समय की रेखा – The line of time
मैंने कहा – साल क्या, बस एक सीमारेखा ही तो है, चलते चलते लांघ जायेंगे… मन ने कहा – बात तो ठीक है, बस लांघते लांघते याद कर लेना – वह पल जब पिछली सीमा पार की थी, वह दौर जो गुज़रे हैं तब और अब के बीच, वह ख्व़ाब जो हकीकत बने, और वो…Details
परसतिश – A tribute to the golden voice of Lata Mangeshkar
“This is not just any musing that I have written about, it is a labour of my love for Lataji’s voice, an avid account of my admiration and adulation for her work and her career. I have not seen God, but I have felt His or Her Divine presence in Lataji’s voice. To me, that golden voice is the best manifestation I know of माँ सरस्वती (Maa Saraswati), the goddess of the arts and learning. This is therefore an offering of my love, my worship, my पूजा, my इबादत, my परसतिश – to the golden voice of Lataji!”
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To Mothers and Motherhood
Tomorrow is Mothers’ Day. As I sipped my tea this morning, the thought of Mothers’ Day triggered a question in my head – what is motherhood? And this set off an avalanche of memories, ideas and thoughts, exploring the meaning of motherhood and how it has impacted my life. The outcome of this morning reflection is this ode (in prose) … to mothers and motherhood …
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The forbidden fruit
It looks like a hot day; a lot of water is splashing around and the view is not clear. As the splashing subsides a bit, a bunch of kids of varying ages are briefly visible, playing in water, and hold on, this is not a swimming pool, it looks like a lake or a river. Just as I am beginning to recognize the scene, it dissolves, and a new one appears, this one with a bunch of playing cards that kids are playing with.
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