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.
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 [...]
I reached Sunnyvale yesterday after a 1-day delay at Lansing on Friday. I’m currently staying at a temporary corporate apartment provided by Google. The hunt for wheels and a roof is on! I’m looking forward to my first day at Google tomorrow. Weather here is cold (between 45-55), but certainly no freezing temperatures. I took [...]
For those who do not know, Manasarovar is a lake known for its high spiritual values in both Hinduism and Buddhism, in Tibetan region of Himalayas. It lies at 14,940 feet above sea level and is the highest fresh water lake in the world. Manasarovar was supposedly created by the Hindu God, Brahma in his [...]
Today, December 27th is 211th Birth Anniversary of Mirza Ghalib, the legendary Urdu Poet. I don’t need to really say anything about him, for anyone who has ever delved into the tender world of Urdu Poetry knows about Mirza Sahab. After a long gap, I am posting one of my Nazms. I wrote this one [...]
This last Sunday a group of Monkeys came over to our vicinity and just hung out there, ate Guavas from a tree next to our house, and some just basked in the sun on the chilly morning. I took some videos of them jumping around and added the theme song of Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) in [...]