Teraa chehera sanam ek rubaai si hai

Here are the lyrics of another song I just love:

Jaane kaisi shab dhali, Jaane kaise yeh din khila
Jaane kaise kab kaha chal padaa yeh silsilaa
Meri aankho ko yeh kaisa manjar milaa
Tere har nakshq me bas khuda hi khuda
Teraa chehera sanam ek rubaai si hai
Mere dil jism-o-jaan pe tu chhayi si hai

Betabiyon ke shaam-o-sahar se
Waaqif na tha mai dard-e-jigar se
Gujaraa nahi tha mai to kabhi bhi
Pyaar ki dilkash raah-e-gujar se
Diwanagi ki yeh imtehaa hai
Har chehere me chehera tera
Saari duniya teri parchhai si hai
Mere dil jism-o-jaan pe tu chhayi si hai

Teri kashish ka jaadu ajab hai
Har waqt muzko teri talab hai
Yuhi nahi mai besudh hua hu
Is pyaas ka to koi sabab hai
Tere siwa na ab koi aarman
Ab jindagi hai tuzse meri
Bin tere har jagah tanhai si hai
Mere dil jism-o-jaan pe tu chhayi si hai

P.S. This beautiful song with lovely music is wasted on screen on Rahul Khanna and Tanushri Datta :-((

Amul girl might go to Guinness book of World records

This one piece of news really gladdened my heart. The picture of this cute cartoon character of a 4-year old girl accompanied by a catchy take on one of the latest happenings has over the years made me look out for Amul posters. Each time it has given me a chance to smile - irrespective of my mood. And each time I have wondered at the geniuses who create it. Check out the ads at http://www.amul.tv/amultv/advertisements.html

I was surprised to read that it has been 40 years since the ads started - 1967 to 2007. And so "utterly butterly delicious" might end up in the Guinness book of World records as the longest running outdoor advertizing campaign.

Thank you Amul girl for making me smile all these years! And hope you are around for 100 more.

Three cheers for the "The taste of India"!

Ria lost the battle

Ria lost the battle on Monday - against leukemia. Who was Ria? Check out http://giveindia.org/give/pledgepage/donateforria

I am sad and angry at the same time. I continue to go through my daily chores but she is in my mind. And the nagging persistent question - why do such young children have to pass away while there are thousands in this world who are living when they don't want to? If at all God calls me one day this is the first question I am going to ask Him....

About the giveindia site. It lets you donate to charity of your choice. It tells you exactly where your money went and also gives you proof for that. Do check it out.....