IIIT ki aakhiri raat...

Sahi kehte hain ki judaav ka pata tabhi chalta hai jab hum alag hote hain. yeh rule har ek cheej par laagu hota hai. 11/1/12 ko raat 12 baje, jo ki asal mein 10 taarikh ki raat thi, pankaj ka janmdin bhi manaya jana tha aur skandh, mukund, prakhar aur sanjeev ne mujhe farewell dena ka bhi plan banaya tha. wahi jagah jahan par humne pehli get togather celebrate ki thi aaj meri farewell ki gawah banne wali thi.


Hamesha main kisi na kisi cheej ke liye iiit ko doshi thehrata rehta tha. iiit mein shayad yeh meri iklauti raat thi jab mujhe kuchh ajeeb sa lag raha tha. main kal ja raha tha iiit se. hamesha ke liye. kuchh der pehle tak main bahut khush tha lekin felicity ground par apne aap ko badi mushkil se sambhala tha. lag raha tha ki mera ek hissa kuchh din ke liye phir bhi yahna reh jayega mere doston ke saath aur main har kisi mein se kuchh na kuchh apne saath le jaunga.

Mujhe kuchh bolne ke liye aage aana pada aur tab maine pehli baar mehsoos kiya ki thoda thoda karke in sabne mere liye kitna kuchh kiya hai. skansh ki khaass kar ke bahut yaad aayegi. he is the best room partner i ever had. kafi logon ne kuchh na kuchh bola, sharad, prakhar, skandh, sanjeev, brijesh, anil aur netal.

Brijesh ne sabke saamne mere ek crush ke baare mein bola jo waise tha nahin par maine sabko sahi baat batayi. apne aap mein ek bilkul alag sa ehsaas raha mera iiit mein aur shayad main ise kabhi bhula na paun. maine yahan shayad kuchh hi bahut kareebi dost banaye honge par haan kareebi bahut sare the.

Sahi maaynon mein in logon ne mujhe jhela tha. har ek kadam par meri madad ki. main good byes itne achchhe se nahin kar pata par phir bhi himmat jutani padi. main degree to poori nahin kar paya lekin kafi kuchh cheejein yahan se seekh kar ja raha hoon. padhai, dosti, jimmedari aur kayi ankahe se ehsaas mujhe yahan se mile.

Yeh sab log yaad jarur aayenge aur kuchh to shayad bhulaye hi na ja sakein. pehli baar shayad apne decisions se maine kuchh seekha tha. us se doori badhna ya badhana, MS lena aur yahan ke doston par kam bharosa karna in sab mein se kuchh the.

Shayad aage zindagi mein koi faisla lene se pehle har pahloo par bahut achchhe se soch vichaar karun......................

Maaf karna doston, main kabhi DU ko apne se alag hi nahin kar paya aur uske itne kareeb raha ki tumhare kabhi kareeb hi nahin aa paya..............

Aakhir mein mujhe skandh aur prakhar station par chhodne aaye. pata nahin cab mein kyon ek ajeeb si khamoshi thi. bahut kuchh bolna chahta tha par chup tha. station par bhi bas prakhar ko thanks bol paya aur skandh ko phir se kuchh nahin. shayad usko main kabhi bhi na bhula paun. ek ajeeb si saadgi aur shaitani, kuchh alag sa tha woh. meri kismat achchhi thi ki main ek saal uske saath bita paya.................

Train ka time ho hi chuka hai aur bas mera safar shuru hone wala hai. kuchh chhodkar aur kuchh saath lekar bas main nikal pada hoon...........

Whom should we blame for faults in our religion?

Was religion then the main creation of priests and rulers? What about the sages and prophets?


Tribal faiths only became religions after regiments of professional priests or monks elaborated spiritual traditions and organised them into well defined rituals, scritures and dogmas that they managed.

There were generally five main creators of all religions:

1. Founding sages or prophets, who sometimes through a vision, dream, revelation or enlightenment gained a new insight into harmony or truth. They all lived simple lives and wanted no idols, temples or places of worship. They were simple people who loved all humanity.

2. Apostels, who spread the word of their sages or prophets. They wrote down and elaborated on the words and philosophies of their founders that later became their religious scriptures. They were marketing managers of their carefully crafted brands of God and they also provided their religious orders with distinctive costumes, symbols and disciplines. It was Ashoka who made message of Buddha into a great religion. Peter and Paul raised Christ from a poor Palestinian Jew to a Christian god. It was the first four Khalifs who spread the message of Muhammad from Spain to China in just 60 years. With the elaboration by the later nine gurus, Nanak would have been just another Indian sage.

3. Priests, who were the dedicated soldiers or salesman of their brands of God. The word priest is used here in the sense of all the professional keepers of religious places and practices.

4. The patrons, rulers and rich merchants who rewarded the priests for taming and disciplining the masses.

5. The ordinary believers, who accepted their duties to priests and deities they promoted.



So now if we have any problem with any perticular aspect of religion, then whom should we blame?

सब दुल्हन सा.....

नन्ही बच्चियाँ सिर पर
ओढनी डाल कर दुल्हन बन जाती हैं...
वो जानती हैं,
दुल्हन जैसा कोई नहीं...

जो सुंदर है,
जो कुछ भी सुंदर है,
वो दुल्हन जैसा है...

रूप अगर लाजवाब है, तो दुल्हन का. कुछ सजा अच्छा हो, तो दुल्हन सा. नवेला और तारीफ़ के काबिल हो, तो नयी दुल्हन सा. हया की लाली भी अगर कहीं की मिसाल देने लायक होती है, तो दुल्हन के चेहरे वाली. चाल तो दुल्हन की, आन तो उसकी, और शान तो भी उसकी ही.

जो शादी के घर में आता है, पहले दुल्हन को देखने की ख्वाहिश ज़ाहिर करता है. मंडप में अगर कहीं निगाह ठहरती है, तो दुल्हन पर.

सच कहें, तो हमारी संस्कृति में दुल्हन एक ऐसी शख्शियत का नाम है, जो मानो शादी वाले दिन यकायक जन्म लेती है और सबको मोहित कर लेती है. एक पारी है दुल्हन.

वो लकदक, गहने, रेशमी कपड़े, शृंगार, चुनरी, पायल, टीका, कंगन, वेणी, बिंदी मानो इस दिन से पहले किसी ने पहने ही ना थे.

किसी वीराने को केवल एक कूची से संवार देना हो, वहाँ बहार ले आनी हो, तो वहाँ दुल्हन को ले जाना काफ़ी होगा.

एक जादू का नाम है दुल्हन. आलते का रंग, मेहन्दी की खुश्बू, फूलों का नज़ारा, सुनहरी आभा है.

एक नयी शुरुआत है दुल्हन...