कुछ ख़ास ...

तेरी आँखों  में  कई  राज़  है ,

तेरी  बातें  कुछ  ख़ास  है ।

तू  है  भी  या  है  ही  नहीं ?

पर  तेरे  अंदाज़-ए-बया बेहिसाब  है ।

अब  इससे  आगे  और  क्या  कहू  मै ,

क्यूंकि  मेरे  लिए  तो  तू  मेरा  विश्वास  है ।

तेरी हर अदा  जुदा  सी  है ,

तो  फिर  क्यूँ  तू  खफा  सी  है ।

तू  कुछ  कहे  या  न  कहे ,

पर  वो  दो  आँखें  तेरी  जुंबा  सी  है ।

मेरे दिल की अब बस यही हसरत है ,

तू हो सदा साथ तो मेरी किस्मत है ,

तू हस्ती रहे मुस्कुराती रहे,

क्यूंकि अब तो बस वही मेरी जन्नत है, वही मेरी जन्नत है ।

Shayri...

किसने  दस्तक  दी ....ये  दिल  पर  ...कौन  है ??
आप तो  अन्दर  है , यह  बाहर  कौन  है  ??

राज़  जो  कुछ  हो  इशारों  में  बता  भी  देना ,
हाथ  जब  उससे  मिलाना  तो  दबा  भी  देना ।

कभी  दिमाग , कभी  दिल , कभी  नज़र  में  रहो ,
यह  सब  तुम्हारे  ही  घर  है  किसी  भी  घर  में  रहो .

जुबां  तो  खोल , नज़र  तो  मिला , जवाब  तो  दे ,
मैं  कितनी  बार  लुटा  मुझे  हिसाब  तो  दे .

और  तेरे  बदन  की  लिखावट  में  हैं  उतार  चढ़ाव ,
मैं  तुझको  कैसे  पढूंगा  मुझे  किताब  तो  दे .

रोज़  तारों  को  नुमाइश  में  खलल  पढता  है ,
चाँद  पागल  है  अँधेरे  में  निकल  पढता  है .

उसकी  याद  आई  है....सांसों ! ज़रा  आहिस्ता  चलो
धडकनों  से  भी  इबादत  में  खलल  पढता  है .

समन्दरो  के  सफ़र  में  हवा  चलाता  है ,
जहाज़  खुद  नहीं  चलते  , खुदा  चलाता  है .

और  तुझे  खबर  नहीं  मेले  में  घुमने  वाले
तेरी  दूकान  कोई  दूसरा  चलाता  है

और  यह  लोग  पाँव  नहीं  ज़हन  से  अपाहिज  हैं ,
उधर  चलेंगे  जहाँ  रहनुमा  चलाता  है ..

और  हम  अपने  बूढ़े  चरागों  पे  खूब  इतराए
और  उसको  भूल  गए  जो  हवा  चलाता  है ...

ये  हादसा  तो  किसी  दिन  गुजरने  वाला  था ,
मैं  बच  भी  जाता  तो  एक  रोज़  मरने  वाला  था ..

बुलंदियों  का  नशा  टूट  कर  बिखरने  लगा ,
मेरा  जहाज़  ज़मीन  पर  उतरने  वाला  था ...

मेरा  नसीब  मेरे  हाथ  कट  गए  वरना,
मैं  तेरी  मांग  मैं  सिन्दूर  भरने  वाला  था ..

ज़मीन  से  अबके  बड़े  फासले  उगे  वरना ,
वो  भी  मुझसे  बड़ा  प्यार  करने  वाला  था ..

मेरे  चराग  मेरी  शब्  मेरी  मुंडेरे   हैं ,
मैं  कब  शारीर   हवाओं  से  डरने  वाला  था ..

तुफानो  से  आँख  मिलो ,सैलाबों   पर  वार करो ,
मल्लाहो  का  चक्कर  छोड़ो ,तैर  के  दरिया  पर  करो .!

फूलो  की  दुकाने  खोलो  खुशबु  का  व्योपार  करो
इश्क  खता  हे  तो  ये  खता  एक  बार  नहीं  सौ  बार  करो

उँगलियाँ  यूँ  न  सब  पर  उठाया  करो
खर्च  करने  से  पहले  कमाया  करो

ज़िन्दगी  क्या  है  खुद  ही  समझ  जाओगे
बारिशों  में  पतंगे  उड़ाया  करो

दोस्तों  से  मुलाक़ात  के  नाम  पर
नीम  की  पत्तियां  चबाया  करो

शाम  के  बाद  तुम  जब  सेहर  देख  लो
कुछ  फकीरों  को  खाना  खिलाया  करो

अपने  सीने  में  दो  गश  ज़मीन  बांध  कर
आसमानों  का  ज़र्फ़  अजमाया  करो

चाँद  सूरज  कहाँ  अपनी  मंजिल  कहाँ
ऐसे  वैसों  को  मुह  मत  लगाया  कर

घर  उसी  का  सही  तुम  भी  हकदार  हो
रोज  आया  करो, रोज  जाया  करो ..

उसकी  कथ्थेई  आँखों  में  हैं  जंतर  मंतर  सब
चाकू -वाकू, छुरियां-वुरियाँ,  खंजर -वंजर  सब

जब  से  तुम  हो  रूठी  मुझ  से  रोठी  रोठी  हैं
चादर-वादर,  तकिया-वाकिया,  बिस्तर -विस्तर  सब

मुझ  से  बिछ्ड  कर  वो  भी  कहाँ  अब  पहले  जैसी  है
फीके  पड़  गए  कपरे -वपड़े,   जेवर-वेवर  सब

आखिर  मैं  किस  दिन  डूबूँगा  ,फिकरे  करते  हैं
दरिया-वरिया,कश्ती-वश्ती,लंगर-वंगर  सब

इश्क  विश्क  के  सारे  नुश्खे  मुझसे  सिखने  आते  हे
जोहर-वोहर,ताहिर-वहिर,मंज़र-वंजार  सब

जाके  कहदे  कोई  शोलों  से, चिंगारी  से
फूल  इस  बार  खिले  है  बड़ी  तयारी  से

बादशाहों  से  भी  फेंके  हुए  सिक्के  न  लिए
हमने  किरात  भी  मांगी  है  तो  खुद्दारी  से

बीमार  को  मर्ज़  की  दावा  देनी  चाहिए
मै  पीना  चाहता  हों  पिला  देनी  चाहिए

अल्लाह  बरकतों  से  नवाजेगा  इश्क  में
है  जितनी  पूँजी  पास  लगा  देनी  चाहिए.

में  ताज  हूँ  तो  ताज  को  सर  पर  सजाये  लोग
में  ख़ाक  हूँ  तो  ख़ाक  उदा  देनी  चाहिए

An Unforgettable Trip (Bangalore, Mysore & Tirupati Balaji )

A long, super fun and amazing family trip after a gap of 3long years, but I must say the trip was worth a wait and one of the most memorable trip I ever had. This time it was Bangalore(now Bengaluru), Mysore & Tirupati, a typical south Indian trip with all the south Indian flavors in it.

Rather than writing a typical day wise experience I thought let’s write this in some different flavor. So I would like to give my thoughts, reviews etc. about the places I visited obviously, with day wise experience.

But before I start I must thanks to my sis, as this trip was courtesy my sis and Infosys Mysore training center.

Day 0 (Start of the Trip)

It was a rainy Friday evening and our AI(Air-India) flight was on time. I was kinda excited as, first thing, I never travelled by air in that kind of weather and secondly it was 2 hour long (longest w.r.t. time for me ) journey from Pune to Bangalore(Bengaluru) via Hyderabad. Here are some snaps from the plane.

Hyd Airport

As we were 4 people, kisi ek ko to kurbani deni hee thi toah I gave the kurbani (so my mom,dad n sis sat on the three chairs on the same side and I was sitting on the other side ) in a hope that this kurbani will turn into a boon and I will be accompanied by a beautiful girl throughout my journey till Hyd if not Bnglr. Par kehte hai na, har baar jaisa aap sochte ho waisa nahi hota, and……..2 aged male in there mid 40’s came and occupied the seat beside me. Aur phir the same thing happened in Hyd, again kurbani and again jo socha vo ho na saka n as we say “Dil KeArmaan Aasoun Mein Beah Gaye”.

Baadal aur Barsaat

The plane landed at Bnglr airport at arnd 6:30, n I must say it’s a well maintained and big airport situated at a distance from city. I suggest that who all travelling with family better come out of the airport and look for the taxi and those who are travelling alone, I feel taking a Volvo is the best option considering the amount of luggage one is having. As, I booked a taxi from inside I feel the rate was little high, I paid 1200 for approx. 38 Km. But all well, n we reached our destination. Thoda araam-vishraam and then we were ready for the dinner. We took a walk near Majestic Area, where we were residing, went to a hotel and ordered some north Indian dishes , Paneer-Dal etc. and the taste was really good.

Day 1 (The Exploration)

I rather we, were excited like anything. A good sleep in the night and I was ready to explore Banglore with full energy and enthusiasm. Aur jisa kehte hai, kissi cheez ko dil se chaaho to saari kaaynaat tumhe use dilane mein lag jaati hai, to hua bhi kuch vahi J It started with a superb  South-Indian (but not very typical) breakfast. Sheera(Halwa) was amazing n the smell of clove(लौंग) was making it even better. With a good HOT sambar and soft Idlis the overall breakfast turned something beyond my expectation and sharing and eating with family made it even more special.

Subah Ka Nashta

After having the pait-pooja we geared up for our next task and that was city exploration. But, before that we wanted to book our tickets for Tirupati from ITDC so we thought of taking a walk till there as it was near the place we were residing. After 10mins of walk we were near Freedom Park, Central Jail formerly, which was the resting place for A.B. Vajpayee & L.K. Advani during 1975 emergency. It was good to know that some part of it has been allotted for protests and IAC indefinite fast was also hosted here. But I must say that the long and wide Blue colored wall with the text displaying Freedom Park do give a sense of freedom for few seconds and then you are back to the real word “The Sound, The Traffic and The City Bengaluru”. And after 10 minutes of further walking we were at ITDC, we booked the tickets, enquired about Banglore Darshan and moved forward.

My friends already game me an idea that it’s better to take a taxi(cab) for the day rather than going for ITDC or any other package plan. So we sticked to that and booked a taxi for 1300 (I think it was this only, may be (+-100), ohhh, I really forgot, but am writing this post after 2 months, what to do busy life…MBA n all ;) but ya lemme tell you that if you guyz r slim and only 2 or 3 in numbers taking an auto won’t be a bad option, after all you will be saving on 700Rs. or something.

So, we took a taxi and reached to our first destination “Bangalore Palace” n mmyyyy…what a place or should I say palace. It really do look like for what it was built for smaller replica of the Windsor Castle, n I might not be the best person to say this as I haven’t been there(Windsor Castle) but yes Bangalore Palace is something wonderful, though little costly.

The entry fee is Rs. 250 per person (Indian) which includes an audio guide, this was something new for me but really worth for. If you are looking to take some snaps of yourself within the royal building and with those dazzling pictures and things be ready to loosen your pockets. Carrying a mobile camera costs you 250 something, a digital camera 450, and a video camera 650. But even then I will suggest you to carry at least a mobile camera if not digital kunki aisi jagah pe kuch photos nikalna to banta hai. 

I rather we, were excited like anything. A good sleep in the night and I was ready to explore Banglore with full energy and enthusiasm. Aur jisa kehte hai, kissi cheez ko dil se chaaho to saari kaaynaat tumhe use dilane mein lag jaati hai, to hua bhi kuch vahi J It started with a superb  South-Indian (but not very typical) breakfast. Sheera(Halwa) was amazing n the smell of clove(लौंग) was making it even better. With a good HOT sambar and soft Idlis the overall breakfast turned something beyond my expectation and sharing and eating with family made it even more special.

After having the pait-pooja we geared up for our next task and that was city exploration. But, before that we wanted to book our tickets for Tirupati from ITDC so we thought of taking a walk till there as it was near the place we were residing. After 10mins of walk we were near Freedom Park, Central Jail formerly, which was the resting place for A.B. Vajpayee & L.K. Advani during 1975 emergency. It was good to know that some part of it has been allotted for protests and IAC indefinite fast was also hosted here. But I must say that the long and wide Blue colored wall with the text displaying Freedom Park do give a sense of freedom for few seconds and then you are back to the real word “The Sound, The Traffic and The City Bengaluru”. And after 10 minutes of further walking we were at ITDC, we booked the tickets, enquired about Banglore Darshan and moved forward.

My friends already game me an idea that it’s better to take a taxi(cab) for the day rather than going for ITDC or any other package plan. So we sticked to that and booked a taxi for 1300 (I think it was this only, may be (+-100), ohhh, I really forgot, but am writing this post after 2 months, what to do busy life…MBA n all ;) but ya lemme tell you that if you guyz r slim and only 2 or 3 in numbers taking an auto won’t be a bad option, after all you will be saving on 700Rs. or something.

So, we took a taxi and reached to our first destination “Bangalore Palace” n mmyyyy…what a place or should I say palace. It really do look like for what it was built for smaller replica of the Windsor Castle, n I might not be the best person to say this as I haven’t been there(Windsor Castle) but yes Bangalore Palace is something wonderful, though little costly.

The entry fee is Rs. 250 per person (Indian) which includes an audio guide, this was something new for me but really worth for. If you are looking to take some snaps of yourself within the royal building and with those dazzling pictures and things be ready to loosen your pockets. Carrying a mobile camera costs you 250 something, a digital camera 450, and a video camera 650. But even then I will suggest you to carry at least a mobile camera if not digital kunki aisi jagah pe kuch photos nikalna to banta hai.

Sis n Me

Royal Stool

Royal Stool

Family Pic

Royal Paintings, There were many more

Ganesh Idol

Videshi Baalaayein looking at marriage arrangements

बस यूँ ही ....संग्रहालय

Has been some time to the last update..Was sitting free in office, wow...this happens so very rarely kaash....,  listening to songs when these line made me write this post.

Thought why not share some beautiful lines, songs, shayree & everything about music, sangeet, kavitaayein, panktiyain, gadhya-padhya n the list can go on & on & on...

So, here is the first one.

बस... एक हाँ के इंतज़ार में ,

रात यू ही गुज़र जाएगी....

अब तो बस उलझन है साथ मेरे,

नीद कहाँ आयगी ...

सुबह की किरण न जाने,

कौन सा सन्देश लाएगी...

रिमझिम सी गुनगुनायगी.....या प्यास अधूरी रह जायगी ।

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Another one, courtesy a friend. Short & Sweet, sometimes words speak louder than action.

उदास तुझे देखने से पहले ये आँखें न रहें ..
खफा हो तु मुझसे तो ये साँसे न रहें ..
अगर गम ही दू तुझे,
तो तेरी ज़िन्दगी में हम क्या हमारी यादें भी न रहें ।
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उसकी  हर  अदा  जुदा  सी  लगती  है ,
हर  बात  पर  वो  खफा  सी  लगती  है ,
मेरे  टूटे  हुए  दिल  पर  वो  शान  से  हँसती  है ,
पर  अब  तो  वो  हर  अंदाज़  से  बेवफा  सी  लगती  है ।

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मेरी  ज़िन्दगी  के  राज़  मैं  एक  राज़  तुम  भी  हो ,
मेरी  बंदगी  की  प्यास  मैं  एक  प्यास  तुम  भी  हो, 
तुम  क्या  हो  कुछ  तो  हो  या  कुछ  नहीं  मगर ,
मेरी  ज़िन्दगी  के  काश  मैं  एक  काश  तुम  भी  हो  ।

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दर्द की  महफ़िल  में  एक  शेर  हम  भी  अर्ज़  किया  करते  है,
न  किसी  से  मरहम  न  दुआओं  की  उम्मीद  किया  करते  है |
कई  चेहरे  लेकर  लोग  यहाँ  जिया  करते  है,
हम  इन  आसुंओं  को  एक  चेहरे  के  लिए  पीया  करते  है |

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मैकदे  बंद  करे   लाख  ज़मानेवाले ,
शहर  में  कम  नहीं  आँखों  से  पिलानेवाले ।
काश  मुझको  लगाले  तू  कभी  सीने  से,
मेरी  तसवीर  को  सीने  से  लगानेवाले ।
हम  यकीन  आपके  वादेपे  भला  कैसे  करें,  
आप  हरगिज़  नहीं  वादा  निभानेवाले ।
अपने  ऐबों  पे  नज़र  जिनकी  नहीं  होती  हैं ,
आइना  उनको  दिखाते  हैं  ज़मानेवाले ।

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रूठ  जाते  हो  तो  कुछ  और  हसीं  लगते  हो ....
अरे हम  ने  ये  सोच  के  ही  तुम  को  खफा  रखा  है ।

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जी  नहीं  सकता  तो  जीने  की  तमन्ना  छोड़  दे ।
बहते  बहते  जो  टेहर  जाए  वो  दरिया  छोड़  दे ।
फूल  था  मैं मुझको  एक  काँटा  बना  के  रख  दिया ,
और  अब  कांटे  से  कहते  हो  की  चुभना  छोड़  दे ।

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पूरी  धरा  भी  साथ  दे  तो  और  बात  है ,
पर  तू  जरा  भी  साथ  दे  तो  और  बात  है ।
चलने  को  तो  एक  पाँव  पर  भी  चल  रहे  हैं  लोग ,
दूसरा  भी  साथ  दे  तो  और  बात  है ।   
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आज खुदा ने फिर पूछा
तेरा हसता चेहरा उदास क्यूँ है !
तेरी आँखों में प्यास क्यूँ है
जिस के पास तेरे लिए वक्त नही
वही तेरे लिए ख़ास क्यूँ है....

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कुछ तो मजबूरिया रही होंगी ,
यूँ ही कोई बेवफा नहीं होता |
आपना  दिल  भी  टटोल   कर  देखो ,
फासला  बेवजह  नहीं  होता ।
जी  बहुत  चाहता  है  सच  बोले ,
क्या  करें  हौसला नहीं  होता ।।



Will try to share more, let it be a place (post) where I and you can share everything we love about music i.e. LIFE!!

कोशिश, प्रयास, प्रयत्न.......

बहुत सोचा, बहुत विचार  किया, दिमागी दौड़ करवा के देख ली... पर ऐसा लगता है की शायदइस कविता को या यू कहूं कि मेरे प्रयास के लिये इससे अच्छा शीर्षक फिलहाल मुझे सूझ नही रहा है| सच कहूं तो लिखने की कोशिश तो एक लम्बे  समय से हो रही है... दिन महीने बन गए और महीने साल पर पन्ने फटते गये, पंक्तिया मिटती गयी और अपनी कोशिश रही बेमिसाल|बेमिसाल इसलिए क्यूंकि इतने कुछ के बाद भी जब देखता तो समझ आता की नतीजा तो वो ही है सिफ़र | तब ऐसा भी लगने लगा की शायद लिखना मेरे लिए उतना ही कठिन है जितना सरल की गाना।

In short n sweet, बहुत  कोशिश के  बाद  भी  कुछ  ख़ास  नहीं  लिख  पा  रहा था,  पर  जैसा  कहते है की शायद समय, परिस्तिथि और उम्र आपको सब सिखा देती है । After all experience counts n yes even came to know that without any source of inspiration it’s really difficult to write something. इस बार कोशिश की है पढिये और अपनी  प्रतिक्रिया भी ज़रूर दीजिये |


जितना सोचा उतना अंसा नहीं था ये, कुछ जाना बड़ा अनजाना सा ये

कुछ खोया बहुत पाया सा ये, कुछ लम्हों में जीवन बिताया सा ये ।

हर सुबह होगा तेरी मुस्कुराहट का दीदार, यह सोच के रात का हर पल बिताया सा ये ।

उन जुल्फों का तेरे गालों पे आना, फिर उन नाज़ुक उंगलिओं से तेरा उन्हें हटाना

उस एक पल में जैसे सारा संसार भुलाया सा ये ।

कुछ खोया कुछ पाया सा ये, उन लम्हों में जीवन बिताया सा ये ।

कसमे हो तो तोड़ भी दूं , तूफाँ हो तो मोड़ भी दूं

चाहत हो तो छोड़ भी दूं , पर इस आदत के आगे अब मै क्या करूँ ??

बहुत खुद तो समझाया, मनाया, बुझाया सा ये ।

कुछ खोया कुछ पाया सा ये, उन लम्हों में सारा जीवन पाया सा ये ।

Yahoo Messenger Mystery Solved

One of the mostly used IM in the world and a common problem attached to it “Invisible Text”. It really destroys your mood when u ping someone using yahoo messenger and he/she is not able to view your ping but that’s not all even you are not able to see your ping.

You try every possible thing from changing the fount text/size/color to uninstalling n reinstalling of messenger, turning off firewall, clearing cookies n temp file, enable scripting etc. etc. etc. (n everything else) but the result is still same “Text on your YAHOO IM is still invisible”, so what’s the solution Guys give this a try and I am sure that it will work for you.

But before writing anything I would like to share a small story with you all n, by the end of the story, u will come to know how important Yahoo IM is for me n why I was forced to write this post (trick).

[ We used Yahoo Messenger in our office to chat with our team members and other colleague. I was new in the office when I received a ping “hi……….” (by a girl) I replied and chatted with her about myself, my hobbies etc. basically it was a normal chat of what one can have when u meet some new person.

But it doesn’t stop there and we felt that we have many things in common and then we used to chat almost whole day discussing on various topics including some topics which we only share with our close friends and soon we became very good friends. At that point I realized that I have started liking that girl and one day I thought of proposing her. But I was not having the courage to face her and to say about my feelings for her. So, I decided to say all that on Yahoo chat and I told her about my feelings on chat. What happened next is all history, but my first proposal to a girl was by Yahoo IM and that day I came to know how important Y-IM can be in one’s life. ]

So this solution is for all my friends for whom Y-IM act as a bridge to express their feelings……………….

Here is the solution for the famous Yahoo IM Mystery “The Invisible Text” -

Start-> Run-> Regedit-> Ok

HKEY_CURRENT_USER-> Software->Microsoft->Windows->Current Version->Internet Settings->Zones

Here there should be five zones from 0 to 4, but in your case there will be some more zones.
Delete all other zones and reboot.

Open Yahoo Messenger and check. You should be able to see the chat. I hope this works for you.

TIPS N TRICKS

Here are some very useful but rare tricks n tips, I would like to share these tricks with you, so w/o wasting much time and making my post lengthier it’s better to start with the 1st trick.

1) Delete Multiple Entry at Boot Scan

Your computer displays multiple entry at boot scan when you are using more than one OS on your PC. But it is sometimes very irritating when you come across multiple entry at boot scan, even if there is only one OS installed (you may be using more than 1 OS earlier). A simple way to delete the improper entry is by using your command prompt:

Go to:
Start-> Run-> cmd-> Ok

Now write:

bootcfg /delete /id x
where x is the number of option to be deleted (displayed on screen at booting).

Note: Write the value of x with care.


2) Shutdown PC using Command Prompt

Many times we like to schedule the shutdown of our PC or laptop, and for that we would need a software, but what to do if we don't have any. Here is the solution for that:

shutdown -s -t x

where x is the time(in seconds) after which you want to shutdown your PC. Thus, if you want to shut down your pc after 10 minutes it will be like

Start->Run->cmd->Ok

Now write:

shutdown -s -t 600

To stop the timer

shutdown -a

To shutdown/Restart/Log Off a PC on network

shutdown -i

A screen will be displayed in which you can enter the IP address of the PC you want to shutdown, time(in seconds) after which you want to shut it down and you can also leave some comment, which will be displayed when computer starts to shutdown.So,...... Enjoy and play with computers in your network.

3) Ab Sirf Style Hi Style Bolega

I don't know whether this title suits the content below or not, I was watching T.V. and heard this tag line so and found it interesting, so thought of using it n that’s the only reason of using it as a title. Ok, jokes apart but this is a wonderful utility in windows which I just came across. Check it yourself and you will come to know y am saying this.

Go to:
Start->Run->eudcedit

Select the row and column (box) in which you want to write the new character and press OK. Then write whatever you want to write (name, logo, sign etc...) using various tools (it is very similar to the tools in paint).Now save (Ctrl+S) your work and close the window.

Now go to
Start->Run->charmap

A window will appear, in this window select All Fonts (Private Characters), now you will be able to see the character/s which you wrote in eudcedit. Select the character and copy it, now paste it on word, notepad or wherever you want to use it.

That's it..It's Done!!!!!!

Note: You may need to increase the size of the character as it may appear small in most of the cases.

Trip To M.P.

Although it has been some time to this trip, but I always wanted to
write about it. It was almost 5Yrs.(5 Yrs-5Mnths-26Days to précised)
that I was not have been to my native place i.e. M.P. So, we(me and my
family) planned for this trip. And as we were gng out together after a
long time, thus we wanted to cover maximum places where our relatives
lived. So we planed our journey like this:

Pune -> Mumbai -> Indore -> Jabalpur -> Pune.

Episode 1: Pune To Bombay/Bambai OOOpss!!!Srry.....Mumbai!!!!!

Our first destination was Mumbai, you all know that there are many ways
to go to Mumbai we preferred train due to our luggage (and the comfort
of a train is something else, you all know that).So, we boarded Deccan
Queen at 4p.m. from Pune. It took exactly 4hrs. to reach Dadar. ASAW
reached Mumbai we felt that "Zara hat ke Zara bach ke ye Mumbai meri
jaa". Actually we wanted 2go2 kandivali (from Dadar Station) and we asked
for a taxi, the driver said that he will charge Rs.700/- n start gvng
some so called reasons of taxi drivers ,ki saahab bahut ghoom ke jaana
padega, ye rasta band hai, us raste par bheed hai...bla..bla..blaaaaa.But
at last we fixed the taxi at Rs.300\- and reached to my Mausi's house
at kandivali after a road journey of almost an hour. It was around
9-9:30p.m.As we were having flight at 6:00a.m. next morning(After 12
it's next day…right!!)we took the dinner ,which was really nice, and
started baat-chhet(jab aap itne dino baad milte ho to bahut kuch hota
hai baat karne ke liye).Time kaise paas ho gaya pata hi nahi chala and
it was 12o'clk.Atlast we went to bed,aur need ka intzaar karne ke
baavjood need aakhaon se gaayab thi,par raat 1 baje tak need ne mujhe
apne aaghosh me le hi liya(Sounds interesting, hindi mein likhe ka maza
hi alag hai...)and I woke up with an irritating alarm tone of my mobile
at 3:15 or3:30am.Till 4 we were ready to leave. Although it was very
short stay at Mumbai, I enjoyed it. Arnd. 4:30 we were at
airport, covering a distance of 10Km. in 30mins that too in Mumbai was
gud. After all the formalities(jisme meri do paani ki bootles bhi bahar
nikalvali gayi)we were inside the plane at 6:05am.I forget to tell u
that was month of "December"(Thandi ka mausam).

Watching sunrise from a height of 9000mts. was a unforgettable experience and I was so much lost in that, that I even forgot to capture that moment with the camera. And Suddenly there was announcement .... ..... "Soon we will be landing on the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar (Indore) airport please fasten your seat belts" and we reached Indore at 7:45am.

Episode 2: Indore To Jabalpur.....

We reached home at 8:30am got fresh, till now, breakfast was ready. Kya baat hai Samosa,kachuri,Jalebi,Dhokla....(Likthe-2 hi mumh me paani aa gaya).After this mouth-watering breakfast, I went to bed to take a nap but took a sound sleep and was lying on bed like a log of wood. It was a normal day. In the evening we went to some temples. The atmosphere there was peaceful, it was soothing experience.



Next day I met some more relatives n then visited some places nearby. We went to 56 Dukaan an area famous for its food items and believe me I ate like anything (Starting with Garaadu to Chaat,Patis(it's different),Sweet corn,Kulfi etc. etc. but Hasil-e-mahfil was Shikan-ji shaayad iseeliye uske aage 'ji' laga hai, it was just awesome).After these savory dishes I can say that today "My eyes were bigger than my stomach".

Next morning we did some shopping and were ready to leave. It was fun filled two days at Indore and today is 31/Dec./2009.This means I will be celebrating "New Year 2010" in the train(Narmada Express).And u can understand how it will be celebrating new year in an express.

Episode 3: Jabalpur To Pune.....

New Morning!!!New Day!!!New Year!!!It was 6:10am (1st/Jan/2010), and we were at the Jabalpur station. It was a cold morning, temperature was
around 11-12oC.My eyes were looking for Mamaji, aur kehtehai na "Ki
dhoodne se to bhagwan mil jaate hai", and I was only looking for Mamaji
to vo mil hi gaye and in no time we were at home. Then we all took
nice hot cup of tea and got fresh. As our stay at Jabalpur was only for
2 days i was in a mood for some outing and we decided tgt "Bhedaghat".

It was not far away from home and we reached their in arnd. 35-40 min.
It was 3:00 in the afternoon. There are 2 ways to reach there and we
preferred the rope-way as the other one(by road) was very crowded and
time-consuming. The view from the top was incredible but little eerie
also, it offered a fabulous panoramic view of river Narmada. It took
3-4mins. To reach at the other end. We got down there and moved towards Dhuadhar, and I was astound on observing the beauty of nature. Although it was a small I will remember it for whole of my life. It was an unforgettable experience.

We came back at 6:00 in the evng. After that it was just some tp(time-pass) activities and after taking the dinner we went to bad wishing good-night to everyone. Next morning was quite dull, may be I was bit tired after those hectic 6-7 days. So, after taking lunch I took a nap. In the evening we went for shopping, but as I don't get bask in trying out shirts and trousers it was just a tp for me. But my sis. really enjoyed the shopping. The best part of that night was the dinner it was just delicious(Butter Chicken and sweet was superb)!!!!!!And that day again "My eyes were bigger than my stomach".......Next day we were having our train early in the mrng. so we went to bed.

Next day we boarded the train and started our journey to pune. We reached Pune at 4am(next day) and I got the feeling of "Back to Home" and once again it was proved that Pune is the city with best climate in India. The cold breeze was refreshing and it took away all my tiredness.
And this is how the 7 day joyful and entertaining trip ended.