ओमर खय्याम और उनका लेखन ...समरकंद नमक किताब में कितनी खूबसूरती से लेखक ने वर्णन किया है .यही नही ,किस तरह से ,और किन हालात से गुजरी ,उसका बयान बखूबी से किया है .अमिन मालौफ़ के ख्याल ,रुबैयत का इतिहास ,और ग्यारहवें शताब्दी का समां ..इस किताब की नींव है।
I took a long time to finish the book ,'cos each time I picked up the book my father's sepia-toned copy of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat came into my mind ,then I would go completetlt oblivious of my environment .So much so ,on many an occasion I forgot to get off the bus .!!
Such is the power of a book .
The next thing on my mind is to get fit ,yes ,50 and fit !!! Any suggestions !! Have been having chocolate of late ,AVOID ,says my heart !!!
Will be back soon .Adios .

My garden ,however small ,has a plethora of visitors .Parrots ,mynahs ,munias ,bulbuls and of late ,an eagle .The heat brings her to the bird bath .Once she is there ,none dare obstruct her .Amazing these birds are , their camaraderie ,their intuition .Why does the pigeon hesitate to eat her share of the food .Dad used to say that if there is a bird nearby ,stay silent .Observing a bird eat ,flutter its wings ,feed its babies ........only has made me a calmer person .

Yesterday ,I woke up around 4.30 a.m. not feeling sleepy at all ,went in to the garden .A peahen sat in a corner .She looked at me in a what-the-hell-are-you-doing-here kind of way .Delhi with its crazy crowds ,atrocious civic sense , noise ,arrogance ---all the noise and atrocities seem to vanish when I see the peahen .Where is the peacock ? How many more places like Rajpur Road exist in Delhi ,so let me cherish these moments ,with the squireels ,parrots ,eagles and peahens for company .Amen !

hirna

Ud jayega hans akela .........so true ,we come with nothing ,go back empty handed .As a young girl ,i heard Kumar ji sing this song time and again .Each time it connoted a different meaning ,perhaps depending on my mood at that time .Then one day a yruly unbelievable opportunity cam my way .Sitting right belo wthe dias ,close to him ,I heard him.This perfomance took place very many years ago at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya ,his simplicity and extreme innovative rendition shook me completely .No wonder h provides me solace and comfort when I am insecure ,unhappy or just irritable .