अधूरापन

 सरकती  सुलगती .. संकीर्ण  राहों पर

 कभी न देखा वो,  उफनता समंदर

जहाँ  चाह वहां राह,  फिर भी अत्यंत  गुमराह

सरल सटीक राहों में , फिर क्यों  ये  हाहाकार..

                                                                  

                                                                  अनदेखी अनजानी ,  अनवरत    बेगानी
                                                                  शौम्य सहज राहों में, फिर क्यों हम बेजार.

                                                                 
                                                                   कुदरत का है कुटिल  किन्तु भ्रामक प्रहार            
                                                                   सहजते  संभलते पर ..फिर  भी हैं  लाचार..

                                                                  
                                                                   कुंचित  बिलम्ब  न हो जाए, समझते संभलते

                                                                   कि जब सुलझे   पहेली, कहीं  वो न हो आखिरी बार.

  

  

  

A Changing of the Guard in men's tennis...May be.

Slowly but surely you’re seeing a changing of the guard in the men’s tennis world. At the top, the change is glacierly, but it does appear that Djokovic has marched past Federer and is ready to challenge Nadal for supremacy. Andy Murray, possibly defeated in the mind as much as on the court, is less a threat. Federer will certainly be a dark horse for the event, if his game clicks at right time for this event. After seeing Murray's  performance in  Rome semis, he is getting back his timing and confidence. Of course some of it is Killer Cahill presence in his coaching staff. Murray could have a new beginning in French  open 2011, we all know how talented is Andy Murray. Roger Federer might salvage his year just peaking at right time for French open.

Most surprisingly  Nadal's demolition by Novak  in Rome last weekend was eye opener for me, I thought Madrid final was high altitude and it favoured Novak, but in Rome it should be Nadal's turf. But still too early to say changing of the guard, lets see what  happens to Nadal in French open 2011, a slam and best of five setter and we all know Federer and Nadal usually  peak at these time, in terms of conditioning and form. But if Novakcan dethrone Nadal in French and Roger in Wimbledon then we can see this writing on the wall we all know how good Novak is on hard courts.  

Tennis history is replete with notable encounters, epic matches that have shaped its course. Generations of different styles and players have come and gone, much as a wave that inexorably ebbs and flows.
It has been the rule of 10: every 10 years, a new age, new rulers, a new dominant style of tennis. In the 1970s, Borg came to rule over the Lavers and Newcombes, only to be overtaken by McEnroe and Lendl in the mid-'80s.

The pattern moved, and in the 1990s, the baton was passed to Sampras, and then in the 2000s to Federer. Where the baton will pass now is still very much being decided.
Of course, these transitions didn't happen in a vacuum; matches and tournaments were played, of special significance, that signaled the change. these changes won't happen over night, we all see pattern and confidence. The confidence and fluid movement of Novak is hard to overcome these days.
These were the 'Changes in the Guard,' the historic moments when the power struggles at the top of tennis visibly shifted in the favour of the younger, of the would-be successor.

Anyways.. these are my observations, could be totally out of touch, readers feedback will be really appreciated.

Harish Kandwal

संकोच और नेक इरादे .

बिखरते  , संवरते  , थिरकते अंजुमन में

कभी न थिरका  , उन लब्जों का  स्पन्दन  ..

हमें  हरदम अहसास था ..तुम हो  बहुत संगेदिल

फिर भी तुमने न किया कभी जिक्रे   मन मंथन ..

वो बीते हुए पल  और भूली हुई  आखिरी वो  मंजिल

कभी भी न दर्शायी ..वो  दिल की आधी अधूरी चुभन..

 दहलते  दिलों का था वो,  सरकता , बिखरता  आलम 

 फिर भी  न किया इजहार,  हमने वो तहरीरे अपनापन  

नहीं कभी हुआ  अहसास की तुम में भी वही  लगन 

                                            क्यों की तुमने  न कभी किया उन  लब्जों का  अन्तमन ..

                                            हम भी थे अस्थिर, अधैर्य और सचमुच अचेतन 

                                            लब्जों के बिना न समझ पाए तुम्हारा अपनापन.

                                            प्यार में जरूरी है इन  तीन लब्जों का होना बयां

                                            नहीं तो अधूरी है  मोहब्बत  , जैसे जीव बिन जहाँ.  
                                         
                                            संकुचित इरादों  ने छीन लिए,  हमसे   वो  निष्छल पल
                                            संकोच नहीं है  धरोहर प्यार की, अब नहीं  अनभिज्ञ  जहाँ. 

Music and Love for music and arts.

While driving across the scenic beauty of  Peel, It suddenly struck to me why we like music and arts as such? why different people like different kind of music ?

Why some people spent and dedicated  their whole life for the sake of music and that is the most important thing to them and for sure it gives them enormous and countless joy.

Fundamentally all ears are keen to discover the sheer magic of  all the beautiful notes we hear.As seen people grow up in musical Gharanas, grow up as very good in all facets of music. Part of it when you are really young you develop a taste for music (if  you  are surrounded by the quality and supreme flair of  music) even though you are not born  with this gifted talent.

Part of the reason that's why in the past all heir and heiress of  all  kingdoms used go to  the Ustad to learn the music,even most of them were not even gifted with this talent,  but just to develop the taste for good music.

You do not have to very good in any kind of art to be admirer of it but you should have a zest for it.

The zest developed when you are really young and the company you kept and of course the swing of the things knitted all around you.

Some people are better than others but we need to learn things one way or other based on very raw desire and very inquisitiveness to learn not only music but any art or skill.

Indian classical music is best thing ever happened to the music, we need to give this music the respect 

it deserves and most importantly develop a taste for it.

   

Some people are very talented, they don't even need a conducive environment to be good in anything.

They are simply gifted,  they have good ears , they have nice naturally inbuilt notes  and they are  razor sharp in learning and grasping. But unfortunately most of us will not fall in the above category. So to develop a taste for it we need to listen to it and be patient, hopefully someday it will sink in.    

     

Hopefully we will continue the tradition of Indian classical music and keep it alive for many more years to come.On the above  note I will finish it  with a  magical  melody by Panditji in Raag Bhimpalas.
सबसे ऊंची प्रेम सगाई -  सूरदास 

सबसे ऊंची प्रेम सगाई
१. दुर्योधन के मेवा त्याग्यो, साग विदुर घर खाई
४. जूठे फल शबरी के खाये, बहु विधि स्वाद बताई
३. राजसूय यज्ञ युधिष्ठिर कीन्हा, तामे जूठ उठाई
५. प्रेम के बस पारथ रथ हांक्यो, भूल गये ठकुराई
६. ऐसी प्रीत बढ़ी वृन्दावन, गोपियन नाच नचाई
२. प्रेम के बस नृप सेवा कीन्हीं, आप बने हरि नाई
७. सूर क्रूर एहि लायक नाहीं, केहि लगो करहुं बड़ाई
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Pandit Jasraj sings Sab se oonchi prem sagaai_

अंतरद्वंध ...


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मैं जूझता  हूँ समय से, पर  कमवक़्त मिलता ही नहीं ..

जो मिलता  है दिलो जान से, उससे मैं  जूझता ही नहीं .

      

मेरी  तमन्नाएं  और लगन, कहीं मृगतृष्णा तो नहीं

तो फिर जहाँ लगन है, वहां  एक सहज राह  क्यों नहीं. 

जिन धाराओं में मैं बहता  हूँ एकदम सहज और निर्वाह

तो फिर उन धाराओं का मैं, अकेला मकसद क्यों नहीं.

  

मैं चल रहा हूँ , जिन राहों पर आज भी  बेपनाह,  अनन्तर

तो फिर उन राहों में मुझे, वो सकून  और चैन  क्यों नहीं. 

रंज  है   मुझको मेरी इस,  अकस्मात्  सोच और समझ पर
कम से कम एक अंतरद्वंध तो है  मेरे मानस पटल पर.

                                     काश!  समय और नियति का फिर से  एक वही  दौर आये

                                     हर भूले को, उसकी  मंजिल  पाने का नजरिया मिल जाये.       

         

   

     

What went wrong in a semifinal battle for Real Madrid in champions league.

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/cl-update-barcelona-2-0-real-madrid/12lty1ha?cpkey=9c58be60-3229-4454-b5d7-faf1bc417524%7C%7C%7C
Part of the problem Mourinho did not stay with his defensive style of play and he started crowding midfield to suffocate Barca midfield. But Barca has immense talent in midfield if you crowd them, they will make sure you reduce to 10 players like what happened in first game.
They have likes Of  Messi, David Villa , Xavi and Pedro very skilled players in midfield and to suffocate them is real hard and part of the issue is they have been together since long time, they can play like a team football unlike Real Madrid most of the players are quite new in uniform.
Another issue is Kaka’s  form and injury, If he is totally healthy it could be different story, he can create all kind of problems for Barca and with Ronaldo upfront.

Mourinho has always had everything his own way, winning title after title, game after game! He is a multi-Champions League winning manager, more notably when he led Porto to Champions League success in 2004. Standing in his way was Pep Guardiola, the former Barcelona player and manager of the Barca side.
Behind every successful venture lies a shrewd brain. The evolution of FC Barcelona from just another very good team in Europe to the most devastating opposition in recent times, is no accident.
Inheriting Frank Rijkaard's side, Pep Guardiola managed to re-build the Johan Cryuff philosophy, making them work hard, train harder and subsequently play beautiful football week in week out..  

For me the biggest problem was that Real had no cohesion to their play. They rely on star players like Ronaldo and Ozil to deliver a moment of brilliance to win them the game, whereas Barca play completely as a team. Eight of the guys have come through the youth ranks and have been playing together for years and years.

Real, on the other hand, keep buying big-name players, but it takes a while for them to gel. Look at Barca - they made two big signing this season - Villa to replace the rubbish Ibrahimovic, and Mascherano. Their buying is strategic, whereas I often feel Real just buy to prove a point.What went wrong is that while barca is a complete team cause of their togetherness for a while, Madrid is just a new team so to say, Mourinho should have stood to his usual defensive style.

Nothing is lost though as they(Real) won Spanish championship, next year it will be more a battle between coaches than players itself, keep your finger cross.

प्यार की हद ..कुछ और ...

क्या मोहब्बत को कोई बाँध सकता है..
रिश्तों में या फिर उम्र भर की कसमों में
क्या प्यार की रफ़्तार रहती है.. हमेशा एक
या दिन ब दिन..बदलती है  रूख हवा जैसी 
अगर ऐसा न होता तो..कोई बेवफा न होता..
.दर्दे दिल न होता ..दुख का समंदर न होता.
बेवफाओं  के बेंइन्तहाँ अफ़साने न होते 

कोई कभी अकेला न होता, बेदर्दी न होता.

प्यार अगर पावन  है..तो सोचो जरा गौर से 

हजारों कसमें खाने वाले कैसे हो जातें हैं किसी और के.

सब कुछ  भूलकर  चंद बातो  पे  हुआ हमें यकीं 

सच्चा  प्यार कुछ लम्हों का ही   बहुत   है..

लम्हों को याद रख ..तस्वीर को भूल जा.

इंसानियत को याद रख , इंसान को भूल जा.

अपनी जमीं ..अपनी मोहब्बत

हर शाख पे  अब भी वही , मैना  चहकती  होगी ..

हर तपती दोपहरी मैं ..अब भी वही रेत उडती  होगी.

तू शायद अब भी , चिलमन से यूँ ही निहारती होगी

तेरी हिमाकत तुझे आज भी , हरदम फटकारती होगी.

तू अब   भी, उसी वक़्त .. दोहपर में रोज   आती होगी..

शुर्ख  लाली  अब भी तेरे चहरे  पर  नजर आती होगी.

एक दशक  से ज्यादा  गुजर गया  जैसे  चंद लम्हों में  

सब कुछ बदल  गया , सिर्फ अनकही यादों के ..सिवा . 

हमें यकीन  है सब कुछ वही होगा , सिर्फ तेरे सिवा 

मैना भी  होगी , दोपहरी भी वही,    सिर्फ मेरे  सिवा.

तू बदल गयी होगी , पर  जमीं एक दम  वही होगी

सूरतें चाहें बदल गयीं हो, पर मोहबतें वही होंगी.

नजारें चाहे बदल गए होंगे , पर हरकतें वही होंगी.

दायरे चाहे संकरे हो   गए हों, पर संजीदगी  वही होंगी.

बिखरी यादें .. गुजरे दिन.

जिनके पास था .. मेरी हर खुशी का सामान ..
अहले वक़्त के साथ ..चकनाचूर कैसे हो गया ..
जो हमेशा करता था , मेर हर दिन को रंगीन..
वो आज मेरे जहाँ से, एकदम कैसे खो गया
तुम्हारा न मिलना, था कुदरत का मंजर ..
तुम्हारे बिना मैं , इतना नकारा कैसे हो गया. APRIL 21 ST , 2011.

हर बीती  शाम .. हर  बीता पल

मुझे दूर कर देता है ..सिर्फ  उनकी कुछ यादों  से ..

हर कतरे में लिखा प्यार , हर नजर में ऐतबार

मुझे पास लाता  है, सिर्फ उनकी इंतहा  यादों के  .

मौसमों की आवाजाई , अब बर्दाश्त नहीं होती  

हर सर्द  हवा  अब दूर ले जाती है , सिर्फ उनके वादों से . 

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 7:41 PM

तेरे लिखे सभी ख़त, कभी मिटा भी न पाया ..
तेरे दिए हुए कई जख्म, कभी भुला भी न पाया ..
जो आशियाने बनाये तेरी यादों से पहले
उनके कर्ज आज तलक चुका भी न पाया..
तेरे खतों ने बनाया मुझे emotional bankrupt
तमाम खतों को आजतक पूरा, कभी पढ़ भी न पाया. April12, 2011

Thursday, March 31, 2011 8:12 PM

न किये कैद ,हमने वो लम्हे अशिकी  के..वस्ल के  

न ही  लिखे हमने अफ़साने  आशिकी  के अब तलक

जवान तुम भी थे  ..लाखों में एक हसींन  तुम  भी  थे  

वजह सिर्फ ये  थी ..मेंने जो देखा न देख पाए  कोई 

मैं जितना तुम्हे  चाहूँ  , नहीं चाहे और  कोई

आज तुमसे जुदा , वही मंजर  बार बार  देखता  हूँ

वही नज़ारे लेकिन सिर्फ ख़्वाबों में  देखता हूँ.

आज भी नहीं हैं , तेरी तस्वीर इन  हाथों में

मगर दिले   जिगर   में सिर्फ  तेरा ही चेहरा देखता हूँ. .

 मार्च 31st

२०११, ८.०० pm   
     

हर कतरे पे   लिखा था जिसका नाम ..

वो आज भी  कलेजे में सिहरन  पैदा करता है

हमारे हर आंसू  में था  जिसका दर्द  ..

वो आज भी हमारी खिलखिलाहटों में दिखता  है

वक़्त के फेरबदल ने , हमें तुमसे न मिलाया..

तुम्हारा इंतज़ार आज भी हमारी आँखों में दिखता है..

हमें  मालूम है तुम्हारा आना है नामुमकिन ..

तुम्हारा एक बार अचानक आना तो कम से कम  दिखता है..
      

 Saturday, April 02, 2011 9:11 PM

On cricket world cup victory -


यह जो लम्हे मिले आज .. कुछ अजीब सी कशमकश है..

हजारों राहों की ..एक जानी पहचानी सी  मंजिल है

आगे भी वक़्त में .. ऐसी ही लम्हे आते  रहें 

मैंने आज खुद  को पहचाना..यह सब तेरी ही जद्धौजहद है.  

तुने आज मंजिल पा के ..मुझे मुझसे मिला दिया 

मेरी अपनी जमीं  को , उसका  खोया हुआ दर्जा दिला दिया. 

Monday, March 07, 2011 11:45 AM

हर वक़्त हमने माँगा था , एक लम्हा जिनसे,
वो इस कदर तमाम उम्र, मूतमइन ही रहे..
आज इसे झांसा समझो या बदनसीबी..
आज उनपे लम्हा है पर, हमपे जिगर ही नहीं..

 Monday, March 07, 2011 11:45 AM

मोहब्बत में इतने , सितम थे क्यों इतने

तुम्हे खो  के देखा , सितमगर थे अच्छे ..

अगर भरी  धूप  में , तुमको  निहारा न होता ..

तुम्हे छुप के देखा , कभी सहारा न होता .

वो सावन के गाने , cool  केसरिया दुप्पटा  ..

बिन बादल के , तुम्हारा हम पे बरसना .

हमें कोई ले के जाए , उस वक्ते जहां में 

तुम्हारा तिलमिलाना  और भयावह  ज़माना 

हमें यार !  लौटा दे , वो जवानी का परचम  

तुम्हारा total बदलना ,और   हमारा सिसखना.

Federer - Analysis for upcoming CLAY court season

Looking at past few games of Roger, He seems slightly out of form. Focus and concentration also seems problem sometimes, I don't blame him for the focus as he has already achieved so much in tennis. But as flawless and effortless player he is, I still expect more from him. Specially long rallies he is shanking lot of ball on his backhand side and he is also making lot of mistakes on his forehand side to end the points quickly, I think.I think a bigger frame racket will help little bit but mostly it is timing.

If we look at Australian open semis, Novak has hit 89% of his shots towards his backhand and 90% in Dubai  Final, so players are start targeting his backhand like Nadal did previously. Also I noticed since Paul
Annacone join him, he is not using his slice backhand effectively.

Another his movement is sluggish sometimes, he is slow like half a step for me sometime and I think part of the reason is as people starting target his backhand , He is standing slightly on his backhand side for  inside out forehands on his backhand wings.

As we all know break point conversion is also problem for him these days. First serve percentage is very low also specially on key points.  I think it won't take him long to rectify these issues for the player of his calibre. For upcoming clay court season he is one of the threat for Nadal. Novak is playing  well but I don't know how he will translate his hard court success on clay.
On Madrid master Nadal is on his half, so may be semifinal encounter, but before semis Federer has lot of players to defeat like likes of Robin soderling. But Madrid master is high altitude clay that suits well for Feeder game as ball not bounce high enough and he can hit through the player unlike French open.

These are my personal observations,  but what do I know? All the best Roger.