Litmus test

वादों का क्या है ; टूटते हैं ,जार जार होते हैं | अदाओं का क्या है ; पल दो पल का पिंजर है , अक्सर कितने शिकार होते हैं || बंद आँखों में तो यादें झलकती है | निशब्द ,निशांत कहीं दूर गलियों में खोती हुई ; कहीं कंधे पे सर रखकर रोती हुई ; कहीं समझती हुई ,कहीं समझाती हुई ; दूरियों को सिल्क में समेटे दो पहिये पे ढोती हुई || इन यादों से  कहो आज नींद से पहले ना आये | इनसे कहो वक़्त बेवक्त ना सताये|| आखिर कब तक चलता रहेगा ये सिलसिला ? दो नैना सीधे साधे से, दो नैना भोले भाले से, छीन  रहे हम से हम को ये जुल्फें काले काले से | आखिर कब तक चलता रहेगा ये सिलसिला ? ये सब्नम ,सितारे ये नैन ,ये नक्श ये सब के सब मुझे ही क्यूँ आजमाते हैं ! आ लौट के आजा मेरे मीत तुझे मेरे गीत बुलाते हैं || स्वप्न को संभालने का अब वक़्त कहाँ हैं ? दो टूक बांचने का अब वक़्त कहाँ है ? कुछ ख्वाइश के चिठ्ठे ,  इतने प्यासे हैं , कब शाम आती है , कब सहर आता है और जाने कब ये चले जाते हैं ; बस अफ़सोस के कुछ लफ्ज़ हैं घड़ी घड़ी सताते हैं | वो शहर ,वो शमाँ वो उल्फत ,वो कारवां...

Some of my colleagues must be quivering "et tu ...." Yes, I am  and I am among the late reflector to take on the so smartly called, seditious section of our constitution, that is considered to be a sagacious brain child groomed during its initio under the tutelage of Dr prasad ,and Dr Ambedker . Yes I am and I am talking about section 124-A,Indian penal Code. I wonder if some day some quiz master will frame "what is common in Mahatma Gandhi,Tilak,Dr binayak sen,Arundhati Roy  and the latest Aseem Trivedi ?" yes, its section 124-A. one of the sample cartoon by Aseem Trivedi. Section 124-A talks in a very simple language. 124A. Sedition.— Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards. the Government established by law in  [India],  shall be punished with  [imprisonment for life], to which f...

There are certain relationships which are written on sands.I personally feel I have many  of that sort in my collection. The first teacher i was chanced to come across must be my mom, to be precise "mummy" I call.Possibly  it should have been my opportunity to get the best teacher to open the inning of academic career.Truth is rare people get a B.Ed post graduate to learn the abc of abc.... I feel that short span should be considered the most lovely,enthrilling and sweetest phase of my life.She is not the one teacher in the street who is concerned with the pros and cons of what to learn.Her class always started with why to learn and always concluded with how to learn.And the rest of the thing she used to leave up to me. That short period of my life taught me many things beyond my academics.Even today when I take to pen and paper I do not eat any thing,...for she always underlined the tagline try to love your subject,try to respect your instrument. But soon things chang...