Meri Bandagi: My Prayer

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

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 […]

Anjaam: Conclusion

Anjaam: Conclusion   NS Rajan     Palkon ke jharokhe mein  pyaar kaa paigaam Manzil-e-ishq  door nahi, chalna hai do gaam Darwaazaa khud khole, woh sharmaate hue Aayaa ab samajh mein, aarzoo kaa anjaam     पलकों  के  झरोखे  में   प्यार  का  पैगाम  मंजिल -ऐ-इश्क   दूर  नहीं , चलना  है  दो  गाम  दरवाज़ा  खुद  खोले , वोह  शर्माते  […]

Leadership: Triumph in Adversity

Leadership: Triumph in Adversity NS Rajan Leading a team is difficult indeed, and leading them in a crisis is exponentially more difficult. How you rally the team when the chips are down and your ability to create positive expectations is the real litmus test of a leader. “Sweet are the uses of adversity”, observed Shakespeare, […]

The Real Hero

The Real Hero  NS Rajan The quest for the legendary “hero”, a simple panacea to solve all our problems, is often a mirage. Groups do not become teams just because someone calls them so. Nor do teamwork drills alone ensure team performance. The deemed heroes may play a significant role in pursuits that are individualistic […]

Ennikalu: Elections

ఎన్నికలు : Elections NS Rajan: ని సు రాజన్   ఎదలో  రొద ఎదో  భాధ  నరనరాన  ప్రతి  ఎముకన  మరి  ప్రాకుతోంది  నిస్సహాయత  ఆశతో  వోటేసిన  ప్రతినుధులు ఏమ్పిలై  ఆశలను  మట్టికలిపి  పార్టీలను  మార్చారు  పదవుల  చదరంగంపై  వీళ్ళు పడి  చస్తున్నారు  వేచాను   ఎన్నికలకు  విసిరివేద్దాం వీళ్ళనని ఐదేళ్లకు తిరిగి  వచ్హాయి ఎన్నికలు మరోసారి ఇద్దరు  నిలబడ్డారు  అటువంటి  వాళ్లేను వోటుంది చేతిలో  వేసేది  ఎవరికో  చేసేసాను  సమర్పణం  గంగలోన  నా  వోటు  దుర్భాగ్యం  ఇది  దుర్మార్గం  మనసు  మండింది  కడుపు  ఎండింది  […]

Sote Hue Armaan: Dormant Wishes

Sote Hue Armaan: Dormant Wishes NS Rajan   Shabnam se dhuli shafaq hai tabassum teri Jo dil ki girah kholti hai aarzoo bhari    Yaar ab taaza karo mera jaam tamanna bhara Lakht-e-jigar ki chashm-e-shokh pyaar se bhari   Jaag uthe seene mein sote hue armaan Jab baandhe hue teri zulfon ki aabshaar giri   […]

A Dream’s Delight

A Dream’s Delight NS Rajan   As the hammock gently sways, I watch her winsome ways Under the shade of sylvan palms, she turns on all her charms Flowing locks caressed by wind, cherry lips, eyes so kind Glowing cheeks, her smile benign, beauteous face divine   Vernal spirit in joyous mood, there the angel […]

In Search of Magic Moments

In Search of Magic Moments NS Rajan    We are all indeed too caught up with the world , leading an event filled life, moment to moment, never  finding enough time for reflection, which can perhaps enrich all the moments to be. William Wordsworth in his evocative sonnet laments wistfully that “The world is too […]

Seek Not Our Land

Seek Not Our Land NS Rajan   How can you buy or sell The sky or warmth of the land? Can you steal the sound of a shell? Or plunder the sea of its sand?   What is free, who are we to bequeath? Air shares spirit – supports all life Wind that gives us […]