यहाँ उल्टी गंगा बहती है... The story of a unique girl

  Neev: Hmm, so you were a very studious girl, huh? That booky, geeky, nerd, right? Dhara: What? Booky, geeky, nerd? I still hate reading books. My hobby and passion both is to get lost in the worlds of movies and TV Serials. I mean main TV ki duniya mei kho jaati hu. Neev: I know my English is weak, but itni nahi ki sentences ko translate karke dena pade. (dhara, laughing sheepishly) Neev: Ok, in this techno-crazy world, you might have watched one or two movies here and there, but calling it your passion… Dhara: (now feeling offended) Oh hello, you don’t know, I used to pull out my cousin sister’s hair to watch my favourite serials. That’s why they started coming less to our home because my sisters got highly scared of me. Neev: Yeh thoda zyada nahi ho gaya? Dhara: You don’t believe me, do you? Ok, let me share you my favourite kissa. You know the movie, krissh? Neev: Of course Dhara: So, Dombivli mei tab ke famous theatres bhi single screen hi the. And no online...

  Dhara: Ok, so let me 1 st tell you that I am very honest. Neev: Please don’t lie. Aaj kal ke zamaane koi Raja Harishchandra nahi hota, and tum itne ache se English kaise bol leti ho? International school mei padhti thi kya? Dhara: Well, it is just an ordinary State Board School, but yes at that time, it WAS a great deal. Neev: We are the same age, then how come that time? Dhara: Because in a place like Dombivli, there are people who are still studying in the vernacular medium schools. And by going against my family rules, battling against the money, my parents got me and my sister to study in St. Therese Convent High School. Of course, when we shifted, I had to change to another convent. You changed the topic altogether. (Giving an angry look) What was I saying? Haan, main imaandaar hu. “The best example was that I never copied or helped anyone during exams. That’s what is always taught to us, right? People used to think that I am very selfish. That I never showed an...

  YAHAN ULTI GANGA BEHTI HAI: THE STORY OF A UNIQUE GIRL PROLOGUE Uttarakhand mei, in some panchveli gaon, hamari ganga nadi behti hai, jahan yeh kahavat perfect fit hoti hai- yaha aadhe kilometre tak such mooch mei ulti ganga behti hai. Yahan kai shraddhalu vyakti har saal dubki lagane bhi aate hain. Other than river Narmada, this is the only part of Ganga river in India which flows in the opposite direction. So, it’s quite a place of tourist attraction here. Me, my elder sister and my parents, from a tours and travels company went for a small vacation in Uttarakhand and nearby places. Others were busy taking pictures, posing, eating, diving; but I was engrossed in deep thoughts. I thought it resembled me. Kaise duniya ki reetiyon se alag is nadi mei himmat hai ulti disha mei behne ki. Ise fikar nahi hai ki log kya kahenge, mujhe post karne vaale social media ke friends kya sochenge, panchi, ped kya kahenge, nadiyan kya sochengi, ise bas behna hai, bina kisi dar ke, apni hi ma...

जब प्यार रूठ जाए, जब दिल यह टूट जाए, जब रास्ते ही सारे हमसे यूँ रूठ जाएँ, तब धीरे से वह आए, और सिर पर प्यार से हाथ रखकर बतलाए, सब ठिक हो जाएगा क्योंकि, मैं हूँ, मैं हूँ ना... हूँ।।। वह हाथ जिसके सिवा, इस सिर पर कुछ न आए, जिसका कुछ में हो जाए बसर, अपने आँसुओं को रोककर, वह पिता अपनी बेटी के पास आए, और सिर पर प्यार से हाथ रखकर बतलाए, सब ठिक हो जाएगा क्योंकि, मैं हूँ, मैं हूँ ना... हूँ।।। केवल दौलत या शोहरत देकर, वह पिता कभी रुकता नहीं, भाई बनकर अपनी बेटी की वह रक्षा करे, कभी बहन बनकर,  प्यार से डाँट दे, कभी माँ बनकर हर छोटी  चीजों का वह खयाल करे, और हर मुश्किल घड़ियों में दोस्त बनकर धीरे से वह आए, और सिर पर प्यार से हाथ रखकर बतलाए, सब ठिक हो जाएगा क्योंकि, मैं हूँ, मैं हूँ ना... हूँ।।।