Baagpan

बाग्पन में इन पलकों पे ख्वाब खूब सजाये थे

पढाई करते करते किताबों में drawing भी बनाये थे

फोर्मुलों में खोके हम बहुत ही पगलाए थे

दोस्तों के बीच बैठ के गप्पे भी बहुत लड़ाए थे

कभी तोह मिल जाये झलक उसकी ऐसे बहाने भी बनाये थे

Class से निकल कर रेगिस्टर भी सिग्न करवाए थे

जाके उनकी class में टीचर से बेबुनियाद सवाल भी उठाये थे

कभी कभी football की field पे टीम को पानी भी पिलाया था

सहेली से बातें करने के बहाने उसे फ़ोन भी लगाया था

सोच के लगता है शायद कभी अपना उल्लू भी बनाया था

अब वह लम्हे सोचे तोह होठों पे मुस्कान आती है

बाग्पन के वह दिन स्कूल की याद दिलाते है

Baagpan mein in palkon pe khwab khoob sajaye the

Padhai karte karte kitabon main drawing bi banaye the

Formulon mein khoke hum bahut hi the

Doston ke beech baith ke guppe bhi bahut ladaye the

Kabhi toh mil jaye jhalak uski aise bahane bhi banaye the

Class se nikal kar register bhi sign karvaye the

Jaake unki class mein teacher se bebooniyad sawaal bhi uthaye the

Kabhi kabhi football ki field pe team ko paani bhi pilaya tha

Saheli se baatein karne ke bahane use phone bhi lagaya tha

Soch ke lagta hai shayad kabhi apna ullu bhi banaya tha

Ab woh lamhe soche toh hothon pe muskaan aati hai

Baagpan ke woh din school ki yaad dilate hai

Khamoshi

पता है कुच्छ लव्जों में कह सकते है वह दिल की बात

शायद यह ख़ामोशी ज्यादा मुश्किल है उन लव्जों से

कहने सुनने की बातें तो होती रहेंगी उम्र भर

कभी यूँही पास में बैठो ख़ामोशी से

हमारी सांसों को सुनने दो तुम्हारी सांसों की सरगम

दिल की धड़कन को होने दो एहसास तुम्हारी करीबी का

खामोश इस माहोल में कभी हवा को कुच्छ गुन गुनाने दो

समंदर की लहरों को भी दिल को छु जाने दो

रेत में खींची यह लाखिरे धुल जाने दो

बस इस ख़ामोशी को एक फ़साना बन जाने दो

बस एक फ़साना बन जाने दो

कहने सुनने की बातें तो होती रहेंगी उम्र

Pata hai kucch lavzo mein keh sakte hai woh dil ki baat

Shayad yeh khamoshi zyada mushkil hai un lavzo se

Kehne sunne ki baatein toh hoti rahengi umra bhar

Kabhi yunhi paas mein baitho khamoshi se

Humari sanson ko sunne do tumhari sanson ki sargam

Dil ki dadkan ko hone do ehsaas tumhari kareebi ka

Khamosh is mahol mein kabhi hawa ko kucch gun gunane do

Samandar ki lehro ko bhi dil ko chu jaane do

Ret mein keenchi yeh lakhire dhul jaane do

Bas is khamoshi ko ek fasana ban jaane do

Bas ek fasana ban jaane do

Kehne sunne ki baatein toh hoti rahengi umra bhar

That Look

I know that look

I have seen it before

It grips you in its constraint

It holds you close

It analyses

It questions

It reserves its own decision

Look deep into my eyes

And I know what u are thinking

Ask me and I shall tell

Hold my hand cause I will guide you

Question my judgment & I will rationalize

I will be your balance

Balance the right and the wrong

Don’t just look at me like that

I have seen that look before

It hurt me bad

I am associated with one NGO that fights against Child Sexual Abuse called Arpan. The NGO essentially spreads awareness among parents about child sexual abuse and how you can save your children from it.

Children are very innocent and it is not only your girl child who is susceptible to sexual abuse but also the male child. We are looking for funds for the NGO.

I have tried to express what a child feels, when his sacred space is invaded.

My Soft brown eyes

My innocent little smile

I had these small hands

And my feet could barely take long strides

I held your hand

And just walked along

I trusted you

You took me inside

It felt so nice

You had big hands

And they just covered mine

It felt so warm

I wanted to giggle cause I felt so excited

You said you had a secret to share

I wanted to be the one to know

I wanted to know what you had to say

Then you got up

And touched me

It felt so warm at first

Then why did you shove me down

And showed me that thing

I was so scared, but I held on

Because I trusted you

You held me so tight

And rubbed me so bad

It hurt me

It hurt me really bad

I wanted to scream

But the voice never came out

I don’t know why you punished me

I think because I am bad

Don’t bad things happen to bad people?

You are here to punish me, right?

I will not say a word

Not a word to Mommy and Daddy

I don’t want you to punish them

I love them

I will take this punishment

So that they are happy

I trusted you so much

Then why did you do this to me?

It hurt me

It hurt me really bad

Please visit the links below and help our cause:

1. Male Survivors of Child Sex Abuse. a great resource - http://www.malesurvivor.org/myths.html

2. Story of a sexually abused child - http://www.mumbaikar.com/en/blog/post/shivalika-sharma/the-story-of-a-sexually-abused-child.html

3. Hope Runs: help ARPAN for the cause! http://bit.ly/53TAXJ #CSA http://www.bit.ly/HopeRuns

4. children silently suffer.... lets fight against ignorance. http://bit.ly/HRuns4

5. Sexual Offenders Use the Internet to Fast Track Abuse of Children http://bit.ly/515wEd

6. Hope Runs: Read more, support the cause http://hope-runs.blogspot.com/ & http://www.bit.ly/HopeRuns

7. Donate for the cause against Child Sex Abuse - http://www.bit.ly/HopeRuns

Naya naya

आज सुबह कुच्छ नया सा है

आज दिल में एक हलचल सी है

शायद कुछ बेकरारी या बेताबी

आसमान कभी दीखता है धरती पे

कभी लगता है धरती ले चली मुझे आसमान पे

होटों पे कभी एक मुस्कराहट आई

आँखें कभी इधर उधर मंडराई

जाने क्या नयी बात है

फिर भी आज सुबह कुच्छ नया सा है

Aaj subah kucch naya sa hai

Aaj dil main ek hulchul si hai

shayad kuch bekarari ya betaabi

Aasmaan kabhi dikhta hai dharti pe

Kabhi lagta hai dharti le chali mujhe aasmaan pe

Hoton pe kabhi ek muskurahat aayi

aankhein kabhi idhar udhar mandarayi

Jaane kya nayi baat hai

Phir bhi aaj subah kucch naya sa hai

My recipe...

http://fondoffood.blogspot.com/2009/10/jhat-pat-healthy-palak-chicken.html

Kisht

शब्दों की हेरा फेरी में

मुलाकातों की गुथी हम न सुलझा पाए

हमने तोह की थी दिल्लगी

पर यह रिश्ता हम न झुटला पाए

जो रिश्ता जुडा है हमारा तुमसे ज़िन्दगी

कुच्छ क़र्ज़ था शायद तुमपे

देना तो है वापस तुम्हे वो सब

मगर शायद थोडी और किश्ते लगेंगी

Shabdo ki hera pheri mein

Mulakaton ki guthi hum na suljha paye

Humne toh ki thi dillagi

Par yeh rishta hum na jhutla paye

Jo rishta juda hai humara tumse zindagi

Kucch karz tha shayad tumpe

Dena toh hai wapas tumhe woh sab

Magar shayad thodi aur kishte lagengi