Aadatein

Aadatein


साँस लेना भी कैसी आदत है
जीये जाना भी क्या रवायत है
कोई आहट नहीं बदन में कहीं
कोई साया नहीं है आँखों में
पाँव बेहिस हैं, चलते जाते हैं
इक सफ़र है जो बहता रहता है
कितने बरसों से, कितनी सदियों से
जिये जाते हैं, जिये जाते हैं

आदतें भी अजीब होती हैं

impressions...

I came to Delhi in 2001…..at that time I use to roam in JNU alone as know nobody here…i had so many dreams…but I was lonely…..today its 2011….10 years have passed…and nothing has changed…..even today I roam in JNU at night…and I’m still lonely…..one thing has changed though…I have no dreams today….And this is a good thing…in next 10 years I’ll regret nothing. Its not that I don’t have friends or people to talk to….i have some good friends whom I meet regularly, go out have fun, drink beer, crack silly jokes…..its all there…but this does not take away my loneliness…its very deep…i don’t know from and how it came to me…..but since last 15 months it has become a very prominent part of my life….. And when I analyze it…it gives me a sense that I’ll die like this only…..alone and lonely.

These thoughts were going through my mind while I was coming back after attending a public meeting at Mahi-Mandavi mess…generally I don’t go for a public meeting but I was especially called for this one…as a documentary film was scheduled to screen there and I did some technical work for it (I did editing and voice-over)…so these people wanted me to come….and as usual I was not willing to go…but as the meeting was kept in Mandavi mess…I thought I should go and see my hostel and room no. 17….. Anyway, after the film they called in front and introduced me to the public…they clapped for me…as they clapped I felt that these clapping doesn’t matter to me at all…it doesn’t make me happy…..though yesterday I sat for continuous 12 hours(3pm-3:30am) in front of computer to complete this film……

Ballimaran ki vo galiyan...

Not a perfect recitation...but i was so excited to read it out when a friend gifted me this book written by Gulzar......)

Its me....

Its me..
Location: Lodi Garden
Photographer: Indira Akoijam
Camera: Nikon D3100

August Kranti

Revolution at India gate....

Masjid-i Jahān-Numā (جامع مسجد)

Camera: Samsung ES15
Photographer: Yogesh Kumar
Date: 12 Aug '11

The foundation of the historic Jama Masjid aka (Friday Mosque) was laid on a hillock in Shahjahanabad by fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shahjahan, on Friday, October 19,1650 AD, (10th Shawwal 1060 AH). The mosque was the result of the efforts of over 5,000 workers, over a period of seven years. The cost incurred on the construction in those times was 10 lakh (1 million) Rupees, and it was the same Emperor who also built the Taj Mahal, at Agra and the Red Fort, which stands opposite the Jama Masjid, which was finally ready in 1656 AD (1066 AH), complete with three great gates, four towers and two 40 m-high minarets constructed of strips of red sandstone and white marble. About 25,000 people can pray here at a time. The mosque has a vast paved rectangular courtyard, which is nearly 75 m by 66 m. The whole of the western chamber is a big hall standing on 260 pillars all carved from Hindu and Jain traditions. The central courtyard is accessible from the East. The Eastern side entrance leads to another enclosure containing the mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed Shah.

A holy moment....

A holy moment....

Jab pyaar ho jaaye na...to sab USPE chhod dena chahiye....