#FriendsAsFamily - A Made At Home Short Film

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Presenting #FriendsAsFamily - A Made At Home Short Film.

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वाह कोरोना वाह

वाह कोरोना वाह, तूने वो कर दिखाया,
जो कोई और नहीं कर पाया।

रंग-रूप  स्त्री-पुरुष  जाती-भेद  तू कहा है करता,
गरीब अगर है घबराया हैं, तो अमीर भी तो है डरता।

जब-जब पैसेवालों पे बात आयी है,
ज़िन्दगी सस्ती और मौत मेहेंगी पायी है।

पंछि अपने पंखों से नहीं, हवाओं से उड़ रहे है,
रास्ते सासं ले रहे है, और झरने  जुड़ रहे है। 

नहीं कोई प्रदुषण, नहीं गयी दुर्घटना में कोई जान,
महामारी को आना पड़ा, तब जाके चला है ये स्वच्छता अभियान।

चिंता उनकी न हो, जिनके पास १ हफ़्तेसे १००₹ है पर बाजार मैं गेहूं नहीं,
चिंतन उनका हो, जिनके पास बरसो से बाज़ार मैं गेहूं थे पर १००₹ नहीं।

कल किसे सुना घर बैठना Bore होने लगा है, मानो किसीने खींचदी हो लक्ष्मण रेशा,
रेशा खींचने क लिए यदि घर ही न हो, जरा सोचो उनकी भी दशा। 

हाथ जोड़े भगवन से सवाल किया, दुनिया बच तो जाएगी ना?
डॉक्टर और पुलिसकर्मिओं से जवाब आया, फिक्र मत करो हम हैं ना।

अपना ख्याल रखना, जब तक के हालात ठीक न हो,
तब-तक हाथ धोके, चिल्लाते रहो 'Go Corona Go'।

Should we celebrate 'Teacher's Day'?

Hello Lovely People,
It's your homeboy 'Guru Bhai', aka Nikhil here.

To begin with, why Sept 5 ? 5th Sept commemorates the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a Bharat Ratna recipient and the first Vice President and second President of independent India. The biggest wish I received today was when my student wished me 'Happy teachers day'.

Now, what is a teacher? Google says someone who teaches, especially in schools. I feel a teacher is someone who makes you think or rather forces you to think, moulds your life, has a lasting impact in shaping your future. A good teacher is someone where his student approaches him, even before approaching his/her parents. A good parent creates a good family, a good teacher creates a good society. I strongly believe that nation building can be only be done by good teachers as much as it can be done by good leaders. If you ask me, a teacher decides whether you'd be a Kalam or a Kasab.

My parents still tell me stories of their teachers, how they inspired them, how they ably supported the weaker ones, how they prepared them for every walk of life. They actually believe in the verse 'गुरु साक्षात परब्रह्म:'. Honestly speaking, our generation doesn't remember or admire our teachers as much as we should or rather enjoy memes on them? Why? Generation is spoiled? May be, but then there's other side to the coin as well. Education system lost its sanity when it became business.Tuition classes turned it into a rat race rather than a place wherein the weaker lot is motivated further. Also, lack of visionary teachers, whom we could look up to. Pardon my audacity, but most of our teachers just completed the syllabus.

Before i wrap up let me share with you some funny Hinglish lines from our Not-So teachers:

• This assignment is having I think everybody (I think she wanted us to 'Rearrange the jumbled words')
• Don't sit in the black (Yeah, dark)
• Who is having this compass? I replied, Ma'am You (She actually wanted to ask, Whose compass is this? My Bad)

How much ever I write on our teachers ability, I must admit we were scoundrels, period. A professor had punished me and my 4 other friends to teach a chapter the following day.

Next day, all of us did his look alike hair cut, dressed like him and taught the lesson standing on crooked legs like him and of-course with deliberately spoken incorrect English. We all still have a laugh about it.

Really lucky are the ones who find a good Guruji, others become Ganesh Gaitonde, drink Gochi and say 'Aham Brahmasmi'. Off the topic, but please download and watch the highly underrated comedy film on a teacher's life, 'Do Dooni Char'.

Surgical Strike 2

आज प्रातः काल में जों मिली, वो एक अपेक्षित कहानी थी ,
बारा दिन के मौन के बाद, पाकीस्तान की तेरवी तो मनानीही थी.

इससे पहले भारत करता था बस्स निंदा या कडी निंदा,
अब घरमे घुसकर मारता है, और लौटता है जिंदा.

वो सोचते थे किसीको बेरेहमी से मारकर जन्नत मिलेगी,
हरामजादों को कहा पता था कि आस्मान से जहन्नुम बर्सेगी.

दि  होगी इक्कीस तोफो कि सलामी, या नमन करके फुलोंकी आदरांजलि,
पर आज जाकार मिली है ऊन पुलवामा के विरों को असली श्रद्धांजली.

किसीकी जान लेकरं भला किसे खुशी मिलती है,
पर क्या करें, कुत्तो को घी और पाकीस्तान को इज्जत कहा हझम होती हैं

फिक्र इस  बात कि है, कि बौखलाकर पाकीस्तान जवाबी हमला ना करदे ,
५६ इंच का सीना अगर बिगड गया, तो पुरे पाकिस्तान कोही  नेस्तनाबूत ना कर दे.

इन् बैगरतों को बस्स जैसे-तैसे आजाये  होश ,
भाईयों एक बात पुछना भूल हि गया, 'How's The JOSH?'

आमची बाबा दिवाळी अशीच असते

नमस्कार मंडळी,
झाली का पहिली अंघोळ? मित्रांनो, काल बाजारात भलतीच रोषणाई होती, कमालीचा उत्साह होता. सगळं पाहून जुन्या आठवणी जाग्या झाल्या.

वर्षभर ना घरका ना घाटका असणारे आम्ही 'मध्यम वर्गीय' या आठवड्यात राजेशाही थाटात जगण्याचा प्रयन्त करतो. होय फक्त प्रयत्नच. दिवाळी जवळ आली कि सगळ्यात पहिली खरेदी होते ती कपड्यांची. 'माझ्या बहिणीनी दिलेल्या साडीची घडी मोड, आणि तुला कशालारे लागतात नवीन जीन्स दर वर्षी. एक टी-शर्ट घेऊ' हे माझ्या बाबांचे दिवाळी ब्रीदवाक्य. मात्र खरेदीला गेलो की टी-शर्ट, जीन्स  आणि साडी तिन्ही घरात यायचं. त्यांनी घरचा शर्ट ड्राय - क्लीनिंग करून घातला हे आता उमगते. चुकून मी सायकल किंवा आईने दागिना मागितलाच, तर प्राइव्हेट कंपनी मध्ये #Bonus नसल्याचं रडगाणं बाबा का गायचे हे आज मला कळतं.

फराळाची रेल-चेल असायची. चकल्या पाडायला बाबा मदत करायचे तर पोहे वाळवणं माझं काम. चकली चिवडा, भस्मासुर लाजेल असं हाणायचो. आमची मजल मात्र बेसन लाडूं पर्यंतच. काजू-कतली दिसली कि शेजारच्या गुजराथी काकू अथवा बाबांची कंपनी प्रसन्न झाली हे आम्ही समजून चुकायचो.
'मराठा तितुका मेळवावा म्हटलं, तो हा दिवस पहायला का?' आमचा किल्ला पाहून  शिवाजी महाराजांनी  नक्कीच आम्हाला ठणकावून जाब विचारला असता.

सुतळी बॉम्ब कधी मला मिळालाच नाही. लहान आहेस असं सांगून, नंतर घोडा झालास असं सांगून. मी मित्रांचे ढापायचो म्हणा. माळ लावणे हि संकल्पनाच आम्हाला मंजूर नाही . लावायच्या त्या सुट्ट्या केलेल्या लवंगीच. दिवस यायचा नरकचतुर्दशीचा. पहिला फटाका आपला असावा या जिद्दीने ४ वाजता सगळेच उठायचो. लाइफबॉयने रागडलेल्या अंगाला अचानक मोती अथवा मैसूर-सॅंडल रुपी सुखद धक्का मिळायचा. नारळ तेलाची जागा बदाम तेल व उठणं घ्यायचं. तुकडा बासमती अख्खा व्हायचा.

आज काळ बदलला, चार अतिरिक्त पैसे घरात आले. पण खरं सांगायचं तर आपण 'मध्यम वर्गीयांची' दिवाळी काही औरच असते. दिवाळी म्हणजे नुसता एक सण  नसून, दिवाळी म्हणजे आनंद, दिवाळी म्हणजे अनुभव हे बहुधा फक्त आपल्यालाच कळलं. या निमित्ताने आणखी एक कबूल करावंसं  वाटतं. मध्यम  वर्गीय असल्याची लाज वाटता काम नये. किंबहूना त्याचा अभिमान वाटायला हवा. 'होय आम्ही मध्यम वर्गीय आहोत, आणि आमच्या सारखे सुखी आम्हीच'.

आपणा सर्वांना दिवाळी सुख-समृद्धीची व भरभराटीची जावो  हीच सदिच्छा. म्हणून काय लगेच काजू-कतलीची अपेक्षा करू नका 😃

आपली मूर्ती आपणच बनवा

श्रावण महिन्याचा उत्तरार्ध येताच मनाला वेध लागतात ते बाप्पाच्या आगमनाचे. यंदाही काहीतरी 'हटके' मखर करायचा ठरवलं. थर्मोकॉल चा वापर टाळणार व मूर्ती देखील घेणार ती शाडू मातीची हे निशचित केलं. इतक्यात सहयोगाने माझी नजर पडली एका पाटीवर, 'आपली मूर्ती आपणच बनवा'. गणेश मंदिर संस्थान, डोंबिवली व पर्यावरण दक्षता मंडळ, डोंबिवली यांच्या संयुक्त विद्दमाने हि कार्यशाळा आयोजित करण्यात आली होती. क्षणाचाही विलंब ना करता मी नाव नोंदविले. मला हि अनोखी संधी दवडायची नव्हती. पहिला दिवस होता, मूर्ती घडविण्याचा. सृष्टीच्या निर्मात्याला साचेबदध करण्याचा, निराकाराकाला आकार देण्याचा. हा टप्पा सोपा नव्हता. अत्यंत बारकाई माती मळत, मोडत, तोडत, जोडत हे कार्य संपन्न झाले. दिवसाखेरीस आपला बाप्पा पाहून मला आनंदाश्रू आवरेना. निर्मितीचा आनंद काही औरच असतो.

एक आठवड्या नंतर दिवस आला रंगकामाचा. प्रत्येकाने कल्पकतेने बाप्पाला रंगविले.  शेला, उपरणं व दाग-दागिन्यांनी नटलेले गणराज पाहून मन प्रसन्न  झाले.  सर्वांच्या मूर्ती खूपच सुबक अन सुरेख घडल्या. पहिलेच वर्ष असल्यामुळे काही त्रुटी राहिल्या खऱ्या, पण मला वाटतं अपूर्णता हाच आमच्या मूर्तीची सर्वात सुंदर अंग होता. कलाकार म्हणून काय मेहनत लागते हे आम्हाला एव्हाना चांगलेच उमगले होते.

शेवटी करता-करविता तोच होता. आपण फक्त निमित्तमात्र. सोहम आर्टस् चे गुणेश सर व त्यांच्या सहकाऱ्यांचे मार्गदर्शन आम्हाला लाभले. आता हा नेम मी मोडणार नाही. पर्यावरणस्नेहींची अशी कार्यशाळा  प्रत्येक शहरात राबवावी असं मला मनापासून वाटतं. 

।। गणपती बाप्पा मोरया ।।

।। आपली मूर्ती आपणच बनवूया ।।

मोरया

MS Dhoni, Who?

Hello Lovely People,
It's your homeboy 'Captain Cool' aka Nikhil here.

Friends, like many of us even I have 2 very common weaknesses, Cricket and Bollywood. God of Cricket and Baadshah of Bollywood, the Fanboy inside me ended there until 'This man' took over, literally. Yes, this article is for none other than the 'Birthday Boy' Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

I want to write a lot about him, but there is only one problem, 'I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HIM'.
I bet nobody knows anything about him either. What he thinks, What goes on inside his mind palace, What is his thought process, absolutely no clue. He can be so happy when a new comer scores his maiden century and he can also stay expressionless even after winning the WT20 championship.

What I do know is, the Jersey no. 7 has come a long long way. From being a long-haired flamboyant pinch hitter to a Worlds best finisher. There are so many things about him that you can only adore. From being a master in DRS (DhoniReviewSystem) to a run-out without even looking at the stumps, from smashing a helicopter shot to nudging out a maiden even in death overs. Neither does he get overwhelmed by a victory, nor he gets bogged down by a defeat. Talk about situational awareness, about self-confidence this guy is simply irreplaceable.

We all praise his direct contribution with the bat and his lightening speed behind the stumps, but his indirect contribution in the way he guides his bowlers, in the way he sets unorthodox fields, in the way he preempts the batters next move is astonishing. Its only permissible to him to make such quirky comments behind the stumps.

I am well aware that he has a lot of haters too. You know why? Because he chose to say 'No', he had the guts to say 'You aren't fit' to some senior players and refused to be a bootlicker. Any player who keeps the nation ahead of a players reputation is always criticized in our country, unlike in the western world. The man himself, Sachin Tendulkar saw an able leader in him, who are we to defer?

Ask yourself a simple question, we compare the Amirs and Riaz to be next Wasim & Waqar, the Cooks the Roots and the Kohlis to be next Sachin, can you tell me one player who can be compared with MS Dhoni? Almost 10000 runs as a middle order batsman with an average of more than 50. You gotta be kidding me. I so want my judgement to be proven wrong, but you will see Indian team's downfall in ODI post his retirement. Not because there is lack of talent/ or skills but there is lack of utilization of skills.

For now, let us enjoy seeing him play and also learn from him, the approach he has towards anything he does. Till the time, 'Mahi Maar Raha Hai', i'll cherish his game, once he decides to hang up his boots, 'Dhoni finishes off in style. A magnificent strike into the crowd! India lift the World Cup after 28 years!' would be with us forever.

I would end my article, wishing not just one but two Legends of Indian Cricket a very Happy Birthday with a big 'THANK YOU'.

Janamdin Mubarak Mahi 7th July

Shubho Janmodin Dada 8th July

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The Jewel Of Vidarbha - TADOBA

Hello Lovely People,
It's your homeboy 'Tiger Zinda Hai' aka Nikhil here.

I had always dreamed of me sitting in an open air gypsy to meet the 'Jungle King'.

My Dream did come true, as me along with my family and in-laws visited The Jewel Of Vidarbha - TADOBA. There are six access gates to the jungle, we had opted for Moharli.

Govt. has availed us with two Safaris everyday, Morning and Evening. We had opted for both.
Needless to say that any visitor who visits national park is keen to sight the Tiger. Before the trip, I had heard of stories that many people had done 10 plus Safaris without Tiger sighting while some were some had Tiger sighting in the first instance itself. It's purely based on your Luck and 'His mood'.

Our day started early at 05.30 am.All of us were up and ready at our MTDC resort for our first Safari. Camouflage cargo, mercury wayfarers and hats gave us the 'Wild' look. Chilling winds started to blow as our Gypsy took speed. Our guides were fantastic as they gave us some unbelievable knowledge. Every tiger has his 'Marked Territory'. Nobody interferes in each others territory and if anybody tries to do so, has to bear the consequences. A tiger hunts only when he is hungry. He never accumulates prey, just because its readily available. How beautiful it would have been if we the, 'Social Animal' would have learnt a thing or two from the 'Wild Animal'.

We were greeted by number of Deers, wandering around, grazing, running. They were a symbol of how harmless a creature could look like. Our guide also informed us that after making Tadoba a 'Tiger Reserve', 80% of the jungle was closed for the visitors as eventually it's 'Their Home'. Tara, Maya, Sonam are the popular tigress while Matkasur is the dominant male. He informed us on how animals caution everyone else by giving a 'Call' when they spot the Big Cat. Just while he was speaking, we heard a Sambar call, and there he was. The Man Himself, The talk of the town, The Man of the hour, The celebrity for whom we had traveled all the way from Mumbai. We were absolutely stunned to see the 20 month cub of Tara. He was at a distance of no more than 50 meters from us. All of us have filled that sight in our eyes forever now. We waited there for about half an hour sighting him, clicking his pictures and guess what, dry grass besides him shook and there stands another cub who walks pass him slowly showing us how exactly a King walks.

We had our Lunch and got ready for our second afternoon Safari. We were still not over our morning experience and we saw two 'dangerous' crocodiles patiently waiting a the side of a lake. Our guide informed that the lake had around 80 of them, can you imagine. Indian bison, Bear, Elephants and some never seen birds were the talking points of our second safari. But when God and the King both are kind, nobody can stop you. We were so lucky that we spotted Maya and her two cubs running one behind the other. Nothing can be as graceful as a running tiger. Our trip concluded with some unforgettable memories. Readers, I request one and all to visit any national park of your choice, mainly for two things: 1. To experience the unending thrill that 'His' yellow eyes are constantly watching you from those dry yellow grass, 2. To remind us on how 'Nothing' are we in front of the mother nature.

ROAR

The Lottery ticket

Hello Lovely People,
It's your homeboy 'Oye Lucky' aka Nikhil here.
After posting a few articles, I thought of writing a Short-Story. Your honest feedback is really appreciated  🙏

Vinod was waiting for his bus at the Bus-Stop which was as usual, late. In his head, he fought with his wife on their month-end crisis and he won too. Head's probably the only place he could have won against her. Sun was in no mood to help his sweaty shirt. Meanwhile, a paperboy insisted him to buy one. He did so to pass the time while waiting for the bus. On the front page itself, Vinod saw a big Advt. of a Man from the same town who had won a lottery worth 4,00,000 ₹.

He blamed his misfortune, as he has been buying lottery ticket every week since ages but had never won a single penny. In fact he was involved in several fights with his wife over the same topic. At that very moment a man came and stood besides him. While removing his handkerchief, a Lottery ticket slipped out of his pocket. Vinod noticed it, and much to his surprise it had the same lucky number printed over it. Vinod double checked it with cross eyes to be 100% sure. His first and immediate reaction was to inform the man and wish him, but he doesn't. He now gets into a 'To be or Not To be' dilemma. Pending Promotion, Home loan EMIs, School donations started to appear in front of his eyes.The greedy mind won indeed. He threw his handkerchief and bends down to act as if he wants to pick it and picks up the Lottery ticket as well.

Vinod who rarely took a Auto, now hired a Cab and rushed to the nearby lottery store. He asked the Cabbie to wait as had planned to return home and share the good news with his family. An overjoyed Vinod reached the store and presented his lottery ticket. However, his joy didn't last long. Lottery store owner rubbished his claim stating that the ticket was a hoax. There was no such winner. He was framed, his mind blasted.

Unsure about what’s going on, he finds another guy reading the same paper which had no such Advt. on the front page. He thinks of calling his police friend, that’s when he gets shell-shocked. He finds, he has been pick pocketed by the duo when he had bend to pick up the ticket. His left pocket was without his mobile phone too. Thunder struck Vinod requested the shopkeeper for his mobile in order to call the bank only to get to know that his Credit Card too got maxed out few mins ago. The bank officials did try calling him to confirm, but his mobile was obviously unavailable.

Vinod had no clue what had happened to him. In the last hour he had lost all his money, his newly bought Mobile phone and his bank was ready with a hefty Credit Card due too. That's when a voice struck him, 'Sir, the Taxi meter is still running.'

Get Lucky

एकदा पहावं करून

नमस्कार मंडळी,
आजचा माझा लेख माझ्या विवाहीत व विवाहेच्छूक मित्र मैत्रिणींसाठी आहे.
हो, हो...२१ नोव्हेंबर रोजी माझं गंगेत घोडं न्हालं. लग्नानंतर प्रथमच तुमच्या भेटीला येतोय.

'घर पहावं बांधून आणि लग्न पहावं करून', असं का म्हणतात हे उमगलं बुआ.

हॉल, मेनू, कपडा-लत्ता, फोटोग्राफर  सगळे धार काढून बसले असतात. 'नमस्कार' म्हणतात तेव्हा बहुतांश वेळेला, 'आला बकरा' म्हणत असावेत मनात. पण लगीनघाईची आपली एक वेगळीच मजा आहे. 'कशाला उगाचचा खर्च, आणि लग्न एकदाच होतं' यात माझ्यात आणि माझ्या प्रिय पत्नी पूजा मध्ये बऱ्याचदा वाद मिश्रित चर्चा झाल्या. मं आम्ही काय केलं? आम्ही केली तडजोड. तेव्हा समजलं लग्नाचं दुसरं नावच आहे 'तडजोड'.

धागा ताणल्याने तुटतो हे कळायला आम्हाला वेळ लागला नाही. या धाग्याला गैरसमजुतीचा गाठ बसू द्यायची नाही  हे आपण पक्कं ठरवूया. बाप्पाच्या कृपेने कार्य निर्विघन पार पडले आणि पूजा आमच्या घरी आली. दुधात साखर मिसळावी अशीती रुळली. विचार आला, किती कठीण असतं दुसऱ्याचा घराला आपलं म्हणणं. तिथल्या रीती, रिवाज पद्धतींना आपलास करणं . हि शक्ती निव्वळ स्त्री मधेच. तिला मान सम्मान आणी दर्जा देणं  हे आपलं माफक कर्तव्य.

आज सकाळीच आम्ही भांडलो ति वेगळी गोष्ट. भांडायचं ओठातून, प्रेम मात्र मनातून करायचं. चार कौतुकाचे शब्द आणि एखादं गिफ्ट, बस्स अजून काय हवं असतं. जमतील त्या सर्व इच्छा पूर्ण करून भरपूर जगण्याचा प्रयत्न करूया की .

लग्नाचं नातं थाटात जोडावा कि साधेपणाने हा ज्याचा त्याचा प्रश्न, पण कोणाचंही नातं कोर्टाच्या पायरीवर तुटू नये हीच ईश्वर चरणी प्रार्थना.
नसलेली चूक कधीतरी कबुल करावी, साथीदाराला वाद जिंकू द्यावा, आपण फक्त मन जिंकावं, निंदा करावी पण प्रेमाने...आणि हो सर्वात महत्वाचं म्हणजे विश्वास. नात्यात प्रेमाहून अधिक प्राधान्य विश्वासाला द्यावे असं मला वाटतं.

जाता जाता एक वैधानिक इशारा माझ्या अविवाहित मित्रांसाठी:
प्रेयसी जेव्हा बायको होते तेव्हा तिच्यात अमुलाग्र बदल होतो... चांगला कि वाईट??

हे जाणून घेण्यासाठी लग्नाचा लाडू अवश्य खा !!!

 वर/वधू पाहीजे

I stopped cursing my job, when...

Hello Lovely People,
It's your homeboy 'Monday Blues' aka Nikhil here.

It's been a tense couple of weeks for our family as my 'Mother' and 'Would be Mother-in-law' both were admitted in the hospital at the same time for the same reason. Too much love, isn't it? 😒 Friends, no matter what, get a good Mediclaim for your entire family right now. Educate its necessity to others as well who waste no time in dismissing it.

However, these 2 weeks taught me a lot of the efforts that are put in by the hospital staff. Their management, their work ethics, their situational awareness. Hats-off to everyone right from Doctors to the Housekeeping staff. This brings us to the main reason for writing this post. Readers, how easily do we say that our job sucks, or our work life is boring, or how monotonous is our project work. It's time we open our eyes wide open and look at the work our fellow countrymen are doing. Most underrated jobs done by them are allowing us to sit in a comfortable environment and curse our jobs.

While we take pride in admitting our Grandpa in a posh hospital, the ward boy was busy cleaning his feces. Did we ever think of that guy who picks up a dead pigeon of the road early morning so that we can briskly do our morning walk. Have we spared a thought of the guy who cleans our city's drainage pipes so that we can flaunt 'Swachch Bharat' T-Shirts.

When we are foolishly spending money on the last rites of our loved ones, there is that guy who stays in the graveyard with the dead so that his family lives. Find sending daily work report hectic? Think of the Dr. who prepare a Post-mortem report. Thinking of hanging your boots because of so called stress, much lesser stress than the Hangman who hangs prisoners, right?

I don't think anyone of us have any damn right to complain our work-life as I believe we are definitely in a better environment than a mortuary, graveyard, drainage, or a garbage van. Next time when we face any of these 'Boss' individuals, you may or my not tip them, but lets make sure we say them a big  Thank You

Hey Dad, if you are listening...

Hello Lovely People,
It's your homeboy 'Dad's Dream' aka Nikhil here.

I don't know why, I don't know how but we have to admit, its Mom always, Dad sometimes for almost all of us. So I thought let me take this opportunity and celebrate the most underrated love in the world - Father's Love. I would hence like to share something about my Baba with you all.

I lost my father 6 years back, but, there hasn't been 1 week when he wasn't in my dreams. He is always there to help me in my lack of decision making ability. I am stubborn in calling someone wiser than me, that's how stupid I am. But, my father was 10 times intelligent than me (Yes, better looking too). History, World Geography, Current Affairs, Music, Maths any damn topic in the world, he had it covered. I remember, my Dad's friends used to come to our house to meet and thank him, as he used to assist them in their CA exams, when he himself couldn't pursue education further due to financial crisis then.

I would like to share a few special moments that I had with my father. I still hate travelling in Bus (for obvious reason), hence he used to hire an Auto to and fro, from our place in Dombivli up to my Aunt's place in Nerul, could you believe! I still remember, I had got 68/100 in Maths in Std 8th Sem I, he blasted me in the noon, but to make up, bought a 64 in 1 video game cassette in the evening as a surprise. My cycle got stolen from our society as I had not chained it in-spite of his several warnings. Two months later he said we are going to a Hotel, but took Me and Mom to a Cycle shop instead.

It was 3rd of March 2011, my Mom's Birthday was on the next day. In-spite of being bedridden, he called me secretly and asked if I had bought any surprise gift for my Mom. We both gifted her a Saree. His Birthday was on 26th of the same month, but he left us on 20th. Whenever I used to return home from office, a waiting father used to look into my eyes and give me a smile. That's the time, I miss him the most now. I could not fulfill his dream of a foreign trip and that scar will stay with me always.

Friends, trust me a Father does countless sacrifices for us. Only thing is, he doesn't express as much as our Mothers do. He is our ultimate safety net, our everyday hero. Let's all celebrate the unsung hero of our life. This father's day, don't just gift him a tie or wallet or cuff-links, take him out for a dinner, sit with him and have a chat, at least create a card for him (not everybody is a good Blogger 😉).

Lastly, don't be shy in saying, what he has been forever waiting to hear  'Dad, I love you'.

My father didn't tell me how to live.

He lived and let me watch him do it.

-C.B. Kelland

Now I know why Leo said, 'Climate change is real'

Hello Lovely People,
It's your homeboy 'Mr. Sweat' aka Nikhil here.

Are the rumors true, that a hen directly lays boiled egg these days., that solar heaters are unhappy with their boss's hot temper, that a 10₹ Dairy milk is sold for 300 as sizzling brownie by local grocers, that a girl broke up with her boy-friend coz he called her 'Hot'.

*Sweat Wiped*

Readers, the heat these days is intolerable, easily the most in last few decades(may be ever). Sitting in a room without AC, is my best Cardio workout these days. Even Facebook greets me like this:

I become a steamed Momo by the time I reach office. I even delete the mails with 'Warm' regards.
So who's responsible for this? We ladies and gentleman, WE.

I completely agree with Leonardo, I would have said the same thing had I got the Oscars 😉

We ain't any scientists, but we surely can do our small bits with big impact from our side.
A hypocritical ATM runs 3 ACs and tells us not to print and save environment. Turn off our PCs, Laptops, before leaving for the day. It's actually a no brainer, please turn off your car whilst at the signal or stuck in traffic. If we can't say no plastic immediately, let's at least buy intelligently. 1 Big bottle requires less energy and produces less waste as compared to 3 small bottles. I also heard that eating vegetarian meal can conserve energy. For the time being I'll ignore this particular point.

All these things are from a very broader perspective, what can we do immediately?

Drink plenty of fluids. If possible, place a pot filled with water outside your society for everyone to drink. A bowl of water at your window for birds would do no harm. Staying hydrated is the key, else it gets so dangerous that many people lose their lives due to sunstroke every year. We have been lucky that in our part of the world, we don't face extreme weather conditions barring last couple of years, it's alarming.

As if the heat in Mumbai wasn't enough for us, me and my friends would be travelling to Rajasthan in 10 days. It shouldn't be a lot different than Sun. Bye guys, see you next time with a tanned skin.

How do you please your Mother

Hello Lovely People,
It's your homeboy 'Mama's Boy' aka Nikhil here.

It's my Mom's 53rd 🎂 Birthday today and I'll do everything to make it special and memorable one. Cake and Balloons are on it's way. Let's see what more can I manage with my limited brains.

However, this Blog isn't about just my आई, it's about our Moms. So many people have written so much about Mothers and it all makes absolute sense. If you have your Mom, trust me you have everything else covered. Give it a Try, in any crisis just think that come what may, you have your Mom at home and see the problem is half vanished. There is only one person in this world that will never let you down and that's your Mother.

Your Father often get's that deserving respect, may be because he earns. What about Mother? A 24x7 thankless, penniless job in which ironically the work gets doubled on weekends. No gratuity, no PF, and no retirement either. Btw, stop calling her House-Wife, Home-Maker that's what she is. I heard Management lessons were given by our Mumbai Dabbawala's. I'm waiting when are our Home-Makers invited to teach their unmatchable managerial skills. Skills about not just managing time, money and efforts but our fuss, anger and stupidity too.

When it's only fair to stay indebted, what's that 'something' that we can do for her? First and foremost, wear a smile on your face always. That's the biggest gift you can give and that's all what she asks. Try and cook for her on the weekends, at least manage a cuppa. Get her name embossed on your house's nameplate. Buy her that favorite Kanjivaram, Paithani etc. and do not forget to praise her beauty in public. Ask her to take forced leaves by making her travel the world. Red Roses and Resto Dates are not just for your partner, that wrinkled face deserves a smile too. If she understood your silence as an infant, you must understand her fumbling lips too.

Least we can do is respect each and every Mother in the word. Readers, if you want to do something for your Mum, please do it NOW. Till we have our Mom, we don't value her enough, once she won't be with us, we won't value anything. Done reading? Go and give your Mother a tight hug, right now 👪

 ❤ you Mom

गणतंत्र दिन २०१७ पर चार पंक्तियाँ

गणतंत्र  दिन परेड

अफजल गुरु, मसूद अझर, हाफीज सईद

ये नाम सुनके खुन खौला होगा,
इन्हे जिंदा जलादो, यही दिल बोला होगा

सुनके अच्छा लगा के अबभी तुममें दम हैं,
शहीदो केलिए आँसू और मनमें गम हैं

लष्कर ए तोयबा, अल कायदा ये आतंकवादी संघटना,
मगर राजनैतिक पक्ष भी करते है उतनीही हानी और दुर्घटना

इन्सान और हिरन मारने पर कोई करता हैं यहा गुमान,
और हम चिखते हैं, कानून होता हैं सबके लिए समान

तेजाब फेंकनेंसे , बलात्कार करनेसे यहा कोई डरता नहीं,
इन्साफ मांगने जाओ, तो तारिख की सीवा कुछ मिलता नहीं

खून-पसीना एक करकेभी, आत्महत्या कर रहें हैं किसान और जवान ,
फिरभी नेताजी अपने झुठे भाषण मैं बोले, मेरा भारत महान

जनसंख्या वृद्धि की समस्या का हमे नहीं कोई ज्ञान,
आझादीके सत्तर साल बाद भी चला रहे है स्वच्छ भारत अभियान

ठग औरं गुंडे जहाँ शानसे लढतेहो जेल से चुनाव,
ऊस समाजमें जिसे बताना पडता हैं, बेटी बचाव

हर गली नुक्कड़ पे आपको हिन्दू मुस्लिम सिख मिलेगा,
बोहोत ढूँढा पर नजाने ये हिंदुस्तानी कहा मिलेगा

जो मरनेही आया था उस कसाब को मारकर खुश ना होना,
भुलना नहिये हमे मरे हुए बच्चे के माँ का रोना

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