Diwali 2006: A meet with my close old friends

juNya आठवणी जूने miTra

This is my first Diwali which I am celebrating with my parents after I joined PERSISTENT.

I really enjoyed this Diwali very much because now few of my Dreams have become true.

By the way, on this Diwali I met with my old friend, my schooling friends...

• Vikas Deshmukh, Ankesh Sahu, Jay Mehta, Parminder Singh Dhami, Neetu Mirani, Pooja Manuja...

I hope I have met them after a period of 5-6 years... It was really a good experience to meet our old school friends after along time...

• Vikas Deshmukh:

My good friend in STD 8 to 10; and after wards also. But I think we had lost the contact after I came to Pune and he was still in Amravati. So I think when we met it was almost a meet after 2 years. He came to my house. We had a long chat about each other, sharing the daily routine of each other. Then he told me that Jay had a very serious accident in recent so his leg is badly fractured. So my next destination was Jay Mehta.

• Jay Mehta:

My Evergreen best friend in STD 8 to 10; we met many times after that. But I don’t think we had recently met each other in last 3-4 years. So I decided to meet him. I had never seen his new house before. But I had seen the location of his new house in STD 8^th when his house was under construction. So as per my memories of 9 years back I went to his house. He was very much surprised that how I was able to find his house as I have never seen it before. Again he was surprised that how I came to meet him all of sudden. We had a great Chat that day for an hour or two. It was all about near past happening. On that I came to know about my various Old friends what they are currently doing. After a good Chat I left his house. My next destination was the house of Neetu.

• Neetu Mirani:

My Best friend in STD 8 to 10; after that we hardly met each other. But this time I have decided to go to her house and meet her after a long interval of 7 to 8 years. I didn’t know where does she live? But what I know was her father name is Jagdish Mirani and she lives in so and so colony. I was sure I will get her house. When I reached their colony;

I asked one person “Ye Jagdish Mirani kaha rahate hain pata hain?”

He replied “Yaha 4-5 Mirani rahate hain aapko konse waale chahiye…”

After that he asked me few questions but I don’t know the answer to any question.

At last he said “aap kisi ek Miranike yaaha jaao aur unhe puncho ki Jagdish Mirani kaha rahate”.

So I decided to go one of the Mirani’s house and ask them. And fortunately the first Mirani’s house was what I was searching. The younger Sister of Neetu opened the door.

I asked her “Is Neetu there?”

She said “Yes, Please come inside.”

Then we have a great chat for an hour or two; about our old days of school and the new days of our carrier.

i will complete this blog soon...

VO KAGAZ KI KASHTI VO BARISH KA PANI

Yeh degree bhi lelo ye naukari bhi lelo,
Bhale Chheen lo mujhse USA ka Visa...........
magar mujhko lauta do college ka canteen,
vo chaay ka paani vo teeKha samosaa..........

kadi dhoop mein apne ghar se nikalnaa,
vo project ki Khatir shahar bhar bhataknaa,
vo lecture mein doston ki proxy lagaanaa,
vo sir ko chidhanaa ,vo aeroplane udaanaa,

vo submission ki raton ko jagnaa jagaanaa,
vo orals ki kahani vo practical ka Kissaa.....
bimaari ka reason de ke time badhanaa,
vo doosron ke assignments ko apnaa banaanaa,

vo seminar ke din paironka chhatpatanaa,
vo workshop mein din raat pasinaa bahanaa,
vo exam ke din ka bechain maahaul ,
par vo maa ka vishvas - Teachar ka Bharosaa.....

vo pedon ke neeche gappe ladanaa,
vo raaton mein drawing sheets banaanaa,
vo exams ke akhari din theatre mein jaanaa,
vo bhole se freshers ko hamesha sataanaa,

without any reason common off pe jaanaa,
test ke waqt table mein kitabon ko rakhnaa,
isi tarah teachers ko dena Jhansaa........

college ki sabse purani nishaanee,
vo chaaywala jise saare kehte the... jaani,
vo jaani ke hathon ki 'cutting' chaay meethee,

vo chupkese journal mein bheji hui chitthi,
vo padh tehi chiththi uska bhadakna,
vo chehre ki laali vo aankhon ka Gussaa.....

college ki wo saari lambisi raatein,
vo doston se canteen mein pyaari si baatein,
vo gathering ke din ka ladnaa Jhagadnaa,
vo ladkiyon ka yuhin hamesha akadnaa,

bhulaaye nahin bhool sakta hai koi,
vo college, vo batein, vo shararatein vo javani...
kaash hum phir dohra sakte kahani......

vo kagaz ki kashti vo barish ka pani