Saturday 26 August 2017

तन्हा है हम कहीं...




तन्हा है  हम कहीं ..,कहीं वो तन्हा घर में अकेले...,

देखूँ कब तक ये मंज़र अकेले मैं..,
सरगोशियाँ सी हैं..,आजकल हवाओं में...!

एक से बढ़ कर एक फूल अकेले ही ...!
सफ़र पर हम चले थे अकेले ही..,  

निगाहों ने देखी है..,नुमाइश हज़ारों की..,
फ़लक में देखो तो..,परिंदा उड़ा जा रहा अकेला ही..!

सीने के अंदर..., सुलगता रहा अकेले जो ...,
इरादा जो किया ...,तुझ से बिछड़ जिलेगें  ...!

ख़फ़ा तो नहीं हैं...,, ज़माने से 'दीप'...,
जो अक्सर अकेले...,, ही  देखे गए हैं..!

तन्हा है  हम कहीं ..,कहीं वो तन्हा घर में अकेले...!!!


दीप 


Wednesday 16 August 2017

शमा ...

शमा ...



हर पहर जिसकी लौ से..,तस्वीर बना करती है...,
मेरे पहलु में भी..,ऐसी ही एक शमा जला करती है..!

सहमी सी  धड़कनो में है जो बात...,
वो इन खामोश आखो से बयां होती है...!

शोर सा है हर सू..,आखें है बयाबान..,
हर ओर तेरी ही आवाज सुनाई देती है...!

ख़ामोश क्यों हो..,हमसे कोई बात करो या ख़ुदा..,
दिन भर अब जिंदगी..,तेरे सजदे में हुआ करती है...!

शमा जलती है..,तो ज़माने को पता चलता है..,
दिल के जलने की ख़बर..,आख़िर किसको हुआ करती है...!!!


दीप 


Wednesday 9 August 2017

वादा...




मोहब्बत में न जाने...,कैसी ये अनहोनी हो गई...,
पता ही नहीं चला...,कब उनसे से मोहब्बत हो गई...,

करीब आकर उन्होंने मेरे...,मुझे सीने से क्या लगाया...,
मौसम हसीं होते ही...,बिन मौसम की बरसात हो गई...,

लबों को छू के...,प्यार का वो एहसास जगाया...,
बांहो में जब लिया उन्होंने...,तो मेरी गहरी हो गई...,


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मन बहका देख उन आँखों को ...,दिल की धड़कन तेज हो गई..,
देखा जो उनको नजर भर तो...,ये दिल में इबादत हो गई...,

हाथ थाम कर...,आज तुमसे ये वादा करते हैं जान...,
की ये साँसे ये जिंदगी...,सिर्फ तेरे नाम हो गई...!!!


दीप 


Thursday 3 August 2017

Questionnaire with author "Faraaz Kazi"


So, for this month  featuring  author is "Faraaz Kazi" 



Can you tell us a little about yourself? Your profession and your hobbies!!

Faraaz Kazi is a two time national award-winning writer of four books. His latest book, More Than Just Friends has been one of the most downloaded books on the Juggernaut reading app. He lives in Mumbai with his family and heads Kwebmaker Digital. To be a good writer, you must be a great reader. No wonder then that I try and stick to a reading schedule as much as possible across a wide array of genres and authors. When I’m not reading and provided I have some leisure time at hand (which is as rare as a blue moon), I like to sing, play the Guitar, grab a game of cricket or carom or binge watch Game of Thrones.To be a good writer, you must be a great reader. No wonder then that I try and stick to a reading schedule as much as possible across a wide array of genres and authors. When I’m not reading and provided I have some leisure time at hand (which is as rare as a blue moon), I like to sing, play the Guitar, grab a game of cricket or carom or binge watch Game of Thrones.
moved to GuruNanak Khalsa College of Science to complete my plus two. He went on to complete my undergraduate degree in management and eventually obtained an MBA in marketing. I am a triple post-graduate with a Masters in psychology and counseling and another one in Human Resources. I have also done a diploma in Freelance Journalism from The British Institutes and a certificate in Creative Writing from Xavier's Institute of Communication. To be a good writer, you must be a great reader. No wonder then that I try and stick to a reading schedule as much as possible across a wide array of genres and authors. When I’m not reading and provided I have some leisure time at hand (which is as rare as a blue moon), I like to sing, play the Guitar, grab a game of cricket or carom or binge watch Game of Thrones.


Questionnaire with author  "Faraaz Kazi" 

1. How did you first get involved in with writing, are you an imaginative person?


Yes, you can’t be a writer without being imaginative. I grew up an ardent reader. It didn’t take me a long time to graduate from a Tinkle Digest to an Enid Blyton adventure. By seven, I picked up the pen in hand to write fan fiction on my favorite tales and eventually started creating my own stories.

2.  What do you find most challenging about your writing?

As writing isn’t something that I do full-time, finding the time to pen down what’s on your mind or continuing where you left off is quite a challenge. I try and manage it over weekends somehow.

3.   What do you do when you are not writing?

Make some money, of course. In India, writing isn’t financially as rewarding as other conventional careers. One such conventional hat, I happen to wear during the day time disguised as a corporate slave whenever I’m not wearing the writer’s cape.

4.   Where do you see yourself in the next 6 months, and 5 years down the road?

I live in the present and only the present. The future is uncertain and is determined by our present, the course of actions that we take now shape our tomorrow. But the positive being that I am I would say, wherever I am, I see myself happy J

5.  How do you keep coming up with material/content for your story?

Research and observation are the two most important instruments. I use them as applicable to come up with trains of thought from where I can lead the proceedings through skill.

6. Any specific tips you have for new writers who want to make it big in the world of published books?

Write for yourself, neither for money nor for fame and most of all, never for the market. Just write, leave the rest of the thinking for later. Remember publishing is a bonus and shouldn’t be the outcome.
Till date, I have eleven works written but I have published only three so far. It’s a learning curve, you will know what to do when once your writing instinct takes over. For now, just write!

7.     What’s the best thing a writer can give to his readers?

The ability to see the world through his eyes. It’s a very simple yet profound thing to do and very few writers are capable of achieving it as writing is a communication process and all kinds of communication have challenges of interpretation and analysis attached to them.

8. A lot of people are interested in writing for the money earning potential. What are some tips for people interesting in making money from writing? What are some realistic expectations in regards to what can be made?

I could write a whole book on this but to cut a long story short, I quote myself from the past, “Don’t expect to make money out of your writing in a market like India unless you happen to be drawing five points on someone while spending a night in a call centre and making three mistakes of your life in two different states while hoping for a revolution by the year 2020 along with half a girlfriend who happens to be one Indian girl.”

9.   What motivates you most in life?

In a general sense, it would be real life inspiration from people around me. When it comes to writing, it would be the love of my readers that keeps me going.

10.  The majority of the readers tend to take sides due to religion and such other considerations.

For me, writing or for that matter any other cultural art form is unbiased and without any prejudice to anyone’s caste or for that matter, their political views. A true Faraaz Kazi reader will always stick to the overall appeal of a work without being prejudiced to any such elements that cause friction in the society.


11.  What are your views on increasing plagiarism?

It’s unavoidable. Thanks to the technology available on demand. To curb it, one must have stricter laws and a level of automated tracking that can detect patterns as soon as a work is submitted. This can be either at the agent’s end or the publisher’s end and if anything remotely resembling something is flagged off then the matter should be investigated and the person submitting it should be questioned. We need a broader governing council for this and that would take a long time because the Indian publishing industry is yet to be taken seriously by any ruling government.