Mindspeak

"May I come in, Sir?" asked Puneet knocking the door of Municipal Commissioner's Office.  Puneeet was 45 year volunteer working for a local NGO providing food to locals and policemen in the line of duty for the past 3 weeks. He was a affluent personality in the society and always put his hands up in times of natural disasters or crisis like Covid 19. The NGO was constantly receiving request for help from all quarters of the society. They started preparing food packets for 500 people for the first few days which rose to 7000+ over past few weeks. Commissioner had called him in person to discuss strategies to serve the local policemen, municipal workers and society at large currently as well for weeks to come. "Yes, come in" said the stern voice of Commissioner. Puneet was joined with his friend Ramesh for this meeting. As soon as Puneet opened the door, he was surprised to see Shri. Manohar Sir as the Commissioner of this city specially appointed to handle the ev

A young boy joined the national movement at age fourteen He dreamt of a  British Free India, right from his teens He sacrificed his family as well as  his personal desires  His closed peers too understood what this young man aspires He read various books and gathered maximum information He knew knowledge would be vital in freedom struggle of his nation He also read people and understood the nerve of the situation Hindustan Socialist Revolution Association was his creation He knew that mere freedom from Britishers was inadequate Their weapon of Divide and Rule was spreading more hate He predicted that 'Black officers' would replace the Whites Without caring for fellow beings, amassing wealth days and nights I wish, if only we could understand the wish of that boy who had the courage to embrace death with smile and joy He was prepared mentally at a tender age to accept martyrdom 'Simple living, high thinking' added  to his strength and wisdom Many times, I read Biography

The Central character of 'You' is O Which simply means the person we owe Life is a journey of me and you This simple logic understood by very few The entire world is busy doing for self What one forgets, is to lend a hand for help There is nothing wrong is earning money But whats in a life when its lonely, honey!!! One will not understand this unless they move out Have the compassion in heart to see without a doubt We live in the luxuries of life blessed upon us Many keep a smile on face, to hide all the fuss The night lockdown was announced as a measure Many flocked the stores to get things under pressure Needed or not immediately did not cross their mind In this process, did they not forget the basics of mankind? Very close to us, amongst the many of hutments The news of lockdown broke all their adjustments Amongst the basic needs of life, food ranks one Some had grains for a few days and few had none For us, lockdown is a punishment inside four walls Further, it cut our free

The favorite destination in the layout of a college visited and revisited by boys and girls of all age  Even today the memories of college stays fresh in that page those days the college was relatively free and not like a cage The place occupied by the group called friends Where love blossomed and fights often ends The place occupied by students of all kinds It was a meeting place of the best of minds Songs sung by the best and the worst with everyone around Applause from known and unknown created huge sound The cheerfulness uplifted the confidence of student who sang Many preferred being here even after the bell rang The scholarly guy who stayed back after regular chore Ate here before visiting library, in an attempt to increase his score The sports section which included the most active boys  Ensured to eat here before they hit the ground with their toys The scientist for whom the college was a second home The happy go lucky guy who enrolled in a college to just roam The NCC cadets w

Riya was happy today as exams were no more Vacations with family was decided long before After rounds and rounds of consultation Parents too agreed they needed some relaxation Hill stations to beaches were discussed as places to visit Children were unbothered as they just wanted to move rather than sit Since the summer season was beginning to hit Mahabaleshwar was united decision of family, closely knit Bags packed neatly and set up in the rear of the car Few hand bags with eatables as destination was far Travel was going on smoothly from city to expressway Songs, jokes and fun with smiles around as the car sped away Just then, a biker crossed signalling something We chose to move ahead as we had checked everything But his signal sowed the seeds of doubt in our mind Confirmation happened with one more signal of same kind With family alongside, father enquired the whereabouts Puncture on left tyre came the reply to settle all the doubts Further enquity  and the gu