The pole Star

Few days ago ,while sailing through the channel list of the television, I suddenly paused on one of the channels. On this channel, a series was dedicated to Mythology, and the episode showcased one of the touching stories of 'Dhruv Taara( The Pole Star)'.

In the Hindu mythology , Lord Vishnu is said to have blessed a child whose name was Dhruv, who went on to become the ultimate 'Pole Star' as we know today.

The story goes somewhat like this.

Dhruv was the elder son of one of the kings, who also had a second wife and the younger of his kids was from the second wife.
The Maharaja(King) showed some more affection towards the younger son, while his second wife always wished that her son should become the successor of his father, instead of the elder son Dhruv.( In ancient days, the eldest of the sons used to inherit the kingdom from his father.)

Dhruv, pining for his father's love, used to steal glimpses of his father, who was busy bestowing his love and playing with the younger son.The king used to make him sit on his lap, tell stories and fairy tales.

In a nutshell, Dhruv experienced the love of his father,being bestowed on his younger brother, from a distance, until, one rare night when the Maharaja was playing 
with both of his sons, his second wife interreupted. She  frowned and jolted back upon Dhruv to leave immediately. Elder, but still a kid, Dhruv went on to his Mother ,sobbing, with his eyes saturated with tears and posted his queries, " Why I am not allowed to play with my father? Does he  love us any more? I want to play along with him, I want to enjoy the warmth of Father-Son relationship from which I have been deprived of ,for so long; I want to sit on my Father' s lap and listen to the stories.....".
His mother replied,  " Love and hatred are two facets of the life.whenever you feel like, that someone else is occupying your position you've to toil hard and with your sincere efforts and hard work, you have to attain the higher position. You are the elder son, you will have to prove yourself and make everyone realise your worth."

That day, Dhruv sat down in meditation,prayed and prayed and till his sincere efforts bore him the fruit. Lord Vishu was extremely fascinated and impresses by Dhruv's dedication and spirits. He asked him to make a wish. Dhruv asked " My mother said, we have to toil hard to achieve a higher position. Can you please grant me a higher position so that my father may show little affection towards us? "

Lord Vishnu came to know all about Dhruv.

He made Dhruv sit on his lap and carried him to the acme, the highest position, a permanent position where every one can see him, where everyone can respect and love him, and from where he could prove his worth!

He was also blessed that he would be the one to guide all the people towards the correct path of life over the years to come.

Even today , and many more years to come, The pole star will be the divine symbol of permanence, illuminating our paths towards success and achievements.

Science and mythology are in fact, two facets of the same coin.

In science you believe, what you see;
In mythology you see , what you believe.

If its night out there, then do make a note of the pole star, maybe you can find out some more secrets lying in the divine brightness.

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TravelPie : Delhi Darshan : Connaught Place

Day 2

Day 2: Connaught Place(Aka CP Aka Rajiv Chowk for the Metro Commuters)

The majestic Connought Place lies in the heart of Lutyen's Delhi. The Circular structures that often mark the Presence of Delhi on Google Maps,are that of the Connought place.

Though most of the buildings are in white, you can observe here ,nearly all the colours of Delhi ,at their best.

Some Trendy,Some Classy, Some wierd, Some Confused,Some Amusing, Some Hilarious, Some Extra Juvinile,and Some pretending themselves to be Larger than life!

Quite populated, be it a vacation or not; it houses most of the couples trying hard to escape into some Good Times,away from their regular schedules. It is their moment indeed! Many People earn their Living by selling Books,novels,flowers, chana Masala,Popcorns,Ice Creams etc. Probably, their sales are much larger than the big fat Shop owners!

A pretty no. of Luxurious and Expensive restaurants,are lined up,for your reception;provided You've enough Bucks to pay for each smile they shower upon you! :-)

Shoppers,once here, dont pause or wait for some freaky guys to deliver you a packet,inspite of all the efforts of Flipkart's recent Ad! :-P

They Choose,Grab,Own all with a pride, and a "I am the King of the world" kinda feeling keeps radiating from their faces.

 Probably, some people,as you'd observe, shop just to make others envy,many a times,its turns the other way round.

 ;-)

You could find people busy clicking selfies, and few of them,posing a BMW ,Audi or a Mercedes Benz, in their background, while their true owners are busy swiping their cards in some Brand X showrooms.( How many of you have actually 'sefied ' yourselves like that? That's bit crazy, but You can go crazy sometimes :) )

"Central park has greenary in abundance ", I heard a guy, busy spotting the green dots!

Some Popcorn, Some chips, and a Movie; you'd love to, if you have someone to show it off to;

" 180 Bucks for just a handful of Popcorn! That's Robbing in public!", I heard an Old Man freaking out at the Well Polished Popcorn seller, who had an appreciable amount of corporate glare.

All he replied to the Old Man, was just to give a fake smile at him, mostly sarcastic!

Now that, we were finally done with the movie, we had to leave the airconditioned theater.

It was Hot! Very hot!

Seemed like Global warming was done, inflicting CP in just 12 hrs of the day!

It becomes even more populated in the evening, with some teenagers, highschool kidults joining the crowd and literally living up their Lives, as they call it!

So, in a nutshell, CP offers, activities of a lifetime! You cant really miss it!

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TravelPie : Delhi Darshan : Paharganj

Day 1 PaharGanj, New Delhi

With the beams of Sunlight filtering through the shimmering canopy over the concrete lanes, the ambience is made up by the aroma of Flowers, Food and Fragrances.

Towards my right,is the famous " Mashhoor Paneer Waale Chhole Bhature" followed by a tagline illustrating its monopoly over the Paharganj Market or in a broader sense, all over Delhi!

The daily commuters,and amidst them a few amateur tourists, are busy collecting plates and their respective 'Bhature' from a 'Not so hygenic' looking Counter,populated by three men,darkedned by the immense heat they had been accumulating for the past 50 Years or so.

Moving on, a series of Restaurants pave our way to the Hotel lane. You literally have to hold yourself,or else you shall be dragged to these  restaurants,No matter how hard you try to cope up with them.

Following the Food lane, was instilled a corridor , containing Hotels and Lodges,tariffs being completely in your Budget; which in turn house small shops with glassed walls, claiming their monopoly over the travel Industry of India! It says " Ticket Confirm karaye, Air Ticket,Tatkal Ticket, starting @ 999 " , except for the "*" mark that would be visible on Large Hordings.

There are People,and People and yet more.

To cross the same safely, you must be Sturdy enough to evacuate your locus through the arrayed streets and Markets.

The Market and the independent Rehris sprawl over a large area, most of them ,selling anything that you try to imagine, and at prices that are either much above or much less than your expectations; obviously depending upon you Bargaining Skills and Adjustments!

You can find "Banarasi Pan Bhandaar ",wherein they provide beetal leaves,stuffed with typical Indian essence,beetal Nuts,Mouth Freshner, mint extracts, sweetner, and a small piece of cherry; which will be enough to melt into your mouth and give you a sensation like Never Experienced before!

and it all comes for a decent price of Ten bucks!

As the noon approaches, the heat intensity increases to extent,enough to compell you to carry yourself to the Airconditioned Restaurants lined up near RamNagar. Two purposes are already served once you spend an hour or so in these, one The Heat,secondly, Rest to your feets.

The evenings are even more colourful,when the lanes studded with dotted Multicoloured bulbs mark their magnificence,illuminating the dusty streets. The Shopoholics would find themselves at the right place.You would seem to get confused and a bit amused at the Variety being offered. You've got to make the way out for yourself. The Sounds are no less. A small FM Radio,kept over a wooden plank,attached to the wall of the wooden shop  is utilized to its maximum,using Speakers with extra bass and treble. If you are accustomed to Soft Music,I guess,You've to struggle really hard, to make out the correct song from a dozen songs being played simultaneously,from the music lovers!

A Large nearly flat open container stores nearly fifty litres of Extra Creamy Milk ,which are served with a frothy appearance,tickling your taste buds to have the same quickly, But Wait! This is to be careful, or else your taste buds will be violently burnt,owing to the huge amount of Latent heat it has accumulated over the periods of Heating and Reheating.

Beware of each an every person,that you would come across,as they could literally,grab you and pressurize you enough to pay for a Hotel Room, that you may not be in need of even!

The Nights never pours down,its upto you,at what time you say Yourself Good Night !

The place never sleeps,rather you would have to !

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A little girl was waiving her hands to my train as it was running adjacent to her house.


I felt like waiving mine too. Hoping that someone must have also waived back at her.



These are small childish things that take us back to our childhood, how we used to hold our gaze at the Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains,when it ran in all its mighty speed,How we waived at the passengers in other trains,and they replied back too, by waiving their hands.


Childhood is just innocence,when the mind is not entrapped into the complexities of Life,or may be you can just say it artificialities or our plastic behaviour just to show ourselves as the best infront of others. One cannot deny this fact,however, Innocence is what best decribes childhood.



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I dont know your name,but I love to see you smiling,


I dont talk to you often,

But I love to see you talking,


I dont know why you bring those tears to your pink rose cheeks,

But I cry in my heart at seeing those tear droplets,


I dont know why i cant say anything when you're infront of me,

But that every bit of mine,inside me, claims in a silent voice" You're mine"


Love beats

Keep Loving

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Spread Smiles :-)

Every moment when you laughed forgetting all the worries, surrendering yourself to YOUR OWN world,& not of others.

Every moment,you cling to your Parents without any specific reason,making them smile,laugh and forget all anguish and Grins.

Every moment you place a Kiss on the forehead of Your partner,making him/her believe that You are their for him/her,will sort out all your issues and make you Smile together

Every moment when you offer a piece of bread to the poor guy beside the street,who smiles and greets you,with a thousand thanks in his Mind

Every drop of water that you sprinkle on your Flowers and Plants in the Garden,making them relieved of the scortching heat of the Sun,and the flowers Smile with relief and Enjoyment.

Every Smile that you spread to Your surroundings will multiply exponentially and would make your Life full of Smiles. So,Start Now, Spread Smile,Spread Love,Spread Humanity and Our World will Become A better place to Live in.
Keep Smiling, spread SMILES.







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They NEED YOU indeed

Their wrinkled faces with marks and bruises,with each line depicting its own story

Their Helpless eyes sunk deep enough within their flattened cheeks,still set in the search of Something or Someone,with
the eyelids closing periodically

Their not so healthy bodies lurching in the wheel chairs

Their weak and thin Hands with each vein transparently visible

Their grey white coloured hair, irregularly oriented over their ears and forehead,some coming even to their noses and cheeks

Their framed spectacle,appealing as if it is the only asset they possess

Their dry lips,as if they have not experienced the water droplets for years,half folded inside the only few teeths in their mouth.

Their eyebrows contract upwards with every moment they try to look at you

Just give them a smiling glance and they forget themselves, Their Eyes brighten up,Their cheeks start blushing with Joy, The only teeth in their Mouth is clearly visible as they smile with their lips apart, They Live the moment with all Happiness,Enthusiasm and Joy,Their world is rejuvenated with the flowers of Happiness.

Let them smile,Let them live their Lives some more!!
And Tell Yourselves that THEY NEED YOU INDEED!!!


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