My Humming Word

Month: December 2020

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The sky is full ofMillions of twinkling starsBright and gracefulBut the starWhich fascinated meWhom I loved and caredBlinked only for momentsAnd went into hidingIn the galaxy forever. Ever since agesWhen the festival of lightsIs celebrated world overUnder the rows of lamps,Under the flames of candles,Magnificent fireworks and crackers,Shining and glittering neon lights,I too join folks […]
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In an arts exhibitionA painting was on displayWith a blank canvasAnd title ‘The Grazing Mule’.Viewers were curiousBut hesitant to askLest it may reflectOn their patronage and abilityTo appreciate the modern art. Perhaps not so wise, andUnable to resist his temptationA curious onlooker asked –‘On canvas I don’t see the grass…!’‘Because it’s eaten by the mule’The […]
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Poets and ThinkersPhilosophize life in many ways.So life is a journey…We meet peopleOnly to forget them laterAnd we meet peopleWho forget us later. But you have occasionWhen you meet someoneAt some stage during journeyIrrespective ofThe nationality or originColour, cast and religionOnly to become specialAnd to forget neverThrough absence and loss. This one is the FriendYou […]

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Misconception and Misunderstandings – III (B)  Sociology and Culture For the last few centuries, Sanatana Dharma has frequently been analysed and evaluated, particularly by the Western sources, through their socio-religious lenses, thereby reducing an open, vibrant and liberal millennia-old cultural matrix into some rigid stereotypes. Critics and outside scholars/observers often confuse late-historical distortions, local customs, […]
अब यह न तो अनुराग की आसक्ति है,न ही स्मृतियों को संजोए रखने की याचना,यह तो मात्र अनंत शून्य के पार तैरती हुई…एक निःशब्द, मूक मनोकामना है—सीमाओं के भूगोल में घिरी, एकअदृश्य, निश्छल चेतना का स्पंदन मात्र,जो समाज अथवा नैतिकता के दायरों,सीमाओं या मर्यादाओं को स्वीकार कर भीदिशाहीन गगन में पंख फैलाती है. ​कारण..!वर्षों पूर्व […]

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Misconception and Misunderstandings – III (B)  Sociology and Culture For the last few centuries, Sanatana Dharma has frequently been analysed and evaluated, particularly by the Western sources, through their socio-religious lenses, thereby reducing an open, vibrant and liberal millennia-old cultural matrix into some rigid stereotypes. Critics and outside scholars/observers often confuse late-historical distortions, local customs, […]

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