My Piece Of Sky

चाय

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चाय कब महज एक चाय  हुई है

जब उबलते पानी में पत्ती घुली है

तब न जाने कितनी ही यादों से मिली है

जो रंग उतरा है इसका गरम पानी में

जैसे खुदा का नूर उतर आया है मासूम जवानी में

जब अदरक कूटकर डाला है तीन चार उबाल के बाद

खुश्क गलों की महफ़िलें बिन पिए ही हो गई हैं आबाद

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

इसीके साथ किसी कि सुबह तो किसी कि शाम हुई है

इलायची की गिरियाँ जो मिली  हैं जाकर

हर आमों ख़ास की  अरदास हुई है

जब शक्कर के दानों को अपने आगोश में लेती है

जमाने भर की कडवाहट को काफूर यह कर देती है

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई  है

चाय पर तो न जाने कितने मसाइल हुए हैं

गिरा है दूध का कतरा जो इसकी स्याह सी रंगत पर

अमावास में यूँ लगा कि  पूनम की रात हुई है

जब आई है यह प्याले में छन्नी से गुजरने के बाद

लगा कि बाबुल की बेटी अब ससुराल की हुई है

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

लबों से जिसने भी लगाया

वो कहीं खो सा गया है

किसी को यार , किसी को दोस्त, किसी को प्यार , किसी अपने से तकरार बहुत याद आया है

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

चाय पर मुलाकातें ,बातें ,समझौते , जीवन भर के नाते

क्या क्या नहीं हुए हैं

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

चलो आज फिर चाय बनाते हैं

किसी अपने को बुलाते हैं

बैठ कर गप्पियातें हैं

और कोई न मिले तो किसी गैर को आवाज लगाते हैं  

और उसे इसी चाय के बहाने अपना बनाते हैं

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

चाय कब महज एक चाय  हुई है

चलो सभी फासले इसी चाय से मिटाते हैं

जो दूध की न पिए तो ब्लैक टी पिलाते हैं

जो ब्लैक टी न पिए तो उसे ग्रीन टी पिलाते हैं

जो ग्रीन टी भी न पिए तो उसे लेमन ग्रास टी पिलाते हैं

चलों सभी बिछड़ों , उखड़ों , रूठों को चाय पर बुलाते हैं

और मैं तो कहता हूँ कि हर सरहद पर एक चाय का टप्पर खुलवाते हैं

और सारी दुश्मनी , उल्फत, शिकायतें दर किनार कर चाय पीते और पिलाते हैं

चाय की चुस्कियों के साथ खुशनुमा माहौल बनाते हैं

क्यूंकि

चाय कब महज एक चाय हुई है

चाय से हमारी सुबह तो उनकी शाम हुयी है ||

रवि प्रताप सिंह

What to watch?

Dugout

What to watch?

Mere 13 years old girl was in deep shock When her father badly scolded: Is this your age to watch cartoons on TV? She was in shock and in su

Today an incident in my neighbour forced me to pen down this.

Listen the music of nature around you. Water the magical liquid we have. Almost everyone has undeclared romance with running water. It bring back the child hidden somewhere in adults. 

An open letter to children of this world.

Dear children!

                  I hope all of you are doing well at your respective places. I know this is a tough time for all of you, but I also know that in this complete chaotic situation across the globe you are the single source of positive energy for all of us. I hope most of you are getting your square meal every day. I hope most of you are having your sleep during nighttime without any disturbances by any explosion, cries etc. I hope most of you have your parents with you in this time. I know some of my hopes are false even then I have these hopes. Since last 14-15 months the whole scenario of this world has been changed and we are fighting for the life. And children have been in more vulnerable situation, in fact children had always been in vulnerable condition whether it is fight between two countries, terrorist attack, earthquakes, drought, flood, and you can count it endlessly. Today I want to talk to children especially in this wake of situation, because this situation has compelled them to lock themselves inside their houses.

My beloved children we have never assumed that you will witness these atrocities of life. But this is true, and I am very sorry as we adults have not taken appropriate action to check these. We have made deadliest weapons to abolish the whole world within few minutes just by the click of button. But I am sorry to say that we have not made any such button that will bring smile on your faces. We have made this world as a big battle ground where one or other part is engaged in deadly fight, but it is our failure that we could not make this world as global playground where a child from east can play with child of west without any hesitation. Children I know very well that you have seen various undesirable things in your life and especially within last one year. Many of you have lost your dear ones and compelled to live alone, many of you have lost passed various days without proper food and clothes, many of you have suffered a lot. Apart from all these atrocities I have firm belief on you that you are stronger than any of us. I have fir belief that you are the only hope and intuition that will help us to make this planet a better place for living.

My beloved children since last one year all of you are out of your schools. You have not seen your classmates, your teachers, your library, playground, assembly area, auditorium etc. Many of you have virtually interacted with your teachers. I know you are missing your schools very much and believe me we teachers are missing you too. We are missing your nonstop noise, your naughty behavior, your cute fights, your innocent excuses, your lovely faces, your igniting thoughts. You know children without you these school buildings are like scary places. Every time when we pass through the corridors it seems that you are calling us from one corner. I know many of you are in contact with your schoolteachers virtually. And this is very new experience for you as well as for us too. We teachers have learnt a lot to make you learn through this virtual means of interaction and you too have enjoyed it. I have realized that this is a method to get in touch with you in this unprecedented situation, but it may not be an alternative of your physical presence in front of us. I am very much concerned for those friends who have not access to this virtual connectivity. And it is true that there is big chunk of your friends who do not have privilege to use it. And you know I am very much sad for those who have lost their opportunity of schooling due to this pandemic situation and it was not their choice, but they have to earn their bread because there was no one to support them. Over the period, it has been observed that.

1.5 billion children have been out of school-leading an educational crisis.

370 million children have been missed out on free school meals.

Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/charts-covid19-malnutrition-educaion-mental-health-children-world/

My beloved children, this pandemic has given us an opportunity to learn new norms of behavior. Among this hand wash, cover your face and avoid physical contact as much as possible are very crucial. Hygiene and sanitization have become our most valuable and important weapons to fight with this situation. And I know that most of you have learnt these habits. Now the time has come to use your existing knowledge and make other people aware about these. It is very well said that “Charity begins from home.”  So first you must follow all the norms of hygiene and sanitization then say your family members to follow this and, in this way, you can spread the awareness across the globe. I have firm believe that when you tiny tots will request to anyone then they will follow it for sure.  

My dear children, this is tough time for all of us. The tough time demands tough action from us. This time will pass, and we will return to our normal life. The most important thing that will remain with us after this pandemic will our behavior with others during this. First, we should try to help anyone who is in need. This help may be in any form. Sometimes your innocent smile, encouraging words help others to fight and overcome their burden.

Dear children, please take very much care of yourself, keep smiling, do not invite problems to you, follow hygiene and sanitizations norms, wear your mask, discover your new talents, keep reading, writing, painting, singing, dancing, and whatever you love to do without harming our nature. You are the only source of positive energy for the people around you.

It is time to say goodbye!

Stay home, stay safe.

See you soon in your schools.

Your schoolteacher.

हे मन विहग बस तू उड़ान भर !

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हे मन विहग बस तू उड़ान भर

घोर अंधकार हो

शांत ये बयार हो

तू अकेला राह में

मंजिल की चाह में

धैर्य तू छोड़ना

लक्ष्य से मुह मोड़ ना

मुसीबतें हज़ार हो

बैरी सब संसार हो

बहेलिया हो हर पग पे

कोई न हो तेरा जग में

फिर भी हे मन विहग बस तू उड़ान भर !

बस तू उड़ान भर !

 तो क्या हुआ जो पंख  तेरे कट गए

मित्र तेरे घट गए

जो घोंसला न रहा तो क्या

हौसला तू छोड़ ना

तिनके अब भी हैं जहान में

बना ले तू नया बसेरा

दूर होगा यह अँधेरा

आएगा फिर नया सवेरा

लगन लगा उड़ान में

हे मन विहग बस तू उड़ान भर !

बस तू उड़ान भर !

 अनुकूलता में बढ़ते हैं सब

ऊंचाइयों पे चढ़ते है सब

तू जग की रीत बदल

विपरीतियों में भी बढ़ता चल

सत्य का उठा हथियार

और असत्य का मिटा निशान

भास्कर को लक्ष्य कर

बस तू उड़ान भर

बस तू उड़ान भर |

 (रवि प्रताप सिंह )

Thanks to.....

Let’s thank everyone who make my life amazingly beautiful.

Thanks for the love that both of you persist

That love forced me to exist.

Thanks for keeping me safe within you

Thanks for all the vomit, nausea, mood swing, weight gain, hair fall and all the pains for nine months

Thanks to take care of her during all these.

Thanks for all the cries you made to bring me as a life,

Thanks for all the love, pampering that both of you showered on me.

Thanks for understanding my needs before even I realize

Thanks for comprehending my early words that only you could

Thanks for holding my hands when I was trying to stand on my twos.

Thanks for letting me know what to keep inside mouth and what not to.

Thanks for sending me to an institution

Thanks to those caring hands, who held mine with pencil to begin writing.

Thanks to those beautiful souls, who danced with rhyme to make me understand those combination of letters.

Thanks to those enlightened people who exhibits my attributes to others

Thanks to those stumbles, who make me aware while on the way.

Thanks to those guys who never left me, even at the time when my shadow was not with me

Thanks to people who let me know I can win.

Thanks to the people who said to me, small dream is sin,

Thanks to people who led with example to me.

Thanks to all unsuccessful attempts to make me better

Thanks to those abodes of wisdom to let me know: sharing is caring, everyone deserve due respect, only action is in our hand, give your best in every situation, try to make your place happiest, trust is most valuable thing to earn, life is beautiful, be as you are…..

Thanks to you for being co-traveler in the journey of life.

Thanks for blessing me with best gift so far

Thanks for accepting me as I am in this whole cosmos of life.

Thanks to all those who came in my life even for a fraction of second. All of you have endowed me with lessons of life for life.

Note: I could not find an individual who taught me the lesson of life. Since my inception there are so many people, at different stages of life have played their role amazingly and thus I am here in this cosmos of life. I am very grateful to all of them with depth of my heart. And it is not only my case, I think everyone has almost the same story. There is huge responsibility on our shoulders to pay back for all of those and the ultimate way to do this is always bring positive change in the life of others who came across you.

Mountain, trees, flowing water in stream, paddy planting, step fields what else you need to fall in love with nature. Soothing to eyes and massage to mind. I love it.

My independence

Freedom for me……

Is freedom from those eyes and minds who continuously judge me.

Is freedom from expectations.

Is freedom form strings of hope and hopelessness

Is freedom form all types of threats.  

Is freedom from wants and demands.

Is freedom form sense of what others think.

Is freedom from boundaries within human minds and on earth.

Is freedom from all sorts of comparisons.

Is freedom for hunger, thirst and all sorts of illness.

Is freedom from violence, hatred and miseries.

I think the day will come

On that day I will declare my independence

Till then Happy Independence day for you all

I’m waiting for mine

I will wait till my eyes shine.

Silence always has a noise. It require to acquire the skill to listen this noise in silence. Every silence has its own noise. My silence speaks about human, humanity, love, compassion, nature. What does your silence says to you? Listen it carefully, you will be amazed........