Ekum Janwari hai, naya saal hai.

Looking forward to 2010
Pregnant with a new promise

What set 2009 apart from other years I have lived so far is the experiences I  had and the lessons I learnt. I evolved through  2009, grew and I can say that the process is not an easy one.

2010 started on a new  note, went for a walk this morning and came back enriched. I hope to write more this year, read more than I did last year, continue on my weight loss goal, and do something that I have never done before.

How 2010 enfolds, is to be seen. The only thing I am sure of is that I’ll make the best of it.

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Moving Thunderbird mails from Linux to Mac

The most important thing to me in office are my emails, I need to keep years of records. So while shifting to another Linux machine has never been a problem to me, I encountered it when I decided to shift to an Mac for my main machine in the office. My original plan was to … Continue reading Moving Thunderbird mails from Linux to Mac

Tanha

This aazad nazm is from a very old television serial “Tanha” I remember switching on the TV set just to listen to the beautiful title song written by Javed Akhtar. After a long search I finally found it on youtube. देखिये तो लगता है ज़िन्दगी की राहों में एक भीड़ चलती है सोचिये तो लगता … Continue reading Tanha

My love. Tarique.

मेरी हर बात शुरू तुमसे, खत्म तुमसे, मेरी हर साँस, हर जुनूं तुमसे.

Javed Akhtar’s Poetry

Javed Akhtar has been one of my favorite poets since the time I started reading Urdu poetry. His way of penning emotions in simple words makes his writings extremely precious to me. Here is one such poem that is very close to my heart.

Rascals

I should actually write Rafcalfs as Charlie would say!! What would be  recipe for a “good cinema”. Something that entertains yet makes you think, keeps you on the edge of your seat and yet relaxes you. End result – you come out of the theater humming “Dhan ta nan’ na na na na. A friend … Continue reading Rascals

Occident and Orient

 Thanks to globalization, the Indian lifestyle has become a curious blend of the occident and the orient. And one frequently encounters situations of mirth and merriment arising out of this curious mix. I came across one such incident today.  I had gone to the local D Mart with my wife to shop for the monthly … Continue reading Occident and Orient

One evening in the month of May

On a hot day in the month of May this year standing by the lakeside trying to soothe myself with the slight breeze that blew over the cool, deep waters of the lake I wrote these lines:

The positives of TV Reality shows

Much has been written and debated about the current crop of Indian TV Reality shows. The general opinion seems to be on the negative side. I daresay that those of us who do take vicarious, voyeuristic pleasures watching such shows are disinclined to come out in the open and support it. The multifarious arguments against … Continue reading The positives of TV Reality shows