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ek kiran dikhi hai abhi ..
(hindi/devnagri version given below) zameer .. kuchh jaage hue.. kuchh sote hue kuchh mrit.. kuchh andhe .. aur kuchh aankhon ko bheenche hue.. bheed ho jis ore bas waheen ke ho lete haen ye dil humare sab sote thhay .. to bhala kyon jaagte ye zameer humare.. zameeron ki lashein padin theen wahaan.. to humne…
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A healthy work environment in organizations: Positive Deeds vs Positive Beings
I have an anecdotal explanation about my thoughts on this topic. Also included are a few experiences of my own… and a few made-up stories, to explain the thoughts better. The write-up below is not a well designed crisp “solution” that can be executed as is to achieve a healthy work environment. But it does…
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Sapnon mein jiya karte haen..
Sapnon mein jiya karte haen.. – A reflection on certain ‘mindsets’ I’ve seen (Hindi/Urdu poem written in Roman/English script below) ——- Sapnon mein jiya karte haen.. Sapnon mein maraa karte haen. Sapnay dikhaya karte haen.. Aur sapnay zaayaa karte haen. Zidd ko pyar aur shatranj ki jeet ko iqraar kaha karte haen. Khubsurat chehre, par…
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Khoob chalta ye vyaapaar hai ! (This business is quite profitable!)
(Hindi Script and English meanings also given below) Listen to the poem : Khoob shauq haen logon ke, khoob chalta ye vyapar hai. Sonay pe suhaga to ye, ke log kehte usay pyar haen. Hai Profit & Loss statement, par lagta jaise prem-patrachar hai. Samaaj mein maan to liya ke prem ka shikhar vivaah hai,…
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ZINDAGI : A song about the ironical situation of “life” today !
ZINDAGI : A song about the ironical situation of “life” today ! Audio version (for faster streaming than video): http://soundcloud.com/adityapathakcreations/zindagi (Lyrics in Hindi) Yaaron ki bheed hai.. Ya lakhon tanhaaiyaan. Rishton ki parat mein.. Lipti khudgarziyaan. Zindagi ke naam pe.. Ladti hui marziyaan… Aur kuchh khushiyon ki parchhaaiyaan. Rengte hue bachpan.. Ansuni kilkaariyaan. Machinon ka…
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Sweet or Sour
——————— A little sweet or a little sour. How I wonder what we are. Peace on our lips, but a gun in the drawer. A humble giant or a proud dwarf standing on a tower. A majestic black emperor, barefoot on tar. Or a fairer nomad wandering aimless in a car. Pretty Medusas or fairies…
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Mothers’ Day Special :)
This is the story of an individual.. who supposedly “lives” in a cosmopolitan.. amidst a crowd called friends.. amidst cars, phones and computers for convenience.. amidst those happening parties – happiness you see.. amidst a closer crowd called relations.. but one day he found.. that though he is “doing” life .. it’s actually not “happening”.…
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Science & Creativity together do wonders !!
OK ..so here I turn into a counselor 😛 blush blush !! 🙂 🙂 But ya.. I thought this may help some more curious kids who think alike. Many children have asked me similar questions in past and so I felt like sharing it here. Sometime back a shool-kid, who also attends the Life-Skills sessions…
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Music-Videos : A common man’s perspective :)
Me and my musician friend were discussing about making a music video for one of his new songs. Both of us are independent artistes with our bread-winning professions being other than music. He shared with me some reference music-videos and asked me my take about how to go about it. I told him about the…
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Ode to Guruji – BHAIRAVI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgjjPxiMrHo&feature=channel_video_title (on Souncloud – http://soundcloud.com/adityapathakcreations/ode-to-guruji-bhairavi) We dedicate this track to our beloved tau ji.. GURUJI as we used to call him, Pandit Pashupatinath Pathak ‘Vyakul’ (Late) – an honest and compassionate human being and a passionate musician – who introduced us to music, which eventually became LIFE for us. Thanks Guruji 🙂 I composed this one…