From diary entries to interesting encounters with people from all over the world, these are Poems Prayers and Promises that continue to enrich my life.
The following is a count of my journey to Mahavatar Babaji’s Cave in Dronagiri area in Himalayas. I took the trek on 29th of July 2009 along with my Father. After several visions and signals from the Masters, I finally made the trek deep into the Mountains at about 9000 feet.
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Last week I completed 1 year at Google and in California. It really seemed all so quick, but it was hard work and learning to adjust working in such a large company. However, I think the journey has been rewarding and quite enriched. I still prefer the Midwest any time of day, but then the [...]
I’ve been doing some travelling in last 1 week or so, first to Yosemite Valley and then to the famous/infamous Winchester Mystery House. Amidst travelling, I sit down today and remember our beloved Mirza Ghalib on his 212th Birth Anniversary with this verse:
“लो हम मरीज़ ऐ इश्क के बीमारदार हैं
अच्छा अगर न हो तो मसीहा [...]
Haven’t really done any writing since A Maiden’s Story so thought of putting up a Nazm by Gulzar, which is short, but strikes a special chord every time I open my collection and read through it. I rate him as a master who can say something very poignant and mystic in very simple words. For [...]
Today after my early morning laundry, I visited the famous/infamous Rengstorff Mansion that stands on Shoreline Blvd. in Mountain View, California. Last weekend, I decided to do some research on any possible strange places locally, and came across the Pioneer Park and the Rengstorff Mansion. I did not find anything documented about the Park other [...]
It’s been chilly here in Mountain View for last few days (just the kind of weather I like). After almost more than a year of being immersed in the world of Urdu Poetry and Hindi Songs, I wrote something in English yesterday late afternoon and decided to give it a test run today. Wouldn’t really [...]
I just found out from my Father that our old time neighbor, Capt. Lal’s wife Mrs. Lal aka Lal Aunty passed away in sleep last night (Saturday, IST). There are many fond memories to cherish and look back as everyone bids her adieu while she makes her way to ‘life after life’. Since 1989, we [...]
Tonight, Brandon and I used a website to do a live video stream where he asked me about my latest song and life in California. We also spoke of other random things and talked about people back in Michigan. Allow some time for video to get loaded. I think there was something wrong with either [...]
Not many people know that the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar was also an Urdu poet of a very high order and it was during his reign that Urdu Shayri reached its Zenith. As Sanjay Garg outlines in his book, Maqta – Zafar on Zafar, “Zafar’s reign was a golden era of Urdu Ghazal [...]
I went around exploring the area around Googleplex today on a G-Bike and took a 5 minute climb to a little hillock called Vista Slope on Amphitheatre Pkwy right behind the main Google Campus. For someone who’s been to the Himalayas, this certainly was no climb, but it was good to get some early morning [...]