picking up from where i left!!!!!!!!

writing something after a long gap is very difficult, but no one to blame. it is my own "jack of all trades........" qualities that i switch to hobby's using fingertips as if it is ANCHOR SWITCH BOARD.
again it is same date round the corner which devastated the soul of our country, on 26/11. my poem was a tribute to all the people out there who got effected and torned apart by that unforgettable incident.
but INDIA is one great country that always shows the world, the progressive and optimistic qualities in the face of adversities or even the recession...
OBAMA celebrating DIWALI in WHITE HOUSE and AMERICA comes out of recession, isn't it great. just think about the very fact of this coincidence!!!! this is what the AURA and CHARISMA of our country blessed by GOD in a very lavish manner.
GOLD prises soaring up, real estate prises are shooting up again, especially MUMBAI is turning up like a "MACANUS GOLD". Even the placements are going for "DAY ZERO" where new companies are enrolling themselves.
we are placed on planet earth so attractively that every country vies for the attention and want to associate with us.BEAUTY AND BRAINS is always a lethal combination and INDIA got from the very begening of traces of civilization. when asked by our late PRIME MINISTER MRS. INDIRA GANDHI to our astronuat RAKESH SHARMA " UPPAR SE BHARAT KAISA DIKHTA HAI?" RAKESH SHARMA REPLIED " SAARE JAHAN SE ACHCHAA".
this is the beauty of our country where everything is available from visible to invisible happiness but we have to be responsible enough as citizen of this country to " never take things for granted" whether it is our natural resources, environment,nations security, and many more issues.
be an alert, aware, knowledgeable, informed citizen and make the most of your stay on this beautiful planet "EARTH" and owe your gratitude towards your country and the mother planet "EARTH".

THANKS!
BYE N TAKE CARE!

CARVAAN GUJAR GAYA, GUBAAR DEKHTE RAHEIN..........

KAHAN SE AAYA, KAISE AAYA YE SHAKS,
JISKI NA KOI SHAKL THI NA KOI AKS,
KHOON KI HOLI, BAMMO KI DIWALI,
MAUT KA JASHN MANA KAR, KAR GAYA
'DIL'LO KO KHALI.

THA TO HAAND-MAAS KA WOH BHI,
RANG LAL HOGA KHOON KA USKA BHI,
PAR SHAYAD KHO BAITHA THA WOH HOSHOHAWAAS,
PAAR KAR GAYA THA HAIVAANIYAT KI DAREIN KHAAS.

USSE NA BHUUKH THI NA PYAAS,
AUR NA 'DIL'LO MEIN DARD KA AHSAAS,
TABHI TO BANA DIYA KHOON KA SAMANDAR,
TABAAHI KA DARDNAAK MANJAR'
JAGAH-JAGAH BIKHRA GAYA ASTHI-PANJAR.

HAAYE!!KAHA HAI WOH 'MAA', JISNE EN KAPUTO KO JANAM DIYA,
APNI KOKH KO YEH BHARI KALANK DIYA,
KEHTE HAI " PUUT KE PAAV PALNE MEIN NAZAR AA JATE HAI"
TOO KYON NA DABA DIYA GALA USKA "TABHI",
KAM-SE-KAM BACCH JATA YE "JAHAAN" TABHAAHI SE "ABHI".

"THIS ABOVE POEM OF MINE IS A TRIBUTE TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS".

THE CONFLICT

hello friends! after a month i am back to pen down something. i know it is a long gap to update a blog. initially, i was having many topics to write as i was roaming to many exotic places for the past one month and was having lot of interesting things to share but now i am blank and numb and all the positive feelings and thoughts are gone and i am also mourning with others the tragic incident happened to Mumbai, and when you stay in Mumbai, you connect more. i know everybody is writing into these incidents but reason for me to write or you can say the urge to share the feeling is different. actually i had a bit of an argument with my husband three days back.it all started when i was glued to the television and i was living each moment of agony and pain with what was going on and not at all able to divert my mind to other routine issues including taking medicines on time. he told me to shut down from all the live action of madness and divert to other things,we went into an argument over this where he was showing insensitivity towards the mayhem. i know he was concerned about my health and i know " MEN ARE FROM MARS" but sometimes you need to be more realistic and empathise with the situation. he said it is government duty to tackle this terrorism problem and you can't do anything into this. here i totally disagree with him and i said we the citizens of INDIA as a common man, are the first ones to come in touch of these terrorists when they enter in our country whether it was that boat owner who carried them to the shores or that woman in that machhi society who got in face to face with the terrorists but these common people of the society were ignorant of their hidden identity. actually here is the point where by being vigilant and alert we can cross check from these strangers and in a way we can help the authorities by informing them in time. at least we can do our part and not feel guilty of not doing anything and leaving everything to these politicians who of their casual approach towards the safety and integrity of the nation comments carelessly and insensitively by saying" itne bade shaheron mein aisi ek aad hadsa ho jata hai". i told my husband not to become another R R PATIL here. i know it was bit harshon him but at that moment, i was highly emotional and he was highly practical. And by blending and balancing both feelings later on, we called it a truce and came to a conclusion that we should take responsibility down the line for whatever happened and discussions, debates, arguments are not the solution of any problem.We should start feeling passionately about the country as a whole and not just one state, not just one community. Be alert as a citizen wherever you go and don't except the situation in which you are.Fight for it.
And finally we decided one more thing that we will read that famous book " MEN ARE FROM MARS AND WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS" together, to understand each others emotional side of the personality in a better way.

In the end,this famous song comes to my mind "TU HIND BANEGA NA MUSALMAN BANEGA,INSAAN KI AULAAD HAI,INSAAN BANEGA".

BYE FOR NOW!
TAKE CARE AND BE VIGILENT!!!!

"THE REAL QUEEN" PLEASE STAND UP.

yesterday my friend called me up and broke the good news that she has won the " Teej Queen" competition. i was so thrilled and i congratulated her for this achievement. she said laughingly, "don't make fun of me, is this the age to be called "teej queen"? actually she is in her late 40's and thinks that it is too late to participate in such kind of competitions. i said "in fact you are the real queen regardless of age". still she could not get me and said that she participated just for fun and surprisingly she won the crown. then i showed her my perspective by saying she is the real queen.
actually, this is the age when you are through with your years of dedicated homemaking,raising kids,settling them,all sorts of tough years of parenting.now the children are in college, husband is doing well in career, you have financially secure future, you have achieved everything from invisible to visible happiness . so you know what i mean, we as a woman have come a long way in life after winning marathon and hurdles of life and at this stage of our lives, we can say we are real and deserving "queens" regardless of age. this is time to relax and feel proud of yourself as you have carved a life for everyone around you and in doing so you dedicated your youthful years to your home and spent those years full of hardships and never thought of participating in such events. so my friends always feel proud of you no matter what is your age and time. we all are real "queens" of life sitting pretty with a crown which is embedded with diamonds of sharing, emerald of caring, ruby of patience, topaz of struggle and sapphire of giving.

bye and take care!!!

ageless friendship

this incident touched my heart and i thought friendship doesn't hold any boundaries or confined to one person,it reflects it's aura throughout the life and touches through it's magnetic values.
it happened that i was at the lilavati hospital waiting to see my physician and with me many other patients were waiting.you can say "patients were waiting patiently". i came across this elderly couple in their mid 80's holding each other hand and i suppose coming for the first time to this hospital as they were looking lost. nobody accompanied them and were waiting for their turn. suddenly a young male doctor came and passed by. but immediately he came back and stopped near the elderly couple and said "are you Mr. & Mrs. Bedekar? the couple got so surprised as it seems that they did not know anybody over there personally. they said "yes, we are but we don't recognize you.doctor said, " uncle, auntie i am your son Abhijeet's friend. how is Abhjeet? where is he now? after we finished schooling we lost touch. the elderly couple was so touched to hear that and said" Abhijeet settled in USA now.we live alone here in INDIA. the young doctor then enquired about their welfare and when he came to know that they are here for the routine checkups, he immediately guided them and even helped them to do the the needful for the checkups and also assured them of future help.
i was so moved to see all this and thought that friendship is not always between friends only.it transcends generation no matter friends are in touch or not.whether they are far or away,you can still show the real essence of friendship what this doctor friend showed towards the elderly couple.he does not have to wait for one friendship day to show his gratitude.
i really salute such friendships otherwise nowadays you don't come across true friends.
"this is the moral value of a friendship, where age is no bar"
bye!!

"SWEET SIXTEEN"

I always wonder,why in all the number games,when it comes to the number 16,they say "sweet sixteen" or while mentioning the age in the teens, 16 is the number which entices the beauty,youthfulness and refreshing vigor. This phrase does not hold true in today's ever widening generation gap.Yesterday only i came across a woman who was discussing her teenage daughter with her friend regarding the tantrums,mood swings and always complaining attitude of her daughter. She was so dejected the way her daughter was treating her that she literally cried. I barged in the conversation and tried to understand her point of view.She said her daughter was so obedient and nice till she reached her teens. After reaching home,i sat down to ponder, is this the picture of today's youth? Especially the trouble teens where suddenly these teenagers shuns every basis of parenting and became rebellions. I hope i am able to make some sense out of it that "sweet sixteen" sometimes and for some parents is no longer "sweet".It is "bitter sixteen" or we can say "jitter sixteen" as it gives all sorts of jitters to the parents when the children behave in a very unfriendly manner. Thank god i didn't have to face such kind of situation. May be i was lucky or i was armed enough with all the insight and parenting qualities to tackle the situation or to be very honest blessed with wonderful kids. It is true whey they say " it takes two to tango".

bye! folks!

a new chapter!

friends!
after years of dedicated homemaking and performing the role of homemaker, i have taken the new avatar of e-mom.yes, i am unleashing the tech world. in a way i am an entrepreneur,doing something to make myself employed mentally as going out and searching for job is now a scenario of "catch me if you can". it gives me immense satisfaction to engender my blog and paint the space with all the emotions which are embedded in my not so grey crowning glory. wish me happy blogging!

chow!