Urdu, The language of emotions

'Ada', 'Tehzeeb', and refined speech-all of these terms and more can be applied to Urdu.A language capable of expressing love, hate, and indifference in equal measure.

And the 'Shayari', that endless ocean of wonderful, meaningful poems, nazms and ghazals,that express so much. Which can be read at any time of the day, and mean different things to different people at different times.And re-read all over again.....

Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language with about 104 million speakers today, including those who speak it as a second language. It is the national language of Pakistan and is closely related to 'Hindi', though a lot of Urdu vocabulary comes from Persian and Arabic, as well.

Let us promise ourselves and ensure that this language continues to grow from strength to strength,and that the 'shayari', 'tehzeeeb' and ada is retained by the next, as well as the generations to come.

Time.. and Shashi Kapoor

(In the pics- Shashi Kapoor with my daughter Neha and her friend Karishma.)

We all grew up...admiring him.Shashi Kapoor, the suave Kapoor, who epitomised charm and style..And that crooked smile...wow...

But 'time and tide'...wait for no-one.

So when I finally met him, I saw all the charm was still intact, along with that 'voice'...but age has a way of getting to all of us...

I wonder.... what if he hadn't lost his wife Jennifer? The 'rock' of his life..

Also wonder...we are all 'ageing'...

Decision making

This is a tough one- those times when one doesn't really know what is the right/correct thing to do.
More importantly, will it really ever be?

Yet, one decides..at least for that point in time, and hopes that things will turn out well/well enough.

Taking a chance, looking at the brightest possible scenario, or just leaving it in God's hands.

Being a 'Grown up' is sometimes not the easiest thing to be...