Ae Zaalim !

Ae Zaalim !, originally uploaded by SubhashJha.

ये खिड़की मेरी, वो दरवाज़ा तेरा...
ये नुक्कड़, वो गली, अब इंसानों का डेरा |

बदन के चंद हिस्से मेरे, जिन्हें फ़लक के सितारे नसीब थे कभी...
वो हिस्से आज कल कुछ कराहते हैं...
कहते हैं वो अर्श यावर(यार) था उनका |

मेरे तो होंठ दबे हैं कुछ बिल्डिंगों के वज़न से वरना बोलता --
वो एक हमसफ़र भी तूने ऐ ज़ालिम -- छीना मेरा |

Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya !

Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya !, originally uploaded by SubhashJha.

Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya is a sanskrit phrase meaning "Andhkaar se prakash ki or".

This is what (very) early morning at Navi Mumbai looks like.


Come to the "light".

Hope

Hope, originally uploaded by SubhashJha.

"Hope is a good thing. Infact, the best of things and no good thing ever dies"
...'Red'(Morgan Freeman in Shawshank Redemption)

Come what may, "Hope" always finds a way to permeate to the other side of darkness.


Hope !

Aks

Aks , originally uploaded by SubhashJha.

Sagar ke aseemit vistaar me bhi Suraj ki Kirnein apna aks dhoondh hi leti hain.



Let there be light !

Stairway to heaven

Stairway to heaven, originally uploaded by SubhashJha.

Karla Caves in Maharashtra. The stairway is too narrow and far too slippery here.

A temple sits above the caves and is famous for animal(goat, especially)-sacrifices.


Kill

Baadalon Ki Gehraai

Baadalon Ki Gehraai, originally uploaded by SubhashJha.

On my way to Rajgir(Bihar) once, I captured this balnket of clouds -- pure as Dove, it was captivating to say the least.




Peace

A Chronic Shortage

A Chronic Shortage, originally uploaded by SubhashJha.

In this country (India) of everincreasing births of Children with no owned mother, this comes as "heartening" , very heartening, indeed.


Cheers !