Ek Kahi, Fir Bhi Ankahi Kahani!!

Hi Friends,

Last week has been quite a relief as the temperatures in the city have begun getting normal. I hope the weather gets more good in the coming days. India had its 61st Republic Day on Tuesday and I enjoyed watching the Delhi Parade with my brother (on the idiot box ofcourse :P). But yes, I surely wish to see it live one day. :)

I had written a few lines on a topic which many of the youngsters face in their life, not cherishing and caring for their love and repenting thereafter. Just tried to pen down a feeling of one such guy. I hope you would like these lines :

Ik ladki yaaro chand se bhi pyaari thi,

Dil ke hmare bhi woh bahut karib thi.

Fir se huyi aaj ik mulaqat hamari,

Par aaj woh kisi aur ka nasib thi.

Kuch pal suhane us waqt huye taza,

Jab uski jaan bhi hoti hamari murid thi.

Kadrdan uske pyar ke ban na sake hum,

Jiski zindagi shayad bin mere garib thi.

Aise pyar se jane kaise hum daud aaye,

Hum anjan the, uska pyara sa dil tod aaye.

Dil uska toota par dard mujhe hone laga,

Humein laga hum apna dil kahin chhod aaye.

Fir ehsas hua humein uske pyar ka,

Milne ka puchne pe hamare inkaar ka.

Ab matlab samajh aaya mujh naadan ko,

Hamare ruth jane pe ansuon ki bahaar ka.

Mujhe pane se behtar ho shayd uski taqdir,

Rabba ik baar mila de tu mujhse meri Heer.

Uske milne pe humko hai bas ek aarzoo,

Humein chahiye bas uski muskurati tasvir.

Aaj us bhagwan ne humein fir se mila dia,

Par usne hmari muskuraht ka jawab b na dia.

Hum pad sakte the uski ankho ki woh nami,

Jab 'khush hu main' kehke sir ko jhuka liya.

I hope you liked these lines. Do post in your comments.

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Life's a Race, Life's a Competition!!

A New Year and a new Decade is what we are in now and I wish all of my friends a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. It had been a great last year but not discussing it here as I guess enough of that has been discussed by me in the last post. :)

I happened to see one of the most-talked movies these days, '3 Idiots' last Sunday and well, it surely has an innovative idea which is getting the cash registers ringing for the movie. While it has many lessons for us, but a couple of these really made me go deep into my world of thoughts. In one of the scenes, Rancho (Aamir) says, "Yeh Zindagi Ek Race Hai." I further continue this statement with my questions : Is life just a competition? Are we living to survive or we are surviving to live?

Since our childhood, we are asked to top in our class. We are compared with the others and our parents say, see, that chap has got so good marks, why cant you get the same? Your classmate stood first in the university, why cant you? That boy earns a lac per mensum, have jobs dried up for you?? Seeds of this self-initiated competition are often sown in us since our childhood and we remain a part of this competition whole of our life, no matter where we have reached or what we have achieved. Such competition often sows seeds of jealousy and hatredness among each other. No matter what our own ability or talent is, what matters the most is how was the performance of the our so-called competitors and if that was not better than us, we have performed great. The rising expectations and growing competition (more often than not, an unhealthy one these days) has often been quite a big factor in the rising number of suicides by the students as they are not able to handle the pressure and live upto the expectations of their parents, relatives or society. No wonder, we get many news of suicides after Board exams results are announced. Even the character 'Joy' in the movie was a perfect example of such lapse who succumbed under the unacceptance of his talent even though he was on his way of making an incredible invention.

It is said success is a relative term. It really becomes relative when there is a comparison with others. I see so many students who have secured even 90+ marks in their respective examinations but they are not happy, they are not delighted for such a score. The reason, they got a mark less than their competitor in these exams. On the other hand, students with maybe 60+ are enjoying their result more than these 90+ students. I have witnessed several such cases and I believe that you all will agree with me too. One experience of this kind also happened with me around 2 years back. We were undergoing our computer training and we had a test one day. I got lesser marks,probably just suffiecient enough, the prime reason coz I was a bit unwell in those few days and another of my friends, who had 10 marks more than me was on cloud nine that day and was heard saying that my mother would be more than happy today as I have left Simar behind. I was quite surprised to hear this as even his marks could not be said good enough to substantiate his joy but leaving me behind was a success for him.

Why go any far, the real example lies with each of us too. We become a part of many social networking sites like Orkut, facebook and believe that we can write and whatever we wish to but the fact remains that we want more people to read what we are doing, we want more comments on our photos and our status. One day, we also start writing a blog which is said to be a mirror of our feelings and we say we will be freely expressing ourselves but one thing back in our mind says, will this post be liked by my readers, will I get interesting comments. So, knowingly or unknowingly, we be an athlete taking part in this competition.

All of us are engulfed in this useless rat race. But my question still remains unanswered - is this competition the real purpose of life? I don't intend to express that there shouldn't be any competition in our life but it should be a healthy one and in fact its more better when life is a continuing competition with ourselves only and not with others. The movie sparked off an idea for this post, so just ending it with one of its dialogue, "Kaabil Bano Kaabil, kamyaabi jhakk maarke tumhare peeche aayegi." (Strive for knoweldge & excellence and the success is bound to follow you).

And reiterating what I said above, one thing back in our mind says, 'whether this post will be liked by my readers?', so do post your comments. ;)

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Goodbye 2009!!

Looking back at the year 2009, it has been a year for me which gave me more smiles than tears. Bidding goodbye to the year, I just take some time to revisit some of the important events in my life this year.
 
The year started with a bad note for the Indian Corporate Sector when Satyam's director Mr. Ramalinga Raju confessed window dressing the company's accounts and thus came as a huge shock to the most of the investors and the stock price crashed to the unexpected lows. With no monetary interest in the company, it came as another event which CA students, in particular, needed to study as it was expected to feature in our exams as a case study.
 
The first big news for me in the year was my CA Inter result which was announced on Jan. 29. Although I was expecting a good score, an All India rank in the exams was a great moment of joy and delight for me. The journey so far had been quite challeneging while coping up with B.Com and CA simultaneously, but it also magnified the happiness quotient it provided me with. Moving into the Final stage of my course, I acknowledge that the expectations are also higher upon me now and I just wish that God Bless me to fulfill all those expectations.
 
I had been trying to have some space of mine on the net which I could say as my own and finally, it came up as my own blog, 'Direct Dil Se', the place where you are landed presently. It has been quite a good blogging time for me and I hope I can continue it for more time.
Although this time, it took me more time than ever to update my blog, but the main culprit for that is irregular power supply in the city which also left me morer occupied in the office.
 
By the end of the month, it was also the time to say goodbye to our college, it was a place where we spent the last three glorious years of my life. I may always remember it as my Masti Ki Paathshala. A masti ki pathshala which made me come across some of my great friends, some nice people and some not so nice people, keeping my college life a happy one with a pinch of masala in it. :D
 
While we moved into the month of May, my parents touched an important milestone into their married life, they completed 25 golden years of their married life and celebrated their Silver anniversary. Small surprise by we two brothers in the night and kirtan in the evening summed up our celebrations of this moment of happiness for us. :)
 
As the year passed by and moved into the month of July, our B.Com results got announced and I cleared it with a reasonable score, a 70+ was what I wished to get and well, the results fulfilled my wish. It officially posted a The End note to my college life and finally, I could call myself a Graduate and add a degree after my name.
 
On the last note, I also hope for a more happier and joyful 2010 for myself and for all of you. The year also brings me across my finals in my CA course and I hope these go good. Your blessings and wishes are highly welcomed for the coming year.
 
Goodbye 2009 and bye all. Meet you in the New Year.

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Will We Be Safe in Our Country Again?

A year past the tragic incident, the question above still gets me into some thought. I had been seeing people protesting in groups after the attacks, lots of talks about the security problems in the country, not leaving out the deteriorating Indo-Pak relations. However, what still remains a prime question for most of us - Are we Safe in our Country Now or more primarily, Will We be Safe in our Country Again?

 

I have attempted to pen down a few lines about my thoughts on the issue, my first ever attempt in English, which I deem it as my tribute to the victims of Mumbai Attacks.

 

Cutting blue waters the terrorists came,
Some plans they had to play the terror game.
Launching an attack on Taj and Oberoi,

Killing everyone seemed their sole aim.
Rounds of bullets and smoke everywhere,
The attacking evil gave no signs to spare.
To all of those trapped inside,
The silence of death seemed so near.
It was our commandos' attempt so brave,
They just showed the evil its grave.
Success in salvaging the country's pride,
And all the lives did they save.
A year since Mother India started to bleed,
We seem to have done nothing but just weep.
The wave of terror stands still straight,

Country's people haven't yet got out of sleep.
Is it our loss or terror's gain?
Will we be safe in our country again?
Wake up for the sake of your land,
Let this question not bother us again.
Will there be a safer India anytime,
Will we be safe in our country again?

 

Disclaimer :- No part of this poem should be copied or published in any form without prior permission. Anyone desirous of doing so can contact me at simardeep88@hotmail.com.

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A Tribute to Mumbai Attacks!!

While I was trying to have some rest this weekend after a hectic week, I saw the news of Bomb Blasts. The terror quotient has been high in India since a long time and I fail to recognise the reason why a country with more than a billion heads is failing to cope up with terror. These days specifically, the news channels had been giving news of life after 26/11. It was a day which shook the whole nation. Its already been a year since the incident but the terror trails don't seem to have not been tracked yet. For many of us, the life has been going on just like always but for those who lost someone dear in these attacks, the life might never be the same.

I just tried writing a few lines on the issue and would like you to share these with you. Following lines are my tribute to the Mumbai Attacks anniversary in a sincere hope that such attacks don't happen again.

Huyi thi kahin goliyon ki baarish,
Aur uthne laga tha udher kuch dhuan.
Kuch gharon mein chhaya sannaatta us din,
toh kayi gharo ke bujhe chirag wahaan.
Salaam un veeron ko jo de gaye jaan apni,
Par hamari suraksha se samjhauta na kia.
Khud jheli goliyan seene pe apne,
par fanse huyon ko azad unhone kia.
Pani ke raste maut leke aye the jo,
Umaut ko unhi ke naam unhone kia.
Hamla kia jo Taj aur Oberoi par achanak,
toh unhone iitt ka jawab pathar se dia.
Ek saal guzar chuka hai us din ko,
par sach mein kya kuch badla hai yahan?
Badla hai mahaul ya badli hai fiza,
badla hai toh bas grah mantri yahan.
Jaago tum aur chuppi apni todo,
Kahin aadat na tumhari ban jaye sona.
Uthao awaz apni na ruko us pal k liye,
Jab tumhein bhi pad jaye koi apna khona.
Aao jad se khatm kre is aatank ko,
nai toh humein bhi pad skta hai rona.
Uthao awaz apni na ruko us pal ke liye,
jab tumhein bhi pad jaye koi apna khona.

Disclaimer :- No part of this poem should be copied or published in any form without prior permission. Anyone desirous of doing so can contact me at simardeep88@hotmail.com

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Children's Day Special!!

Hi All!!
First of all, Happy Children's Day to All. We may not be termed as children in the outer world but there always stays a child inside our little heart. Never let that child die inside you.
 
I have tried to pen down a few lines on something I felt on today's Children's Day. I hope you would like the lines. Do comment about your views on the same. :) 

Bachchon ke pyaare Chacha Nehru,
Lal gulab shervani sang rkhte the..
Unka janamdin bana hai Bal Divas,
Kitna bachon ko woh pyar karte the..
Hanste huye aansu aur roti si hansi,
Is din ki aad mein dhunde hum woh pal..
Jaane kahan rootha baitha hai woh,
Bachpan k dino ka bichhda huya kal..
 
In yaado se baahar jab main aayu,
Kuch kadve sach peecha na chhode mera..
Kyun hai ling mein bhed yahaan par,
Kyun hota nahi hai idher savera..
Kyun ladke ki chaah hoti hai sabko,
Kyun ab tak hai yahaan ghana andhera..
Ladki ko ghar ki lakshmi hain sab kehte,
Fir usse duniya mein aane ka kyu haq nahi..
Aye nasamjho tum krte ho bhed kyun inmein,
Jab bhagwan ne tai kiya koi farq nahi..
 
Kadam kadam chla ja rha tha main,
Kuch uljha hua inhin sochon mein..
Chupke se paas aayi mere ik ladki,
Shayad zakhmi inhi kharonchon mein..
Usne pucha tha mujhse kuch aisa,
Jiska nahi koi jawab mere paas..
Rakhta hun usse main aapki kachhehri,
Kya aapko bhi hai is baat ka ehsaas??
 
Dil mera b kare man behlane ko,
Par koi mera paas hai aaj nahi..
Mujhe bhi de do kuch khilone,
Kya mera bal divas aaj nahi??
Samjhe jo humko sabke barabar,
Aisa aaj ka yeh samaj nahi..
Mujhe bhi de do kuch khilone,
Kya mera bal divas aaj nahi??
 
Kya aapke paas iska koi jawaab hai??

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Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Chhodenge!!

Hi All!!
Its been quite a sunny week for me and the life enjoying each bit of it. The week passed by quite exciting for me, with simply no special reasons for it. This week again, I happened to see a couple of Hindi movies. First one was London Dreams, a movie which has great dreams in it. I quite liked the movie and personally, I loved the concept. Music was not the thing that inspired me to see the movie as I thought it to be quite loud comparable to what I like to listen but well, it surely goes with the story in the movie. And well, then it was from London Dreams to Jail for me. :P A commendable job done by the ever-good Mr. Madhur Bhandarkar, though I didn't see Konkana this time in Madhur Bhandarkar's movie. I believe that the movie would surely touch your inner soul, just like it touched mine. It has no regular bollywood masala but you don't expect the same from Madhur Bhandarkar either. The movie also convinces me that Neil Nitin Mukesh and Mugdha Godse have a bright future ahead in acting. :D
 
The title of the post might remind you of the Sholay movie but I hope next time you hear these lines, you remember a few lines written by me. :D Enjoying my Sunday, I was watching Dostana on my TV set yesterday and then, I started penning a couple of lines regarding my views on Friendship (Dosti). I just thought to share those with all of you. Here these are :
 
Na ho dosti agar is dunia mein,
toh yeh dunia hamein jhoothi si lage,

Na ho dosti ka hansi mazak jo kahin,

toh zindagi kuch roothi si lage..

Ik dosti ke bal pe hum dunia sakte hain jeet,

zindagani mein is dosti k sang dil k gayein geet..

Rkhna na gila koi sath doston ke kabhi,

yeh sab toh hote hain man ke meet..

Dosti se nek rishta nai hum koi jante,

is rishte ki dor hum dil se hai bandhte..

Dosti ka rishta hi sbse pyara hota hai,

is rishte ke sang na koi bhi rota hai..

Hmari b Dosti ka rang kbhi fika padega nahi,

aise dil ko tumhare hum rang jayenge..

Likhvana chaho toh chahe likhva lo kahin,

Yeh vada k dosti hum ant tak nibhayenge.. 

Dosti hmari kb tk rhegi kayam,

is sawal mein kuch dam nahi..

Parkhna chaho toh kbhi b parkh lena hmein,

Manjdar mein jo chhod de aise dost hum nahi..

 
Do drop in your comments here. :)

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It's Birthday Time!!

Hi All!!

While enjoying a nice fireworks show at Golden Temple on TV screen, I take an opportunity to wish you on the Prakash Gurpurab (Auspicious Day of the Birth of the Guru) of our first Guru, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. I have been enjoying this day resting at home as I have been fighting with the cold-causing virus/bacteria these days.

And yeah, it was birthday time for me on 29th :-) I hadn't planned anything special for the day except celebrating it with my family, being packed tightly into my daily schedule but my brother surely had his own plans for the day. However, he was successful in not giving us any clue of his visit to home from Bengaluru and well, that ended up in a big surprise to me and our whole family. :P Thanku brother. B-)

Besides that big surprise that came in the later half of the day, my day was made special through wishes of many of my friends, some expected ones and some not so expected. Here, I must confess, some of the calls were totally unexpected. :) Through my blog, I thank you all for making my day a lot more special. Here's a nice deal for all on the auspicious day of Gurpurab, those of you who missed wishing me on my b'day, you still have an extended chance to wish me. Offer open for limited period only.

Happy Gurpurab to All once again.

Sat Sri Akal.

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Filmi Very Filmi!!

Hi Friends!!
Still coping up with the busy and tiring schedule I am going through these days, I was sitting idle currently wiating for the office to be closed as I am done with my job, so I just thought to update my blog. Well, this post might be dedicated towards the Bollywood arena as in the past week, I happened to see four of the latest releases of Hindi Movies, and well, I would say atleast one of those surely disappointed me.
'Wake Up Sid' was the first one in the series, quite a nice movie but I am not sure though whether would  like to watch it again or not :P. Ranbir & Konkana have done a good job in the movie. One of my friends liked the Ranbir's tees in the movie but well, I loved the Konkana's cake and I may use the same idea on my b'day. :)
 
Second one in the show was 'Main aurrr Mrs. Khanna', a movie which I had been waiting for it to release as I liked its music quite a bit and I was curious about the movie seeing its promos. It again was a nice movie with a sweet end but this time, I think I am sure I would not like to see it again as it hasn't got anything in the movie for making anybody a repeat audience, though that's strictly my opinion. I would just like to say, Kareena and Salman could have done better.
 
Next in the queue was 'Blue.' This movie was much talked about due to Kylie Minogue in it and a heavy budget, not ignoring the underwater stunts as they said. Talking of the music, with due regards to AR Rahman and all his fans, I believe he could have done better this time. The movie hasn't got anything much to be seen in the first half and the only better (would not say the BEST) thing in the movie was its end. No no, not that THE END banner but the ending of the story. :P
 
Now talking of the last one of the four, I saw 'All the Best.' Well, this movie got some comedy with my friends too as when they asked which movie I had seen and I said 'All the Best,' all of them were asking me why I was wishing them All the Best instead of answering their question. :P Coming back to the movie, the All the Best wishes worked for the movie and the flick by Golmaal director Rohit Shetty (I hope I am correct with this) has done quite nice job. Before I saw the movie, a couple of my friends too had recommended the same, and hence, some expectations were already there for the movie.
 
Overall, a nice filmi week for me and the ending of it was good too as I happened to see 'Fashion' on Sunday. This time, it was quite a long time, almost two months, the last time I could see that movie in full. 
 
Well, besides that filmi week, it was Diwali time too between that time. Though I don't like bursting crackers, to celebrate Green Diwali, this time it was slightly different. We had our Tax class on Diwali morning and after the class, we and our teacher, Rohit Sir burst crackers as Diwali shagun and it was quite a fun enjoying there and bursting crackers in the morning time. At the night, the beauty of Golden Temple lit under the beautiful lights and the huge gathering of people there who had come to witness the same was worth a watch. I had great wish to go there too but could not go though.
 
Bye all for now. Its time to close the office.
Take Care. God Bless All. 

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Why do Sikhs celebrate Diwali??

Why do Sikhs celebrate Diwali?
Sikhs call Diwali as Bandi Chhor Divas. Mughal emperor Jahangir arrested the sixth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Hargobind Sahib, mistakenly. He was kept in Gwalior Fort.Later on realising his mistake, Jahangir repented and agreed to release Guru Sahib. The kind Guruji refused to leave the fort and demanded release of other 52 Hindu kings arrested by Jahangir, who were later released with Guruji. Guru Hargobind ji is known as Bandi Chhor because He helped the release of imprisoned ones (Bandis). After His release, Guruji returned to Amritsar

where grand celebrations were held. Harmandir Sahib was illuminated and fireworks were displayed. The day coincided with Hindu festival Diwali.

Some of the glimpses of Diwali Celebrations at the Golden Temple :

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