ऐसा मेरे दिल का मकां...

इश्क़ ऐसा है मेरे जनाब का

तू किसी शायर की रुबाई

किसी छंद की बुनाई

जैसे तुलसी की चौपाई

शब्द प्यार की छपाई

सर्द रातों में......

सर्द रातों में......

सर्द रातों में   तू  अलाब-सा

इश्क़ ऐसा है मेरे जनाब का

तू किसी दूध की मलाई

किसी पीर की दुहाई

जैसे प्यास में सुराई

प्रेम धागे की बुनाई

चाँद तारों में ......

चाँद तारों में ......

चाँद-तारों में तू आफताब-सा

इश्क़ ऐसा है मेरे जनाब का

तू किसी राम की शहनाई

धुन श्याम की बनाई

जैसे कोई हवा पुरवाई

कलम-ए-इश्क़ की लिखाई

इन बहारों में......

इन बहारों में......

इन बहारों में तू  महताब-सा

इश्क़ ऐसा है मेरे जनाब  का

                  -----राहुल राजपूत

.........................इश्क़ मेरा सच्चा सच्चा

ख्वाबों में चल रहा बस तेरा मेरा सिलसिला

मैं उड़ रहा कुछ फुरफुरा कुछ सिरफिरा 

थामना चाहूँ मैं हाथ तेरा हर सुबह, फिर  

इश्क़ क्यूँ हाथ से फिसल रहा कुछ रेत सा 

इश्क़ मेरा सच्चा सच्चा, काहे लगे तुझको कच्चा 

इश्क़ मेरा सच्चा सच्चा, काहे लगे तुझको कच्चा 

आसमां में उड़ रहा बिन डोर की पतंग सा

कट रहा लम्हा लम्हा, राह बांटते तेरी राह का

जादू चढ़ रहा तेरे इश्क़ का कुछ इस तरह 

जोड़ दूँ तेरे नाम से मेरे नाम का हर सिरा 

इश्क़ मेरा सच्चा सच्चा, काहे लगे तुझको कच्चा 

इश्क़ मेरा सच्चा सच्चा, काहे लगे तुझको कच्चा 

मैं नदी का एक किनारा तू नदी का दूसरा

मैं चलूँगा साथ तेरे,  इश्क़ का मुझे वास्ता  

 पत्थरो में फूल फूटे, ऐ खुदा तू ही बता 

क्यूँ  मान लू  इश्क़ मेरा इक तरफ का सिलसिला 

इश्क़ मेरा सच्चा सच्चा, काहे लगे तुझको कच्चा 

इश्क़ मेरा सच्चा सच्चा, काहे लगे तुझको कच्चा 

                                            ---------RR

Let's make cars more lively, are you listening the Car Makers?

What is luxury?

The first definition, which Google suggests is a state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense. However, latter part of the definition may not be always right because, for an instance, an access to greenery or fresh air is luxury for me while for the people living in forests or mountains it’s just part of life. Or in another sense, luxury can be defined to achieve something you craved for. In addition, in this sense, I want to have one luxurious feature in my car, which I don’t find in any of the available cars in India.

So, what’s this feature which I call luxurious?

Through out the year when I am driving car in NCR, there is at least 30% times when I wish a special feature in my car. This feature is something, which should allow fresh air inside the cabin.

You moron! Don’t you have AC in your car? It has fresh mode. And even if you don’t have AC, who stops you pulling the window glass down.

Hahaha, I know and I have AC in my car and that’s also FATC. But point is I don’t want processed air which has come up through the evaporator core, picking up a stale smell from the evaporator and always at higher temperature than that of outside air. I want it direct.

What nonsense are you talking? Again, who is stopping you from pulling the window glass down?

Hahaha. It’s direct but sideways. I want direct from the front. I want to have a feel of soft fresh breeze over my face, over my body like the one gets while riding the bike at lower speed.

But there are sunroof in cars to have a feel of bike and more?

I know but I don’t think you can enjoy that feel while driving a car even though it has SUNrooof. Sunroof is a luxury. Somebody might have thought, wished and got the car with sunroof. Why not another luxury feature!

Okay... what is the feature?

Hnm, So now you are ready to understand this feature. OK. I’ll explain. But before I go to the feature details, let me explain it’s utility first.

To understand the utility of the concept, 3 cities of India have been considered. The data for ambient temperature pattern as shown in the graphs has been taken from  www.worldweatheronline.com. As per the yearly temperature data of Bangalore, during most of the time of the year temperature is between 20 deg C to 30 deg C. This temperature range is called comfort range. It means, for the cities like Bangalore, if my car has a feature which allows fresh air from the front, I don't need to on the AC most of the time as ambient temperature falls in comfort range. The thick blue arrow shows the time period when comfort range is available for 24 hours / day and it is named as 'Blue comfort range' while thick purple arrow represents the time period of the year when comfort range is available for certain hours a day and it is named as 'Purple comfort range'. Therefore, it is clear that fresh air feature, which will be explained in the consequent paragraph, is very useful for the cities like Bangalore.
for the cities like New Delhi, where ambient temperature is higher, also witness comfort range temperature during certain period every year. As shown in Temperature graph of New Delhi, from October to April Purple comfort range is available. Therefore, fresh air feature is useful for the cities like Delhi also.

 The another city considered for ambient temperature analysis for fresh air feature is Pune. As it is clear from graph that Blue comfort range is available from June to January and Purple comfort range is available from January to June. In contrast to the Bangalore temperature, Pune witnesses Blue comfort range for longer duration each year. It means cities like Pune will be most beneficial by new luxurious feature.

So, now I think the utility of new fresh air feature is clear. Now, the details of the new fresh air feature can be summarised as
1. The feature will be available just at the top edge of front windshield where it meets the roof edge.
2. This feature will be applicable for driver as well as co-driver side.
3. This feature has filter provision which can be cleaned on time to time basis.
4. This feature will have adjusted openings which allow required fresh air flow directly to the driver / co-driver.
5. This feature will incorporates design methodology which helps it to give soft breeze in cabin at any vehicle speed.
6. The feature design should ensure the noise due to air  entry is within acceptable ( < 70 dBA)  limit.
7. The feature does not foul with wiper.
8. The feature design should ensure no water entry inside cabin in rainy season.

The above image shows the location of fresh air feature in side view of a car. The feature location can be easily accessed by hand for it's operation. (On/Off/speed variation)

Why this feature is desirable provided fresh air can be have in car through 1. HVAC 2. Side Window ?

The first answer is- FEEL while another reasons are

1. HVAC air in fresh mode is little bit hot because there is always some hot air leakage in HVAC.

2. HVAC air odour does not feel good.

3. Driving with open side glass is noisy and unsafe.

The silver bangles

It's been probably 3 or 4 weeks old when I told a story to Neha. Probably it was not a complete story, which I had freshly picked from the lift of my society when coming up to my flat at 24th floor. it was a incident or a general conversation of a group of persons, that I listened in the lift. I keep on making Neha bored with my fresh observations, some stories, office work related talks and some mechanical stuff of cars and buildings. This story was also like any general conversation I had with Neha.

It was Sunday, around 12 in the noon. I was coming from a saloon after hair cut when I entered the lift after four maids in a age group 25-50 years old. It hardly takes one minute to reach my floor, which is top most of the building, from the ground and all maids had to get off somewhere in between as the button panel showed. So, basically it's a few seconds conversation of maids among themselves which I found compelling to share with Neha as I reached my flat.

conversation went like this:

Maid1: Tabiyat kaisi hai? (How are you? How's your health?)

Maid2: Tabiyat sahi kaise rehbe. time se roti hi nai milti. ye waqt ho gya hai (12 in the noon) par abhi tak roti hi naseeb nahi hui. (how can it be good! we cant get food on time. It's 12 in the noon, still I am empty stomach.)

Maid1: sahi keh ri ho. waqt se namki roti mil jaye to insaan kabhi beemar na pade. (you are right. If one could get minimal food on time, one would never fall ill.)

All agreed because all had the same problem. I also agreed upto some extent because same fact applies to my maid and I know she also comes to my home empty stomach. That's another thing that Neha offers her tea or something to eat sometimes.

"Yaar, they are struggling to get couple of roti timely. After so many years of independence, poverty is widespread." I said to Neha.

Today evening, when I enter the lift at ground floor, the maid2 and a boy, who looked 12-13 years old, also entered after me.

"Namastey aunty. kaise ho? (Good evening. how are you Aunty?)" The boy said cheerfully in heavy voice which was quite contrary to his physique. His voice was the proof that he had just entered the adolescence. 

"Badiya. (I am good)" maid said.

He smiled, slightly looked towards me and said, "bas sab badiya rehna chahiye. Aur kya chahiye jindagi mein. (yes, all should be well. After all, what else one wants in life?)" 

Such heavy words from a young boy!

"Mitti lag gayi hogi. (I think it's mud.)" The boy said when he found the maid scratching her torn out, old thick bangles. 

"Na. pani ka kaam krne me kharab ho gayi.(No, it's torn out due to house hold work which involves water.)" she said and got off the lift at certain floor.

The boy looked at me and said, "kisi maaldar ki bethi hogi. chaandi ke kade pehan rakhe. (she must be some rich dad's daughter. she is wearing bangles made of silver.)"

I smiled, still his words buzzing in my mind. "tum doodh deliver karte ho. (you give home delivery of milk)" I said as he was carrying two packets of amul tond milk. I looked at his clothes which had multiple holes in it but his facial expressions full of happiness.

He nodded in approval.

"Tumhe kaise pata ki ye chaandi ki hai? (how do you know bangles are made of silver?)" I enquired.

"wo dikh rahi hai esi. (they seemed to be so.)"

Her bangles looked quite old, torn out. I smiled again and said, "wo chaandi ki nahi hai. wo artificial hai. (they are not made of silver. they are artificial.)" 

"Hnm" he said convincingly. "chaandi ka pani hoga. (they must be having a layer of silver polish)"

I said, "Yes" and he got off the lift at another certain floor.

The boy unknowingly had completed the story. The concept of riches and poverty is just a parameter of relative comparison and perception while happiness is an absolute thing. 

And then I repeated the incomplete story and shared the complete one to Neha.

Kia's #fameforname Contest : Top 5 bet for Best Name

We all knnow that Kia has come to India to launch a new Small-SUV by the middle of next year. Kia has stunned indian automotive market by showing brand new concept  avatar SUV as it made  public debut at the recently conducted Auto Expo 2018. 
My bet for 5 Best name for Kis's debut in Indian Automobile Market is :

KIA MIRACLE

KIA REIN

KIA HITCH

KIA DANZA

KIA CALYPSO

Now, Let's see how Kia SUV (India) will look if it is called by above names

1. KIA MIRACLE : The miraculous one.

2. KIA REIN : The one who has the power to rule.

3. KIA HITCH : The one which has the power to attract.

4. KIA DANZA : A class apart, musical appeal.

5. KIA CALYPSO : The one as the name goes.

Disclaimer : Image courtesy : google. The images are used only to visualize or feel the name. 

How India's first kia should be called?

It is pretty well-known that Kia has come to India to launch a new Small-SUV by the middle of next year. Kia has stunned indian automotive market by showing brand new concept  avatar SUV as it made  public debut at the recently conducted Auto Expo 2018. 
The first look has dazzled the crowd for its ivory appeal and witnessed the zeal among the crowd for its scintillating style. 

As per company statement, the new Kia SUV will be challenger to Hyundai Creta or more premium car.  It's not going to be any middle class desire, its a luxury. it's a brook for the thirsty one. It's a zippy pack to be craved for.

Kia India has organized a contest for internet users to suggest a name for the upcoming SUV. The winning entry gets to drive home the upcoming SUV, for free! This contest has been named as ‘Kia Fame for Name’. 

Contest Page  : http://www.fameforname.com/

"What's in name ?" Shakespeare said. 

"Your name can make you win SUV." Kia said.

So, let's dream of wining one. 

TOP 10 POSSIBLE COOL & ORIGINAL NAME FOR KIA'S BRAND NEW SUV

1	Kia ZINNIA		6	Kia IVORY
2	Kia DAZZLER		7	Kia BROOK
3	Kia WREN		8	Kia ZIPPY
4	Kia CEDAR		9	Kia ZEAL
5	Kia SCINTILLA		10	Kia SALVO

Disclaimer : Image courtesy : google. The images are used only to visualize or feel the name. 

उसकी खातिर न सही, पर मेरी खातिर

पता है
तुम्हारे और मेरे दरमियाँ बस इतना सा फासला है
कि जब भी रातो को मुझे तुमसे मिलने का मन करता है
तो धीरे से ये बात मैं चाँद के कानों में फूक देता हूँ
वो तनिक सा सिर घुमा के तुम्हारी खिड़की में झांकता है
और तुम्हारी मुस्कानों के सारे राज मुझे बता देता है

पता है
कल रात चाँद ने मुझसे तुम्हारी शिकायत की है 
कि तुमने किस बेरहमी से सर्दी का बहाना बना के खिड़की बंद कर ली
वो तुम्हारी खिड़की की ग्रिल पकड़ के खड़ा था, 
तुमने ध्यान नहीं दिया ?
आया था वो सूजी ऊँगली और गीली आँखें लेकर पास मेरे

पता है
वो नाराज है, पर मैंने उसे मना लिया दो चॉकलेट देकर
आएगा  आज भी वो तुम्हारी खिड़की पर मेरी खातिर
अगर हाथो में चोट की वजह से न दे पाये वो दस्तक 
तो तुम सुन लेना उसके दबे कदमो की आहट 
और खोल देना खिड़की
उसकी खातिर न सही, पर मेरी खातिर...

A morning walk

Roads are travelled to reach the destiny. They are the companions who keep on walking along with the traveller, doesn't matter how short or long is the journey. But who remembers the roads at last? Its destiny only that matters. But sometimes, or many times, it gives a glimpse of life, nature and people that become moments worth keep to remember and seem like the events constituing preamble of the destiny. So, it's my journey, a short one, I am going to pen down about - An early morning walk from my home to a dairy.

Here, morning is so serene and pleasing that I always love to take morning walk to fulfill my duty of getting milk from the dairy. It's Dehradun that draws the divine air from the range of Himalayas and I love it when air strokes fondle my skin, slip down around my body and sometimes it blows my hair just like the shaking leaves on roadside trees. But today was different. My eyes went off the road and caught a glimpse to which we all are subscribe to visually but never think this way what an old man did. 

Two kids, one girl and one boy, most probably siblings, were standing by road side. Their dirty clothes, uncouth look, unprivileged and deprived luck keep them ignorant from our eyes. They are the one who don't have destiny, they just live by roadside. Unlucky kids! Poor slumdogs, smiling for a mysterious reason.

I stopped for a moment when I saw that old man in his 70s, who was walking with his stick, climbed down the road, walked towards the kids and did something awesome. I am an observer but never observed so intensely what an 70 years old man's spectacled eyes caught. He imagined the possibility of civilization in their attire when they effortlessly draw one's attention towards their empty stomachs and gloomy fortunes. He buttoned the boy's shirt and tied the girl's frock laces before giving them a gentle smile. A smile on my face was inevitable while thoughts emerged out in my head. 'Don't they have right of being well dressed?' The thoughts thickened as I walked pass the kids and reached the dairy. Then, in a hurry of getting milk, I removed all the thoughts saying to myself - 'Apna apna bhagya' and asked the shopkeeper- 'Bhaiya, give me one liter milk. Full cream.' Then suddenly I realized that I was purchasing something precious that doesn't feel costly to me but the nude reality of their luck I was aware of. They don't have even a drop of milk in their morning breakfast. Do they really have break fast? Let alone the milk.

I walked back to my home and thanked God for making me privileged. I thought of my childhood, mom getting me ready for school,  preparing my breakfast, stirring bournvita in my milk and preparing my tiffin.

I smiled, laden down with sympathy for the kids, at the thought that I would still be having bournvita milk in my breakfast platter when I am now full grown up. I looked up and again thanked the one hidden behind the blue sky.

Note- It's not my story/ observation. It was told to me as a summery and some background. I might have exaggerated or put my ideas or imagination, I don't know. But I found it interesting to put it here and share it with you. Thank you.

No, you are lucky champ

When it's dark enough
you don't need to be broken
See, stars are always in your favour
That's why they emerge every night
by tearing off the chest of raven sky
Don't make them wait to get a glimpse
of your million dollar smile :) :) :)
Are you still thinking of you as unlucky champ?
No, you are lucky champ.

cheers!

एक सम्प्रदाय विशेष की सभा में
माननीय नेता बोले-
चलो फिर  से खून गर्माते हैं
चलो दिल को ठंडक पहुचाते हैं

तभी,
भरी सभा से एक motivated बेवड़ा उठा
पास वाले ठेके से chilled beer ले आया 
और चिल्लाया, चलो नेता जी-
 फिर से खून गर्माते हैं  दिल को ठंडक पहुचाते हैं !