It is unfortunate that people in Pakistan can't access youtube. This gem of literary evening is worth sharing for all literature loving people. Inspired by exclusion of farthest and tiniest planet (Pluto) from solar system, his collection of small poems.
Friday, February 27, 2015
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Perception
A famous writer was in his study room. He picked up his pen and started writing:
**Last year, I had a surgery and my gall bladder was removed. I had to stay stuck to the bed.
**The same year I reached the age of 60 years and had to give up my favourite job. I had spent 30 years of my life in this publishing company.
**The same year I experienced the sorrow of the death of my father.
**And in the same year my son failed in his medical exam because he had a car accident. He had to stay in bed at hospital with the cast on for several days. The destruction of car was another loss.
At the end he wrote: Alas! It was such bad year!!
When the writer's wife entered the room, she found he husband looking sad lost in his thoughts. From behind his back she read what was written on the paper. She left the room silently and came back with another paper and placed it on side of her husband's writing.
When the writer saw this paper, he found this written on it:
**Last year I finally got rid of my gall bladder due to which I had spent years in pain.
**I turned 60 with sound health and got retired from my job. Now I can utilize my time to write something better with more focus and peace.
**The same year my father, at the age of 95, without depending on anyone or without any critical condition met his Creator.
**The same year, God blessed my son with a new life. My car was destroyed but my son stayed alive without getting any disability.
At the end she wrote: This year was an immense blessing of God and it passed well!
**Last year, I had a surgery and my gall bladder was removed. I had to stay stuck to the bed.
**The same year I reached the age of 60 years and had to give up my favourite job. I had spent 30 years of my life in this publishing company.
**The same year I experienced the sorrow of the death of my father.
**And in the same year my son failed in his medical exam because he had a car accident. He had to stay in bed at hospital with the cast on for several days. The destruction of car was another loss.
At the end he wrote: Alas! It was such bad year!!
When the writer's wife entered the room, she found he husband looking sad lost in his thoughts. From behind his back she read what was written on the paper. She left the room silently and came back with another paper and placed it on side of her husband's writing.
When the writer saw this paper, he found this written on it:
**Last year I finally got rid of my gall bladder due to which I had spent years in pain.
**I turned 60 with sound health and got retired from my job. Now I can utilize my time to write something better with more focus and peace.
**The same year my father, at the age of 95, without depending on anyone or without any critical condition met his Creator.
**The same year, God blessed my son with a new life. My car was destroyed but my son stayed alive without getting any disability.
At the end she wrote: This year was an immense blessing of God and it passed well!
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Kafan
Agar koi mujh se pooche ke Urdu Afsana nigari main 7 kahaniaN kaunsi hain, jinhon ne mujhe andar se hila ke rakh diya
1. Khol Do by Manto
2. GaDarya by Ashfaq Ahmad
3. Kafan by Munshi Prem Chand
4. Anandi by Ghulam Abbas
5. Ya Khuda by Qudratullah Shahab
6. Gulshan Gulshan Dhundha Tujh ko by Krishan Chandar
7. KirnaiN by Shafiqur-Rehman
1. Khol Do by Manto
2. GaDarya by Ashfaq Ahmad
3. Kafan by Munshi Prem Chand
4. Anandi by Ghulam Abbas
5. Ya Khuda by Qudratullah Shahab
6. Gulshan Gulshan Dhundha Tujh ko by Krishan Chandar
7. KirnaiN by Shafiqur-Rehman
Prem Chand ke afsana 'Kafan' ki dramatization kisi ne mujhe forward ki. Salute to Gulzar sahab. Ye aik aesi kahani jo gurbat main insaan ki marti qadron ka shakhshana pesh kerti hai. It put blunt knife through heart. (Pankaj Kapoor at his best in acting).
Monday, February 16, 2015
A quote on 'Adam and Eve'
"Men has learned so far only to sleep with women, not to wakeup with her. Therefore their relationship is still confused" ~ Amrita Pritam
Saturday, February 14, 2015
kya kya kiya
Muhammad Rafi Sauda, Urdu ke claasic period ke aik classic shayer the. Magar chunke Mir Taqi Mir ke ham-asar the to woh shaurat na paai jo unka haq tha. Unka aik shyr aesa hai, jis ke paaye ka shyr peechle 250 saal main saamne nahi aaya.
'kyaa kyaa' aur 'kiyaa' ka aesa istimaal bus sirf isi aik shyr main dekha hai. Is shyr ko parhne se ziyada, kaano se sunne ka mazaa aata hai. Is shyr ko aik baar sirf 'kyaa kyaa' aur dusri baar 'kya kya kiyaa' keh ker parhiye - phir dekhiye!
'kyaa' aur 'kiyaa' do alag lafz hain, magar aik hi tarah likhe jaate hain - sirf aik zEr ka izafa hai. 'Kyaa' aik sawal hai aur 'kiyaa' aik amal hai - jese
fikr-e-ma.āsh ishq-e-butāñ yād-e-raftagāñ
is zindagī meñ ab koī kyā kyā kiyā kare
'kyaa kyaa' aur 'kiyaa' ka aesa istimaal bus sirf isi aik shyr main dekha hai. Is shyr ko parhne se ziyada, kaano se sunne ka mazaa aata hai. Is shyr ko aik baar sirf 'kyaa kyaa' aur dusri baar 'kya kya kiyaa' keh ker parhiye - phir dekhiye!
'kyaa' aur 'kiyaa' do alag lafz hain, magar aik hi tarah likhe jaate hain - sirf aik zEr ka izafa hai. 'Kyaa' aik sawal hai aur 'kiyaa' aik amal hai - jese
- kyaa kaha?
- kaam kiyaa?
translation = Concern for livelihood, love for beloved, memories of the past - How much (kyaa kyaa) a human can pursue (kiyaa) in one life
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Peepli Live
If you are tired of Media circus in Pakistan (as I am), watch "Peepli Live". Financially supported by Aamir Khan, this is a great commentary on Media/TV channels and political circus in third world countries, taking advantage of plight of poor, oppressed and downtrodden people. Plot is based on issue of farmers' suicide in India. Though movie is made as comedy but it is a serious commentary on fast dying agriculture, corrupt politicians and 'rating' hungry TV news channel in third world countries.
No nude scene but there is some rough language. It was a pleasure watching Nawazuddin Siddiqui again. Absolutely 5 stars to movie.
No nude scene but there is some rough language. It was a pleasure watching Nawazuddin Siddiqui again. Absolutely 5 stars to movie.
Friday, February 06, 2015
A quote
"Jo kaam 40 mard taqreer ker ke nahi kerwa sakte, woh aik aurat sirf aik taa'na de ker kerwa leti hai"
Monday, February 02, 2015
On "Istikhara"
"Does Istikhara work?"
"It does"
"Really?"
"I think it does. Not because it has something spiritual to it but because it is a strong psychological work. Our subconscious usually knows the answer to our confusion/Q/query but our conscious and surrounding pressures keep it suppressed. With Istikhara, we let all guilt go on to supreme, and relaxed brain tell us what to do!"
(As they say: Manytimes, in life, when you face choices, just toss a coin. Not because it settles the question but while the coin is in air, you suddenly know what your heart is hoping for).
"It does"
"Really?"
"I think it does. Not because it has something spiritual to it but because it is a strong psychological work. Our subconscious usually knows the answer to our confusion/Q/query but our conscious and surrounding pressures keep it suppressed. With Istikhara, we let all guilt go on to supreme, and relaxed brain tell us what to do!"
(As they say: Manytimes, in life, when you face choices, just toss a coin. Not because it settles the question but while the coin is in air, you suddenly know what your heart is hoping for).
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