RIVER OF LIFE

 During one of our WhatsApp chats in the family group , we were discussing the times when television was a rare, unaffordable machine.  We shared our common, sweet and sour memories of slipping into a neighbours' drawing room to watch the most entertaining Chitrahaar. The simple mindsets coupled with compassionate gestures among neighbors could make watching the 'Sunday Movie ' and 'Chitrahaar ' a relaxing affair once or twice a week. Those were the times when recreation was mostly a community affair. From 'Group Leisure Time' to 'Self-centered Fun-time ', the shift in entertainment quotient had been gradual, yet steep. After a couple of decades of the twenty first century ,watching television has   turned into the most private affair for a solitary viewer. The Television has undergone transformation from a bulky machine, to a sleek wallpeice ,to a digital App. A present day television viewer can pick and choose from a cafeter...

 जब मुश्किलों को पार कर जाए, तब मिले सुकून उसको। काम जब वो सबके आये, प्यार भी मिले सबका उसको। साथ मिलाकर चलता सबको, न कोई होता तेरा-मेरा, इसका-उसका। वफादारी में  कभी पीछे न हटना उसको, जीत लेना है दिल सभी का उसको। गुणों की है वो खान, व्यव्हार की नम्रता,आदर-सत्कार भी है एक बाण। जिस पर मुग्ध हो जाते हम सब, वचन निभाना  उससे सीखा। वैर मिटाना  भी है सीखा, हो कोई दोस्त या कोई गैर।

You raised a whole generation with love, care and compassion. The gestures, thoughts and traits you showered are manifested in our being. We cherish the moments spent together. Unforgettable are those playful teasings, cooking, eating and laughter together. Still trying to gather the will power you managed. Pain or sickness, you took it all in a power-packed stride. My buddies and me often recall your spicy yet sweet meals. Those were the special tiny bytes engraved in the wires of my complex mind. Like no other granny, you were the bold and the beautiful, that made us all proud. Penning down my utter rememberance for you granny, my Bari Mummy.