Kya Baat Hai !

किताबों के पन्नो को पलट कर सोचता हूँ,
यूँ पलट जाए ज़िन्दगी तो क्या बात है.

ख़्वाबों में रोज़ मिलती है जो,
हकीक़त में आ जाए तो क्या बात है.

कुछ मतलब के लिए ढूंढते है लोग मुझे,
बिना मतलब कोई आए तो क्या बात है.

जो शरीफों कि शराफत में बात न हो,
वो एक शराबी कह जाए तो क्या बात है.

कत्ल कर के तो सब ले जायेंगे दिल मेरा,
कोई बातों से ले जाए तो क्या बात है.

अपने रहने तक तो ख़ुशी दूंगा सबको,
जो किसी को मेरी मौत से ख़ुशी मिल जाए तो क्या बात है...

I Pretend

I pretend that you’re not here,
Listening to what I say.
But really you’re the only one,
That can make everything okay.

I pretend that I don’t care,
When you don’t talk to me.
But really I’m dying inside,
I just wish you could see.

I pretend that I’m fine,
With us being "just friends".
But really I want to tell you,
I don’t want this to be how it ends.

I pretend that I don’t,
Dream of you at night.
But really you’re the only one,
That can make my wrongs right.

I pretend that I don’t care,
But really I do.
I guess what I’m trying to say is,
That I’m in love with you.

Kargil - a war that wasn't....

Ten years ago, on this day, India supposedly 'won' a battle. A battle which wasn't technically a battle 'coz it was fought inside India's own territory. Yet, Kargil war was something thats still fresh in the memories of thousands of Indians. Although many of the youngsters of my age do not exactly know what happened in 1999, but I do. When top-notch politicians (read :: Union Minister Shreeprakash Jaiswal) doesn't remember, these youngsters can't be blamed.

Ten years ago, or even some seven years ago, if someone asked me my opinion about Kargil, I would've proudly said, "Yes, India won it. We won it. We defeated the intruders." But ten years down the line, if someone asks me the same question, my answer will definitely be different. That's coz there hasn't been the impact of Kargil war. We haven't gained much out of it. I agree that we were successful in shooing away the infiltrators, but the overall result is just NIL.

Yes, we haven't been able to achieve what we wanted. We wanted a terror-free India and a terror-free neighbourhood, which we haven't been able to get. In fact, we've lost more than we've gained. We have lost 533 brave soldiers. We've lost a hell lot of money.

And what we see today is just some self-proclaimed leaders politicising the martyrs' death for their own personal gain. Look at Congress MP Rashid Alvi. In an interview to Headlines Today, Alvi said he saw no reason to celebrate Kargil victory. "Kargil isn't a thing to be celebrated. The war was fought within our territory. We didn't even come to know when the Pakistani army crossed over and built bunkers inside our territory. It's only the NDA which may celebrate." I think a war is a war. Lets not bias it on the basis of political parties. Any war is fought for a country and not for a political party.

And as I already mentioned earlier, another Congressman and union minister Shreeprakash Jaiswal doesn't remember that 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' falls on 26th July.

Our very own Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can go to France to attend 220th anniversary of Bastille Day, but not a union minister can pay a visit to Kargil on the 10th anniversary of the war. This shows the dull attitude of the government towards those who laid their lives for the country. Can't these bloody politicians just stop playing their dirty political games and pay homage to the martyrs? Will this incident not demoralise the forces? Why would a soldier think of dying for a country just to face such a humiliation?

Although the army will be celebrating the 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' on its own right there in Kargil, the Defense minister A K Antony won't be attending it, neither any top minister or official will be there. Antony would be laying wreaths at Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate in Delhi.

I feel the government has forgotten this war. But they shouldn't forget the war heroes.

My sincere homage to all the martyrs who laid their lives so that I and other fellow Indians can be safe. Thanks a lot....

JAI HIND.... JAI JAWAN....

Sorry

Today, I'm gonna write about one of my favourite and the most beautiful words in English language. Its something I use very often. But don't think that I use it 'coz I keep making mistakes every now and then, but its 'coz I try to take first step to avoid circumstances which people might regret in the future. I really don't understand why people feel so bad in apologising. Apologising is not about getting humiliated, its just about accepting your faults and the consequences that arise out of it.

Actually, I don't always apologise, so don't be in an illusion that I'll always apologise even if its not my fault. In fact, I follow three theories regarding this.


FIRST THEORY :
When I'm wrong, I do not hesitate in accepting my fault and apologising. This is a very simple concept. I believe that not admitting your own mistake is a crime. That's why I prefer to apologise first.


SECOND THEORY :
This theory is a mix-up (or rather a goof-up) between the other two theories. This comes into existence when I apologise without being wrong. There are some instances when I say sorry even if its not my fault. I do this just 'coz I do not want to spoil the relationship I share with the person I'm confronting. Its just that I value the relationship more than the mistake. Keeping ego aside, I apologise, 'coz its the ego which is the root cause of most of the misunderstandings.


THIRD THEORY :
This theory is exactly opposite to the first one. When I'm not wrong, and it doesn't matter who's trying to prove me wrong, I'd never back off. I'd stand by my views and fight till the end, come what may. I stand for the truth. I won't apologise in this case, not 'coz of ego, but for the sake of truth.


So guys, these were the three theories that I follow. Now, you must be thinking that what made me write this post. Actually, recently there was an incident in which I suffered without my fault. But as the third theory says, don't let the guilty free, I'm not gonna let that person walk away easily. I won't apologise, rather I'll make him realise his fault.


PS : Thanks for bearing this one too :P

How do I say...

How do I say what you mean to me,
You mean to me as a pearl means to the sea,
As the earth means to the sky,
As a flower is to a butterfly.

As life means to a man
who is just about to die.
What a desert feels when it rains,
What a soothing support, when it pains.

Tell me how do I say what you mean to me,
You're my mind, my soul, my heart.
A dream so beautiful,
An experience so wonderful.

A passion that ignites,
A warmth that invites.
Sometimes a smile so best,
Sometimes a tear so honest.

I wish I could gift you the entire world,
But can only give you my heart instead.
Tell me how do I say what you mean to me
when words are too less.