Category: personal letters

देश की प्याऊँ और बचपन की याद।

अपने देश की मिट्टी, पानी और हवा में मिलावट हो ही नहीं सकती। प्याऊँ इन तीनों तत्वों का अभिन्न संगम होता है। बचपन की एक याद ताजा हो गई।

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My family’s journey through the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement, from fear to pride!

It was 1990, and Indian politics was turning around, with the BJP becoming a strong force as a Hindu advocacy party. My father was a staunch Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS volunteer). Still a child, I would accompany him to several RSS-inspired projects nationwide. My father was heading an RSS-inspired institution called Keshav Vidyapeeth.He was the…

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जहाँ डाल डाल पर सोने की चिड़िया करती है बसेरा, वो भारत देश है मेरा, वो भारत देश है मेरा।

The song in Hindi states that this is a country where golden birds are perched on the branches of trees; that’s my country, Bharat (India). The background score is a very famous song from 1965, originally from the movie Sikander-E-Azam, sung by the legendary Mohammad Rafi, music composed by Hansraj Behl, and written by lyricist:…

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Happy Birthday To me!

What a year it's been. But today, as I turn 47, I am ever more grateful for being here, for having the life I have. The last six months, despite the staggering odds, reminded me that when 'going gets rough, the tough get going.'

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