December 28, 2010
December 22, 2010
once upon a time...the "twain" did meet!
...what struck me, when I visited the Humayun's Tomb in Delhi some years back, was this Jewish "Star of David" on a Muslim tomb...
perhaps the social realities were different then, than now when the Israel-Palestine issue continues....
reminded me of our own सांझी विरासत....
perhaps the social realities were different then, than now when the Israel-Palestine issue continues....
reminded me of our own सांझी विरासत....
December 20, 2010
....और उसके बाद, भारत का महासागर
About a week back, I walked through - once again - the "भारत"...
... and recalled these opening line of "राग दरबारी":
"शहर का किनारा, और उसके बाद भारत का महासागर..."
... and recalled these opening line of "राग दरबारी":
"शहर का किनारा, और उसके बाद भारत का महासागर..."
December 17, 2010
राही के लिए लेकिन, ये ही मंज़िल होगी...
वख्त का दायरा बिखर रहा हो,
एक ख्वाब मुरझाये
दूसरा खिलता-सा हो
सिमट-सिमट लहरों से,
सूरज बहने को हो...
दूर से आवाज़ एक,
मुझको बुला लेगी
शबनम की बूँदें फिर
बिखर, बिखर जायेंगी
हवा में उदासी भी
फूलों में किलकारी,
धुंधले से रस्ते पर
पैर के निशां होंगे
मौत-मौत!... गूँज उठेगा सारी बगिया में
राही के लिए लेकिन,
ये ही मंज़िल होगी...
- 15th Sept, 1972
एक ख्वाब मुरझाये
दूसरा खिलता-सा हो
सिमट-सिमट लहरों से,
सूरज बहने को हो...
दूर से आवाज़ एक,
मुझको बुला लेगी
शबनम की बूँदें फिर
बिखर, बिखर जायेंगी
हवा में उदासी भी
फूलों में किलकारी,
धुंधले से रस्ते पर
पैर के निशां होंगे
मौत-मौत!... गूँज उठेगा सारी बगिया में
राही के लिए लेकिन,
ये ही मंज़िल होगी...
- 15th Sept, 1972
December 1, 2010
सूखे से जीवन-उपवन में...
सूखे से जीवन-उपवन में
किस कलिका की सुरभि बहेगी|
उलझ- उलझ ठूंठों से होगा
तार-तार आँचल कविता का...
- 23/1/'72 (Lucknow)
November 28, 2010
Scribblings on Bathroom Walls... Adios!
Our house/flat got renovated during last one month.... new tiles on the floor, in the kitchen, in the bathroom...
... I am still reeling with this transformation in my abode, and hopefully, will come to terms with it.
What I would definitely miss are these scribblings on the bathroom walls (courtsey my progeny:), which too are now gone!!... replaced by neat tiled walls... :|
... so just to keep them somewhere....
... I am still reeling with this transformation in my abode, and hopefully, will come to terms with it.
What I would definitely miss are these scribblings on the bathroom walls (courtsey my progeny:), which too are now gone!!... replaced by neat tiled walls... :|
... so just to keep them somewhere....
November 14, 2010
... trying to figure this one out!
In retrospect, this was an amazing photo for me... a meeting point of many realities - urban/back-of-beyond, contemporary/ancient, old/young
... meaningful and meaningless, at the same time!
... meaningful and meaningless, at the same time!
November 13, 2010
November 2, 2010
October 11, 2010
October 5, 2010
तारे ज़मीन पर...
Trigger-happy with my digicam, as I go around clicking these growing crops, a thought comes to mind...
...that 20-30-40-50yrs hence (when we are gone) they will occupy the space which we leave behind...
...that 20-30-40-50yrs hence (when we are gone) they will occupy the space which we leave behind...
September 10, 2010
it has been a long - and worthwhile - journey...
This will remain one of those precious pics (and moment) for me... I mean, to gets this opportunity to photograph the Merlin/ Gandalf/ Dumbledore /Bramha... of XLRI (all rolled into one:) !!!
September 9, 2010
September 7, 2010
August 29, 2010
मुझसे वादा है एक कविता का, मिलेगी मुझको..
मुझसे वादा है एक कविता का,
मिलेगी मुझको..
डूबती नब्जों में जब
दर्द को नींद आने लगे,
ज़र्द सा चहरा लिए
चाँद उफ़क तक पहुंचे,
दिन अभी पानी में हो,
और रात किनारे के करीब,
ना अँधेरा, ना उजाला
ना आधी रात हो, न दिन
जिस्म जब ख़त्म हो,
रूह को सांस आये...
...मुझसे वादा है एक कविता का,
मिलेगी मुझको |
-गुलज़ार
August 10, 2010
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