Thursday, 26 July 2018

Kargil Vijay Diwas (कारगिल विजय दिवस)

जाग जाओ मेरे नौजवानों, कब तक वैलेंटाइन्स डे ही याद रखोगे। कभी अपने देश की खाकी वर्दी पहने -47° में खड़े उस नवजवान को याद किया करो तो शायद तुम्हारे याद करने से ही उसे सर्द हवाओं से राहत मिले।
आज कारगिल विजय दिवस है। यों गुजरते हुए मैंने किसी से पूछ लिया आज क्या है? ब्रहस्पतिवार बोलकर लोग आगे बढ़ गये। मैं स्तब्ध था और दुखी भी। हैरान भी और परेशां भी। याद है आपको आज के दिन हमारे देश के नवजवानों ने पाकिस्तान की सेना को वापिस उनके बंकरों में खाड़ेदा था। तकरीबन 60 दिन तक चले इस महायुद्ध में न जाने कितने ही माँ के लालों ने अपनी जाने गँवाई थी। कोई लाल माँ से मिलते मिलते बिछड़ गया, कोई कल ही आया था फिर भी उसका साथ छूट गया। किसी का सुहाग चार दिन में उजड़ गया। कारगिल में लड़ने वाले शहीदों को हमारी सरकार ने कहा था कि आपको गोली भी लगे तो उफ्फ न करना। हमारे जवानों ने यह जिम्मेदारी बख़ूबी निभाई। पर हमें क्या हमारे घर का थोड़ी था कोई। अजी वो सेना में हैं काम यही है तनख्वा भी तो इसी की पातें हैं।
ठीक है मान लिया, पर क्या हम इतने संवेदनहीन हैं कि हमारे पास 2 मिनट का समय नहीं है कि हम उन शहीदों को याद कर सके। गर्लफ्रेंड का बर्थडे, कुत्ते का बर्थडे, सालगिरह ये सब याद रहता है हमें। पर अक्सर हम 26/11, 26 जुलाई, 15 अगस्त, 26 जनवरी जैसी तारीख भूल जाते हैं। तारिख तो ठीक आधे युवाओं को यह तक नहीं पता की इन दिवसों की विशेषता क्या है। खैर यह तो बस कहने सुनने की बातें हैं, आम बातें है। कौन फ़िक्र करता है इन सब चीजों की। होता रहता है। और तो और दुःख तब और होता जब हमारे देश के जानेमाने समाचार पत्र, हमारे जवानों की याद में एक पन्ना मात्र लिखना भूल जाते हैं। न जाने कब तक चलेगी यह वीडम्बना देश की।
अब क्या ही कहानी सुनाऊ आपको कारगिल की। कुछ पंक्तियों में समेटता हूँ-
गर्व है ऐसी माटी पर
जिसने वीरों को जन्म दिया
जो खेल गये खून की होली
जान हथेली पर रख कर
सलाम है
अभिमान है
गुमान है
मुझे मेरे हिंदुस्तानी
और
मेरे हिंदुस्तान पर।

Monday, 16 July 2018

Not COOL.

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What picture comes to your mind when you hear the sentence 'that person is so cool man' ? Most probably a guy with funky glasses, wavy undercut hairstyle, ripped jeans, or a girl with some crazy make up, rainbow painted hair.
What do you think what these cool people do? I guess they post happy birthday Bitch/ asshole on friends timeline on birthdays, abuse for no reason, criticize elders for not knowing things, consuming alcohol, smoking cigarettes, drugs, not giving a damn what people are saying about you, believing that you don't believe in God, public display of affection, trying to insult your friend who isn't that smart as you are, making fun of your school/ college teachers, watching particular TV shows, games or listening songs etc etc I might be missing few more points. But trust me my friend if you are anyone of them, dude IT'S NOT COOL, trust me it isn't.
Why do you think it's cool? Just coz people will start listening to you, people will respect you? Value you more? I am not saying that it's not true, I might be true but not for the long run.
Some of you must be thinking this guy wants to take away all the fun we have in our life, we just joke around for fun, to have lighter moments but have you ever thought about the person whom you were bullying just for no reason.
 Being cool is very popular among kids these days, specially teenagers. The reason behind is everyone wants to establish themselves as the superior one, wants respect from the society, but the question is where will it come from. The answer is just by acting cool, simple. The condition is such worse.. that kids these days think that not studying for the tests and scoring zero next day is also cool. This is like another disease which is spreading on a very large scale. Slowly and gradually kids are so very much involved that they don't even realize about being so busy in acting cool, that it becomes their habit and part of daily routine. Gender inequality is also one of the biggest reason guys trying to do such activities, ti establish themselves as the coolest person in the group, so that thier female friends fall for them. Cinema these days play very important role in provoking people to do such activities.
When it comes to younger kids then the questions arises why they are involved in such activities, the answer is again the race of proving themselves better than the rest of crowd, and from where such feelings come.. EXPECTATIONS, we expect a lot from our kids, but every kid is not smart as Sharma Ji's kid, when the other kids are not able to cope up, they use such methods to prove themselves.
Not only the kids, teens and even the adults are doing such activities. Because now it has become their habits.
Have you ever thought after doing anything like this? Just give it a thought. Is this really fun? Is this really meant to be done?
Smoking cigarettes, consuming alcohol, funky hairstyle, writing shit on your facebook wall and insta stories, making fun of less privileged, insulting teachers, abusing is NOT COOL.
Watch it before it  becomes a disease to you.

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Picture Credit: aliexpress.com What picture comes to your mind when you hear the sentence 'that person is so cool man' ? Most ...