Mundane Myriad

Koi toh ye kehde, Apna banaya mujhe apna soch ke, Bagair sawal ke, bina kuch apne baare me soch ke, Koi toh ye kehde apna banaya mujhe apna soch ke...... Hazar khwab liye roz raat aati hai, Aankhon me basaale mujhe koi sapna soch ke, Koi toh ye kehde apna banaya mujhe apna soch ke.... Hogi kamjori unki bhi jevarat ki, Gale se lagale mujhe kabhi wo gehna soch ke, Koi toh ye kehde apna banaya mujhe apna soch ke.... Woh mere khayal ka kirdaar hai magar, Meri aankhon me jhanke to kabhi, aaina soch ke, Koi toh yeh kehde apna banaya mujhe apna soch ke...... By Abanish Mishra & Supriti Mishra

As I glanced at the horizon of immense possibilities, Found the footprints of many unsung heroes and heroines Told myself, "this is how it was supposed to be... and this is how it will be". Let me be just one of the many soldiers, And march ahead because it's the journey that matters, Not the destination, To live every moment and embrace life as it comes.

The warrior in me, Waging a war with everyone around me Who violate rules, violate decency, And those who violate humanity. As I wade through the traffic, am always at war with that auto driver Who would never be in his track, break traffic rules but glare at me as if I’m the offender, And that traffic police who would neither control the auto and bus drivers Nor the red beacon and star marked cars, But will always be after my life to ensure that I obey the rules. And look at that youth who we thought as the demographic dividend, Merrily listening to his loud music in the earphone while zooming past in his bike on the road And that girl with the hottest fashion statement Crossing the road with the mobile phone pressed into her ear.     I turned into a tourist site to have some fun and peace Heard from someone, those have become targets for terrorist strikes, Found loads of people crowding the place spewing out wrappers, bottles and the like, Thou

While I was waiting for the immigration check in the long queue in Milan, someone muttered from behind, "Bro! Isn't there a smaller queue?" Pat comes the reply, "Abbe! Nahin hai." And few slangs flew expressing dissatisfaction with the Italian immigration staff for putting them in the wretched queue... and you know your Indian bro is around, perennially impatient for no reason, particularly in queues & roads  😳 😳 Was quite surprised to find many of o ur long lost bros from across the border, our country cousin Bangladesh, mostly as travel agents and shop keepers in the street shops in Florence & Rome, trying to talk to you in Hindi for your somewhat Indian look or accent, few catching me while chatting with my Odiya friends in Odiya for its close association with their language Bengali... So one of these Bangladeshi country cousins, sold me a ticket for a one day sightseeing tour company, hop-on-hop-off Pink bus tour that offered audio guide in

"I'll pray for you and for your wellbeing"- he said. "Can you do anything for me? What about the society which will scorn at me, now that all damage is done," she asked. "Sorry, I'm really sorry. I have a family. I got swayed by your beauty, but I realise about my mistake. It was wrong", he said. And he moved on and stayed with his family happily thereafter. The family of the man heaved a sigh of relief and thanked God. The society hailed him as "subah ka bhula shyam ko wapas aa jaye toh usse bhula nahin kehte" (if a man realises his mistake and mends it later, he is no longer a culprit). The girl sobbed, cried, got depressed, thought of committing suicide after being spurned by the family and the society for being characterless. The family tried to cover up the issue as much as possible before the relatives and the society while finding out a groom for her in all haste. This has been the story line in many movies,

राह चलते कोई मुसाफ़िर अपनो से ज़्यादा अपना लगता है कुछ नहीं तो दो कदम साथ तो चलता है अपने तो ऐसे ही मुंह फेर लेते हैं. जब अपने मुकर जातें हैं और कोई अनजाना सा आप के पास आप के साथ खड़ा होता है शायद उसीको लोग फ़रिश्ता कहते हैं. भगवान को मंदिर में ढूँडने से कहाँ मिलते हैं अपने ही आस पास ढुंडलो या खुद ही की अंदर में झांकलो वोही कोने में भगवान भी है और हैवान भी.