मेरा नया बचपन

This one is for Maneesh, my oldest friend who is right now 5000 Kms. away from his family and daughters, and is missing them.

Posting this on my blog instead of sending it to him on email (as he had asked me to) because I love this poem as much as he does, and because we shared a part of our childhood from nursery to class III.  I would eat the hot dal and rice from his tiffin which his mom would bring every afternoon and then fight with him during the rest of the break because he would pay more attention to our other classmate, Aparna.

बार-बार आती है मुझको मधुर याद बचपन तेरी।
गया ले गया तू जीवन की सबसे मस्त खुशी मेरी॥

चिंता-रहित खेलना-खाना वह फिरना निर्भय स्वच्छंद।
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The General

( Disclaimer :Any resemblance to any person living or dead is purely co incidental) Anti corruption drive is the rage of the season. Media is going ballistic over errant ministers and bureaucrats while the common man derives voyeuristic pleasure at the discomfiture of hitherto untouchables’ thereby increasing TRPs of the channel.  In saner and sober … Continue reading The General

And in the end..

We depart for Bangalore tomorrow to attend FOSS.IN and as I was finishing  to pack  a wave of sadness overcame me.  This is the last time I will be packing to go for FOSS.IN, an event which, since past 10 years has been a part of our annual trip to Bangalore – a pilgrimage of … Continue reading And in the end..

The Fauji Patient

The military ingests perfectly normal, fairly intelligent human beings and converts them jnto soldiers. The hard nuts refuse to get digested and are excreted out intact while the pliable ones are metabolized and assimilated into the system. To be candid, the general populace does carry the impression that defence personnel are a tad dense in … Continue reading The Fauji Patient

Lovers

All night the moon made love to her soft petals and as the dawn broke, she opened herself and turned towards the radiant Sun. The Sun, he ignored the ardent adoring gaze of Sunflower and completely consumed the Dew in his warm embrace.   Photo by Andreas on Unsplash

The 25th Courtship!

In the good old days, the art of wooing was simple and straightforward. The man bonked the woman over the head and dragged her over to his cave to fornicate happily ever after. No running circles around the bush to get what he wanted….. Obviously the success rate was directly dependent on the size of … Continue reading The 25th Courtship!

Reminiscences

My cheeks caressed by a winter filtered sunbeam, Half asleep, of her I always have a pleasant dream. About her presence, her smell and a splendid time, Eating pani puri flavoured with tamarind and lime. Sparkling eyes, clear complexion, throaty laughter, And thick black tousled  hair in the morning after. O Time! Take us back to those happy, carefree days, For … Continue reading Reminiscences

My Cat

Right from childhood, I have been a connoisseur of cats – both the two legged and four legged variety. Forty years down the line including twenty years of marriage, my fascination still persists albeit only for the four legged variety. We have one in the house – a spoilt tomcat whose only interest in life … Continue reading My Cat