tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185584842009-04-25T06:07:43.847-07:00The most exciting part of life is that it goes on. That you have to enjoy while you are still fighting with the daily routine. That it is possible to be alive and happy in the world where everything may seem to be wrong. This is the beauty of it all.Anujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05516400754465036554noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18558484.post-89611549183898640562007-04-07T21:54:00.000-07:002007-04-07T22:29:00.196-07:00

शादी की तैयारियों के साथ नाच गाना तो जुडा ही रहता है। हमारे दोस्तों में दिपाली को शादियों के ख़ूब सारे गाने आते हैं। लेकिन वो आ नहीं पायी। शार्या, उसकी पुत्री का जन्म मेरी शादी से कुछ दिन पहले ही हुआ था। तो उस के लिए शादी में आना संभव नहीं था। उस की कमी खल तो रही ही थी।लेकिन उस समय नाचने गाने का मौका कौन छोड़ता है? सभी तैयार थे। श्वेता, अंकिता, संतोष चाची, सभी ने ख़ूब रंग जमाया गाने गा के। मैंने

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जूते चुराने की रसम का अपना ही मज़ा होता है।पूर्वा, आस्था, शिव्या और मेरी अन्य सालियां हम लोगों के खाना खाते ही मेरे से जूते मांगने आई। अब जूते ऐसे ही थोड़े दे दिए जाते हैं। तो उन से कहा कि जूते तो चुराने होते हैं। ऐसे मांगने पे थोड़े ही मिलते हैं। कुछ मेहनत तो करनी पड़ती है ना। तो बस, इतना कहना था की सब लडकियां जुट गयी। सभी मेरे पैरों की तरफ बड़ी। उन का मेरी ओर (मतलब मेरे पैरों कि ओर) बढ़ना था कि मैं

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शादी वाले दिन (मतलब रात को), मैं तो हँसे ही जा रहा था।कोई दुःखी होने कि बात ही नहीं थी। और यह तो है ही कि हँसते रहने पे अच्छी फोटो आती है :-)।In stead, शादी की photos आने के बाद सूर्या मुझे कह रही थी कि मुझे उसे बताना चाहिऐ था कि हंसने से फोटो अच्छी आती हैं।तो ना केवल फोटो अच्छी आई, सभी को देख के यह भी एहसास हुआ कि मैं खुश हूँ :-)। और खुश तो मैं था ही। इस लिए नहीं कि "आखिरकार शादी हो गयी" लेकिन

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हिंदी में blog लिखने का मज़ा ही अलग हैएक दम से internet ज़्यादा अपना सा लगता है अब बहुत सारे और लोग भी इस माध्यम से मेरा लिखा हुआ पढ़ सकते हैंअच्छा लग रह हैज़्यादा आजादी महसूस हो रही है एक नयी ऊर्जा का एहसास भी है जिन्दगी और लेखन अब ज़्यादा अच्छा है

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अपनी बरात में घोड़ी पे चड़ने के नाम से बहुत लोग कतराते हैं... जाने क्यों?कोई इस चीज़ से घबराता है कि घोड़ी दुलत्ती मारेगी, तो कोई इस चीज़ से कि घोड़ी हिलेगी ही ;)लेकिन मुझे तो अच्छा ही लगा इस लिहाज़ में कि मैं सभी लोगों को आराम से देख पा रहा था और कि एक राजसी सवारी का सा एहसास हो रह था... सभी खुश थे शायद इस लिए कि एक और बकरा हलाल हो गया या शायद इस लिए कि मेरी शादी थी :) लेकिन मैं उन कि ख़ुशी का

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Today is Teachers' day. Teachers have a big role to play in every human being's life. However, at times we limit the concept of teachers to only the teachers who teach us in schools. Life is a great teacher in itself.So, today is also Life's Day. We have to decide the life to the fullest and be happy.Life gives us opportunities to help others and be happy. We have to seize them and also

Anujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05516400754465036554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18558484.post-1157298418737698462006-09-03T08:32:00.000-07:002006-10-25T08:31:14.920-07:00

As we closed our CSH meeting today (CSH stands for Community Service Hour, a meeting of the non-profit organization that I volunteer with - AID Delhi) and moved out of Meera Aunty's house, I noticed a really big spider... Walking down towards us...It was enchanting... I had never seen this big a spider - must be 2 inches in diameter - on the Delhi streets... At once I related it with the creepy

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mujhe chot lag gayi...aur abhi dard ho raha hai...am feeling giddy... will write more later...

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Shiv ji is reverred for his immense power and a very strong ability to forgive (and forget about the wrong-doing of ) the devotee...If you read my other blog - esp. the article on Prayers - you will realize that when we pray to a diety, then the image that we capture in our mind is actually the qualities that we want to imbibe in ourselves.For example, when I am praying to Shiv ji, I can also

Anujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05516400754465036554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18558484.post-1147015704202127162006-05-07T08:25:00.000-07:002006-10-25T08:31:14.744-07:00

I had read this quote some time back... don't even remember where... but yes, it meant something like 'set a target of doing one good deed for someone - everyday, and you will be a happy man'...I was always onto it... I assumed that my working with AID was good enough as a good deed... Yes it definitely is... No doubts about that... I am definitely a very satisfied person... happy with life,

Anujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05516400754465036554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18558484.post-1146504360433489572006-05-01T10:11:00.000-07:002006-10-25T08:31:14.628-07:00

Life is colorful.But colors are not always bright. They can also be gloomy. But then we also see that both co-exist and juxtapose to add contrast and great learning.I started the day with congratulating Neeraj on his marraige anniversary (was yesterday). He thanked us and mentioned that when they were out for dinner yesterday, he bumped into Neeru. He did not know that she was undergoing

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In September 2001, Amit, Dipali, Rekha, Archana, Ashu, Priya, Lippika and obviously myself had gone for an outing to Mussorie. The trip was pure enjoyment. Right from the start of train journey to return to Delhi.The photographs of the trip still take us back to those nostalgic days.Its been almost 5 years to the trip. However, the magic still remains. A lot has changed since then. Amit, Dipali,

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Looks like a reasonable topic... The posting is possibly not going to be this reasonable. Its going to be anything but reasonable...Colors are beautiful. They should be appreciated for the joy that they create.However my brief stint in the US has distorted my way of thinking with respect to colors. Light pink or for that matter any light pastel color is not a color that a guy in the US will wear

Anujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05516400754465036554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18558484.post-1144082108255172002006-04-03T09:25:00.000-07:002006-10-25T08:31:14.448-07:00

As soon as I wrote the title to this post I realized that someone would think that this is about the nudist line of thought...As much as I may want to be at the recieving end of the nudist view, I don't have a body to desire to be a part of the nudist camp myself... This post is definitely not about the nudist way of life.This post is about the fact that clothes don't matter to me that much... I

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It is holi today, and I am reminded of an old tradition that is somehow lost in the past now. I still relish it though and would love to revive it. This post is an attempt in that direction.When my grandmother (Biji) was relatively young, she used to prepare what she called "mann". It is a sweet bread made on the ocassion of choti holi. Before I go any further, I think that it is pertinent for me

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For the past few days, I would regularly hear some cries at night while working on my desktop. I had seen a cat carrying a small kitten a few days back. I assumed that this would be that kitten, wailing for its mother while the cat went looking for food.In the meanwhile, one of our regular canine visitors had been pregnant for some time. Three days back, she came without the pregnancy. I wondered

Anujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05516400754465036554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18558484.post-1141262716332642872006-03-01T17:21:00.000-08:002006-10-25T08:31:14.271-07:00

I mentioned in my earlier post that I was led into buying the yogavatar Krishan ji from Dilli Haat. On my way back home, I was constantly thinking about how and where to place him such that I cherish having got him.I thought of having him in our in-house temple. But knowing that I rarely spend more than 5 minutes there, I did not feel very comfortable doing that.I thought of giving it to my

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Yesterday was a good day. It was Maha-shivratri. It is considered to be one of the biggest festivals in North India. Almost all Gurus value this day highly. Millions of people meditated yesterday. It created enormous amount of positive energy in the world. I hope that things look better for all beings.For me the day was definitely good. I was supposed to go to Sri Sri Ravishankar ji's meditation

Anujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05516400754465036554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18558484.post-1139934665140619572006-02-14T08:05:00.000-08:002006-10-25T08:31:14.159-07:00

I have thought over it multiple times - how important is Valentines day in the scheme of things when you love someone.This day motivates people to express their love to the loved ones. However, love can not end at that. Love is not a day's phenomenon, it is a life-long commitment. I read about a story which had a old couple who had been playing a kind of "find it out" game for past 40-50 years of

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Birthdays are clearly special times. You expect people to do special things for you.One of my most memorable birthdays was when I had just returned from the US. 2 years back. My cousin was getting married on that date, so we were at his place a few days in advance. On the eve of my birthday all of us (means the whole big Indian family) had got together to sing songs and have some fun and frolic.

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However cloudy the day may sound from below, the sun is always shining above the clouds.This is an interesting statement. It can also be read as - however bad your day might be going, something good is still happening to you, though you might not be in a position to appreciate it just yet.Another way to look at it is - however sad and dark your life might look, when you rise above the clouds of

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I had a small puppy living outside my house (now this may sound quite uncommon to a lot of audience, but street dogs are common in India). He would look at me with immense love. He would come and sit in my lap, play there for hours at stretch.His brother also loved me. But he was a bit scared of us all. It was not easy for him to put faith in a human being - after all, we are not his kind :).

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Change is the way of life. Just like life, change is also permanent.It is the possibility of change that has kept humanity alive, and the spirit to live on kicking. For, everything is not as we want - and we live on to make things the way they should be (at least from where we see them).Mahatma Gandhi said, "Be the change that you want to see in this world".His words are powerful. We can be the

Anujhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05516400754465036554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18558484.post-1130920464016533692005-11-02T00:28:00.000-08:002006-10-25T08:31:13.878-07:00

To be alive is a great gift.A lot of us just squander it away - in fear of something that may not happen. Or in anticipation of things that may happen. While it is important to save for the future and think about it, for it is the possibilities in the future that offer us the ability to dream, it is equally important to make best use of the present, because its only by utilizing the "present"

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