fariyaad.

Fariyaad...

Fariyaad kare che e balpan jema koi rok tok nohti,Fariyaad kare che ma no kholo jema mathu muki sui jata,Fariyaad kare che pita no khabho jena par besi sheher na darshan karta,Ek fariyaad che k aa fariyaad che k fari aavti e yaad che..

Fariyaad kare che pehli vaar ni vaat,E prem hato, prem ni pehli mulaakat,Fariyaad kare che e laal gulaab,Ke prem ni nishaani chu k kaanta ni jaal,Fariyaad kare che e dil je dhadaktu hatu premi ni yaad ma,Fariyaad kare che e honth e muskaan ne je avaar navaar avya karti ti,Khatri karvi che ek matr k aa fariyaad che k pachi fari aavti e yaad che..

Fariyaad kare che e suki jamin je bhinai jati varsaad na teepa thi,Fariyaad kare che ej jamin ni suki mati je bhinai ne sugandh felavti,Fariyaad kare che e nadi jema tara kesh ni jem moja uchalta,Fariyaad kare che e vishal dariyo je khili uthto tari hasi sabhdi ne,Bas ek prashn che jeno uttar melavva aavyo chu,K aa fariyaad che k fari aavti e yaad che.

Fariyaad kare che aa nayan jene tane pehli j jhalak ma j  kaid kari lidhi,Fariyaad kare che e hriday,Je kaid che tari vaani ni mayajaal ma,Ek anokhu smit felay che jyare taro chehro jou chu,Ane saathe ek sawaal ubho thai che,K aa fariyaad che k pachi fari aavti e ghadpan ma tari yaad che..

ek kavita

Kavita ni sandarbh ane vyakhya che tu,

Ane e kavita na prem ma vileen thayela kavi ni kalpana che tu,

Pehla varsaad thi bhinjva aatur e mati ni i66a che tu,

Ane te j varsaad na kala vadla ne joi kalrav karta mor no naach che tu,

Ek premi na dil ni vaat che tu,

Na kahi shakyo e vaat eva dil ni vyatha che tu,

Vaajintra mathi nikleli sargam no sur che tu,

Ek gayak na gala mathi nikdelu prem nu geet che tu,

Shravan maas ma aavta shravani poonam no Chandra che tu,

Poonam na diwase paani ma padelu taj majal nu pratibeemb che tu,

Premika ni yaad ma na vitati premi ni raat che tu,

Te j premi ni diwas ane raat che tu,

Ek kavi e eni premika mate lakheli kavita che tu,

Ane e kavita na prem ma vileen thai gayela kavi ni kalpana che tu.

the silent preacher.

I may've got a  million friends to share my happiness and sorrows and crack jokes on, but, have never played with them the way I've played with you. I mayn't have felt as comfortable hugging them as I had when I was with you.Not many would have got the opportunity of putting arms around the shoulders and calling you 'yaar'. Not many would have been asked to be called as friends rather than sons at the stroke of puberty. I've got a privilege of having a teacher-father combo whose magical quotes on life have a deep meaning hidden. We mightn't have talked for hours on the phone, but I still share a stronger bond with none except you. Repeated failures followed by the evergreen verse, "Life is not a cake walk, vandho nai, next time thai jase." have never kept me low. Silently, I have made you my idol and hope to worship you for the years to come.

Rain Drops...

Trip trip trip, it's not the tap that is dripping,

Trip trip trip, it's the rain that is tripping,

Listen to my sound,

Cancel all the sounds,

It is the rhytm of my beats,

Listen to your heartbeats,

No no no, it's notthe stutter that I sound like,

Coz it's the utter that I don't like,

May you think I am a drop of water making millions suffer when I flood,

Shall you not forget, drops make lives, be it tears, or be it blood,

2 drops of a vaccine saves a baby,

Tear drops from a mother gives birth to a baby,

Drops of blood saves many,

Drops of rain grows a plenty,

Add to this the smell of wet land,

With a cup of coffee in your hand,

I'll leave you yearning for more rain,

Wait, wait, wait, till I pour again..

¿Cómo estás Amigos!!

The Lone Star State - Texas. Rest everything on the flag is occupied by flyovers(at least in Dallas).
Aided by two airports; DFW(Dallas-Fort Worth) and Dallas - Love Field (loved/used only by South West carriers), Dallas is one of the major cities in Texas. It was fall in New Jersey, while I was still feeling the heat in Texas! Car-clogged roads in NJ to open and clean roads in Texas, you feel that you've traveled a long way somewhere. The city is covered with a range of flyovers, flying on the top of other. I was travelling to my friend's place in his car from the airport, there was one road where I saw 4 flyover on the top of me, and 3 others below ours. There were 8 flyovers at a single juncture. No wonder I was amazed by this, as Texas is the 2nd largest state behind Alaska (include the area covered by water).
Try stopping at a Mexican restaurant if you want to try some good Mexican food. Learn a bit of Spanish before you come here. A good ambiance, with delicious food, Amigos makes it my list of places to visit again in Texas. A free bowl of Tostitos with traditional salsa will always be served in any Mexican restaurant.
A free appetizer with an entree was worth a deal. Looking at it, we thought of ordering an entree between two of us. We didn't know what were we ordering, except the fact it was vegetarian. But before that we ordered a tortilla soup. Our fist experiment was successful. The soup added with some veggies, and a slice of avocado was tasty and heavy. We, then were ready to order our entree. Tamales, as it was called, was our choice. It is a Mexican dish with veggies wrapped in a soft corn wrap, served with rice and beans on the side. We were looking for a light snack before the dinner. Much to our surprise, the dish was too heavy for both of us to finish after finishing a bowl and half of tostitos and soup. Just before the entree was served, we received our appetizer, the Tostadita(do not get confused with Tostitos). Tostadita is the Mexican version of Sev-Puri (the street food served in Ahmedabad). After finishing the dinner we left for my friend's place.

Cosmic Cafe, situated on the Oak Lawn avenue, Dallas, is one of the best Indian restaurants in the city.
You must be wondering why in this world would I go to an Indian restaurant while I stay in NJ. But, here is the thing, Cosmic Cafe is owned by an Indian, while the staff is American. Being an Indian restaurant, the interior of the restaurant has preserved the Indian culture. Ceiling fans in the form of peacock feathers, walls mounted with idols or murtis, floor paintings, wooden windows, and wooden doors. Every thing in the restaurant was Indianised. They serve water in stainless steel glasses (people generally drink buttermilk).
The sections in the menu were given utmost importance to the purpose they served. Souper nova was the name given for the soup section, while Primordial energy was the term used for appetizers, and Big Bang was termed for entrees. Giving fancy names wasn't enough here, as the cafe had a 2nd floor for meditation with prayers such as Om Jai Jagdish Hare sung in the background. Spread across 7-8 rooms, the atmosphere for meditation was as perfect as a straight drive from Sachin Tendulkar. The menu was filled with varied dishes stretching from Quesedillas and Samosas to Hummus and Pappadam. Although we didn't have much but the place was worth going for its unique identity.

I was glad that my experiments in Dallas didn't explode (like the one's in a chemistry lab). Aforementioned places will be on the list to go when I come to Dallas in future.

Gracias Dallas, Adios!

Shall you not forget..

Shall you not forget, what you're,
Shall you not forget, why you're here,
Shall you not forget, what you're supposed to.
Shall you not forget, what your GOALS are..

let there be struggles,
let there be niggles,
let there be people never letting you go high,
shall there be perseverance in you, to fight against all,
cause it's you who is making a difference,
cause its you who is going to achieve the GOALS..

Shall there be times, people lose faith in you,
shall there be times, you lose your way,
shall there be times, you fail, fail and fail..
But, take an oath, that..
Shall you never forget, what your GOALS are...

Nishan chuk maaf, nahi maaf nichu nishaan _ Gita

(I will pardon you for missing the target, but not for having a low target.)

a second chance...

Three dots in the post title has a meaning of continuity which started after a stunned pause exactly one year ago.
They say, you seldom get a second chance to rectify your mistakes or do what you were supposed to do during the times. Right now, moving in the flashback of what happened last spring, gives me goosebumps and gives me a feeling that of a bad nightmarish experience. An event that united 7 lives for the years to come, would not be forgotten.
Year: 2011
Date: 17th April
Day: Sunday (morning)
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Inter-State highway 79, Morgantown, West Virginia.
On road drivers were stunned when they came to know that what they expected to an action sequence from a Hollywood movie, was one of the tragic incidents that one would have seen and experienced in their lives. A group of 7 youngsters were returning back after a friend's marriage from South Carolina to upstate Pennsylvania. Never in their minds would they have thought that they would kiss death and leave it stranded. A sleepless night, after a dance party at the wedding, was supposedly the main culprit behind the accident that took place at the aforementioned place. A poor mis-interpretation of the lane and the curb, just before a planned rest area was the trigger. They never had a chance then to go to the rest area and change the drivers for the remaining drive back home. I could see the car toppling over for at least 2 times (people who saw, say it toppled more than 5 times). In fact, this landed 4 of them to a 2-day rest in a small community hospital for minor injuries and 2 to a 7-10 rest in a bigger multi-specialty hospital for near fatal injuries. Sitting helpless on the road, looking other mates laying on the ground semi-conscious, and waiting for the emergency team to come, I had my entire 25 years of life flash in front of me within 2.5 minutes of the stay on road. Wailing sirens, air ambulance getting down, and cops pulling over, made me feel I was there. A sense of curiosity always revolved during the hospital stay, of how the other two friends were doing. A call from one of them after 4 hours of the incident, made me feel a little comfortable that he's there somewhere, and is been taken care of by a group of life-saving professionals (health care staff).
One would have never expected this in his nightmare to even see this kind of an event, forget about experiencing it.
Life gave us a second chance that moment. We now try to make most of it.

the journey continues... (no period)