Rang Birange Rishtey

Kuch ajnabi kuch kareebi hote hain rishtey,
Kabhi ek chammach namak, kabhi ek chammach shehed hote hain rishtey..

Kuch jaandaar kuch bejaan hote hain rishtey,

Kabhi oss ki boond, kabhi jalta angaar hote hain rishtey..

Ik hi pal mei hansi aur aansu dono hote hain rishtey,

Kabhi apno ki ruswaayi, kabhi gairon ka pyaar hote hain rishtey..

Kabhi dor se kabhi sirf ehsaason se jude hote hain rishtey,

Kuch barson lambe magar feeke, kuch ta-umr ankahe magar sachhe hote hain rishtey.. 

Kabhi chhu lete hain dil ko, kabhi dil ka dard hote hain rishtey,

Kabhi ek misra, kabhi ek ashaar, kabhi poori nazm hote hain rishtey..

Samajho to zindagi na samjho to azaab hote hain rishtey,

Kabhi aankhon mei band sapne, kabhi muthhi mei band ret hote hain rishtey..

Nature and Mee

Nature fascinates all of us in one or other ways. And I being a nature lover get surprised by its various colors. Few days back I started to write something about winters in north India, specifically in Delhi, this year but could not write anything substantive. Then after few days of discarding that draft I started writing this. J J

Being a mountain native, I love mountains. The whole aura of mountain is just so peaceful and relaxing and if you handover yourself to this boon of Mother Nature you will feel as if you are in heaven. May be this is the reason, people who live in mountains are so cheerful and always smiling in spite of the fact that they have tougher life compared to us.

Though I could not visit my own village in past few years but mountains never fail to call me into their lap in last 6 years. Either it’s my own Valley of Nainital, or Heaven on Earth Kashmir, beautiful Hill Station on Aravali Range Mount Abu or Queen of mountains Mussoori, a pilgrimage to Mata Vaisho devi in Jammu or breath taking views at Nilgiri Hills of Ooty and Coonoor.

My love for nature increased exponentially when I get a chance to visit Mumbai in 2007. I saw only very popular places of Mumbai in my first visit but when I saw the huge Arabian Sea in front of me, like my name I was feeling like Meen (fish) J  who was dying to touch the salt water. I had never seen such a big water body earlier in my life. Only water and water till the place you could see. I was still amazed and a child inside me was jumping with happiness, and then I saw the first sun set of my life standing on a sea shore. Orange colored sun painted whole sky in orange and red color, the sea which was of grey color earlier slowly turned into the color of melted gold. The noise of waves were vanished and it feels like sea went busy for welcoming the setting sun. A awe stricken Mee who had seen only heavenly beautiful sunrises of mountains was standing on stones at shore making exact picture in my mind of that beautiful sunset.

But it doesn’t mean that only mountain and sea shores are beautiful. If you look at clouds and sunrise or sunset in your own city wherever you are you would find it beautiful. Even the washed roads and trees and smell of earth are same everywhere after rains. Yeah being a north Indian and spend whole my life in Lucknow I know it is not possible in the month of April, May and June (effect of Tropic of cancer crossing from India) when temperature rises to 40+ everyday but still we can enjoy the changing weather, rains, clouds, sunsets, sunrises wherever we are.

As a popular saying goes beauty lies in the eye of the beheld.  J

So open you arms everyday to embrace the beauty of Mother Nature and get refresh and recharged for the day.

Here are some of my clicks.. J  

Humne sitaron ko nyota diya tha kl

Humne sitaron ko nyota diya tha kl

humare ghr aake theher jaayein ek raat

pehle to mana kr rahe the,

muh bana rahe the ajeeb ajeeb sa..

fir jaane kya soojhi unko, aur

achaanak hi aa k baith gaye mere aangan mein..

shayad mera udaas chehra dekh liya tha,

mere chehre pe unki na ka gum bhi padh liya tha,

ya fir shayad mehsus kr liya tha sannata mere ghr ka.

kuch apni bhi kehne lage

kuch mujhe kehne ko bhi kaha unhone.

ajnabi nhi the wo tare zara se bhi mere liye

roz hi to dekhti hu inhe timtimaate door aasmaan mein

kitna sookon dete hai ye din bhar ki thaki aankhon ko

koi sapne bun leta hai.. koi shikayat kr leta hai..

kitne apno ko dhundte nihaarte hain inki taraf,

aur kitne apno ko pane ki duayein bhi krte hain inhe dekh kr.

raat bhar yunhi gushup karte huye

kab raat guzar gayi aur kb subah ho gayi pata hi nhi chala

maine fir kaha unse ab thoda aaram tum bhi kr lo

mera bistar khaali hi pada hai aaj yahin so lo

shayad wo bhi mujhe apna samajhne lage the

kuch pal k liye hi sahi, thodi der aur rukna chah rahe the

isliye ruk gaye mere kehne par.

itne maasoom lag rahe the soye huye

ek halki si muskaan bhi thi unke chehre par

fir mujhe khayal  aaya k ek khushi to mere dil mei bhi thi

waisi hi muskaan to mere chehre pr bhi thi.

ab roz aane ka wada le lungi mai bhi inse jaane se pehle

haan kam se kam khair khabar to milti rehni chahiye naye doston ki..

Humne sitaron ko nyota diya tha kl

humare ghr aake theher jaayein ek raat

pehle to mana kr rahe the,

muh bana rahe the ajeeb ajeeb se

fir jaane kya soojhi unko aur

achaanak hi aa k baith gaye mere aangan mein..

Ibaadat ho jaye

Likh de agar afsaana-e-dil khuda jaane kya qayamat ho jaye,

Tera hi tas'savur ho aur har ehsaas tere naam ho jaye..

Rubaru ho aaine k aur tere kareeb hone ki aahat ho jaye,

Tujhe chhune ki koshish mei fir khud se mohabbat ho jaye..

Jo mehsus krte hain tere liye keh dein agar teri ijazat ho jaye,

Shamil ho gar marzi bhi teri, meri adni si mohabbat ibaadat ho jaye...

इक दौर यादों का कुछ यूँ चल पड़ा

इक दौर यादों का कुछ यूँ चल पड़ा,

इक मुसाफिर अपने शहर से जैसे निकल गया, 

मंजिल की खोज में फिरता है दर-बदर, 

कभी थक के कहीं बैठ गया, कभी फिर मीलों तन्हा चला गया।।।

इक दौर यादों का कुछ यूँ चल पड़ा,

अँधेरी बस्ती में, कम तेल में जैसे इक दीप जल गया 

उजाले बांटने में हवाओं से लड़ता है बेपनाह,

कोई जलता देख गया, कोई बुझता छोड़ गया।।

इक दौर यादों का कुछ यूँ चल पड़ा, 

मंदिर में जैसे कोई फ़रियाद कर गया,
चुपचाप खड़ा है, सर भी झुका है,
कोई अपनी ही कह गया, कोई उसकी भी सुन गया।।

इक दौर यादों का कुछ यूँ चल पड़ा, 

ऊँचे पहाड़ पर जैसे बादल सा घिर गया,
खूब झूम के बरसा है हर ओर हर तरफ,
पहले मस्त वो नचा बारिश को देख कर, टूटी थी झोपडी फिर जी भर के रो दिया।।।

एक आम सा ख़ास दिन...

ये दिन भी शुरू हुआ था,
हर रोज़ की तरह !
खुद को धकेलते उठते,
बाथरूम में गए थे कछुए की तरह !!

आँखें भी नही खुली थी ठीक से,
जब ब्रश उठाया था !
टूथपेस्ट लगा के मुह में डाल,
धीरे धीरे घुमाया था !!

फिर घडी पे नज़र डालते ही,
रफ़्तार शताब्दी हो गयी !
आँखों में बची नींद भी,
झट से उड़ गयी !!

एक गैस पे दूध और,
दुसरे पर चाय चढ़ा दी थी !
टारगेट ऐसा था के दूध गरम
होते होते, पूरी सब्जी काट दी थी !!

दूध उतारते गैस से,
हाथ बर्तन पे लग गया था !
ठण्ड में सफ़ेद ऊँगली का रंग,
तुरंत लाल पड़ गया था !!

उस ऊँगली को मुह में डाल,
दुसरे हाथ से कढाई चढ़ाई !
चाय छान के रखने के बाद,
हमने फिर सब्जी बनायीं !!

चाय बेचारी कप में से,
ऐसे निहार रही थी !
कब पियूंगी उसे मै, मुरझाई
आँखों से ये जता रही थी !!

मैंने देख के उसकी तरफ,
सोचा था बहुत प्यार से !
कुछ देर और रुक जा,काम
निपटा के पियूंगी आराम से !!

आधी जली आधी कच्ची,
रोटी भी सेक ली थी !
और रोटी सब्जी डब्बे में,
पैक भी कर ली थी!!

कमरे का दरवाज़ा बंद करते करते,
एक और बार शीशे में झाँका !
चलते चलते आँखों में, काजल का
एक और राउण्ड मारा !!

एक फ़ोन कॉल ने,
एक अजब एहसास दिला दिया !
एक आम से दिन को,
अचानक से ख़ास बना दिया !! 

दोस्त की ज़िन्दगी से,
गम दूर हो गया था !
खुशियों का  नया फूल,
जीवन में खिल गया था !!

ख़तम हो गए थे,
अँधेरे उसके घर के !
दुआ थी इन उजालों से संवार ले,
सुबह शाम अपने मन के !!

हर गम आने वाली,
ख़ुशी की पुकार है !
चल फिर उठ जा आज फिर,
एक नयी शुरुआत है!!

Smoking is Injurious to health

                                         It causes Cancer

        

We all read all these warnings written on every cigarette shop or anywhere it is being sold and also keeps telling others. I wonder people who smokes also read this. They also know it then why they smoke? Then why do they get into a habit of killing themselves? Something that shows immediate effect on your health, is only harmful? I ask a question to everyone I meet who smokes is why they smoke? And I get common answers like ‘they are addicted now’, ‘it helps them to reduce their stress’, ‘I want to quit but can’t’.

If I say something why smoking is injurious, which is medically proven,

Inhaling the vaporized gas form of substances into the lungs is a quick and very effective way of delivering drugs into the bloodstream (as the gas diffuses directly into the pulmonary vein, then into the heart and from there to the brain) and affects the user within less than a second of the first inhalation. The incomplete combustion produced by burning plant material, like tobacco or cannabis, produces carbon monoxide, which impairs the ability of blood to carry oxygen when inhaled into the lungs. Inhaling smoke into the lungs, no matter the substance, has adverse effects on one's health.

How Smoking affects one’s health

A waxy substance called plaque buildup in the arteries. Overtime, plaque hardens & narrows your arteries. This limits the flow of oxygen-rich blood to your organs & other parts of your body.

Smoking also is a major risk factor for peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.). P.A.D. is a condition in which plaque builds up in the arteries that carry blood to the head, organs, and limbs. People who have P.A.D. are at increased risk for heart disease, heart attack, and stroke.

Far from acting as an aid for mood control, nicotine dependency seems to exacerbate stress. This is confirmed in the daily mood patterns described by smokers, with normal moods during smoking and worsening moods between cigarettes. Thus, the apparent relaxant effect of smoking only reflects the reversal of the tension and irritability that develop during nicotine depletion. Dependent smokers need nicotine to remain feeling normal.

Any amount of smoking, even light smoking or occasional smoking, damages the heart and blood vessels.

Secondhand smoke also can harm the heart and blood vessels. Secondhand smoke is the smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe. Secondhand smoke also refers to smoke that's breathed out by a person who is smoking.

Secondhand smoke contains many of the same harmful chemicals that people inhale when they smoke. Secondhand smoke can damage the hearts and blood vessels of people who don't smoke in the same way that active smoking harms people who do smoke. Secondhand smoke greatly increases adults' risk of heart attack and death.

Then why people smoke? Why they take their own life so casually? Why they put other's life into danger.

I thought to write something on smoking many days back after having discussion with few friends. And I became very furious when one of them said there is nothing bad in it and it is totally one’s choice. For me there should not be any matter of choice, there is nothing good in smoking. It gives instant relief from stress but as explained above it makes your more dependent on nicotine to feel normal. If there was any matter of choice then why we teach our children that it is injurious to health.

I never smoked and never want to. But I am highly affected by passive smoking. In public places I often have to face such people. And I have to move away from that place immediately. I feel very restless with little amount of smoke. I am an asthma patient since childhood and always try to stay away from smoke. Few smokes i can't avoid as from vehicles. But i can't stop someone smoking in public places. Though it is banned and one has to pay fine if someone catches them smoking at public place. But who cares as policemen hardly take this law seriously. I have seen many policemen smoking at public place on duty. Distance between my office and nearest metro station is around 1.2 km and in a stretch of 150mt there are 4-5 shops of cigarettes. One year back there was only one but it is increasing day by day. Every shop has a board smoking is injurious of health and selling cigarettes to kids below 18 years is punishable offense but nobody checks id before selling cigarettes or any other smoking object. While walking to metro station, not even a single day is passed when I didn’t cough. People smoke and pollute my air and I could not do anything except holding my breath while passing them or give them disgusted look.

My boss in previous company was a chain smoker; he used to sit out of office in a open hall (un-constructed part of office) because he had a habit to smoke while working and he can’t smoke in his centralized AC Chamber; which affected his health badly. Later on we came to know he has cancer in his tongue and doctor clearly said it is because of smoking. He had his tongue transplant surgery. His tongue was transplanted through a small slice taken from his thigh skin and connected to tongue. He couldn’t speak or eat anything for few days and when start speaking his voice was not clear. Even today after 2 years of operation his words are not perfect. It’s like speaking while keeping something in your mouth.

It’s your life, choice is yours. Don’t choose smoking,

Choose Life. A healthy life for you, your family and your Society