Pratibhatane...

Monday, January 25, 2010 | By Mahesh Sindbandge
I am not much known for poetry( read 'of literature kinds') and I envy people who write so beautifully that it makes me awe.   Anyways below is a poem that I endeavored to translate in English from here. Comparison is a difficult task for you in literal terms, apart from the poet(to whom it belongs) himself.

Why are you silent O ' Birds?
witnessing the violence that occurred?
You had enough of patience,
need now, a stone heart O bird.
Let the trumpets of heart sound
with the tolerance so profound
akin to the growl of thunderous waterfall.
Don't let go this time,Don't let go this time.

Why are you silent O ' Flowers?
and what are you laughing for?
shake off and do stand against
the compulsion that's needed for yours.
bring to the halt, your very smile
let your defiance, journey a mile.
grow thorns throughout, and let them be hostile
Don't let go this time,Don't let go this time.


Why are you slowing down O'Nature?
after testing your powers, with each passing hour
why so much of unbearable silence, still there
Isn't the time this is, for the mankind to bare?
you had played until now , enough of hide n seek
let your powers take charge this time and speak
of your victory against the mankind so shallow and weak.
Don't let go this time,Don't let go this time.

Why is this injustice O ' man
doesn't it occur to your knowledge that centuries ago began,
Animals, birds and the nature rebel..
why cant you wake up now, from the ignorant dwell?
cant you make peace now?
can't you save your next generations from the tremble?

P.S:The writer of this poem or say the blogger himself  for that matter feels that Kannada is being neglected a lot. I have had in-numerous conversations with him over this matter though it never reached to a proper conclusion anytime. Kannada is one of the major Dravidian languages in south India. (If you ask me, its a way ahead in its historical domination over other south Indian languages(Sorry! I have no idea of Marathi, though i speak that language) and the Carnatic classical music is its specialty). Though this poem reflects a theme different from this but I thought talking about it helps in spreading the word and allowing awareness among the unknowns.Its a humble request to spread a word, if you feel the language you speak is getting ignored. The only way you can do that is by speaking it.Like nature, it helps in saving our own culture.

P.S.S: I thought of posting this long back, when I was going through 'Learning Kannada' state to let you know guys how my learning Kannada is going on but somehow I didn't.Now that I found this poem in my drafts, I posted it.

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Love...!

Monday, January 25, 2010 | By Mahesh Sindbandge


No topic has been discussed more than love. For ages we have been the audience to great love stories, some happy and some tragic. The mere mention of love puts a shine on some people's face while a layer of sadness appears for those who failed in love relationships. People "fall" in and out of love every now and then.

I personally believe that love is a gift that we should enjoy to the fullest. But whenever I look around, I don't see anybody enjoying it.

Some people feel upset, frustrated and irritated. They put all the blame on their partners, and soon they change their partners. The same thing happens again with the next partner. Eventually, the blame moves to love in general. If not love, then circumstances, situations, etcetera gets blamed. Have any of us ever tried to find out why love gives us so much pain? Let's take some moments out of our so-called love lives, and see what's really happening.

I believe that love is becoming a synonym for infatuation. After a couple of meetings, both boy and girl declare that they are in love. Then, sooner or later, both of them are in "love" with somebody else! This cycle is just unending. The problem lies in labeling physical attraction as love. If love is a flower, then infatuation is a plastic flower. Both look like same but only the real flower can bestow its beauty on you. You can possess and keep the plastic rose for years. You can keep it to satisfy your mind but you can't satisfy your heart with it.

We need to understand that we can't make love happen. Just let everything go smoothly and it will happen by itself. I am not saying to avoid approaching those you like. Approach these people with pure heart and feelings, but only to be friends. Don't think that you might be the ideal couple. Don't confuse infatuation and love. After you get to know the difference between love and infatuation, only then you will be able to enjoy the love!

Love should be unconditional. We often put conditions in front of love, such as desiring someone who doesn't talk too much or who is more social. It's wrong to call this love. Love doesn't need any conditions. We might not realize it but it's these conditions that are responsible for our failures and pains in love. Always remember, if others love you or if you love others, love them as they are. If you try to change people in order to love them, then it's not love. It becomes a deal. Love is very bad at doing business. It knows no dealings.

Consciously or subconsciously, we destroy our lives by demanding too much from our partners. Our mind is very calculating and very greedy. It never gets satisfied with anything. If our partner spends three hours with us, we want him to spend another two hours. If he eats breakfast with us, we want him to eat lunch and dinner with us. This creates irritation. We need to understand that we have to enjoy our time to the fullest. Even if it is 10 minutes, we can spend those minutes by caring and loving each other. But most of us spend those 10 minutes fighting and arguing over the fact that why the other partner has just 10 minutes to spend.

If not corrected early, it starts happening everyday. Every day there is an argument over the same thing, and very soon the relationship ends because of such senseless demands. Some people say that whenever they are with their partners, they talk about their job or themselves all the time. Maybe the job and family is where they find excitement. Just enjoy that moment. Keep one thing in mind-that the more demands you put in front of your partner, the more distance you are creating in your relationship. You may not realize it in the beginning, but by the time you realize it, it's too late!

Something worth mentioning is possessiveness. Partners try to posses each other always. They need to understand that love is not a commodity that one can possess. We think that if we don't possess each other, that means we don't love each other. By possessing our partner, we prove our love! I suggest you to let your love fly like a bird. Put 100 percent trust in it. If it's yours it will be with you always. If it's not, then let it go. Let it beautify some other person's life. Somebody else will beautify your life. Never forget that if you try to possess your love, then you are insulting your love. If you respect your love, then let it fly in the air. You will see its beauty when you actually start practicing it.

Last but not the least is jealousy, which I believe is the most harmful thing in any relationship. I have personally seen many beautiful and long relationships destroyed because of it. Jealousy arises when a partner can't bear to see the other partner with some other person of the opposite sex. I believe love is all about making the other person happy. Do you think he will be able to be happy with you if you take him away from others? Absolutely not. Nobody likes to be enslaved. Let your partner be happy with others. If your love is pure, your partner will realize he can't get the happiness that you give to him from others.

Jealousy also creates weird situations in the mind. We start suspecting every action of our partners and creating narratives and scenarios in our heads. We get jealous before anything even happens. Read the newspaper every day for a week and you will read at least one story regarding the murder of somebody due to jealousy. It's bliss if you are not jealous by nature. If you do get jealous, I would suggest you to drop it right now before it ruins your life, as well as others'.

The topic of relationships is so vast that a whole book could be written on it. The point of writing this article is let you know the beauty of love and how to enjoy it to its fullest. We all need to revise our dictionaries. We have to stop using the phrase "fall in love." Instead we all have to "rise in love." Jealousy, possessiveness and demands are some of the ways to fall in love. Getting rid of them is the only way to rise in love. Just try to give more and more love to your partner. Don't think you are getting less love. It's not a stock market in which you have to get a bigger return on what you have invested. It's love, which knows no such things. If you find it difficult or weird, it's not your fault. I hope that after reading this article, at least half of Baruch would rise in love. You will see how beautiful it is. All the best!

P.S: I received this article as a mail and i thought i should it with you guys. You might have come across this cuz its a year old archive mail. Though its old, it has the meaning that stands true even in this times.

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Fiction 55 : Look around, every moment has something to tell you.

Monday, January 18, 2010 | By Mahesh Sindbandge
Heights of Silliness:


"Oh! you like him?" Rekha asked.
"Oh hell! yes I do" Aparna replied with excitement.
"What do you like about him?"
"Well..." she looked away feeling shy.
"Thats ok..you can tell me"
"he smells like my father when he smokes"
"What?" Rekha was taken aback with surprise.

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Friend's Corner:

I was chatting with my best friend who is very funny at times.

"Sorry, I shouted this noon at you"
"Thats OK I can understand"
"One thing I don't understand'
"Whats that?"
"Don't you get irritated with my behaviour , sometimes?? "
"NO..never'
"why is that?"
"because..."
"because..?"
"because you got a nice ass :D ".

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My love, my baby, my destiny:

"We should break up"
"Why?" he continued " my love, my baby, my destiny"
" I don't know. I don't feel that connection with you any more".
Silence.
"Can we just be friends? "
Silence.
"Ok." he murmured to himself .
my love, my baby, my destiny.
He smiled for her sake, as always,  hiding his agony .

P.S: You must be wondering whats the fish with the title. To tell you the truth, these 3 F55 are taken from real life incidents. When i look back at all of them, life really is so amusing. You never know whats in store for you.
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Forsaken Dreams...

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 | By Mahesh Sindbandge

You must be wondering what i have been up to.. But the sad things is this new year has brought a mixed kind of emotions at my end. I do not see a reason to blame the year but then i don't see a reason for not to do so. Have been busy with few things at my end which i will probably update as soon as it gets a face to show off and for the same reason i haven't had a chance to read many blogs.. I am reading each post one by one..so...i will reach yours, soon.

Okay, Coming back to actual update. I was involved in writing an entry for  THE short fiction contest going on at Clarity of Night which as a matter of fact is a very neck to neck competition.!

It was really a wonderful experience writing for it , as for the first time i took part in any writing competition in blogging world and I am sure that my entry will surprise you because..because..because..you see it yourself ;). Do visit and you will see that more than 200 short stories were sent for the competition and you will realize "why am i not aware of all this?" .

Meanwhile, my entry is up for it  and I'd love to read your comments on it.
So please jump to this link and show me some of your love: MY ENTRY

After getting comments to post the poem here itself, i am posting it here and this is the original version bcuz the entry i sent was suppose to be of 250 words and i had filtered few stanza's for the sake of sending it to competition.

Here you go!

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Why do I feel,
so out of place.
why have I been called,
a family's disgrace.

I may never see beyond,
what they blindly accuse.
with time flying by,
am drowning in my blues.

Lying on my couch,
I felt all alone.
wish someone can hear,
and see me, moan.

urging birds inside me,
to sing and fly.
for they are strong,
but embarrassed and shy.


what can I do?
I find nothing in view?

Resting on the window,
gazing across the fields.
caught sight of a bird ,
emerging from the shields.

It was full of life,
in clouds so high.
thought for a while,
dreaming once to fly.

where will you go,
the shadows asked.
I recognized the demon,
though he was masked.

After waiting for ages,
I got prepared to say it.
I knew it was coming,
time for my aces to lay it.



why shouldn't I try?
I repeated with a sigh.

How long will you hide,
came the question from inside.
"No more! not any more"
I said, having my eyes dried.

letting my spirits fly,
higher in the blue sky.
battled my demons,
going past,while they die.

I am no longer forsaken,
from the dreams I dreamed.
"hope is food for next moment",
across the fields I beamed.

passion is always there,
just have to look around.
you will see the light,
that is intensely profound.

I appeal to you,
deep from the heart.
listen to my say,
before you depart.

I like Romeo,
cuz i am born like that.
Juliet has no place,
in my story from start.

Now you know it.
Opinions if, bestow it.
No matter what happens,
I am sure, i can sew it.

P.S: Last time i felt so happy after writing a poem of 64 lines in Hindi and now its English ;) I know i am beating my own trumpet but i am just happy with it.That's all.

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