21 Years in Uttarakhand and still a Desi!!

I recently came across a senior of my ex-organization on Facebook...He had resigned & left the organization the very next month of my joining the same (2.5 years ago)... Therefore, I didn't get a chance to work with him...However, I had heard about him having a soft corner for people from Uttarakhand...His love for people from the foot hills of Himalayas became eminent from the skit that was organized on the occasion of his Farewell @ the company premises...His Surname gave me an inkling that perhaps he was a Kumaoni like me....

When I came across his profile on facebook I couldn't resist asking him his native place and what I got as an answer was surprising, "No, I am not Kumaoni. I did however grew up at Ranikhet and have spent first 21 years of my life at Uttaranchal. 17 years at Ranikhet and 4 at Roorkee! But am still a desi!!!"

I thought probably I had made a wrong guess and/or he didn't like my question so I apologized..but his response was overwhelming ,"That's the problem Bindia! One even does not get Utarakhand doicile even after spending first 21 years there!!! But what hurts is that you are still a Desi even after spending 21 years there!! LOL!! In US, you need much less to become citizen."

Coming from a grown up & well established man..with love for Uttarakhand and it's people...It's sad indeed that people wanting to work for it are denied it's domicile..is it justifiable?...can't say !!

Good news for little hearts (but, conditions apply!)

I recently got an email from a friend which carried nothing but an attachment.. the attachment carried information about availability of free of cost heart surgery facility for kids in Bangalore.

This mail was not new to me and as far as I remember has been floating on Internet for almost two years....anyhow I still forwarded it thinking it's an information worth sharing with everyone...

The attachment reminded me of a child with heart problem in Uttarakhand, about whom my husband (Sanju) had told me a couple of days back...his father was given all monitory support by NRI Uttrakhandis but every time he was admitted in AIIMS for the surgery his BP wud shoot up and operation had to be postponed.. his father became voracious and stating he had no more money for commuting from Uttarakhand to Delhi again and again with the child; he wanted all the money whether the operation was conducted or not because as per him,the money had been collected in his son's name...the NRIs sensed the greed and refused to make any money transfers until surgery was performed..I asked Sanju if that child could benefit from this...prompt I got the answer the child had already been taken there but they don't perform complicated surgeries... hey, I didn't see any disclaimer or asterisk signifying conditions apply to that good news!!

I don't know how many of such mails are forwarded on daily basis thinking it might help someone....some even say that for each person you forward this mail to I will get 10 Cents for my child's treatment.. we never ever try to find out the sanctity of such mails and keep forwarding, thinking and hoping it might actually help someone in need...whether it does or not..who bothers who cares...neither you nor I!!!

Munh Mein Mitti...Saanson Mein Dhuaa...

A fantabulous composition... About something we all know...

That something which most of us either don't dare to say or don't have time to say...A video worth any Indian's time... with words worth every Indian's thought !!!

My favorite lines... " Sachchee baat jo keh doonga to....Sulee par sar mera hoga!!" which exposes sanctity of India's claim to be largest democratic republic!!!

काश ...

कहते हैं मनुष्य योनी में जन्म बहुत मुश्किल से मिलता है... शायद इसीलिए मनुष्य का मन हमेशा व्याकुल रहता है ... उसमें तरह तरह के विचार और इच्छाएं पैदा होती रहती हैं... जिनके पूरा होने या अधूरा रह जाने के साथ हमारी खुशियाँ और ना-उम्मीदी जुड़े होते हैं॥ ऐसी ही कुछ इच्छाएं जब आज से पाँच साल पहले मेरे मन में आयी होंगी ...तब इन पंक्तियों का जन्म हुआ होगा :)

काश तेरे अर्थ को जिंदगी मैं समझ पाती,
चाहती है तू मुझसे क्या काश ये जान जाती...
काश तेरी पहेलियों का हल कहीं से ढूँढ लाती,
काश तेरे हर कदम से कदम मैं भी मिला पाती ...
काश तेरे रहते रोते किसी चेहरे पर मुस्कान ले आती ,
और खुशियों से भरा कोई गाना आज मैं भी गाती ...
काश किसी की निराशा को आशा में बदल पाती ,
और किसी अंधियारे जीवन को रंगों से भर जाती...
काश किसी की दुश्मनी को दोस्ती में बदल पाती ,
और शान्ति ही शान्ति चारों तरफ़ फैला पाती...
चाहती हूँ जो भी काश वो सब मैं कर पाती ,
काश किसी के जीने का सबब मैं बन पाती ....