Sunday, December 27, 2009

SMOKES WHICH DOES NOT DISSOLVE


that was the last cigrette in my life.....many people who loves me told to quit the habbit...many including my mom,friends,mentors,.....many....so this will be my last cigrette........i lit the tobacco end...the first drag always is a shock wave to me....it ignites me..compltely.........after infiltrating ma lungs the venomous smoke emitted through ma mouth and nostrils....the smoke looked so sensual as they formed un definable erotically slow dance in the stagnant air around me.....i saw the vapours thinenning into void...that made me think of the people  who live for the sake of living....the poeople who were disounted in the vicious world...i remembered about a mantally disabled person who got hard slaps from a tea stall owner for stealing a piece of bread ,forced by the instinct of hunger ,the woman in torn pieces of clothes carrying a infant begging for copper coins left along with their thousand rupee notes in the pockets of affluent busy people.....i thought of  kids who have rat eyes burgundy colored hair eating from garbage....i saw the person who cleaned the floor of train with his own shirt for a living and thin father and daughter who sang old hindi songs stretching their hands for money in train...the old looking lady showing her cleavage and bargaining with a man in nthe street for the supression of his sexual frustrations.........and the man cleaning in the black waters in drainage with bare hands...all of them were equal...the remains...the ignored ones.....whose tears covered by speeches and promises made by people in power..... those were refugees in this money built world...
my cigrette was burning into ashes...my thoughts too.........a point of spark fall from the burning tobacco stick...the spark of fire which is left rarely in people....who fought for the rights of under privilaged and people living in the dark...the people who were always atthe recieving en of democratic system...the people who were stamped as naxals or maoists....who are considered as the biggest threat to nation.....pinned down by the authorities.....whose urge for freedom was over shadowed by debates and seminars in the capital driven media.....helpless and powerless movements....but always has the fire in them to break the shackles......
the burn in ma lips marked the near end of my last cigrette...but the burning sensation in the lips showed her face in the smokes...the one who didn't understud me....ma love or passion...who always considered me as an idiot...a small smile is ineviteble in me when she call me an idiot.....ma love never went noticed....i was always an out of focus object in her picture....she always was an intruder in my mind.....adding to my mounting aggravation.....though i know she loves another person and i am never a concern to her ...i still love her....
lshhh....ma lips burned...i threw ma  cigrette away........and walked away from the smoke and thought filled atmosphere....before the burning sensation... i lit another cigrette.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

a lady in search of destiny

I was not that close to her until the day she told all about her.late night we talked for long time,very long time.we couldn't see each others face becuase of the darkness around us,becuase of the darkness only ,i thnk she could tell every thing to me.she was from a very orthodox muslim family.but she was not the one who could be entangled inside the suffocative parametres of any religion .she was against the pardah culture which is a strong symbolic representation of the restrictions imposed on girls in their community.her father was a man with forward thoughts who supported her within his limits.but her mother,umma,was a woman who coudnt break out of the conventional mould of religion,same was the case of her two sisters.the biggest mistake in her life was that marriage which changed her life drastically.a girl with lot of energy and who can see the wide angles of life was married to a man infused with inferiority complex.his complexes sprouted mainly becuase of the fact that she was educated more than him.but his rage on her increased mainly due to her confident and forward character.she was also very free with every one, unlike other women in the community.his constricted mind did not understad her free flying heart.thus the problems arouse.he suspected her for having relations with her friends and relatives.he doubted her innocent friendship with her male friends.the bird was caged.even interactions with her parents was not allowed.but she was ready to bear all this and suppressed all her difficulties for the sake of her parents,especially her father.but she was tested again in life,some of her relatives cooked up stories of her connecting with her college mates.this 'made up' stories acted as a fuel for the umbraged mind of her 'husband'.she was abused in all possible ways,physically and mentally,virtually in imprisonment .but she decided not to bear anymore,and asked for a separation.but he was not yet done and accused that she is mentally disordered and bought her to a consultent,a physiatrist .the consultent asked her questions which,she said,no woman can answer.now,her father came to know about the situaion and the procedure for seperation was done legaly and religiously by saying 'thalak'.but after divorce also she was alienated in her home and society.the ultimate support of all human beings, mother, also couldn't see her.her siblings were of the fear that her failed marial life will be a curse for their future life also.confidence drained from her,a feeling of inertness was making her numb.but she coudnt resisit more,whch made her think about suicide.

she was sobbing in front of me by saying all this."this is the first time am opening my experiences to any one,i see a brother in you' she said.i too coudn't control the tears from ma eyes.a churning sensation in my heart after hearing the dark pages in her life.

our relation went very strong after that conversation.even my own sister said once"you love her more than me".i always asked her to think positive and never let the past ghosts frighten you.she went for a small job and started to move on.i saw her gaining in confidence ,mentally tougher due to her experiences.but the smile and energy that she shows in front of others ,crying inside amazed me.i always asked her to marry someone who can understand her,but she said she is not yet ready.once she said that a book named 'the alchemist' by polo coelho,inspired her to search for her destiny.i was not sure what does that mean till date.she was inert to the world which always wanted to dissolve her.
i was a very happy man when she said to me that she loves a man,a man who knowes all her past.she said it was a very much thought about decision.it was a divine love,not out of compassion or desire for flesh,but for true love,understanding each other.but she cudnt accept him all of a sudden,she had to keep in mind about her father,who supported during her days of pain and agony.the man she loved was a hindu,so it will not be a a person to person affair,the two gothic communities may clash.but i encouraged her to make her decision.to follow what her heart says,to discount the world around her.she did exactly that,the longing for passionated love cannot be detained.she wass married to that man legaly,it was a shock to her family.but for insanity shock treatment is a necessity.it was beggining of the end for the used path.she made her way to life.an unknown way to many people who are still blind and following the old path,the conventional path.for many she may be a traitor,sinner,but she was authentic,an authentic lady,an authentic human being.the courage and sel belief to be true to your self was the only reason which made her to follow her heart.she can be called as a rebel,who revolutionasied the old concepts,old ideologies,breaking the mould and bonds of man made religions and customes.the path may be difficult to travel,but for these people,they love difficult path.
recently i asked her 'did you find the destiny'.she replied that 'no,its a log way to go'.
the reason for writin this blog is becuase,i got a friend,quite accidently,who seems confused in her path.if you are confused,then you are in real life comrade,being true to your heart is the only way to destiny.love has greater meanings if you understand its divine,the most purified form of heart.RIDE THE CHANGE.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

UNSUNG HEROES


When we say about the indian freedom struggle,the first names that come in our minds is mahatma gandhi,nehru,gokhale etc.But there were some great revolutionaries who fought ferociously for our country who most of you may not remember.You may remember their names,thanks to 'social studies' text books in our lower classes.Bhagat singh,Chandra shekhar azad,Ashfaqullah khan,Sukhdev,Rajguru....these were the names which terrorised the british officials that time.There is lot more names to that list.These young guns of india started to question the gandhian way of freedom struggle and started the parallel movement,that was the real struggle for freedom.They urged for complete freedom and they didnt preach for it but revolted with patriotism as energy.But none of them were really honoured or recognised after the independence was acheived.It was a well planned strategy of congress not to hilight the involvement or impact of extremists in the freedom fight.Becuase congress were well aware of the fact that the extemism may transform into a new version called marxism which may be a threat to them in a democratic system.so they made a feel among people that it was the congress under gandhiji bring down the british emporer and they consiously gulped the extrmist part.Congress,for an extra impact posted gandhi as the father of the nation and added a 'gandhi' tail to nehru family.Nehru family till date get votes becuase of that gandhi 'attachment' to their names.Congress became the single major party in india post independence cashing on the gandhi sentemence.

Over the years the memories of extrmists were faded away from peoples mind,every year gandhijayanti is celebrated,no one even care to remember about our real warriors of freedom.the instict to struggle or protest against social injustice or corruption is decreasing with each generation.becuase the children of our country are brought up in that manner.our children are not allowed to see the world around them,they are not seeing the poor,the beggars,the prostitutes,child labours.they are only seeing computers,internet,poshe cars around them.they are always policed by someone ,some one is always giuding them without showing the real life,the harsh side of life.And after they step into their adulthood,coming out of that guidence mould they will be a completely self centered person.They wont have the time to see the hapless fellow beings around him.

A recent film 'rang de basanti' showed how a bunch of youngsters who took life as a joke turned to seek revenge for their friend's death.The film compared these youngsters as our old heroes bhagath,azad,asfaqullah khan etc to show that each one of us has that same blood of those legendary revolutionaries who died for their country.so its time to realize the spark of rebellion within us,break all the shackles ,think free,fight for justice and equality.LONG LIVE REVOLUTION