Archive for August, 2006

Published in yesterday’s Kantipur

रंग दे वसन्ती । गत फेबु्रअरीमा यो फिल्म रिलिज हुँदा साथीभाइ माझ निकै उत्साह छाएको थियो । त्यसमाथि सिनेमामा नव ‘ह्यान्डसम’ युवा अभिनेताको आगमन । केटीलाई अरू के चाहियो ? फिल्म सबका लागि नहेरी नहुने बनेको थियो । निश्चय नै ‘जय नेपाल’ को त्यो बिहानी सो पश्चात् हामीमाझ हप्तौंसम्म फिल्मकै कुरा चल्यो । कम्प्युटर डेक्सटपमा ‘रंग दे बसन्ती’, एफएममा एआर रहमान, इन्टरनेटमा कुनाल कपुर -फिल्मका अस्लम) को ‘ब्लग’ र मुखमा ‘हट्के’ र ‘हिलादे’ जस्ता शब्द । फिल्मको असर सर्वत्र छायो । फिल्मप्रति खासै रुचि नराख्ने मान्छे पनि त्यसप्रतिको हाम्रो क्रेज देखेर अचम्मित भए । तपाईं पनि चकित हुनुभएको छ भने स्पष्टोक्ति दिइहालौं, जो निकै सरल छ । हाम्रा निम्ति उक्त सिनेमामा केही अन्जान ‘रिल’ पात्रको कथा कम र आफ्नै मनोवस्थाको ज्यादा चित्रण गरिएको थियो । बेपर्वाह बानी र मस्तीले भरिपूर्ण माहोलमा अस्तित्व खोज्ने र केही गर्ने तीव्र चाहना । फिल्ममा आफूलाई देख्नसकिने सबैभन्दा घतलाग्दो पक्षचाहिँ त्यसका पात्रले प्रणालीलाई बदल्न गरेको प्रयास । त्यो प्रयासका क्रममा आफैंमा परिवर्तन हुने यथार्थबाट उब्जिएको झ्याउलाग्दोपना र राजनीतिक वितृष्णाले हामीलाई बढी झक्झक्याएको हुनुपर्छ ।
हालैको अपि्रल क्रान्तिपश्चात् धेरै कार्यक्रममा सुनियो ‘नेपाली जनतामा जति राजनीतिक चेतना संसारका अरु कसैमा छैन’ रे । जनसङ्ख्याको ठूलो प्रतिशत ओगट्ने नेपाली युवाले क्रान्ति सफल तुल्याउन अहम भूमिका खेले । तीनको कुरा गर्दा सहरी र एमटीभी पुस्ताको चित्र कसैको मस्तिष्कमा आउँदैन । प्रचलित विश्वास के छ भने सहरी युवा विशेषतः निजी कलेज पढ्नेहरूमा राजनीतिक चेत न्यून छ । अपवाद धेरै भए पनि त्यो विश्वासमा सत्यता छ । क्रान्ति चलिरहेकै बेला त्यही ‘लेबल’ लागेकाहरूको एक समूह बन्न खोजेको थियो । राजधानीको एउटा निजी कलेजमा बसेर एकाध राउन्ड छलफलपछि कुनै राजनीतिक दलप्रति आबद्ध नभएका भन्दै समूहको नामकरण भयो । केही गरौं भन्दा-भन्दै आन्दोलन सकियो तर क्रान्तिका अन्तरंग विकास क्रम साह्रै रोमाञ्चक रहे । सोही छलफलमा निकै नाम चलेको कलेजका लेक्चररले आफ्ना विद्यार्थीको आन्दोलनमा सहभागिताबारे रोचक अनुभव सुनाए । एकदिन उनले कक्षामा ‘आन्दोलनमा कति जनाले भाग लियौ त ?’ भनेर सोध्दा केहीले हात उठाए छन् । ‘तिमीहरूले के गर्‍यौ ?’ उत्तर आएछ ‘इयरफोनले कान ढाके, स्वर निक्कै ठूलो बनाएँ, अनि बाटोमा हिँडे ।’ टायर बाल्ने वा सार्वजनिक सम्पत्ति तोडफोड गरेर विरोध कम र विध्वंश ज्यादा मच्चाउनुभन्दा इयरफोन शैली उत्तम हो । घर बस्दा वाक्क लागेपछि लो वेस्ट जिन्स पहिरिएर अल्टरनेटिभ रकमा झुम्दै बाहिर निस्किनु र देशमा प्रजातन्त्रको पुनर्वहालीको महत्त्व बुझेर आन्दोलित हुनुमा पक्कै अन्तर छ ।

एक साता अघि त्यस्तै ‘अब केही गर्नुपर्छ’ भन्ने विचारका युवाको अनौपचारिक कुराकानीमा पुगेकी थिएँ । एक जनाले भने- ‘हामी सधैं गगन सिंहलाई ताकेर बस्न सक्दैनौं’ । अघिल्लो रात पूरै पार्टीमा डान्स गरेर बिताएका ती युवाको ‘गगन सिंह’ लाई अरूले गगन थापा भनेर सच्चाइदिनु परेको थियो । सोही छलफलमा अर्कीले भनिन्- ‘संविधानसभा रे, लोकतन्त्र, प्रजातन्त्र । सुन्दा-सुन्दा वाक्क लागिसक्यो । यसो हल्काफुल्का गफ गरौं । बरु एउटा ‘ज्यामइन सेसन’ राखौं । कति अल्छी लाग्दो कुरामात्रै गरेको ।’ छेवैका मेरा साथीले सानो स्वरमा भने, ‘अब तपाईंको दिमागले त्यस्ता कुरा भ्याउँदैन भने हाम्रो के दोष ?’ पन्ध्र बीस जनाको भेला र त्यत्रो मतान्तर । एकलाई संविधानसभाजति पट्यार लाग्दो अरू केही छैन भने अर्को त्यो बिना समस्याको समाधान देख्दैन । संविधानसभा र समावेशी प्रजातन्त्रको कुरा दुई दिन अगाडि रिलिज भएको सिनेमाको कथाबारे गफ गरेसरह विवाद गर्ने युवा देखेर दङ्ग नपर्ने कोही नहोला । तर त्यो सुन्दैमा ‘भेजा’ हुने युवा जमातलाई ‘काम नलाग्ने’ भन्ने अधिकार यो समाजलाई छैन ।

समस्या कहाँनिर छ भने राजनीतिको सोझो अर्थ सिकाइनु अगावै हामीलाई त्यो ‘फोहोरी खेल’ को पर्यायवाची शब्द हो भनेर परिचय गराइन्छ । भाषण दिन जान्नेलाई गफाडी वा धूर्त नेताका रूपमा प्रस्तुत गरिन्छ । महात्मा गान्धी र नेलसन मन्डेलाको जीवनी प्राथमिकताका साथ पढाइए पनि राजनीतिमा लाग्ने प्रोत्साहन कसैले दिँदैन । आँखा अगाडि राजनीतिका केवल दुई स्वरूप प्रस्तुत हुन्छन्- महात्मा वा दुरात्मा । वास्तविकता भने यी दुईबीच लुकेको छ । सबै मन्डेला र मार्टिन लुथर हुन सक्दैनन् र राजनीतिलाई त्यागको चरमोत्कर्षका रूपमा प्रस्तुत गर्नु व्यावहारिक होइन । ‘पैसा र पेसा’ द्वारा निर्देशित आजका युवालाई राजनीतिमा आकषिर्त गर्न त्यसमा करिअर बनाउने वातावरण हुनुपर्छ । हाम्रो पुस्ताले राजनीतिमा आदर्श व्यक्तिको अभाव र खराब प्रणालीलाई दोष दिएर बस्ने अवस्था पनि छैन । राजनीति हामी जिउने तरिका हो । यो गोलभेडाको बजार भाउ हो, केही वर्षमै चारबाट सात रुपैयाँ पुगेको बस भाडा हो । देशको नागरिकको हैसियतले आफ्नो बुझाइमा आउने प्रत्येक कुरा हो । अप्ठेरा लाग्ने राजनीतिक शब्दावली सुनेर जति नै ‘भेजा’ र ‘प|mस्टु’ भए पनि ठमेलका पार्टीमा स्वतन्त्रतापूर्वक रातभरि रुमल्लिने स्थितिको सुनिश्चितता गर्ने राजनीति हो । त्यसैले यसबाट उम्किएर जाने कुनै ठाउँ छैन । बरु यसैमा छिरेर, यसैलाई सकारात्मक दिशामा बदल्नु आवश्यक छ ।

Jason Mraz rocks

Posted: August 8, 2006 in My Muzic

Hmm “copy and paste songs” is a nice excuse of adding posts in your blog , when I could write about every damn thing in site. sounds like braggin? well just revealing my mental illness.hahah :) I sometimes no always feel like an opinionated pig !! People are always telling me, you always have something to say about everything don’t you…Can’t help it! Bear with me ( who am I talkin to??) Well, Third year just kickstarted and it feels Great. Wow! I can’t believe it is the 5th sem already! Time sure flies. But for now let me stick to the “Chor style” of bloggin! Here is a song by Jason Mraz and Man I Just Love it!

Wordplay by Jason Mraz

I’ve been all around the world
I’ve been a new sensation
But it doesn’t really matter
In this ge-generation
The sophmore slump is an uphill battle
And someone said that ain’t my scene
‘Cause they need a new song
Like a new religion
Music for the television
I can’t do the long division
Someone do the math
For the record label puts me on the shelf up in the freezer
Gotta find another way to live the life of leisure
So I drop my top,
Mix and a mingle
Is everybody ready for the single and it goes…

Ha La La La La
L-listen closer to the verse I lay
Ha La La La La
It’s all about the wordplay
Ha La La La love
The wonderful thing it does
Because, because
I am the wizard of ooh’s and ah’s and fa-la-la’s
Yeah The Mr. A to Z
They say I’m all about the wordplay

When it’s time to get ill I got your remedy
For those who don’t remember me
Well let me introduce you to my style
I try to keep a jumble in the lyrics
never mumble
When the music’s makin’ people tongue-tied
You want a new song
Like a new religion
Music for the television
I can’t do the long division
Someone do the math
For the people write me off like I’m a one-hit wonder
Gotta find another way to keep from goin’ under
Pull out the stops,
Got your attention
I guess it’s time again for me to mention
The wordplay

Ha La La La La
L-listen closer to the words I lay
Ha La La La La
It’s all about the wordplay
Ha La La La love
The wonderful thing it does
Because, because
I am the wizard of ooh’s and ah’s and fa-la-la’s
Yeah The Mr. A to Z
They say I’m all about the wordplay

I built a bridge across the stream of consciousness
That always seems to be a flowin’
But I don’t know which way my brain is goin’
Oh the rhymin’ and the timin’
Keeps the melodies inside of me
And they’re climbin’
‘Till I’m running out of air
Are you prepared to take a dive into the deep end of my head
Are you listening to a single word I’ve said?

Ah La La La La La La
Listen closer to the words I say
Ah La La La La
I’m Stickin’ to the wordplay
Ah La La La Love
The wonderful thing it does
Because, because
I am the wizard of ooh’s and ah’s and fa-la-la’s
Yeah the Mr. A to Z
They say I’m all about the wordplay

Ha La La La La
I’m all about the wordplay
Ha La La La La
I’m stickin’ with the wordplay
Ha La La La Love
I love the wonderful thing it does
Because, because
The ooh’s and ah’s and fa-la-la’s are back in love
For the Mr. A to Z they say
is all about the wordplay

A song…

Posted: August 7, 2006 in My Muzic

Well, to be truthful I have never heard this song, but my friend wrote to me I should listen to it..so putting it here. N well, it goes with the Friendship Celebration in Town too I guess, and yah a fren of mine told me s/he doesn’t know a single person whom s/he can refer as friend for life! I was like really, so dear Mysterious character hope you Find Someone Soon Enough :) my best wishes..all these years and still a Lone Rider ( I loved this term Maheshji)..Just take a chance, just take a shot.
No paradise but its all we’ve got..( well these two lines are from a song of MLTR) plagarism blame accepted :wink: haha Aba ta Ride on the wild side line hoina ta Saathi?? Best wishes :)

If You’re Not The One Lyrics
MP3 Downloads

If you’re not the one then why does my soul feel glad today?
If you’re not the one then why does my hand fit yours this way?
If you are not mine then why does your heart return my call?
If you are not mine would I have the strength to stand at all?

I never know what the future brings
But I know you are here with me now
We’ll make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with

I don’t wannna run away but I can’t take it, I don’t understand
If I’m not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?

If I don’t need you then why am I crying on my bed?
If I don’t need you then why does your name resound in my head?
If you’re not for me then why does this distance maim my life?
If you’re not for me then why do I dream of you as my wife?

I don’t know why you’re so far away
But I know that this much is true
We’ll make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with
And I wish that you could be the one I die with
And Im praying you’re the one I build my home with
I hope I love you all my life

I don’t wanna run away but I can’t take it, I don’t understand
If I’m not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?

‘Cause I miss you, body and soul so strong that it takes my breath away
And I breathe you into my heart and pray for the strength to stand today
‘Cause I love you, whether it’s wrong or right
And though I can’t be with you tonight
You know my heart is by your side

I don’t wanna run away but I can’t take it, I don’t understand
If I’m not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?

Friends in writing….

Posted: August 1, 2006 in Nice talkin to me

A friend who is simple yet special, ordinary yet extraordinary, plain yet beautiful is atleast the kind you want in your life.

I knew not how to polish my shoes, to make the knot of a tie, knew not of the bus fares, choost pants ( am still unsure if it spells that way),of love, of boys and of chatrooms. I had only stepped out of sixteen. I was too naive to be true. I thought harrasement was an act of help! Studies wasn’t going on great and everything in the “Outer world” shocked me from shaking hands with a male form of humans to having a MALE for a friend. I was young, confused, lonely, angry, friendless, loveless and lifeless and scribbling in my goddamn journal because I had no one to talk to!

Just then she opened the door and said , ” You’ve got mail” handing me the envelope.
I took it, and I could almost hear my heart beat in excitement. I closed the door and hurried to my table.I held the envelope in my hand, took my time and opened the first letter of my life. And never in my whatever years of existence did I ever feel so wanted than I did that evening. Never did I feel so loved, so cared for and so good on realizing that I mattered tosomeone in this wide wide world of familiar strangers……and that instant my defination of a friend changed…just changed for good for something as whacko as this ” A friend is someone whom you can write letters to”

The +2 days got over a long,long time ago but the passion to write letters hasn’t…There’s something inexplicable about writing to people the traditional way, the color of ball pens, the pages torn from the middle of your exercise book, the rush to complete your neverending guff, the yellow patch on the page which has an arrow pointing at it saying( hamile yesma achar khako!), the ever so familiar handwriting…with every letter you post you send a piece of yourself safely sealed from prying eyes to the ones you love…

precious letters, some pics and lulu my huggin partner

Chats are a total nuisance( total wordplay), emails hold more truth because you take time ( but that can be either to fabricate a story or to explain your feelings word by word , yet its mechanical) but letters when you sit down to write one…its an emotional affair, straight from the heart on the paper…… :)

Here are a few experts from the letters I have received…

( April 3,2006)

“It is a beggar’s pride that he is not a thief.” I am both if ‘beggar’ doesn’t only mean one who literally goes out for begging and if ‘thief’ doesn’t only mean one who takes things without asking. Now, what I beg and what I steal have nothing to do with what I am trying to do a the moment. And what I am trying to do has nothing to do with what I beg and what I steal…and the only thing I am confused ’bout is I don’t know what I am confused about.
……………………
How well do I know you dear lady? And do I give a damn to it? I am a fool in both cases: if I do it or if I don’t do it. Do we know the stars? Do we know the flowers, the rains? We love them. We don’t go digging who they are. I don’t, and if anyone does he’s either a god or a beast: and fortunately or unfortunately I am none.

(Feb 12,2004), New Delhi
12:00am
Its 13th Feb now. The gals in my dorm are rushing here and there wishing each other Happy Kiss Day & I can see some sending a long distant flying kiss to their bfs. Ke garnu hamro ta one more V-day gone to waste. You all to must be having great plans for 14th rt? After all everyone has a m-fren now… Don’t forget to tell us all the details ok Ms Observer and Reporter. You know what, I was so glad to know that you and …. still don’t have bfs,
you know…I mean its not a big deal in having a m-fren but its nice to know that some old frens are still the same old ones that I know.

( Jan 19,2004), New Delhi
Sometimes the puff of air so slight blows away the castle of dreams one so lovingly built;tears flow nonstop, close your eyes once and think the hands that always wipe your tears are missing, those consoling words are mute and the laughter if you ever want to hear vanish along with the face, can you live all alone ? One may try how hard to be one’s own friend; but then pat you back for some good you’ve done do you feel the same? Had we the guts to live all alone. Why would God create the others for us, too many of questions? The options yours, yours the answer.

Hope none of them sound like love letters! For they are not, they are much more than that! I came across a wonderful saying yesterday: Friendship has a coolness to it. Love has heat. One moment you are happy, next you are sad. It changes in instants. So let your relation begin with love and culminate into frienship.

CHERISH LOVE, CHERISH FRIENDSHIP, COME CELEBRATE LIFE!
HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY EVERYONE!

N to all my school dudes: Roll no 1, 3, 8,12,13,14,15,18,21,22,24,26,29….Miss you….miss every moment spent with you…Love you loads
“Yaadein yaad aati hai,
Batein bhul jaatein hai,
Woh yaadein kisi dilo janamne chale jane ki baad aati hain “……..