Red Alert - Diwali ??? No More ...

29th Oct... 2 more days to go and there u r.. one of d biggest festivals in India. Much sought after affair, everything new... markets buzz... happy feelin in d air... Me n mah family makin our lil preparations for d day. And dis mornin i took all mah younger siblings to watch the latest animated flick - 'Hanuman'. Out of it and head to other places to get a feel of d festivities around. Lights everywhere ... And boom - i get an SMS from Dayal sayin ''Guys plz take care and if u out, head back home. there have been 3 blasts in delhi''. And followin d SMS was d news on Radio stations confirmin it. Had no clues abt how many died and guess wat.. d first thing i hear around is ''why do these muslims have to create chaos jst when our festival is around d corner''... and damnnn i wanna bang mah head and wat i do is ... tell them calmly dat it has nuffin to do wid religion but few bastards who know nuffin but hatred. And ever since i havent been able to find an answer as to HOW ??? How can sum1 kill innocent lives??? Imagine man .. hell! Where are we headin to??? Dis isnt d kinda world i wanna give to mah children. What do i tell mah kids when they question me of what rights did i have to do dis to them coz we didnt get a world dat was so shitty, why then are we passin it on as filthy? Dis isnt what we were taught in school. Mah books dat i worshipped said all religions are equal and how India is a land of all cultures. I still wonder if its religion alone?? To a large extent Politics plays a hand! Whateva and whoeva... why kill ??? Why bloodshed?? kyon ???

Eva since the news broke out i got calls from relatives and friends from all over the world anxious and worryin.. Lemme tell everyone here that we are all fine, everyone in and arnd the family is alright. Thanx everyone for the support.

Over and over again when i hear news like dis one, it brings to mah mind a song dats perhaps is mah fav Javed Akhtar's work, its from the movie called 'Refugee' and mah fav lines so very well get me thinkin everytime -
Panchhi, Nadiya, Pawan Ke Jhhonke, Koi Sarhad Na Inhe Rokey,
Sarhadien Insaano Ke Liye Hain,
Socho Tumne Aur Maine, Kya Paya Insaan Hokey ??

Yeah, what have we achieved being humans?? The most intelligent and special species of God... He must be hurt the most seein all dis happen. May God give strength to d families dat lost their loved ones and May their souls rest in peace!Whoever asked me - if Gandhi is still relevant ... LIKE NEVER BEFORE!
PEACE !!!!!

Gandhi .. on his 136th birthday !!!

I feel so humbled and proud to mention something about a man as great as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. I have a pretty detailed view on his relevance today and dat write-up will follow dis particular post coz ryt now m a lil stressed out and not d proper frame of mind to post it out here but very soon people !!!! The followin hymn is said to be Gandhiji's favourite hymn, i got a translation of it, now i know why he loved it.. We have all sometime or the other read this hymn or heard it but i'm sure most of us didnt really knw wat it means ... read on people ....

Vaishnov Jan to taynay kahyeeyeJay peerh paraaye janneyray
Par dukkhey upkar karey teeyey,man abhiman na anney ray
Sakal lokma Sahuney bandhey, Ninda Na karye kainee ray
Baach kaachh, Man nischal Raakhey,dhan-dhan jananee tainee ray
Samdrishi nay trishna tyagee, par-stree jaynay mat ray
Vivihva thaki asatya na bolay,par-dhan nav jhaley haath ray
Moh maaya vyaayey nahin Jeynay,dridth vairagya jana manma ray
Ram-nam-shoom taalee laagee,Sakal teerth seyna tanma ray
Vanloohee nay kapat rahit chhay,Kaam, Krodh nivarya ray
Bhane Narsinhyo tainoo darshan kartakul ekotair taarya re.

and now d english translation ...::

A godlike man is one,Who feels another’s pain
Who shares another’s sorrow,And pride does disdain.
Who regards himself as the lowliest of the low,
Speaks not a word of evil against any one
One who keeps himself steadfast in words, body and mind,
Blessed is the mother who gives birth to such a son.
Who looks upon everyone as his equal and has renounced lust,
And who honours women like he honours his mother
Whose tongue knows not the taste of falsehood till his last breath,
Nor covets another’s worldly goods.
He does not desire worldly things,
For he treads the path of renunciation
Ever on his lips is Rama’s holy name,
All places of pilgrimage are within him.
One who is not greedy and deceitful,
And has conquered lust and anger
Through such a man Saint Narsaiyon has a godly vision,
Generations to come, of such a man, will attain salvation ......