My Reflections

India is a kaleidoscope of civilizations. Great urdu poet Raghupati sahai firaq Gourakhpuri rightly said Sarzameen-e hind par aqwam-e aalam ka firaq Qafle guzarte gaye, hindustan banta gaya Various races have been migrating and settling here. Aryans, Mongols, Caucasians and even Dravidans who were once considered to be native of India came from outside. Diversifications in traditions, culture, beliefs make it a truly diverse country. The harmonious co-existence of diverse traditions makes India a unique nation in making. Unity in diversity is the hallmark of India. This idea of India faces serious threat when some group promotes ideology of division among people, when some fringe elements succeed in promoting communal agenda. It frustrates people when parochialism still exist, when untouchability is still a reality, when communalism is still practiced, when gender discrimination is tolerated, when corrupts still rule the roost. At this juncture when our country is poise...

Manzil Ki Justaju mein baRhta chala gaya Dasht-e Junun ki sair mein chalta chala gaya Ek khwab dekha tha mushkil tareen sa Mai dewwana, Khwab bunta chala gaya Ahbab rokte the mushkil ko jaan kar Mai pur khatar si raah par tanha chala gaya Aisa nahi ke raah mein thokar nahi mili Jo raste mein gir paRa to uthta chala gaya Khtatre hain aur rahenge har ghaRi Imteyaz hai ke jab ko laRta chala gay

Minute atom Insignificantly small seed A little salt Few friends and some amount of hope Brings BIG result Enjoy smallness in Big Way

Usne pukara bhi nahi ye sada kahan se aai Shab-e gham toh ab bhi baqi hai ufaq pe yeh roshni kaha se aai yahan toh har taraf ghamzadah chehre hain Phir kaun muskuraya yeh hansi kahan se aai

“There is enough in this world for everybody’s need not enough for anybody’s greed”. Mahatma Gandhi says. The skewed distribution of resources in the world germinates conflict in society and among nations. The insatiable greed of haves to acquire more is depriving have‐nots of their survivability. A study by World University for development economic research at United Nations University reports that the richest 1% of adult alone owned 40% of global assets in the year 2000. The three richest person possess more financial assets than the lowest 48 nations. This economic inequality creates conflict between haves and have‐nots which come to fore in the garb of religious conflict, sectarian conflict, cast conflict, racial conflict, and civilization conflict. The violent reaction of deprived and suppressed is termed as terrorism, naxalism, militancy etc. In fact, all these originate from the fight for resources. Akbar Alahabadi truly says, KapRe kisi ke lal hain roti ke waste Lambe kisi ke b...

It is a full moonlit night and I am traveling by a train. Sampoorn kranti express train is in its full motion to reach its destination the next day. The train is running through the Gangetic plain disturbing tranquility of this area. The silver sheet of moonlight spreading in the plain presents an attractive scene. The moon now hides in the cloud and darkness prevails all around. This temporary darkness reminds us of short phase of gloom in our lives. The moon appears once again and removes darkness. There is always dawn(light) after dark night. The train is crossing an overbridge now. The river beneath has plenty of water which glistens on reflection of light. This east flowing river will meet the Ganges and will lose its own identity. The Ganges which originates from Gangotri in Uttrakhand will eventually fall in the Bay of Bengal. The supreme sacrifice of the tributaries teaches us to lose our own identity for the sake of greater cause. Now the train passes across a small tow...

Jo sunsan aur weeran raha karta hai Us gaon main chunao ka manzar dekho Mahroom hai muddat se jo rahbar ke liye Har ghar se utha hai yehan rahbar dekho sabhi ko hai jeet ka yaqeen-e kaamil Kaun karta hai ab jang yeh sar dekho Daulat ki justaju hai shohrat ki aarzoo hai Mushkil nahi samajhna mazi gar muRkar dekho Lakhon hai panchayat ko milnewala Kiske qabze main ataa hai yeh muqaddar dekho Watan main hon ke hon pardesi Sab ke sab hain us din ke muntazir dekho