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Aapka saath haseen lage..

Aap aate hain toh sehra mein barsaat aati hai..
Jo chale jaayein app, toh tofaan bhi viraan sa lage..

Aap hote hain saath toh dard bhi jhoom uthta hai..
Jo na ho aapka saath, toh khushi bhi ehsaan si lage..

Aapki nigahon ke nashe mein doob jaane ko jee karta hai..
Nazar jo fer lein aap, toh pyaas bhi na lage..

Aap sharmate hain toh hansi khil uthti hai..
Jo rooth jaayein app, toh dukh bhi gumsum lage..

Aapke chehre se ujaale mein roshni hoti hai..
Parda jo kar lein aap, amavas mein andhera hone lage..

Aapki tirchi nazaron se suraj bhi katrata hai..
Palkein jo jhukadein aap, toh haya bhi sharmane lage..

Aapki adaaon se bahaaron mein bahaar aati hai..
Zara sa muskura jo dein aap, khushboo bhi mehek uthe..

Aapka deedar agar na ho, toh jeene ki tamanna nahi hoti..
Kareeb se jo guzar lein aap, Khuda kasam! Dam nikalne lage..

Aap pukarein jab 'Gagan' naam mera, toh Asmaan bhi itrata hai..
Khamosh jab hon aap, toh kayanat bhi sooni lage..

Aap poochein yeh meri tanhayi se, tanha woh kitni hai..
Bheed mein bhi hai akeli.. Bas! Aap hi ka saath haseen lage..

- Gagan

The irony:
Aap hote toh ho saath, but najaane kyun phir bhi aapki kami si lage..

Ek pari ke liye :)

Khubsoorat hai woh itna.. (sach mein) :D

Khubsoorat hai woh itna, saha nahi jaata..

Kaise main bataon kitna pyar uss-se karta hoon..
Isharon se yeh uuse samjhane ki koshish karta hoon..
Zuban se toh kuch bhi usko, kaha nahi jaata..

Chahat hai yeh aeisi, ki always uski yaad aaye..
Palkein jab bhi jhukaon, chehra uska nazar aaye..
Ek pal bhi dekhe bina usko, raha nahi jaata..

Jis tarah phool se khushboo juda na ki jaaye..
Kareeb woh rahe mere itna, aur umar guzar jaaye..
Zara sa dur bhi uss-se, ab raha nahi jata..

Lamha tab tham jaaye, jab paas mere woh ho..
Raatbhar baatein hum karein, mulaquat aiesi ho..
Magar milne ka toh uss-se, bahana nahi aata..

Somehow I have this feeling in the back of my mind..
Jaanta hoon nahi ho sakta woh mera 'cause I don't see any sign..
Kaise iss dil ko yeh samjhaon, manaya nahi jaata..

Mohabbat kitni hai yeh unse, kaha nahi jata..
Khubsoorat hai woh itna, saha nahi jaata..
Kaise hum khud ko roklein, raha nahi jaata..

- Gagan

Inspiration for coming up with this..? I had these lines going in my head since a few days,

"Jaan-e-man jaan-e-jigar, Hota main shayar agar.. Kehta ghazal teri adaon par.."

And then I thought, if it is songs that I'm gonna go with, there is another one that says,

"Main shayar toh nahin.. Magar aye haseen.. Jab se dekha, Maine tujhko, mujhko, Shayari aa gayi.." :)

Why not assert this 'true' for myself? And so here it was..

Well, there are two inspirations:

1. Woh hai ek pyari si Ghazal.. Sochta hoon jise, Dekhta hoon jise, Chahta hoon jise.. But the worst part being, Na kuch keh paaon jis-se..

2. and if you would have noticed, this is based on a song from the movie Rog - "Khubsoorat hai woh itna, saha nahi jaata.."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0E-x83_q8g

Thanks Buddy, for recommending it :)

..and here we are

so.. whats your resolution?

Happieee New Year! :)

Here's wishing all of you a very happie & a prosperous 2008! :D


Cheerz to many many more great years to come :)

Best Wishes,
Gagan

Lamhe.. Moments..

The biggest motivation that has got me to the place I am.. pursuing what I am.. doing what I am.. studying what I am.. is not my interest or inclination towards my specialization, but it is the fact that I get to be a student, yet again, after being a part of the corporate world for those 365 days of my life (it wasn't a leap year), which I'm never gonna get back.

The irony - I don't regret a single day!

Now when I look back, its not just the routine mundane work with a blend of challenges - meeting the deadlines, trying and coming up with new innovative workarounds for work that has already been done, marketing yourself that I see, but also the moments I spent with my friends, roomies and colleagues.

The times were beautiful.. We were getting to know ourselves - what to expect, how to behave, what to answer, how to talk, what all to say, how much to demand, how to refuse, be satisfied... The most significant two things being - receiving orders and ordering others. We were expanding our horizons - intellectually, socially & emotionally.

For a few people I know - work was life. Work demanded odd hours, wasted weekends, skipping lunch or breakfast, spending a handful of sleepless nights, skipping episodes of your favorite tv series, missing out on the traditional celebration of a few holidays you had cared for, not being able to make it for coffee shop hangouts, missing out on a friend's wedding and not to mention - canceling at least one trip back home, for you had some extra emails to read that week and an extra workload to get rid of.

Do you agree to this..? Oh yes, of course you all do.
Why am I so confident..? Because I was one of them!

Did we even dare ask ourselves - where were we heading?
Oh yes! We were becoming more Responsible & Mature.

But at what cost?
We were spending our invaluable asset - time!

Won't deny that it was because of work that we were there and it was the main thing to do, but not the ONLY thing. It was very important to realize the latter part of the sentence and that too in its correct sense. I consider myself really fortunate, firstly, to have realized it and secondly, to have like-minded friends there. And so it was the beginning of a new chapter.. not only the summary of which but also the most detailed moments are embossed in my memories for-ever..

Coming over to Tech marked the end to a beautiful era and beginning of a new phase.. the phase I was longing to get back to.. where I'll get to be a Student once again in my life! ;) I know its not gonna last long this time (not even as long as the 4 most significant revolutions around The Sun, during my college days) but I've had a great experience so far. Again, I owe a thanks to all the lovely people who are here with me.. who - help, talk, hang out, make fun, play, advise and enjoy with me :)

I've started weaving the net.. just want ur help to make it the best experience of my lifetime.

...and here's a dedication to all, which will stand true always..

Yeh lamhe, yeh pal hum.. Barson yaad karenge..
Yeh mausam chale gaye to.. Hum fariyaad karenge!

-Gagan

Merry Christmas! :)

Here's wishing all of you a Merry Christmas! :D

I sincerely hope the festive season brings love, joy & happiness in your lives! :)

Best Wishes,
Gagan