tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63594610353476598782024-03-06T02:30:11.396+05:30VIVACIOUS PUERILEWords and Words are all I have......Surbhi Bafnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730739059204687657noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359461035347659878.post-14994263204769306582020-05-11T16:44:00.005+05:302020-07-12T19:29:53.895+05:30The Peapod<div><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7GtUpc0b0FA/Xrkyd5AE4GI/AAAAAAAAC9c/4HiZcs6RNWwimWM2EW9ogALSkYzEAc08wCK4BGAsYHg/b56166e45ce1083ce5a3ad56420db2c6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="864" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7GtUpc0b0FA/Xrkyd5AE4GI/AAAAAAAAC9c/4HiZcs6RNWwimWM2EW9ogALSkYzEAc08wCK4BGAsYHg/w200-h200/b56166e45ce1083ce5a3ad56420db2c6.jpg" width="200" /></font></a></div><p></p></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><br /></font></div><font color="#9c27b0" face="georgia" size="2">Pondering were you when I was brought home<br />And so was I.<br />Someone from the dustbin just met someone so rustic<br />Then began the story</font><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;"><font color="#b51200" face="georgia" size="2">Pencils were broken and papers were torn<br />But no word was scribbled<br />For you and I always scuffled</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7egSPQWmvxM/XrkyfNkozkI/AAAAAAAAC9o/UpRg8HMqv7MV_LATyR4M4VJCl2oqM5U9gCK4BGAsYHg/unnamed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="485" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7egSPQWmvxM/XrkyfNkozkI/AAAAAAAAC9o/UpRg8HMqv7MV_LATyR4M4VJCl2oqM5U9gCK4BGAsYHg/w189-h200/unnamed.jpg" width="189" /></font></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;"><font color="#3367d6" face="georgia" size="2">The epitome of goodness in you<br />Shadowed a little on me<br />Learning everyday from you<br />Fighting every quarter with you<br />I secretly wished to be just like you.</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;"><font color="#f57c00" face="georgia" size="2">But you are only one<br />Who cannot be replicated<br />So emulated I, a little of you<br />Standing short under you</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;"><font color="#0f9d58" face="georgia" size="2">Enough of praises<br />enough of adulation<br />All sacked by you <br />Spare a little for me<br />Or I will snatch</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;"><font color="#7b1fa2" face="georgia" size="2">This is how a war was waged between this duo<br />Which often met truce of love<br />But bomb droppings continued till date<br />Regardless of how much destruction you have caused<br />You still remain the best nuclear arsenal<br />To whom I will never surrender</font></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ps2I9Z1vLDk/XrkyeuboxqI/AAAAAAAAC9k/rPptD10c2yA-f10_ufyQl9vNygtfrqGGwCK4BGAsYHg/sister-brother-20328137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="800" height="194" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ps2I9Z1vLDk/XrkyeuboxqI/AAAAAAAAC9k/rPptD10c2yA-f10_ufyQl9vNygtfrqGGwCK4BGAsYHg/w200-h194/sister-brother-20328137.jpg" width="200" /></font></a></p></div><font color="#3367d6" face="georgia" size="2">Gracias!</font><div><font face="georgia" size="2">
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">खुद को कर इतना बुलंद कि</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">हौंसलो की पतवार बन जाए</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">आंधी तूफान तुझसे डर जाये</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">और जो कोई तेरे पथ में आये</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">काफिले में तेरे जुड़ जाये</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">नैया तेरी पार लगाने</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">और कोई नहीं</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">तू ही आएगा</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">ऐ बन्दे उठ</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">जल्दी से खे ले अपनी नैया</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">दूर किनारे कोई है खड़ा</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">शायद तेरे इंतज़ार में</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">बढ़ा हाथ मदद का</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">काफिला तेरे पीछे है खड़ा</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">पानी के उफान की ले मदद</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">नैया अपनी पार लगा</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">मुस्कानों से भरी वो निगाहें</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">खड़ी मिलेंगी तेरे स्वागत सत्कार में</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Blacks and whites</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Only two colors to move</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Life is a chess</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With a different move </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Either the king or the queen</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All protected by the pawns</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am a pawn amongst them all</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To protect the king of dream</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The queen of sheen</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Go for the next move,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For you are the pawn, the special pawn</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The tiny pawn, the savior pawn</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Life is a chess with me as the pawn</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let's make the move </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To protect the king</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To save the queen</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For you are the pawn, the savior pawn.</span></div>
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Surbhi Bafnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730739059204687657noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359461035347659878.post-14579589987771612052018-03-09T13:20:00.002+05:302018-03-09T13:46:17.570+05:30छोटी -बड़ी जिंदगी <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">कहते है बहुत बड़ी है ये जिंदगी </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">पर है बहुत छोटी</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">लम्बी इतनी कि बच्चे से बूढ़े बन जाए </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">और छोटी इतनी कि बचपन की यादें आज भी हँसा जाए </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">लम्बी इतनी कि बाल तक सफ़ेद हो जाए </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">और छोटी इतनी कि शाम तक दाढ़ी उग आये </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">लम्बी इतनी कि स्कूल कॉलेज ऑफिस सब में हो आये </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">और छोटी इतनी कि एक प्याली चाय की सुकून से भी ना पी पाए </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">लम्बी इतनी कि साथ के लिए एक हमदम ले आये</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">और छोटी इतनी कि उसका ठीक से साथ भी ना निभा पाए </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">लम्बी इतनी कि सैकड़ों शुभचिंतको से मिल आये </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">और छोटी इतनी कि नए पडोसी से मिल भी ना पाए </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">लम्बी इतनी कि पैसो की बोरी भर जाए </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">और छोटी इतनी कि उस पैसे से ख़ुशी न खरीद पाए </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">लम्बी इतनी कि पोते - पोती के साथ खेलने लगे </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">और छोटी इतनी कि बेटे - बेटी से दो लफ्ज़ भी ना कह पाए </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">लम्बी इतनी कि पेटी भर ली कपड़ो से </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">और छोटी इतनी की सारे भी ना पहन पाए </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">लम्बी इतनी की भर -भर के दान दे आये </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">और छोटी इतनी कि नुक्कड़ पे उस बूढ़े की मदद भी ना कर पाए </span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">लम्बी इतनी कि दांत भी गिर गए </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">और छोटी इतनी कि उनसे एक गन्ना भी ना खा पाए </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">लम्बी इतनी कि पूरी दुनिया घूम आये </span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;">और छोटी इतनी कि अपने ही घर ना जा पाए </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">जनाब ! अब आप ही बताएं कैसी है ये जिंदगी ?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Title:</b> The Big Switch, It's never too late</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author:</b> John Thomas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Publisher</b>: Kindle</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">No. of Pages</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">: 433</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Genre</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">: Fiction/Motivation</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">John Thomas</span> is a full-time seeker, who is in a continuous search for meaning. To earn his livelihood, however, he does a lot of other things. He works as a Freelance Software Developer, a Freelance Content Creator, a Stocks Investor/Trader and anything else that interests him.He wants to write stories that can make a difference. And his debut novel, The Big Switch, was an honest attempt at sharing the message that it’s never too late to follow one’s passion. He is currently working on his second novel. You can find more about him <a href="http://www.authorjohnthomas.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></u></b><b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">This book is a perfect blend of wisdom and motivation. This story inspires like that of Alchemist, the popular motivational book which the author himself mentions in his story. I was initially reluctant to read another story woven around the corporate world. But much to my surprise, this tale is just fantastic, beyond words. This is a must-read for everyone, especially for those who are struggling or in a dilemma of choosing the correct career. The sagacious author has poured his acute wisdom about life, ups and downs and the way to happiness despite all the hurdles through this story. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the author for writing such a beautiful piece which will definitely serve as a beacon to many like me. I would refrain from divulging the story here but would like the readers to dunk in this tale and experience the positivity and smiles it will bring to you. However, I would like to excuse myself for sharing some of the beautiful and insightful thoughts from the author here.</span></b><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">I am very glad that I came across this book and amazed at the author's ability to convey his message through a story in such a loud and clear manner. It is extremely intriguing and fascinating novel. If you will grab it once, you won't put it down until completed. Go grab it, read it and experience the change. </span></b><br />
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Surbhi Bafnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730739059204687657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359461035347659878.post-63781307001398466282018-01-31T17:52:00.001+05:302018-02-01T12:34:24.119+05:30Padmavati - The Queen of Chittorgarh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rani Padmavati has suddenly sprang up from the history of Rajasthan to the big screen. The much draggy historical facts which once lulled have suddenly became so interesting that not only children but adults as well have started turning the pages. But is this the first time the slumber history has awakened to arouse the interest in the rabble or the rabble just wants to draggle the present in the pretense of a sceptical history?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was 2015 when the person sitting next to me in the train was unaware of a small town, Chittorgarh in the state of Rajasthan. But since 2017, the very town has become a busy affair because of tourists. I am still in dilemma whether to thank the <span style="background-color: white;">film director </span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Leela_Bhansali" target="_blank">Sanjay Leela Bhansali</a></span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Leela_Bhansali" target="_blank"> </a>or the </span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Rajput_Karni_Sena" target="_blank">Shri Rajput Karni Sena</a></span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Rajput_Karni_Sena" target="_blank"> </a>for bringing so much glory to the land of bravery and sacrifice, Chittorgarh.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">We can now witness the queen, her beauty, her bravery, her persona on the big screen when all what we heard since childhood was just fables of her beauty and her valor. But how can we dare to have a glimpse of her? when Rajput women, be it the queen or the dasi, all are bound to be under purdah. Are Rajputs superannuated? </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The veil is their pride and swords are their shaurya. These two Rajputana symbols are found in every Rajput household. The ladies under the veil and the men with the swords makes a very beautiful combination. Don't mistake their veil as their outdated fashion but it has been their culture since ages. Rajputs are very brave yet very </span><span style="background-color: white;">humble, they are very hospitable yet possessive of their tradition, they are fierce yet very loyal. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Rajasthan is a land of diverse culture and Rajputs form a major part of it. The rich legacy of Rajasth</span><span style="background-color: white;">an and its traditions comes from Rajputs. </span><span style="background-color: white;">The history is testimonial to the Rajput courage, loyalty and chivalry. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharana_Pratap" target="_blank">Maharana Pratap</a> , <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prithviraj_Chauhan" target="_blank">Prithviraj Chauhan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rana_Sanga" target="_blank">Rana Sanga</a>, all were the epitome of Rajputana courage. Rajasthan and Rajputs are supplementary to each other. "<i>Raj-put</i>" means "<i>S</i></span><span style="background-color: white;"><i>on of Kings</i>" and "<i>Raja-sthan</i>" means </span><span style="background-color: white;">"<i>Land of Kings"</i></span><span style="background-color: white;">. The patriotism shown by Rajputs has been legendary. They lived by the principle, "<i>better dead than dishonored</i>". And that's why the </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">practice of </span><i style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jauhar" style="text-decoration-line: none;" title="Jauhar">jauhar</a></i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> and </span><i style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">saka</i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> was followed only in Rajput communities.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">When the outcome of a battle was against the Rajputs, </span><i style="color: #134f5c; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;">jauhar</i><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;"> was committed by Rajput women and children in the night and next morning men committed </span><i style="color: #134f5c; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;">saka</i><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">. The Brahmin priests would chant vedic mantras and Rajput women wearing their marriage dresses, along with their young children, would embrace sandalwood flames.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The next morning after taking a bath, the men would wear </span><i style="color: #0b5394;">kesariya </i><span style="color: #0b5394;">(saffron robes) and apply the ash from the mahasamadhi </span><i style="color: #0b5394;">o</i></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f their wives and children on their foreheads and put a tulsi leaf in their mouth. Then the palace gates would be opened and they would sally out either to annihilate their enemies or to be annihilated by them. Rajput men and women could never be captured alive</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<big><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b> Padmaavat-</b><b>The Film</b></span></big><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Many jauhars are recorded in the history which were performed by the Rajput women to protect their honor and dignity. But the jauhar of Chittorgarh led by Rani Padmini (Padmavati) is making the blood of Karni sena boil. The reason cited by them is that the revered Rani Padmini, who is treated as their </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">maa </i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(mother) has been shown in poor light. When we rub our eyes twice to find the poor light, the torch light stops at the fact that Deepika Padukone, the actress portraying the character of Rani Padmini, does some corporal show and dances in the courtroom, much against the Rajput ethics and culture.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first written evidence of existence of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_Padmini" target="_blank">Rani Padmini</a> is found in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padmavat" target="_blank">Padmavat</a>, an epic poem written <span style="text-align: left;">in 1540 </span>by <span style="text-align: left;">Malik Muhammad Jayasi, who at the end calls his work a figment of his imagination. Later </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #7f6000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;">Hemratan, James Tod , Abanindranath Tagore, also wrote about Rani Padmini. But the interesting fact is everyone says a different story of Padmini. This makes us think if a real Rani Padmini ever existed? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The Folklore and the local land</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rajasthan has a rich treasure of fables and folklores. These have traveled to the present generation via oral transmission only. In the folklores, there are mention of Rani Padmini and the brave <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gora_Badal" target="_blank">Gora-Badal</a>. The locals have listened to these ballads from their ancestors and have lived with the brave queen and the loyal Rajputs through these stories. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Apart from these, the <b>Padmini Palace</b> stands as a living testimonial to the existence of Rani Padmini and the adjacent palace where hung the mirror which reflected the beautiful queen to <span style="background-color: white;">Alauddin Khilji. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Besides these historical monuments, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold;">Jauhar Mela</span><span style="background-color: white;"> is hosted in Chittorgarh every year to honour the fearlessness and bravery of the Rajput ancestors and all the previous jauhars. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Various residential areas, junctions, parks, societies, schools, shops, markets have been named after the historical figures of Pratap, Kumbha, Panna dhai,Gora-Badal etc. Even the oldest hotel in Chittorgarh is named after Rani Padmini which shows how the queen and Rajput warriors has lived with the locals from times immemorial. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Historians may indulge in a debate over the existence of Rani Padmini but for the locals she always existed and they worship her for her valor. Despite the country-wide protest by the fringe elements calling themselves Rajputs, the city of Chittorgarh stood calm and brave. Nobody can cause a ruckus in the land of bravery where Padmini sacrificed her life and Rana shed his blood. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Tale of Rani Padmini</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;">After hearing and reading varied versions of Rani Padmini's tale, you may no longer wish to hear it again. But I would like to share the story I have grown up with. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mewar and Marwar are two different regions of Rajasthan which are often confused to be the same. The below map shows the enclosing areas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">The present cities of Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara and Rajsamand form the <b>Mewar </b>region. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d;">Mewar was the strongest Rajput kingdom and a bitter opponent of the Delhi Sultanate during 12th-13th century. The seat of Mewar was the formidable fort of Chittor, the largest fort in the sub- continent. The fort had been constructed in the 7th century by the Mauryans (not the Mauryans of Chandragupta lineage). Spread across 700 acres the fort was situated on a hill top and was extremely well fortified. The then ruler of Chittorgarh was Rana Ratan Singh.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;">Ratan Singh heard about the majestic beauty of Princess Padmini of Singhal kingdom (Sri Lanka) from a talking parrot. He gets determined to marry Padmini and visits her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swayamvara" target="_blank">swayamvar</a>. The king of Singhal had declared that whosoever will defeat their great warrior Padam Singh would be the right person for his daughter. Ratan Singh defeated Padam Singh with his astounding fighting skills. Later it was revealed that Padam Singh was no one else but Princess Padmini herself. Ratan Singh was greatly impressed by her beauty and </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">combating skills. They got married and returned to Mewar.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">A courtier named Raghav Chetan was banished by Ratan Singh for some treason. He takes revenge of his insult by visiting the court of Alauddin Khilji and telling him about the majestic queen of Chittorgarh. Allauddin Khilji, intrigued by the tales of matchless beauty of Padmini decided to verify this himself. His armies surrounded Chittor, and sent a message to Rana Ratan Singh that he would spare the city if he could meet the famous queen. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Trying to avoid a war , Rana</span><span style="background-color: white;"> finally reached on the compromise that the Sultan could look upon Padmini's reflection if he came unarmed into the fort. Accordingly, Khilji glimpsed a reflection of the beautiful Padmini standing by a lotus pool. He </span><span style="background-color: white;">was awed by her beauty and his desire for her increased. </span><span style="background-color: white;">He thanked Rana who courteously escorted Khilji down to the outer gate, where the Sultan's men waited in ambush to capture the Rana. </span><span style="background-color: #fcfcfc;">Rajputs were informed that Padmini should be handed over to Khilji if they wanted to see their king alive.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Gora and Badal, the leading generals in Ratan Singh’s army </span><span style="background-color: white;">decided to beat the Sultan at his own game and sent back a word that Padmini would be given to Khilji the next morning. On the following day at the crack of dawn, 150-200 palanquins (covered cases in which royal ladies were carried in medieval times) left the fort and made their way towards Khilji's camp. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Each palanquin was carried by four men from the Rajput army disguised as palanquin bearers and inside each palanquin sat some more fierce warriors. </span><span style="background-color: white;"> The Rajputs pretended to make arrangements to bring Padmini to Khilji's camp, but instead brought fierce warriors concealed in </span>palanquins<span style="background-color: white;">. </span><span style="background-color: white;">In the ensuing battle, Rana Ratan Singh was rescued-but 7,000 Rajput warriors died. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Gora died fighting Khilji's army, as Badal escorted the Rana back to the Chittor fort.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The lustful Sultan got furious at this defeat and ordered his army to storm Chittor. But the army could not break into the fort. Then Khilji decided to siege the fort. The siege was drawn long and gradually the supplies within the fort were depleted. Finally Rana Ratna Singh decided to open the gates and fight with the besieging troops. On this decision, Padmini decided that with their men-folk going into the unequal struggle with the Sultan's army in which they were sure to perish, the women of Chittor either had to commit self-immolation or face dishonor at the hands of the victorious enemy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Rajputana blood in them called for jauhar. A huge pyre was lit and followed by their queen, all the women and children of Chittor jumped into the flames and deceived the lustful enemy waiting outside. With their womenfolk dead, the men of Chittor had nothing to live for. They marched out of the fort and fought furiously with the huge powerful array of Khilji, till all of them perished. Khilji and his troops entered the fort only to be confronted with ashes of the women whose honour they were going to violate to satisfy their lust.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These women who committed jauhar perished but their memory has been kept alive till today by bards and songs which glorify their act (which was right in those days and circumstances).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Previous screening of Rani Padmini over screen</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">This is not the first time the brave queen is making her advent on the screen. Her life has been woven into a story back in 90's as well. Chitoor Rani Padmini(1963), Maharani Padmini(1964), Bharat Ek Khoj (Epiosode 26 ,1988</span><span style="background-color: white;">),Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> (TV serial,2009) depicted the story of the queen variedly. But the fringe elements of Karni Sena would have been busy in some more important stuff at that time so, the queen didnt rose to her tainted glory as she has reached now.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">In the democracy of India, people have got every right to express themselves, to make their opinion heard and to protest as well. B</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">ut not the right to jump into vandalism and hooliganism. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-converted-space">Violence was </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">never</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a solution nor will ever be a solution. To all the Banna and Baisa, please give a thought whether your revered Rani Maa Padmini would ever wish for a tainted glory. Things can be sorted out in a peaceful manner, if only you are willing to do so. When we strive for our fundamental right, we should also take care of our fundamental duty. After all, we belong to this very land and protecting it from external as well as internal disturbance is our duty.</span><br />
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Surbhi Bafnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730739059204687657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359461035347659878.post-6159407295078539622018-01-23T22:53:00.001+05:302018-01-23T22:55:01.968+05:30What is friendship?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He was a genius who belonged to a very humble background. He made groundbreaking contributions to his field without any formal education. He once said, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"<i>An equation for me has no meaning unless it expresses a thought of </i></span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_gods" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Hindu gods"><i>God</i></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>.</i>" He was often considered a lunatic by his peers at school because of his hardheaded intelligence. He was often a loner. He had very few friends and hardly held any close assistance with anyone.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">When once asked, <i>"</i></span></span></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">You don't seem to have friends. </i><i style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Why do you hesitate in building a close friendship with anyone? "</i><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">He calmly said, "</span><span style="color: #7f6000;"><i>I wish I could have close friends but I haven't found anyone yet who fits in my definition of a true friend."</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The person was very curios to know what a genius like him looks for in a friend. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>What are the qualities you look for in a person to befriend him?</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>I look for a relationship like the numbers 220 and 284 share with each other.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #351c75;">Errr...What? I think either you got my question wrong or I'm unable to decipher your answer.</span><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>You heard it right, these two numbers are the epitome of a true friendship. </i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>How? Can you please explain?</i></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #7f6000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Okay, just write down the divisors of both these numbers.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After a little difficulty, the person listed the divisors as instructed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;">220 - </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #38761d;">1,2,4,5,10,11,20,22,44,55,110,220</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Great, now can you please sum the divisors of each number excluding the number itself. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The result was astonishing. The person got his answer as he calculated the sum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white;">220: <span style="color: #38761d;">1+2+4+5+10+11+20+22+44+55+110 = </span></span><span style="background: white;"><span style="color: #38761d;">284</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white;">284: <span style="color: #0c343d;"> 1+2+4+71+142 = </span></span><span style="background: white;"><span style="color: #0c343d;">220</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background: white;">He looked up in awe at the greatest mathematician of the century, </span><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Srinivasa Ramanujan</b>. He was confounded at Ramanujan's expertise and understanding of subtle human relations.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify; word-break: break-word;">The number 220 represented the number 284 in its absence and vice versa. Both the numbers contained within themselves the other one. </span><span style="background-color: white;">A</span><span style="background-color: white;">n ideal friendship should be like these two numbers, to complement each other, even when one is absent, the other should represent the friend. T</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify; word-break: break-word;">hese two numbers, though different from each other, represented a mutual connection at a deeper level which is required the most in a close-knit friendship.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify; word-break: break-word;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Even after decades, Ramanujan’s theory for a close friendship holds true. If two people can have ingrained in them the same set of core values and qualities and if one can mirror the qualities of the other even in the other’s absence, then such two people can symbolize and represent a true friendship. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Title:</b> Kuch Woh Pal</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author:</b> Subrat Saurabh</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>ISBN</b>: 978-1-947752-25-2</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>No. of Pages</b>: 73</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Price</b>: 125 INR</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre</b>: Hindi Poetry</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Subrat Saurabh, a writer, poet and blogger, is popularly known by his pen name ChickenBiryanii on social media sites. He is proficient in writing witty one-liners, a skill he employs liberally on Twitter using his pen name. His tweets and witty liners were telecast and appreciated over television channels and it frequently gets picked up and published in leading newspapers or online news portals and go viral on WhatsApp. His poetry and short stories have been published in various magazines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He completed his schooling from DAV JVM Shayamli, Ranchi, and pursued his Engineering from KLESCET, Belgaum. He is currently working as a Senior Consultant in Wipro Ltd. and lives in Bangalore. In his own words, he is a small-town boy born in Muzaffarpur, Bihar; who is a keen observer of different moods and phases of people around him, which gives the inspiration to pen them down as words of Hindi poetry. Subrat Saurabh can be contacted on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ChickenBiryanii" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: rgb(15, 15, 15) 0px 0px 0px inset; box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 80ms ease-in, box-shadow 130ms ease-in-out, -webkit-box-shadow 130ms ease-in-out;">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/subrat.saurabh" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: rgb(15, 15, 15) 0px 0px 0px inset; box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 80ms ease-in, box-shadow 130ms ease-in-out, -webkit-box-shadow 130ms ease-in-out;">Facebook</a> or via his <a href="https://chickenbiryanii.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: rgb(15, 15, 15) 0px 0px 0px inset; box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 80ms ease-in, box-shadow 130ms ease-in-out, -webkit-box-shadow 130ms ease-in-out;">Website.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The black dustcover holds the picture of author holding his pen and reminiscing about his old memories and a diary to scribble his thoughts. A shayari is written at the top which gives the reader an idea about his thoughts and successive poems inside the book.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Kuch Woh Pal</i> is a collection of Hindi poems through which the writer takes you on a journey blended with ecstatic and painful experiences of a young boy taking on the struggles of life where he is away from his home for studies, makes new friends, finds love, break up with her and finally going through a tumult of emotions like anger, depression, apathy, romance, frustration, loneliness, separation, abandonment, etc.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Read this book and you’ll be taken down memory lane to sense emotions that were once considered dead, which are now touching your soul. Plan a date with yourself, partner or your friends and read it over a cup of tea or coffee; catch up with your friends over a beer at the beach or during a get-together or to propose to the love of your life. This book will surely leave your mind and heart in a tangle of romance, sympathy and self-revelation.</span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">This book carries 51 poems mostly based on romance and friendship. I was very excited to start off but as I progressed I found them more of whatsapp type. I was expecting some good Hindi verses but they appeared like the ones which a new poet writes in his initial days. I think if a poem is published in a book, the expectations of the reader are set high. I am not at all discouraging the author from writing more poems. He has got quite good skills to give shape to his thoughts into words. The only thing, as a reader, I would expect is some thoughtful, intriguing poems written with a splash of lost Hindi words. The book is quite an easy read for the beginners.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">रे मन ! तू कितना चपल , कितना चंचल </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">कभी इधर भागे , कभी उधर भागे </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">एक जगह बैठ न तू पावै</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">रे मन ! तू कितना चपल , कितना चंचल</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">क्षण - प्रतिक्षण छलांग लगाए </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">हर पल यूँ हिलोरे खाए </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">तृष्णा की नैया में बस तू तैरता ही जावै</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">रे मन ! तू कितना चपल , कितना चंचल</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">अभी यह चाहे, कल वो चाहे </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">हर पल चाह की सूचि तू बनाता ही जावै</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">रे मन ! तू कितना चपल , कितना चंचल</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">रमता रहे तू भूत - भविष्य </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;">आज में तू कभी स्थिर न हो पावै </span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">रे मन ! तू कितना चपल , कितना चंचल</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">पूरी - पकवान चाहे तू कितना ही खावै</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">भोग - विलास से तू उभर न पावै </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">रे मन ! तू कितना चपल , कितना चंचल</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">तू कितना अधीर , ज़रा भी धीर न धरे </span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">बस चाहे पूरी होवै तेरी हर इच्छा </span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;">रे मन ! तू कितना चपल , कितना चंचल</span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;">देख परायी ख़ुशी , चाहे तू भी वही ख़ुशी </span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;">और इसी ख़ुशी की होड़ में </span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;">बंधता तू चला जाये दुःख की डोर में </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">रे मन ! तू कितना चपल , कितना चंचल</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">काहै न तू धीर धरे ?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">काहै न तू पीर हरे ?</span></div>
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Surbhi Bafnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730739059204687657noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359461035347659878.post-28776360396529661272017-07-15T19:07:00.001+05:302017-07-15T19:54:00.723+05:30The light from a burning bridge<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From behind the turquoise drapes </span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sends the sneaking silver ray </span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Reminding me of the last May</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From the hamlet across the bridge </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You drew a perfect narrow ridge</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To see the waning moon</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lying with the stars</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Whilst sitting on the grass</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oh so beautiful the bridge it was</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the locks chained till far</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The padlocks on both the sides</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Made it a scene so blithe</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The bridge couldn't carry the fetters</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It burnt to burn the shackles</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The padlocks jibbed wildly</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the fire engulfing wholly</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The intense light from the burning bridge</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lit up the hamlet across the bridge</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the shimmering narrow ridge</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The locks shrieked a clinking pitch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's the best light cried the hamlet</span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Only to find the bridge burnt half</span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The padlocks clinkered half</span><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The light rendered from the half</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Half it burnt to burn again</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the best light?</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Or half it burnt to level again</span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To mount the best light?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Title:</b> Think With Me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author:</b> Subrata Roy Sahara</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Publisher</b>: Rupa Publications</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>ISBN</b>: 978-81-291-4225-2</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>No. of Pages</b>: 111</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Price</b>: 150 INR</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre</b>: Non-Fiction</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Subrata Roy Sahara (born 1948) popularly known as 'Saharasri', is one of the most successful and talked about figures of corporate India. When he laid the foundation of Sahara India Pariwar in 1978 with a capital of INR 2K and 3 workers, who would have imagined his company's meteoric rise to an asset base worth INR 1,73,000 crore within a span of just thirty -eight years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is his second book in the 'Thoughts from Tihar' trilogy. the first book 'Life Mantras', was a National Bestseller after its launch in February 2016. the book secured the No.1 position twice in the non-fiction genre and also remained in the top 5 best-selling books across India for 7 continuous weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A teacher, guide and a proud guardian to his over 1.2 million fellow workers, he ascribes his success to his philosophy of 'Collective Materialism' which means continuous collective growth for collective sharing and caring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The cover of the book has a silhouette of a man sitting on a mould in a pondering state. The pale yellow cover of the book with the embossed title gives it a plain sober look. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Synopsis</span></u></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></u></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There is no doubt that India has made rapid progress and achieved prosperity too, yet the goals that we set for ourselves are still unfulfilled or underachieved. It is a harsh reality that we have bigger problems today than we had at the time of Independence. These problems are not good signs for the future of India.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">"When we see the problems related to political leadership, population growth, education, the media and religion going from bad to worse, a natural question comes up in our minds. Where, after all, did we go wrong? What happened during our democratic journey of independent India that we are faced with nasty problems on all these fronts? Why couldn't we teach people occupying places of responsibility that rights are given to perform your genuine duties, not to serve your personal whims, false ego and greed?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">It is the author's firm belief that if the problems related to the above five fundamentals issues continue to be as they are, the nation will be hit by a crisis of unimaginable proportions, our national edifice would crumble and everything that our leaders had valued and held sacred for the love of the country before independence, would be lost forever. So, the author, through a deep-seated and thought provoking commentary on these issues invites you to think along with him and ponder over them honestly and sincerely. While going through the book, you may come across points where you differ with the author but in the end, you will be convinced that to make our country ideal, the need is for wider awakening on the issues as discussed in the book.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></u></b><b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">This book encompasses over five sections discussing five major problems of India.</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">1. Electoral system and leadership</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">2. Population</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">3. Education system</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">4. Media</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">5. Religion</span></b><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">The author discusses the problems in each of these areas faced by the independent India and suggest his ways to mitigate the problems. I personally didnt find the suggestions put forward by the author as something unheard of. It sounded like an essay which we used to read in schools every now and then. Many-a-times, author has mocked at the present situation and his solutions seems to aggravate the condition instead of being a feasible solution. You can read the book to know about the author's perspective of the problems faced by young India.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">Happy Reading!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Title:</b> Gyaan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author:</b> Bhaumik Shah</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre</b>: Self-help guide/Motivational </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bhaumik Shah enjoys pondering over life bewilderments. Although a pensive person by nature, he has been trying to learn meditation, without much success since last 4 years. He is unmarried and the proud owner of the web domain <a href="http://nashaadi.com/home-page/" target="_blank">nashaadi.com</a> and that doesn't mean he won't get married). This is his first attempt at writing a book</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The cover of the book has a word cloud of all human emotions highlighted here and there. And in the middle of the word cloud is GYAAN, the baba with a modern look, wearing western outfit and carrying a spectacle over eyes with a tuft of hair lock in front, interestingly not at the back which most of the baba carries. The tag line - <i><span style="color: purple;">Love Life, Live Life </span></i>completes the cover of the book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">This book is simply a package of 30 months of life musings, countless conversations and exchange of life experiences. It's not to give you continuous motivation. It's not to keep you happy every time. It's not to make your life perfect. It's not to solve your life problems. This is an effort to make you realize that life is not perfect. To tell you to accept your life as it is, with problems. to make you realize that in this journey, you are not alone; we all are on the same boat.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">This book has an interesting story behind its evolution. The author thought of adding some flavours to his life and he decided to pen down his life lessons over a Facebook page . Hence, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gyaan-223932404463482/" target="_blank">GYAAN </a>was born and love of the readers and friends forced Bhaumik to compile the best of his posts into this book. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">This book is a perfect read to understand the life and its mysteries without putting stress on your brain. Author has tried to put forward his take on most of the possible scenarios. Most of us look for an answer for every WHY life throws at us. But author has expressed his answer ina different manner. Grab the book and enjoy it. It's a very enlightening and light read. I completed the book straight in an hour. Here are some of the excerpts which I liked the most - </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i>"There is a reason- you are you. He is he. She is she. I am me. There is a reason- we all are different."</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i>"Be gentle with your life. With yourself. How much good or bad it is, it's yours!"</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i>"Believe it or not, fortunately or unfortunately, happily or sadly, Love can happen multiple times! It's a feeling- can't be controlled."</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i>"Relationship survives when we share emotions- not Emoticons!"</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i>"Things aren't always going to be okay! and that's OKAY."</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i>"A cup of favourite drink, a book or a nice movie, sitting in balcony or on your bed, and spending time with self- can be the most beautiful holiday."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Kudos Bhaumik for sharing your wonderful thoughts with us and making us see life through a different angle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Title:</b> Kissing the Demon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author:</b> Amrita Kumar</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Amrita Kumar is an anthologist, novelist, writing-mentor and creative writing teacher. She began her career in the godowns of Daryaganj to select books for a chain of bookshops, moving on as research writer for the Department of Culture, Government of India, then on to publishing as associate editor, Penguin India; editor-in-chief, Roli Books; managing editor, Encyclopedia Britannica; editor, Indian Design & Interiors magazine; and vice-president, Osian’s Literary Agency. In addition, she has freelanced for Rupa & Co., HarperCollins India and Oxford University Press. She lives in New Delhi</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: thesans_mregular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The white cover with the embossed title gives makes it elegant to hold. It is a handbook written for creative writer to help him/her in his/her writing sojourn.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you have a great story to tell but don’t know where to begin or how to give it shape? </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whether you’re an aspiring writer or a seasoned one, a writer of fiction or narrative non-fiction, Kissing the Demon will help you navigate the maze of plot construction, narrative viewpoint, character development, dialogue creation and description even while allowing your imagination to flow. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Written by an editor and publisher who has for over four decades nurtured some of India’s finest writers, it also tackles the insular world of publishers, agents, contracts and editors. It tells you how to find a publisher or agent, what gets a publisher’s attention and what turns it off – all the stuff writers take years to learn. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Finally, it offers solutions to the vexing issue of balancing everyday life with writing, a problem every writer faces and the reason why so many books remain unwritten. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">George Orwell once described writing as a horrible, exhausting experience, and that he wouldn’t have written a single book were he not driven by some demon he could neither resist nor understand. Kissing the Demon will make your journey as a writer a little less painful, make you look upon that demon with a little more love.</span></span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></u></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">This book is written for writers, be it a neophyte or a pro, to help him handle the demon of writing in a more placating manner. Every writer when makes an advent to his writing journey often comes across several problems, from procrastination to writer's block, from struggling with the story plot to penning down the climax, from publishing to marketing. All these problems have a solution and author Amrita Kumar with her wide experience in the writing field helps in finding the solution. She has diligently explained how can one approach in making the story plot more interesting. She hasn't limited herself to fiction but non-fiction writers will also get to learn strategies devised by her to make their drafts more appealing. She has well explained the nuances of character building. Amrita has written a self-help guide to show the correct path to every writer. The book also tells you how to get your book published and make your new write-up reach to a wider audience. This is a must book for every writer of you are stuck in your plot or write-up, struggling with the dialogue creation or confronting with the editors. A gist of her experience in the world of writing and publishing is bound to help the budding writer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Title:</b> Finding Juliet</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author:</b> Toffee</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Publisher</b>: Srishti Publishers & distributors</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>ISBN</b>: 978-93-82665-85-4</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>No. of Pages</b>: 216</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Price</b>: 195 INR</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre</b>: Fiction</span></div>
<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></u></b><b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">About the Author</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Toffee is a simple guy who loves the complications of life. He used to write code by the day and books by the night earlier. But currently, he is busy writing assignments and chasing deadlines in his Master's in Business Analytics from the University of South Florida. Toffee loves narrating interesting stories with subtle insights. Through books, he wants to share beautiful stories, reach out to people and touch their hearts. <i>Finding Juliet</i> is his second book, written especially for India's Generation-Y. The author can be reached <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ToffeeTheIdiot/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The crimson cover of the book adorns a guy with a nerdy yet cool look. While the headphones lying on his neck make him cool, the wayfare frames give him a nerdy look. Two hands of different girls are shown caressing him which gives a hint that though he is having many girls in his life but is looking for the real love of his life.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Arjun is an incredibly nice guy who believes in true love and is waiting for it with open arms. He falls in love, not once or twice, but thrice. And every single time, happiness – like the girls he fell for – comes very close to him before pushing him away. His only pillar of strength in all his moments of grief and dejection is his childhood friend Anjali. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dejected by the games played by girls and fate, he leaves Hyderabad forBangalore and ends up meeting Krish, an irresistible flirt. He understands Arjun's predicament, pacifies him with his words and enlightens him about the most complicated species ever created by God – <i>Women</i>.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And then, Arjun's life changes forever. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Will Arjun find the one he has been waiting for, or will he end up becoming a flirt? Will he ever taste lasting happiness? </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Join Arjun as he tries to figure out women and discovers the meaning of love, lust and life.. all in his journey of <i>Finding Juliet</i>. </span></span></div>
<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></u></b><b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Book Review</span></u></b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></u></b> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">The story starts with Arjun and his friend Krish sitting in a bar discussing their problems. Krish is depicted as a flirt who turns out to be Arjun's saviour. Five-six pages down the book, the college life of Arjun is presented and I start losing interest in the book. The women are presented as a mere beauty object and boys rating them over their physical appearance. Quoting a line, "<i>She wore a light pink churidar with a dupatta that covered her breasts fully.</i>" </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">This is so disgusting that the protruding genitals of women though hidden beneath her Indian attire become the only point of attraction. Howsoever, she tries to cover them, the lecherous men begin to focus there only. The author can defend himself under the freedom of expression and quote it's a form of art. Right Sir! but you have to keep in mind that you are presenting your artform to a large audience especially youngsters. If they also try to objectify women then I'm very scared where our nation is heading? In my opinion, the use of words could have been modified to convey the same emotions of the protagonist. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">I continued the book despite finding it against my will just to wonder if this is what the life of IT guy looks like. Arjun finds several girls in his life to satiate his lust but was always betrayed by them. His only childhood friend Anjali appears to be his final solace. The end of the story is quite predictable with no thrills. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">I'm blatant honest while writing this review. These are my personal opinion and are in no way directed to defame the author. It's just that as a person, the story plot is not so </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">palatable to me. Others might like this story. So give it a shot and let me know how did you find the book?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;">वो वादों के मायने नहीं समझते </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;">और जो वादों को ना समझे </span><br />
<span style="color: #990000;">उन्हें अपनी यादों में पनाह ना देना |</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">उठा यादों का बस्ता </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">चल पड़ा मैं वही रस्ता</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">जहाँ चाय की चुस्की </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">में छुपी थी मेरी ख़ुशी </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">ख़ुशी रोज़ उससे मिलने की</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">जी भर के बतियाने की </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">हवा में ख्वाबों को बुनने की </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">रस्ता नहीं बदला पर शायद वक्त बदल गया </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">वक़्त के साथ हम बदल गए </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">और हमारे साथ ख़ुशी के मायने भी </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">दो आने के कंचों से ऊँचे मंचो तक पहुँचने की होड़ </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">और तभी पीछे छूट गयी हमारी वो प्यारी सी हँसी </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">फेसबुक व्हाट्सएप्प पे ढूंढने लगे बिछड़े यारों को </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">पर अब सब कुछ सिर्फ लाइक्स और कमैंट्स तक ही सिमट गया</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">खोया यार मिलके भी मिल न पाया </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">और मैं चाह कर भी उसे याद दिला न पाया</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">उसकी जिंदादिली और बेकार चुटकुले ही तो थे </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">जो मुझे खींचकर वापिस उस तक लाये थे </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">पर जैसे वो समय से रेस लगाने में लगा हुआ है</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">अपनी ख़ुशी छोड़ दूसरों को खुश करने में लगा हुआ है </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">देख कर बदला यार </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">न जाना चाहा मैंने उस पार</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">उठा अपना बस्ता </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">टटोला यादों का गुलदस्ता </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">देख जहाँ अपना पुराना यार </span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">जाना चाहा मैंने फिर उस पार</span><br />
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Surbhi Bafnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730739059204687657noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359461035347659878.post-26528161147406697572017-01-29T23:44:00.000+05:302017-01-30T09:59:44.876+05:30Warm Magic @ Office<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The heavy traffic at the crossroad was the most annoying part of my way towards office. The office was hardly 5 kms away from my home but the mammoth traffic made it a crawling journey lasting from one to one and a half hours. I was already getting late that day and the vehicles were queuing up at the junction. The red light was still on. The sun was fuming and so was I. The weather was getting hot and suffocating. The light turned yellow and every one waited on our side to see it go <i>Green</i>. People were getting restless and the honking of horns grew loud. Some were adjusting their helmets, some were getting ready to zoom past as the signal allows them. The lights were finally green for my side. While the other three sides freezed, people from my side rushed to get out of the crossroad junction. I too adjusted my helmet and made my way and was about to cross the road when suddenly someone flew past me. I landed onto the road and what happened afterwards, I couldn't recall.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I woke up in the hospital with a fractured hand and a fractured leg. Ghosh! I wanted to cry seeing myself in the bed. I wanted to ask the person what hurry he was in ? But no matter who I blame now, I have to take rest for another twenty days to get back to normal life. My fingers searched for my phone. The nurse said "<i>everything including your phone and vehicle got smashed, you are lucky to have a life again</i>." </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I chuckled at being called lucky.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My parents came rushing to the city to take me back to the hometown. I asked them to inform in the office about this accident. Since, I had no phone, I could not connect to my boss. But my parents were so upset at my situation that they didnt pay heed to my words.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finally, after two days, I messaged one of my colleague on social media about the tragedy and told her my tentative joining date. Meanwhile at home, I was being pampered with turmeric milk, fruits and what not. There was a <i><b>warmth </b></i>in their care which kept me going.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Zoom past a month, I was hale and hearty again and was granted fitness certificate by the doctor. My family asked me to take care of myself. How much I wanted to stay back. I was going to miss them. But I had to join the office soon. I didnt want to go to the office. I wondered how no one from the corporate world asked about my well being, my whereabouts. Am I just a resource to them toiling in day and night to meet the project deadlines? I had made up my mind to put the paper same day.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I reached the office and occupied my desk. Necks turned to acknowledge me but no one came at my desk to ask about my health. My throat went dry and I rushed towards water cooler. I so wanted to leave this place right now. I realized what asset I was to the company. I strolled outside for some fifteen minutes to calm down myself. I had made my mind to go and type down a resignation letter straight away. I will find some better place to work in where people atleast consider me a human.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I went inside and stepped towards my cubicle to find my boss and team members waiting for me. My emotions suddenly changed from complaining to contemplating. As I reached my desk, my boss enquired about my health and so does everyone else. They had written "GET WELL SOON" on my desk board and put the chocolates beside the mouse. That was a very <b>WARM </b>moment in the office. How I was fuming at my team for being so inanimate but they were kind enough to receive me well and apologized for being unable to connect with me in absence of any contact number. Yes, I had completely forgotten about my smashed phone. I had not even renewed the sim card and the number was not in use for quite some days. I thanked them all and my fingers raced to type out a <i>thank-you</i> note for my team.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The morning started with the loud banging of drums and rhythmic euphony of footsteps. It was 26th January, Republic day of India. I felt grateful to take breath in Republic and free India. But I asked myself to reconsider my idea of taking a house near a government school. The arrow has left the quiver and it was too late to ask the landlord to give back the deposit. Nevertheless, I only wanted to wake up to the morning school bell, to enjoy the chuckle of tiny tots. But despite all my efforts to run away from the troubles of life, I attracted more of them. I sometimes laughed at myself for being the trouble-magnet. I wanted to doze off some more but the cacophony plus the loud talks of my new roommate in the wee hours made it impossible for me. My head hadn't got over from the pain of last night. It was still whirling round giving me dizziness shots. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I stepped out of my bed and went straight into kitchen for a glass of water. Just then my eyes fell on her in the adjacent room talking at pull pitch. I wanted to curse her but I tried to keep cool. I had told her several times in the past one week to bare me some peace. I cant take any loud sounds when Migraine accompanies me but she rendered a deaf-ear to my plea. I came back to my room, latched the door but the ruckus continued to entertain me. Her phone kept on buzzing every now and then. And I could only interpret a big <b><i>Thank-you</i></b> from her every time. I swallowed another pain killer to bid adieu to Migraine but Alas! such a stubborn friend he is!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How much I wanted to see the Republic day parade, the contingents marching down the Rajpath in a perfect sync and the tableaus of various states defining their rich culture. But my friend had vowed to entertain me the whole day with his painful fits. I prepared a rich coffee to serve my friend and Voila! he seems pleased with my hospitality and bid me adieu for the day to come back soon. And to my surprise, my roomie also bid adieu. I wonder if both of them are good friends and have planned together to give me a break. I was prancing all alone on my toes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was surfing the internet, browsing through the glimpse of Republic day celebration, when suddenly the door bell rang. The delivery boy stood in front of me with a wrapped box and a card affixed over it. I signed as recipient and shut the door. It was not for me, but for my roomie. Out of curiosity, I took a sneak peak into the envelope and found out it was her birthday. OMG! her birthday, that's why she was up till late the previous night and today morning also she got up early to attend to the phone calls. I reconnected the dots and felt so stupid of me for cursing her secretly. After all, it was her day, once in a year it comes and she should enjoy it to the best. I was feeling a little guilty but at the same time wondered why she refrained to share her happiness with me? Am I so sick to celebrate? I suddenly stopped myself from uttering more curse words and quickly made my mind to plan a surprise for her. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The clock had ticked 10pm but there were no sign of her. How much I was yearning for her arrival today, otherwise I would have felt at peace. I giggled to myself. I again pampered myself with a coffee in her wait. The door bell rang as I was about to sip the last of the coffee. I was excited but I kept a bland face and opened the door. She greeted me with a smile. I smiled back pretending to be naive to know nothing about the day. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As she entered her room, I went into my room. Five minutes later, I heard a burst and she laughing out loud. The very next moment she banged into my room, pulling my hands and embracing me. Oh! What a warm wonderful moment it was. A hug from a person you just got to know by chance a few weeks back is so warm and lovely. She tickled my cheeks and said, "<i>You naughty. Thank-you so much</i>!". I quipped,"<i>Its about to end. Let's do it fast!</i>." Surprised at my words, she gave me a quizzing look. I pointed at the wall- clock and said."<i>Just one more hour of your dominance</i>." She laughed and dragged me to the living room. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She quickly unpacked a lunch box and offered me the smeared cake piece with a wink,"<i>This is all I could save for you</i>." I happily accepted and asked, "<i> Did you like it?</i>"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"Oh! It will remain one of the most memorable birthdays of my life. What a tacky way!"</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>"Yeah! I wanted to surprise you at some odd place apart from your room so I tied a Balloon to the Bathroom latch and placed the chocolate potato cutlet cake over the bucket."</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made her cut the cutlet cake and dabbed a piece of it into her mouth. She was smiling ears to ears enjoying every bit of the cutlet cake. She asked," <i>Did you made it on your own?"</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I nodded and said,"<i>Don't underestimate the culinary skills of your room mate</i>."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She admired the scrumptious cake and suddenly said, "<i>Hey! sorry for the loud talks in the morning. I tip-toed last night to make sure you are not disturbed. But in the morning I couldn't help it."</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I said, "<i>It's okay. It's just one day</i>", eyeing her for the future talks.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She continued,"<i>Actually last year I met with an accident and lost half of my hearing power. I got carried away in the morning and didnt realize that I can't hear but the person on other side can hear whispers too</i>." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"<i>You know Deaf and dumb make the best friends</i>", I solaced her.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"<i>I didn't know dumb can speak these days.</i>"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"<i>Yeah, special type of dumbs</i>."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>"I love meeting new people; I think everyone has a story to tell. We should all listen sometimes."</b> </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-- Kim Smith</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How true it is! There are so many stories out there which just need a patient hearing. <a href="http://blog.blogadda.com/2016/12/27/redefine-blogging-winxpress-ahmedabad" target="_blank">Blogadda</a>, the leading platform for Indian bloggers came with such an event to gather bloggers from around the city of Ahmedabad. It was an attempt by Blogadda to inspire the budding writers and instill the spirit of blogging with a new fervor. "Let blogging do the talking" was the motto of this event. The team of Blogadda believes that <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">there is no inspiration without motivation and sharing your views makes a huge difference, so they had invited six eminent bloggers and writers who were carving a niche for themselves in the world of blogging.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I entered the cafe and was happy to see the wall art and dangling books and lamps. I was new to this city so didnt know any of the bloggers here. A gentleman kicked off a conversation and he was none other than the CEO of Blogadda, <b>Mr. Nirav Sanghvi</b>. Such a humble and grounded person he is. After a little chit chat about his journey, I felt happy to know the person behind this platform.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The session started with the introduction of Team Blogadda through a small video covering their journey till now. After that we had an ice-breaking session. We were divided into groups and one person from each group had to tell a secret about one of the persons of his/her group. After that, people from all the groups were given 10 minutes to mingle with each other and find out who that person is who had been mentioned a few minutes back. This became an interactive session amongst the bloggers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we had sessions from the speakers who were invited to share their two cents about their blogging/vlogging journey and tips on how to make it more effective.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Paresh Godhwani</span> – <a href="http://pareshg.com/" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: rgb(15, 15, 15) 0px -1px 0px inset; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; text-decoration: none; transition: color 80ms ease-in, box-shadow 130ms ease-in-out, -webkit-box-shadow 130ms ease-in-out;">http://pareshg.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">Amit Panchal</span> – <a href="https://twitter.com/AmitHPanchal" style="background-color: transparent; box-shadow: rgb(15, 15, 15) 0px -1px 0px inset; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; text-decoration: none; transition: color 80ms ease-in, box-shadow 130ms ease-in-out, -webkit-box-shadow 130ms ease-in-out;">https://twitter.com/AmitHPanchal</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Are you expecting an article on mother, her selfless love and her charismatic persona? Today is not Mother's day and actually it doesn't need a day to write about our lovely and powerful super Moms. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today is <i><span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makar_Sankranti" target="_blank">Makar Sankranti</a></span></i>, 14th January 2017. Since morning, music and kites have made their way in the air. This festival is called <i>Uttarayan </i>in Gujarat which <span style="background-color: white;">marks the day when the sun begins its northward journey and enters the sign of Makar (the Capricorn) from the Tropic of Cancer. The sun moves from Dakshinayana (south) to Uttarayana (north) hemisphere. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Comes <i>Uttarayan </i>and people, young and old alike, can be seen holding a bunch of kites running upstairs adjusting the google over eyes and cap on head. Children are found dividing themselves into pairs, one who will fly the kite and one who will hold the <i>phirki</i>. Often this turns into a funny brawl with elders settling the quarrel asking them to settle for turns with each getting a chance to fly the kite. The elder siblings or friends set up a good music system on the terrace and the entire colony( residential area) seems to groove to the peppy numbers as well as popular folk songs (garba songs). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Today I woke up (read as late) to the Gujarati music being played loud amidst the yells of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;">"<i>kaypo chhe", "e lapet", "phirki vet phirki"</i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: justify;"> . As I stepped out , the sky was full of colorful kites. All were so full of enthusiasm and great fervour. Never have I seen the uncle to the right so energetic and lively. It seemed as if someone has turned on the vibrant mode (after <a href="https://vibrantgujarat.com/" target="_blank">Vibrant Gujarat</a>) and people are bathing in laughter and colorful threads. The girl on the left holding <i>phirki </i>was cheering her brother to fly the kite more high. A gang of friends at the back had arranged all the snacks and were dancing to the tunes of garba while cheering others for cutting the kite. All this was the scene on the terrace. People had buzzed in numbers over every terrace with kites flying high. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Mom stayed behind finishing the kitchen work. I asked her again,<i>"Please come now. You also fly the kite."</i> She laughed and said,"<i>No dear! I'm so tired now. My legs will break away."</i> I was taken aback and felt sad. How a mother takes everything and never complains. But we are always on with our complaining mode. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;">This Sankranti I decided to send out a message to everyone reading this post - </span><b><span style="color: #073763;"><i>Please include your mothers and elder female members of the family in the celebration too. They are not only to make delicious meals for you. Give them a helping hand. Take them with you on terrace and enjoy together. I bet this would be more fun than it had ever been.</i></span></b><span style="color: #333333;"> Dedicating this post to all the lovely moms and female members of the family who let go their celebration for the family and feel happy with the aroma diffusing in the air of kitchen.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wishes are those magical commands which we keep on chanting to the invisible God or to the extant universe. We believe that there is someone who is attentively listening to our wishes, howsoever trivial they are. Hence, we keep on wishing. But the important thing is we often ignore the fact that we are required to put in some efforts also to make them come true. No miracle happens without sweating a little. So do wish and do act. And then there will be no denying the fact that the entire universe will conspire together to make your wish come true. So here are my three ardent wishes which I hope will come true very soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In today's hyperactive world, one is judged for every little act he does, every single word he says. People are quick to pass on their judgement. They barely have time to analyse why one did so/ said so. They just see the final outcome and give their verdict. It is important not to lose your cool but stick with your action to defy their perspective. For instance, I decide not to attend school tomorrow as I have to deliver a speech and I have the fear of speaking in front of hundred faces. As a result my teacher will rebuke me , my friend will give me a sinister smile, my parents will scold me but I should be able to receive this criticism in a positive way and do away with my fear of public speaking by talking loud to myself, rehearsing in front of my pet, announcing myself in the family and with these baby steps, my wish of facing hundred odd faces with confidence will come true. All I have to do is be calm and work towards honing the skill. If I retaliate back to my teacher with some baseless arguments, it would be a sheer waste of time and energy. So it would be wise to put my anger in a constructive manner to shine out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everyone is fighting their own battle howsoever big or small. One should be compassionate enough to understand others' situation and do the needful. Often we relate compassion with someone who is poor, miserable or grief-struck. But real compassion should be with every person you meet, you interact with. It may be your milkman, your teacher, your colleague , your maid, your friend , the customer standing in queue along with you or the beggar you always find on your way. Sometimes what others expect is just an ear to listen to them, or just some soothing words to boost them. Help is not always materialistic. It is often entwined with emotions. So I wish to be more compassionate to every person I meet, to make him/her more comfortable, to make him/her feel pleasant when I'm around them.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wish#3 To travel more</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I want to make memories all over the world. Travelling enhances one's perception, adds to his experiences, makes him meet new faces, allows him to explore other cultures, makes him more tolerant. In short, allows him to be a reflection of the entire cosmos. <i><span style="color: #990000;">"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer."</span></i> And yes I want to be richer than yesterday with each day travelling to explore more and more and allow my above two wishes to execute. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Every wish is just like the sun and the moon. They do come true when their time comes. <i><span style="color: #990000;">"Do you stop believing in the moon, just because the sun comes up?</span></i>" Allow each wish to take its time to nourish itself and peep out in real.</span><br />
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Surbhi Bafnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730739059204687657noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359461035347659878.post-79708974554270620802016-11-01T22:38:00.001+05:302016-11-06T16:06:36.167+05:30Book Review : The Peshwa - The Lion and the Stallion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Author: Ram Sivasankaran</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Publisher: Westland Ltd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ISBN: 978-93-85724-21-3</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">No. of Pages: 338</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Price: 350 INR</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Genre: Historical Fiction</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ram Sivasankaran was born in Madras, India, but has spent
most of his life abroad, largely in the Middle East and the USA. He was brought
up on stories from Hindu legend and the great epics and classics of both India
and the West. In addition to being a passionate student of history in school,
Ram has built a keen interest in stories of valour, heroism, chivalry, beauty
and romance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A day-dreamer of all sorts, Ram believes deeply in the power
of imagination- the mind being the canvas on which even the seemingly
talentless can create new universes, resurrect eras long gone, bring the gods
to life and even revive heroes and damsels of yore. Ram makes his debut with a
historical novel on one of the greatest and yet, to an extent, a less-known
figure from Indian history - Bajirao Bhat, Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy,
mighty warrior, hopeless romantic and one of the most dazzling examples of
wartime courage, military leadership and battle strategy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The cover of the book portraying the Peshwa with his all
time companion horse Surya does justice with the title and the plot. '<i>The
Peshwa - The Lion and the Stallion</i>' is quite a thought provoking title. At
first I thought, the Lion refers to the Peshwa and Stallion to his horse Surya.
But after gorging on the pages, I found that the Mughal Vazir, Nizam Ul Mulk
when battled against Peshwa Bajirao, he bragged himself as the lion engraved on
the Mughal flag and Peshwa as the Stallion. But what became a history befits as
the title of the book. Peshwa Bajirao, the real Lion had beaten the stallion
Nizam and became the invincible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is the 18th century and despite the dominant Mughal rule,
the Maratha Confederacy has established itself as a force to be reckoned with
in the Indian subcontinent. The fragile peace between the two powers is
threatened when Balaji Vishvanath Bhat, Peshwa of the Confederacy, foils the
plans of Nizam Ul Mulk of the Mughal Empire, and asserts the power of the
Marathas. However, little does the Peshwa know that he has dealt the Nizam an
unintended wound - one with roots in his mysterious past and one that he would
seek to avenge till his last breath.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When the Peshwa surrenders his life to a terminal illness
dark clouds gather over the Confederacy as it is threatened by a Mughal
invasion as well as an internal rebellion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All the while a passive spectator, the Peshwa's son, Bajirao
Bhat, now needs to rise beyond the grief of his father's passing, his scant
military and administrative experience, and his intense love for his wife and
newborn son to rescue everything he holds dear. Will the young man be able to
protect the Confederacy from internal strife and crush the armies of the Empire all while battling
inner demons?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Will he live up to his title of Peshwa?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you have watched the Bollywood historical film -Bajirao
Mastani and were quite enthralled by the plot then you are sure to be fallen
for this novel. It can be considered more of as a Part - I of the movie. The
novel puts life to the valiant Maratha Peshwa - Bajirao Bhat and the pages
are smeared into the events right from his childhood when he used to play with
the toy sword while his father Peshwa Balaji Vishvanath Bhat showered him with
the brave stories from the Maratha war to his becoming a Peshwa and doing
justice to his title.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The father of Bajirao while being incumbent Peshwa got the
Chhathrapathi Shahu's mother released from the Mughal captivity and became more
worthy, respectful and dear to Shahu and the subjects alike.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The conversations
between the Peshwa and his young to-be Peshwa son rallies the words of wisdom
pouring out right from the mouth of the very wise Peshwa which are both
enlightening as well as heart warming. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bajirao's struggle to restrain his
father from leaving him to cancer is quite well woven. The young Peshwa and his
encounter with the senapati -turned-traitor Dabhade is quite gripping where he
puts his honor at stake before the Empire and does away with the enemy by
breaking the rules of parlay. While at the other end, Kashibai, Peshwa's
consort justifies his act in the Maratha court putting silence to all the
wagging fingers showing the love of that era.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One question that intrigues me is that was Dabhade punished
for what we are fighting today, reservation? He fought against the hereditary incumbency of Maratha positions and favored meritocracy till his death,on seeing his equally capable friend and a
spirited fighter, Uttam being given the position of a common soldier while he
being offered the position of senapati.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The events unfold at a good pace paving way for the story to
flow at a pace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nizam Ul Mulk's revenge for his lost son from the Peshwa
causes the war between the Marathas and Mughals where young Peshwa
Bajirao was so novice to see a battle for the first time. How does he protect the Maratha prestige? How his love for his family saves him from the hands of
the beast Bangash? How does he deal with the defeated Nizam? is all woven so
immaculately that the reader feels the whole scene playing live in front of him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kudos Ram!for penning down a historical story with such great details and
profusely loaded with all emotions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Epilogue of the book introduces the Princess of Bundelkhand-
Mastani giving a clear indication of a sequel. Many like me who have read this
piece are awaiting the next. I wish Ram all the success and want him to hear
that his work has been endorsed by many and are awaiting for the next to praise
him more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Packed was I in a small crystal clear bottle, I was its identity</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The blue bottle, the red one or the green goblet</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Though when around you all time, I am not given fame</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My fame comes with my name</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But where is my name?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The flower is adored for its vibrant delicacy</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The pretty butterfly for its colorful flutter</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The sky for its iridescent ambit</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The rainbow for its seven 'me'</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes I wonder if it's me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Or the bodies carrying me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Who is adored more ?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Fuddles me to the core !</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">One day sitting inside a tiny tube</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was resting inside the dark lube</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Suddenly someone pressed me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Scuffled me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Strangled me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Tussled I, came out with a heavy breath</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Breathing freely I was at ease</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A slender stick with soft fiber</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">fondled me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A little shy I was at such an endearing gesture</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Coaxing me gently</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I felt the quiver</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I mingled in him in a trice</span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">like the way you gulp a mango slice</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">No longer I was me, captivated in a color tube</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">here I was free and liberated</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">with the slender brush</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Oh sorry! a colorful brush</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">embarked on an advent to a majestic portrait</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was now a colored brush brushing along the shades of me</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">on a white canvas </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">leaving behind my indelible imprints.</span></div>
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