Start Again...

I looked at world through glass,

Watching its people pass,

I thought nobody would touch me,

That I'm safe.

But the world blew cold, in the depths of my soul,

The deed was done, it was too late,

Menacingly ruthless souls walked all over me,

Crushing past me as if I am a nobody nowhere.

Where I never thought they would not upset me,

I was too late for they hurt me and made me cry.

I ran away from the world, to hide in the corners of my mind alone,

Thinking I could save my heart, but I could'nt n' it bled.

Now -

In a room without windows, in the company of shadows,

I know they wont leave me, they'll take me in,

Emotionally shattered, for the pain mattered, I did let it upset me.

But, now having my lessons learnt,

I've decided, I'll START AGAIN...

Words...

They're all mistaken. They underrate me because i have risen from below; because I haven't had an education of their standard; because I  haven't the manners that their sparrow brains think right. But I don't need them to assure me of my greatness...

The people don't want a  Free Flowing Person with no bound to explore something. Only I could induce them to accept it. Only I could make them believe that a bad guy is necessary. But I will not do it. They're at their wit's end, these miserable busybodies, these second-rate clerks...

What I have lost in course of this way of life, I shall regain by the verdict on these professional idiots.
(These Words are not mine but ... I feel these words as mine as I trust myself....)

-- Kalingaa....

Love is like...

Some say love it is the river
that drowns the tender reed.
Some say love it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed.

Some say love it is a hunger
an endless aching need.
I say love it is a flower
and you, its only seed.

It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance.
It's the dream afraid of waking
that never takes the chance.

It's the one who won't be taken
who cannot seem to give,
and the soul afraid of dying
that never learns to live.

When the night has been too lonely
and the road has been too long,
and you think that love is only
for the lucky and the strong,
just remember in the winter
far beneath the bitter snows
lies the seed that with the sun's love
in the spring becomes the rose

"just like you"....

-- Kalingaa..

Waqt Ki Baatein....

सुना था वक़्त मरहम है, हर ज़ख़्म भुला देता है
हर गुज़रा लम्हा हम को तो, एक ज़ख़्म नया देता है....

रात की रानी है या तेरी यादों की खुश्बू
कुछ तो है जो आँगन मेरे एहसास को महका देता है....

अगर तेरे ख़यालों में खो कर नींद आ भी जाए
आकर ख्वाबों में तेरा तस्सवुर हम को जगा देता है....

खुश होते हैं तस्सवुर में तुमें क़रीब देख कर
शायद मिल ना पाएँ हम कभी, ये ख़याल सहमा देता है....

दिल बहुत नाज़ुक है, गमों से भर ना आए क्यूँ
पत्थर पे चोट लगे तो वो भी सज़ा देता है....

दुश्मन है ज़माना मोहब्बत करने वालों का अजल से
इन दूरियों, ज़ुदाइयों का एहसास कलिंग को रुला देता है....

-- Kalingaa...

You'll be a Man

 If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise . . .
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And — which is more — you'll be a Man, my son!
~ Rudyard Kipling ~

-- Kalingaa...

In this world...

In this world there is room for everyone. And the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way. Greed has poisoned men’s souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed. We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical. Our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity. More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.

~ Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator

-- Kalingaa...

Renewed...

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
- JRR Tolkien LOTR 

 -- Kalingaa...

Thoughts...

बिना लिबास आये थे, इस जहान में....
बस इक कफ़न के खातिर इतना सफ़र करना पड़ा ....

-- Kalingaa...

This is for you...

An email forward...

Friend - This is for you...

Once in a while, we meet SOMEONE -
Who makes us feel so good,
Who really seems to understand us,
In a way very few people could.

Mere words cannot describe
The many qualities you show,
The love and caring nature that
You share with those who know.

I close my eyes and what I see,
A FRIEND whom I so much adore;
A person who is beautiful,
Right down upto her soul.

Your softly spoken sentiments,
Your madness triggered temparaments,
Your sweet angelic smile,
All spread radiance across the miles.

The loving gestures that over the year - We have shared; come quickly to my mind, For always you've had a gentle word; To calm and soothe I find.

YOU are more than just a friend,
YOU are a part of whatever I do,
YOU are SOMEONE, I will always be proud of, A wonderful precious soul like YOU.

I struggle and I search to try
To find some words anew ...
And yet I cannot capture
All the things that make you - "YOU".

I shall therefore, confess that -
I cannot express it through any says.

But, may you simply know for now -
That, for miles to come & miles to go,
My love for YOU will grow more & more,
YOU have carved a niche in my memory lane,
So... deep in my heart YOU shall always remain.

-- Kalingaa...

Give me some Sunshine....

Give me some Sunshine, Give me some Rain...

Saari umar hum
Mar mar ke jee liye
Ek pal to ab humein jeene do
Jeene do

Saari umar hum
Mar mar ke jee liye
Ek pal to ab humein jeene do
Jeene do

Saari umar hum
Mar mar ke jee liye
Ek pal to ab humein jeene do
Jeene do

Give me some sunshine
Give me some rain
Give me another chance
I wanna grow up once again

Give me some sunshine
Give me some rain
Give me another chance
I wanna grow up once again

Kandhon ko kitabon
Ke bojh ne jhukaya
Rishvat dena to khud
Papa ne sikhaya
99% marks laaoge to ghadi, varna chhadi

Likh likh kar pada hatheli par
Alpha, beta, gamma ka chaala
Concentrated H2SO4 ne poora
Poora bachpan jalaa daala

Bachpan to gaya
Jawani bhi gayi
Ek pal to ab humein
Jeene do jeene do

Bachpan to gaya
Jawani bhi gayi
Ek pal to ab humein
Jeene do jeene do

Saari umar hum
Mar mar ke jee liye
Ek pal to ab humein jeene do
Jeene do

Give me some sunshine
Give me some rain
Give me another chance
I wanna grow up once again

Give me some sunshine
Give me some rain
Give me another chance
I wanna grow up once again

-- Kalingaa...

Needed... (आवश्यकता है ...)

... नदी को पर्वत की
... दरखत को ज़मीन की
... पानी को प्यास की
... घास को गाय की
... बच्चे को मां की
... कपड़े को नंगे की
... आँख को अंधे की
... कुत्ते को पट्टे की
... बैल को सींग की
... खंज़र को खून की
... हमको ज़ुनून की
... सर्कस को जोकर की
... नौकर को मालिक की
... भगवान को भक्त की
... हुस्न को आशिक़ की
... पैसे को इंसान की
... कलम को लेखक की
... काग़ज़ को कविता की
... मक़ान को परिवार की
... रास्ते को राही की
... क़ातिल को गवाही की
... बंदे को बंधन की
... राधा को नंदन की
... गधे को चंदन की
... बंदर को आभूषण की
... खूबसूरती को आकर्षण की
... रूपाली को कलिंग की

... इस फेहरिस्त को और दलीलों की

आवश्यकता किसको नहीं है ...

 -- Kalingaa...

Woh Manzil...

आजकल मन ये सोच सोच मचल उठता है
ये करता तो क्या होता, वो करता तो क्या होता
वो मंज़िल दिखाई दी जिसकी राह छोड़ चले थे
अगर चल पड़ता उस डगर, मेरा नियती क्या होता...

आज पहुँच चुका हूँ मुद्रा चलित संसार में
सोने के बाज़ार में, रोशनी की भरमार में
पकड़ ली थी ज़ी को भरमाने वाली राह
अपने मन पर संयम रख निर्णय लेता तो क्या होता....

बचपन में हमने केवल छोटा संसार देखा था
लेकिन हर रात हमने दोस्तों के साथ बड़ा स्वपन संजोया था
भविष्या का हर दरवाज़ा हमारे मिले खुलने को तैय्यर है
कलिंग अपने अतीत से भी जुड़ पाता तो बुरा क्या होता
बिछुडा हर दोस्त, भूल गया हमे हर परिचित
बाज़ार में कुछ रिश्ता ना बिकता, बच जाता तो क्या होता..

-- Kalingaa...

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-- Kalingaa...

Akhiri Tasveer....

आज हम चल दिए हैं तेरे वतन से
असल में सलीके से मिले ही नहीं हम आज तक
अब शायद दीदार-ए-यार भी मयस्सर ना हो
वादा है हमारा, ना भूलेंगे कभी तुम्हें

वो तुम्हारा ग़लती से हमसे बतियाना
और हमारा एकटक, फिर बारम्बार तुम्हे देखना
तुम तो अपने ही जहाँ में मसरूफ़ थे
ना होश था तुम्हे कलिंग जैसे अजनबी का
तुमने अंजाने में हमे दीवाना कर दिया
इश्क़ के नशे से बर्बाद कर दिया...

ना हमारा कुछ लूटा है, ना कुछ बचा है
जाते वक़्त इक इल्तजा रखते हैं आपसे
एक झलक और नसीब हो हमारे हुस्न-ए-यार की
आपकी एक आख़िरी तस्वीर हमारे लिए नायाब बने...
हमारे इश्क़ का अहसास आपके लिए नायाब बने...

-- Kalingaa...                                                   

Kitni Baatein...

A song from my fav. movie....

Golden Lyrics....

Words fail here.....

An article written by Harsha Bhogale after India - South Africa match in Cricket World Cup'11.

Remember when you failed an examination. How many people recall that, your class, friends, relatives? You failed to make it to the IITs or IIMs. Who remembers. How many times have you had the feeling of being the best in your class, school , university, state….., you failed to get a visa stamped this quarter…, you missed a promotion this year…, how did it feel when you dad told you in your early twenties that you are good for nothing…..and now your boss tell you the same...

You keep introspecting and go into a shell when people most of whom don’t matter a dime in your life criticize you, back bite you, make fun of you. You are left sad and shattered and you cry when your own kin scoffs at you. You say I am feeling low today. It takes a lot from us to come out of these everyday situations and move on. A lot??? really?

Now here’s a man standing on the third man boundary in the last over of a world cup match. The bowler just has to bowl sensibly to win this game. What the man at the boundary sees is 4 rank bad bowls bowled without any sense of focus, planning or regret. India loses, yet again in those circumstances when he has done just about everything right.
He does not cry. Does not show any emotion. Just keeps his head down and leaves the field. He has seen these failures for 22 years now. And not just his class, relatives, friends but the whole world has seen these failures. We are too immature to even imagine what goes on in that mind and heart of his. That’s why I would never want to be Sachin.

True, he has single handedly lifted to moods of this entire nation umpteen number of times. He has been an inspiration to rise above our mediocrity. Nobody who has ever lifted the willow even comes close to this man’s genius. His dedication and metal strength is unparallel. This is specially for those people who would have made fun of him again last night when India lost. They are people who are mediocre in their own lives. Who just scoff at others to create cheap fun. Who have lived in a small hole throughout their lives and thought they have seen the oceans.

Think about the man himself. He is 37 years of age. He has been playing almost non stop for 22 years. The way he was running and diving around the field last night would have put 22 year olds to shame. The way he played the best opening quickies in the world was breathtaking. He just keeps getting better which is by the way humanly impossible. Its not for nothing that people call him GOD.
But still I don’t want to be in those shoes. We struggle in keeping our monotonous lives straight, lives which affect a limited number of people. Imagine what would be the magnitude of the inner struggle for him, pain both mental and physical, tears that have frozen with time, knees and ankles and every other joint in the body that is either bandaged or needs to be attended to every night, eyes that don’t sleep before a big game, bats that have scored 99 international tons and still see expectations from a billion people.

And he just converts those expectations into reality. We watch in awe, feel privileged.
Well I think its time that his team realizes that enough is enough. They have an obligation, not towards their country alone but towards sachin. They need to win this one for him. Stay assured that he himself will still deliver and leave no stone unturned to make sure India wins this cup.
This is not just a game, and he is not just a sportsman. Its much more than this. Words fail here.....

--- HARSHA BHOGLE

Aaj Tum Mere Liye Ho...

प्राण, कह दो, आज तुम मेरे लिए हो ।

मैं जगत के ताप से डरता नहीं अब,
मैं समय के शाप से डरता नहीं अब,
आज कुंतल छाँह मुझपर तुम किए हो
प्राण, कह दो, आज तुम मेरे लिए हो ।


रात मेरी, रात का श्रृंगार मेरा,
आज आधे विश्व से अभिसार मेरा,
तुम मुझे अधिकार अधरों पर दिए हो
प्राण, कह दो, आज तुम मेरे लिए हो।


वह सुरा के रूप से मोहे भला क्या,
वह सुधा के स्वाद से जा‌ए छला क्या,
जो तुम्हारे होंठ का मधु-विष पिए हो
प्राण, कह दो, आज तुम मेरे लिए हो।


मृत-सजीवन था तुम्हारा तो परस ही,
पा गया मैं बाहु का बंधन सरस भी,
मैं अमर अब, मत कहो केवल जिए हो
प्राण, कह दो, आज तुम मेरे लिए हो।

- हरिवंशराय बच्चन

Neither this nor that...

At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless;
Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is,
But neither arrest nor movement.
And do not call it fixity,
Where past and future are gathered. Neither movement from nor towards,
Neither ascent nor decline. Except for the point, the still point,
There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.
I can only say, there we have been: but I cannot say where
And I cannot say, how long, for that is to place it in time.

- T. S. Eliot in The Four Quartets

Tum Tufaan Samajh Paaoge?

गीले बादल, पीले रजकण,
सूखे पत्ते, रूखे तृण घन
लेकर चलता करता 'हरहर'--इसका गान समझ पाओगे?
तुम तूफान समझ पाओगे ?
गंध-भरा यह मंद पवन था,
लहराता इससे मधुवन था,
सहसा इसका टूट गया जो स्वप्न महान, समझ पाओगे?
तुम तूफान समझ पाओगे ?

तोड़-मरोड़ विटप-लतिकाएँ,
नोच-खसोट कुसुम-कलिकाएँ,
जाता है अज्ञात दिशा को ! हटो विहंगम, उड़ जाओगे !
तुम तूफान समझ पाओगे ?

- Harivanshrai Bachchan

Life Goes On...

In every human life,

there are some moments when one is sad and depressed Frustrated from every zone of life, And feel like leaving everything & going away And Life Goes on ...

Some moments in which

one is wrapped with tensions

one wants to get out of them

and fly high in the sky

But cant run away, and life goes on ...

Some moments in which,

one who adores hurts sentiments,

one needs a support, a shoulder to dry on, But doesnt find one , and life goes on ...

Some moments in which one gets tired of life or so intensely hurt that one wants to die one wishes to end up with life at that very moment, and life goes on ...

And in every human life on day arrives

When there is a big halt to one's life.

And then the people cry

and show that they were concerned

Then the question arises:

Do they wait for one's death,

To care, To understand the one

If so, then wait till death and until then LIFE GOES ON ...

-- Kalingaa...