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This is only a temporary setback ldquoWhat is temporaryrdquo I asked
ldquoThe unavoidable ldquoAnd what is lastingrdquo
ldquoThe lessons of the unavoidable Saying this the angel disappeared
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Introduction
Long time back there was a little boy barely in his teens who had a strange
hobby He collected thoughts and captured them in a diary He continued to do
so for years but then realized that he should free them and let the thoughts
reach out to the world With this ambition he came and handed over his diary
to me ldquoTo understand the magic of words you need to understand the blank
spaces between them A sentence would have no meaning without blank
spacesrdquo he said Just as we were talking the mirror fell on the floor and
cracked
It has been 3 years since then and now I am here presenting before you some
of the extracts from the diary Hope you would have a great time reading it
I am reachable at fillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcom A mail from your side would
certainly fill in the blank space
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Pankaj Goenka 11111111thththth July 2009 July 2009 July 2009 July 2009
KolkataKolkataKolkataKolkata
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ContentsContentsContentsContents
Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One
A Prayer to the Almighty The Other
Golden Bird Magic Moments
Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
ldquoMen should use common words to say uncommon things But they do just the reverserdquo
Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
Poems (English)
Section FiveSection FiveSection FiveSection Five
The Greatest Epics
Section SixSection SixSection SixSection Six
Expressions Unlimited Celebrations
Definitions-As You Like It
Section SevenSection SevenSection SevenSection Seven
Quotes
Section EightSection EightSection EightSection Eight
Poems (Hindi)
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Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One
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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty
O Lord
Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people
treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them
And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their
own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of
these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are
numberedrdquo
Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of
work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to
find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on
those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of
their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very
brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe
ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves
lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight
within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within
themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because
they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man
who built his house on rockrdquo
Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an
instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so
better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the
marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking
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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned
inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others
Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing
covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo
Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in
their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit
and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets
For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of
myself my witness is not truerdquo
Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through
which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already
suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will
end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths
and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the
kingdom of godrdquo
Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think
of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves
and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things
change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and
who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of
these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water
that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo
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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion
and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they
never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have
blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and
who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power
of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says
ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means
enter itrdquo
Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and
distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock
themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence
the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for
anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For
neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no
sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo
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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther
A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in
life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his
old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he
had run over the years
They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for
everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered
that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo
ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked
ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am
The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking
about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not
die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans
for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are
practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo
ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo
ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is
enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy
and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of
disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo
ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said
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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of
the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even
knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked
ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had
always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching
me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried
to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future
ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy
began to perform its miraclerdquo
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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird
ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the
heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its
wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world
sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step
out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation
long suppressed find utterancehellip
It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more
than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in
1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less
than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in
absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story
of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st
century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China
will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present
share of US amp Europe combined
America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be
remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an
event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial
Revolution of the west
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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This is only a temporary setback ldquoWhat is temporaryrdquo I asked
ldquoThe unavoidable ldquoAnd what is lastingrdquo
ldquoThe lessons of the unavoidable Saying this the angel disappeared
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Introduction
Long time back there was a little boy barely in his teens who had a strange
hobby He collected thoughts and captured them in a diary He continued to do
so for years but then realized that he should free them and let the thoughts
reach out to the world With this ambition he came and handed over his diary
to me ldquoTo understand the magic of words you need to understand the blank
spaces between them A sentence would have no meaning without blank
spacesrdquo he said Just as we were talking the mirror fell on the floor and
cracked
It has been 3 years since then and now I am here presenting before you some
of the extracts from the diary Hope you would have a great time reading it
I am reachable at fillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcom A mail from your side would
certainly fill in the blank space
WebWebWebWeb blogblogblogblog ---- httpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscom
Pankaj Goenka 11111111thththth July 2009 July 2009 July 2009 July 2009
KolkataKolkataKolkataKolkata
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ContentsContentsContentsContents
Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One
A Prayer to the Almighty The Other
Golden Bird Magic Moments
Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
ldquoMen should use common words to say uncommon things But they do just the reverserdquo
Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
Poems (English)
Section FiveSection FiveSection FiveSection Five
The Greatest Epics
Section SixSection SixSection SixSection Six
Expressions Unlimited Celebrations
Definitions-As You Like It
Section SevenSection SevenSection SevenSection Seven
Quotes
Section EightSection EightSection EightSection Eight
Poems (Hindi)
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Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One
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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty
O Lord
Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people
treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them
And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their
own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of
these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are
numberedrdquo
Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of
work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to
find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on
those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of
their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very
brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe
ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves
lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight
within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within
themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because
they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man
who built his house on rockrdquo
Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an
instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so
better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the
marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking
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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned
inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others
Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing
covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo
Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in
their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit
and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets
For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of
myself my witness is not truerdquo
Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through
which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already
suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will
end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths
and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the
kingdom of godrdquo
Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think
of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves
and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things
change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and
who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of
these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water
that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo
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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion
and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they
never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have
blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and
who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power
of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says
ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means
enter itrdquo
Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and
distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock
themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence
the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for
anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For
neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no
sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo
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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther
A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in
life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his
old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he
had run over the years
They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for
everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered
that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo
ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked
ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am
The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking
about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not
die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans
for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are
practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo
ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo
ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is
enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy
and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of
disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo
ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said
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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of
the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even
knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked
ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had
always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching
me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried
to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future
ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy
began to perform its miraclerdquo
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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird
ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the
heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its
wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world
sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step
out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation
long suppressed find utterancehellip
It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more
than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in
1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less
than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in
absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story
of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st
century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China
will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present
share of US amp Europe combined
America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be
remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an
event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial
Revolution of the west
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Introduction
Long time back there was a little boy barely in his teens who had a strange
hobby He collected thoughts and captured them in a diary He continued to do
so for years but then realized that he should free them and let the thoughts
reach out to the world With this ambition he came and handed over his diary
to me ldquoTo understand the magic of words you need to understand the blank
spaces between them A sentence would have no meaning without blank
spacesrdquo he said Just as we were talking the mirror fell on the floor and
cracked
It has been 3 years since then and now I am here presenting before you some
of the extracts from the diary Hope you would have a great time reading it
I am reachable at fillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcom A mail from your side would
certainly fill in the blank space
WebWebWebWeb blogblogblogblog ---- httpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscom
Pankaj Goenka 11111111thththth July 2009 July 2009 July 2009 July 2009
KolkataKolkataKolkataKolkata
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ContentsContentsContentsContents
Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One
A Prayer to the Almighty The Other
Golden Bird Magic Moments
Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
ldquoMen should use common words to say uncommon things But they do just the reverserdquo
Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
Poems (English)
Section FiveSection FiveSection FiveSection Five
The Greatest Epics
Section SixSection SixSection SixSection Six
Expressions Unlimited Celebrations
Definitions-As You Like It
Section SevenSection SevenSection SevenSection Seven
Quotes
Section EightSection EightSection EightSection Eight
Poems (Hindi)
---------------------------------------------
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Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One
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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty
O Lord
Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people
treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them
And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their
own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of
these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are
numberedrdquo
Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of
work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to
find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on
those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of
their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very
brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe
ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves
lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight
within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within
themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because
they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man
who built his house on rockrdquo
Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an
instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so
better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the
marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking
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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned
inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others
Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing
covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo
Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in
their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit
and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets
For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of
myself my witness is not truerdquo
Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through
which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already
suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will
end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths
and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the
kingdom of godrdquo
Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think
of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves
and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things
change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and
who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of
these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water
that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo
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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion
and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they
never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have
blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and
who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power
of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says
ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means
enter itrdquo
Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and
distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock
themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence
the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for
anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For
neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no
sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo
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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther
A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in
life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his
old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he
had run over the years
They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for
everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered
that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo
ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked
ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am
The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking
about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not
die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans
for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are
practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo
ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo
ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is
enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy
and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of
disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo
ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said
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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of
the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even
knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked
ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had
always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching
me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried
to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future
ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy
began to perform its miraclerdquo
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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird
ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the
heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its
wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world
sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step
out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation
long suppressed find utterancehellip
It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more
than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in
1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less
than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in
absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story
of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st
century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China
will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present
share of US amp Europe combined
America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be
remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an
event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial
Revolution of the west
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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ContentsContentsContentsContents
Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One
A Prayer to the Almighty The Other
Golden Bird Magic Moments
Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
ldquoMen should use common words to say uncommon things But they do just the reverserdquo
Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
Poems (English)
Section FiveSection FiveSection FiveSection Five
The Greatest Epics
Section SixSection SixSection SixSection Six
Expressions Unlimited Celebrations
Definitions-As You Like It
Section SevenSection SevenSection SevenSection Seven
Quotes
Section EightSection EightSection EightSection Eight
Poems (Hindi)
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Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One
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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty
O Lord
Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people
treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them
And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their
own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of
these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are
numberedrdquo
Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of
work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to
find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on
those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of
their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very
brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe
ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves
lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight
within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within
themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because
they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man
who built his house on rockrdquo
Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an
instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so
better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the
marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking
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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned
inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others
Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing
covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo
Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in
their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit
and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets
For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of
myself my witness is not truerdquo
Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through
which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already
suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will
end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths
and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the
kingdom of godrdquo
Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think
of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves
and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things
change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and
who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of
these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water
that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo
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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion
and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they
never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have
blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and
who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power
of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says
ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means
enter itrdquo
Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and
distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock
themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence
the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for
anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For
neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no
sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo
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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther
A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in
life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his
old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he
had run over the years
They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for
everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered
that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo
ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked
ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am
The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking
about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not
die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans
for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are
practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo
ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo
ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is
enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy
and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of
disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo
ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said
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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of
the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even
knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked
ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had
always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching
me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried
to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future
ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy
began to perform its miraclerdquo
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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird
ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the
heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its
wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world
sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step
out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation
long suppressed find utterancehellip
It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more
than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in
1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less
than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in
absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story
of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st
century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China
will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present
share of US amp Europe combined
America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be
remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an
event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial
Revolution of the west
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One
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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty
O Lord
Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people
treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them
And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their
own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of
these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are
numberedrdquo
Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of
work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to
find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on
those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of
their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very
brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe
ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves
lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight
within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within
themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because
they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man
who built his house on rockrdquo
Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an
instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so
better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the
marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking
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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned
inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others
Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing
covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo
Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in
their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit
and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets
For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of
myself my witness is not truerdquo
Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through
which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already
suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will
end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths
and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the
kingdom of godrdquo
Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think
of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves
and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things
change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and
who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of
these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water
that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo
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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion
and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they
never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have
blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and
who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power
of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says
ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means
enter itrdquo
Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and
distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock
themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence
the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for
anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For
neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no
sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo
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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther
A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in
life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his
old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he
had run over the years
They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for
everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered
that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo
ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked
ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am
The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking
about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not
die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans
for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are
practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo
ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo
ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is
enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy
and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of
disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo
ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said
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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of
the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even
knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked
ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had
always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching
me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried
to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future
ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy
began to perform its miraclerdquo
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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird
ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the
heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its
wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world
sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step
out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation
long suppressed find utterancehellip
It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more
than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in
1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less
than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in
absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story
of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st
century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China
will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present
share of US amp Europe combined
America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be
remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an
event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial
Revolution of the west
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty
O Lord
Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people
treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them
And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their
own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of
these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are
numberedrdquo
Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of
work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to
find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on
those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of
their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very
brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe
ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves
lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight
within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within
themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because
they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man
who built his house on rockrdquo
Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an
instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so
better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the
marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking
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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned
inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others
Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing
covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo
Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in
their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit
and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets
For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of
myself my witness is not truerdquo
Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through
which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already
suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will
end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths
and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the
kingdom of godrdquo
Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think
of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves
and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things
change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and
who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of
these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water
that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo
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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion
and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they
never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have
blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and
who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power
of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says
ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means
enter itrdquo
Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and
distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock
themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence
the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for
anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For
neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no
sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo
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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther
A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in
life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his
old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he
had run over the years
They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for
everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered
that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo
ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked
ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am
The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking
about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not
die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans
for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are
practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo
ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo
ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is
enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy
and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of
disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo
ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said
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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of
the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even
knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked
ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had
always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching
me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried
to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future
ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy
began to perform its miraclerdquo
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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird
ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the
heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its
wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world
sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step
out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation
long suppressed find utterancehellip
It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more
than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in
1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less
than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in
absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story
of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st
century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China
will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present
share of US amp Europe combined
America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be
remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an
event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial
Revolution of the west
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned
inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others
Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing
covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo
Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in
their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit
and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets
For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of
myself my witness is not truerdquo
Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through
which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already
suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will
end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths
and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people
know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the
kingdom of godrdquo
Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think
of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves
and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things
change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and
who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of
these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water
that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo
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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion
and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they
never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have
blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and
who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power
of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says
ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means
enter itrdquo
Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and
distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock
themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence
the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for
anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For
neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no
sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo
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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther
A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in
life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his
old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he
had run over the years
They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for
everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered
that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo
ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked
ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am
The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking
about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not
die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans
for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are
practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo
ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo
ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is
enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy
and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of
disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo
ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said
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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of
the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even
knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked
ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had
always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching
me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried
to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future
ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy
began to perform its miraclerdquo
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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird
ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the
heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its
wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world
sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step
out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation
long suppressed find utterancehellip
It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more
than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in
1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less
than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in
absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story
of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st
century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China
will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present
share of US amp Europe combined
America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be
remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an
event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial
Revolution of the west
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion
and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they
never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have
blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and
who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power
of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says
ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means
enter itrdquo
Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and
distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock
themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence
the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for
anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For
neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no
sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo
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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther
A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in
life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his
old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he
had run over the years
They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for
everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered
that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo
ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked
ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am
The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking
about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not
die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans
for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are
practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo
ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo
ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is
enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy
and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of
disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo
ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said
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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of
the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even
knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked
ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had
always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching
me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried
to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future
ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy
began to perform its miraclerdquo
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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird
ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the
heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its
wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world
sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step
out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation
long suppressed find utterancehellip
It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more
than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in
1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less
than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in
absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story
of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st
century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China
will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present
share of US amp Europe combined
America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be
remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an
event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial
Revolution of the west
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther
A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in
life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his
old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he
had run over the years
They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for
everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered
that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo
ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked
ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am
The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking
about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not
die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans
for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are
practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo
ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo
ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is
enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy
and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of
disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo
ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said
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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of
the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even
knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked
ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had
always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching
me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried
to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future
ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy
began to perform its miraclerdquo
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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird
ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the
heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its
wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world
sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step
out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation
long suppressed find utterancehellip
It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more
than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in
1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less
than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in
absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story
of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st
century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China
will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present
share of US amp Europe combined
America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be
remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an
event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial
Revolution of the west
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of
the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even
knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo
ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked
ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had
always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching
me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried
to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future
ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy
began to perform its miraclerdquo
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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird
ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the
heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its
wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world
sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step
out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation
long suppressed find utterancehellip
It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more
than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in
1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less
than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in
absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story
of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st
century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China
will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present
share of US amp Europe combined
America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be
remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an
event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial
Revolution of the west
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird
ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the
heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its
wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo
Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we
shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world
sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step
out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation
long suppressed find utterancehellip
It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more
than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in
1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less
than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in
absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story
of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st
century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China
will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present
share of US amp Europe combined
America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be
remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an
event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial
Revolution of the west
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments
ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life
fully when we allow the unexpected to happen
Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the
ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to
pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat
today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people
really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic
moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane
like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that
follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same
to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars
becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles
Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps
us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to
suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is
appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And
one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never
be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do
when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at
some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you
done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done
with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because
you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty
that you wasted your life
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able
to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them
by
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things
But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse
ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo
If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of
pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time
you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the
moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects
arenrsquot producing desired results
ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain
the samerdquo
I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the
profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we
least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to
change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has
happened or in saying that we are not yet ready
The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than
enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you
to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they
mayberdquo
There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them
to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of
the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears
suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where
the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything
But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just
as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams
shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we
donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it
ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo
He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing
The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and
would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping
to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot
God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because
customs must be maintained
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo
God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same
with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the
most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo
ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo
She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with
all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and
everything begins where and how she would like to have begun
ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo
ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do
that to others This is Justicerdquo
ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo
It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed
was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that
paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and
asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only
buyrdquo
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo
The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart
which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by
inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally
vanquishes the other
Thank You God
For the World so sweet
Thank You God
For the things we eat
Thank You God
For everything
In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if
they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take
pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where
happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God
Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two
charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis
provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression
or stagnation
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian
meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation
given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)
ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo
Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles
One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take
any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must
leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of
the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education
judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the
ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend
ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo
The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do
nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of
responsibilities that they are required to undertake
ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life
its true meaningrdquo
Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die
Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when
you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a
being with eternal life
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the
certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself
motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark
afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore
the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness
of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily
conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable
ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo
Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such
mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of
our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats
we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major
strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our
fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of
our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and
we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which
justifies everything to diminish within ourselves
A line from Gospel
ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo
Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances
every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a
disappointment to himself Only manhellip
New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew
ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But
from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him
that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo
It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given
the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who
gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and
most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most
coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call
ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo
ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo
ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally
socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you
would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be
happy withinrdquo
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the
worldrdquo
Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of
trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition
inspired and success achieved
ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are
pointlessrdquo
ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was
the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The
only problem was that she believed in something different everyday
ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who
determine how quickly time passesrdquo
The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments
We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them
regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If
we slow down everything lasts much longer
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect
themrdquo
Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-
even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given
moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but
didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of
destiny changes everything
ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo
The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons
Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become
richer
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm
When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo
In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one
performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to
driving a truckrdquo
The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley
In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told
modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or
else get marriedrdquo
Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe
In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the
executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe
donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo
The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo
In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20
corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him
down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in
Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an
electrostatic paper copying process
Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off
the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call
President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would
even want to use one of themrdquo
Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory
The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by
twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too
controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally
Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the
book is still in print
Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo
An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music
And into that gate shall they enter
And in that house they shall dwell
Where there shall be no cloud or sun
No darkness or dazzling but one equal light
No noise or silence but one equal music
No fears or hopes but one equal possession
No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity
No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)
Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music
This is the news two sounds
At a guarded melodious distance
Follow each other wherever
Either chooses to go
And all our lives we are
Waiting for the music
Waiting waiting for the music
Scanning the instructions
Hand reaching for hand
Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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DespairDespairDespairDespair
The world for me has come to an end
I have reached the dead end
They say death is end of the life
But what is use of going on
When theres no one to trust in life
For me world is mere illusion
Death is the only solution
Pain is my healing
Suicide is the mercy killing
HopeHopeHopeHope
With your body
Open your mind
Bring up the courage
You have left behind
To have this strength
To keep the faith
You can fight the odds
Against your fate
Just believe in yourself
For the dream is alive
Dont hide your emotions
Keep up your pride
You can achieve success
In everything you do
Just let yourself go
Its all up to YOU
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Each Day brings in with it
New Spirits
So donrsquot waste them
Especially When there are ndash
Miles to cover
Before getting the Milestonehellip
Every Beginning has an End
Time has come to bid adieu
With Numb eyes I bid you farewell
A new ray of light has just arrived
Which needs to be nurtured
I will surely return to you
But for now what I can say is ndash
Just a Goodbye
If you have hard work to do
Do it now
Today the skies are clear and blue
Tomorrow clouds may come in view
Yesterday issss not for you
Do it now
Work for the night is coming
Work through the sunny noon
Fill brightest hour with labor
Rest comes sure amp soon
Give every flying minute
Something to keep in store
Work for the night is coming
When man works no morehellip
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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I see a man stare upwards
And wings his hand from the force of his pain
I shudder when I see his face
The moon reveals myself to me
You smile upon your friend today
Today his ills are over
You hearken to the loverrsquos say
And happy is the lover
This late to hearken late to smile
But better late than never
I shall have lived a little while
Before I die for ever
Here are the skies
The planet seven
And all the starry train
Content you with the mimic heaven
And on the earth remain
The end of the year fell chilly
Between a moon and a moon
Through the twilight shrilly
The bells rang ringing no tune
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Then took the other as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black
Oh I kept the first for another day
Yet knowing how way leads onto way
I doubted if I should ever come back
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diverged in a wood
And I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference
(by Robert Frost)
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow
My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)
(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in
his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics
ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That
these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn
Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged
[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save
you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and
standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for
youyouyouyou
The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect
Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique
Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but
married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged
society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas
ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of
human progress
Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt
hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a
liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but
against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against
the women he loves
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons
behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men
and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a
worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own
destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip
why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with
the man she has sworn to kill
If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas
Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you
would not understand it)
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited
Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho
Naye dost bana kar toh dekho
Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga
Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho
Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri
Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho
Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan
Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho
Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein
Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho
Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho
An awkward question A difficult answer
Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie
A frank yes A blunt no
A warm hello A cult good bye
A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks
Makes the most of ever moment
Leave nothing unsaid
(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss
(A widely circulated electronic-mail)
A winter evening
Four friends
One barsaat
Four glasses of chai
Hundred bucks of gas
A rusty old bike
And an open road
Maggi noodles
A hostel room
425 am
3 old friends
3 separate cities
3 coffee mugs
1 internet messenger
Rain on a hot tin roof
Pakoras deep-frying
Neighbours dropping in
A party
You and mom
A summer night
A bottle of coconut oil
A head massage
Gossiping about absent family members
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays
Thousands on festivals
Lakhs on weddings
But to celebrate
All you have to spend is your Time
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it
Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we
need it
Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time
immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)
Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave
you with a headache and an empty space in your soul
Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto
Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste
hours
TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes
Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders
Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders
Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the
smallest
Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will
April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other
364 days
Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born
intelligent but education ruined me)
Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing
about everything else
Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted
yesterday did not happen today
ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World
DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life
HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the
past
Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them
Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot
love
AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust
CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people
PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual
ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of
people
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them
The night is just a part of the day
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits
The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you
The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours
Worse than failure is the fear of failure
When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing
Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them
right or they will get you wrong
Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
Never ruin an apology with an excuse
Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake
One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves
It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Believe Everything But trust Nothing
Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are
Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done
We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss
What happens happens for a reason
When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished
Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back
Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation
What is death Death is an instant nothing more
Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently
The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for
Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened
It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury
Talkers are no good doers
Everybody speaks of it but few know it
Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow
Cheer Up The worst is yet to come
Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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In love we are all fools alike
You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not
Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining
Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines
Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered
Where all life dies Death lives
Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend
should
He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated
Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults
are very pleasing
If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it
Get rid of addictions or else get rid
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
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This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability
corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history
अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा
आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म
पर या हम आज़ाद ह
ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा
भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद
िसा कोई महण न कर पता|
सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित
पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित
कोई सरकार टक नह पाती
एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप
और झलत ह बकसर लोग|
बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़
पर काम करत ह कम
या हए हम आज़ाद
दन पर दन
कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम
नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8
िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला
िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको
बाक) सब ह अधकार
या हए हम आज़ाद
ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना
जो क) नह हो पाया परा
नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार
नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का
नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद
चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी
पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना
जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -
यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती
ठन गई
मौत स मर ठन गई
समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था
मन यम स कहा-
लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|
सन ए मौत
कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द
कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया
जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता
जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|
पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -
छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया
और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा
म छन छन आश बरसया|
पर ए मौत
अब मन ठान ली ह
जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला
त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप
न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना
पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा
त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ
सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|
लौट जा
म कहता ह लौट जा
अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई
उच पहाड़ पर
पड़ नह लगत|
पौध नह उगत
न घास ह जमती ह|
जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8
जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और
मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|
खलती खलखलती नद
जसका Nप धारण कर
अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|
सOचाई यह ह क
कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती
सबस अलग-थलग
पPरवश स पथक
अपनो स कटा-बटा
श(य म अकला खड़ा होना
पहाड़ क) महानता नह
मजबर ह|
उचाई और गहराई म
आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|
जो जतना उचा
उतना ह एकाक) होता ह
हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह
चहर प मःकान िचपका
मन ह मन रोता ह|
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ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 50 | P a g e
ज़Nर यह ह क
उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो
जसस मनय
ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह
औरो स घल िमल
कसी को साथ ल
कसी क सग चल|
भीड़ म खो जाना
यादT म डब जाना
ःवय को भल जाना
अःत1व को अथ8
जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|
धरती को बौनौ क) नह
उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|
इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल
नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल
कत इतन उच भी नह
क) पाव तल डब ह न जम
कोई काटा न चभ
कोई कली न खल
न वसत हो न पतझड़
हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़
माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|
मर भ
मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना
गरT को गल न लगा सक
इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|
(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)
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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 51 | P a g e
गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह
बनकाब चहर ह
दाग बड़ गहर ह
टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र
Fबखरा िसश सा सहर
अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
पीठ म छर सा चाद
राह गया रखा फाद
मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह
गीत नह गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 53 | P a g e
रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 54 | P a g e
अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 52 | P a g e
गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह
टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर
प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर
झर सब पील पात
कोयल क) कहक रात
ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)
अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|
हार नह मानगा
रार नई ठानगा
काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|
गीत नया गाता ह|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 55 | P a g e
Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 60 | P a g e
Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 53 | P a g e
रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी
झक) न अलक
झपी न पलक
सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|
दद8 पराना
मीत न जाना
बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|
घमड बदली
बद न िनकली
Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|
(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 54 | P a g e
अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 55 | P a g e
Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ
व हो भल खड़
हो घन हो बड़
एक पऽ छा भी
माग मत माग मत माग मत
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
त ना थकगा कभी
त ना थामगा कभी
त ना मड़गा कभी
कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ
अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|
यह महान Yय ह
चल रहा मन य ह
अौ त रखत स
लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ
अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|
(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)
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Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 55 | P a g e
Some of my favourite verses from
Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos
MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala
मद भावो क अगरT क)
आज बना लाया हाला
Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स
आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला
पहल भोग लगा ल तझको
फर साद जग पाएगा
सबस पहल तरा ःवागत
करती मर मधशाला|
भावकता अगर लता स
खीच कHपना क) हाला
कFव साक) बनकर आया ह
भरकर कFवता का ^याला
कभी न कण भर खाली होगा
लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए
पाठक गण ह पीनवाल
पःतक मर मधशाला|
मदरालय जान को घर स
चलता ह पीनवाला
कस पथ स जाउ असमजस
म ह वह भोलाभला
अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब
पर म यह बतलाता ह
राह पकड़ त एक चला चल
पा जाएगा मधशाला|
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एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
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यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
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मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 59 | P a g e
अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 60 | P a g e
Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 56 | P a g e
एक बरस म एक बार ह
जलती होली क) `वाला
एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी
जलती दपT क) माला
दिनयावालो कत कसी दन
आ मदरालय म दखो
दन को होली रात दवाली
रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|
दतकरा मःजद न मझको
कहकर ह पीनवाला
ठकराया ठाकरaार न
दख हथली पर ^याला
कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म
भला अभाग काफ़र का
शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद
अपना लती मधशाला|
आज कर परहज जगत पर
कल पीनी होगी हाला
आज कर इ(कार जगत पर
कल पीना होगा ^याला
होन दो पदा मद का महमद
जगत म कोई फर
जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद
वहा बनगी मधशाला|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 57 | P a g e
यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 58 | P a g e
मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 59 | P a g e
अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 60 | P a g e
Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 57 | P a g e
यम आएगा लन जब तब
खब चलगा पी हाला
पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क
या समझगा मतवाला
बर कठोर कटल कFवचार
अ(यायी यमराज़ो क
डडो क) जब मार पड़गी
आड़ करगी मधशाला|
यम आएगा साक) बनकर
साथ िलए काली हाला
पी ना होश म फर आएगा
सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला
यह अितम बहोशी अितम
साक) अितम ^याला ह
पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको
फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|
मर अधरो पर हो अितम
वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला
मर जfवा पर हो अितम
वाःत न गगाजल हाला
मर शव क पीछ चलन-
वालो याद इस रखना-
रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना
कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 58 | P a g e
मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 59 | P a g e
अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 60 | P a g e
Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 58 | P a g e
मर शव पर वह रोए हो
जसक आस म हाला
आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत
मदरा पीकर मतवाला
द मझको व कधा जसक
पद मद- डगमग होत हT
और जल उस थोर जहा पर
कभी रह हो मधशाला|
और चीता पर जाय ऊडला
पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला
घट बध अगर लता म
नीर न भरकर भर हाला
ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम
मरा तो ऐसा करना-
पीन वालो को बलवाकर
खलवा दना मधशाला|
यात हआ यम आन को ह
ल अपनी काली हाला
पडत अपनी पोिथ भला
साध भल गया माला
और पजार भला पजा
gान सभी gानी भला
कत न भला मरकर क भी
पीनवाला मधशाला|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 59 | P a g e
अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 60 | P a g e
Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
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अपन यग म सबको अनपम
यात हई अपनी हाला
अपन यग म सबको अhभत
यात हआ अपना ^याला
फर भी वaT स जब पछा
एक यह उiर पाया-
अब न रह व पीनवाल
अब न रह वह मधशाला
बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन
पाली ह साक)बाला
लिलत कHपना का ह इसन
सदा उठाया ह ^याला
मान-दलारT स ह रखना
इस मर सकमार को
Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब
सौप रहा ह मधशाला|
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Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
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Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 60 | P a g e
Acknowledgements
Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing
out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to
finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read
But still the list in priority order goes as follows-
I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-
you-know-what) but it surely helped
Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn
Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in
life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo
Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book
Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but
my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees
books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well
I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot
spend a fortune on them
Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it
Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am
sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books
acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I
Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very
kind of you that you read this bit also
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e
Credits amp References
At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am
hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well
this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos
1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept
3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist
4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain
5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes
6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir
7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die
8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello
9 Coelho Paulo Brida
10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage
11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged
12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead
13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie
14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven
15 Albom Mitch For one more Day
16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code
17 Desai Anita In Custody
18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown
19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers
20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink
21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound
23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye
24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala
Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp
poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above
This book is for non-commercial purposes only
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e
Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you
Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high
Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e
Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting
Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come
When the mirror would reveal myself to me
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e
httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e