Cosmi

(Painting By Takshila Vidushi) "Where the mind is without fear & the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world hasn't been broken up into fragments By narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection ! Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake." By Guru RabindraNath Tagore (Ever since childhood this poem of RabindraNath Tagore has been synonmous to supreme level of perfection for me.Its incredibl...

Last Sunday while zapping the channels of my idiot box I chanced upon to watch one of the greatest epic of our times –MAHABHARAT. It did’nt take me much time to recall the waves that it created across the nation- when it was telecasted for the first time.I was too young to comprehend it,yet I used to watch it with paramount interest,sitting next to dad & imitating his stimuli to what character speaks Later in my teens ,unlike most of my friends who used to enjoy watching top tens & horror shows , I was inundated to discover that zee was going to re telecast Mahabharat .This time, I was grown up enough to understand it,so I religiously watched all the episodes with same interest. Watching such an epic in formative years has great influence on one’s approach towards life .Today to me ,Mahabharat isn’t just another epic but it is a thinking process, where the mind is the battleground, THE KURUSHETRA ,where all kind of thoughts hover, the state of mind that we...

As the fourth phase of elections is approaching in our part of the country & we all are geared up to celebrate yet another national holiday giving up the lame excuses such as ,”Despite the scorching heat, I would have definitely gone out to vote ,had there been an option “NONE OF THESE” & no wonder we would have one option winning by thumping majority …lol none other than “NONE OF THESE ”. The battle is between that party in which everyone wants to be prime minister & the one where either a Gandhi or again everyone is equally capable. The leadership crisis that BJP is facing isn’t something new to us ,even congress faced the same problem a couple of years back. So we end up with a problem either a Gandhi or everyone wants to be prime minister. At the midst of this, we the youth - silently convey to nation ,” Dance India !, dance to the tunes of these hopeless politicians because the youth in anycase isn’t going to do anything about it ” At times I wonde...

Breaking the ice of day East brings the novel ray The foggy quilt descends For December Day has begun Tranquil zephyr is now icy breeze Celestial nature is about to freeze Oh ! The King of light has arrived . . Dusky sky has turned white . . ! Warmth of the quilt is sweeter than ever The bed tea has never tasted better ! It’s the time when one enjoy’s to sleep December mornings are a real treat Oh ! the king of Light has traveled half way! But its nail biting cold ! in a somber day The mist has wreathed the hill far away Snowfall has started , flakes are on the way Frosty bodies with running nose All are in hurry to reach their homes! Evening hours are exceptionally cold Put’s one in tension ! What night ahead holds Snow has started settling down Earth is wearing snowwhite gown! Another day has come to an end With promise of holding white morning ahead! In winter life moves at snail’s pace But gives us time to enjoy Life’s real taste! ...

Let me begin my morning With a smile on my face:) & let it spread across the miles so that the world become smiling face Let me thank the sun For the golden rays he has given  &  let me thank the Atman ! For he made me a good human Let me thank flowers  & Let me enjoy their fragrance! Let me thank the entire creation  For giving me life's  experience Let me learn the art of thanking For it generates a nice feeling It seems I have discovered true happiness  &  the true art of living Let me become the  center of  happiness      & I should exude so much +ive energy th at it should be enough to purify the world &  take away all human miseries I am pure ,not perfect & in search of excellence the one truth discovered so far is only pure hearts can experience happiness, So let me thank myself , for the wonderful pers...