[nukkad] main ne majnoon pe ladakpan main asad sang .......

["ghanshyam" <>]

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Tip of the day:  Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination.  
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The date was 24th January, time late night, place the grounds in front of Lal Qila in Delhi, year perhaps 1968 give or take one.  Those of you who may not be aware this is, I think and hope the tradition continues, when and where they have a big mushaira as part of jashn-e-jamhuriat followed on the following two days by a virat kavi sammelan and punjabi durbar respectively.  Although the affairs behind the scenes are quite political, there is inevitably some great poetry to enjoy.  It is also a chance to see some of the famous lieterary lions and evaluate their personalities face to face.  An occasion like this, or a classical musical concert, is nothing short of a feast for the connoiseur or the wannabe's or pseudo-such.

Anyway, I was there somewhere in the back of the crowd but jotting in devanagari the few ashaars that appealed to me.  The following she'r from the ghazal presented by Shamim Karhani is for the enjoyment of all nukkies but especially for MN and Dr. M C Gupta.  I remember some other ashaars of this ghazal as well.

Dhalate hain yahan sheeshe, (to) chalate hain yahan pathhar
Deewano thahar jao, sahara nahi.n basti hai


So, MN miyan, basti ka har shakhs bhi agar sang utthane par tula hua ho to bhi sheeshe to dhalate hee rahenge kyon ki deewanon ka to sheva hee bekhabari hai.

BTW, Shamim Karhani was perhaps a budding jadeed shair at that time, now he is much better known.

- GCG



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