodaic signs that are left will be one of them..LOL
Speaking of what Senty said about our damsel(i dont know whether i could use this word) Rekha(confering an award just like Dame in UK), I second Senty's thought - me too fearful of Rekha. At times, i am scared to write even, what caliber,she is par excellance in review of books, movies and such vast knowledge. I get dumb founded...often i think, may be i must just read and watch....but I love people, I like to interact, so much to learn, read, reflect and enjoy in each others company. May be dudette Rekha could do one more Ph D in other subject like reviewing movies and books:::::::)
Senty
Pisces are secretive at times selfish, very dynamic in approach and hard working... i am not though...like a rainbow..will have paint all the colors here.
Got to go to a potluck...
More later
bama
PS:There may be errors in reading zodiac signs which is very personal..sorry please if there is any discrepency in analysing the character.
@Rekha, @Doc Kaul, @Mehfil, @Bama and @Senty,
ReplyDeleteThanks to all of you for responding to my post. I am honoured.
I would also like to apologise to you all for I think, maine aap sab ki dukhti rag par haath rakh diya hai. Apne desh mein apnon ke beech mein rahte hue, yahan ke samosa-kachori, gol gappe aur chat khate hue, hum kabhi aap logon ka dard mahsoos nahin kar sake, par aaj aapke bayaan padhkar sachmuch ankhein nam ho gai.
"Jaake paanv na phati biwai,
wah kya jaane peer parai".
The way you all have consoled me has really touched my heart. Actually I am a very simple person and finds all of you way way ahead of me, in the field of music, art and reading. But I think, if I continue in this forum, I would surely gain something from you all. Aakhir, sangat kaa asar to hoga hi.
So I once again ask pardon from all of you. I Will continue to contribute in the poetry and shayari section, because I think that is an area, where I can at least boast off a little.
And I would very much like to share my review of Hindi novels with all of you. "Shivani" is my most favourite author and I will post a review of her best seller 'Krishnakali" in a few days.
And lastly, I am a LEO. I think, I am the only lioness on this forum.
What do you say ?
SWEETY
@Bama,
ReplyDeleteI have just 2 minutes before I run back to the lab so a quick second guess:
1. Leo
2. Gemini
Am I wrong again?
Rekha
(Oh, this guessing game is REAL fun)
Rekha Rekha
ReplyDeleteNa Na again, I am neither a Lioness nor a dual personality Gemini.
So far six zodiac signs are over, 6 more left....keep guessing.
They are friendly, sometimes over friendly...straight forward, cant stand lies, seldom forgiving(after great soul searching they may)...very sincere for the friendship.
I discovered, Aqua are book lovers, Oprah loves books,a close friend of mine who is Aquarius... is Scientist-in-Charge of Library...which i realised just now...like a light bulb moment.
How its going to be TGIF...any way I am going to watch Little Champs.
@Bama,
ReplyDeleteOh please, let us increase the number of Zodiac signs to 18.
I am having sooooooo much fun playing this guessing game and don't want it to end.
So how about......Libra..?
@Bama
ReplyDeleteSimple you are a Sagittarian, I would be utterly surprised if you were a scorpion!
And yes you can be anything BUT a Pisces, ONE IS ENOUGH !
@Sweety
You reminded me of Saadi, the persian poet by saying "sangat kaa asar to hoga hi". Here it goes:
Gilay Khushboo-e-dar hammam Roazy
Raseed az dast meboob-e-badastam
bado guftam ke mushki ya abeeri ?
Ke Az booye dil-aawez-e-tu mastam
bagufta mun gilay na cheez boodam
wa lekin muddat-e-ba-gul nashistam
kamal-e-hamnasheeN dar mun asar kard.
wagarna mun huma khakam ke hastam
( A sweet smelling piece of clay, one day in the bath , handed to me by my beloved, I asked ( from the clay) , Art Thou, Musk or amber ? your sweet smell is making me wild,the clay replied, I'm just a piece of clay, but I was, for a long a time in the company of Roses, the ultimate smell of the roses is what you, otherwise what am I ? just a piece of clay ? )
I hope you like it, and No its Not true, we are Not extra-ordinary, we are as great as yourself ! )
thanks
Mehfil
Wow.. you know something.. I have this feeling in my gut that Bama's bday falls on a cusp !! Hmm...now we got to think of all possible combos !
ReplyDeleteI laughed my gut out when I read above that Pisces are hardworking !
Ya rite.. You'll hardly see me working ;-)
Oh ya Lil champs thanks for reminding. Today the kids from Pak are performing. I'll catch the night telecast.
@Mehfil
Excellent verses ! Very well said ! Thanks for sharing.
- Senty
Hi Rekha
ReplyDeleteHere you go again...I wanted you to ask for a life line calling some one asking for help which would have included the clue....
Hi Mehfil
ReplyDeleteGive me the valid reasons...why do you conclude I am a Saggitarius and why it surprises that I am not a Scorpion....
After listening to your justification the sign will be disclosed!!
Hi Senty
ReplyDeleteI had this wonderful Boss...he was so hard working, very focussed, extremely intelligent, projects would be completed even before time, he was a terror, bossy, but he knew his subject so well...
Not only he used to work hard and make people around work too.
He had a wierd side...he had an extraordinarily beautiful wife, so possessive about her, got a job in the same organisation, kept her in the next Cubicle. He had good taste for tasty food,beauty and intelligence.
When I spoke to my friends last, they said he left that office and surprisingly he joined as CEO of Zee Telefilms and I dont know whether he is still sticking around.
Guess what he was Pisces.
@Bama,
ReplyDeleteYa, I did seek help from a friend (Mehfil) but he responed sooooooo late. See, never believe in Aqua-friendship again.
Well my last guess.....Scorpio.
Rekha
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!!
You are right...how did you arrive with this sign...let me know....infact i wanted to ask/give you a benefit of doubt saying...life line...phone the most beautiful woman in the world...you have would guessed with that clue....anyway i am not in the popular contest....just we had fun guessing..right...i dont know how you could miss.
@Mehfil ji,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words.
I do not know persian but I enjoyed reading the translation of "Sheikh Saadi"'s verse.
I would like to say two lines in your honour:
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जो आला ज़र्फ़ होते हैं, हमेशा झुक के मिलते हैं.
सुराही सर-निगूँ होकर, भरा करती है पैमाने.
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SWEETY
Hi Bama,
ReplyDeleteVowwww, finally, my third guess is right.
You know, I was about to guess that in my second attempt but when I read this in your post "seldom forgiving (after great soul searching they may)..., I told myself, naaa she can not be Scorpian. As I know of Scorpians, they are very generous, forgiving and never hold any grudge against anyone.
This was a great FUN. So welcome Ms. Scorpian, the only one on this forum (so far). You know, Scorpians are aspiring World leaders, any plans?
@Rekha,
ReplyDeleteI had read "Saara Akaash" long back. I think, I will get it again from the library and refresh my memories.
Amongst Bengali writers, Bankimchandra Chaterji's "Anandmath" and Sharatchandra Chaterji's "Parineeta" are the best sellers. Have you read "Pather Panchali" by "Bibhutibhushan benerjee" ? I think it is the most exciting book by any Bengali writer, based on which, a film was made by the great movie maestro "Satyajit Ray".
And you must read "Krishnakali" by "Shivani". It is a very touching story of an extremely beautiful girl. In fact,in all of the Shivani's novels, the main character is a woman.
SWEETY
Hey Senty,
ReplyDeleteYaar, you give me too much mileage for book and movie selection. Actually, I am so impressed by your knowledge of music, especially, classical ragas etc. You, dockaul and other music lovers on this forum can review music in such details that are beyond my comprehension.
In my school days, I wanted to learcn music so I got enrolled in harmonium classes. After 4 classes, I had to take a test during which my music teacher said "arai bai aap sur sambhaliye (just like Shekharji on Sare ga ma pa), nahi toh ja kar test-tube hilayai".
Needless to say, mai sur nahi sambhaal saki, isiliye aaj tak test-tube hila rahi hoo.
About hindi books, it is difficult to get hold of them in US. When I visit India, my shopping list contains 'more books' and less 'salwar-kammeeze' and that is how I replenish my stock.
Take care,
Rekha
@Bama,
ReplyDeleteI forgot to thank you for the title you bestowed upon me in your earlier post.
See, how busy I was in solving the riddle about your Zodiac sign.
Rekha
@Rekha
ReplyDeleteSmart girl ! I'll shop for books too next time. I usually fill my bags with sambaar powder and all sorts of masalas.. khaane ke alava kuch soojhta hi nahi yaar.
I do think you have a very elite taste in movies and books. Its very refreshing to know a person like you.
BTW, I know no classical ragas :-) All I know is names of a few ragas that I use time to time to impress ppl. See... jus coz I act like I know a lot about ragas, you believed me ! Duniya aisi hi chalti hai yaar ;-)
Seriously, I'm just passionate about music in general, thats all.
@Sweety
I can get "Pather Panchali" (movie) from my library as well. And "Apur sansaar" and the third one .. dont remember the name. Will check it out. I hope they have subtitles.
Couldnt resist, so added my review of Lil champs in AH&M here in senty, as well as srgmp blog.
- Senty
Rekha
ReplyDeletePolitics and religion are like dope...would like to stay away...but at the same token, i am interested in current affairs.
I would like to know how to recognise the Ragaas of songs...my friend plays Veena(stringed instrument) and sings classical songs...we always attended so many concerts...nothing rubbed against me, except enjoying the melodies.
bama
Senty
ReplyDeleteHow can you fake understanding the Ragaas, let me know the secret...I am really dying to learn...in our family, they all like Hindusthani. I am so open i can enjoy Bhajan, Filmi,Karnatak classical or Hindusthani classical. They are very choosy. I am like dumb as far as ragaas are concerned...like to show off sometimes..by identifying different ragaas.
Senty, i was just thinking outside the box...how about introducing a small "Quiz" kind prog here...I have some idea, will write in detail in my next note.
bama
@Bama
ReplyDeleteArre nahi yaar, I dont think I can easily fake understanding any ragas... but I know very little, thats what I was trying to get at. I too just enjoy the music I listen to and dont spend too much time analyzing the technical aspects of it.
But lack of knowldege has never stopped me from appreciating classical music. I'd love to know more and I know that at all times in my life I'll be exploring some form of music or the other.
- Senty
@Senty,
ReplyDeleteThe third movie is "Apraajito". I think Satyajeet Ray was really a great film maker.
And encouraged by your review of the SRGMP show, I watched the repeat telecast of the programme today. I think the kid who sang Allah ke bande (I don't recall the name), appeared to be very bindaas and he performed without any haste. And he bajao such good tabla on the table, that both Suresh ji and Sonu "bhaiya" were impressed.
SWEETY
Hey Sweety,
ReplyDeleteYes, I have read books by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Sharat Chandra Chatterjee and Pather Panchali. In fact, I bought Pather Panchali movie dvd during my last visit to India.
My favorite Bengali writer is Sharat Chandra Chatterjee who was also known as the”Moon” (his name means Autumn Moon) of Bangla literature. Sharat Chandra’s work was often compared with Rabindranath Tagore’s work, another great Bangla writer of the same time. Whereas Tagore, the “Sun” of Bengla literature, was hesitant to portray woman as a strong person who can break norms set by the society, Sharat Chandra presented woman as self-confident and independent-minded in his books, e.g. Lolita in ‘Parineeta’ and Indu in ‘Darp-Churn’.
On comparison of two books “Chokher Bali” by Tagore (1906) and “Parineeta” by Sharat Chandra (1914), one realizes that these two writers perceived a woman’s place in the society of that Era, very differently. “Binodini” (Chokher Bali) of Tagore, opts out of a tough path to survive on her-own and seduces a rich married man to gain few materialistic pleasures. In contrast, “Lolita” (Parineeta) of Sharat Chandra is strong-willed woman who lives by her convictions and faces difficulties with dignity.
It is also known that people loved Sharat Chandra’s books, and considered the “Autumn Moon” brighter than the “Sun”.
It is so much fun revisiting these "great" novels with you.
Thanks
Rekha
WoW-O-WoW,
ReplyDeleteLook what I have missed!! and I thought this forum is one of the silent ones. Wish I had stumbled in here earlier...
Rekha
ReplyDeleteI have not read the books but I have seen 'Chokher Bali' and 'Parineeta' as movies...they were well made....I felt 'Parineeta' was more effective than Chokher Bali. I like the acting of Vidya Balan.
Its my pleasure to accept your thanks for appreciation of my 'chota' award.
bama
Paile toh, sab bhai, behen, yaar logon ko apun ka salaam. bole toh, ab kya hai na, apun nukkad pe aila hai toh apni ishtyle maich baat karega nai?
ReplyDeleteWaise toh apun sab logon ka baat chup chaap sunrela tha, pan, kab tak apun jabaan ko tale mein rakhega? kabhi toh apne ko bakanaich padega nai?
Bole toh, tum logon ka yaari dekhke na, apunke aank mein se paani nikal aata hai.
Sabse pahle apun ko Senty Madam ka thank you (english boltay!!). Thank you bolne ka hai. Peile toh yeh mandli jamai, fir uspe aise raapchik topic kol daale, bole toh, saare dimaag wale bolne lage.
Aur uspe apun se boltee haike apun ki shayri achhi hai, bole toh, chaar chaand waand ka kuch kuch. Firse na apunka thank you hai.
Yeh daaktar hai na, boss, kya mujik ka bhandar rakhela hai maloom? ekdum dhamaal mujik, bole toh, apun ka toh hoshisch ud gaya.
Aur yeh Mahfil, Rekha, Sweety, Bama saare dimaag wale log hai bhailog.
Bole toh, yeh nukkad hoienga, leykin idhar chindigiri nai chalne walee kya?
Idhar Aaneka, thapri wali chai marneka, gap-shup ladaneka, aur kalti marneka.
Theek hai na? Senty mai? Daktar bahi? baki sab?
Waise apun zyada boltay nai, pun fir bhi kuch galat boldiya ho to bul janeka, bhai-bhai mein hota hai, kya?
Jaate jaate apun ek shayri sunata hai, bole toh, kya bolte, haan! arj karrela hai:
Hai tu agar mera dilbar,
Hai tu agar mera dilbar,
To aaj ke chai ka bill tu bhar
Wah Wah Wah Wah...taliyon ki gadgadahat !
Welcome Sajeet
ReplyDeleteWov Wov!!!!! Welcome to join the Gang...you made me esmile...meraa hindi itna achi nahi hai....magar Nukkad waloonke saath hamara bhasha(Jatka hindi)chalega.
Aap ke ishtyle padh kar hamara Sanju ko bahuth yaad ayaa...mere khyal me aap next Sanju Baba movie ko dialogue likh kar sakthe....aap tho bahuth talented hai....
aap ka chota shayari...tho superb...
chay ke paisa aap desi style me pay karne ko chahthe tho...hum sabh ek ek din...ek ek pay karenge...aap western style me pay karne ko chahthe tho....hum sab pitch in karenge::::::)))))
Visit visit again and again will have fun.
bama
Hi Rekha !
ReplyDeleteI have not seen the movie "Pather Panchali", but the experience that I had while reading the book is terrific. I rate this novel as one of the best amongst the novels authored by Bengali writers.
Of course, Sharat chandra Chatterjee is unmatchable. His contribution to the literature has rendered him a position, that is very difficult to attain. "Parineeta"
is my favourite too. Do you know, three films have been produced on this novel. The first one is an oldie, with Ashok Kumar and Meena Kumari in the lead roal. The second one had Jitendra and Sulakshana Pandit as the main actors and the third one you already know, starring Saif and Vidhya.
When you come to India, do not forget to collect the novel "Krishnakali" by "Shivani". Shivani's each and every novel is based on the life style of the people of Kumaun, which is a beautiful region of Uttarakhand, covering Nainital, Almorah, Ranikhet, Bhuvali and Kausani. Three years back, I travelled along the entire Kumaun region, and during my tour, I felt as if one of the Shivani's novels has become alive in front of my eyes. Kumaun is certainly more beautiful than any other hilly area of the country.
I am happy that I have someone to discuss the Hindi novels. Thanks for showing interest.
SWEETY
Hi Sweety,
ReplyDeleteThe movie "Pather Panchali" is as good as the book. You will enjoy it.
I did see the old version of Parineeta starring Ashok Kumar and Meena Kumari but I must say that I loved the newest version. Vidhya looks as the perfect "apsara" of Hindu Mythology. It is a shame that she is not able to attain the same perfection in her recent movies.
You know I was mesmerized by the movie "Himalaya", (I posted its review on 'Scene Stealers') because it reminded me of my "Dharamsala" trip. That is the only hill station I have visited besides Jammu and Kashmir. The scenary was awesome.
After hearing so much from you,
I will definately try to visit these places next time I am in India.
In USA, there is a National Park named "Yellow Stone National Park" which is like the 8th Wonder of the World. One has to see it to believe that Nature can be so mysterious. There are hundread of geysers, the most popular being 'the Old Faithful' that has been erupting every ~ 20 minutes since many years. A truly fascinating place of Nature's wonders.
I think I have read "Krishnakali" which is a story of this young exraordinarily beautiful girl who is exploited by an old man from her family. I read it many years ago so the stoty has faded in my neuronal circuits. But I will buy it on my next visit, time to revise it.
Same here, I am so excited that we can discuss hindi novels otherwise, yaha toh sara din english bol kar muh thak jata hai.
More later,
Rekha
@Sajeet
ReplyDeleteBhidoo logon ki basti mein aane ka roz.. much much MUCH karne ka idharich... tumko zyasti sher bolne ka ,, Khalli pilli bada logon ki baat sunneke hai..Bole toh.. Ekdum Jhakaas..Apun ka khazana bhidoo logon ke liye hamesha... koi maang ho toh bolneka.. abhi jaata hai.. :-)
@Bama - Thanks for the welcome! What? Afghanistaan? really? or is it like Doctor's Wallis And Futuna? I got a couple of ex-colleagues working in Kabul though. It is quite an exciting life I hear!!
ReplyDelete@Sweety @ Rekha - Looks like you guys found a common interest. A fascination for hindi novels !! I guess Senty deserves credit for providing the platform
@ Doc - Thanks for the welcome. 'Much much', now only someone very familiar to the lingo will know it!! you a mumbaikar sir?
@ senty - Thanks again for this wonderful platform. Wish we could read more from you, though!
@Sajeet ?
ReplyDeleteDude, tumi mumbaikar aaho ? the same Mumbai of Mumbai gela kutereala ?
Nice entry into the Nukkad, You are OFFICIALLY the Bhai Log of Nukkad ! Dude is Mumbai still the same ? is there is still karachi halwa on linking road next to National College ? and the Banarsi pan shop infront of the college ? dayyam its been such along time, I miss Amchi mumbai !!
Please do drop in with whatever you have to offer, Nukkad has everything, poetry, sangeet, Novel, Book reviews and absolutely you can talk about anything at all. WELCOME, Welcome, MUCH MUCH !!
Reagrds
Mehfil
@Sajeet
ReplyDeleteLife mein bas ek Tapori Shaayar dekhna baaki tha ...aaj woh bhi dekh liya !
Sajeet, The Tapori "Taab" Saab !
Aap tho Nukkad ki spirit ko Nukkad mein le aaye ! Wah Wah..! Par kya karoon, mujhe yeh karela-varela istyle mein baat karna nahin aata, else I would have joined in too :-)
Achcha hua Bhidoo Doc aa gaye Tapori Taab se vartalaap karne :-) Aur phir Mehfil bhi hain Mumbaiwale .. ab maza aayega !
Abhi aap se ummedein badh gayi hain shaayar-ji.. you better post some tapori sher of your own too !
@Rekha, Sweety, Bama
I too liked Parineeta better than CB. The movies I mean. Havent read the books at all. You ladies are doing a fantabulous job of bringing alive some great classics via these discussions ! Do feel free to write up character sketches or interesting memorable scenes etc. I remember watching the Jetendra-S.Pandit version on DD a loooong time back jab cable-vable nahin tha life mein.
A similar kind of movie I remember way back from DD days is Basu Chatterjee's "Swami" starring Shabana Azmi, Girish Karnad and Vikram. A classic I would say. It had a very "Bengali" feel.
@Bama...
Seriously..!! Accounting in Afghanistan ??
- Senty
@Senty,
ReplyDelete"Swami" movie was one of the classic of its time. Shabana did a great job playing a "nakhrewali" woman, 'ke maja aata uski aadaye dekh kar'. The story line is very similar to W. Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"..... a nakhrewali woman tamed by her husband...as simple as that. But I do agree with you that it is a sweet movie with 'Bengali-rasgoola' touch.
@ Sajeet .. No mumbaikar no apla manoos..belong to a nondescript town in the Chambal Badlands.
ReplyDelete@Sajeet
ReplyDeleteWhy Afghanistan??I dont get it, Accounting Why...you try to pull my leg...given a chance I would love to visit..I dont know what made you to think....I am near to one of the marvelous and must see places in the world....i dont know whether it was listed in 'Wonders of the world'. Anyway, you arose the interest of Senty too...
More simple Shayaris please....if they have deeper meaning...I may have to ask for translation.
Bama
@Senty
ReplyDeleteFirst of all greatful for creating this platform I would say. May be it is creating ground for Poets,Writers,Singers,Journalists and like thinkers...
Lets see how it will evolve!!
Bama
@Rekha
ReplyDeleteDharmashala is a breath takingly beautiful place. Infact, I was hesitant to write in 'Book Reviews' section, since I have not read the book...however, i attended a spiritual retreat for 45 days, at a place called 'Sidh Bari' which is in Himachal Pradesh...we were listening to the lectures given by masters with Himalayas as back drop...the whole experience was so unforgettable....at the end of the camp, we did not wanted to return home.
We had seen similar scenery when we went to Nepal...we took a flight while going....on our way back, we came by road.....Wah,Wah I felt we could have missed this amazing scenes...on one side you will see Saraswathi river flowing majestically and on the other side...mother nature, hair-pin curves, valleys, gigantic stones, its worth travelling by road in these mountanous regions.
Bama
@Bama,
ReplyDeleteIf you enjoyed Nepal so much then pl try to see "Himalaya (you must have seen the review under books and movies).
I totally agree, you simply do not want to come back home from the mountains.
@bama
ReplyDeleteThe Accounting and Afghanistan is showing up in your profile :-) Hence the interest !
Yeah heard a lot about the eastern parts of India and Nepal - "must visit" places in my list too.
@Senty
ReplyDeleteThanks for clarifying...I really dont know what I did..while creating gmail a/c sometimes i might not have mentioned the truth....for ID theft purposes..this time it was picked random....Afghanistan is the first country under the list...and Accounting it picked by itself..looks like.
Bama
Sentyji ne hukum kiya ke tapori shayri likh do, it was not as easy as I would imagine, however, maine koshish ki hai, sher gazal ban gayee, bardasht karlena:
ReplyDeleteHoyga tu saab ya mem, mere ko kya
Haan, hai apun tapori, tere ko kya
Tu paine tai suit, mere ko kya
Yaich apun ke ishtyle hai, tere ko kya
Sharam sala tum ko jach-tai, toh mere ko kya
Apun sharmaya toh bhokka mar-tai, laykin tere ko kya
tu summ mein much much kar-tai, mere ko kya
Apun bindaas chillata hai, tere ko kya
income tax tere pichhu, mere ko kya
mamu salaa mere pichhu, tere ko kya
cancer tera wat lagrela hai, mere ko kya
apun ka toh salaa game baj jayega, tere ko kya
@Mehfil
ReplyDeleteYour "Mumbail gela kutreala" Reminded me of Nilu Phule. WOW!! been a long time, eh? As for Mumbai, I maselv 've been outta there for over a decade now. OH! how I miss it.
@Senty
Sajeet,The Tapori "Taab" Saab!
Baap re Baap !!
Aapka hukum sar aankhon pe, hum Tapori sher likhne ki koshish zaroor karenge.
@Doc
You from Chambal? really? maan, that is one fascinating place. Do tell us about the real chambal, apart from the glamourised bollywood outlook.
@Bama
I shall try to simplify my shayris and gazals or at least translate them for you.
@Rekha,
ReplyDeleteIt feels so good to discuss some Hindi novels with you. I agree that the latest Parineeta has been picturised in a much better way than the previous ones, but the original story has been changed a lot in this new version. Anyway, you cannot expect more in today's world. I think, Vidhya Balan is superb. And Saif has also done a great job in the movie, playing a serious character.
I had read about the "Yellow stone National Park" during my school days. Your description of this wonderful place is enough temptation for me to visit this place.
Talking of hill stations, I would suggest that if you truly want to enjoy the beauty of those high peaks of the country, do not visit the hill stations like Mussoorie, Nainital or Shimla, because they are too over crowded now. The real beauty lies in the hilly areas of Uttrakhand, and you can travel for days together, wandering in the beautiful valleys of Kumaoon and Gharwal.
These places are still untouched by the crowd and you can sense ultimate peace there. On one side of the road are the sky touching mountains, and on the other side are the deep valleys. It looks like that these two mysteries of nature are so opposite to each other, yet they are always found together like friends.
I think you are mistaking Krishnkali for another of Shivani's novel, which has the kind of story you described. Actually, "Krishnakali" is a story of a beautiful girl, who is an illegal child of a Muslim father and Pahadi mother, and both of her parents are lepors. You will remember again, when you read it.
I will write about some more of Shivani's novels in next post.
SWEETY
@ Sajeet..Mu8mbai ke bhaio logon ko idhar bhi bhankas karne ka hai kya?... bole toh idhar bahut danger log rehta hain.. Ek kaan ke nicche nahin lagata hain seedha goli maarta.
ReplyDeleteActually the chambal ravines are conducive to evading police parties hence the general lawlessness out here.. As it is who is scared of Dacoits now.. Darna hai toh Neta se daro, Police se daro, Dakoo kya khakh lootega inke mukable.. :-)
@Doc
ReplyDeleteWoh kyahai na bhai, apun ka bijnes baD gayla hai aur apun ko chambal mein ek biraanch kholne ka hai, kya? Ghabraa-neka nai, woh ilaaka apun tumkoich sambhaalne ko de-rela hai. idhaar mumbai mein na apun in neta aur mamu logon ka waat laga ke rakhela hai. udhar bhi sambhal-lega, kya?
phone tap ho-rela hai, apun baad mein boltai, kis ka game bajaneka.
@TTT urf The Tapori Taab
ReplyDeleteYour "Tere ko kya Vs Mere ko kya" cracked me up :-) Wah kya taporana andaaz hai !
@Sweety, Rekha
The most popular hill-stations are indeed most least-appealing to me. Even Switzerland is so overhyped in my opinion. Waise bhi Yash Chopra ne tho Swiss ka overdose de diya... and didnt leave anything for us to explore in real. There is nothing else there...
But a place like Gharwal is truly amazing... I have seen pictures of Uttrakhand and it is really as close to nature as you can get...
@Sweety and Senty
ReplyDeleteFirst of all let me say that you all are NUTS, and most of the times, something literally COMPELS me to write my 2 cents worth ( where the Heck is 0.02Worth ?).
Way back when, during the undivided India, when the 0 cents worth Goras invaded India, there was this Hunter named Jim Corbett, as a kid I read his stories and would venture into "tiger" Hideouts in the crowded alleys of bombay, you never knew where a man eater was hiding, it could be behind a tree or behind a building, besides they were man eaters, so they had to be in downtown bombay, Right ? specially around linking road !! why not, it was easy for tigers to swim across Mahim Creek and then the Saviour, the Bravest of the Braves was there, searching for them with his Cork gun, one shot at the head of a tiger would render it motionless, and then I would grab a tiger and drag it to the zoo and then the Preseident of Inda would award Padma vibhushan to me for bravery , Cork guns are not just toys, they can be fatal !, my cat hated me with that gun, she knew that she had to play the man eater part when she saw me carrying the gun with a half broken shaft, otherwise she was way too loving towards me and slept with me in the same bed for years ! No Man eater dared to venture into the crowded Bombay city on my watch ! but I got hooked onto the stories of Jim Corbett, one such story was "Kumaon ka Adamkhor" ( Hence all the blabbering ! ) I have never been to Kumaon, and chances are that in this life time, I will not be visiting Kumaon, but through Jim Corbetts eyes, I can describe each and every GHAATI of Kumaon ! anybody interested ?
Ok, I know, I know, I'm retarded, but just in case you have some spare time, read this article:
http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/mag/2001/12/30/stories/2001123000370200.htm
Thank you Sweety for a trip down memory lane , Where the HEck is my Cork Gun ?
Senty, Nukkad is really going great guns, but the post a comment link is in 6 or point, can you please increase the Font size ? Your mention of SWITZERLAND reminded me of Tulips, Here in Chicago, I have turned out to be a TULIP freak, late winter I spend a lot of time, tending to my Queen tulips, BTW Queen Tulips are purpulish in color, but since we are INDIAN, we have given it a name that is in existance for centuries, its call "BADSHAH PASAND", Also, Tulips are Not european, the are Native of TURKEY !
Thank you all for an opportunity to Ramble.
Reagrds to all,
Mehfil
@Mehfil
ReplyDeletePssst... Kaam ho gaya saab ! Kisi ko kaano-kaan khabar tak nahin hui !
I made the font green and bold so that people never miss it.. they HAVE to post a comment !
Initially I had a "Classical Music" link as well in this blog. But then I dont know much about CM (like I know everything about everything else !!) and I had Wiki-ed in a huge lecture on HCM into the page... my gosh .. it looked so scary .. so I yanked the page out. Agar demand aaye tho woh bhi start kar denge.
I think the next book to be reviewed in PT&ST should be "Man-eaters of Kumaon" ....what say Mehfil ? Err.. I hope it is the same book as "Kumaon ka adamkhor" ???
I have been a nomad for the last 12 years, during which I visited 47 countries in the 6 continents. In my mad trot around le globe, I always had a regret of not having seen enough of India.
ReplyDeleteFinally I have drawn a plan and so far am sticking to it. The first stop in the plan was the much anticipated visit to "God's own country" and trust me it was beyond words. It was not only the natural beauty of the place, but the hospitable people, food... The whole damn experience was priceless. I haven't had the time to sit down and pen my experiences, however, I am glad to share a few pics of the holiday.
http://picasaweb.google.com/sajeet.soudagar/Kerala
Someday I will get around writing it down, hopefully it is before my trip to Rajasthan next year!!
@ All techies in Videsh -
ReplyDeleteवह कागज़ की कश्ती...वह बारिश का पानी
यह डिग्री भी लेलो यह नौकरी भी लेलो
भले छीन लो मुझसे USA का वीसा
मगर मुझको लौटा दो कॉलेज का कैंटीन
वो चाय का पानी वो तीखा समोसा
कॉलेज की सबसे पुरानी निशानी
वो चायवाला जिसे सारे कहते थे जानी
वो जानी के हाथों की 'कटिंग' चाय मीठी
वो चुपके से किताबों में भेजी हुई चिट्ठी
वो पढ़ते ही चिठ्ठी उसका भड़कना
वो चेहरे की लाली वो आंखों का गुस्सा...
कड़ी धूप में अपने घर से निकलना
वो प्रोजेक्ट की खातिर शहर भर भटकना
वो लेक्चर में दोस्तों की प्रोक्सी लगाना
वो सर को चिढ़ना ,वो जहाज़ उडाना
वो submission की रातों को जगना जगाना
वो ओरल्स की कहानी वो प्रक्टिकल का किस्सा ....
बिमारी का detention के टाइम बहाना
वो दूसरों के assignments को अपना बनाना
वो प्रेजेंटेशन के दिन पैरों का चट्पताना
वो वर्कशॉप में दिन रात पसीना बहाना
वो परीक्षा के दिन का बेचैन माहौल पर
वो माँ का विश्वास - टीचर का भरोसा ...
कॉलेज की वह लम्बीसी रातें
वो दोस्तों से कैंटीन मे प्यारी सी बातें ...
वह कागज़ की कश्ती...वह बारिश का पानी
@Mehfil Ji,
ReplyDeleteमैंने अपनी कुमाऊँ यात्रा का एक वृतांत लिखा था, जिसमें से एक छोटा सा अंश पेश है :
कुमाऊँ के पर्वतीय स्थलों में सबसे अधिक खूबसूरत स्थल कौसानी है, जो अपने सूर्योदय और सूर्यास्त के विशेष प्रभाव वाले दृश्यों के लिए प्रसिद्ध है. सूर्योदय के कुछ समय पूर्व दूर दो पर्वत शिखरों के बीच में से आती सूर्य कि रश्मियों को देखकर बचपन का वह स्वप्न साकार लगने लगा, जब मैं ऐसे ही दो पहाडों के बीच में से निकलती सूर्य कि किरणों के चित्र बनाया करती थी. सूर्य कि लालिमा ने वहाँ से हजारों किलोमीटर दूर स्थित हिमालय के पर्वत शिखरों को भी जगमगा दिया था. इस मायावी संसार कि भूल भुलैया और तेज रफ़्तार ज़िंदगी से परे इन पारलौकिक नज़ारों कि सुखद स्मृतियाँ मन में सुरक्षित स्मृतियों के खजाने कि सबसे अमूल्य निधियां हैं, और यादों के झरोखों से निकलकर यही स्मृतियाँ कभी कभी मन को पंखेरू कि तरह उड़ाकर फिर उन्हीं वादियों में ले जाती हैं, जहाँ से लौटकर आने का मन नहीं करता.
"The Man eaters of Kumaoon" is undoubtedly a legend, after "Ramayan" and "Mahabharat". Thanks for the article on this great book.
I will surely see Kumaoon in my dreams tonight. The mountains really drive me crazy.
SWEETY
@Doc Kaul ji,
ReplyDeleteआपने तो टेन डाउन आकर भी सिक्सर मार दिया और बाकी सबकी छुट्टी कर दी. लगता है आप pad बांधकर तैयार बैठे थे, और अपनी बारी का इंतज़ार कर रहे थे. पर सच मानिए, आपके इस सिक्सर ने आपको मैन ऑफ़ दि मैच का खिताब दिलवा ही दिया.
आपकी इस जिंदादिल कविता को पढ़कर शायद ही कोई ऐसा हो, जिसे अपने school और कॉलेज में की गई मस्तियां याद न आई हों. और हमारे विदेशी साथियों के लिए तो यह दीवाली का तोहफा है.
स्वीटी
स्वीटी जी ,
ReplyDeleteआपके इजहारे अकीदत का बहुत बहत शुक्रिया.
साची कहूँ तो मेरा शायरी से दूर दूर का नाता नहीं है
सिर्फ़ आपकी और गफ्फार भाई की शायरी पड़ता था इसीलिए
आपकी संगत देने के लिए इस मुशायरे में संगत की . आप जैसे हिन्दी प्रेमियों की
मैं कद्र करता हूँ और आशा करता हूँ आप इस तरह से ही रोचक सामिग्री पेश करती रहेंगी.
@Doc Kaul ji,
ReplyDeleteआप जैसे हिन्दी के कद्रदानों से ही हम जैसे हिन्दी प्रेमियों का उत्साह बढ़ता है. और आपकी इस कद्र की हम कद्र करते हैं. आपको यकीन दिलाते हैं की कविता और शायरी के नाम पर हमारी जो भी जमा पूँजी है, उसे हम आप सब लोगों में बांटते रहेंगे, क्योंकि यह एक ऐसा धन है, जो खर्चने से और बढ़ता है.
रही बात शायरी करने की, तो हम ये कहेंगे की केवल तुकबंदी कर लेने का ही नाम शायरी नहीं है. अपने दिल में मचलते उफनते जज्बातों को जब कागज़ पर उतारा जाता है तो वही शायरी और कविता का रूप ले लेती है, और मेरे ख्याल से अपनी भावनाओं का इजहार करना भी कविता करने जैसा ही है. इस लिहाज से तो आप बहुत उच्च कोटी के कलमकार हैं.
आपको फिर एक बार साधुवाद.
स्वीटी
Nukkad mein kya kya ho raha hai.. baap re ! Been busy for a few days fighting fires and havent been able to respond to the blogs as and when they get posted.
ReplyDeleteSigh ! Nostalgia ! Dockaul brought back some never-can-forget time of those good ol days. More than the original Jagjit-chitra classic, dockaul's version hit more close to home :-( I miss my college days so much not a day goes by without the strains of "I wish..." creeping into my thoughts. and always puts a smiley up for me.
@Sajeet
Taab The Traveller :-)
I envy you ! to be able to travel to so many different places.. its very interesting ! And thanks for sharing the pics from Kerala.
Picasaweb reminds me of the mast timepass (@ work !!) I used to have before the srgmp bhoot sar pe savaar hua.. my most fav hangout used to be flickr.com. Encouraged, I tried my hand at photography.. Abhi to it is cheap and best hobby hai na. Tried all the special effect stuff like freeze the water drop from the tap, spoon in a cup, but spoon ke shadow ka photo nikalo... Shoot the sun from the top of my cat so that the cat looks like a dark cat-bhoot against a spiky blast of sunshine.. and what not... (jeez !!)
But the best photos have been the ones that were taken on trips, that holds not just a pretty picture, but all the memories as well.
@sweety
Your shuddh hindi is killing me !!
Phrases like मायावी संसार , सुखद स्मृतियाँ and अमूल्य निधियां .... wah wah.... again takes me back to my kagaz ki kashti days in school where I last read such strong hindi :-)
Awesome.. I love it !!
@Videshi walas
Anyone subscribes to 'Sahara One' TV channel ? If so, do you know if "Jjhoom India" is telecast in the US? If so, what times?
http://www.jjhoomindia.in/
Sounds fun !
@Senty !
ReplyDeleteThanks for your good words, but I would say that I have a long way to go in the direction of doing something creative in this field. The ocean of knowledge is so vast that I have not been able to grab even half a drop as yet.
Your blog site has certainly provided me with me with a place, where I can share my expressions with all the bloggers. It is rightly said that "Tareef karne wali Nazron ke bina nazaron ki kya ahmiyat. Isi tarah, aap sab padhne walon ke bina, mera likhna, ret par likhne ke saman hai, jise wakt ki lehren aake kabhi bhi mita deti hain."
Thanks a lot for the site.
SWEETY
Hi buddies !
ReplyDeleteWhere are all of you ? Making sweets for Diwali ? But than, what are the guys doing ?
Anyway, I wish all my blogger friends a Very HAPPY DIWALI, in advance, with a poem, written by Hon.Shri Atal Bihari Bajpai ji, and just suited for this occasion :
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आओ फिर से दिया जलायें
भरी दुपहरी में अँधियारा, सूरज परछाईं से हारा,
अंतरतम का नेह निचोडें, बुझी हुई बाती सुलगायें,
आओ फिर से दिया जलायें.
हम पड़ाव को समझे मंजिल, लक्ष्य हुआ आँखों से ओझल,
वर्तमान के मोहजाल में, आने वाला कल न भुलाएँ,
आओ फिर से दिया जलायें.
आहूति बाकी, यज्ञ अधूरा, अपनों के विघ्नों ने घेरा,
अन्तिम जय का वज्र बनाने, नव दधीचि हड्डियाँ गलाएं,
आओ फिर से दिया जलायें.
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May the festival of Diwali light your lives with knowledge, peace and prosperity.
SWEETY
@ Senty - Some good news regarding JJhoom India - read http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=777649
ReplyDeleteHope it solves your query.
@ स्वीटी जी ,
ReplyDeleteदीपावली की हार्धिक शुभकामनाए आप को भी .
आप का खजाना ऐसे ही यारों में लुटाते रहिए .
आप की सारगर्भित , विश्लेश्मात्मक कवितायें इस
ब्लॉग की शान हैं और आशा करते हैं की आप इसी
उदारवादी दृष्टिकोण को कायम रखकर एक लंबे समय
तक हम सब का ज्ञानवर्धन एवम मनोरंजन करती रहेंगी.
P & S में आपका द्वारा प्रस्तुत महाकाव्य पाकिस्तान की
वर्तमान हालातों पर एक सटीक टिपण्णी है .
भवदीय
Doc Kaul
@ All do check Jjhoom India online at
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thebig.tv/view_video.php?viewkey=bdb21c53c6f72d46f786
Awesome talents ..
@डॉक कौल जी,
ReplyDeleteइज्ज़त अफजाई के लिए बहुत-बहुत शुक्रिया. वास्तव में इतनी तारीफ़ के तो हम हक़दार भी नहीं हैं. हमारा अपना योगदान तो केवल इतना सा है कि हमने इन कविताओं को आप सब लोगों तक पहुँचाया है. असली तारीफ़ तो उन कवियों और शायरों की होनी चाहिए, जिन्होंने अपनी भावनाओं को इतने खूबसूरत अल्फाज़ दिए हैं या फिर इस ब्लॉग साईट को बनने वाली सेंटी की, जिन्होंने हम सब लोगों को फिर से इकट्ठा करने के अभूतपूर्व कार्य को अंजाम दिया है. हम तो महज एक माध्यम की तरह हैं. पर ये हमारा आप सब से वादा है कि जब तक आप दिलचस्पी दिखाते रहेंगे, हम यूँ ही आप सबके लिए समुद्र में से ढूंढकर-ढूँढकर सीप के मोती लाते रहेंगे.
डॉ. धर्मवीर भारती द्वारा लिखित कविता "मुनादी" यूँ तो हिंदुस्तान में आपातकाल के समय लिखी गई थी, और उसमें जिस बहत्तर बरस के बूढे आदमी का ज़िक्र आया है, वह जयप्रकाश नारायण जी हैं, जिन्होंने आपातकाल में मीसाबंदी के रूप में जेल में बंद रहकर भी हिंदुस्तान को एक नई दिशा दी थी. किंतु आज के पाकिस्तान के लिए भी यह कविता बिल्कुल सही है.
स्वीटी
@Sweety
ReplyDeleteGal, You are killing me ! I can read, write and speak hindi and have been speaking the language for long, but your SHUDH Sanskrit is beyond my reading ability, though I can understand the common words, besides I'm not in india anymore, jahan iss doori ke doosray bohut se nuqsan hain ( for instance I have to compete with Senty for every centimeter ! ), and missing the Diwali with the Bhai logs of Mumbai,and each and everything that you are blessed with ( Hey I heard the price of Tomatoes has gone up ? ), is it possible for you to write simple hindi ? or you can also rewrite the whole thing in Roman, array kuch time hi lagay ga na ? so agar apnay desi becharon ke liye likh diya tou kiya ho jayega ? aakhir humara bhi koi adhikar hai ke nahin ?
@Rekha
Lagta hai finallay you managed to get the wonder drug for diabetes ? otherwise there is no reason for you to be away from the blog for so long, Kiya koi naye ekitab mil gayee jo hum logon ko bhool gayeen ? aajao yaar, kuch nahin tou aik gali hi de jao. its been long .
@ Senty
Senty Ji, kiya baat hai ? aaj kal ghar main dil nahin lagta ? log aate hain, kuch kehte hain unki koi sunta hi nahin ? aap kidhar gahayab ho ? kuch tou bolo ? tum jahan bhi ho ghar wapis aajao, tumhai kuch nahin kaha jayega !
Hey, I was at a concert where Pt. Brij Narayan was playing the Sarod, Itw as so nice to meet him after nearly 15 years. The next day he called and we spoke for more than an hour, but the funny part was that after the performance, a couple of bewildered Goras came to him and asked him how did he do that ? I asked them what are they referring to ? and they said the music, one of them was asking him if he can explain what combination of notes did he play ? poor Brij had a tough time explaining to them that you have a limit of beats and taals and within that you can use variations to go with the octaves.HCM is too much to understand for them, atleast they leg behind us in Shudh sarang !
@Doc kaul ji, a special request, I need the video of Balika Budho song " Barray achay lagte hain" please help !
Reagrds to everybody,
Mehfil
@Sweety and all
ReplyDeleteदीपावली की हार्धिक शुभकामनाए आप सब को भी !
I really envy all you folks in the des enjoying the Diwali festivities... and we in the vides have to go to work :-(
But haan, we do recieve lots of e-cards with patakas and phul-jhadis :-)
@dockaul saab ! Baap re baap ! Kamaal hain aap !
सारगर्भित , विश्लेश्मात्मक indeed !!
Saath mein ek shabdkosh bhi bhej dete to aam-janta bahut abhari hogi :-) and unhen pata bhi chalega ki aap kehna kya chahte hain !
Thanks so much for the links to Jjhoom India...In the US of A, jhoom india will begin NOV 10 on Sahara One... hopefully will deliver some good entertainment as promised. I'll watch it and post my take on how it is.
@Mehfil
Sorry yaar.. main to yahin thi.. bas ghar-sansaar, duniya-daari mein zara phas gayi thi... jaanti hoon yeh buri baat hai, par kya karoon.. kabhi kabhi majboori mein yeh bhi karna padta hai.
Rahi Sweety ki bhasha ... arre bhai, woh Sanskrit nahin tha.. woh German tha ;-)
Hey.. how about if we have a vaartalaap between Sajeet in Bhai Bhasha and Sweety in Shudh hindi ! How about describing Diwali celebrations in their respective cities !! Dockaul saab can be the moderator since he is multi-lingual ;-)
BTW, Mehfil, I have the audio of "Bade achche lagte hai" if you want it, lemme know, I will upload it on esnips.
@Rekha
Thanks for the review of "Sara Akash" in PT&SS. I have to confess I have not heard of this movie before.
@Mehfil ji,
ReplyDeleteA very Happy Diwali to you and everyone in your family there. I can understand, how is it like, to celebrate the most awaited festival of the year, in a country, where people seldom know about it.
Of course, you might be having a group of your Indian friends there, and can enjoy this festival of light with them, but I know you will still miss the chakli, karanji and anaarse of aamchi Mumbai (I do not know if you have ever tasted these things), dhamaka of bombs and the festivities going on everywhere. Are you allowed to take leave from your work for Diwali celebration ? Here in India, nobody seems to feel like work during the week long celebrations.
And I am really sorry for using such difficult Hindi. I know, it is not possible for you to keep pace with such kind of "shudh" language, in a foreign country, where you seldom get a chance to interact in Hindi. Please let me know, which portion of my blog you find difficult to understand, and I will rewrite it in Simple HINDI or Roman. Of course, you have every right to ask me to do this, being a fellow blogger.
Sweety
@Senty,
ReplyDeleteA very Happy Diwali to you !
Lagta hai, meri bouncer se aap bhi bold ho gai hain. Ab se mein dhyaan rakhaa karoongi aur kewal short pitched balls hi throw karoongi, taaki aap log us par fours or sixers maar kar apna score badhayen.
I liked the idea of mutual conversation, in Bhai bhasha and shuddh Hindi. I request you to blow the whistle, so that the match could begin.
About Diwali celebrations, you are already aware of how we celebrate it in India. So I would request you to tell us something on how you celebrate Diwali, overseas.
SWEETY
Hi Sweety,
ReplyDeleteSorry, I did not get a chance to reply to your earlier post (31/10/07).
I will definately plan to visit hilly areas of Uttarkhand. I have only seen pictures and it looks like heaven on earth.
I am glad to know that I could tempt you to visit "Yellow stone National Park". If you ever decide to cross "Atlantic Ocean " and come to this side of the Universe, you are more than welcomed to stay with me.
You are right that I may be mixing up "Krisnkali" with another of Shivani's novels since I read these books long........time ago. As I said earlier, the details of these books are fading in my neuronal circuits. I would like to read them again as I ardently admire her work. I am going to buy these books when I visit Delhi next time.
Wishing you happy Diwali and lots of fun during these holidays.
Oh, ya, please do us a favor, and send some 'apne desh ke hava' filled with Diwali flavor such as, voh kale gulab jamun ke sugand, namkeen mathee, namakpare, safed rasgoola and gajar ka halva.
Thanks
Rekha
@Senty,
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome.
Actually, "Sara Akash" was one of those movies that was not raved by the media. I liked the movie very much (more than the book) because the storyline is so... simple, yet it touches you somewhere deep down in your heart.
In the novel, the author, Rajendra Yadav has mentioned that he knew this couple personally and in realty they did not speak to each other for first NINE YEARS of their marriage. Totally unbelievable.........
However, in the movie, Basu Chatterjee cut down the time to 6 months because he himself was not convinced that such things can exist.
This movie is "Baran" of Indian Cinema so try to watch if you are able to find it here in USA. I got the book from Delhi, of course.
Wishing you a happy Diwali and fun holidays.
Take care,
Rekha
@Mehfil,
ReplyDeleteMehfil Sahib, Muje dar hai ke aapke har sawal ka jawab "na" hai.....
Nahin..... muje abhi tak research mai kohi wonder drug nahin milli pur koshish jari hai
Nahin..... muje kohi nayee kitab be nahi milli
Nahin..... mai aap sub logon ko nahin bhooli aur na hi kabhi bhooloon ge
Nahin..... jis insaan ne kabhi ek nanee se cheenti ka dil na dukaya ho voh aap ko gali kase de sakta hai....simply impossible
Asal mai majara yeh hai ke jyadha kitabo pur baat-cheet nahi ho rahi, is liye mai chup-chap aap sub ki shayari par rahi hoo.
Diwali ke liye shub kaamnaye,
Regards,
Rekha
All Blogger Friends
ReplyDeleteHope Deepawali brings Happiness, Prosperity and Peace to yourself and to your family members.
Have been reading Tapoori, Shuddha Hindi and Scenic discussions about the novels.....I am a silent spectator here.
Senty has created this great blog, which had envisaged many personalities to meet from different continents and from the far off countries with admirable interests to meet on a common stage.I am very greatful and thankful for her effort and innovative ideas. All my wishes for your future tasks.
Have a funfilled Deepawali.
Bama
@Rekha,
ReplyDeleteHello friend and a very very happy DIWALI to you. Three cheers for this blog Site, for its creator Senty and for our friendship.
Your long absence on thid site gave me an idea that perhpas you got so impressed with the details of Uttarakhand that you decided to visit it right now. But I know, you at least require
a month to explore the scenic beauty of this "Dev Bhoomi", the Land of GODS. It is truly like a heaven on earth and once you visit it, you are not going to forget it for rest of your life.
I do not know when would I get a chance to visit the other side of Universe, where all my fellow bloggers live, but this is for sure that once in my life, I am going to see all these great places with my own eyes. Thanks for your invitation. I heartily accept it.
I know, it is very difficult to remember stories of novels read once, until and unless you refresh it a number of times. Like I have literally rattofied the story of "Krishnakali", because I find this book very close to my heart. Shivani's another masterpiece "Chaudah Phere" is also my favourite and I know its story by heart. The reason is that I keep reading these books again and again.
Today is DIWALI, the festival of joy and I can feel this happiness everywhere. Today, we made a "Rangoli" outside our house, with so many colours and decorated it with Diyas. And imagine what have we prepared at this occasion. Chakli, Matthee, Gunjhiya (Karanji), namakpare, shakarpare, besan ki barfi, Khopra paak and besan ke laddu. I think your mouth has already started watering. Gajar ka halwa abhi nahin banaya, kyonki abhi achchhi gajar nahin aa rahi hain. December mein banega. Abhi to mithyian hi bahut ban gai hain. But I do not chalao patakhas, because I think it is a sheer wastage of money. Instead, I would like to help some poor people and get their blessings.
Thanks for responding.
SWEETY
For me, If Diwali falls on a weekend, then there is some extended celebration with friends, we get together for a feast.. sab apne apne ghar se khaana-vaana, sweets-weets leke aate hai .. we compliment each other on their pakwaan, recipe poochte hain.. "dress kahan se liya ?? imported ??" etc, etc..
ReplyDeleteBut this time, since it was middle of the week, I did what I love doing most... @ work :-(
US mein Diwali celebrarions apne apne tareeke se hota hai. Most often its wishing friends and fmly on the phone, sending e-messages, e-cards. Or shop for gifts online ... Sometimes, sender khud doesnt know ki dibbe mein kya hai ... Naseeb apna apna.. jisko jo mile kabool karlo bhai ;-) But most people I know put in a lot of effort in picking Diwali gifts for near and dear ones.
The Diwali melas organized by local communities are pretty good I hear. I've never been to one myself...:-) Main itna kasht nahin uthathi.
But I do believe these melas are a great opportunity to enjoy Diwali to the fullest extent possible outside India. The food ... the music... I am sure "dard-e-disco" would have rocked the occasion this time around ! And ofcourse a great place for rishton ki buniyaad .. ;-)
Many folks I know attend local musical concerts, classical or light, arranged specially for this occasion. More religious folks drive up to the temple for special poojas.
The joyous festivities in India at this time is something I cannot hope to find anywhere else outside. But the spirit of Diwali and the nostalgic memories of my Diwali days in India, is always present in my heart, more so on this occasion year after year.
And my most sincere Diwali wishes go out to all dost log in this blog ... Have a blast !
- Senty
Hello Sweety,
ReplyDeletekayon mun ko itna lalcha rahe ho, yaar.
besan ke barfi --- my favorite
namakpare--- oos se be jyadha favorite
matthee---sub se jyadha acchi lagti hai. Kabhi matthee ke sath ghobi ka acchar taste kiya hai, vah....vah.... mano ke janat mill ghai ho.
USA mai kaya Diwali ????, kaha Raja Bhoj aur kaha Gangu teli ????
Tumari chitti par kar eisa lag raha hai ke supersonic jet se ek din ke liye hindustan chali ja.nhoo. kash... eisa ho sakta....
Kher kohi baat nahin, jara meri taraf se be besan ke barfi aur matthee taste karna nahin boolna.
Bahut se shubkaamnayo ke sath,
Rekha
@Senty,
ReplyDeleteI am glad to learn that overseas also, Diwali is celebrated with this zeal and zest. This is one such festival that is celerated by every Indian, irrespective of his/her caste or religion, because DIWALI is mainly a festival of joy. Though in each religion, the celebration of Diwali has been related to some mythological stories, but the essence of this festival lies in enjoying life to its fullest. So I think, there is not much difference in the way people celebrate Diwali in India and overseas.
SWEETY
@Rekha,
ReplyDeleteDiwali ki hardik shubhkamnayen.
Maine to aapke aadesh ka paalan karke woh saari mithaiyon ke naam gina diye, jo is Diwali par humne banai hain. Aur aap sab pravasi sathiyon ke naam ki bhi mithai kha li hai. Isiliye pet bhi gadbad ho gaya hai.
Agar matthee ki baat karen, to phiki matthee ke saath aam ka achaar khane mein jo lazzat hai, woh saat tarah ke pakwaanon mein bhi nahin.
Chalo ab khane ki baaten bahut ho hai, man phir se lalcha raha hai, jaakar ek matthee kha hi leti hoon, aapka naam lekar.
SWEETY
@Sweety
ReplyDeleteI do agree the festivities are indeed missing here in the US, but the spirit of Diwali is always present on the occasion. Moreover, Thanksgiving's just round the corner, so in a few days there will be lots of lights and festivities and huge sales in the malls. These will continue until Christmas and New Year.. Its a very high-spirits time of the year in the US.
And I must say a big KUDOS to you for listing all the mouthwatering goodies you made for Diwali. Yaar, I feel embarrassed ... hum ne to kuch khaas nahin banaya, sirf gulab jamun ... maine banaya Gits se :-)
Diwali weekend mein mere dost log split into two.. half went to see OSO, the other Saawariya... I was smart.. went to neither. I hear both are pretty bakwas.. I read Sajeet's super review of Saawariya in PT&SS .. and oh my, am I glad I stayed home !
- Senty
Hello Sweety,
ReplyDeleteBilkul sahi kaha, sadhi matthee ke sath aam ka achaar kaya 'killer combination' hai, uska jawab nahi. Pur kabhi namkeen matthee ka sath khatha-meetha ghobi-gajar ka achaar jaroor taste karna, voh be majedaar combination hai.
Diwali ke avsar pur dosti ke liye shukariya. Kohi naya hindi novel paraha ho toh uska jikar karna.
Take care,
Rekha
@Senty,
ReplyDeleteI must admit one thing that all you "pravasi" Indians celebrate the festivals with greater enthusiasm than we people. Nowadays, it appears as though we are just going through a set of formalities to be observed at the time of the festival. Perhaps, it is because everything is so readily available to us within the country, that we do not even realise the importance of these petty things. But you people miss all these things in pardes and hence knows their importance. So I think the spirit of Diwali and other festivals is stronger in the Pardesi Bhartiya people.
And please do not feel sorry for not being able to make the special pakwaans for Diwali. Next year, I am going to send you everything from here.
Nowadays, all the TV channels are flooded with reality shows. With the SRGMP on ZEE TV, we had VOI on Star and Indian Idol on Sony TV. Then came the "Nach Balliye" on the Star followed by "Jhalak DIkhla Ja" on Sony and
"Jhoom India" on Sahara One. I doubt, some day, we are not even going to remebers the day and time of these shows. Kahin in shows ki adhikta hamara hazma kharab na karde.
SWEETY
@Rekha,
ReplyDeleteAb sardiyaan aa gai hain to, gobhi gaajar aur shalgam ka khatta meetha achaar bhi banega, tab matthee ke saath achaar zaroor taste karoongi.
Abhi to padhne likhne ka kaam bilkul band hai, kyonki, Diwali ki preparations ek mahine pahle se jaari thi. Ab zara fursat hui hai, to koi naya novel laakar padhoongi aur uske baare mein charcha karoongi.
SWEETY
Namaskaar,
ReplyDeleteFirstly, I would like to wish all of you a very happy belated Diwali.
I can see that while some enjoyed it well, some people worked through it :)
As for me, I grew fatter!!
...and that, despite considerable amount of exercise
It all started with me deciding to host a open house for Diwali.
There was a 'marathon' of thoughts, all of them 'jogging' through my brain
I 'ran' through the list of friends, relatives and business acquintainces 'Picked-up' 70 names.
With an RSVP of 60 names, I 'jumped' to a conclusive decision to cater and not cook.
I did plenty of 'pranayaam', at all the 17 caterers and mithai shops
I ensured all the calories in the food were burned (Raw food is not my bit)
Cleaning and decoraing the house was a considerable effort, I had to pay the contractor for it.
I abstained from parties. I recieved 27 invites and Just attended 10 in the last 7 days.
After all the exercise and restrain I think and deserve to treat myself, what do you think?
OH my gosh. I had been away from these blogs for nearly 1 month and I am left behind by zillion years..Senty u r a genius. You have done so much for us.I do agree with dockaul that mine MMM in net is to meet you all people in SRGMP and I am still in awe of you guys. by the way I did not have enough time to read all the comments here(will do that, this week end). Till then I will keep reading,I have a lot of catch up to do[:)]..Thanks again Senty..
ReplyDelete@Sajal
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the blog ! Do check out the various sections and feel free to post your thoughts.
Gosh Sajeet You are Such a WORKAHOLIC !
ReplyDeleteHow do manage to acheive so much in 24 hours ? I'm sure you must be wishing for a clock that had 48 hours in a day !
While you were Busy with so much , I had very little to do and that was just to light some oil lamps, needless to say that I have a burned and bandaged finger. I should have let my mind" Jog" and instead of going berserk, should have sought help from caterers, but what can you do with these freakin "FRAMAISH " for everything from the type of food to the type of decor to the type of booze to mithayee, you name it. Honestly though, I live for those farmaish, one such mind boggling farmaish was for PAN, thank God Chitown has everything desi, it was Nice to see PANs flying off the hook !
But I liked your way of "TAKING CONTROL ", the point is noted for NEXt year !
regards
Mehfil
@ Mehfil
ReplyDeleteIt is typical of Europe and some cities in the US where you get Indian spices, paan and even mithai in a china town or a chinese shop. The chinese do not use any of our regular spices except ginger, garlic and chillies. I was pleasently surprised in to find 'gawar' or cluster beans in a chinese shop in Paris. I guess, at the end of the day, it's just a matter of convenience.
On one hand you said you did nothing but lit the lamps and on the other, you said you fulfilled the farmaish!! now fulfilling farmaaish is really not nothing!!
Burning fingers is a part of Diwali, only it is more often while playing with fireworks then lighting lamps.
Now, it does seem like you had a nice Diwali.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
Sweety aur senty madam,
ReplyDeleteApun ka sorry haan, yeh saala diwaali ke lafDe mein apun atak gayela tha, toh woh tum logon ka hindi aur tapori mein baat-cheet wala baat salaa aiseich reh gaya.
Ab bol sweety, tereko apun se naDne ka hai kya? ab apun koi fattu toh hai nai, ke item log apun ko challange karen aur apun kalti maarle!!
Idea to ekdum Dhaasu hai, pan apunse naDne ke liye bhi salaa gurda maangtai.
@Sajeet,
ReplyDeleteअब जब आपने भी मुकाबले में उतरने के बारे में पूरी तरह से निर्णय ले ही लिया है तो फिर हम भी कहाँ पीछे हटने वालें हैं. चुनौतियाँ तो जीवन में आती ही रहती हैं, और इनसे घबरा के मैदान छोड़ जाना हमने भी नहीं सीखा है. अब ज़रा इतना और बता दें की वार्तालाप का सिरा कहाँ से आरंभ करें.
दीवाली के मुबारक मौके पर मेरी ओर से बहुत सी शुभकामनाएं स्वीकार करें. प्रकाश के इस उत्सव पर मेरी यही प्रार्थना है कि जिस तरह दीपावली की तमस यामिनी में सहस्त्रों दीपक उजास भर देते हैं, उसी प्रकार से आपकी राहें भी सदा उजियारे की किरणों से प्रकाशमान रहें, आपका जीवन सदा उमंग ओर उत्साह से सराबोर रहे और आप प्रगति के नित नए सोपान तय करते हुए अपनी मंजिल की ओर अग्रसर हों.
SWEETY
O bhai log, apun paile-ich bol-tai kya, yeh apun aur sweety ke baat cheet mein kisi ke dimaag ki waat lag gai na, toh apun ko nai bolne-ka. Apun toh siddha siddhabaat kar-rela hai, yeh sweety mai ne-ich
ReplyDelete"chunautee" aur "vartalabh" ko lake baithe-li hai.
Achha toh kya puch-reli thi tu? sira aarambh? bole toh, tumkur se seedha jayegi na, toh ajmaas tees mil ke baad tu sira pahunch jayegi.
achha apun kabool kar-rela hai, aur tereko bhi apun ke taraf se happy diwali kya? khush rehne ka!
Aila!! Tereko bhi maloom hua? Pakya, bole toh apun ka parkaash re, uska aur prarthna ka lafDa? Bhia ko nai bolne ka kya?
akhil pakkya apun ka yaar hai!!
Abe item!! ab Yamini ka naam prarthna ke saamne nai lene ka kya? pakkya bhol gayela hai usko!Khaali-peeli lafDa shuru mat kar!
aur mereko bataa? yeh sau paan kaiko? aur woh bhi naye? apun toh gin chun ke 15 - 20 log hoinge aur sabhi toh paan nai khaate na?
Aur boss! Apun ko AeDa nai baneka. Cheating nai karneka kya? hindi bole toh hindi bolne ka. Mubarak nai shubh bolneka, mauka nai, avsar hotai. muqabala, bare, fir... yeh sab hindi mein bolneka, kya?
Mamu aarela hai, apun kalti martai. Waapis milega! khush rehne ka!!
Hi Sweety,
ReplyDeleteEk point loose ho gaya
(just kidding).
But Sajit is right, 'Mubarak' nahi 'shubh' bolneka.
Vaise toh manna parega ki tumar hindi bilkul 'shudh' hai.
@Sajeet,
ReplyDeleteMafee chati hoo, aapka naam galat spell ho gaya Sweety ko mail likhte huai.
RekhaJi,
ReplyDeleteCintit na ho, akshar vinyaas mein galati to sarv jan se adhikrit hum karte hain. Aapne hume ek ank puruskrit kiya, dhanyavaad!
@Sajeet,
ReplyDeleteआप कतिपय दिग्भ्रमित हो रहे हैं. हम तो उन चुनौतियों की बात कर रहे हैं, जो इस नश्वर संसार में प्रवेश करने से लेकर, यहाँ से कूच करने तक, मनुष्य के सम्मुख किसी न किसी रूप में आती रहती हैं. मनुष्य इस संसार में उस परम पिता परमेश्वर के दूत के रूप में ही आता हैं, किंतु यहाँ आकर काम, क्रोध, मोह, लोभ और अंहकार के मायाजाल में इस तरह अपने आप को उलझा लेता है कि उसे प्रभु का नाम ही विस्मृत हो जाता है. जीवन की सबसे बड़ी चुनौती यही तो है कि काजर की इस कोठरी में रहकर भी अपने आप को धवल बनाये रखे और पंकज की तरह दलदल में रहकर भी उससे अछूता ही रहे. मानव जीवन की सार्थकता तभी प्रमाणित हो सकती है.
और चाहे हिन्दी बोलें अथवा उर्दू, मुझे तो इन दोनों भाषायों में कोई भी अन्तर प्रतीत नहीं होता है. हिन्दी तो इतनी विशाल हृदया है कि उसने एक माता कि तरह सभी भाषायों को गले लगाकर अपने आप में इस प्रकार से समाहित कर लिया है जिस तरह महासागर सरितायों को अपने आप में समां लेता है, और देखने वाले को कोई अन्तर नहीं दिखता है. हिन्दी तो एक विशाल वट वृक्ष कि तरह है, जिसकी शीतल छांह में न जाने कितने परिंदे आश्रय पाते हुए, अपने आप को धन्य मानते हैं.
और यह प्रकाश, प्रार्थना और यामिनी शायद आपके सखा और सखियाँ हैं, तभी आप तो उन लोगों के बारे में इतना कुछ जानते हैं. ठीक भी है, अपने बन्धु-बांधवों के बारे में सारे समाचार पता हों तो, भ्रम कि स्थिति उत्पन्न नहीं होती. यह भाई और मामू भी आपके बहुत ही नजदीक के रिश्तेदार लगते हैं, तभी तो आपके मन में उनके लिए इतना सम्मान है कि उनके आते ही आप कलटी मरने लगते हैं. कलटी मारना शायद एक प्रकार का दंडवत नमस्कार है, जो आप अपने पूज्यनीय मामू के सम्मान में करते हैं.
सौ पान तो क्या, हम तो आपके लिए सहस्त्रों पान भी पेश कर सकते हैं, केवल आपका आदेश चाहिए.
SWEETY
Item bhaDak-gayeli hai baap!! Ekdum Pravachan ke mood mein aa-gayeli hai. maai, apun ne aisa toh kuch nahi bole ke tu ekdum sanyaas lay le.
ReplyDeleteWaise, chakli bahi ne apun ko bola tha ke bhaigiri ka dhanda thoda manda chal-rela hai. aur apun log yeh pravachan ka dhanda khol dalte hai. Apun bhai se baat karega! tu mata ke role mein mast fit hoyegi maloom?
yeh kya bol bacchan de-reli hai apun ko? apun kya bhagwaan ka postman hai? chal maan liya postman hai, toh yeh bhagwaan ki chitti kidhar hai? aur apun dega kisko?
aur yeh gussa, ishtyle aur ichha nahi toh apun saala mar jayega. yaich apun hai!! agar saare log baba aur mata ho-gye toh is saali dunya ki toh waat lag jayegi. Kamayega kaun? aur in item log ka pravachan sunega kaun?
Tu kya bol-reli hai? yeh hindi bhasha hai ke chamatkaari mata? kabhi samandar bantee hai to kabhi jhaaD aur kabhi maa. Dekh, apun ko maa ki yaad dila dee na? apun saala motion me aa gaya!! apun jaa ke hindi ke godh mein sar rakh ke soyega, pan darr lagta!! agar ekdum samandar ban gayi toh, apun toh doob jayega!!
Tu Kya paichani-re apun ko, apun apne saare biDu log ka khabar rakhtai, apun toh saaree market ka khabar rakhtai. Log apun ko Babu BBC aiseyich nai bolte kay?
Waise bhai ko toh na, apun ka bahut respeck hai, woh apun ka mai-baap hai, apunki usse fat-tee toh hai, woh is waste ke apun uskee ijjat kartai. Leykin yeh mamulog hai na, apun ka saala bas chale toh main in sab ka game baja Daaloon. Saala apun greeb logon ka-ich khoon choos tein hai!!
Saala tera dil bhi ekdum dariyaa hai re. Apun ke liye hajaaron paan? Tu boli na yaich bas hai, ab bol tereko is ilaake main koi bhi kaam ho na, apun karayega! is area main apun world famous hai, maloom?
Sentyy... u know i've been to your blog a couple of times ..i'm still not able to figure out where to start:( feel a little stupid .. i cant navigate like i dont know what is the latest post etc.. help!!
ReplyDeleteare u guys going to the SRGMPA concerts?? Saniya
@Saniya !!
ReplyDeleteGood to see you here ! Welcome to the blog !
Here is a quick tip -
I am sure you have lots of shayari to share with us.. especially from Pak. Please do post them in "Poetry 'n Shayari" page. We all are looking forward to your posts yaar. I (bowing down) am forever grateful to you for the "Raqs-e-bismil" album you introduced to me :-)
If you have anything random to talk about just like a coffee house conversation, check out the "Cafe Nukkad". Just a place to share your thoughts. You can see for yourself the various topics that come up in Nukkad.
Rekha and Sajeet have posted some great reviews of books and movies in "Page turners 'n scene stealers". We love to hear from you as well, if you want to post your comments here, please feel free. And dont miss the posts about the distinguished poets (like Zehra Nigah) from Pakistan that Mehfil has written about.
I am still working on transliterating the hindi-only shayari posts to english script so ppl who dont know hindi script can enjoy them as well.
Basically, ppl here are posting in any of the blogs that their topic fits into. So there is no one particular blog that has the latest post. It varies depending on who is posting under which topic.
I do understand your "feeling lost" feeling in this blog :-) I think there needs to be a main page with links to various pages..and the "latest comments" list should show up in the main page (like $hashi's blog). We do have the "Recent comments" listed on the individual blog pages, but we need to have one for the main page as well. I will try to fix that asap (have to learn more about blog-programming). And also will consolidate some pages that seem to be carrying redundant topics of discussions. Like "Poetry 'n shayari" and "Aap hum aur..." can be combined to one. Ok, will take it up as a project over the long Thanksgiving weekend.
- Senty
@Sajeet,
ReplyDeleteआप ने तो हमको बहुत ही ऊंचे आसन पर विराजमान करा दिया और सन्यासिनी की संज्ञा से सुशोभित कर दिया. हम तो बहुत ही तुच्छ से प्राणी हैं, तथा अभी तक हमने अपना ज्ञानार्जन का सफर आरंभ भी नहीं किया. अभी तो हमने केवल उस विद्यालय में दाखिला ही लिया हैं, जहाँ व्यक्ति स्वयं को भूल कर केवल उस प्रभु के ध्यान में ही लीन रहता है. मन तो अभी भी पंच विकारों में ही उलझा है और इस जीवन की क्षण भंगुरता के यथार्थ से अभी तक भी परिचित नहीं हुआ है. अतः आपके प्रवचन के कारोबार के लिए हम सर्वथा अनुपयुक्त हैं. यह तो मन कभी कभी बैरागी हो उठता है और न जाने कहाँ से ऐसी बड़ी बड़ी बातें करने लगता है.
इस संसार का प्रत्येक मानव परमात्मा का दूत ही तो है, जो उसके प्रेम और भाईचारे के संदेश को सारी सृष्टि में प्रचारित करने के लिए ही आया है. परमेश्वर ने प्रत्येक मनुष्य के भीतर अपनी ही प्रतिमूर्ति स्थापित कर यह अपेक्षा की है कि मनुष्य इस भू भाग के हर मानव से प्रेम पूर्वक व्यवहार करे तथा प्रभु के नाम के साथ स्वयं को एकाकार कर ले. किंतु कलियुग ने मनुष्य के अन्दर एक शैतान को भी जन्म दे दिया है, जो उसे प्रभु के मार्ग से विस्मृत कर पतन के गर्त में धकेल रहा है. इस शैतान से बचना है तो अपने भीतर के भगवान को हर समय जगाये रहिये ताकि शैतान निद्रा में लीन रहे.
हिन्दी भाषा तो सबकी मात्र तुल्य है और और आप बड़े आराम से इस माता की पवित्र गोद में अपना सर रखकर चैन की नींद ले सकते हैं. यदि कभी डूबने के नौबत आ भी गई तो यह माता इतनी दरिया दिल है की स्वयं महासागर में समां जायेगी किंतु अपने बच्चों की रक्षा सदैव करती रहेगी.
आपका बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद कि आपने हमें इतना मान बक्शा है. निस्संदेह यदि हमें किसी काम में कोई भी अड़चन आयेगी तो सर्वप्रथम आपको ही याद करेंगे.
प्रिय स्वीटी,
ReplyDeleteआपकी धर्म-दर्शन की बातें पढ़ कर मेरे से रुका नही गया इसीलिए यह छोटी से चिट्टी लिख रही हू. यह जीवन सागर की तरह गहरा और अशांत है. प्रतिदिन उस मे कुछ न कुछ लहरों का उतार चराव आता रहता है सो इस लिए भी ईश्वर का नाव रूपी सहारा बहुत जरूरी है. लगता है की आप और किताबो के साथ साथ धर्म-ज्ञान की पुस्तक बी बहुत मन लगा कर पढ़ती है. सच मे आप से मिल कर मुझे बहुत खुशी प्राप्त हुई है.
सप्रेम रेखा
Sweety Mai, tere pair kidher hai? arre choone ka nai re, mereko khinch-neka hai, saala bahut paka-reli hai!! Apun hindi baat karneko bola tha, yeh prabhu deva ka item leke baitheli hai, aur apun ke dimaag ka saala maa-bhain ho-rela hai.
ReplyDeleteWaise Chakli bhia ne Pravachan ka idea cancel Kar Dala hai. Isme bhi saala maamu log ko hafta dena paDtai.
Aur kitna bhankas karegi re? Kabhi bolti hai apun poshtman hai, ab boltee hai abun ke body mein bhagwaan aur shaitaan reh-rele hai,
Kuch bhi!!! Tere ko kya lagtai? apun kya alibaag se aaila hai? Yeh sab hai un eDe log ko sunane ka, jin ko jindigi saala kya hai maloom nai, jo dar dar ke jeete hai. Apun toh idhar footpaath pe rehke na, bahut bhagwaan aur shaitaan dekhela hai aur bahut bhagwaan ke naam pe lootnewaale shaitaan bhi dekhela hai!!
Yeh saala bhagwaan ka dialog marna choD aur koi apun ke level ka baat kar.
Tu waise bura nai manne ka kay? Apun ka baat karneka yaich ishtyle hai. Dekh, tu na Babu BBC ke bare mein abhi tak jaan gali hai ke apun ekdum muh-fat hai sidda sidda baat, apun ko makhmal mein lapet ke maarne ka nai jamtai, tu Samjhi na?
@ Babu BBC - Bhai teri toh vaat lageli hai.. yeh item teri much much se upar ho gaila hai. Lagta Hai kalti marne mein hi bhalai hai..ekdum dhaansu hindi mareli hain .. bindaas bol ka koi fayda nahin lagta hain abhi..
ReplyDeleteLagey Raho Babu Bhai!!
ek kavita Babu BBC ke naam
ReplyDeletesaari duniyaa me apunki lovestory hatakelli hai...
sun na hai to sun, nahi to bhaad me jaa.. apun ki pehle se hi satkeli hai...
yeh uss din ki baat hai, jabb dil ka kabutar udda tha..
gutar gu- gutar gu- karte..uss ke gacchi pe jaake khada tha
eisaa raapchik maal tha, ki aankhe dang reh gayi
fulzadi thi ya phathakha, apun i bolati ch band ho gayi..
apun ne bhi mauke dekh ke, chauke maare chance ke
tirchi nazar se ussne bhi, hari zandi dikhaayi advance me
jab paas gaya to chikni boli.. sawan ki ghataa hataa le..
shaanpatti baad me kar, pehle mere baap ko pata le..
apun ne socha, sumadi me leke buddhe ko keh du 'hatak le'
apun ko teri chikni pasand hai, iss love story se tu watak le
ijjat se maan jaa shaane! aur patali gali se nikal..
kayku villain banerelaa baap, kayku lagata apni akal..
par jab dekha usska baap, apun ki shakal pe bajj gaye baara
undertaker ki aulaad saala, main ho gaya nau do gyarah
dimaag ki maa behen hil gayi, dekh ke dhaai kilo ka hand
apun game bajaane niklaa tha, bajgayi apni band
apun ne socha...kayku yedaa ban ke pedaa khanaa
jahaa daal nahi galegi, waha pe dil kyu lagaana..
jis gali me ho undertaker, uss galli me nahi jaana..
jis ka baap single pasli, ussi kabutar ko pataana..
Composed by Nimisha
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@Rekha,
ReplyDeleteHello after a very long time. I am truly sorry for not replying to your post for such a long ime.
As for reading the books on religion and spiritualism, I would only say that I have just taken an admission in the school of spiritualism and trying to learn something.
Thanks for your kind words,
SWEETY
@Sweety,
ReplyDeleteNow I can guess why you got busy because they must be giving you a lot of homework in 'school of spiritualism'.
Sometime ago I was totally submerged in reading 'Geeta and Upanishads' but then I lost my way somewhere. In fact, I felt that the more I was reading on this subject, the more I was becoming a misfit among people around me.
What I mean is that one becomes so detached from wordly affairs that there is hardly any thing left to talk about.
Take care,
Rekha
8 dedicated hours of a Software engineer
ReplyDeleteNormal DinCharya jeene ka
Na chun chun chaiyn chaiyn karne ka
Subah 8 AM uthne ka
gaaaadhi mein naashta karne ka
Dooooor ki parking milne per
Early birds ko accuse karne ka
Phir entry gate pahunchne per
bag mein badge search karne ka
Google "bag" kab launch hoga
"G" Desktop se tulna karne ka
Life bhi computer see hoti toh
Har galat per.. Ctrl-Z karne ka
Abhi itna hi-tech nahi huyein hai
Soch kar afsos karne ka
Office corridor mein hai bande!!
Reality mein entry karne ka
Team room mein ghuste hi
Good morning wish karne ka
Ghadhi dekh ghoore jo tumko
Usse dekh andekha karne ka
Seat per comfy baithte hi
Phone/voicemail check karne ka
phir Ctrl-Alt-Del dabaa kar
Woh System unlock karne ka
Outlook check karte hi
Sab meetings accept karne ka
Calendar bhara bhara acha hai
Very busy pretend karne ka
Server jab tak start hota hai
Kuch net goofing karne ka
5-6 replies ho jaayein tab
Code ke darshan karne ka
2 ghante system ghoorne par
Lambi aahein bharne ka
"tea / coffee ?" IM aane par
"yeah chalo" reply karne ka
15 minute ki masti se
Refreshed feel karne ka
Phir waapis system ke aage
Sir khapaai karne ka
Scroll up down karte karte
Ikka dukka mouse click karne ka
Clock mein 11:30 bajte hi
Lunch declare karne ka
Khaa peekar mann ki santushti se
Phir chintan Nindra karne ka
Uff ! Kaam per so nahi sakte
So bahar sun walk karne ka
Kaafi waqt beet gaya hai
So yahoo check karne ka
Kissi ne to email kiya hoga
Issi hope mein login karne ka
New* Bulk(5) dekhne per
Zor se Empty karne ka
Saare dost tafri per honge
Honestly accept karne ka
Ek aur coffee break le lo
Meeting attend hai karne ka
Logoin ke khokhle fande sun
Chup chap ignore karne ka
Samay ruk gaya saa laage
Do tuk observe karne ka
5:30 kab bajeinge
4 PM se wait karne ka
Baj gaye 5 ab khushi khushi
Packing start karne ka
8 dedicated hours daale hain
Sincere worker!!, nahi darne ka
– Khushi Arora
Bhai/bhen log, Apunaa gayela hai!!
ReplyDeleteDaktar saab,
kavita ke liye thanks you! dono kavita bhi ekdum dhasu the!
Teesri bhi waise kuch kam item nai hai haan, main kal mil rela hoon usse!
Sweety,
Kya baat hai, tune apun ka jawab nahi diya? tereko apun ki koi baat kaatreli hai?
Sorry friends. I have not been able to stay in touch in this blog as much as I wanted to. I have been reading every post that came in though. I get email notifications and I never miss reading the posts at that time.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great contributions. And its nice to see Gaffar bhai here in the poetry blog !
So, what is going on here with me? The holidays are coming up and guess what, we are having seminars at my work place that goes "How to manage holiday stress". It is for folks who stress out with their holiday plans a.k.a out-of-town trips, air tickets, cross country driving plans, gifts to buy, tips on how-to-beat-the-shopping-rush-but-still-get-to-the-best-sale, etc.. etc.. We had two sessions of this seminar. One for the early birds at 8.00 am and one for the lunch-skippers at noon. I am neither.. So I missed both sessions :-) Waise bhi mujhe toh kaam se stress hota hai, holidays se thodi hota hai ! Anyways, I cant wait for the long break. Dont know what I plan to do, but whatever it is will be more fun than office work.
Other times .. I haunt esnips.com .. mera dushman ! There is sooo much music out there on esnips.. it is unhealthy ! I must confess I spend heck a lot of time there... checking out the multi-g-zillion songs. So much so that esnips ko hawa lagi and they took out the download option :-(
citing some weird new audio files policy. But the esnips-crazy janta were being watched over by the hacking angels and now we are back in business :-) Policies toh todne ke liye banta hai.
Which means I need a new harddisk for backing up my ever-expanding audio collection (actually, include videos as well... ), which means I have to join the shopping rush to get a good deal, which means I will be stressed, and ya.. which means I should have sat thru the seminar... Jeez !
- Senty
andaaz achha lagaa senty-ji!!
ReplyDeleteYo, Senty !
ReplyDeleteDo you by any chance have "Aaja Aaja Na Ja Pardes, " by amant ali and fateh ali ? I looked everywhere, but I have everything except for this. Help !!!
Thanks
Mehfil
Hi Mehfi,
ReplyDeleteYaar, this is a classic case of "bachcha bagal mein dhindhoraa sheher mein" :-)
Check senty on esnips... ("Must Checkout" of F de la M mainpage)
http://www.esnips.com/user/senty1999
AAK and FAK haazir hain with your farmayish. You should find it under "Amanat Ali Khan" folder.
BTW zara jaldi karna, coz we found ki esnips bewafa nikla.. sath chhod raha hai. Many of the songs are blocked / removed from esnips due to copyright reasons, and are now "file not found" ed.
If you have any probs downloading let me know, I will email the .mp3 to you.
You can find this CD in emusic.com where I got it from. Its called "Raag se Ghazal tak" if I remember correctly.
- Senty
Hola Senty,
ReplyDeleteThanks Dudette, I GOT IT !!
I was looking at all the wrong places since I know that there is a "CHANGE" in the policy enips used to operate , only a few songs are downloadable. way back when we used to get reception from pak tv with everything aluminum attached to the antenna , that meant all the thaalis, bartans and dongas were missng from the kitchen, Back then, doordarshan was the only entertainment and that used to be so boring with "SOOCHANAS", half assed dramas and geetanjli ayer reading the News. Ramayan and vikram aur beatal used to be the weekend features only. the Marathi karyakaram used to take up most of the PRIMETIME TV. While Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali were performing across the borders.
Now, I have a time table for all the music programs,which I follow religiously including K for Kishore. Times do change !
Thank you very much for your help. I did download a few of my Fav.
Regards
Mehfil
Mehfil,
ReplyDeleteOh absolutely.. those days were crazy days.. jus replace your TV with a transistor radio and thats my story too.. And replace your balti bartan with a lamba sa metal wire wound on to the already lamba antena. The transistor perched on the outside of my room's window with the antena wire hanging out of the house for better shortwave reception :-) And my folks yelling at me "somebodys gonna steal that darn radio one day.. !!"
Ya, that was my style of catching Radio "Cylone" Srilanka from further down South. The programs were different from VividBharti. And I absolutely enjoyed both. "Cibaca geet mala" was my fav. No one can beat Ameen Sayani even today !
And other progs like "Ek aur anek" where they used to feature Mehdi Hassan, Jagjit Singh etc.
The shortwave stations' reception was horrible. So scratchy .. and I used to find it so hard to catch the lyrics of those lovely songs .. At times I had to hold the antena to reduce the hissing and scratching, until a fav song finished :-)
But after all those years of shortwave misery , jab bahaar aayi toh kya khoob aayi... ekdum digital mein :-) Internet ki jai ho ! Broadband ki aur bhi jai ho !
Hmm.. Doordarshan of yore .. what I remember most, fondly though, is the blue and white "rukawat ke liye khed hai" eating up 15 mins of the 30 min of our once-a-week Chitrahaar.
BTW, about Ustaad AAK, I'm sure you must have already checked out these links (and others) of UAAK on youtube..
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jsg6w07m02w&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB5pkTNY99k&feature=related
And also check out my "Ghazals" esnips folder... got some rare ones there...(I hope) !
- Senty
I checked out "K for Kishore" on Sony. This program is good for all Kishore Kumar fans. I am still figuring out the format of the show but beware ... all voices are K K clones ! So if you are watching this show seriously, you have to identify the singers by their faces or names.. not by their voices :-)
ReplyDeleteThe loser takes home a LG Dynamite somethng something phone. The winner ofcourse moves up for another day 'n another episode until he bows out with an LG. I'm not sure what is promised to the last man standing.
More than singing talent, the challenge for the participants in this show is how far they can take a KK song in terms of adding the right amount of "feel" and masti to the song. Some singers (like the one guy who sang "main shayar badnaam") add extra rona dhona expression to their voice and when blended with the lyrics, the song goes over the top.
The episode I watched was called "dil se".. meaning "feel" wala songs, there was another "Ek main aur ek tu" for duets etc. I expect other rounds to be like "joshila" or "yodlee yodlee yoo" round or something like that.
No .. no drama vaama here. Jus good ol KK songs. I like this show.
Babul Supriyo and WhosTheGirl are the show hosts. The judges are Amit Kumar (Duh !!), Bappida (DUH !!) and Sudesh Bhosle.
It looks like all participants are already established seasoned singers. Aur haan .. Apurva from SRGMP C 07 is a strong contender for the title in "K for K".
Not sure if anyone is following SRGMP lil Champs religiously... I returned to watching it from last week.
In the "Arabic music" round this week, Vasundhara was awesome... amazing "khatooba" performance. Another EMOF performance was Anamika's "maiyaa maiyya". Made minced meat out of Mauli's M M. I thought Anamika sang a more difficult version. Actually, the original song is not my fav and is not in my collection of other Arabic music based music. But I liked Anamika's (and Mauli's)versions better than the original.
- Senty
@Senty,
ReplyDeleteI have seen few last episodes of lil champs and I also felt that Anamika's version of "maiyaa maiyya" was more difficult and even better that Mauli's.
Since you have such good knowledge about music I would like to know your opnion about Amir and Tanmay's singing talent. I think Amir's voice has that sufi touch and Tanmay understands sur better than other kids.
Your opinion.........
Rekha
@Mehfil,
ReplyDeleteआप शायद नवम्बर या दिसंबर मे हिंदुस्तान जाने वाले थे सो वहां का क्या हाल चाल है
@Senty,
ReplyDeleteYes I have been following Lil Champs religiously, and so is Rekha, we did exchange a few comments about Vasundhara a while back.
But like Rekha said, I also think that Tanmay and Amir are super supe super great kids, Tanmay has such a God Gifted GAYAN for sur and taal that I am totally convinced that its not something that you can Learn. I have watched his performances on Youtube over and Over and try it if you can, this kid has missed a sur here and there or he may not have KALAKARI in the throat, but show me once when he missed the tall, infact in every episode you will notice him directing the orchestra to relate a sur to the beat. Admittedly tanmay has the most horrible voice of all the kids, but come on he is 11 years old ! and by the time his voice gets devoid of all the cracking and instability which we all go through as a youth, he will be the most blessed dude in the world if he continues to sing, with the natural gift of tall, he can rock any song at all, also at this tender age he has a very little breath left for "Kharaj" but for the "Rakhab" part he beats everybody hollow. I'm totally amazed at his mastery of the tall, and amazingly his mother is totally KANSURI, in some previous episode they made all the mothers sing a few lines. Then you ask Where did this kid get this superior level of sur and taal understanding ? I love tanmay !
here is a sample video, check out his sense of taal.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=j26_fcoipvk
Amir is my fav. though, this kid is impatient and will probably disappear in oblivion , but he has an awesome KALAKARI, and can gurgle the sure better than everybody including the previous srgmp WoRLDcup singers sans Mussarat. I'm so so so impressed by his kalakari, I only wish somebody makes him slowdown and follow the beat like Tanmay.
It makes me so happy to such little kids coming forward and displaying their talent, most of the kids in the final eight had not had any training, but watch the program on friday and saturday and see if your heart tells you what it tells me, that as long as we have good listeners, there is no dearth of great singers in our land, in fact even the toddlers are so gifted, and why Not ? we have 10,000 years of history behind us, no wonder we do not compete with nations with only 200 years of history !!!
I hope some of these kids make it big, they deserve to be, they are all from small towns/cities. I also think that the format of the show did not allow other school going kids to participate.
Oh well, we know we are the GREATEST NATION EVER !!
here is a video of Amir singing SAWARE.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=d7plP8kI-zI
More to follow soon
@Rekha
Nice, You remembered that I was planning to head home, awwww, I couldn't ! but dont worry my bag and baggage is ready, some of them I'm planning to hang out with were either traveling or vacationing. Also waiting for the Lord to deliver my food in india instead for a month !
Regards to all
Mehfil
@ Senty
ReplyDeleteOh in your last to last post you mentioned Anamika's version of MM in comparison to mauli , Mauli who ?
Mehfil
@Mehfil,
ReplyDeleteAbout Tanmay, I also feel that he should persue his music carrier as a conductor rather than as a singer. You are so right, it is amazing the way he directs orchestra with his eye movements. And did you notice his fingers counting the surs when he sings. I mean who knows he may be the future 'Zubin Mehta' of hindustani music.
I also feel that Amir rushes through the song as if he has to run outside to play cricket with his friends. He has truly soulful voice but he has no patience to express it. I think Suresh Wadekar ji understands his problem and try to tell him too but he is to young to realize that.
Sorry your plans of visiting India did not materlize but there is always a next time. So keep the bags ready.
Regards,
Rekha
@bama,
ReplyDeleteNo news from your end since Diwali, where are you?
Rekha
@Rekha
ReplyDeleteThanks for remembering me. I had horrible time during Dec. 2007. We had been to Banglore, planning to spend winter till March. Unfortunately, landed on Dec. 6th and had to rush to emergency, because I had breathlessness problem. After 2 weeks in the hospital, we flew back. Right from Airport again to emerge and stayed two weeks in the hospital and now recovering.
However, I kept track of reading and I saw Taare Zmeen Par as some of you had suggested. I too liked the movie.
Rekha, Senty, Mehfil and all blog friends love you all and wishing you best for 2008.
bama
@Bama
ReplyDeleteHeyyyyyy,
I just want you to know that I often asked myself where is Bama ? but as I have already mentioned before, I'm loosing it, turning into a full time retard, and keep forgetting all the important stuff, You can read my post(s), not a single one is without missing words, spelling mistakes and derailed blabbering.
looks like you have been through A LOT ! Lets welcome bama to the blog with a standing Ovation. We all missed you.
I hope and wish you will be perfectly healthy soon
@ Rekha
Rekha since both of us are aquarians, we think Alike! No magic here, but I do want our Pisces and Scorpion friends to put in their views. I do agree that Tanmay is really a star material and who knows he maybe the zubin Mehta of the new millennium .
Regards
Mehfil
@Rekha
ReplyDeleteOMG ! Oh no ! I dont think I have even an iota of proper musical knowledge. Absolute angootha chchap ...! The only thing I can be just a wee bit proud of is my passion for music. All kinds of music. But I really wish I could learn it the proper way...start from the basics and learn the math of it.
Tanmay is so awesome. Adorable kid. Isnt he the one who played tabla on SureshWJi's table way back in the beginning days of lil Champs ? The past two weeks I've watched this show, both weeks Tanmay has been the "must watch" for me .. along with Rohanpreet. These two have a lot of confidence and they show it on stage. I missed listening to Amir and Smita closely, both weeks. But will go for headphones et al this Friday for a complete involved listening. I think Amir has an awesome voice but lacks confidence and hence hurries through the song(s). He looks nervous on stage.
Vaishali a.k.a SureshWJi's "Chimini" sings good. But I really wish she would pipe down on the extra "fun" she brings on to the stage. It can backfire big time if she overdoes it. I remember adding a comment in $hashi's blog last week about this.
To be very honest, only after reading the conversation between Rekha and Mehfil about Vasundhara, I started watching this show again. So thanks guys..
The few of times I've heard Vasundhara sing, her voice reminded me of Sushma Shreshta (of "bhulega dil dis din tumhe..woh din zindagi ka..." fame). I would definitely watch out for Vasundhara in this show.
@Bama
Welcome back ! Ya quite an ordeal you've gone through !
Its nice to see you back here again.. !
@Mehfil
"Oh in your last to last post you mentioned Anamika's version of MM in comparison to mauli , Mauli who ?"
Hee hee .. good question :-) But I do appreciate Mauli's MM for one thing .. it made me sit up and ask "what the heck waz that ??" :-)
But seriously, I think her entry in C07 with that song was pretty promising. She just could not sustain the stardom which she found way too early in the series. And some of her please-dont-remind-me performances that followed were just that... Please dont remind me !
Lil Champs has awesome talents and on top of that the judges are so patient, and focussed and sincere about extracting the best from each kid. There is no unnecessary tamasha of any sort to kheenchofy the TRP upwards.
Aditya is doing better in Lil C than he did in C07 where he was overshadowed by the singers and the trikones and the Gurus and their graphs. In Lil C he is much more lively, and seems to be having a lot more fun on stage. I guess he feels grownup :-)
- Senty
@bama,
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your ordeal on trip to Banglore. I hope you have recovered completely by now.
Relax and watch movies. There is another "feel-good" movie, 'Jab We Met' starring Shahid and Kareena Kapoor. It is really fun and the music is so-so good. If you have not seen it then try to watch, it is enjoyable.
I wish you a speedy recovery. So get strong and start blogging because 'Cafe Nukkad' is quite empty without your presence.
Rekha
Hi people.. I just added a link for srgmp lil champs. Great show ! So I thought it deserved a special link. Also added some comments re this week's show. Please feel free to post your thoughts and comments.
ReplyDeleteThe page still needs some cosmetic treatment.. will do it tomorrow.
I have posted the same comments in shashi's blog as well.
- Senty
Guys and Gals ( Read Gals and Guyz ! )
ReplyDeleteWhere is everybody ? are y'all vacationing in Bahamas ? and I don't know about that ?
I am requesting Senty for an attendance register, chalo mana ke kabhi Munn nahin karta kuch bolne ko per attendance to laga sakte hain na ?
Sweety is missing for a long time, I am sure she is doing something wonderful like compiling a book of poetry or something, Rekha, I know is almost at the verge of discovering a cure for diabetes, Sajeet is probably laying the foundation stone for his School for dyslexic kids and in the meanwhile managing some events in sydney , australia ! Bama is recovering, we know that. Dockaul is collecting more good music and pushing it for PUBLIC. and Ghaffar khan is probably selecting some poetry for sharing. Well, that takes care of almost all of the regulars here, but leaves only Senty and myself, so true to our reputation we don't do anything anyway, IT has its Perks, one of them is tremendous amount of free time for doing Nothing at all.
Come on guyz, say something, anything, Speak up, I can only assure you that however silently, YOU ARE BEAING HEARD, so ..lets get it started...
Regards
Mehfil
@Mehfil
ReplyDelete"vacationing in Bahamas" !!!! I wish !
Actually, I was lost in catching up back episodes of "LOST" which started on abc last week. So... in a way.. ya I was in Hawaii :-) Virtually hi sahi !
I am also trying to catch up on the goings on in srgmp lilchamps..just a few more weeks left for the finale.
Attendance register .. hmm.. maybe we should have a clock-in and clock-out timesheets too. That way we'll know who was here the longest and maybe give out an award ;-)
BTW, anybody has any recommendation of latest music releases? Filmi or non-filmi? Please do share !
- Senty
Hey Mehfil,
ReplyDeleteभई कैफे इतना चुप-चाप हो गया है की बात करने के लीये कोई नजर नही आता सो इसीलिए काम मे डूबी हुई थी पर वेसे नोबेल पुरुस्कार की अभी कोही उमीद नही है.
अगर कोई ताजा कीताब मीली है तो गप-शप कर सकते है
Regards,
Rekha
@Rekha
ReplyDeleteI tried , But could not decipher the morse code, however, I'm quite happy that you DID SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER !!
so are Not watching SRGMP Lil Champs ? where is your input or your take on that ?
I hope you are doing good, I noticed that the jinx around most aquarians is fianlly getting over and a lot to look forward to in 2008.
I had my Birthday already, Heres Wishing you great one whenever it is !!
Regards
Mehfil
@Mehifil,
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for the birthday wishes. The lab people got samosa and jalebi as treats.
Even though it is late, lots of best wishes on your birthday for a prosperous year ahead.
I hope you are right and 2008 year brings some real good news (for me, publications and grants will do). By the way, do you also think that Aquarians really have to struggle and work twice as hard to accomplish anything.
Ya, I am watching Lil Champs but lately I was very disappointed to see how Suresh and Sonu are trying to protect their favorites, Rohan and Vasu. I am still under the influence of 'Taare Zameen Par' so can not say who is better than who. All of these little kids have their strengths and weaknesses. Last week, both Rohan and Vasu were in danger zone so judges decided to skip elimination. This week outcome will be interesting.
Best regards,
Rekha
@All
ReplyDeleteHere is an awesome rending of "aah ko chahiye aik umer asar honay tak" by Husain bux gullo for all music lovers of this blog.
Mehfil
Senti G,
ReplyDeleteSalam/Namaste, May I come in?
I am so sorry for coming so late, no excuses but I am so lazy. Actually I came back to Calgary in February after a 2 month trip to Pakistan. After returning, my job location was changed and the company put me on a new project assignment, so Feb/March have been very busy and tiring. ALthough I managed some time to go through our blog but couldn't write as I kept postponing. Any way I will try to be in touch from now on.
The credit for getting out of laziness to write something for the sake of getting into "Hazri Register" goes to Mehfil G who pushed all the regulars to write something.
I also want to extend my appology to Dr. kaul for very very late reply to his mail where he asked me to list some good songs of Attaullah Esakhelvi (Pakistani folk singer). Although I conveyed it to him through mail but he hasn't come back to me. So Dr. sahb! again sorry and my favourite song of Attauallha is "Jhok ranjhan di jana". Do listen to it if you haven't before.
Mehfil G,
In my view the reason for our bloggers not to participate on regular basis is two-fold. First and most important is the absence of a global show/Program (like SRGMP) to express their views. The other is the busy life circle which hardly allows to spare time for extra curricular activities. I can understand your frustration (as sometimes I have time window to chat with my friends but they don't) but its the way how it goes in life.
I want to dedicate one sher to you (some one correct me if I do mistake as I have poor memory)
"Jo bhi ae hai bethe hai nazdeek tere - Hum kahan tak tere pehlu se sirakte jain" little bit of translation is "who ever comes in your mehfil(company), tries to sit near you. How far I have to distance myself from you (to accommodate the coming one!!!)
I think I have spoken enough (more than what Mehfil have expected) and now time to say bye. But before going my regards to all the respectful bloggers including Rekha G, Dr. Kaul, Sweety G, Ashraf G, and Ghaffar khan.
Have nice time.
Basit
Basit @all
ReplyDeleteThanks for returning to the lately-soona-soona blog. I havent been able to keep up with the blog coz of the reason #2 you’ve listed. But not to fikar, I believe srgmp 08 is in the pipeline so I am sure it will be fun to watch the show and share thoughts as before. For now, I do try to catch a TV show here and there… but am not watching any one as dil se as I did srgmpC07.
There is “K for Kishore” airing on Sony TV that’s sort of ok. Many of the singers are not newbies, but a wee bit experienced. What I like about this show is the songs ofcourse.. all Kishore Kumar songs. It made me realize just how difficult it is to sing a KK song like KK.
Since its been a while this could be kal ka akhbaar…
A little while back, TV promos mein RACE bahot chhaya hua tha. Its still playing in the “now running” section. So I happened to hear the new Atif Aslam song “Pehli nazar mein”. I was like “wow !”. I really like this dude. He sings with bahot “feel” se. So I looked it up and downloaded the song and was wowing over it for a while.
Pritam …? Music is by Pritam? A big giant special WOW !!
So I had to dig deeper .... Pray, what might be the blessed original song?
Guess Koreans don’t care to get curious about a particular Saif Katrina Kaif movie from Bollywood. So the “Pehli nazar” team should be safe. But hats off to Pritam … if not for him we wouldn’t hear these great tunes from duniyaan ke kone kone se. Kisske paas itna time hai bhai….ki sab karam kaaj chhodke Korean gaane sune. The original song goes “Sarang hae yo” .. Guess it means "At first sight.." I dunno.
Youtube mein dekha.. it’s a nice romantic song. Didn’t know even Koreans sang in city buses :-) ekdum bollywood style mein ! Jeez !! .. maybe they do watch bollywood afterall ! Oopsie !
But.. I still like Pritam’s version. Kamaal ka inspiration hai bhai !
Basit, the sher you have pesh karofyed in honor of Mehfil is very nice ! Kinda makes one feel guilty ki one is forgetting old buddies to make time for new ones !
Lately I am hooked on to the piano tunes of olden goldies by Brian Silas. He is truly amazing. Listen to “jaane kahan gaye who din..” Best kind of music to play in the background when u r busy with some important stuff in life.. like doing some work at work :-)
Do check out a few of his tunes here :
http://www.dishant.com/album/Brian_Silas_-_Nostalgic_Indian_Tunes.html
Enjoy !
Senty
Hi All,
ReplyDeleteThere has started a good program which you all must know, Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar on Start Plus TV. Former and new champions of II and SVOI are taking part as well as the runners up and other ones who came close. The format of JJWS is interesting, the chalengers are pitted against the champions.
I am watching this program for the guy called TOSHI (from SVOI. After Mussarat, if some one impressed me, it was Toshi due to his voice range and classical skills. But it seems he is not enjoying there due to some reasons not known. The compere asks almost every participant for their comments but ignores Toshi. The songs in which he excelled in SVOI, are not coming with feel in this show. Any way I wish him all the best for future episodes.
The other good thing about this show is that the judges appointed are good ones and well respected i.e. Vishal-Shekhar and Farah Khan. Also 50% decision is in judges hand so the chances are that the good singers will not be eliminated soon.
Hope we will start little bit of chat on this show. See you soon, have good time.
Basit
Hello all friends,
ReplyDeleteGlad to see some activity here, thanks to Basit for starting 'nayi gup-shup ka silsila'.
I will be back with more news later.
Rekha
@Basit and all
ReplyDeleteThat sounds interesting. I like the idea of challengers vs champions. But I dont get Star unfortunately. If there are some notable performances I am sure they will be youtubed. If you already know the links, sure do share with us.
There is a Sony show called "Yeh shaam mastani" which is not a competition, but every week a celebrity singer/musician performs live in front of a small studio audience. Yesterday it was Shankar M of Shankar E Loy fame. I believe next week its Sunidhi Chauhan. The show is refreshing .. no nakhras.. just up close and personal with the singer and some of their hits performed live.
- Senty
@Rekha
ReplyDeleteAre you watching "Ek se badhkar ek" on Zee? It has some of the srgmp C07 Raja, Sumedha, Poonam, Aneek and Harpreet along with some TV stars in a music/dance jodis competition. Its a weird show, but fun. The host is Ravi Kishen (thats what is weird about this show :-) ) who is sort of annoying actually. Very loud and over-dramatic. He reminds me of an extremely hyper Anu Kapoor of olden days "Anthakshari", hosting an auction sale.
But its good to see good ol Raja, Poonam, harpreet etc in this show.
- Senty
Char mahine hogele koi nahin aaya nikkad par!! Ae shaney log ! idhar bhi nazar maarne ka hai na!! fultoo!
ReplyDeleteJhaad Pochkar saaf kiya hai!! Nukkad mein insaano ki aahat kab aayegi.... Mein intezaar kar raha hoon..
ReplyDeleteTum ne bulaya aur hum chale aye...
ReplyDeleteThanks Doc for stopping by and giving me a shout.
I am sorry, I've been quiet for quite some time now. Been extremely busy. I have launched my own business (see www.vxlseeds.com)
At 9:00 AM on the 23rd of October 2008, The Minister of Human resources of Malaysia officially launched my "School of IT". This is really a college offering degrees and diplomas in Information Technology and professional courses that brisge gaps between market requirements and curriculam thought in the universities.
I am still working on the school that would address the needs of children with learning difficulties.
Tomorrow I have A deewali openhouse to host and this time I have a hundred and twenty guests...
As you can see, I've been busy! What excuses do the others have?
@Sajeet
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you back here ! I checked out vxlseeds..Awesome ! My best wishes to you. May this Diwali season bring more success and prosperity to you and all your projects. Very special hearty best wishes for your dream school for special children.
In all the busy matters of everyday life, please dont stop your creativity from flowing.. take time .. stop n smell the roses and do write some fantabulous shayiris :-)
@ Sajeet !
ReplyDeleteTapori Shayar Sahib, Thanks for dropping by.. Wish you everlasting success in your new endeavors.
Mehfil-e-sher-o-shayari aapka intezaar kar rahi hai.. :-)
Yeh kahan aagaye hum!!!! WOWSOME!! Impressive to say the least!
ReplyDeleteDiwali ke baad , Christmas, New year,
Holi and even Ugadi/Gudipadva, RamNavmi aaye aur gaye and so much sannata here ??
Kuch gehri baatein -
ReplyDeletegaur farmiyyaega ..
Watan Se Be-Wtan Huye Ham Basane Ko Naya Watan
Phir Bhi Rahe Ham Pardeshi Basake Naya Watan...
Na Ansoo Baha Sayani, Na Kisise Shikayat Kar
Aaj Maali Ne Ujada He Khud Apna Chaman....
Dear Dr. Sahb, where have you all gone? I am alone at café Nukkad… Please let me know if you all Nukkad folks are still in touch on a common blog.I tried to contact you on your previous indiatimes mail address but that's not working. Please send your latest contact info.
DeleteRegards,
Basit
Bade blog ki ek kone mein basa hua hai nukkad.. and you guys found your way here !! Wah !!
ReplyDeleteYeh shairi kya bolti hai doctor saab... Chaman ujda nahin, dekhiye Lata aayi hain ... ab phool hi phool khil uthenge iss blog mein :-)
Dear Senty, where have you all gone? I am alone at café Nukkad… Please let me know if you all Nukkad folks are still in touch on a common blog.
DeleteRegards,
Basit
ji ji
ReplyDeleteBechain Hai, Meri Nazar
Hai Blog Ka, Kaisa Asar
Na Chup Raho, Itna Kaho
phool ke saath saath kaante ke liye bhi ready ho jao ji!
A meeting with Mussarrat: Hi Senty/DocKaul/Mehfil & other Aluminis of this blog, I am sick of my laziness not to surf the blog regularly. But this time I might be forgiven for some thing interesting to share. Mussarat Abbas is in Canada these days. He is part of some Pakistani singers group on this tour. After Vancouver, he was here in Calgary on 4th Jul. I grabbed this opportunity and attended the music program. I got the chance to have a little meeting with Mussarat. He was candid in the brief discussion and told he is desperate to release his album BUT! He is having difficulties in getting all the resources in place due to different factors prevailing in Pakistan. Mainly he doesn’t have a support from the current (ill) music industry, recording companies demands, monopoly of typical musician families etc. Etc. But all this comes down to financials where he needs support. “My lyrics, tunes are very much prepared for my first album, I am arranging my financials to market and do it properly” I could see his desperation to showcase his hard work in music. I promised to do some thing for him in my capacity and request Mussarat fans here in this blog to come forward and support him in launching his 1st album.
ReplyDeleteMussarat is currently in Toronto where he has to perform in a show on 24th of July and after that he will return to Pakistan. You may contact him at his temporary cell no. In Canada [1-778-241-2071], and his permanent contact in Pakistan: [+92-321-429-4408]
I will keep you posted on this blog for any further updates. Or I may be reached at my email given below for any information, suggestion etc.
Regards,
Basit. Email: diwanbasit@gmail.com
Hi Senty/Dockaul/Mehfil/Rekha&.....
ReplyDeleteIs there any other blog/forum where you are having fun? Nostalgia has caught me up...missing all you. Pl let me know where can I reach you.
Regards