ek baar muskura do........... on You Tube

Here is the Ghazal ........ek baar muskura do............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBJaovimA_U

SCN to PWC

At last SEBI woken up from slumber and issued a show cause notice to Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), the auditors of Satyam. I saw the news in today's Economic Times. However, the news article does not say what action is proposed by SEBI for which PWC has been directed to show cause. I believe, PWC is equally responsible for whatever has happened in Satyam. Without their connivance, the falsification of accounts was not possible at all. I would say, the fraud is NOT committed by Ramlinga Raju alone, but it is committed by Raju along with PWC. So they are equally responsible. However all will depend upon the investigation and what charges are framed against PWC in the court of law. Then the trial will take place and based on evidence produced by the prosecution, the court will arrive at some conclusion. As of now, we have to only wait and watch.

tumhain hi sochta hun main......dedicated to my loving wife

mujhay ek baat kehni thi, tumhain itna bataana tha
ke meri zindagi ho tum, tumhain hi sochta hun main

buhat masroof rehta hon, buhat say kaam hain mujh ko
magar tum say nahin ghafil, tumhain hi sochta hun main

buhat say log miltay thay, magar jab say tumhain dekha
na janay kya hua mujh ko, tumhain hi soochta hun main

mujhay auroon say kya lena, mera logoon say kya rishta
meri duniya ho tum hi tum, tumhain hi soochta hun main

nigahoon main basi ho tum, khayaloon main samai ho
sukoon-e-dil ho tum mera, tumhian hi soochta hun main

buhat mushkil hai ye jeena, tumharae bin mera rehna
ke meri saans main ho tum, tumhain hi sochta hun main

kabhi tanhai main baitho, agar tanhai main tum ho
toh itna yaad kar lena , tumhain hi soochta hun main....

ik baar muskura do.......

If any one want to know what is real and authentic Ghazal.............here it is...........(this style is of NWFP which is in Pakistan now)

ik baar muskura do..
afasana_e_chaman ka..
unwaan he badal do..
phoolon ka sar kuchal do,,
kaliyon ka sar masal do..
aakaash ki jawani..
badal main mounh chupaae..
mahtaab doob jaay..
taaro ko neend aay..
zohra jabeen pari rukh..
tamseel_e_maah_o_ anjum..
aankhain sharaab aaheen..
jazbaat main talatum..
helti huwi labo par..
hansta huwa tarana..
a dill nawaz paiker..
khatir main hai zamana..
lab hay ehmaree par..
nikhree huwi hai laali..
yeh halki halki surkhi..
tasveer hai shafaq ki..
awara sokh zolfain..
rukhsaar choomti hain..
bekhud hain goomti hain..
ho zeest ka sahara..
tum mauj main kinara..
laiken suno khudara..
ik baar muskura do..

ik nojawan musafir,,
fetrat ka laa ubaali..
ik aalam_e_junoon main..
ik samt ja raha tha..
jaisay k apnay dhun main..
parbat pe chad raha tha..
zulfain k muntashir thi..
chehray say musmahel tha..
nazrain k raah pe thi..
kitna shikast dill tha..
maazi ki dhunlako main..
ik akss paa raha tha..
guzra huwa zamana..
phir yaad aa raha tha..
armaan tarap rahay thay..
hasrat machal rahi thi..
betaab zindagaani karwat badal rahi thi..
ik baar muskura do....

Deogiri aka Daulatabad

Since my childhood I am fascinated about this fort. I am visiting this fort since my school days and still I often feel that I have not yet fully explored it. I used to go to the fort on bycycle with friends. We used to spend whole day on the fort exploring various manuments. Its so huge and mighty that even today at many spots it scares me. It is built on a conical hill and is about 600 feet in height. It is said that King Bhillam-V of Yadava dynasty had built this fort in 1187 AD. Some say that Rashtrakuta Kings, who built world famous Ellora caves might have built this fort also. Yadava dynasty ruled this fort from 1187 to 1318 AD.

As usual, by habit, I tried to find out the purpose of building this fort at this particular geographical location. The location of the fort is peculiar. It is basically a plateau but this particular area is surrounded by hills which are not very high, but sufficient to protect the fort. It is said that the fort was built for certain purpose and thats very interesting.

The fort is located on the then Diamond and Silk route of India. At that time, trade of Golkonda diamonds and Paithani silk was at its zenith. The diamonds were mined and traded from Golkonda (near today's Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh) to what is known today as Middle east and Europe. Similarly, Paithani silk was manufactured at Paithan, a small town near today's Aurangabad which is about 75 Kms. from the fort. The sea port was at Surat. (even today its known as Surat in Gujarat) The goods were exported from Surat through ships and import was also allowed from the same port. This has significance since that time. It is the prerogative of the Government to decide from which sea port Export and Import would take place. Import-Export is not allowed from any xyz port. This is true even today. The then rulers of the area, where Surat is situated, were very liberal in respect of business and trade. (That's true even today!) So Surat was the port from where the import-export was 'permitted'. The Diamond merchants from Golkonda were required to travel from Golkonda to Surat. The fort is situated exactly at middle on that route. The route was known as Diamond and Silk route of India at that time. Later on, in Mughal period, the silk route changed.

The rulers were collecting toll from diamond and silk merchants in lieu of the protection they offered for safe journey of the merchants and safety of their merchandise. The toll was in the form of gold and silver coins, gold or silver ornaments, articles of gold and silver, lengths of silk, Paithani Shalus etc.  Real Paithani, as we know, is not ordinary silk. It is a silk cloth woven in natural silk yarn in which very fine gold or silver threads are interwowen. Real Paithani is sudded with pearls, rubies, diamonds. It is said that to wear real Paithani, the lady was required to be eually strong to bear its weight! I have seen real Paithani in one private meusium and have also felt it. I could get a chance to hold it in my hands, and belive me, its quite heavy!  

The collected toll was so huge that they felt need to store it in safe place and the safe place was identified in the conical shaped hill surrounded by other hills which in fact protect the huge cone. The fort was built on the hill and was named in most holiest manner "Deogiri" which means Hill of Gods.

The fort was build with an idea that it would serve the purpose of "safe deposit vault" for storing the toll and will also serve the purpopse as safe place of residence for the rulers. Eventually, the "vault" got converted into capital of Yadava dynasty.

The fort is thereofre highly secured. Various measures are employed to secure the fort. I call them layers of protection. They are : surrounding hills, three layers of fortifying wall, the peculiar arrangeemnt of gates, falls gates, steep gradient, the great moat and ultimate is the "bhul bhulliya".

I propose to write about each of them seperately as and when I get time to do so. 

She won it! (at last!)

She won the Oscar at last! She was strong contender for the coveted icon since few years. This time luck smiled and she too! One of the very few Britishers and the only western actress I like. Needless to say that I am her fan since Titanic. Her performance in that movie was simply superb. She expressed the "suffocation" of aristocratic girl so naturally that one could "feel" it! Her actions in the scene when Jack express his feelings for her were so obvious and natural ......and in the end she says why I should leave......you leave .... and then she in fact does not let him go! I have seen the movie several times only for two reasons; one : the high tech photography and the tricks and two : her performance. Now have to see this movie for which she got Oscar.

कधीतरी.......

कधीतरी एकटे उगाचच फ़िरले पाहिजे..........तलावाच्या काठावर उताणे पडले पाहिजे.......

माझी आवडती मराठी कविता......since school!

श्रावणमासी हर्ष मानसी हिरवल दाटे
चोहिकडेक्षणात येते सरसर शिरवे
क्षणात फिरूनी ऊन पडे!
वरती बघता इंद्रधनूचा गोफ दुहेरी विणलासे;
मंगल तोरण काय बांधिले नभोमंडपी कुणी भासे!
झालासा सूर्यास्त वाटतो, सांज अहाहा!
तो उघडे;तरूशिखरांवर, उंच घरांवर पिवळे पिवळे ऊन पडे!
उठती वरती जलदांवरती अनंत संध्याराग पहा!
सर्व नभावर होय रेखिले सुंदरतेचे रूप महा!
बलाकमाला उडता भासे कल्पसुमांची माळचि ते
उतरूनि येती अवनीवरती ग्रहगोलचि की एकमते!
फडफडा करूनी भिजले अपुले पंख पाखरे सावरिती;
सुंदरा हरिणी हिरव्या कुरणी निजबाळांसह बागडती!
खिल्लारे ही चरती रानीं, गोपही गाणी गात फिरे,
मंजुळ पावा गाय तयाचा श्रावणमहिमा एकसुरे!
सुवर्णचंपक फुलला, विपिनी रम्य केवडा दरवळला
पारीजातही बघता भामारोष भामारोष मनीचा मावळला!
सुंदर परडी घेऊनी हाती पुरोपकंठी शुद्धमती
सुंदरबाला या फुलमाला रम्य फुले, पत्री खुडती!
देवदर्शना निघती ललजा, हर्ष माझ्या ह्रदयात!
वदनी त्याच्या वाचुन घ्यावे श्रावण महिन्याचे गीत!
............................................. बालकवी

माझे आवडते मराठी गाणे.......रोज अनुभवायाचे....

उषःकाल होता होता, काळरात्र झाली 

अरे पुन्हा आयुष्यांच्या पेटवा मशाली...  

आम्ही चार किरणांची ही आस का धरावी 

जे कधीच नव्हते त्याची वाट का पहावी 

कसा सूर्य अंधाराच्या वाहतो पखाली

अरे पुन्हा आयुष्यांच्या पेटवा मशाली....  

तिजोर्‍यात केले त्यांनी बंद स्वर्ग साती 

आम्हावरी संसाराची उडे धूळ माती 

आम्ही ती स्मशाने ज्यांना, प्रेत ही ना वाली

अरे पुन्हा आयुष्यांच्या पेटवा मशाली....  

उभा देश झाला आता एक बंदीशाला 

जिथे देवकीचा पान्हा दूधाने जळाला 

कसे पुण्य दुर्देवी अन पाप भाग्यशाली

अरे पुन्हा आयुष्यांच्या पेटवा मशाली....    

धुमसतात अजुनि विझल्या चितांचे निखारे 

अजून रक्त मागत उठती वधस्तंभ सारे 

आसवेच स्वातंत्र्याची आम्हाला मिळाली

अरे पुन्हा आयुष्यांच्या पेटवा मशाली....