Fifteen years ago, my daughter, who was then six years old, deftly delegated the task she was to complete to an unsuspecting father; to select a poem that could be read by her at school. I made the mistake of being presumptuous and thought I would compose a small poem myself, rather than […]
Archives for April, 2012
Apni Haqueeqat: My Reality NS Rajan: नि सु राजन Apni haqeeqat hum kahaan pehchante hain Kis muqaam pe pahunche hai, kya jante hain Mehfil mein dukh ke afsane kahe jao Tere haal pe log ab hasney waley hain Mere dil ke raaz aap bhala kyon jaane Khali mera daman tere labrez paimaane hain […]
Meri Bandagi: My Prayer NS Rajan : नि सु राजन Ibteda–e-ishq mein, dard-e-furqat ho to kyaa Jaari hai bandgee meri, khuda bhool jaye to kyaa Kis kaa khayaal hoon main, kis ka hoon hum-safar Dushmanon ke shahr mein, hum kuch bhi na ho to kyaa Phir milenge kitaabon mein sukhe phool ki tarah […]
Understanding the Young NS Rajan When I visited XLRI some months ago, I shared a thought with the batch passing out: ‘the best of me, perhaps, is behind me; the best of you is beckoning you.’ Over the years, it has been a great source of joy and learning to have worked with the younger […]