प्यार दोस्ती हैं!

Its my husband's birthday today. As a gift to him sharing a poem that I made about our story :)

"किसी को प्यार करना और उसी से प्यार पाना बहुत काम लोगों के नसीब होता हैं...." हिंदी फिल्म दिल तो पागल है मे ये कहा गया था।
मैं अपनेआप को इस बारे में काफी खुशनसीब समझती हूँ। जिससे प्यार किया, उसीसे पाया.. दोस्ती प्यार है या प्यार दोस्ती है ये मैं नहीं कह सकती। पर , Siddhesh मेरा सबसे अच्छा दोस्त जरूर हैं। आज Siddhesh के जन्मदिन के अवसर पर एक गाना उसके नाम।हमारी शादी से पहले कहानी कुछ ऐसी थी ..

हम आपके हैं कौन
बेचैन है मेरी नजर, है gtalk का कैसा असर
ना चुप रहो कभी तो मिलो, हम आपके आपके हैं कौन

खुद को सनम रोका बड़ा
आखिर मुझे कहना पड़ा
रोज बात तुम करते हो क्यों
हम आपके आपके हैं कौन...

CCD में इंतज़ार कर रही हैं नज़र
है प्यार का कैसा असर
हैं होश गुम पूछो ना तुम
हम आपके आपके हैं कौन...

कैसे कहूँ दिल की लगी
चेहरा मेरा पढ़ लो कभी
गोरी तेरे प्यार में पागल हैं हम
मुझसे शादी करोगे क्या तुम
हम आपके आपके हैं कौन...

-Dhanashree
One of my previous poetry for him -http://dsaidso.blogspot.in/2017/07/mala-kahich-problem-nahi.html

Welcome poetry for a Swiss Executive

Wrote this poem to welcome a swiss executive who came to the India office. Name changed and used only for representational purposes as Andy

Welcome to India Andy
Hope you find it truly incredible and not just one-off

Athithi Devo Bhava*  we say,
But you are our company family member anyway
Mile sur mera Tumhara to sur bane Hamara#

Rolex or Titan** , the time shown is the same
Nestle or Amul***, taste is different they claim

From Deserts in Rajasthan to Coastal areas of West Bengal
From Snow in the north to Rains in the South
There is Diversity in India's climate , and that is the truth

Hindi is our national language, but we speak English too
Along with our roti-Sabzis, we have pizzas and pastas too

We hope to learn from your experience
Your presence here holds a lot of significance
We promise to deliver our best
And learn from our mistakes, not repeat them instead


Willkommen in Indien, I say again
We hope you have a great time here, Amen!


* It means Guests are our Gods
** Titan is India's leading producer of watches
* Amul is India's dairy co-operative, also into making chocolates
Andheri
# Its an Indian song promoting unity in diversity and harmonious coexistence

When kids talk..."Bol Bachchan.."

"Baccha, bade hokar kya banoge, doctor ya engineer?" This might sound the cliched Hindi film dialogue or maybe a dialogue that I heard as a child( I was born in mid 80s, so you can imagine) .When my daughter was born, I had no such questions. I just had one simple question, "Baccha, kab soooge"? All I cared then was sleep. But kids grow up faster than we can imagine. And yes I have discovered that the real fun starts when kids start talking.

We were in a park. A lady had worn a salwar kameez with a slightly different cut. Swara immediately went upto her and said -" Your dress is torn. Please go home and change. People will laugh at you". Super embarrassed, I didn't know what to do.. I just put up a " don't know what happened " courtesy smile and went off.

But parenting has its sets of totally unexpected surprise moments. So more drama was to follow. We went to meet a few friends. One of them had worn a one-piece dress. Swara asked ." Where's your pant and dupatta?" In a sightly ordering tone she said , "Go and wear your pants." Ok, I realized, I cant avoid this.I said sorry " bacchi hain" kinda thing and moved on to a different topic

We were at the airport and all Swara wanted to do was play the whistle. No matter how much I tried to avoid, her tantrums were beyond my control. All she was doing was this- continuously was playing her whistle, saying Ready Steady Go and running around.I heard a couple of "Bacchha kiska hain" voices from behind .. I said "Mera hain" and suddenly this dialogue played in my mind - " Bacchaa , bade hokar maa- baap ka naam roshan karna" . I hoped Swara hasn't taken this too literally and made me famous by embarassment.

When I ask her, what does she want to do when she grows up? All she says is "I want to be like you, Aai". I shed a tear in my eyes and say " Aal izz well ... Aal izz well" And wish to tell her this - "Bachcha kabil bano, kabil ... kamyabi toh saali jhak maarke peeche bhagegi"

- Dhanashree

आजी गं आजी- A tribute to my grandmother

This poem to dedicated to my Aaji(grandmother) — Saraswati Shirodkar. Born and brought up in Konkan , she came to Mumbai at the age to 60 to raise her grandkids. At that age, Mumbai was a total culture change for her. Yet from what I know, she adapted swiftly without creating any noise. She paid a pivotal role in our upbringing along with my parents and aunt . What they have done cannot be summarized by one poem . But this is my one small way of paying a tribute to my aaji.

आजी गं आजी , कुठे आहेस गं तू ?

आठवण येते तुझी , परत येशील का गं तू ?

बांद्याचा जन्म तुझा, वेंगुल्यात सासर

नातवंडांच्या सांभाळासाठी मुंबईला केलस आपलं घर

हुशारी तुझी जगावेगळी , शिस्त तुझी चोख आणि शब्द रोखठोक

त्यामुळेच कदाचित गोड बोलणार्यांना घाबरते आम्ही लोक

मनात एक आणि करताना दुसरं असं कधी केलं नाहीस तू

शब्द राखण्यातच माणसाची “wealth” दिसते असं कळवून दिलसं तू

“Marketing” पेक्षा “Executing” वर भर दिलास तू

दर दिवशी त्याचा फायदा होतो आहे बघू

आपल्या माणसांसाठी करण्याला कधी “Sacrifice” नाही म्हटलेस

“Teamwork” चे धडे घरीच आखलेस

“अगं माणसाने समाधानी रहावं” असं तू शिकवलसं

“Work-life balance” इथूनचं आम्ही घेतला

इतकं सगळं करून “Blow your trumpet” नाही केलसं

“Humility”च अनुकरण आम्ही इथूनच केलं

कोकण आणि मुंबई येवढचं “Exposure” असून एवढं कसं केलसं?

वाचन, इच्छाशक्ती आणि मेहनतीच्या बळावर घर उभं राहिलं

आठवण तुझी येते, तुला भेटावेसे वाटते

सांग न आजी तू देवाकडून परत कधी येतेस?

Happy New Year 2018

Happy New Year 2018 to all my friends!

The year's come to an end,
A new year awaits and maybe a new trend

A year went by, what did I do?
Did I accomplish my goals or there is lots to do ?

The new year goals were met to an extent
What's left lets accomplish them in the next year instead

Not everything was as expected , yet it was not that bad
Slight discomfort should not make you sad

Reflecting back, I see there were it's and but's
Life moves on , just have some guts

A year may be good, it may be bad
But it's one year in our life , there's a long road ahead

Let's hope for the best ahead,
May you be blessed with Health wealth and prosperity always
Here's wishing you a fabulous New Year 2018

-Dhanashree