A day before, I was alone in my room and it was raining, heavly. For me, sitting inside, during rains is too tough.I believe that a walk in the rain, especially along with some one as crazy as you is really rejuevenating.
Just try a rain-walk or atleast a rain-watch along with someone close to you, your mind will defenitely start singing….
Rimjhim Gire Sawan...
Sulag Sulag Jaaye Mann ...
Bheege Aaj Is Mausam Mein ...
Lagi Kaisi Yeh Agan ...
Rimjhim Gire Sawan.....................
The rhythm, the music and the magical touch of rain fascinates me like any thing.
But the beauty of rain differs from season to season.
Monsoon...
Summer-rain...
Rain which hints the beginning of winter...
The icy winter pour and many more…
Some times gentle ...
Some times down pour…
Rain at a fullmoon light….
Rain which screams from the darkness along with wind...
The thunder and lightening during rain…many many more…
The rain impact depends upon the mood and life situations….during child hood, I used to run to experience the first drops of every rain…now with the changed times…I started controlling my self...still my mind runs out whenever it rains….
Often I recite a ghazal sung by Jagjit Singh..when the rain is calm and in feels like pat by some one close to me.
Ye Daulat Bhi Le Lo,
Ye Shohrat Bhi Le Lo
Bhale Cheen Lo
Mujhse Meri Jawaani
Magar Mujhko Lauta Do
Bachchpan Ka Saawan
Wo Kaagaz Ki Kasthi
Wo Baarish Ka Paani....
Wo Baarish Ka Paani....
But often rain brings a lot of pain to me...because I remember many of my dear ones departed during rains…my father, his elder brother, his younger brother and his wife..many. Rain brings the funeral pyres of them before me again....the fire, which makes their physical remains into just a handful of ashes!!! As the great poet Anand Bakhi wrote…
Chingari koi bhadakey ..
Toh sawan usey bujhaye …
Sawan jo agan lagaye…
Usey kaun bujhaye…
Still I love rain..it has something which makes me more humane!!!
