India's biggest cover up by Anuj Dhar: Book Review

I just finished reading “India’s biggest cover up” by Anuj Dhar. Before this book my association with Bose was through different history books and documentaries. I quite like Shaym Benegals movie “Bose: the forgotten hero”. I read a lot about mystery surrounding his death but never get to know things in depth. To me Bose was like many other freedom fighters. Reading India’s biggest cover up has changed things for me, my point of view has changed. I get to k now many things in detail about Bose’s death, his resurrection. This book provides an in depth analysis of most hidden part of Bose’s life i.e. his life after his death. The book uses official references and pointed to a world of controversies. Book raises many questions and provides answers as well.

I just love this book. It’s another example to prove that we are reading history from a more congress point of view. It’s a finest book on “Investigative Journalism” . It’s a must read for suspense and history lovers. My rating for this book is 4.5/5.

RIP Khushwant Singh Ji

RIP Khushwant Singh JI. I read "The company of a women" of your's and this was one of the most erotic novel I read. Though I was not a big fan of your writing but i like your boldness. You have the guts to say "Truth". You will be missed in a world where people can't take good humor. Rest in heaven Sir......

Review of Ashwin Sanghi's Trilogy

I just finished the mythology based fiction trilogy of Ashwin Sanghi. This trilogy has 3 books that start with the Rozabal line followed by the Chanakya chants and last part is The Krishna key. I read these 3 books in reverse chronological order and like them in opposite order. While second and third books are very good as per standard of Indian fiction category but I must say that 1^st book The Rozabal line has created a standard benchmark. Sanghi has a brilliant narrative style and well compiled data.I must say that he is Dan Brown of india. The rozabal line was toughest book of an Indian author that I read. It has combined Islam, jesus, illiminati, church and different muslim organization in the background of India. His research work is awesome and so credible that up to a certain time you will consider it as a real story with no part of fiction. Story, dialogues, reference, the search work; everything was just brilliant.

My rating for all 3 books is:

The Chanakya Chants: 3/5

The Krishna Key: 4/5

The Rozabal Line: 5/5

अँधेरे चारों तरफ़ (राहत इन्दौरी)

अँधेरे चारों तरफ़ सायं-सायं करने लगे
चिराग़ हाथ उठाकर दुआएँ करने लगे

तरक़्क़ी कर गए बीमारियों के सौदागर
ये सब मरीज़ हैं जो अब दवाएँ करने लगे

लहूलोहान पड़ा था ज़मीं पे इक सूरज
परिन्दे अपने परों से हवाएँ करने लगे

ज़मीं पे आ गए आँखों से टूट कर आँसू
बुरी ख़बर है फ़रिश्ते ख़ताएँ करने लगे

झुलस रहे हैं यहाँ छाँव बाँटने वाले
वो धूप है कि शजर इलतिजाएँ करने लगे

अजीब रंग था मजलिस का, ख़ूब महफ़िल थी
सफ़ेद पोश उठे काएँ-काएँ करने लगे

लोग हर मोड़ पे (राहत इन्दौरी)

लोग हर मोड़ पे रुक-रुक के संभलते क्यों हैं
इतना डरते हैं तो फिर घर से निकलते क्यों हैं

मैं न जुगनू हूँ, दिया हूँ न कोई तारा हूँ
रोशनी वाले मेरे नाम से जलते क्यों हैं

नींद से मेरा त'अल्लुक़ ही नहीं बरसों से
ख्वाब आ आ के मेरी छत पे टहलते क्यों हैं

मोड़ होता है जवानी का संभलने के लिए
और सब लोग यहीं आके फिसलते क्यों हैं

पुराने शहरों के मंज़र निकलने लगते हैं (राहत इन्दौरी)

पुराने शहरों के मंज़र निकलने लगते हैं
ज़मीं जहाँ भी खुले घर निकलने लगते हैं

मैं खोलता हूँ सदफ़ मोतियों के चक्कर में
मगर यहाँ भी समन्दर निकलने लगते हैं

हसीन लगते हैं जाड़ों में सुबह के मंज़र
सितारे धूप पहनकर निकलने लगते हैं

बुरे दिनों से बचाना मुझे मेरे मौला
क़रीबी दोस्त भी बचकर निकलने लगते हैं

बुलन्दियों का तसव्वुर भी ख़ूब होता है
कभी कभी तो मेरे पर निकलने लगते हैं

अगर ख़्याल भी आए कि तुझको ख़त लिक्खूँ
तो घोंसलों से कबूतर निकलने लगते हैं

उँगलियाँ यूँ न सब पर उठाया करो (राहत इन्दौरी)

उँगलियाँ यूँ न सब पर उठाया करो 
खर्च करने से पहले कमाया करो 

ज़िन्दगी क्या है खुद ही समझ जाओगे
बारिशों में पतंगें उड़ाया करो

दोस्तों से मुलाक़ात के नाम पर 
नीम की पत्तियों को चबाया करो 

शाम के बाद जब तुम सहर देख लो 
कुछ फ़क़ीरों को खाना खिलाया करो 

अपने सीने में दो गज़ ज़मीं बाँधकर 
आसमानों का ज़र्फ़ आज़माया करो

चाँद सूरज कहाँ, अपनी मंज़िल कहाँ
ऐसे वैसों को मुँह मत लगाया करो

The Zahir....

Recently i finished "The Zahir" by Paulo Coelho and simply love some points which i like to share...
1. I know that freedom has a high price, as high as that of slavery; the only difference is that you pay with pleasure and a smile, even when that smile is dimmed by tears.
2. When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive.
3. Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the abilities to choose and commit yourself to –what is best for you.
4. We humans have two great problems: the first is knowing when to begin; the second is knowing when to stop.
5. People do their best not to remember and not to accept the immense magical potential they possess, because that would upset their neat little universes.
6. We just don’t all have the courage to follow our dreams and to follow the signs.
7. What the eye doesn’t see, the heart doesn’t grieve over.
8. It is not life that matters but journey.
9. When people praise us, we should keep a close eye on how we behave.
10. The universe tells us when we are wrong by taking what is most important to us.
11. Don’t be too grateful too soon.
12. The energy of hatred won’t get you anywhere but the energy of forgiveness, will transform your life in a positive way.
13. Blessed are those who don’t afraid to admit that they don’t know something.
14. When I had nothing more to lose, I was given everything. When I ceased to be who I am, I found myself. When I experienced humiliation and yet kept on walking, I understood that I was free to choose my destiny.
15. Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.
16. If someone is capable of loving his partner without restrictions, unconditionally, then he is manifesting the love of god.
17. There are two kind of world: the one we dream about and the real one.
18. It is a question if the heart of a man or woman can contain enough love for more than one person.
19. No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us happy. If what makes us happy is different from what we have now, then we must have either change once and for all or stay as we are, feeling even unhappy.
20. The most important thing in all human relationships is conversation, but people don’t talk any more, they don’t sit down to talk and listen. They go to theatre, the cinema, watch television, listen to the radio, read books, but they almost never talk.
21. Everything in this universe is interconnected and has a meaning. That meaning may remain hidden nearly all the time, but we always know we are close to your true mission on earth when what we are doing is touched with energy of enthusiasm.
22. There is always an event in our lives that is responsible for us failing to progress: a trauma, a particularly bitter defeat, can make cowards of us and prevent us from moving on. As part of process to increase our hidden power s, we must first free our self from that giving up point and, to do so, we must review his whole life and find out where it occurred.

Wo Lamhe

(1)Zahar deta to sabki najar me aata,
to yu kiya ki waqt pe dawaye na di,
har kaam saleeke se bant rakha h inhone,
koi aag lagata koi hawa deta hai...
(2) Yad nahi kitni dafaa khud ko dar-b- dar maine kiya,
jane kitni bar tere hisse ka safar maine kiya,
tu to nafrat bhi na kar payega us inteha se,
jis tarah ka pyar tujhse bekhabar maine kiya...

Jinda hu abhi

Mere rukne se sanse bhi ruk jayegi,
fasle aur bada do ki main jinda hu abhi,
zahar peene ki to aadat h jamane walo.
koi aur dawa do ki main jinda hu abhi,
Rah chalte yu hi aankh lag gayi hai,
bheed logo ki hata do ki main jinda hua abhi...

Jindgi

Bina khilauno k bachpan gujar aaye hain...

Hum apne mann ko bahut pahle mar aaye hain...

Hamare pass sukh aaye h magar hawa ke jhonko pe hokar sawar aaye hain...

Jeetne gaye the jo kal bade bade sapne...

To chhoti chhoti khushiya bhi haar aaye hain...

Gaye the bhool se hum gamo ki taraf fir wo khud hi hamare pass bar bar aaye hain...

Kahan dhundhe jakar jindgani ko...

Hum use dono jahan me pukar aaye hain...

Teri rahi sabhi kante uthata har pal...

Par kya kare sanse hi do-char lekar aaye hain...

Hum

Koi Khwab in ankho ne sajaya hi nahi...

Apne dil kigahrayi ko koi samajh paya hi nahi...

Kisi ko mahsus ho kami hamari...

Khuda ne hame aisa banaya hi nahi....