Amitav Ghosh's River of Smoke: A history reclaimed

AnD wE sAy LiFe'S nOt FAir...

We say life’s not fair While complaining about the flavor less food in the mess While we are not able to get a seat to sit on a railway platform While criticizing the system for making us stand in a long queue at a movie theatre We say we are confused Confused of not knowing Which attire to purchase for a friend’s wedding Confused in choosing a restaurant to party Among all these complaints And confusions Can we all just stop for a moment And look around… Look around for the construction worker who is in fact unaware if he will be able to get two time bread and a room to sleep and relax each morning he wake up... look around for the maid who don’t even have two piece clothing to cover herself up who feels stranded of not being able to buy even a mango on her child’s demand... we say we are bewildered bewildered about which dream to chase and which direction to pursue In between this thought juggling stop for a moment and look around look around...

MeLTiNG MoMeNts

Melting Moments As this semester is passing away, I am actually a bit anxious about the life coming ahead and at the same time am a bit sad about the one am going to leave behind. Winding up has always been difficult for me, but this time it is going to be heart racking. This place has actually made me what I really am today . Met new people, who have now started defining my being, their presence actually define my fun, and their absence make me feel miserable at times. And suddenly I’m realizing that most of them will not going to be around anymore . It seems as if the movie is approaching its “the end” and a sequel is about to be released with a whole new set of characters and is going to be shot at a completely new place. From my personal experience I have learnt that long distance relationships are difficult to maintain and it makes me a bit apprehensive about the changes in the configurations that are about to come. It seems as if an era has passed away but in...

गर्मियों की छुट्टियाँ

दो महीने की लम्बी छुट्टियाँ , दादी और नानी के घर पर बिताती ... रात को दादी की राजा- रानी की कहानियों में , खुद को राजकुमारी मान कर , अपने ही सपनों में खो कर, सो जाती ... सुबह उठ कर, नानी के संग पूजा की थाली , फूलों से सजाती और उन के भजनों, के दो-चार शब्द जो समझ आते, उन के साथ गुन-गुना कर बड़ी खुश हो जती ... दादा के संग बजार घुमने जाती, और पड़ोस के चाचा की दुकान पर बैठे, लोगो को, राम- राम साहब कह के, उन से चार टॉफ़ी पा कर , अपनी फ्हराक की छोटी-छोटी जेबॆए भर लाती ... दोपहर को नाना के संग ताश खेलती, और कागज के गुलाम- बादशाहों की अनोखी दुनिया में खो कर, नाना की गोदी के तकिये पर, सर रख कर सो जाती ... शाम को चाचा- चाची और मामा-मामी, वाले दीदी-भईया के संग लुक्का-छुप्पी खेलती, और सब को भाग- भाग कर पकड़ लेती ... आज भ...

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