When Silence Speaks...

It's been a while that I have liked any latest songs. Songs from 80s and ghazals still play when I am in mood for some good music. Not that there hasn't been good music in recent past. But after a long time this song touched my soul. Arijit Singh had made it to my list of favorites long back. But he was still not in that elite league of singers to whom my head bows with respect - Jagjit Singh, Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Mohd. Rafi, Ghulam Ali, Mehdi Hasan, Bhimsen Joshi and M S Subbulaxmi . ( I am not listing the musicians here; just the singers who humble my heart and soul. I have a different list of elite musicians and directors and actors covering Yanni, Kenny G, Pancham Da, Hans Zimmer, Madhubala, K K menon, Aamir Khan and so on; whom I duly respect. But this post is dedicated to singers. ) I had been to Raazi movie last week and heard this song for the first time - Ae watan. I heard it again after that with my headphones on, eyes closed;and I just surrender...

When you are planning life, life makes it's own plans and often takes you by surprise. Not that you grow arrogant knowingly, but we all tend to take life for granted while on our mission to success. There are often times when we oversee simpler yet most important ingredients of life. I believe that's when someone takes control of  life  to put a brake and slow you down. It has various innovative ways to slow you down. Nothing uncommon in the world, but definitely very new to you. I have always been slowed down by life, ever time I rushed through doing tens of thousands of things. Now looking back, I think once every 2-3 years, I am pulled over the freeway of life for speeding. This time it was my health. I have been an anti doctor anti hospital person despite of coming from family of doctors. I believe in home remedies. Steam will take care of my cold; drink some herbs for immunity, tolerate pain without painkillers, go to gym or running when you have headache so on and...

फिर मिलने की चाह में गुज़री ये एक शाम और सही जुबां पे कुछ और नज़रों में कैद है अलफ़ाज़ कुछ और सही इस शहर में वो एक अजनबी और सही बेईमान धड़कनों की एक साज़िश और सही बरसात की बूंदों में घुला एक किस्सा और सही शब् में खोया वो एक सितारा और सही उस अजनबी से जुड़ा एक एहसास और सही इन लफ़्ज़ों की जाल में बुना एक जस्बात और सही Dated - 1st June 2018