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On Christmas morning 25th December, I was expecting a lot of crowd at ARAI Hill or Vetal Tekdi. Of course, it did not disappoint. But, despite a lot of people somehow I had a gut feeling that I might see a lot of birds. Especially some new birds which I never saw before. This might…
Disruption is “an interruption in the usual way that a system, process, or event works” [1] . A more modern interpretation of disruption is “to change the traditional way that industry operates, especially in a new and effective way”. So in nutshell, it means coming out of your comfort zone and bringing an idea which is…
It’s almost like a treasure hunt when you are birding on ARAI Hill or Vetal Tekdi. I have been there many times and I can assure you, as a bird watcher it never stops surprising. In my experience as a bird photographer, it is not guaranteed what will you find near Pune. This time also, Vetal…
“What is the history of Qutub Minar?” first thing my niece asked me when we planned our trip to Delhi. The only answer I had was, “It is a huge tower built by a king called ‘Qutub ud-Din Aibak’. It is made of stone and has beautiful carvings on it.” First time when I visited…
Moropant (मोरेश्वर रामजी पराडकर) was a very prominent Marathi poet of 17th century. He is considered the last pandit of Marathi poetry. He was also popularly known as Mayur Pandit. He had mastery over Arya vrutta (metre) and Pruthvi chhand. His poetry in Arya vrutta is so popular that, they are known as मोरोपंतांच्या आर्या i.e. Moropant’s Arya’s “Rathachakra Udharu De..” is one…
Three days ago I was almost ready to get into Diwali festival mode. Everything was going perfectly, sweets, friends, relatives everything. A sudden trend on twitter caught my eye. The hashtag was #Avani. At first, I thought it must be something to do with some movie actress or a brand. But, when I clicked the…
किसे पर्वाह है तेरी ऐ मजलूम ए जमाना हर कोई ख़ुदा बननेकी कश्मकशमें है _____ उठा लो कभी अपने ख़यालोंसे भी पर्दा यह ना हो के पर्दा गिरे तो तनहा हो जाओ _____ ना हुवे जख़्मको इतना भी ना सहलाओ के जब लहू बहेगा सारे जा चुके होंगे _____ तेरी ना सुनने की आदत जाती…
उठल्या लहरी काही, गेले धुवून सारे उरल्या खुणा, कधी न पुसण्याजोग्या स्वच्छ निर्मळ, पाण्यासारखा नागवा आणि व्याख्या, दृष्ट न लागण्याजोग्या त्वचेला झाकले हसून, तरी दिसतात खोल जखमा, कधी न झाकण्याजोग्या विसरलो सारे, क्षण, वाटा आणि वळणे प्रत्येक त्या जागा, निवांत बसण्याजोग्या आता विस्तीर्ण मोकळे, आभाळ एकटे हरवल्या उमेदी, पंखांत भरण्याजोग्या उरे आभासी जगातले, आभासी जगणे…
मुझे याद करना, तूफ़ानके गुजर जाने के बाद वैसेही नहीं रहते, हालात सुधर जाने के बाद तुझे लगा होगा, के नाराज़ हो जाऊँगा तुझसे मैंने छोडी थी उम्मीद, तेरे मुकर जाने के बाद कितने बदलते हैं चेहरे, इंसान भी बदलते हैं बदलते हैं मानें, इधर से उधर जाने के बाद पर निकल आए तो, नशेमन…
मराठी संतश्रेष्ठ तुकाराम महाराजजी के “वृक्षवल्ली आम्हा सोयरी वनचरे” इस अभंग का हिंदीमें भाषांतर/ अनुवाद। महाराष्ट्रके संतोंकी वाणी व्यापक स्तरपर पहुँचानेका मेरा एक प्रयास। वृक्ष वल्ली आम्हां सोयरीं वनचरें । पक्षी ही सुस्वरें आळविती ।। यह पेड़ लताएँ (बेल) और वनमें रहने वाले प्राणी (हमें) बहुत प्रिय हैं पंछी भी बहुत मिठे सुरोंमें कूजन कर…