Something interesting !!!

Here I come up with another post on songs.... After writing last post about my favorite songs and lyrics..... something happened and I have started listening each and every song from my playlist more carefully. 

Some of them made sense and some of them were just crappy but I had it in my play list. Don't worry I won't make you bore by writing lyrics and translating them here....

Instead I suggest you to do some activity along with reading this article....

1. Put your iTunes, music player , Windows Media Player, Ipod or whatever medium you use for listening song and keep it on random / shuffle mode.

2. Now for each question you read below, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST NOTE DOWN THAT SONG NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS...

I have done the same and got my list as below..... :P

1. If someone asks you, “How are you ? ?” you say:

    Tanha Dil...tanha safar ...

2. How would you describe yourself ? 

    Char bottle vodka... kam mera roj ka...

He he... don't judge me here... :P

3. What do you like in a guy/girl ? 

Bin kuch kahe...bin kuch sune...Haathon mein haath liye...Chaar kadam bas chaar

4. How do you feel today ? 

Chalni Kar De Seena Mera....Chalni Kar De Seena Mera

5. What is your life’s purpose ? 

Main dhoondhne ko jamane main khuda nikla....pata chala ki galat le ke me pata nikla....

6. What do your friends think of you ? 

Aksar is duniya main...anjane milte hey....anjani raho me...milke kho jate hey...

7. What do your parents think of you?

Main tenu samjawa ki....

 8. What do you think of often ? 

Main to superman...Salman ka fan...koi le le panga ..... 

9. What do you think of your best friend ? 

Matlabi...ho ja jara matlabi...sooraj dooba hey yaaro... 

10. What is your life story ? 

Aahatain....aa rahi teri...Dil ke dar pe mere,. Tu yahin hai

11. What do you think when you see the person you like ? 

Tu hatho main to hey mere.....kyo nahi lakeero main...

To be continued..... => 

My Fav Songs - Music touches to mind but lyrics touches to heart !

It's almost 3 a.m. of the night and sitting in shabby corner of my room with laptop and glass of whiskey mixed with lots feelings. This is something strange topic to write on..... but I was discussing this with my best buddy and I have promised that I will write something on this... so ...here I go....

Have you heard the song "Sajana" from movie "I , me aur main".... a little bit old song...but seriously...I really liked this song...actually I had liked many songs...alright but never paid much attention to meaning of the songs. Each and every lines has got so much depth. I realize this before month and so when I have listened it while travelling to Ahmedabad from Rajkot. I liked this song earlier but i think i have understood the lyrics recently. My favorite stanza :

Ek tujhko hi bas dekh kar
Bhooli mujhko hi meri nazar
Tujhko shayad nahi hai khabar
Tujhko jeete hain hum kis kadar

Jude jo tere khawab se
Toh toote hum neend se
Yeh kaisa tera ishq hai Saajna
Tu haathon mein toh hai mere...
Hai kyun nahi laqeeron mein....

Most meaningful lines at the moment as per me is the highlighted one... which means

"You are in my hand(with me right now)..but why are you not in lines(my destiny)"

Let's talk about one more my fav song of mine.... Have you heard the song "Ya Ali" from movie gangster... ??

Again bit older than the previous one....and again I have liked this song earlier because of music but now I like it because of lyrics...earlier I have never paid much attention to the meanings....but nowI can see the depth in Each and every line!!! I think...I just realized it yesterday only when I was not able to sleep at night and playing some online songs on you tube. My favorite santaza :

'Bina tere na ek pal ho,
Na bin tere kabhi kal ho,
Yeh dil ban jaaye patthar ka,
na isme koi hulchul ho
Sanam Pe Haan, Ishq pe haan,
luta doon, mita doon,
main apni khudi'

Again not word to word translation.....but it means something like....
"Let there not be... a single moment without you.... nor should tomorrow ever arrive without you....
  Let this heart turn into a stone....and hence not have any emotions/feelings any more...
 I am ready to lose my identity for my loved one and my love!"

Beautiful ....isn't it!!! Someone from you would call me crazy and let me remind you I am not in love with anyone.... I am in love with my self.....in love with my happiness at the moment. No body will agree to this but....it hardly matters :p

List of other favorite songs due to lyrics are...

=> Tanha dil  ( Shaan)

Ankho me sapne liye, 

ghar se hum chal to diye...

 Jane ye rahe ab le jayegi kahan...

Mitti ki khushbhu aaye,

Palko me aansu laye,

Palkon pe reh jaayega yaadon ka jahan,

Manzil nayi hai anjaana hai kaarvaan,

Chalna akele hai yahan

=> Allah wariyan ( Yarriyan)

Apne roothein, paraaye roothein

Yaar roothe naa

Khwaab tootein, waade tootein

Dil ye toote naa

Roothe to khuda bhi roothe

Saath chhoote naa 

.

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Udte patangon mein

Holi waale rangon mein

Jhoomenge phir se dono yaar 

Waapas to aaja yaar

Seene se laga ja yaar

Dil to huey hain zaar-zaar

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Then....again...my favorite one

Reh bhi na paayein yaar

Seh bhi na paayein yaar

Behti hi jaaye dastaan 

Umr bhar ka intezaar

Ik pal bhi na qaraar

Ungli pe nachaaye dastaan

Just Loved it ....yaar....

Actually...there are many more songs which at the moment I just cant remember...

Why don't you tell me...which one is your favorite..may be it is mine toooo..:))

Book Review -> Ramayana – The Game of Life : Shattered Dreams

Title - Ramayana – The Game of Life : Shattered Dreams

Author - Shubha Vilas

Prequel - Ramayana – The Game of Life 

                 - Rise of the Sun Prince

Rating - ****1/2

Review - 

Let's not follow the traditional way of reviewing book this time. This book it self is something different from all normal books we do read. I won't add any spoilers or give any sneak peeks about the story line. Because I never really like to read that kind of reviews so how can I do something like that. Instead I will point out the reasons why I liked the book , the reasons behind it and what you should expect while reading this book. 

The Game of Life: Shattered Dreams, is the second book in this re-telling of the Ramayana. The first book of this series is Ramayana – The Game of Life - Rise of the Sun Prince . Shattered Dreams starts with the nightmare of the King Dasratha, where he faces the dark side of his past and the turmoil of deciding who should succeed him. Then the author has re-written the same story of Ramayana which most of us have read in his unique way. 

No it's not something like what David hair has written in the Return of ravana series . Where he has used the story line of Ramayana to create his fictional story.

No it's not something like what Ashwin Sanghi has done with Chanakya's chant and The Krishna Key , where he has used reference of ancient story line to promote his fictional story of current age. 

No it's not even like what Amish Tripathi has done with his Shiva Trilogy where he has used characters of the mythology to create his own story where he has portrait Lord Shiva as the ultimate hero.

Shattered dream has the original story line of the epic Ramayana written by the Valmiki  but author has just used the different language and way of narrating the same story line. He has narrated some incident in depth by exploring the hidden meaning between the lines of the epic which was never explored till date. 

The second thing I have noticed was the little footnote added by the author for the incident which was continued for entire book. The way he has used the notes to elucidate the principles put forth by the great ruler of history Lord Rama are indeed helpful. When I say helpful not because it teaches something but it gives an interesting perspective when you are reading the story.

Honestly speaking , I am always been fan of reading Indian Mythology. I am always been the fan of the strategies used by different rulers and the heroism they have shown in various phases of history. However when it comes to the Dharma and blind following of tradition my mind stops working. Sometimes I can't really accept something which is quite illogical. 

I don't really wanna criticize it but we all have been witnessed the story of  Ramayana , if not in form of book then may be in form of TV series . Many of the incidents can raise eye brows if one start thinking from the other perspective. Just for an example from the perspective of Bali the brother of Sugriv or from the perspective of Vibikshana or from the point of view of anti hero The Ravana him self. 

The author has tried to explain details behind most of the actions (also those which seems to be illogical when we have witnessed the epic in any form ). It worked to resolve some of my questions about the illogical actions of the characters from epic but few of them are still there. 

Verdict -  I would say if you are fan of Indian Mythology then it's must read. I would say if you have read any of the above book I have mentioned above and liked them then you should have read this as well. I would say if you can read books of Chetan bhagat and Durjoy datta where fat average looking boy gets the damsel beauty  and like it then you should at least give this book a try. :p

You can buy it from here ...