Teacher

A teacher for us,

Like sun, and water for a plant,

Because of them, we are what we are,

No words enough to thank,

No gifts enough to present,

A full moon in dark night,

An all time hand to guide,

One who always puts others before self,

One person enough, against thousand books on shelf,

No technology can replace these kind humans in our lives,

Who helped us grow leaps and bounds, without them we couldn't have survived,

A teacher is an angel,

From kids nursery to school to college,

Imparting lots of learnings and knowledge,

Such inspirational souls they are,

Who build the next gen humans, here all we are,

They design, develop and create,

From kids to adults,

So many ideas in so many brains they initiate,

Teaching us kindness, purity and honesty,

Meanings of gratitude and friendships they give us in plenty,

So grateful for all who've driven us here,

Thankful to teachers in every form they appear,

The teachers in our formal education,

And the teachers at home, from various generations,

Parents, grandparents, siblings , relatives,

The teachers at work, our managers and colleagues,

The teachers in friends as well as enemies, 

The events in our lives, the wonderful teacher called destiny,

The hidden teachers around us everywhere,

Shopkeepers, auto drivers, maids, and all with who any moments we share,

We learn a lot from each one we meet somewhere,

The nature, the sun , moon , stars and earth,

The plants , animals, insects and birds,

Teach us the real truth of this world , 

Coexisting gracefully, helping forever and supporting others.

Thanks to all the teachers in my life, known and unknown,

You have made a difference that made me grow,

Thanks for all the learnings, because of which I've survived,

Thank you for teaching me live happily and thrive.

The memorable trip

Lot of excitement and confusions mixed before the start of the trip,

But meeting the group and saying hellos, my confidence got the grip,

It was all about four days of loving the beautiful nature,

And exploring the hidden wonders, people, farms and culture,

Travelling through wildlife sanctuaries, rivers, waterfalls and lakes,

Listening to stories from thirdworldstoryteller, getting lots of inspiration and knowledge,

A delightful time spent, making fantastic memories unforgettable,

An experience so special, giving our skin goosebumps and eyes sparkle,

Getting grounded deep in the forests, trekking amidst heavy rains,

Listening to birds and insects doing their daily gossip, felt the nature's voice in human silence,

Dancing in the farms, understanding locals, and swimming in rivers,

Watching the fireflies decorating night sky, trees and farms glowing with glitter,

The lovely rainbow spreading colorful magic in blue sky,

Raindrops and sunshine, hugging each other pleasing our eyes,

Lush green hills till the horizon and chilling clouds walking with us,

The wonderful Narmada, Mahal, Don and Saputara, and the amazing journey in bus,

The go green cousins going ahead cleaning the forest,

Motivating us all, to protect the earth and nature, for generations next,  

Met awesome people, made great friends, and the best storyteller,

Thank you all for the precious times and lovely memories we all had together.

Aspirants

The immense pool of talented minds,

The lots and lots of passionate and intelligent kinds,

The perseverance, grit and dedication unbound,

The strong will to work for society, make an impact on ground,

The infinite efforts being put by these intellectual beings,

The kind hearts, grounded backgrounds, visionary human beings, 

With patriotism running through their veins,

Every year, apply to serve the nation, looking to work for this country's and society's well being.

Their everyday intense routine and the immortal dreams, 

With never ending studying and learning, and so much of sacrificing,

The future administrators, policy makers, officers, protectors, 

Looking to devote their life for the country and its people,

Extra ordinary they are, with a never give up attitude,

Firm belief in oneself, and the hope to make a difference, gives the confidence of such magnitude.

From another perspective, lakhs of strong brilliant youngsters,

With grit in their hearts, knowledge in their minds,

Sacrifice their crucial years, for an examination, one of a kind,

All the hardworking candidates are equally great ones to qualify,

But with the acceptance rate so less, takes a toll on all who don't reach those heights,

Agree that trying our best till the last point gives us satisfaction,

But so many precious years of these talents, struggling for a chance so low,

Are capable to do wonders, if given some more opportunities, to serve our nation,

The times have changed, The scope of everything gets bigger everyday,

The methods need to change, thinking simpler, going out of the box might give us better ways,

More inclusive we are, the more diverse, the more impact we can create,

More these talents pour in to serve, in different newer ways, the more progress we can make,  

Can bring together all of these skilled, impactful human beings,

To do good things for us, the society and our country, 

They can do anything and everything, to make this world, our nation a better place to live in .

 

 

क्या करना है, क्या कहना है

क्या करना है, 

क्या कहना है,

करना बहुत कुछ है, 

मगर कहने से डरना है,

कुछ अच्छा करके कितना कहना है,

या कुछ गलती हो जाए तो कितना चुप रहना है,

सब कुछ कहना, सब कुछ करना है,

बस चुप नहीं रहना है,

सही होंगे तो बनेंगे मिसाल,

गलत होंगे तो समझेंगे दुनिया से, बदलेंगे अपने विचार ।

क्या करना है,

क्या कहना है,

या फिर जो मन को सही लगता,

लेकिन दुनिया को नहीं,

क्या वह नहीं करना है ?

कहने या चुप रहने के डर से,

या कौन क्या सोचेगा, 

सही गलत सबकी नजर से,

क्या यह सोचकर कुछ नहीं करना है ?

या सब कुछ करके, सब कुछ कहना है ।

कांच सा पारदर्शी बनना है,

बदलाव का उदाहरण बनना है,

समझना समझाना है सभी को,

जो लगता सही, 

कुछ नया करने की जरूरत है कहीं,

कठिन होगा समय, 

जब कुछ या बहुत लोग कहेंगे गलत,

ना होगा रास्ता आसान, 

पर मुश्किलों से ही तो बनेंगे हम सख्त,

अगर गलत हुए तो गिरेंगे, फिर ना उठ पाएंगे,

सही हुए तो गिर गिर कर भी उठ खड़े हो जाएंगे,

विश्वास है अगर खुद पे सही का,

तो सब कुछ पार कर बदलाव लाएंगे,

फिर ना कहने वाले भी वहां साथ खड़े पाएंगे,

प्रेरणा हो आने वाली पीढ़ियों को,

सच और बदलाव के लिए खड़े होने की,

सबको समझाके साथ लेके आगे बढ़ना है,

सब कुछ करना है , सब कुछ कहना है,

विचारों को प्रकट करना है, बस चुप नही रहना है ।

प्यार अपना है, प्यार स्पेशल है

प्यार अपना है, प्यार स्पेशल है,

यह कुछ नहीं, बस एक साधारण से दिल की धड़कन है,

चाहे वह अपने जीवन साथी का हो,

या कोई अनजाने के लिए हो,

चाहे वह माता पिता और बच्चे का हो,

या हो कोई celebrity के एक फैन का,

अपने काम के लिए प्यार हो, 

या अपनी प्रिय hobby के लिए,

चाहे भाइयों बहनों या cousins का,

या फिर दादा दादी नाना नानी या परिवार का,

कहीं भी किसी से भी कैसे भी,

बस वह दिल की एक धड़कन, प्यार है,

प्यार अपना है , प्यार स्पेशल है |

दिल, जो आ गए हैं प्यार के तूफान में,

कुछ, जो बिछड़े हुए शहरों की दूरियों से,

या फिर जो दूर है अनकही बातों के दर्द से,

या जो कभी मिले ही नहीं, उस शक्स से,

ढूंढना अपने साथी को दिल से , यह भी प्यार है,

मिल जाए तो कह देना, या बस अपने आप में मुस्कुराना,

बस वह दिल की एक धड़कन, प्यार है ,

प्यार अपना है, प्यार स्पेशल है |

जैसे हर इंसान का dna है अनूठा,

हर एक प्यार भी है बिल्कुल अनोखा,

चाहे हो पूरा, अधूरा या हो एक तरफा,

चाहे हो खुशियों और मुस्कान से भरा,

या फिर दर्द और आंसुओं से सना,

या फिर बस प्यार का इंतज़ार है, 

कौन होगा, क्या होगा, कहां कैसे , कईं खड़े सवाल है,

प्यार अपना है, प्यार स्पेशल है ।

एक प्यार जो life का सबसे important प्यार है,

जिसके बिना हर इंसान लाचार है,

जो हो तो दुनिया लगती बिल्कुल आसान,

और ना हो तो मुश्किलों से रहते परेशान,

वह प्यार एक इंसान का खुद से है,

अपने आप से, प्यार अपने मन, अपने शरीर से,

अपनी भावनाएं, अपनी बातों से,

प्यार अपने opinions, अपनी विशेषता से,

प्यार अपने आप से, अपने दिल और दिमाग से ,

प्यार अपना है, प्यार स्पेशल है | 

The moon motivation

We call the full moon full,

But we call the dark sky, not empty, but the new moon,

How subtle, beautiful and magical this concept is,

Hidden the meaning of life, universe and everything , there it is,

That every end is the beginning of something new,

And it's not the end, it's just a process,

That's meant to happen, not bad, just another phase,

A cycle that'll bring back all the good to you.

We wait for the full moon,

To soulfully brighten up the dark sky,

We wait for the new moon,

To see beautiful stars twinkling in the night sky,

One with the magic of a white sphere enlightening the world beneath the sky,

Even if it's not it's own light, 

Just reflecting someone else's, still blesses us, shows us all the way in night,

And one that even if it's dark,

Let's the stars twinkle, and make their own mark,

Even though dark, it's called new, for the new beginning,

For the times to come, with new happenings,

To make us believe, me and you,

That any end is not really the end,

It's always the start of something new.