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आभाळाया नया दरीतन

लाल फल ही बरसली

गलमोहराया झाडावरती

खशाल जाऊन पडली

प दखण व राणीच

आल पीगण सार पहाया

मरही साद घालती

मधर घट चारवाया

नव नवलीया लाब वया

दमाखात बघा खाली पहाती

करमजी रगावरी भाळनी

प तयाच याहळती

खळ खळ वाह नझर हा

मजळ याचा नाद पहा

चढया वली झाडावरती

व राणीला बलगाया

- डॉ. सौ. रजनी चौधरी

घर असाव घरासारख

घर असाव घरासारख

नको नसया इमारती

घरातन दसावी नद परी पायावरती सयबब सोनरी

दारापढ असावा रागोळचा थाट

आतरतन पहात असाव कणीतरी वाट घरावरती तोरण असाव मायया शदाच वटवाया घननळया छायच

ाजाचा सडा पडावा दाराशी

सगधाची लयलट हावी मनामनाशी

अधारातही काश हावा आशीवादाचा

पाऊस पडावा शभ शभाचा

न दसावी गलबत अन माडाच बन

सावरणार हात अन कणखर मन नको रावा नको सवा गालीचा नायाचा गफत जावा घरात असावा आनद आनद

मळावा सवाना हानद.

- डॉ. सौ. रजनी चौधरी

मतया

मानस पटल पर

जब कभी

बीत कल क मतय न दतक द.

कभी हसाया, कभी लाया

कभी सहलाया तो कभी गदगदाया, कभी डराया.

कछ मीठ तो कछ कड़वी.

कछ मतय को तो फर स जीन का मन

तो कछ को सदा मटा दन का वफल यास.

य मतया

सच म ह

मर जीवन क लघ कथाए. सब मल कर

रच रही

मरा जीवन उपयास.

य मतया य लघ कथाए. मश शमा

"गार

क गार , रोज ...पर मन स काजल

क पास भर लत ह मझ वो अक म.

बाल का गजरा...हराए मन का कोना कोना, कान क बगल म लगा वो गलाब का फल रझाए मन को खब - खब.

कपड़ का इ बस जाए तन क रोम - रोम म,

मर गल का मगलस....जस ह मरा जीवनोत.

सहाग शय स बना य य, नया क हर रन स कह ह महगा

आा और वास बसा ह इसम

सहागन का य गार

कवल गार नह ....ह पतता क शान, आा का दप जलता ह जहा, दप दप करत सर स दवता भी डरत जहा।। ---मज लता

इतज़ार

अधरा गहरा चला था , सफ़द बफ़ क चादर न सारी वाद को ढक रखा था ।

र तक फला था साटा

जस, दन क शोर को, रात क ख़ामोशी न हो डाटा ।

ठड थी या अकलापन

म अपन आप म ही थोड़ी सी और सकड़ गयी ।

और कतना लबा ह य इतज़ार ,

य सोचकर अदर तक सहर गयी ।

अभी कल ही क बात लगती ह,

जब वो तीन साल पहल, फ़ौज म भत होन गया था ।

मा हर साल मलन आऊगा, य वादा कया था ।

कभी नग, कभी जग

हर बार एक नयी वजह न उस रोका था ।

अब फ़ोन पर दखकर दल नह भरता ह , इन बाह म उस पकड़न का जी करता ह ।

वो दन ह, जब वो आएगा

उन बीत सब दन क सार दद मटाएगा ।

, जगल जगल मदमत मआ क पड़ बौराए ह .

सनो अब आए हो तो क य नही जात सदा सदा क लए ....

कतनी चमकदार ऊजा लात हो , वामता क वीना क तार झकत कर जात हो .. अा अा य कत न ऋत च बनाया ह ,

तहार हस य समय आया

Journey Within

Every time you leave home alone, Another road takes you , Into a world you were never in. On a journey to find a new YOU.

You take with you, your dreams and hopes. And a suitcase full of unopened experiences. Conversations with self, mindful silences and more. You touch a part of you that lies hidden behind pretences.

Meeting new people and sharing a laugh with the old. You keep discovering untold territories of your spirit. Places become teachers and languages bridges that connect. The compass of your soul aligns you inwards where you fit.

Don't miss the invitations that wait along the way to transform you.

Bristling with eagerness to enrich you from inside out. You connect to your inner self, feeling refreshed and rejuvenated .

Awakening your energies, and erasing all feelings of fear and self doubt.

Swetha Sundar

Journey of a flower

I open my petals to the rising Sun, Letting the soft rays caress my soul ....

I see the green grass shimmering like a huge silver Bowl. I sing softly to the tune of humming birds, Aah ! This morning bliss cannot be shared in words. I sway along with the rhythm of gentle wind, My friends join me as I gaily sing.

Everywhere I can see blooming heads shining like beams. Presenting a rainbow , bursting at the seams. Bees prance and dance around me , Gently probing and digging my soul, I feel like a mother while churning out honey. I feel blessed on this beautiful journey.

Heady fragrance in the air, intoxicating so many lovers on the fray,

All the rainbows cover them happily while they enjoy their romantic day.

Suddenly rough hands appear from nowhere , They snatch me from my bed , I am shocked, I am scared. inbows now lie cramped in a basket , way to the elusive flower market . ! ,This is what my Karma sends, his is where my journey ends .

Ila Pachauri

What does Travel mean to me? Sangeeta Venkatesh

Being the daughter of an army officer, it was a childhood that had its share of rough and tumble- but so full of adventure. What surpassed every privilege was the opportunity to call many places my home, something every person with a transferable occupation will identify with. Even today, the ice-breaker with a stranger starts with the conversation about a common destination; and the fact that one could identify with a particular geography or culture.

A classroom without four walls: Childhood is an impressionable age, and what I learned from people and their surroundings, far surpassed what I learned from geography and history text books. These are classrooms not confined to four walls and travel is the best way to immerse yourself in geography, history, culture, languages, gastronomy, and biodiversity. The learning continues even to date.

In today’s tech-obsessed world, travel has equated itself to that perfect Instagram shot, or a tick in the box or something to tell the relatives on the next family event. In my opinion, travel has to be meaningful. In the last five decades plus of my life, there is nothing that excites me more than discovering a new destination. The learnings have always left me awestruck. The concept of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’- the realisation that the world is a family truly comes forth when you travel. The distance does not matter. Whether it is the people you met in the Amazonas forests of Brazil, the mountainous areas of Bhutan, or the streets of Dublin, there is an underlying commonality - that every human carries the desire for a peaceful life after putting in an honest day’s work.

Out of my comfort zone: Travel has inspired me to get out of my comfort zone as I try to imbibe and adjust to another lifestyle, albeit briefly. At the end of a trip, I come back humbled knowing that we are just part and a mere speck in this vast ocean of humanity. Travel need not be an exotic location all the time, but the act of packing a suitcase and setting off on an unknown odyssey has always managed to rejuvenate – as if a reset button was pushed. I have taken my boys on trips since when they were little. That required planning and structure, but these days I find that there is a joy in spontaneity, if we don’t ‘over-plan’ an itinerary. Travel also shows you that we need only a few things for you to subsist, though travelling lighter is something I could perfect a little bit more! Ladies, do you agree?

My Therapy: The pandemic had brought a grinding halt to travel, and with the increase in screentime, my husband and I wanted to discover ways to ‘disconnect to reconnect’. This period turned out to be interesting, as we discovered hidden gems right in the neighbourhood. There was so much to explore and learn about the local history. These were authentic experiences that changed the way I looked at the city I lived in. It was indeed therapeutic when it was doom and gloom the world over. What makes you happy, automatically boosts your health and immune system! What an added bonus.

Travel can sometimes exhaust you – with the airport check-in annoyances- but hey it teaches you to be patient! At the end it is so worth it, when you get the opportunity to witness life elsewhere first hand and make exciting memories. If I were given a choice to travel or buy a diamond necklace- I am sure you would know what my choice would be. More than anything, travelling has kept me feeling young and more curious about the journey called ‘life’. I would be remiss if I don’t give my gratitude to the Almighty for all the travel opportunities that have come my way.