CHANGING TIMES

I have certain questions to ask

Which I think is quite a tough task

But still, I am going to commence

and will try, not to cross the fence

Somebody please explain me in depth,

the baffling relation between life and death

What it takes to reach to GOD

Prayer! Patience! or again, the Fraud!

What has happened to world at all?

Why the hearts have become so small?

Why is life running so fast?

Leaving everyone confused and aghast

Why is humanity finding hard to stand?

How can we become so utterly bland?

When did greed establish the upper hand?

Do here also we need some magic wand?

Colours of friendship have started to fade

Where have gone the stones of jade?

Losing himself by running so fast

Why is man afraid to promenade?

I always think standing at sea shore

Why is no one respected anymore?

Where is decency? Where are the manners?

Have they also got buried under the banners?

Why the people who were once filled with verve

Now finding it hard to hold their nerve?

Natural beauties are losing their charm

Let me know who has caused this harm

But still some people follow the tradition

Let me ask them the exact reason

Do they also feel like me?

Then how are they living in such misery?

To get the answers, I have started the hunt

Yes, I am ready to bear the brunt

So as to re-widen this space

And get my earth to the happy old days…..

Incredible India

Hey...As a part of my newly gained interest in photography,I came across 2 good links exhibiting fantastic sceneries.Would like to share it with you all so that you can also savour the truly Incredible India in the first link and a heavenly & breathtaking beauty of IIM Kozhikode campus in God's own country in the 2nd one.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/02/colorful_india.html
http://iimkbackwaters.com/downloads/videos/IIMK_view.swf

Hats off to the photographers !!

Kya ye manzil hai…??

ऐ मुसाफिर ..चलो मानलो कि आज मंजिल पे पहुँच गए हो ....

ज़रा बताओगे हमे भी ..अब क्या सोच रहे हो ..

लेके कामयाबी को झोली में …कह सकते हो आज कोई गम तो नहीं ?

मिल गयी जो अब खुशियाँ जहां की …कह पायोगे कि आँख नाम तो नहीं ?

सारी गहराई नापने के बाद कही नीचे ही तो नहीं रह गए ?

समंदर को और जानने की चाह में साथ ही तो नहीं बह गए ?

आज बे -इन्तहा खुश हू...क्या कह सकते हो ये दिल पे हाथ रखकर ?

नहीं कुछ गलत किया कभी भी ..बोल पाओगे सचाई को साथ रखकर ?

क्या भुला चुके यारो कि आज कोई याद तो नहीं है ?

आबाद होके भी कही ज़िन्दगी बर्बाद तो नहीं है ?

क्या रास्ते में छोड़े लोग दिल में आज भी कहीं जिंदा हैं ..

बहाए ना जो कमज़ोर दिखने के डर से ,क्या तेरे आंसू ज़रा भी शर्मिंदा हैं ?

इस उन्चाइयी पे कही तन्हाई भी ज्यादा तनहा तो नहीं हो गयी ?

दुनिया को दिखाने में कहीं खुद ही की पहचान तो नहीं खो गयी ?

इस इज्ज़त नाम कमाने में सोचो कितनो की बेईज्ज़ती की है ..

इक पल भी कभी एहसास हुआ कितनी तुने अपनों से ज्यादती की है ..

तुने अपने आज के लिए अपनों का कल कही तबाह तो नहीं कर दिया ..

तुझे जनम देने वालो को खुद ही , कबरो की राह तो नहीं कर दिया ..

ये मेज़ पे पड़ी दवाइयां कुछ गलतियों की सूरत तो नहीं लगती ..

क्या आज भी दिल से जीने की कोई ज़रूरत तो नहीं लगती ..

दा-उम्र दौड़ में दौड़ते रहने का कोई पछतावा तो नहीं ?

क्या ये तेरे सपनो की तस्वीर है ,कही कोई छलावा तो नहीं ?

इक वो थी भूली बिसरी कहानी जो तुझे कभी ना भूल पाई है

इक तू है बेगैरत जिसे , आई भी तो , उसकी याद कब आई है ?

बता ऐ इंसान ये मंजिल कैसी है ये दिन कैसा है ..

ये शौहरत ये नज़ारा यारो के बिन कैसे है ..

अगर कुछ और बचा नहीं पाने को ..तो अब क्या इरादा रखते हो ..

क्या इस अनजान शहर से लौट जाने का मादा रखते हो ...

क्या इतना करीब आके भी ..क्या ज़िन्दगी पूरी बिताके भी ,

अभी भी कहीं ज़िन्दगी को ही लोच रहे हो ..

चलो मानलो

की

आज मंजिल पे पहुँच गए हो ....

तो ज़रा बताओ हमे भी ..ऐ मुसाफ़िर..क्या अब सोच रहे हो ..

Mandeep Chawla

Simplicity Mystified..

You must be wondering that since my life is already so open,what more can I have to showcase..Well the answer to this is - Even I don't know..In fact,this is an endeavour along the same lines only...So let's begin the chase..and formally begin to fill this space :-)

The idea of this blog came from..

Over the years I've got suggestions and encouragement to start my own blog from lots of people,ranging from my friends & seniors at various places to profs at IIM K. Every time, I was against the idea thinking that it's not my cup of tea,as probably I won't have enough content to justify such an effort.But just a day back,while I was celebrating my newly gained independence - the first valentine day after 7 long years,when I could officially claim to be single ,the thought of giving it a try flashed off my head,especially considering that,of late,I have tried to shift myself from a mere watcher to a person who wants to see himself trying out new things,though not always for success but primarily to put myself in various situations and see my response.

Everyone has limits...but we never know our limits,unless our skills have been put to test...The human nature is such that we need to be pushed to find our true potential.So,trying to overcome the two most universal human characteristics -Fear and laziness - today I am writing my first blog post.

Through this space,I aim at..

1) We all are blessed with good friends in this world,but due to the uneven requirements of our lives,we tend to get out of touch.I want to use this blog as a platform to revive all my relationships,relive those good old days and keep them afresh and intact,by sharing my experiences in this journey and requesting others to do the same...asking for their advices,criticisms in various fields I am foraying into,every other day-be it professional career,poetry,MANDYisms :-),photography,video making etc or the life in general.

2) I want to test my writing skills and the quality of content I can generate.Not only my own content, but sharing anything I find interesting (with full credit to the owner) and thus using this space for new learning.

3) Now a more selfish motive...Over the last few years,wherever I went,made friends & acquaintances and managed to gain popularity (or at least people said so)..in different ways..and was considered for special places in many lives & hearts...Today,I would like to see if this is indeed the case or have I been living in world-conceived delusions all these years.I would request all those people to come and show me the real picture so that i can know if i have been successful in marketing myself well or not {so that I can really go ahead with an MBA in Marketing ;-)}

First informal post would be posted soon..Watch this space !!