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.
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 [...]
I found an old recording that Nikhil and I had done back in January. For some reason, we didn’t like the recording at the time. However, now that I listen to it, I think it turned out alright. My vocals could have been a little better. Nikhil played the Guitar classical style and just like [...]
Here is a poignant ballad written & composed by Nikhil, which I recorded this evening. I probably didn’t do full justice to the beautiful words and melody as Nik would have, but it’s just a first attempt. Try it out (with headphones if possible).
This song goes out to Sapna. I hope she likes the song, [...]
Here’s a poem by my friend’s younger sister, a Young poetess named Jahnavi. The poem brings back my Khajjiar trip to mind. The unknown paths of Himalayas and the beauty within. The picture is just one of the ones Nikhil and I took when we were there. Couple mountain kids waving to us! Enjoy the [...]
On our way to the Himalayan Paradise Khajjiar, Nikhil and I stopped at Jalandhar to halt the journey and met up with my school chum, Nikhil. He came over to the hotel and after dinner we chatted and played some songs. Here’s a (grainy) video I shot of Nikhil (the guitarist!) playing guitar and singing [...]
After sending an Independence Day SMS to my sister in law, I realized that I should post this video of Capt. Lal reciting some Urdu Poetry during another one of our Sher o Shayri evenings that we enjoyed last year. He starts off with a patriotic poem by Bismil Allahabadi, a great freedom fighter and [...]
My trip to Khajjiar, which is still etched in my memory presented paradise in its own way. Here is a video Nikhil made while we made our trek to the top of the Kalatop Forest. It was a pretty dense forest full of many kinds of animals though we were only able to spot a [...]
Debut Release Coming Soon!