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चलते रहे हैं , चलते रहना हैं.... 

गिरना - संभालना पर आगे बढ़ते रहना है ,

कभी हम बने सहारे, तुम्हे भी ये काम करना है 

कश्ती को साथ मिलके पार  उतारना  है 

चलते रहे हैं , चलते रहना हैं.... 

कदम से कदम मिलते जाना है,

जित के परचम लहराते जाना हैं l 

ज़िन्दगी तो बदलाव का दूसरा नाम है ,

नियति को नहीं , अपने आपको बदलते रहना है l 

चलते रहे हैं , चलते रहना हैं ... 

अकेले ही निकल पड़े थे , आज कारवां साथ हैं ,

बोया था गुल कुछ साल पहले, आज ये गुलिस्ताँ साथ है l 

क्या हुआ अगर कही थक-रुक जाना पड़ा,

फिरसे उठ खड़ा होना है l 

चलते रहे हैं , चलते रहना हैं ... 

नयी सोच को अन्तरमन में भर कर,

अंधेरो को हटाना हैं ,

अपनी ज़िम्मेदारियों का वहन  करते हुए ,

गुलज़ार खिलाना हैं... 

चलते रहे हैं , चलते रहना हैं ... 

Zeal  की कमी तो पहले भी नहीं थीं , 

Skill भी डेवलप हो ही जायेगी,

बस, Will को बढ़ाते जाना है,

चलते रहे हैं , चलते रहना हैं ...

बहुत सारे Milestones (मुकामों ) को सर किया हमने,

ऐसा तो है नहीं बस करते करते, कर दिया हमने ?

इसी हौसले को कायम रखते जाना है ,

चलते रहे हैं , चलते रहना हैं ...

थोड़ी परेशानी पड़े अगर, समजना, ये बेवजह नहीं होती ,

कुछ बेहतर बनाएगी ये हमें हरदम ये मानकर,

और झंडे लहराते जाना है ,

चलते रहे हैं , चलते रहना हैं ... 

कभी ठोकरें भी खाई , और कभी ठहाके भी लगाए !

कभी ऐसा भी हुआ की मन भर आये,

गिले शिकवो से ऊपर उठ के मुस्कुराते रहना है,

चलते रहे हैं , चलते रहना हैं ...

याद करना मुझे जब भी कोई ज़रूरत पड़े,

ज़रासा भी हिचकिचाना नहीं है,

कोई छोटी या बड़ी परेशानियों से तिलमिलाना नहीं है,

हम हमसफ़र है ये आखिर मंजिल तक के,

ये भूल जाना नहीं है.

चलते रहे हैं , चलते रहना हैं ...

ऐसे ही मौकों पर मिला करेंगे,

जब भी आसमाँ में तारें झिलमिला करेंगे,

मिलना -बिछड़ना दस्तूर है ये दुनिया का,

मिलते - बिछड़ते जाना है,

चलते रहे हैं , चलते रहना हैं ...

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Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_20: Poem: "Feeling of Happiness"©

 Date: 11-Feb-2006, 11:00 am

સામનો થયો જ્યાં તમારો-

હવે સમાવી નથી શકતો ખુશીઓને ,

હવે તો ઈચ્છાઓ પણ ઓછી પડી!

મળી છે આનંદ ની પળો એટલી કે ,

મને તો સ્વર્ગની દુનિયા પણ ઓછી પડી!

વહી રહયા છે અશ્રુ હર્ષના ધોધમાર,

બિચારી આ બે આંખો પણ હવે ઓછી પડી!

નહીં  થાય વર્ણન આ ઉપરાંત મારાથી હવે વિશેષ,

શું કરું? મને આ બારાખડી પણ ઓછી પડી!

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_19: Shayri: "Fariyad"©

 Date: 11-Feb-2006, 03:10 am

हिचकिचाते हुए भी उस के आगे हम दिल को हल्का कर न सके,

पास की तो बात ही छोडो,उस के साथ जीवनपथ पे हम चल न सके!

अब जब  वक़्त आया तो सवाल करता हूँ तुज से ए  ख़ुदा ,

माँगा ही क्या था मैंने जो तुम इतना भी कर न सके?!

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_18: Poem: "Maari Ichchha"©

 Date: 07-Jan-2006

દૂર છું તારાથી, તારા સાયામાં રહેવા ઇચ્છુ છું,

સમાવી લે તારા પાલવમાં એવી અરજી દેવા ઈચ્છુ છું.

સંકોચી દઈશ સમગ્ર મારી દુનિયા તારી એક પલકમાં ,

તારા જલવા તો નહિ માત્ર તારી ઝલક જોવા ઈચ્છું છું.

ડર લાગે છે તારી નારાજગી નો, જે હંમેશા બને છે અસહ્ય,

નારાજ ના થઈશ, હું તો માત્ર નાનકડી મુરાદ બર થવા દેવા ઈચ્છું છું। 

સમય નથી મળી રહ્યો મને જીવવાનો તારી સાથે મન ભરીને,

બસ હવે તારા ખોળામાં મારો ઇન્તકાલ ઈચ્છું છું.

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_17: Poem: "Tum Chal Diye"©

 Date: 28-Dec-2005

लगता था डूबे हो प्यार की गहराई में , तुम तो उपरके ही पानी में हाथ भीगो के चल दिए!

फ़ायदा नहीं कोई डूबे रहने में इन गहराईओं में बिना तुम्हारे,

जूझ रहा हूँ  मै भी साहिल तक पहुँचने को, कारण तो वहीं  है: तुम चल दिए!

सजाये थे दिये  मैंने रास्ते पर तुम्हारे अनगिनत, उन्हें यूँ ही बुझा कर तुम चल दिये !

मानता था मै  बंद हो तुम दिल में मेरे, उसे बेरहमी से यूँ  चिर कर, तुम चल दिए!

देना चाहता तो था मै  तुम्हे दुनियाभर की मुस्कुराहटें, लेकिन मुझे यूँ  रुला कर, तुम चल दिए!

कहना था, जताना था, मुझे देकर तुम्हे , तुम्हीं सा नाज़ुक गुल, 

पर उसी को कुचलते आगे, तुम चल दिए!

कितने अरमानो से बुलाया था मैंने अपने आशियाने में, 

बेरहम बेवफाई की आग में मुजे यूँ  झोंक कर, तुम चल दिए!

मेहफ़िले राज़ नहीं आती, अब मेले भी शमशान से अलग नहीं,

पूछता हूँ ठिकाना इस हवाओँसे जब तुम्हारा, हर बार कम्बख़त एक ही ज़वाब : तुम चल दिए!

पूछना बेकार हैं इस जहाँसे कहाँ  हो तुम,

सब जानते है अपनी मनमानी करते हुए, तुम चल दिए!

दिल में दर्द हैं , सहा नहीं जाता क्योंकि , 

आदत जो नहीं थी ऐसे जीने की,

तभी तो आज भी नज़र ढूंढती है तुम्हे पर, 

वास्तविकता को कैसे झूठलाऊ की, तुम चल दिए!

धूल झोंकता हूँ  दुनिया की आँखों में हँसता चेहरा दिखाकर,

बाकी मुस्कराहट तो तुम्हारे साथ ही चल पड़ी थी जबसे तुम चल दिए!

रात को तेरी याद के आँसू भीगाते है मी सिरहाने को, तब कहीं जाकर नींद आती है,

पर जगा देते है मुझे वही डरावने ख़्वाब, ये याद दिला के की, तुम चल दिए!

लिखता तो था तब भी, तुम्हे प्रेरणा बनाकर मेरी,

मुझे यूँ  ही तन्हा छोड़कर, तुम चल दिए!

जीना तो बाकी है सिर्फ उन सुनहरी यादों के सहारे,

दुःख नहीं पर अफ़सोस तो ज़रूर रह जाएगा: तुम चल दिए. 

यकीं नहीं होता अपनी इस हालत पे, 

अब बस गर्म आह निकलती हैं : तुम चल दिए!

भरोसा भी नहीं करूँगा अब किसी इंसानी पुतले पे कभी क्योंकि ,

ताकत नहीं हैं अब ऐसे और हादसे सहेनेकी जैसे कि : तुम चल दिए!

दोष नहीं हो सकता कुछ भी आपका , वोह तो मैं ही भूल गया था दुनियादारी को,

काम बनते ही चल पड़ते हैं , लोग नयी मंज़िल को, तुम्हे भी जाना था और तुम चल दिए!

फ़िक्र नहीं मुझे मेरे इस हाल की चाहे लोग पागल समजते हो ,

पर, ये दीवाना दुआ माँगेगा खुशहाल रहो तुम, जहाँ भी तुम चल दिए,

पुकारती है मुझे मेरी दूसरी मेहबूबा,  कहती है मैं बेवफा नहीं जरा भी,

खींचती हैं मुझे वोह अपनी और ये बता कर की तुम चल दिए!

जाना चाहता हूँ मैं भी उस 'मौत' नाम की हसीना के आगोश में,

बाकी अब काम ही क्या है मेरा इस जहाँ में , जब से तुम चल दिए!

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_16: Shayri: "Vishwasghat "©

 Date: 10-Nov-2005

બિંદાસ્ત હતો હું વિશ્વાસરૂપી ઉતરડ પર રચાયેલા મારા પ્રેમ પર,

અજાણ હતો કે નીચેના ઘડામાં જ તિરાડો હતી પછી,

ઉતરડ ફસકી પડે તેમાં શી નવાઈ?!

સાંભળ્યું ' તું કે "વિશ્વાસથી ચાલે છે આ દુનિયા",

તમે વિશ્વાસ ના મૂકી, મારા શ્વાસ રોકી દીધા. હવે,

મારી દુનિયા જ અટકી જશે એમાં શી નવાઈ ?!

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_15: Shayri: "Asha-Nirasha "©

 Date: 06-Oct-2005

અંજલિ ભરી બેઠો હતો વસંતની આશા એ ,

પાનખરનાં પત્તાં  એમાં આવી પડ્યાં। 

અપેક્ષા તો હતી ગુલાબી ઠંડી ની ત્યાં,

આકરાં  તાપ-કિરણો આવી ચડ્યાં। 

છતાં કડવું સત્ય આ દુનિયાનું ત્યારે સમજાયું જયારે,

આપવા ઈચ્છતો હતો તાજા બાગનાં  ફુલો ,

ત્યાં કેમ જાણે જંગલનાં કાંટા આવી પડ્યા।

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_14: Shayri: "Premrog "©

 Date: 05-Oct-2005

પ્રેમરોગનું કારણ શોધી રહ્યો હતો,

જાણવા, અહીં તહીં  ઈશ્વર ને ગોતી રહ્યો હતો.

એકવાર મળી ગયા એ મને પરંતુ , પૂછવાની ઈચ્છા ન રહી,

કારણ, ઈશ્વર પણ પ્રેમરોગ ને શોધી રહ્યો હતો!

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_13: Shayri: "Behoshi "©

Date : 05-Oct -2005

હોશ હોશ શું કરો છો ? ક'દી બેહોશીની મજા કરી જોજો ,

બીજા બધા તો ઠીક, ક'દી પ્રેમનો નશો કરી જોજો।

હુકમોતો ઘણા આપ્યા આપણે સાહેબજાદાઓએ ,

પણ એકવાર એ જેમ કહે તેમ કરી જોજો।।

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_12: Shayri: " Gunjan "©

Date : 05/10/2005 

જિંદગીભર ગુનગુનાઓ એવું 'ગુંજન'દેવા આવ્યો છું ,

મનને રંજનથી ભરી દે એવા 'ખંજન' જોવા આવ્યો છું। 

જીવું છું ભલે રૂખી સુખી રોટીના સથવારે,

પણ, આ દુનિયા ને પ્રેમ ના રસીલા 'વ્યંજન'દેવા આવ્યો છું. l 

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_11: Shayri: " Why I did it"©

 Date: 15/10/2005

તમારી તરફથી વહેતા હવાઓના ઝોંકાઓથી મહેકનારો હું જ હતો ,

મદિરા નહિ , તમારી આંખોના જામથી બહેકનારો હું જ હતો.

આપણી સુંદરતા ના ગીતોને , પંખીઓને જેમ ચહેકનારો હું જ હતો,

આપણી સંગાથે સાગર લહેરોની જેમ લહેકનારો પણ હું જ હતો.

પણ જયારે બેવફાઈના તણખા ઝર્યા ત્યારે ,

ખુદને ધિક્કારતો પ્રશ્ન ઉઠ્યો : "વાસ્તવમાં એ હું જ હતો?!"

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_10: Shayri: " उम्मीद या मृगजल "©

Date: 13/10/2005

जुदा  जुदा  रह कर भी मिलन की उम्मीद बची हैं ,

खफ़ा खफ़ा  रह कर भी समझौते की आस बची हैं l 

बहुत तड़पाया 'प्यार 'नाम के इस मृगजल ने फिर भी ,

उस ज़हर  को फिर से एक बार पिने की प्यास बची हैं ll 

Images Exploring new exciting weekend place for Amadavadis!

To get rid of daily monotonous, bustling & noisy life, we prefer to visit any natural place nearby..and for a similar reason, I keep exploring any lesser-known options...

So, last weekend, the place I explored which is not much known to Amdavadis even though it is not far than 110 km from the city borders...

That is 'Rasalpur River Bank'- Try on Google Maps and you will find directions easily.

• From Ahmedabad- 110 km
• From Nadiad-50 Km
• From Anand- 45 Km
• From Vadodara - 40 Km

The river is Mahisagar, the second largest river of Gujarat state...yes, that one (Maari Mahisagar ne aare dhol...!) Anyways, during these Navratri days, I could better connect! 

Once I found this place while surfing on Google Maps, planning to visit it started taking shape in my mind...

Finally, I shared with my wife and we decided to go there this weekend i.e. on Sun, 18th October,20.

So on the day of the journey, we (myself, wife, and our 2 mischievous and equally excited kids) started at 9.24 am precisely against the targeted 8.00 am! (Thanks to ladies and their preparation time!)

There are 3 routes to be there, we chose via NH-64 considering fastest among all from my residence.

You need to keep straight till you pass Kheda bypass, after which you will need to pay Toll at Tollplaza once...

Secret tip 😎: if you don't wanna pay, keep eyes on highway boards and once you find Raghavajan (name of a town on the way), take left and skip toll plaza by driving few kilometers through small villages and the narrow road passing from lush green farms...

After a few kms, you are again on NH-64, head on till Chaklasi, take left to Bhalej crossroads, and then after crossing a bridge over Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway and river Mahi, the exciting road just adjacent to the canal will be begun for the last 10kms. (see in the video).

At the last, a village named Lachhanpura (લાછનપુરા) gets over by driving through narrow avenues, you will see a serene riverbank with clear water straight from your car windshield. 

Here it looks like Sangam of 2 rivers.

There are rocks and banks where you can enjoy bathing in the river...

If this is not enough for you, there is a Resort named Riparian just opposite to riverbank (image below):

DJ sound of this resort reaches to the bank... there is a place where water passes with full vigor and you can also see some less known birds and flies here...Stay for some time with black rocks and white pebbles...

Just get relax or do masti with your friend group...

People from nearby places also come here for ceremonial activities after the death of their near ones... but no need to bother, even we also observed a happy couple enjoying their pre-wedding shoot here!

2 to 3 hours you can enjoy here...

For extra fun lovers, let us come back to the Resort  'Riparian(Riverside camp)'  There are about 9 to 10 activities you can enjoy here. Further, full-day, half-day or afternoon packages are available including food (from BF to dinner), I am providing the package details herewith which are running at present which range from 1000 to 2000. The swimming pool was empty due to current govt restrictions due to the covid19 situation.

For night stay in well-maintained cottages, you need to pay 6000 rs plus 1200 if you have a kid of 5-12 years of age..so found bit costlier compared to others I have explored but if one wishes to experience the place for full day and night, can try this...

More information is available on http://www.riparianresort.com

 however I am sharing some snaps from this resort:

While returning, we had already decided to visit ''Doshima ni Deli'' restaurant near Kanjari- Boriyavi cross on NH-64 to fill the tummy which also offers enjoyable activities for kids and taking snapshots due to its unique & happening ambiance (search once on GMap!), but it was not functional on that day hence for food quality will update once I again get to go there...As per my investigation, the hotel is resuming from 19th or 20th October, 20 as usual!

After our plan for ''Doshima ni Deli'' got flopped, we took a halt at Nadiad road, 'Ashiyana Restaurant & Resort' on NH-64 as Sun was about to set and we were hungry since the morning. Though the ambiance was good and kids could enjoy here, but the food was totally disappointing so I am not recommending you to go there ...rather you can try other options on the way back to Ahmedabad. Like Tulsi, Dawat Food Resort, then next to Dawat another one restaurant is almost constructed which is in shape of a huge white ship.... really looking great ...and it's just adjacent to NH-64. Will visit once it becomes functional...

So that's it...Hope this information will help you to visit this new exciting place, if you want to know anything more please inform me in the comments section...also inform how many of you belonging to Ahmedabad were already knowing or visited this place earlier in comment box..

Happy wandering!!

weekend #fun #family #rasalpur
#shorttrip #Mahisagar #Rivar #Masti

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_9: Shayri: "Kinetics of Life "©

 રેલાની જેમ જીવન આગળ ધપતું હતું ,

ક્યારેક વધતું તો ક્યારેક ઘટતું હતું.

કોઈ મોડ  પર  ફંટાતું તો ક 'દી  રસ્તો કરતું હતું ,

ક્યારેક અડચણો સામે ટકરાતું તો ક'દી  પાછું વળતું હતું.

ઊંચાઈઓ પર ચઢતું, તો કદી ગહરાઈઓમાં અમળાતું હતું.

બસ આમ જ, જીવન આગળ ધપતું હતું....

Images Corona season II - Save water, this monsoon is critical for the action..

It is quite sure that Corona will accompany human for several next months or couple of years,  after understanding this pandemic has succeeded to reach the level of menace.

In initial months, we were locked inside our houses due to countrywide lockdown. While Offices, Factories, Shopping malls or any such commercial places were closed, Trains, Buses were stagnant which helped to save the water usage at higher extent. Also , in the last year, rainfall was also good enough to fill all the major water bodies in India.

But now, the scenario has changed, when 'unlock' is in execution and becoming a new normal where people have started all the commerce related activities. Which is also inevitable. 

Now understand, every person will become more susceptible for exposure to the next level of viral load as Covid-19 positives are increasing exponentially. To safeguard ourselves adopting a new habit, we are washing and will continue to wash our hands more frequently in coming time. On an average, every proper hand-wash consumes 2 liters of water. Further, after coming back to home in evening, every individual will hrequire a second shower/bath which can utilize at least 50-60 liters of water .

Now multiply this consumption against the population of India and imagine the water requirement for upcoming year! 

So it's high time that we must understand the value of each and every drop of a clean water and should preserve it like most precious commodity now a days. Just imagine, what if next monsoon would betray us which often happens in India.

Hope you would spread this awareness to your circles and ensure to tighten  up and repair all the taps, valves and leakages of pipes and will monitor water usage very cautiously...

Images Is love is greater than wisdom?

Yes, ofcourse love is greater than wisdom (Gyan). 

When you get more and more wisdom, information or intelligence, more intelligence means higher I.Q. (Intelligence quotient). There is a possibility that you may become more proud of it..or you can leaverage benifit of others by using tactics or tricks which are supported by your intelligence. 

However, on other hand, where there is love, there is a simplicity. If you gain more love, you become more loveable! More love makes you more open hearted person. More love makes your emotional quotient higher and more loveable person can not harm to any leaving entity..He will just resonate compassion and sense of familyhood in every direction.

Hence, love is not a double-edged sword like wisdom and never becomes detrimental to anyone when promoted to any proportion.

Same is the message Bhagwan Shri Krishna explained to Udhdhavji by sending him to Gokul and Udhdhavji remained stunned by noticing the level of love and devotion represented by Gopikas!!

By saying this, one thing needs to consider is the definition of love...this we shall discuss in upcoming post...

Jai Shri Krishna...🙏

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_8: Shayari: "कल-आज "©

कल जो सोची थी दुनिया , आज वो मेरे पास है,

कल जो चाही थी दौलत, आज वो मेरे पास है। 

कल जिसके ख़्वाब देखे, वो सुख -चैन आज मेरे पास है,

फिर भी सोचता हूँ ,

कल जो सोचा था 'कल', वो, वही 'आज' क्या मेरे पास हैं ?!

Images Vol:1- એકાંત/एकांत/Ekant_7: Poem: "बिखरे पत्ते"©

 Someday  in 2005 

जैसे टूटे हुए पत्तो को वापस जोड़े नहीं जाते। 

छूटे हुए तीर को वापस मोड नहीं जाते,

बीच रास्तेमे दामन छोड़े नहीं जाते,

जन्मो के बंधन वैसे तोड़े नहीं जाते !!

समजाना चाहते थे बहुत लेकिन,

कभी कहने को होंठ नहीं खुले।

बताना चाहते थे बहुत लेकिन ,

दिलके दर्द कभी अल्फ़ाज़ नहीं बने!

और अब जब याद आती है उनकी,

दिल जैसे धड़कना भूल जाता है,

ख्वाब तो बहुत रचाये इस मन ने पर,

वो कल्पनाएँ कभी शाम ए मेहफिल  नहीं बने। 

Images You would never complain again for boredom due to lockdown

Now a days, it's such a situation which nobody had ever imagined when we are locked down in our own houses and that not by choice but fear.
Certainly, nobody like to become a prisoner. Freedom of moving freely can not be values in any terms. It's birth right and inherent desire of any human being or animal. It will be cruelty to any living being to make them confined to some limited place.
However, at present, everyone with his/her own discretion, has locked them down  themselves for a bigger reason - life.
So here 'Life' matters a lot than 'Freedom' and of course if need to sacrifice freedom for several weeks.

Now, imagine when I am writing this there are more than 5 lakhs people have lost their lives,there are certainly more in numbers which are either do not got reported, diagnosed or disclosed by respective nation, however if we consider at least 5 close relatives to each dead person, there are 15 lakhs of people in the world who have lost their family member which is also a great loss which can not be fulfilled ever. Now everyday I get up in the morning, very first thing I do is to thank this nature that I am still alive and so my family members are!
I thank the nature for caring me so much and not considering me for sacrificing for this global pandemic and I believe you all should develop this practice of gratitude.

Be thankful ...Be joyful...