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Google: The Latest Inadvertant Christian Missionary!

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Category: Generalia
Published: 25 October 2010

And the rise of the Internet Missionaries!

Since last couple of months the Hindi readers of internet must have been noticing that in almost every Hindi page, where the a banner advertisement from Google has been displayed, shows the advertisement that takes you to a web page which advocates a particular religion, namely Christianity. The advertised web page is a section of the website named Jesus.net . The obvious and very clear mission of this "missionary" website is to proliferate Christianity by means of convincing the readers through the 'miraculous' powers of Jesus. This advertisement takes you to the Hindi section of the website where everything is written in Hindi. This page has quite a lot of 'testimonials' which testify the power of Jesus being the one who brought happiness to these people.

This is the new age missionary mode of work and propagating a religion. Welcome to the new age of religious breed.

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Bloody Facebook Apps!

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Category: Generalia
Published: 20 October 2010

I do not understand why people use applications on the Facebook!!

Don't they know that these apps collect their personal information stored on their Facebook accounts and send them mails and so much of other craps come in with it.
People like me are wary of subscribing to any of such applications. So, if one of you send some message through an application and it does not display fully on my Facebook home page, I am sure that I am not going to see it.

Obviously, because if I click on the "See More" link, it asks me to divulge my personal info to it!!

Bloody FB apps! Leave the guys alone!

Or may be, many out there just like to use such apps because you do not have anything to hide or simply dont care much who asks you what and have enough time to go through all those creepy craps! :-)

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हर एक बात पे कहते हो तुम के तू क्या है ?

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Category: Ghazals
Published: 11 April 2010

1.      हर एक बात पे कहते हो तुम के  तू क्या है ?
तुम्हीं कहो के ये अंदाज़-ए-गुफ्तगू क्या है  ?

[ गुफ्तगू = conversation]

2.      ना शोले में ये करिश्मा ना बर्क़ में ये अदा
कोई  बताओ  कि वो शोखः-ए-तुंद-ख़ू  क्या  है ?

[ बर्क़ = lightening; तुंद = sharp/angry; ख़ू = behaviour]

3.      यह रश्क  है कि वो होता है हम-सुख़न तुमसे
वागरना   ख़ौफ-ए-बद-आमोज़ी-ए-अदू   क्या  है ?

[ रश्क = jealousy; हम-सुख़न = to speak together/to agree;
ख़ौफ = fear; बद = bad/wicked; आमोज़ी = education/teaching;
अदू = enemy ]

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वो फिराक़ और वो विसाल कहां ?

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Category: Ghazals
Published: 08 April 2010

1.      वो  फिराक़ और  वो विसाल  कहां ?
वो शब-ओ-रोज़-ओ-माह-ओ-साल कहां ?

[ फिराक़ = separation; विसाल = meeting; शब = night; रोज़ = day; माह = month; साल = year ]
2.      फ़ुर्सत-ए-कारोबार-ए-शौक़  किसे ?
ज़ौक़-ए-नज़्ज़ा-ए-जमाल  कहां ?


[ ज़ौक़ = delight/joy; जमाल = beauty]

3.      दिल तो दिल वो  दिमाग़  भी ना रहा
शोर-ए-सौदा-ए-ख़त्त-ओ-ख़ाल   कहां ?


4.      थी वो इक शख़्स के तसव्वुर से
अब वो  रानाई-ए-ख़याल  कहां ?

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ये ना थी हमारी क़िस्मत

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Category: Ghazals
Published: 10 April 2010


1.      ये ना थी हमारी क़िस्मत के विसाल-ए-यार होता
अगर  और  जीते  रहते   यही   इंतेज़ार  होता

[ विसाल-ए-यार = meeting with lover]

2.      तेरे  वादे पर जिए हम  तो ये जान झूट जाना
के  ख़ुशी से  मर ना जाते  अगर एतबार होता

[ एतबार = trust/confidence]

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क़ासिद के आते-आते ख़त इक और लिख रखूं

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Category: Ghazals
Published: 10 April 2010

1.      ????? ??  ??-?-??? ??  ???  ???????? ???
?????? ??? ?? ?? ????? ?? ???? ????? ???

[ ??-?-??? = lover's nature/behaviour/habit; ??? = fire; ???????? = flame; ????? = sorrow ]

2.      ??  ?? ???, ???? ????? ????-?-???? ??? ?
??  ??? ????? ?? ?? ???? ?? ????? ???

[ ????-?-???? = world of problems; ?? = night,
????? = separation ]

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न था कुछ तो ख़ुदा था, कुछ ना होता तो ख़ुदा होता

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Category: Ghazals
Published: 10 April 2010

1.      न था कुछ तो ख़ुदा था, कुछ ना होता तो ख़ुदा होता
डुबोया  मुझको  होने  ने,  ना  होता  मैं  तो  क्या  होता ?

2.      हुआ जब ग़म से यूं बेहिस तो ग़म क्या सर के कटने का
ना  होता  गर जुड़ा  तन  से तो  ज़ानूं पर धड़ा होता

[ बेहिस = shocked/stunned; ज़ानूं = knee ]

3.      हुई मुद्दत के  'ग़ालिब' मर गया पर याद आता है
वो हर इक बात पे कहना, के यूं होता  तो क्या होता ?

[ मुद्दत = duration/period]

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