In this Shringara Ras Kavita a lover express his temptation for their lover and desires and yearns for the opportunity to be with them.
This Shringara Ras Kavita, वफा में बेवफाई के रंग, is dedicated to all the lovers who yearn for their lover and desire to be with them. In the kavita below, the lover is expressing his temptation and is challenging his lover to move beyond the traditional boundaries by using peculiar contrasts as subtle challenges to change the way of thinking.
I hope this Shringara Ras Kavita finds you in the moment when you yearn to be close to your beloved and need to poetically express your feelings.
Here it goes: Shringara Ras Kavita, वफा में बेवफाई के रंग
वफा में बेवफाई के रंग मिला कर देखो दबी हसरतों को तुम हक़ीक़त बना कर देखो
सच की फीकी थाली में झूठ छिड़क कर देखो कहानी के किरदारों को रंगीन बना कर देखो
अंधेरे में सूरज की तेज़ रौशनी मिला कर देखो जवान इश्क़ से रात का पर्दा हटा कर देखो
सफेद पन्नों पर काली स्याही के रंग लगा कर देखो उनके चेहरे पर गिरी जुल्फें उंगलियों से हटा कर देखो
पानी की लपटों पर आग की बूँदें गिरा कर देखो मेरी प्यास से तुम अपनी प्यास बुझा कर देखो
सब्र को बेसब्री के तराज़ू में तोल कर देखो एक रात के लिए मुझे अपना बना कर देखो
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This shayari on Competition, मुक़ाबला, captures the audacity of challengers trying to match up while benefiting from your support. Explore more Hindi poetry and ghazals at The Versatilist.
This shayari on Competition, मुक़ाबला, is a response to all challengers. The ones who think they have chance to compete with while being innocently oblivious to the vagueness and frailty of their challenge.
Think of the time when you met someone who was trying hard to compete with you. And you felt astonished at the audacity of them trying to match up while getting fed from your hand at the same time! Yes, they exist around us.
Hope these couplets below capture those emotions for you and a fitting response that such situation warrants. I especially like the last sher for it has reference to the literary world.
Here it goes, shayari on Competition, मुक़ाबला
छोड़ जाते हैं छाप दिल की गहरायी में जो मरने के बाद भी ज़माने में उनका रुतबा बढ़ता है
दुश्मन से कहो ललकार बुलंद आवाज़ में लगाए कांपती गुर्राहट से शेर का क्या बिगड़ता है
यूँ तो थकता नहीं तारीफ करते हमारी वो दोस्त पीठ पीछे ज़हरीले सांप उगलता है
नहीं जानते हम सलीका दोस्ती निभाने का मगर दुश्मनी की रिवायतों से पाला काफी पड़ता है
मुक़ाबले का मज़ा है गर टक्कर बराबरी की हो अपने मुशायरे में वो ग़ज़लें हमारी पढ़ता है
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This ghazal, तूँ क्यों सहती है, celebrates women’s resilience and acknowledges their struggles. It advocates for ending abuse and fostering a brighter future.
This ghazal for women, तूँ क्यों सहती है, is dedicated to all the women! Women are so wonderful, soothing, forgiving and can make any place vibe with their limitless energy. My life has been shaped by so many nurturing women around me; my mother, wife, sisters, friends, extended family and at work as well!
The fact is that our lives (men) are so incomplete and colorless without women, yet so many women have to go through abuse in their relationships, both mental and physical. While majority of the abuse comes from men, unfortunately and surprisingly enough, at times some women are the perpetrators.
This ghazal is dedicated to all the women who have suffered abuse at any point in their life. Undoubtedly, it’s not easy to just walk out of abusive relationships due to often compelling circumstances. However, I hope the next generations will do a better job of differentiating between right and wrong than the current ones.
Here it goes: ghazal for women, तूँ क्यों सहती है
तेरी आँखें नम्म देखने की आदत नहीं पड़ती मुझे जो रुलाता है तुझे उसे तूँ अपना कहती है
जाने कितने राज़ निगल गयी ख़ामोशी से मेरे गाँव में जो गहरी नदी बहती है
मैं वहीँ था जब तूने गला घोटा उम्मीद का कह कर रेत की किस्मत है वो धूप में तपती रहती है
तेरे बदन पर भटकते रहते हैं गहरे लाल निशाँ क्यों तेरे भरोसे की दीवार अक्सर ढहती है
पूछते हैं तेरे आँगन में खिले फूल पौधे ज़िल्लत हर रोज़ तूँ क्यों सहती है, तूँ क्यों सहती है
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This inspirational poetry, “ठहरता क्यों है,” encourages perseverance and self-belief in the face of challenges. The poet shares personal experiences and wishes to inspire readers to persist in their endeavors, offering hope and determination.
This inspirational poetry, ठहरता क्यों है, is a reminder to keep hoping and believing in yourself. There are days when the best of us feel let down, at times by circumstances and at other times, by the people around us. I have felt this too, when negative thoughts cluttered and clouded the the bright sky of my mind.
I hope the lines below find you at a time when you most need it. All good things have their foundation in sincerely cultivated effort and disciplined persistence. I have benefited from these principles while building this website and its progress has further strengthened my belief in these tenets.
I wish that while you are building something that matters to you, this inspirational poetry below gives you a bit of inspiration to continue, and never stop!
Here it goes, Inspirational Poetry: ठहरता क्यों है
आखिरी नहीं हो सकती जो कोशिश नाकाम रही ज़िंदा है तो हार की मौत मरता क्यों है
चट्टान का सीना काट सकता है अकेला मांझी रख भरोसा खुद पर शक्क करता क्यों है
भरने दे ख़्वाबों के परिंदों को बेपरवाह उड़ान बुरे हालातों की हक़ीक़त से डरता क्यों है
आज जो कर रहे हैं तुझे मिलने से इन्कार गवाही देंगे इतिहास में तेरा नाम उभरता क्यों है
तेरे क़दमों के निशाँ चूमेंगी नस्लें आने वाली उनकी उम्मीदों के लिए चल ठहरता क्यों है
This poetry on life, तस्वीर पुरानी, is a crafty take on life which will resonate with you and make you reflect on the years gone by!
This poetry on life, तस्वीर पुरानी, is a reflection on the crafty ways of Life. In a rather unassuming style, it sneakily camouflages itself into the passing years and passes by without even getting noticed. It’s only the vagaries of time that arm twist it to lend itself to our conscious memory. Primarily, when we look at some memories in pictures or relive some moments with our families and friends and wonder – “Those were the good days’ or “I just realized how quickly the time has gone by”.
I hope this poetry encourages you to take a conscious stop right now and reflect on how quickly the years are piling themselves upon each other while the ‘Life’ conveniently hides behind that pile. Perhaps it’s time to remove the pile and push the life out of its comfort zone.
Have you ever experienced these thoughts when you re-live memories of the years or rather ‘life’ gone by? Hopefully this poetry will bring back some cheerful memories to you!
Here it goes: Poetry on Life, तस्वीर पुरानी
तस्वीर पुरानी बीती यादें ताज़ा कर गयी चंद लम्हों की ज़िन्दगी काफी तेज़ निकल गयी
आख़िरकार समझ गए हैं तुझे लगा जब भी ऐ ज़िन्दगी तेरी करवट फिर बदल गयी
सोचा बहुत किसी के काम आ जाएँ कभी कोशिश करने की हाथों से मौहलत फिसल गयी
बामुश्किल पहुंचे थे मंज़िल के करीब हम तेज़ आँधी आयी और हमारी हिम्मत पिघल गयी
गुज़रे हैं तेरी राहों से जैसे तैसे ज़िन्दगी फिर भी फिर से जीने को हमारी नियत मचल गयी
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Shoe Dog is an excellent story! Undoubtedly, Phil Knight has done a swooshing job of baring his soul while sharing his journey with the sole, and the rest of the shoe of course! This book unravels a thrilling business story of Nike company. It is laced up with crafty writing which helps the readers visualize the nail biting, adrenaline pumping and some back-breaking moments that are embedded in the history of Nike, like the lace holes (eyelets) in a shoe.
This book showcases the struggles, resilience and triumphs of an entrepreneurial journey which are inspiring and humbling. There are several learnings that a reader can take away. I am highlighting a few, rather a very few of those learnings here for reference:
Hard Work and Persistence: This book is a reminder that hard-work and persistence is like the sole of the shoe called success. There is no success (shoe) and without hard work and persistence (sole).
Taking Bold Risks: Building a business entails several unknowns and it needs a certain sort of boldness. Phil didn’t even have a company when he proposed himself as a distributor of Japanese shoes. Bill Gates had done something similar with when he was building windows.
Managing Tough/Hostile stakeholders: I feel amazed by the way Phil Knight managed his over zealous banks, careless suppliers and vendors who produced Nike shoes.
Building a Team: How to build a great team? There are tremendous lessons in the way Nike’s core team was built and glued together in the face of existential challenges.
Surviving body blows from competition: There are at least 2-3 instances when the company was just one bad move or a strand of lace away from bellying-up. Yet, it found a way to survive and thrive.
Content Summary
383 pages of neatly structured content barely present a dull moment. 18 years of Nike (1962-80) which started as ‘Blue Ribbon company’ jog before your eyes, like the author’s habitual jogging sessions! The language is simple yet sublime and the reader can pace through with ease.
The first part of the book covers Phil’s amazing journey around the world and it sets the tone for the rest of the book. You get an up and close view of Nike’s early days (Blue ribbon at the time) time as a distributor of Onitsuka Tiger shoes before it raced ahead to become a self-sustaining shoe company.
The chapters organized as years highlight significant milestones: the famous story of Nike’s name and logo, controversy around its factories, it’s competition with Adidas and Converse, its battle with American tax authorities, the superior design thanks to its shoe dog co-founder Bill Bowerman and many other iconic moments in the company’s history and Phil’s personal life, including the tragic and untimely death of his son!
Alas, it doesn’t cover the epic behind the scenes saga of signing Michael Jordan! In fact, that story is worth another book. Don’t trust me? It’s worth a movie already – Air, available on Amazon Prime.
Recommendation
There are so many take-aways you can get from this book. To top it all, it’s also a great lesson in writing, presenting ideas and stories. Albeit, even a great story takes a sharp and refined story telling to immerse the reader. Shoe Dog certainly made me feel immersed as a reader!
I recommend Shoe Dog to anyone who is looking for a dose of inspiration or just wants to read an engaging tale of exciting events that laced up together make the shoe, rather the Shoe Dog. Happy Reading, Cheers!
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This post covers the list of books which are going to get my attention in 2024. Does it feature any book you would like to read?
Reading has influenced my life in so many positive ways and my book cabinet is one of my most prized possession (along with my Royal Enfield motorbike and my 2000cc dark beast!). My list of books to read in 2024 is inspired by fellow writers on WordPress who have shared their recommendation of books to read, here is one example.
Contrary to previous years, this year I have pre-decided the books I will read. Surely, this list is not count focused as I am not fascinated by reading milestones in terms of ‘how many’. Instead, I prioritized the titles and themes I want to focus on this year. Although I am conscious that this list can get longer with incoming recommendations, but setting a goal is always a good start. For example, this week a visiting friend mentioned Carl Newport so many times to me that I ended up ordering the author’s book, Deep Work! Yes, I get influenced into book purchases, rather easily!
My preferred genre is management, productivity, personal development and compelling stories, preferably from Indian authors. Therefore, you will see an inclination towards these themes in the collection below. However, I hope this post inspires you or gives you some ideas to create your reading list. Additionally, it’s also an attempt to make a social commitment to my reading goal (idea borrowed from Atomic Habits).
Here is my list of books to read for 2024.
The Lesson, by Sowmya Rajendran. I started 2024 with a re-reading of this book. It’s a dark satire which explores the theme of women empowerment and inequality in a rather unique way. It’s a hard hitting thin read which lasts the duration of a typical Bollywood movie but is in no way typical. You can read the review here.
Shoe Dog, by Phil Knight. It’s a captivating read which literally ‘runs through’ the story of Nike corporation and its founder Phil Knight. I have already completed reading this book in January’24 (read book review here). If you have interest in autobiography, business, sneakers, or sublime story telling – this book is for you!
Yet to Read
Start with Why, by Simon Sinek. I am hoping this bestseller helps to me explore and understand the concept of Why. Atomic Habits helped me understand Why I write, and it has been a joyride since then.
The First 90 Days, by Michael D Watkins. I started reading this last year and then broke up with it. This year, I want to give our relationship another shot. I have taken up a new role professionally and hopefully I will get some insights from this.
Days of my China Dragon, by Chandrahas Choudhury. This pick is inspired by my curiosity for Indian writing. I am currently reading this (Jan’24). In fact, I am reading it out for my partner. This is the first time we are experimenting with the idea of reading a book out loud for your partner. Have you tried it? PS: Are you looking for an amazing read from an Indian author? Try Ghachar Ghochar – review here
Awaken the Giant Within, by Anthony Robbins. It’s been long since I moved away from in your face motivation books. Possibly, this is one of those and that’s the reason it has been sitting on my shelf, unread, for around 5 years. Is it or is it not, surely, I’ll figure that out this year.
These Errors are Correct, by Jeet Thayil. For the love of poetry! Jeet is a well known poet. Though I am strongly inclined towards hindi poetry, I want to give this a try. May be there is something to learn, or some inspiration lying out there!
The Productivity Project, by Chris Bailey. Its cover says – ‘Proven ways to become more awesome’. Well, I am in!
Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance, by Louis Gerstner. A pure play business book and a story of a transformation of a big corporation, the IBM. Undoubtedly, this book has been lurking around in my bookshelf for several years now. Fine, you get my attention this year I said!
My Story, by Kamala Das. I’ll be honest – I don’t know much about Kamala Das. That is about to change this year!
The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg. Hopefully this inspires me to build some new habits and also help me to continue my existing habits. Do you think it will?
And more…
This year, I’ll read all these books listed above and hopefully more. Along with these focused reads, I’ll have the company of masters of the art of poetry, like Amrita Pritam, Dr. Bashir Badr, Rahat Indori, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Sahir Ludhianvi to handhold me on my journey of writing poetry and ghazals.
Which books make it your list of books to read in 2024?
I hope this post inspires you to commit to a habit of reading and create a list of books you will read this year. I would love to hear which books are due to get your attention this year. Have you read any of the books listed above? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Cheers, happy reading!
This hindi poetry चेहरा is a dedicated to all those who remembered someone they miss by looking at someone else
This hindi poetry चेहरा is a dedicated to all those who remembered someone they miss by looking at someone else. We try to project the faces onto others, or sometimes strangers remind us of the people whom we miss or care for. We wish that our dear ones just appear in front of us. I find myself doing this often! I keep hoping and looking for people who I wish were around me.
Have you ever experienced this? Hopefully this poetry will bring back those faces to you!
Here it goes: Hindi Poetry, चेहरा
दिल करता है सामने आ जाये वो चेहरा जो तस्वीर बन आँखों में बसा है
तलाशते हैं उन्हें भूल जाना चाहिए जिन्हें संभलने में कहाँ जो बहकने में मज़ा है
कहने को कई बातें तो हैं दिल में सच बोलने की मगर यहाँ मिलती सज़ा है
वो भी तो छोड़ते नहीं मौका हमें तड़पाने का रुकें कैसे जब बहकने में उनकी रज़ा है
वफ़ा की उम्मीद करते हैं वो हम से जिनके होठों पर नाम कोई और सजा है
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This hindi kavita is a reflection on the city life, the people and the ways we have become used to spending life.
This hindi kavita is reflection of some observations and thoughts about the city life, the people and the ways we have become used to spending life. I have spent most of my life in cities and it has been great. Yet, when I think about my childhood and the time I spent in my village, it makes me wonder and reflect. The slowness and simplicity of life in the villages and countryside: limited means and aspirations, the open wide sky, lazy afternoon and the dimly lit evenings. Sometimes, I crave for that.
Contrast this to the city life, we observe a lot of aspects of life and people which work differently and yet we just notice and move on. Some of these aspects are captured in the lines below, hope it resonates with you.
Here it goes: Hindi Kavita, शहर
मकान अच्छे हैं मगर दीवारों में दरारें हैं लोग भले तो हैं मगर लालच के मारे हैं
ये शहर भी तो अपना लगता नहीं अब दोस्त यहाँ वक़्त की गिरफत में सारे हैं
भरी रहती है मेरे घर के आगे की सड़क मंज़िल तलाशते फिरते कौन ये बेचारे हैं
सूरज इमारतों के पीछे छिप जाता है शहर में लोग अक्सर गिरते हैं यहाँ जैसे टूटते तारे हैं
सड़क की बत्तियों के बीच छुपती रात की परछाई नींद को तरसती आँखें शहर में ढूंढती सहारे हैं
Some fleeting encounters stay with us and make us smile. Those moments are memorable and beautiful only because they are ephemeral. Have you ever experienced an interaction which you wished never ended but it had to? When you replay those moments in your mind and reflect, you re-live the emotions and learn about yourself and your emotions. This ghazal captures those emotions!
Here it goes: A ghazal on Emotions, सब्र
अनजाने में दे आये उन्हें यादगार लम्हों का खज़ाना, बदले में उनकी बेचैनी का तोहफा ले कर लौटे हैं
मुद्दत से थी अधूरी उनके प्यार की कहानी स्याही को उनकी दिलचस्प किरदार दे कर लौटे हैं
घर से निकले तो थे जवाबों की खेती बटोरने नए सवालों की लहराती फसल ले कर लौटे हैं
हसरत थी बहकने की और मौका परख ना पाए टीस तो है मगर तजुर्बे का मलहम ले कर लौटे हैं
बहे हम बेपरवाह जज़्बातों की उत्तेजित लहरों में बामुश्किल सब्र की डोलती नाव ले कर लौटे हैं
