His embrace Published in The Asian Weekly , Edition 614 ( 17th to 23rd June,2022) The magic of his embrace Worked like a divine grace It comforted me to the core Whenever I needed solace The softness of his embrace Felt like a feathery nest at best It cocooned me from the world Whenever I … Continue reading His Embrace!
The ancestors of the kitchen shelf Converted to the new look ! In pleasing colors to woo the chef Pickles of sorts from grandma's book! Taking pride on Indian tables Tangy, sweet, spicy load of flavors! They found place in old time fables Young and old with meals find savors!
https://youtu.be/EVORRjRF2S0 River Ganges fondly called Maa Ganga is considered holiest among the Holy rivers by Hindus. Maa is a hindi word for Mother. As per Hindu religion Nature is worshipped uniquely in various ways. The video shows how on a daily basis prayers are offered to this motherly river. To know more you can view … Continue reading River Ganges at Rishikesh
Published in The Asian Weekly, Edition 614 ( June 10th to 16th, 2022) A dream fulfilled With a life half lived! He has taken his final bow Pulling down the curtains low Reaching out to households Bringing messages to society His soft words uttered less He bid goodbye and just left! Creating the Asian Media … Continue reading An Ode to Ashish!
कल शाम सोशल मीडिया पर देखा एक चेहरा, जिसको देख अचानक दिल का एक सोया हिस्सा धड़का वह उस का चेहरा था… वर्षों बाद यकायक उस तस्वीर को देख एक चलचित्र की तरह बहुत कुछ…. जाने क्यों मस्तिष्क भीतर घूमने लगा शोक समाचार था…. वो गुज़र चला था, अलविदा कर गया था कई घिनौनी यादें फिर लौट आईं थीं समझ ही न आया कैसा बर्ताव करूँ राहत की साँस लूँ या शोक मनाऊँ कहते हैं जाने वाले के बारे में अच्छा ही बोलो मगर, यह मन है कि बग़ावत सी करता है वह मेरा अपना नहीं था, बिलकुल नहीं था मगर इतना ग़ैर भी तो नहीं था आख़िर वही तो था…. जिसने मेरे कोमल जिस्म को कुरेदा था उसकी घिनौनी हरकतों कि जानिब मेरा बचपन महफ़ूज़ ही न था उसका नाम सुनते ही बेस्वाद ख़्याल आते है नफ़रत की है उससे बड़े जी जान से फिर उसके मौत की ख़बर जाने क्यों उसकी आत्मा के सुखी होने की दुआ माँगती है दिमाग़ की जद्दोजहद ने किया बेक़ाबू एक बार फिर महसूस हुई … मुझे मेरे ही जिस्म से उसकी बदबू क्या ये सोचना कोई पाप है अच्छा हुआ कि वो गुज़र गया सिकीलधी
Eccedentasiast She smiles Convincingly she smiles And They think she’s happy , She’s content They know not her pain Her miseries understood by none For she’s the one…, Who often smiles. She wins the crown…. For never having a frown She wears a happiness gown The eccedentasiast she is….. For skipping the tears… Never permitting … Continue reading Eccedentasiast
https://anchor.fm/sikiladim/episodes/Only-One-Earth-e1jg95r Published in The Asian Weekly, Edition 613,( 3rd to 9th June,2022) to mark World Environment Day The world is coming to a standstillOur Ecosystem on degradation sillAwaken, arise all in togethernessGive the environment an upscale bill We have tasks aplenty to accomplishTo make our surroundings flourishLet’s conserve the Earth habitatBy not being greedy & … Continue reading Only One Earth!
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