'एकटेपणा'

एकटेपणाची सवय न्यारी ,
कधी वाटतं उदास ,
तर कधी लइ भारी !

आपण कोण आहोत याचा होतो भास् ,
पण कोणी नाही याचाही होतो त्रास !

दिवस निघुन जातात,
रात्र पलटून जाते;
भल्या मोठ्या या विश्वात,
एकटेपणाची सवय लागते !

विचारांशी तगड़ी मैत्री जमते,
माणसात यायला वेळ लागतो;
सुन्या सुन्या आठवणीत मी रमते,
नाती परत जोडायला वेळ लागतो !

खच्च भरलेली मैफिल ,
खोलीतला तो अंधार ;
एकटेपणाने भिजलेले अश्रु,
आणि खोट्या हास्याचा हाहाकार !

एकटेपणाची सवय न्यारी ,
कधी वाटतं उदास ,
तर कधी लइ भारी !

To all MEN!

Well, the title may give an impression that the article here is gonna be all about the domination, the abuse, the patriarchial attitude, etc of most of the Men! However, its NOT!!
Today when we talk about the unequal treatment given to women, their illiteracy, their deprived rights; heart also goes down to all those Men who are constantly judged, verified and are bound to fulfill the established criterias for being a MAN in our society!
Irony is subjective things are judged through categories like Gender, Caste, etc!
I could not recognize a school friend when I met him after a couple of years. The transformation from being a cute delicate boy to a muscled man with those visible abs seemed mandatory for him. To all those who tag visible abs under the definition of fitness, GET A LIFE!
I also heard many of my female friends saying 'Oh, I want a guy like that!' There is always a standard set for guys, by females as well as males! Women jot down a checklist in their head and keep scanning, while Men set a standard for being called a MAN, to which every male must comply to!
Otherwise, they transform the underperformers as Gays! To all those who tag such people under the definition of Gay, GET A LIFE!
A child before birth is pressurized even before its formation to be a boy, then a MAN, then a well settled, well earning Macho MAN. I feel this is equally punishable as to what female foeticide is!
I very well know that Women have to go through a lot in our society. A lot of awareness regimes, empowerment programs, education liberties, etc are started this year and some are already working towards it.But that does not mean Men don't go through all those tragedies!
One cannot judge a book by its cover. Lets not be judgemental.
So,
If you are a man and you don't grow a beard, have a leaner body or you are bald or fat or not a Karta or interested in cooking, classical dancing or any gender-specific activity imprinted on our minds, Don't worry! Just be yourself!
It is absolutely okay not to be a Superman or a Macho man or not to fulfill the standard set for being called a "MAN"!

Love,
Some Women! :)

Mentality!

Those set of directions from brain,
that stop on the boundaries of religion, caste and creed;
That accuses the victim as society's stain,
That causes thousand of minds to bleed,
That brings in the realization of Poverty,
is Cheap Mentality!

That preachings and followings which
don't let a girl walk out after eve,
but cannot stop a guy in the midnight to leave,
That misuses its own rights
and builts up false fights
is Cheap Mentality!

That love games one plays
to reap the benefits of a dearer;
That betrayal one faces,
to realize that ones not nearer;
That which blindly follows the untrue,
and ignores the facts and feelings;
That which burries alive what is true,
and salts the wounds and healings
is Cheap Mentality!

Arey Maaj kashacha?..

 जन्म दिला दुसऱ्याने 

जाताना खांदाही दुसऱ्याचा ;

मग माज कशाचा ?

बोलणं शिकवलं दुसऱ्याने 

चालणं शिकवलं दुसऱ्याने 

जगण्यात मोठा वाटा दुसऱ्याचा 

मग माज कशाचा ?

मैत्री निभावली दुसऱ्याची 

प्रेम केलं दुसऱ्यावर ,

हाथ पकडून दुसऱ्याचा 

आयुष्य घालवलं मोलाचं 

पगार दिला दुसऱ्याने 

रोजगार दिला दुसऱ्याने 

संसार झाला सुखाचा 

मग माज कशाचा ?.. 

Everybody goes through it!

The patch of life,
That phase of life,
where everything goes wrong,
where everything seems wrong,
Everybody goes through it!

Even if you were right,
even if it wasn't your choice,
even if you brag to prove,
and even if you don't,
You still have to go through it!

You know you are offtrack,
You know you feel terrible ontrack,
You know you are depressed,
You know theres nothing left to be expressed,
You suffocate,
You go late,
Not everything is set,
Its just a matter of fate,
You still have to go through it!
Coz Everybody goes through shit! 

We lost!

He did all right
She did all right
It was all right
They were on the track
But the track was a bit not right they thought
He tried fixing it
She tried fixing it
It did not fix
It went all wrong
Into another direction
leading to some unknown destination
Marked the new journey
He did not expect one
She did not expect one
But they started walking the path
They ran to reach the destination
It was unclear
It was undecided
They cared least of anything else in the way
They cared least of anyone on the way
They wanted to finish the journey
as it was undecided
it did not matter if it was worth or not'
it was blurred
Running high speed hastily,
They lost each other
The realization struck and they changed the path
To find each other
He kept searching
She kept searching
But they could not find each other
And nobody could set free the unknown destination!

'उलझन'

No No No, this wasn't suppose to be like this! This should not be the end of the supernatural growth . Does this remain stable now henceforth? What do I do? Do I change it? Do I become the stereotypical one to mould it the other way? Should I just stop thinking and move on with whatever comes on the palate? Or Should I basically stop thinking? Should I agree with the change and change myself too? or should I just end up just trying to change the change my way?

Should I stop expecting so that there wont be a benchmark to let me down? Or Should I keep competing with myself? Should I die inside or should I burn out? Should I be there or should I run away? Should I care or rather not give a damn? Should I be myself and get alone saved? or should I be one of them and drown in togetherness? Should I believe the beliefs or should I believe me? Should I go for the Trial and error or should I just be uptight and be patient?

Should I settle for what has happened and move on? Or should I go back and clear things and then move on? Or should I just let it be? Or should I just eradicate any such thing from the memory lane? Should I start acting falsely normal? Or should I be brutally true ? Should I agree to agree or actually agree? Should I be or I be what they want me to be?

When I choked up!

Sometimes, rather every time, when a person, who has been all packed uptight with a set of principles, with a passionate mindset about Life; after a certain time span, finds it hard to withhold the same attitude, to maintain the same view towards Life, to carry on the same set of principles, to be strong enough to not pay heed to all those distractions coming in the way.

This is the test, they say, where you gather all the broken pieces, join them, in a more perfect & strong manner that the time gets amazed to the creation out of it.

A clear head, a clear heart;

Walking straight, all I thought,

That there wont be any such distractions,

that there wont be any such situations;

Life, I predicted to be pretty beautiful,

Ohh it knocked me down like a fool!

So here I turn to this whole new outlet of my thoughts or rather I self-console myself through 'Manmukta', as I choke up with the reality check of Life!