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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

November will be a nicer month

Here comes November. A month of hope when the dreams shall be fulfilled. We will accept our mistakes and try to undo them. We will bury our dead past and strive for the future afresh. We shall be ourselves; we shall be just us. Yes... Yes... Yes... November shall be a nicer month.

मन: दर्पण

बुरा जो देखन मैं चला, बुरा न मिल्या कोय
जो मन देखा आपना, मुझ सा बुरा न कोय

दु:ख और पाप

प्रश्न: मन में दु:ख क्यों है?
उत्तर: क्योंकि मन में पाप है।

The Heart knows...

The Heart knows its favourites. Truth is the first among them all.

Omkara: The forgotten lesson

Trust.

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Omkara: Lessons for Life

It's too late to write a review of the movie which has already been talked about in so much detail. I guess it suffices to say that probably it was the only movie in which I liked Kareena "Dolly" Kapoor. Vivek "Kesu" Oberai was tolerable and the rest of the cast simply rocked. Omkaara is one of my all-time-favourites. And yes... despite the four-letter words.

Here I list down the lessons which some of the known figures of history would have liked us to draw.

Machiavelli: Balance of power should always be maintained. Had Kesu not been promoted undeservedly and Langda been rewarded suitably for his loyalty the latter would not have turned a schemer.

Marx: Disparities in economic status are detrimental to the society and its individuals. Had Indu not been poor she would not have stolen the waist chain and none of tragic incidents would have taken place.

Mahatma Gandhi: Lie is the root of all evil. Had Dolly been truthful to Omi and not tried to hide the fact that the waist chain was missing, Omi would have never doubted her of having an affair with Kesu.

And now it's my turn: Undesrtanding the problem is half the solution; understanding yourself is solving all the problems forever. Had Omi tried to understand himself and his insecurities, there would have been no problem.

And before this post ends... a sincere request and the biggest lesson: Please don't leave your mobile phone unattended. Happy living.

Friday, October 26, 2007

I love conflict. Of opinion.

वो कभी अपनी ज़फ़ा पर न हुआ शर्मिंदा
हम समझते रहे पत्थर भी पिघल जाते हैं
-बशीर बद्र

वे मुतमईन हैं कि पत्थर पिघल नहीं सकता
मैं बेक़रार हूँ आवाज़ में असर के लिए...
-दुष्यंत कुमार

Thursday, October 25, 2007

और तब राधा ने कहा...

सुनो मेरे मित्र!
यह जो मुझमें इसे, उसे, तुम्हें, अपने को-
कभी-कभी न समझ पाने की नादानी है न
इसे मत रोको
होने दो-
वह भी एक दिन हो-हो कर
रीत जायेगी...
-कनुप्रिया (धर्मवीर भारती)

Desires Desires All Along...

या रब वो न समझे हैं न समझेंगे मेरी बात
दे और दिल उनको जो न दे मुझको ज़ुबाँ और!
-ग़ालिब

Why is it so difficult to 'find' someone who can understand what you don't (want to) say?

Friday, October 05, 2007

कनुप्रिया

(In the reverse order)
कनुप्रिया - १
कनुप्रिया - २

Thursday, October 04, 2007

Science and Literature

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.
-Blaise Pascal

Gentlemen! There’s nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
-William Shakespeare