Unconditional Love and Support

A Soldier was finally coming home from war. He called his parents and said, “Mom and Dad, I’m coming, but I have a favour to ask. I have a friend I would like to bring home with me”. “Sure,” they Replied, “we’d love to meet him”. “there’s something you should know,” the son continued, “he was hurt pretty badly in the war. He stepped on a landmine and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come live with us.” “ I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.” “ No I want him to live with us.” “ Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.” At that point, the son hung up the phone and they never heard from him again. He committed suicide. It wasn’t until the parents were asked to identify the body that they realized he returned from war without his left leg and arm.

Whether this specific story is true or ot is irrelevant, there are many like it that are true and the message is always the same : Put Others First!

When we were growing up, our parents, teachers, preachers and society told us that blood-related family is more important than other people in the world. As a result, the capacity of our love is limited and conditioned to a point where we can watch an entire nation starving on television and feel indifferent because "they don't look like us". Our love must surpass religion or geographical region, blood relation or even species classification, for love is not truly love if it has conditions. We must treat those who are older than us as our grandparents, those our age as siblings, and all those who are younger than us as our own children. We are all ONE. Kids know how to love this way! when they see someone in pain (anyone, of any color , age or gender), even animals they feel their pain as if it was their own. They are deeply compassionate. we used to love this way when we were children, we have simply forgotten how!

In Honor of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Birth Anniversary 23rd Jan 1964

वह खून कहो किस मतलब का, जिसमें उबाल का नाम नहीं।
वह खून कहो किस मतलब का आ सके देश के काम नहीं।


वह खून कहो किस मतलब का जिसमें जीवन, न रवानी है!
जो परवश होकर बहता है, वह खून नहीं, पानी है!


उस दिन लोगों ने सही-सही खून की कीमत पहचानी थी।
जिस दिन सुभाष ने बर्मा में मॉंगी उनसे कुरबानी थी।


बोले, "स्वतंत्रता की खातिर बलिदान तुम्हें करना होगा।
तुम बहुत जी चुके जग में, लेकिन आगे मरना होगा।


आज़ादी के चरणें में जो, जयमाल चढ़ाई जाएगी।
वह सुनो, तुम्हारे शीशों के फूलों से गूँथी जाएगी।


आजादी का संग्राम कहीं पैसे पर खेला जाता है?
यह शीश कटाने का सौदा नंगे सर झेला जाता है"


यूँ कहते-कहते वक्ता की आंखों में खून उतर आया!
मुख रक्त-वर्ण हो दमक उठा दमकी उनकी रक्तिम काया!


आजानु-बाहु ऊँची करके, वे बोले, "रक्त मुझे देना।
इसके बदले भारत की आज़ादी तुम मुझसे लेना।"


हो गई सभा में उथल-पुथल, सीने में दिल न समाते थे।
स्वर इनकलाब के नारों के कोसों तक छाए जाते थे।


“हम देंगे-देंगे खून” शब्द बस यही सुनाई देते थे।
रण में जाने को युवक खड़े तैयार दिखाई देते थे।


बोले सुभाष, "इस तरह नहीं, बातों से मतलब सरता है।
लो, यह कागज़, है कौन यहॉं आकर हस्ताक्षर करता है?


इसको भरनेवाले जन को सर्वस्व-समर्पण काना है।
अपना तन-मन-धन-जन-जीवन माता को अर्पण करना है।


पर यह साधारण पत्र नहीं, आज़ादी का परवाना है।
इस पर तुमको अपने तन का कुछ उज्जवल रक्त गिराना है!


वह आगे आए जिसके तन में खून भारतीय बहता हो।
वह आगे आए जो अपने को हिंदुस्तानी कहता हो!


वह आगे आए, जो इस पर खूनी हस्ताक्षर करता हो!
मैं कफ़न बढ़ाता हूँ, आए जो इसको हँसकर लेता हो!"


सारी जनता हुंकार उठी- हम आते हैं, हम आते हैं!
माता के चरणों में यह लो, हम अपना रक्त चढाते हैं!


साहस से बढ़े युबक उस दिन, देखा, बढ़ते ही आते थे!
चाकू-छुरी कटारियों से, वे अपना रक्त गिराते थे!


फिर उस रक्त की स्याही में, वे अपनी कलम डुबाते थे!
आज़ादी के परवाने पर हस्ताक्षर करते जाते थे!


उस दिन तारों ने देखा था हिंदुस्तानी विश्वास नया।
जब लिक्खा महा रणवीरों ने ख़ूँ से अपना इतिहास नया। 


 - श्री गोपाल दास व्यास जी

Content Courtesy - Indian Army Fans 

Indian Army Celebrating 64th Army Day.

ARMY DAY - 2012 63 Years of Honour And Sacrifice Indian Army celebrates January 15 every year as Army Day to commemorate the Day, when Gen (later Field Marshal) K M Cariappa became the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Armed Forces after Independence, taking over the command of Armed Forces from Gen Sir F R R Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief, in 1949. Since independence, the Indian Army has grown to be a professional, apolitical and humanitarian force to reckon with, while serving in the most adverse and diverse conditions. Unlike any Army in the world, it has the unique experience of fighting wars, at minus 50 degrees centigrade, in Siachen and braving the hot climate conditions in the Thar desert, at plus 50 degrees. The officers and jawans have also the experience of fighting wars in the deserts and plains in the west to thick jungles and ravines in the North East. UNITY IN DIVERSITY Indian Army, which is popularly known as mini-India, has officers and jawans hailing from all provinces, ethnic cultures as also speaking different languages. They live, eat, train and fight together to defend the sovereignty of the nation, thus setting an example of “Unity in Diversity.” To meet the religious aspirations of Army personnel, units have ‘Sarva Dharma Sthal’ where All Ranks from different faiths can worship according to their beliefs, under one roof. While the soldiers have earned acclaim in all wars fought since Independence, they have also endeared themselves with their countrymen, by helping them during natural and man-made calamities. They have earned their Country's gratitude. Indian Army has also earned appreciation in counter-insurgency operations, counter-terror and ongoing proxy war.

Awesome video of tying scarf in 25 ways!

Homeless boy steals hearts of everyone at the talent show!

This incidence happened at some talent show...i found this video while surfing on youtube...A must watch.

Beautiful song: Jane kya tune kahi!

Kagaz ke Phool

"Kaagaz Ke Phool" (Hindi: कागज़ के फूल; English: Paper Flowers), is a 1959 classic Hindi film produced and directed by Guru Dutt, who also played the lead role in the film. The film was a box office disaster of its time but was later resurrected as a world cinema cult classic in the 1980s. The film's music was composed by S. D. Burman and the notable lyrics were written by Kaifi Azmi, giving hits like Waqt ne Kiya Kya Haseen Situm, sung by Geeta Dutt. In the 2002 Sight & Sound critics' and directors' poll, Kaagaz Ke Phool was ranked at #160 among the greatest films of all time. Motivated by the success of Pyaasa, Guru Dutt embarked on the creation of yet another of his socially challenging movie, Kaagaz Ke Phool. The theme and tone on this movie were ages ahead of the Indian audience of the 50s who were used to simpler plots and storylines. The underlying tones of the film were complex and story was controversial for the time. Considered one of Guru Dutt's finest film by many, Kaagaz Ke Phool was a commercial disaster when it was first released. At the film's premiere, Dr Rajendra Prasad, then President of India and invited chief guest, walked out of the cinema hall deeply offended. Audiences in Delhi's Regal cinema threw stones at the screen during the screening. Reactions like these deeply affected the sensitive and introverted Dutt. Guru Dutt himself admitted in an interview to Filmfare in 1963, " It was good in patches. It was too slow and it went over the head of audiences." Even though Guru Dutt produced and acted in two commercially successful and critically acclaimed hits after this, namely Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960) and Sahib, Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962), he never undertook the role of director again. There is some speculation that Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam was ghost directed by him, although it lists Abrar Alvi as the director, for which he won the year's Filmfare 'Best Director' award. Ironically, today Kaagaz ke Phool enjoys a cult following, and became a commercial hit at its 1984 re-release in France and Japan. Critically acclaimed even at time of its release, it is often listed in top ten Hindi movies of all time listings today. The film is regarded by many as India's equivalent of "Sunset Boulevard". Guru Dutt's influence in Indian cinema continues to date. The cinematographer of Kaagaz Ke Phool was the legendary V.K. Murthy and it has the distinction of being the first Indian film made in wide 75 mm CinemaScope. He created the sun breaking through studio roof shot in the movie with use of a pair of ordinary mirrors and sambarani to get a parallel beam, as seen in the song, Waqt Ne Kiya. This scene won him the Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award for 1959. The film also won critical acclaim in direction, lyrics and poetic songs. S.D. Burman and Kaifi Azmi poured their heart and soul in the music and lyrics of this film respectively. Many claim that the film is semi-autobiographical of Guru Dutt and that he portrayed his angst in the movie. At the time of production of the film, Guru Dutt's marriage to Geeta Dutt was under strain due to his liking for Waheeda Rehman. This was openly known causing Guru Dutt's personal life to resemble that of the protagonist in the movie. However, the forecast of his own (Guru Dutt's) death, to parallel the sad and imminent death of the protagonist in the film, is debatable. Another explanation for the inspiration is Guru Dutt's association with Gyan Mukherjee, the famous 1940s director whose Qismet (1941) had made him into a household name. The life and subsequent failures of Mukherjee, whom Guru Dutt had joined in 1950, influenced him deeply. Many think that Kaghaz ke Phool was based on Gyan Mukherjee's life and failures, as Guru Dutt's previous film Pyaasa had been dedicated to him. Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Sitam 'वक्त ने किया क्या हसीं सितम' - Geeta Dutt The most popular song of the film is the deeply emotional "Waqt Ne Kiya Kya Haseen Situm; Tum Rahein Na Tum, Hum Rahein Na Hum"[8] . Soulfully tuned by the S. D. Burman, this song was brought to fruition by the pain-lashed voice of Geeta Dutt to make it the perfect theme song for a lost season of grace. Many singers, including Lata Mangeshkar, have tried unsuccessfully to re-create the same magic as Geeta Dutt. Awards * Filmfare Best Cinematographer Award - V.K. Murthy * Filmfare Best Art Direction Award - M.R. Acharekar. Geetā Dutt (Born Geetā Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri) [November 23, 1930 July 20, 1972] was a prominent Indian playback singer in Hindi movies in the 1950s and 60s, and also a singer of modern Bengali songs......... [Wikipedia & IMDb]