Just Dance....!!!

For those who feel shy or hesitant to dance...........

Dance like no one's looking......!!!
Dance like you are on cloud nine...!!!!
Dance like you've got wings and are flying....!!!

Dance like as if there's no tomorrow...!!!
Dance like its just the two of you-  your feet and the music..!!!

Dance when you feel happy...
Dance when you feel sad...
Dance when you go mad...
Dance when you are glad...

Dance when it rains..
Dance when it pains..
Dance, without calculating losses or gains...

Dance to open up from within....
Dance when your soul is sinking in........

Dance when you  breathe in and out...
Dance when you want to shout...
Dance when you feel like blowing out...

Dance when you feel gloomy....
Dance when you feel bright...
Dance when someone gives you a hug- warm and tight..!!!

Dance at dawn..
Dance at dusk...
Feeling light....flying helter-skelter......
Dance imagining yourself to be straws of husk......

Dance to feel nutty
Attaining enlightenment through it.....
Dance when you feel witty....
Feeling delighted with it...

Dance when HE is near....
Dance when HE is far...
Dance when you experience the Ultimate Emotion!!!
Love, Ishq, Mohhabbbat, Pyar......!!!!

Dance when you want to dance....
Dance when you can dance....
Dance when you wish to dance...
Dance when you  "feel the dance".....!!!!

Shake those legs...cha..cha....cha...
Swing your head.....la...la....la..la...
Twisting the trunk,
Moving the hands....
Enjoy every move and tune; without caring what the world thinks....!!!

JUST DANCE....!!!!! :-) 

Dooriyon se nazdeekiyon tak....!!!!

अपनों को मिलाती है दूरियां .....

पास लेकर आती हैं दूरियां ......

न कह पाए साथ रहकर जो .....

अनकही दास्तान कह जाती हैं दूरियां ....

मीठा सा एक दर्द जगाती हैं दूरियां..... 

कभी हंसाती तो कभी रुलाती हैं दूरियां ......

करे जो मन को बेसुध , व्याकुल , बेकल ........

कानों में ट्रेन की छुक- छुक दोहरातीं हैं दूरियां .....

नजदीकियों के मोल का आभास कराती हैं दूरियां ....

" है कितना गाढ़ा प्यार का रंग "- यह दिखाती हैं दूरियां .....

' दूर होकर भी करीब होने का एहसास है निराला ' ..

कालचक्र के काँटों  से खेल जाती हैं दूरियां ....

तडपाये रात भर ...!!! सोने नहीं देती हैं दूरियां !!!!

जागती आँखों को नाम कर देती  है दूरियां... !!!

आस से ताके दरवाज़े को जो एकटक .....

इंतज़ार की हदें पार कर जाती हैं दूरियां ........

चाहे दे दर्द लाख, ज़रूरी है ये दूरी.!!!!

करे बंधन को मज़बूत ; इंतज़ार की घडी होती है सुनहरी .....

है नशा उस नजदीकी का अजब, जो  मिलाती है लम्बे समय की  दूरी  के बाद ...!!!

चुप रहते हैं दोनों ......आँखें सुनाती है अनकही दास्तान .....!!!!!

हर सांस होती है राहत भरी , क्यूंकि वह होता है नज़दीक तब ...!!!!

दूरियों से ही परवान चढ़ता हैं प्यार ...!!

बज उठते हैं सुरीले तान दिल में ....!!!

आती हैं दूरी के बाद .......ये नजदीकियां .......:-)

WISHES UNLIMITED..........

Blessings......Aashirwaad....Best wishes....First wishes.....duaayein....!!!!  Such a huge variety we have!!! Available in different languages, different lengths and for a wide range of occasions...!!! Some are simple ones; some complicated and over ambitious ones. Let us have a look at some of the popular ones and find out which wishes are wishful......!!!!!

A popular Hindi  Aashirwaad-  Doodho nahaao, pooto phalo...!!! Means- May you bathe in milk and may you have lots and lots of sons....!!!  Now tell me- jab paani se nahaana hi logon ko naseeb nahi hota, where will they find milk to have bath..????  Aur aaj ki is badhti mahangaayi and 'Population Explosion era' mein aisa aashirwaad boon nahi bane hai...!!!!

Another similar blessing, given to new daughters- in-law- Saubhaagyawati bhava...!! Shataputravati Bhava...!!!   This is heights....!!! Not every parent has a Empire like Hastinapur which can afford bringing up 100 sons!!!!  Another noteworthy point is - "Putravati Bhava" Why not Putri..??? Why this discrimination..?? Are sons the only harbingers of the society..??? Needless to say, in today's era, there are end number of examples which have proved and are proving time and again that daughters are better than sons...!!I don't have any enmity with sons. My only point is - Why discriminate..??? Let God bless us with whaever he feels is the best for us..!!!! I feel this aashirwaad should be reframed as- Saubhaagyawati bhava!!! Ek/ Dwi ( one/two)- santaanvati bhava..!! more feasible, economical, family- fulfilling and gender- bias free....!! What say..???

With due respects to all languages, I feel that English wishes are simple and less complicated than their Hindi or Regional counterparts. They are so haze- free..!!! Most simple, "One size fits all" kinda evergreen blessing- May god bless you..!!!!!  So much said in so less words...!!! Har occasion, har situation, har emotion, har problem, har solution, har confusion mein- (in short) har  jagah fit ho jata hai..:-) !!  Hindi verson of this blessing is also available- Bhagwaan aapka bhalaa kare... But the English version is more unanimously accepted as a blessing..!!

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, good night have become regulars. Another popular english wish is- All The Best/ Best of luck....!! Reminds us of our exam/ result days, though the use is not limited to the student population. It reduces tension if student is well prepared for the exam. All the best becomes even more important when the 'So called exam going student' has flipped the pages of his books (for the first time) just a week before the exams begin. 'Bhagwaan aapka bhala karein' is a more appropriate wish in such situation....!!!!!!

Occasional wishes are many......like Happy birthday, happy anniversary, Happy new year etc. Then there are those which rekindle the festive spirits - Happy Diwali, Happy Dussehra, Happy Navratri, Id Mubarak, Happy Independence Day, Happy Republic Day,  Holi ke rang aapke jeevan ko rangmay banaaye, Baisakhi ki lakh lakh badhaaiyan,  Iniya pongal Nalvazhthukkal ( Happy Pongal in tamil), Ganapati Bappa Morya, Ala re ala, govinda ala, Happy Onam, Happy Rakshabandhan, Merry Christmas.......The limited space on this blog is not at all sufficient to quote all the wishes and occasions.....!! So many occasions..!!! So many festivals...!!! So many wishes ....!! So many blessings...!!! What a colourful country we have...!!!

Our Gen Y too has its own set of occasions and wishes.... As per the calender months- The festival of Love- Happy Valentines Day, Happy Mother's day, happy father's day, Happy Family Day (May 15), Happy Rose day, Happy Friendship day....and many more...!!! Must say....The card companies survive on all these...!!!

Another concept which I disagree with is- Only elders can bless young ones. Isin't blessing something which comes straight from the heart..?? Is it wrong if a younger individual blesses an elder-'May God bless you'- with a true and clean heart..??? Dua woh lagti hai jo dil se di jaati hai..!! Ab ye badein choton ko de ya chotein badon ko- It does not matter. Dua dua hi rehti hai- badein de ya chotein. Bas, woh dil se aani chahiye. :-)


There is one special wish which makes every person happy ( irrespective of their ages), which the person recieves once in a year. Hippy, Huppy, Happy Birthday..:-)  Some recieve it with bang (birthday bumps); some recieve it with a surprise birthday party; most of us recieve it with cakes smeared all over our faces. Some keep recieving it from many people throughout the day; some recieve it from certain special people every ten minutes, thus making the entire day very special..:-) Some recieve it from certain people whom they have not spoken to since ages..!!! One "Happy Birthday" wish erases the gap of those silent years. .!!!

Every 'Happy Birthday' wish coming straight from the heart adds an extra year to the birthday baby's lifespan..:-)

All said and done; irrespective of the language, the occasion or the demographic details of the person giving the wishes- Every wish coming straight from a true  heart with a goodwill brings bliss, making us happy from inside..:-)

Then, what are we waiting for..??? let all of us wish ourselves- A CHEERFUL SMILE MOMENT..:-)

SMILE PLEASE...:-) :-) :-) SAY CHEERS..:-) 

Religious Times.....!!!!!

Temple.......a Pius place......our place of worship.......our holy place........a place where we go to get answers to some unanswered questions....chahe wo questions kitne bhi stupid ho!!!....a place where we go to connect to HIM.......a place where we go and say Hello to bhagwaan ji......

Today I happened to, unexpectedly, visit a temple, with a close friend and his mother. Continuing the childhood tradition, even today  Prasaad  is a big motivation for me to visit temples...... I don't know if anyone else has observed this........Temple's Prasaad is always tasty!!!!....If we make the same thing at home, it is never as tasty as it was in the form of Prasaad..!!! Be it Sooji ka Halwa, Chana, Chironjee dana, Meethe chawaal, or Sweets bought from shop.....!!! Bhagwaan ke charanon mein rakhte hi usmein ek alag taste aa jata hai..:-) A divine taste...:-) Has anyone else experienced this???????? 

There are many temples which are famous for their prasaadam.... Tirupati Laddu being one of them...... I am sure most of the readers of this piece of literature, who have tasted Tirupati Laddu, are its fans!!!...

Prasaad prasaad karte karte bhuk lag gayi.....:-) !!!! Sight smell and thought of food stimulates hunger...!!  Will take a short snack break before scribbling ahead...:-)

:-) :-) Bhook shaant huyi..:-) ....... They say- Aadami ke dil ka raasta uske pet se hokar jata hai.....!!! Kyu bhai??? Why only aadmai?? Auratein khati nahi hai kya.??? I agree that some girls are "calorie conscious", but sabhi aisi nahi hoti..!! Some women are also Bhojan Premi....!!! So, the saying should be modified as- Har insaan ke dil ka raasta pet se hokar jaata hai- *Terms and conditions apply...!!

Now that the hunger pang is satisfied, lets continue with Bhakti....!!! The temple visit made me observe many things. Some special puja was going on. 3-4 iyengar pandits, chanting mantraas non stop..!!!!

Before writing further, I would  like to announce a Disclaimer....

"This blog post is only a representation of the writer's observation and the manifestation of that observation, as perceived by the writer's brain. The writer of this blog herself is a staunch believer of God and she respects eachc and every person's beliefs. She does not intend to hurt anybody's religious feelings or beliefs."

Continuing my observation, I kept wondering,when and from  where did the Pandit begin..???  thanks to CBSE curriculum, which made me study Sanskrit for 4 years, I do pick up a few words of shlokas and mantras, but only when chanted slowly..!! This Roller- Coaster speed was all going bouncers...!!!  It reminded me of a story by Harishanker Parsai (noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature), which talked about the same issue. The lead character in the story belonged to Pandit Caste but did not know even the ABCDs of mantras and shlokas. People, by default, assumed him to be a good Pandit and asked him  to perform a puja......!! all he knew was gayatri mantra and Ganesh mantra..!!!  He began the puja...

" Om bhur bhuva swaha, tat savitur vareniyam bhargo devasya dheemahi, dhiyo yo nah prachodyaat.......Vakratunda maha kaya, surya koti sam prabha nir vighnam kuru me deva, sarva kareshu sarvada......Om jack and jillum, went up the hillum, to fetch a pail of waterum......jack fell downum and broke his crownum...jill camum trembling afterummmm....swahaa...!!!.."

People just kept nodding their heads, bowing in front of, god with respect and faith; without even trying to understand what mantras are being chanted by the Pandit....!!! They blindly considered everything to be sacred and pious !!!! Pandit kya bolte hai, kabhi samajh nahi aata..!! Greek and latin hi sahi, mantra hai....!!!! Bhagwaan ji khush ho jayenge aur aashirwaad denge...!!! WHAT A BELIEF....!!!! 

One more ritual followed in the South Indian temples, which I keep waiting for is the aashirwaad giving hood…!! I don’t know its technical term though….!!! It is like a crown/cap ( Usually Silver metal) which the Pandit keeps over our heads for a few seconds, chants some mantrs and gives blessings.

Yahan par bhi discrimination……!!!!!

Just because my aunty took an Archana ticket, the ‘cap’ was kept for half a minute over hers and her son’s head. For others, it was just a ‘Touch and go’. Was this ‘Extended Duration Aashirwaad’ the Archana ticket effect……?? ??

God never discriminates…..!!! It is us humans who discriminate in HIS name…!!!!!

Reminder of the DISCLAIMER…!!- ‘No offense against any pandit or religious teacher!!! My due respects to all of them…..’

Some people perceive God as a friend and talk to HIM casually, with an open heart. It makes them feel light hearted. :-) I too have similar perception of God. But then, that’s my perception and belief. Each person has his/her own set of beliefs. My humble respects to all of them…..!!!!

Ultimately the message conveyed is the same- “ Faith on God does WONDERS….!!! So, Believe…!!!!.”

Thus, the Surprise temple visit came to a tasty end, with the prasaad…:-)

We started driving back, thanking God for the blessings and planning the menu for dinner….and still wondering what did the  Pandit chant ..!!!!  

Before dinner…..Dairy Milk Shots Cheers..:-) :-) Cheers to the temple visit…!!!!...Cheers to the faith on God……!!!!.... Cheers to the happiness which we had in our hearts after the temple visit…..:-)

A Nosey Issue.......

Nose.........!!!! Naak...muk..mugu..... Such an important organ!!! I have always given due respects to all the  vital organs which God has fitted us with, the beloved nose being one among them. Human..!! What a creation by Thee!!!!

Considering the "Respect Giving" aspect, will it not be more respectful if we start greeting each organ instead of greeting the person ??       It will sound something like this- " Hello, Good morning knees!! How are you? How are you eyes? Seeing colours ? Wet or dry ? Pouring buckets ? Or just drizzling ? Pouring out of joy or grief? How are you tongue? Sugary or salty? How are you stomach? Empty or filled? How are you heart?  Beating or chanting someone's name? How are you nose? Runway clear or blocked? Smelling and breathing well? ... It will go on & on & on..........A "never ending saga"...!!!!


Khade khade good morning bolne mein hi 2-3 good nights ho jayengi...!!!!

Thus keeping in mind the human convenience, time constraints and other social obligations, we say a simple "Hello" along with the noun assigned to the person in question by his/her parents/family members/neighbours and most importantly...the family pandits..........finishing the 'Greeting' ritual in few seconds to few minutes.  

Conserve energy....!!! Conserve time.....!!!! Conserve resources....!!!

Coming back to one of  our important sense organs- The Mighty Nose.....!!!! Manufactured in various sizes, shapes, colours, textures.......!!!!

Primary function- detecting smell and acting as a passage for the inflow and outflow of air.
Secondary, self defined and self - invented functions are many......!!!! Eg. Used for poking in other's businesses when one does not have his own business; used as an organ to display pride and honour!!

 Naak unchi rakhne ke liye ya naak ko katne se bachaane ke liye log kya kuch nahi karte!! 


People spend lakhs and crores on weddings and other similar social obligations just to keep the nose high!!!! What show off...!!!

Nose is also used as a platform to display the ornamental  wealth, the accessory varying from a normal traditional gold stud to the typical Maharashtrian Comma shaped nose ring and the magnanimous round Rajasthani nose ring. Weel, this accessory can also be used to show off the Gen Y Attitude by wearing trendy nose rings!! Attitude thy name is Sania Mirza...!!!! 


Nose is also marker of beauty index. Adds extra stars to the geography of one's face. No wonder why some people spend so much under a Cosmetic Surgeon's knife to get theirs tailor-perfect!!! Many Sirens in our very own Bollywood have got a nose job done!! Wanna know who all..??? Shhhh......I have been given royalty to keep their names secret..!! So,....Main na bolungi....main na bolungi....!! Ab jaan ke kya karenge aap log..!!! Woh bhaley,....unki naak bhali......!!! Bhagwaan sabla bhalaa kare...!!!


Let us poke our noses into another important function- i.e. SMELL......
The deodrants, perfumes, room freshners, car freshners, toilet freshners, home freshners, outside freshners, "what not freshners"and their associated industries should worship nose...!! Nose is the whole and sole reson for their survival...!!! Warna kya gucci, kya Armaani, Kya Hugo Boss aur Kya Axe!!! Sab paani hi hota...!!  Jai ho Nose Ji Ki...!!! Providing roti, kapda aur makaan to so many people....!!!

Nose also needs care & protection....from dust, allergens and changing weathers. Once the bacteria and virus families start playing their seasonal holi inside the nose, the person is done for the next 3-4 days...!! Haalat kharaab ho jaati hai..!!! Uncle and aunty biotics have to be called to rescue the nose..!!! Who will know the suffering better than me...?? Holi inside the nose, drizzling eyes, throat that sounds like a frog and the entire self of me feeling drowsy!!! Awesome!!!!.... Thanks to the timely efforts of the auntybiotics and her rescue team.....my nose is looking forward to a blockage free and fragrant tomorrow....!!.:-)

But these tiny-mini microbes deserve acknowledgement...!!! It was their holi inside my bose which inspired the conception of this blog.....!!!!! Jai ho Nose Ji Ki....:-)

SAATHI.....

 साथी........

मन में एक उलझन, एक कशमकश सी है कहीं......

हैं कई आस - पास -, पर ऐसा कोई नहीं .......

जो पढ़ सके खामोशियाँ .....

जो भांप सके सन्नाटे की गहराइयाँ ..

जो देख सके वो, अनदेखा किया सभी ने जो !!!

सहला सके उस मन को , काँप उठता है हवा के झोंके से जो ....

पोंछ सके उन आसुओं को , भूल गए हैं सूखना जो....

चूम सके उन होटों को , मुरझा गए है सुनाते दर्द की दास्तान जो ....

लौटा सके उस चेहरे  की मुस्कराहट, मुखौटा पहने हँसता  हैं जो .......

डूब सके उन आखों की गहराई में, तलाश रही हैं किसी अपने को जो .......

क्या है कोई ऐसा ??

किस गलियारे में छिपा है वो ???

कहाँ बस्ता है वो ..??

क्या वो  है भी ? या है ये बस मेरी कल्पना ??

पर ..........

क्या मेरी मांग बहुत बड़ी है ??

समझाना चाहिए मुझे व्याकुल मन को ?

कि- 

" हैं इस दुनिया में लोग अपार .........मगर 

कोई नहीं होता अपना एक सीमा के पार ......!!!

आप ही अपने हैं ....सबसे अपने.......!!!

कोई नहीं है उतना अपना इस  संसार में ...!!

समझ सके जो आपको आप से ज्यादा .......!!

दे सके जो सदा साथ रहने का वादा ..!!! "

इंतज़ार व्यर्थ है उस अपने का .....

क्योंकि वो तो सदा ही मेरे साथ है .....!!!

वो और कोई नहीं ....मेरा स्वयं है ......

जो मेरे साथ था....!! है ...!!! और रहेगा ....!!! सदा सदा के लिए ....!!

Galti Tumhari Hai...

हो चुन्नीलाल की भैंस बीमार , गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

हो बिन मौसम बरसात ,  गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

गर पड़े भाई  को पिताश्री से फटकार , गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

न करे शर्मा जी बीवी से प्यार, गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

अस्त- व्यस्त हो जाये घर जब , गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

गर न आये साबुन से झाग , गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

न करे नल जब पानी की बौछार , गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

तुम टपकाओ बूँदें आँखों से झर- जहर , गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

तुम  आओ पिट- पिटाकर, कपड़े फाड़ , गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

तुम दुखी.... ??   गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

कोई और सुखी ...?? गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

तुम भूके - प्यासे ...??  गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

न सोये तुम ....??  गलती तुम्हारी है......

रोये तुम अकेले , हो व्याकुल , फूट- फूट कर ...??  गलती तुम्हारी है ..........

हुए खुश तुम किसी से मिलकर ..?? गलती तुम्हारी है......

हुए दुखी किसी और की गलती पर ....?? गलती तुम्हारी है.......

कितना आसान होता है , करना आरोप - प्रत्यारोप औरों पर....!!!!

हकीकत  जब चीख- चीख कहे , कोई मुरझाया किसी और की गलती पर !!!!!

पर ...........क्या कभी सोचा है , समझदारी से..... ??

समझी है अपने दिल की बात...... ??

सुनी है अंतर्मन की आवाज़...... ??

कटु ही सही ...!!! सत्य सत्य ही है !!!!

पूछो उस सच्चे अंतर्मन से ......आखिर गलती है किसकी ....????

ONE....

 One  Smile  is enough to turn a stranger an acquaintance……..

One  Blink  on the death bed is enough to say- I am here to stay; not going away!!

One  Cry is enough to announce- Yes!! I have arrived on the earth!!

One  Hug is enough to say- Don't worry!! I am there for u!!

One "YES" is enough to promise a life long togetherness- in every breath, pulse, beat and walk of life!!

One Laugh is enough to declare- "WE ARE NUTTY"

One Giggle is enough to make tense moments light……

One Please is enough to offer a helping hand……..

One Sorry is enough to melt the mountain of anger…..

One ‘Smile with a spark in the eye’  is enough to let somebody know how much was he missed!!!!

One Sob is enough to let the mother know that her son is unhappy….::-(

One Wave is enough to bid a bye, with a promise of returning soon…..

One Sigh is enough to say- Phew!!! Mishap  Avoided!!......

One hiccup is enough to say that someone is being remembered……..

One “Moment of silence", just before a Tight Hug, is enough to say how deep is the love and how blissful  reunion is !!!!!! Speaks more than a kiss !!!

One "Look" is enough to tell someone that he has become someone's Addiction !!

One Life is enough to experience a million moments…….