One of the best thing that has happened to me has been motherhood. I so vividly remember the day Aasim was born, it seems it all happend just yesterday. As a child came to us with clever one liners and sometimes very weird questions (he still does sometimes) and some of the things that he said and did I have documented in my journal. It has been 15 years and our son has been the best any parent could hope for. May you get happiness
As he turns 46 this day
In 2002, when Tarique turned 36, he wrote about counting milestones of age in decades at 6, 16, 26 and 36. So I thought on his 46th birthday I should document the last four decades, his 6th, 16th, 26th and 36th year in pictures. The photos are not of great quality, but then this post … Continue reading As he turns 46 this day
One.
The year was 1991, early June. We wanted to feel alive, what better way than go hang-gliding? He would pick me up at 4.30 AM and we would ride on his bike to the outskirts of the city to this adventure camp where we learnt hang-gliding. Years have passed us by but every time I … Continue reading One.
नील कमल
वो बूंद जो बादलों में खेलती थी आज तपती धरा की आग़ोश में समाने को बेचैन हो उठी पर फिर जब नील कमल को इठलाते देखा तो उसी की हो चली डूब गयी खो गयी सो गयी — स्वाति
एक ग़ज़ल
छोटी सी इक रात की ये मुख्तसर मुलाक़ात सितारे बिखरें हैं ज़मीं पे, मेरे घर में है काइनात रेशम के दुपट्टे से उसने यूँ लपेटे उँगलियों के तार किसी पुराने आशिक से मानों आज है मुलाक़ात रोज़ ही मिला करते थे जब मुफलिसी के दिन थे अब अच्छा वक्त है दोस्तों मग़र मस्रूफ दिन-रात बड़ी … Continue reading एक ग़ज़ल
Traveling back in time
And no, they were not engaged to be married in childhood 
कुर्सी ग़वाह है! Both photos taken by my dad, Girish Shrivastava at Retina Studio.
Running a business – lessons learnt from the movie Sholay.
The title of this post is not merely to entice readers into reading this post – this post is exactly about how running a business is akin to a movie full of action, drama, comedy and suspense; Sholay Lean and Mean Remember how to thugs got into the business of saving lives of hundreds of … Continue reading Running a business – lessons learnt from the movie Sholay.
Ammi’s 76th Birth Anniversary.
When I started on this journey little did I know as to how I would accomplish such a huge task of getting Ammi’s work transcribed and published to bringing her back in the world of Urdu Adab. But as I took first steps, help came from most unexpected quarters and tasks that looked insurmountable became … Continue reading Ammi’s 76th Birth Anniversary.
अकेली पंक्तियाँ
एक अकेला कोना भी नहीं मिलता इस बड़े से घर में जहाँ जा कर मैं कुछ मन हलका करूँ नमकीन आसुँओ से अपनी बात कहूँ और खुद से ही शिकायत कर पाऊँ… ये घर मेरा ही तो है जो खुशियों से इतना भरा है कि दुख अपने आप को अक्सर अकेला पाता है गले तक … Continue reading अकेली पंक्तियाँ
18 years.
The story of our getting together and marriage is on my site and his in bits and pieces. I am linking (do go to the original posts and read comments) and reproducing the bits trying to give it some semblance of timeline so this post will be disjointed but it might interest a few … Continue reading 18 years.