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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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
“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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …