Me

Standing there, a tall, sturdy figure. With eyes of love and heart of joy. Waiting for me with an open arm I see my dad, calling my name. Plays with me, teaches me, A stare from him might even scare me. The reason of all my confidence, My dad, backing me up always. I look up to him in trouble, I party with him in triumph. He has been my coach, My dad, a friend to a son!

It’s really an irony, instruments that were designed to bring people close have actually taken them apart. According to a study, depression in teenagers has increased because of social media platform, Facebook. Remember the good old days, where, as students, we used to write compositions and debate on advantages and disadvantages of technology. I still remember that one of the advantages was that it has made communication easy and has brought people closer.  But look at society today! Even if some friends are sitting at a table drinking coffee, the majority of their time is spent looking at their mobiles. Isn’t this an irony! Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Video call, and smartphones were designed so that people who don’t live nearby, or can’t talk to each other easily are able to communicate. We know what our friends are doing, what’s the major happening in their life and even though we are miles apart, be part of their life.  But (and that’s a big but), cases of depressio

Today is Women's Day, to be honest, which day isn't! The past year and the beginning of 2018 has seen a lot of movements to support & strengthen women. What everybody does not realize that women or the feminine gender is the as much an integral part of the fabric as any other being. There was a beautiful movie that was based society without women. It was complete chaos! I believe women are special in their own way, and in no way they need to prove anything to anybody. Rather, every day, they should feel special. They do so much, yet demand so little. Be it mother, girlfriend, wife, daughter sister, they embrace and absorb so much. This is to all women - grandmothers, mothers, teachers, aunts, sisters and nieces. If you could look past the flash light, If you could look into the future, There is darkness, There is nothingness without you. If we could understand you, If we could know you, We might not talk, We might not stand next to you. Happy Women&#

The festival of 'Holi' just ended. In one of the local newspapers I read an article about a group of youngsters urging people to allow stray dogs to live in house compounds and with the help of some locals, they were also building make-shift shelter homes. That was a really noble gesture because colors used in 'Holi' can harm animals. That led me to think, that when one festival can make people build animal shelters, then why don't we actually do so permanently. Now I might be ignorant and there might be some already in place. But when I see a stray dog, it makes confirms my notion. Recently, people have become quite active about animal rights, we have come a long way from making fun and jokes on 'Maenka Gandhi' for being so active in support of animals to actually starting pledges and NGO's to protect them. But still, there is dearth of good shelter homes for stray animals. It is time we started thinking about building proper care homes where str

Kabhi Yeh Kalpana Na Ki Thi, Ki Zindagi Itni Vyast Ho Jaegi. Dosto Ki Masti Duur Ho Jaegi, Chai Pe Hassi Yu Ruth Jaegi. Zindagi Ab Pehle Jesi Nahi, Ab Khel Kud Ki Jagah, Shift Timing Hai, Khanne Peene Ki Jagah, Pese Aur Kharche Ki Fikar Hai. Yaad Karna Nahi Chahta Beete Pallo Ko, Jeena Chahta Huin Fikkar Ko Udake, Ab Jesi Bhi Hai Zindagi, Jeeta Huin Isse Hassi Mein Udake.

Today after completing 26 years of my life, in which I have been in love since 2008 of which, the last year and half I have not even had the chance to say hello to the one I love! Well as strangely as it started, the same way it is alive in me. After a long lost journey I have realized that it is not necessary to see the one you love every day or to speak to her every day, or to be with her every day. All it requires is just the feeling and the realization of love. Though no longer with me, she is still the love of my life. No matter how sad or depressed I am, a memory flash is enough to bring me back to life. No matter how difficult the situation, a peak at her smiling face opens a flood of solutions. And she is still my biggest inspiration! I am not sure whether I will see her again or not, but I am glad that when I had the chance, I didn’t  leave any chance to be with her. I am glad that even if it was just for a few minutes, I made it a point to spend them with