ASEAN Games

Asian leaders were in visionary mood at the summit in Cemu in Phillipines .Manmohan Singh promised lot of things such as open skies deal with ASEAN,India-ASEAN FTA and aligning tax rates.India should take greater interest in ASEAN summit after WTO had stalled.among SAARC and ASEAN there is no disagreement who is the better.But Indians leaders are great in taking shots in air at foreign soils are found wanting in its implementation in back home.

Take the case of SEZ policy.It was a great concept but what happened after a while,vested interest of politicians started to come into the picture.A pan-asian free trade agreement is great in theory but apart from IT and high end manufacturing India lacks in every other department.Lot of hues and cries will be made when it will be implemented.Instead of concentrating on infrastructure we are concentrating on reservation in private sector.Its tying the hands of a crippled man and forcing him to run an obstacle race.We should be working on agricultural reforms and permitting FDI in education.The homework ought to be done before plunging for ambitious forays in neighbourhood.

Don't Ask

One of the main achievements of last year was Right to Information Act.For the first time public was given the authority to ask questions.In a sense it was leading to transparency.But there are already many instiutions which are asking for exemptions such as CBI,Delhi Metro and most surprisingly Supreme Court.They all are giving varied reasons.CBI is saying that like other intelligence agencies it should not be asked to release the information.Delhi Metro is giving the reason that it would lead to haywire in their deadlines.

Supreme Court application for exemption raises serious question.As its every judgment is
recorded and is made public then why it did not want to adhere this act.They are giving reasons that it will undermine its authority.Public do have the right to know how judges are appointed and what happens when a case is filled against them.Supreme Court is the watchdog of our society so it must not be given exemption from this act

Friend Forever

“Friends forever,” you promised.
“Together till the end.”
We did everything with each other.
You were my best friend.

When I was sad, you were by my side.
When I was scared, you felt my fear.
You were my best support -
If I needed you, you were there.

You were the greatest friend,
You always knew what to say:
You made everything seem better.
As long as we had each other,
Everything would be okay.

But somewhere along the line,
We slowly came apart.
I was here, you were there,
It tore a hole in my heart.

Things were changing,
Our cheerful music reversed its tune.
It was like having salt without pepper,
A sun without its moon.

Suddenly we were miles apart,
Two different people, with nothing the same.
It was as if we hadn’t been friends;
Although we knew deep in our hearts
Neither one of us was to blame

You had made many new friends
And luckily, so had I
But that didn’t change the hurt -
The loss of our friendship made me cry.

As we grow older, things must change
But they don’t always have to end.
Even though it is different, now,
You will always be my friend.

---Phyllis Lin

Image and Reality

We as Indians tend to always look at the things in black and white.We always want our abstraction to deify or vilify. Pointing finger at the politician is easy way out,but the problem are with make believe biographers who with myths,rumors and social image distorts the facts.

In this regard the step taken by Rajmohan Gandhi to come out with a biography which depicts the relation between Gandhiji and Tagore's niece is exemplary.If his work succeeds in inspiring this genre of writers then it has served its purpose.

Mohabbat

unki narazi ko humne dillagi samjhi,unki har baat ko humne ek ishaara samjhaa....
aab kisse gilla kare hum,unki sharaat ko humne hi to mohabbat samjhaa.

Learning from Expreinces

At times I feel so helpless about myself.I am losing a battle with myself which I am so desperately trying to win.But at times I feel something we had to leave for destiny and let him play its game.

I am feeling so constrained and subjugated that I am even not able to laugh on myself.But one thing I know I will able to overcome it.From every experiences there are lessons to learn and at this point of time I am not realizing what lessons I might be learning.

But I am changing and thats but for sure

Laut Aana

Jab kabhi tera dil ghabraye tu laut ana.....
Agar tujhe meri yaad sataye tu laut ana....
Kuch waqt accha guzra hai saath tumhare....
Us waqt ki awaaz aaye toh laut aana....
Ek waqt ke liye dost ban jate hain sab log.....
Agar tujhe koi thukraye toh laut aana....
Mujhe pata hai tere dost bahut aziz hain tujhe.....
In main se bhi koi chod jaye toh laut aana.......
Na jane kaise din guzarte hain tumhari yaad main .....
Tum ko yeh paigham mil jaye toh laut aana....
Tum se door naa hota agar kismat sath deti toh.....
Jab dil ki dhadkan tez ho jaye toh laut aana.....
Log toh aksar sath nahin dete dil walon ka......
Paas reh kar bhi tujhe koi tadpaye toh laut aana....

LOTS OF LOVE....

Meri Pehli Shaayari

Aaine ko tod du pehli fursat mein, iss chakar mein har roz sawarnaa padta hai.....
Hum aapko bhul jaaye subah ki pehli kiran se, iss chakar mein har raat aap ki yaad mein bitaana padta hai.