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May 2010

May 15, 2010

Writing Poetry

Take a wide brimmed glass, holding it in style pour some twisted thoughts, and shake...

May 09, 2010

तेरी गोद ही संपूर्ण सृष्टि हो

माँ आज तू नहीं है यहाँ जैसे तेरी राख गंगा की हर लहर में समायी...

May 01, 2010

You bring out the Bengali in me!

This is for all the the Bengalis - actually I came across a poem by...

April 2010

April 24, 2010

Arrogance

i don't promise to give up anything just for the sake of you i don't...

April 03, 2010

वर्तमान की यथार्थता

हम दसवीं कक्षा में पड़ते थे और मुझे हिंदी की कवितायें लिखने में रूचि थी...

April 03, 2010

Farce of life!

Yes I pretend! When I am sad.. I still smile. But I can't stop smiling...

March 2010

March 28, 2010

कितने चेहरे बदले मैंने

कितने चेहरे बदले मैंने, जीवन के भीतर और बाहर, कितनी बार नूतन हो लौटा, दुनिया...

March 28, 2010

Disclaimer @God, Inc.

When you signed the contract to enter into this endless quest called life, He warned...

March 28, 2010

निर्झरिणी की व्यथा

मै अपने अतीत की गहरी खाई से बाहर आ तो गयी लेकिन कुछ था जो...

March 24, 2010

Poetry you go

Poetry u go go – get me a mojito with crushed ice mint leaves and...

March 16, 2010

Oh well!

some nights have no morning, some mornings wait for dawn, hour by hour and drop...

March 06, 2010

Status Update

You live in my inbox now, a few lines - mostly meaningless unless you place...

February 2010

February 20, 2010

अग्नि हूँ मैं

ज्वलनशील लौ मेरी विस्तार है तेरा तेरी उषा में भी प्रतिपल प्रकाश है मेरा

February 08, 2010

तरु मै विशाल

तरु मै विशाल केवल देखने में नहीं हूँ सिर्फ शीतल छाया नहीं देता

July 2008

July 27, 2008

Aadmi bulbula hai paani ka (Man is a bubble)

Very interesting creation from Gulzar. Was in the mood for this after the bad news...

April 2008

April 05, 2008

Indian Movies, poetry and that crazy Bollywood lyricist

Poetry is heart's deepest feelings shared in words. Words form the basic structure of poetry,...

March 2008

March 23, 2008

In the melody of your memory

Very nice couplet in Urdu (Sher): Jab tere dard mein dil dukhta tha, Hum tere...

March 13, 2008

"If" by Rudyard Kipling

This poem has been contributed by Pramila Maheshwari. It has been one of my all...

January 2008

January 11, 2008

World is a kid's playground for me…

This is one of my favorite ghazals from Mirza Ghalib - with some words of...

September 2007

September 13, 2007

Kyun (Why?) – a Poem

I chanced upon a blog of a friend - Sukriti - and read her poetry....

April 2007

April 08, 2007

A test of Hindi writing on my site..

I am trying to test this hindi writing software - called Baraha 7.0.. here is...

March 2007

March 12, 2007

More Couplets

Some more ashaar (plural of sher) posted by Andaleeb: aye Khudaa raah-e-tamanna meN miTaa de...

March 12, 2007

Etiquette of the Garden!

A couplet posted by Andaleeb: kisii ko hai bhii saliiqa chaman meN jiine kaamaiN jis...

February 2007

February 28, 2007

Ghoont Chandni Pee Hai Maine – I had a little Moonlight today…

Interesting picture and a lovely couplet from Amrita Pritam from Manish's blog. Ambar ki ek...

February 19, 2007

How Wealthy Can you Be?

I am not sure if someone would call this intellectual dishonesty but very rarely do...

January 2007

January 27, 2007

Hamesha Muskura Ke Aansooun Ko Chupaya

I came across this urdu poem... it sounds very nice.. I liked it.. I wont...

December 2006

December 05, 2006

Save your Solitude

A nice verse from Sanity Sucks - Rahul Pandita's blog... Ghar ki tameer chahe jaisi...

October 2006

October 18, 2006

Night is Damp….

Just saw this verse in one of the emails I got.. was kinda nice: Although...

August 2006

August 22, 2006

Bulleh! ki Jaana main kaun?

Close on the heels of the other Sufi Qawwali here are lyrics of another one...

August 20, 2006

Tum Ek Gorakh Dhanda Ho!

The Qawwali below is one of my favorites! It teaches so much that it is...