Leisure

While discussing poetry with Aasim today, I recalled and told him my all time favourite, Leisure, by W H Davies.

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?

No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep and cows:

No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night:

No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance:

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began?

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

Over the edge #work

SANIsoft has never fired an employee in its nine years of existence but I am so very tempted to do so now!!

Nothing By Chance

Dear Swati, I wanted to buy you a piggy bank to save money but I couldn’t get one, then I thought of a music cassette, couldn’t find an appropriate one. Thought of Virtue of Selfishness, couldn’t find a copy. So I got this book -let me warn you, its “Nothing by chance” in this life. … Continue reading Nothing By Chance

The dot com bubble

The next dot com bubble (some call it web2.0) – is it about to burst ? When does a bubble burst – In a very simplistic way, one can say, a business bubble bursts when common people start loosing money investing in an industry. The last dot com bubble burst when a lot of venture … Continue reading The dot com bubble

Passing of an era

He still lives. He is ageless. His melodies are timeless. His name is synonymous with Shehnai , an instrument traditionally played during Indian weddings and in temples. He brought it to the forefront and presented it to the world. I have heard him often but I met Ustad Bismillah Khan just once, I was almost … Continue reading Passing of an era

Faiz Ahmed Faiz translations

A small note about the author and translations of some of his poems (and some of them recited by the poet himself) can be found here http://aligarians.com/category/poets/faiz-ahmed-faiz/

Brindabani Sarang

Rag Sarang or vrindavani (Brindabani) Sarang is also the sweetest of all Sarangs. Since I am in the process of learning this rag (instrumental – on sitar), through out my waking hours, it keeps playing inside my mind, I have not learnt many ragas (Started learning about an year and half ago) but Des and … Continue reading Brindabani Sarang

Bol ki thoda waqt bohut hai

बोल, कि लब आज़ाद हैं तेरे बोल, ज़बां अब तक तेरी है तेरा सुतवां जिस्म है तेरा बोल, कि जाँ अब तक तेरी है देख कि आहन-गर की दुकां में तुन्द हैं शोले, सुर्ख हैं आहन खुलने लगे कुफ्लों के दहाने फैला हर इक ज़ंजीर का दामन बोल, कि थोड़ा वक्त बहुत है ज़िस्मों ज़ुबां … Continue reading Bol ki thoda waqt bohut hai

On a high

So it has happened, I am on anti lipid drugs. After 5 years of fighting to keep my triglyceride levels in check with diet and exercises alone, my endocrinologist told me they are going over the roof now and I should be put on medication. During the annual health check up in March 06, the … Continue reading On a high

Richard Neutra

A building can be designed to satisfy “by the month” with the regularity of a provider. Or it can give satisfaction in a very different way, “by the moment,” the fraction of a second, with the thrill of a lover. – Richard Neutra