Friday, March 30, 2018

एकला चोलो रे....

दुर्गा अष्टमी की संध्या थी... मेरे अंदर का बंगालीपन अचानक जाग उठा और मैं गाने लगी...

"जोदी तोर डाक शुने केयू ना आशे तोबे एकला चोलो रे...."
एक दो लाइने गाने के बाद मिष्टी भी साथ हो ली और हम दोनों संग संग गाने लगे...


जोदी केयू कोथा ना कोये....ओरे ओरे ओ ओभागा केयू कोथा ना कोये....जोदी शोबाई थाके मूक फिराये शोबाई कोरे भोये..."

गाना खत्म होते ही मिष्टी के चेहरे पर एक हल्की सी मुस्कान थी...
मैने उसे बताया कि ये रबिन्द्रनाथ टेगोर का लिखा हुआ गाना है।

मिष्टी ने तुरंत पूछा - "क्या मतलब है इसका?"

मैंने बताया - " इसका मतलब है कि अगर तुम्हारे बुलाने पे कोई न आये तो तुम अकेले चलो।"

मिष्टी - "ऐसा क्यों कहा रबिन्द्रनाथ टेगोर ने?

मैंने थोड़ा इतिहास समझाया और कहा कि ये आज़ादी की लड़ाई के दौरान लिखा हुआ गाना है। शायद वो कहना चाहते थे कि इस लड़ाई में कोई अगर तुम्हारा साथ न भी दे तो तुम अकेले ये लड़ाई लड़ो।

मिष्टी - पर वो तो राइटर थे...लड़ाई तो नही करते थे।

मैं - हाँ पर हो सकता है, ये उन्होंने आज़ादी की लड़ाई लड़ने वालों को सोच कर लिखा हो।

मिष्टी - (बिल्कुल तपाक से) मम्मा ये भी तो हो सकता है कि वो अकेले ही लिखते थे ना...

मैं - हाँ...

मिष्टी - तो उन्होंने किसीको लिखने के लिए बुलाया हो और वो नही आये तो वो अकेले ही लिखते रहे।

मैं - हाँ बेटू..ऐसा तो हमने कभी सोचा ही नही...ऐसा हो सकता है।

मुझे अपनी बात मानते देख मिष्टी खुश हो गयी और फिर से अपने खेल में मस्त हो गयी।

सच है! शायद रबिन्द्रनाथ ने इस बात की कभी परवाह नही की, कि कोई उनकी तरह लिख रहा है या नही...उन्हें जो कहना था...जो लिखना था ...वो अकेले ही लिखते चले गए... शायद तभी वो राबिंद्रनाथ बन पाए!
लेखक या कवि यदि इस भय से लिखने लगे कि उनके साथ कोई है या नही तो शायद फिर कभी कोई भी लेखक या कवि रबिन्द्रनाथ नही बन पाएगा!

Plants don't fart!

Every time Mishti farts....

Me - Mishti you need to drink more water!!

So while watering the plants one day....

Mishti (to herself) - Hmmm ....Now I know why plants don't fart!!

Monday, March 19, 2018

Owl

Owls sleep in the morning
and wake up at night!
their time table is upside-down
they stay up in the tree
we stay down on the ground

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

The Wind and the Sea

Once upon a time  the Wind  and Sea were good friends  One day the sea told the wind I'm stronger than you.                               Wind   -  No I'm.
Sea  - No I'm.
Sea - Let's see who can pull more

The sea put waves. So many wavesthat he was tired himself

Sea - You try wind ... :(

The wind could take the sea in his tummy.

Wind - Oh!!!! My tummy is so fat!!!!

Then one by one drops of water kept falling from the wind's tummy instead of the entire sea.

That's how it rains!! 😊😊😊

Moral - We all are different so we should not compare.

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Padmavat

Today morning I was really in deliema over sending Mishti to school. Looking at my confusion...

Mishti - Mamma what happened... Is the school closed? (Little excitement can be seen on her face by now)

Me - No beta...but it can be..

Mishti - why

Me - Because some people don't want anyone to come out today and they are throwing stones on people on the roads

As if she was going to stop here...

Mishti - (again) Why

Me - Because there is this movie which they don't want anyone to watch

Mishti - (again) - Why??

Me - Because they believe that the history shown in the movie is not right and they believe that history should be always told correctly!

Mishti - So if they will hit people what will happen? They should just ask to correct the history in the movie.!

Me - Ya...they asked to.. but they are not sure if it is corrected and movies can show anything no... (I always tell her that movies and advertisements show anything for entertainment...not Everything is true)

Mishti - So the movie people should write that it's not a real story... And those who want to watch it will watch, those who don't want to they will not...

Me - Hmmm... You can understand...I don't know why they don't!

Mishti - But Mumma I have to go to school today no...

Me - Why... What is special in the school today ( I thought there might be some fun activity)

Mishti - We have hindi dictation no...

Me - ohh haan...

Mishti - In all this... You forgot about that only Mamma

And after having a heartful of laughter together...I dropped Mishti to the bus stop :)

Thursday, November 30, 2017

What is more important?

Mishti's school has 4 sports groups (houses) - 1. Agni (Red T-shirt),  2. Jal (Blue T-shirt) , 3. Prithvi (Green T-shirt) and 4. Vayu (Yellow T-shirt)

Mishti belongs to the Vayu house and like any other kid, believes that her house is the most powerful and important one.

This morning while going to school she saw another girl in yellow T-shirt and giggled, "Mamma see she is also in Vayu😃 "

And then started the series of endless questions... 😣

Mishti - Mamma...what do you think is more important...Jal (water) or Vayu (air)??

Me - (Rushing towards the bus) Both are important 🙄!

Mishti - But teacher told that it is ok if you don't get water for manyyyyy days then you will die but if you don't get air for sometime also no..then you will die fast. So it means air is more important no 🤔???

Me - Hmmmm... (Taking more faster steps) ok ok Vayu is more important 😖.

Mishti - And Mamma what is more important Jal (water) or Prithvi (earth) ???

Me - (The patent answer of mine) Both are important😑 !

Mishti - But if Earth will not be there then what is the use of water🤔 ?

Me - Haan ....right  🙆 !!

Mishti - So earth is more important no ... 🤔

Me - ( Now almost reached the bus stop so relaxed ) But if water is not there then earth will get destroyed na.. 😊

Mishti - Why??...earth can still be there...🤷‍♀

Me - But without water people won't be there on Earth... So it will be destroyed .. Isn't it 👩‍🏫?

Mishti - So what people will not be there??....God will be there no... God can take care of the Earth and he can stay without water also na... 👼

Me - Right..... You are right Mishti 😘 !!

Friday, November 10, 2017

Happily ever after

11 Nov 2017

Me - Mishti it's Dadubhai Didabhai's anniversary...chalo let's wish them

Mishti - Mamma when is your anniversary? It's gone...or is it going to come?

Me - It's done...it was in july na... (And then with y ever exciting tone)... Mamma Papa got married on 18th July 2008 and lived happily ever after...

Mishti - And when was I born...

Me - Mishti was born on 27th October 2010 and we lived happily ever after..

Mishti - Not just happily....very very happily ever after :D