Ashtray

Return of the "Ctrl-C; Ctrl-V" Shaayar

2009-03-22T23:38:00.000-07:00

A total of one post in the past 2 years on Ashtray. That's one thing that a B-School does to you. Anyways, the PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) is over for me and I have decided to start with blogging again. This long hiatus will also mark a new avatar for my blog i.e. shaayari / poetry of my liking clubbed with musings on whats happening around. I hope my blogger friends are still around... it aint fun posting without anyone following you!!

PS: Recently watched a movie by the name "Dharm". Whoever found slumdog a deserving Oscar winner must watch this one. Here's a quote from the movie which was also its theme -

"तू कहता कागद की लेखी, मैं कहता आँखन की देखी"

सच ये है..

2007-11-23T02:13:00.000-08:00

सच ये है, बेकार हमें ग़म होता है..
जो चाहा था दुनिया में, कम होता है..!!

गैरों को कब फुरसत है दुःख देने की ..
जब होता है कोई हमदम होता है..!!

ज़हन की शाखों पर अशार आ जाते हैं..
जब तेरी यादों का मौसम होता है..!!

ज़ख्म तो हमने इन आँखों से देखे हैं..
लोगों से सुनते हैं मरहम होता है..!!

Jeevan naheen maraa karta hai...

2007-04-22T11:05:00.000-07:00

Was returning home after a looong day at work. I dont know how but these lines just flashed into my mind..."Jeevan naheen maraa karta hai". A google search on this line made me realize that this was from one of the verses we had as a part of school curriculum. I guess I wasnt mature enough to understand the deeper meaning of the piece of art back then...Now, it meant so much. A must read is what I would suggest. Here it is:

Chip Chip ashru bahaane waalon
Moti vyarth lutane waalon !
Kuch sapnon ke mar jane se jeevan nahin mara karta hai

Sapnaa kya hai ? Nayan sez par,
Soya hua aankh ka paani
Aur tootna hai uska jyon
Jage kachchi neend jawani
Geelee umar banaane walon! Doobe bina nahaane waalon
Kuch pani ke bah jane se saawan nahin mara karta hai

Mala bikhar gayi to kya hai
Khud hi hal ho gayi samasyaa
Aansoo gar neelaam huye to
Samjho poori huyi tapasyaa
Roothe divas manaane walon! Phati kameez silaane waalon!
Kuch deepon ke bujh jaane se aangan nahin mara karta hai

Khota kuch bhi nahin yahan par
Kewal zild badaltee pothee (pothee –book)
Jaise raat utaar chandani
Pehne subah dhoop ki dhoti
Vastra badal kar aane waalon ! Chaal badalkar jaane waalon!
Chand Khilounon ke khone se bachpan nahin maraa karta hai

Laakhon baar gagriyaan phooteen
Shikan na aayi panghat par
Lakhon baar kishtiyaan doobeen
Chahal-pehal wo hi hai tat par
Tam ki umra badhaane waalon! Lau ki aayu ghatane waalon ! (tam-darkness)
Laakh kare patjhad koshish par upvan nahin maraa kartaa hai

Loot liya maali ne upvan
Luti na lekin gandh phool ki
Toofaanon tak ne cheda par
Khidki band na huyi dhool kee
Nafrat gale lagaane waalon! Sab par dhool udaane waalon
Kuch mukhdon ki naaraazee se darpan nahin maraa karta hai

Chip Chip ashru bahaane waalon
Moti vyarth lutane waalon !
Kuch sapnon ke mar jane se jeevan nahin mara karta hai

Gopal Das 'Neeraj'

Jugnu

2007-01-08T00:50:00.000-08:00

Main jugnu hoon, mujhe jugnu hee rehne de mere maula..
Suna hai chaand taare sabki aankhon mein khatakte hain..!!

Out of good 'Shaayari'

2006-10-24T06:47:00.000-07:00

Sabhi ko sabhi kuch nahi milta,
nadi ki har lehar ko saahil nahi milta,
yeh dilwalo ki duniya hai ajeeb,
kisi se dil nahi milta to koi dilse nahi milta..!!

Devdas :-)

2006-09-11T05:37:00.000-07:00

Apne hisse ki zindagi to hum jee chuke Chunni Babu,
Ab to sirf dhadkanon ka lihaaz karte hain..!!
Per kya karein in kambakht duniyaa waalon ka,
Jo aakhri saans per bhhi aitraaz karte hain..!!

Long time no nothing..!!

2006-08-07T06:45:00.000-07:00

Aagaaz to hotaa hai anjaam naheen hotaa
jab meri kahaani mein vo naam naheen hotaa

[aaGaaz = start; anjaam = end/result]

Jab zulf kii kaalikh mein ghul jaaye koi raahi
badnaam sahii lekin gumnaam naheen hotaa

Hans hans ke javaan dil ke ham kyon na chunein tukde
har shakhs kii qismat mein inaam nahiin hotaa

Bahate hue aansoon ne aankhon se kahaa tham kar
jo mai se pighal jaaye vo jaam naheen hotaa

Din doobe hai yaa doobi baaraat liye kashtii
saahil pe magar koii kohraam nahiin hotaa

The Ubiquity

2006-07-16T23:22:00.000-07:00

Saanson mein bhi shaamil ho, lahoo mein bhi rawaan ho
Lekin mere haathon ki lakeeron mein kahaan ho..??

The Altruism

2006-07-06T03:10:00.000-07:00

Mohabbat ki bhi to izhaar na karna aaya,
Kat gayee umr..hamein pyaar na karna aaya

Us ne maangi bhi to sirf judaai maangi,
Aur hum thhe..hamein inkaar na karna aaya..!!

The Nonchalance

2006-06-19T00:42:00.000-07:00

Tumhari berukhi ne laaj rakh li maikhane ki,
Tum aankhon se pila dete to paimaane kahaan jaate..!!

Melancholic Solitude

2006-06-12T04:49:00.000-07:00

Manzilein bhi uski theen, raasta bhi uska tha
Ek main akela thha, qaafila bhi uska tha

Saath saath chalne ki soch bhi uski thi
Phir raasta badalne kaa faisla bhi uska tha

Aaj kyun akela hoon, dil sawaal karta hai
Log to uske the.. kya khuda bhi uska tha..??

Frames Of Reference (Part II)

2006-06-04T23:45:00.000-07:00

A disappointed Me:

Aansuon ko bahot samjhaya tanhaai mein aaya karo,
Mehfil mein aake hamara mazaak na udaaya karo..!!

In a state of extreme anguish, my tears said:

Itne logon mein aapko tanhaa paate hain
Bas isi liye chale aate hain..!!

The Disquietude

2006-05-29T00:15:00.000-07:00

Bechainiyaan samet ke saare jahaan ki,
Jab kuch na ban saka to mera dil bana diya..!!

Kaash..!!

2006-05-22T00:58:00.000-07:00

Kaash aisa koi manzar hotaa
Mere kaandhe pe teraa sar hotaa

Jamaa kartaa jo me aaye huay sang
Ser chupaane ke liye ghar hotaa

Is bulandi pe bahot tanhaa hoon
Kaash mein sab ke barabar hotaa

Usne uljhaa diya duniyaa mein mujhe
Warna ek aur kalandar hotaa..!!

The lyrics of this song by Hariharan speak for themselves. Anything added by me would definitely deteriorate the quality of this post. Just one more thing. Appul strongly recommends you listen to this song. Here is an online resource.

Make hay while the sun shines

2006-05-17T23:20:00.000-07:00

Achchhaa saa koi mausam, tanhaa saa koi aalam
Har waqt kaa ronaa to bekaar kaa ronaa hai..!!

Matrubhoomi: A Nation without women

2006-05-14T23:39:00.000-07:00

Remember Chandni Bar? That was one of those movies which made my head ache. Completely aware of the fact that what I am watching is a work of fiction, I couldnt help but feel for poor Tabu. The end of movie left my mind swirming with myriad thoughts and a very bad mood. Matrubhoomi belongs to that genre of movies. You cant help but feel for poor Tulip Joshi, who by the way does a fantabulous job as the only female. The female foeticide issue forms the basis of the story, only that it is a bit exaggerated in this case. A bunch of villages is left with no females at all and the men go desperate to the hilt. The nightmarish plot of the movie would peacefully qualify as a horror story, giving RGV's Darna Zaroori Hai a run for its money. If you havent seen the movie as yet, its high time you put this in your to-do list.

In retrospect, I think the word "exaggerated" used above has been wrongly put there. Somehow, the movie left me with a feeling of deja-vu. Now I know why. There was a special report on NDTV 24*7 some two months back which was flashing a similar story. A village in Punjab that ran out of females of nubile age. So pathetic was the sex ratio in the areas nearby that the males in this region had to pay some sort of dowry for the few eligible girls present in the area while the others were forced to find tribal partners in regions as far as Assam.

Life comes full circle..true!!

Ishq Aur Husn

2006-05-11T23:52:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking of putting up this post for a long time now. Not sure if any of the readers of this blog would be interested in the "bhoomika" I have to put up before putting up the two-piece. The first sher is the contribution of Nikhilesh Ghushe. So on one dully usual melancholic night during my stay at IIT-B, my senior, Ghushe, comes to my room and during the course of our conversation tells this sher to me. It goes like this:

Ishq ka zauk-e-nazaara muft mein badnaam hai,
Husn khud betaab hai jalwe dikhaane ke liye..!!
[zauk-e-nazaara : point of view]

Made a lot of sense to me. Made me think I am not the only one who thinks that way. The next day, I am with one of my good old lady friends and come up with this sher in front of her. This prompt reply of her's left me gawking.

Khuda jab husn deta hai,
nazaaqat aa hi jaati hai
Sambhaal sambhaal ke rakhte hain hum kadam,
kamar bal khaa hi jaati hai..!! :-)

Comments Invited.

Introducing..

2006-05-09T13:15:00.000-07:00

..Kriti who has joined the Shayari blogs bandwagon. Somehow, I always had the perception that Shayari is a male avocation but here's an 18 yr old girl penning some of the shayaris she likes. Pleasantly unusual..!! :)

Flabbergasted

2006-05-07T23:50:00.000-07:00

Mera ikraar tere inkaar se behtar hoga
Mera din bhi teri raat se behtar hoga

Yakeen na aaye to dolee se jhaank ke dekhna
Mera janazaa teri baaraat se behtar hoga..!!

Bulk Email Marketing

2006-05-03T23:26:00.000-07:00

Just came across this weird term and thought of asking about it from ya'll. "Bulk Email Marketing"..sounds bulky..eh!! Now that I have started writing, here's an account of my first foray into theatre watching. I went to Prithvi theatre for the first time yesterday and watched "The Open Couple". A nice comic play hovering around the male protagonist who's an MCP(Male Chauvinist Pig). If you are one of those people who are fed up with the quality of Bollywood releases and your liver declines any further alcohol intake, Prithvi Theatre@Juhu is a place to be. After that a plate of "Masala Pav" at Amar's and a coffee break at Barista, Versova. Good Fun!! ;)

No shayaris today, though.

Reverence at its romantic best

2006-05-03T05:39:00.000-07:00

Roz taaron kee numaa-ish mein khalal padta hai
Chaand paagal hai andhere mein nikal padta hai

Unkee yaad aayee hai saanson zaraa aahista chalo
Dhadkano se bhi ibaadat mein khalal padta hai..!!

[numaaish--display ; ibaadat--reverence]

The Accomplice

2006-04-30T23:34:00.000-07:00

Yeh Teri Bhi Aankhon Ka Qusoor Hai,
Main Tanha Gunahgar To Naheen ..!!

Pragmatism or Defeatism?

2006-04-23T23:31:00.000-07:00

Main lafzon mein kuch bhi izhaar nahin karta
Iska matlab ye nahin ke main tujh se pyaar nahin karta

Chaahta hoon main tujhe aaj bhi par
Teri soch mein apna waqt bekaar nahin karta

Tamasha naa ban jaaye kahin mohabbat meri
Isi liye apne dard ka izhaar nahin karta

Jo kuch mila hai usi mein khush hoon main
Tere liye Khuda se taqraar nahin karta..!!

Frames Of References

2006-04-18T23:31:00.000-07:00

Nazar kuch, zubaan kuch, honth kuch aur keh jaate hain
Hum unhein apna aur woh humein ajnabi keh jaate hain

Kabhi to suno mere seenay mein chhupi us aawaz ko
Hum jise aap... aur aap jise dhadkan keh jaate hain ..!!

Attaullah Khan

2006-04-16T22:53:00.000-07:00

Dekh le aa ke zara, chain se sone waale
Kaise rote hain teri yaad mein rone waale..!!

Naheen aaya meri maiyyat pe koi bhi apna
Mere qaatil hain meri laash pe rone waale..!!
[Maiyyat: Burial Ceremony]

Aadmi laakh sambhal kar bhi chale to yaaron
Haadse hote hee rehte hain yeh hone waale..!!

Tujhko aayegi lahu se bhi wafa ki khushboo
Mere is khoon ke nishaan chehre se dhone waale..!!

Am not very sure if any of you would remember the movie 'Bewafa Sanam' starring Krishen Kumar (keep watching this space for a separate post on Krishen Kumar :D ) which was based on the life of Attaullah Khan. As grapevine has it, Attaullah Khan was madly in love with his fiancee when she decided to dump him for a rich guy. Attaullah went to her wedding ceremony and murdered her on the spot. Then he took special permission from the court to let him record his album... Do try and catch hold of the mp3 files... the agony in his voice and the lyrics of his songs are very humbling.