A notion

There's this lady in Ranchi
whose sobriety is a matter of envy.
Asked how she kept her cool
In suffering many a fool,
"At heart they're convinced I'm an Aatankwadi."

My Rock Star

She's come for her vacation to Ranchi.
Looking to spend quality time with Mummy.
They'll make moments swell
create memories that ring a bell
feasting body, mind and soul for posterity.

And the rocker asks of her Mama
Are these times better than those of ABBA?
Sweet chile of mine she says
ain't nothing that compares
to the sight of you belting out Wolfmother or Metallica.

So continue this saga you must.
Starting with Ragas, we placed in you a trust.
To give the world a rocking voice
That'd become both peoples vice and choice
and have the world collectively biting dust.

ChoudhuryNama

'Twas Geeta who eloped with Darshan Gandhi
N fell further in love with all things Punjabi.
Her iron hand pecked Darshan and d mundaas,
N chose for em "Sohni".
But alas now the boys have no time for Mommy.

Dekh Jaya humne kitna kiya bachon ke liye.
Bilkul ek ek paisa jod kar ke.
Aur in dono ko bas yeh hi hai suji
Apni sari kamai EMI mein chada di.
Arre Geetadi yun kaho ki aapki parvarish ki vat laga di.

Pehli sardarni se humne karayi pehchaan.
Jab tak baat chali hum the mehmaan.
Shaadi jo hui,
Saas bahu behen yun bichdi
Chonkaa diya humeh yeh matlabiyon ki udaan.

Thence was revealed Geeta's book keeping acumen.
In her funding of Jaya's B.Ed education.
Baba's money for Jaya she had pocketed
The pittance she gave Jaya was now targeted
As the cause for her supposed financial deprivation!

No matter her property worth a crore in NOIDA.
Holidays on the continent that seem to suit her.
But she never lets Jaya forget that hand to mouth existence
Payback for the "sub-standard" bahu's non deliverance
Hence all things Jaya suddenly became anathema.

ChoudhuryNama

Pan-Indian though the family is,
The ethos is rooted in Sylheti bliss.
Bitchiness the norm at gatherings
Marriages become maudlin meanderings
As siblings refusing to age
Fuel assorted identity crises.

For Dada adjusting hair on a balding pate
Is a 24x7 activity to cover up age.
"So dear! Kaise ho"
"Kya kar rahe ho"
As the hand shifts hair neatly into place.

He's a grandpa with a new bride.
One that chews paan n spits left n right.
With murky connections to Amar Singh
N a schizo daughter doing her bidding
Compounding Dada dears nervous plight.

All Dada's liquidity is tied up in property.
Maybe that's his case for living so miserly.
He keeps tabs on consumption
Food, groceries, liquor no exception.
For him in matters of money there is no impropriety.

ChoudhuryNama

Partition is now a distant memory.
For Ma n Baba it turned their world topsy turvy.
She came from landed gentry
He a gold medalist then from Calcutta University
Starting all over in utter penury.

A further twist to an eventful life.
This scholarly man enlisted in army rank n file.
Their quality of life spiralled downwards.
The first generation learnt afterwards
through Ma's reflection on a more joyous time.

Ma's life had many moments extraordinary.
Consigned as she was to a life in purgatory.
Age 1 n trying to suckle her dead mother on the pyre.
Her Grandmother arrived to this trial by fire
And is said to thereafter have lost her sensibility.

Rani's formative years were spent in the lap of luxury.
A benevolent zamindar father n a village doting on her sincerity.
She was cloaked in an aura of goodness
Her simplicity just knew no harness
Virtues in her we saw lifelong n know brought divine ecstasy.

Jabalpur n Delhi remain etched forever
Jharna, Randhir, Geeta
Sapna, Devdutta n Jaya
The brood enshrined in this saga
The annals of this ChoudhuryNama.

One characteristic all of them shared.
Good looks that turned many a head.
Only Randhir(Dada) temporally enjoyed the fruits of this virtue
Though for the others attention did at times make it an issue
With more regrets later for not knowing the value of what they had.

A Diwali greet

Dooan hamari jinki khushi ka sahara aap hain
aur kinke jeevan ka maksud bhi.
Be good at heart and clean of mind always
so that prayers are never necessary.
Bol Jai Mata di.

ChoudhuryNama

The lives n times in d Choudhury family
Penned by d son-in-law Malayali.
Here blood ties get cooked when it matters,
marinated relatively in the choicest batters
N are served up with pungent Bengali, Punjabi n Oriya chutney.

So what are my qualifications for writing this tale.
Vendetta it could be said now that I'm beyond the pale.
But the inspiration is drawn from Balu's belief
That my life holds just a limited brief
N beyond Angrezi I've got nothing worthy for sale.

So how into the family did I come to be?
I was smitten bu Nivea(Jaya) the youngest beauty you see.
N when I went to ask for her hand from her father,
A man "Kaccha" clad glowered back in silent anger.
That nearly sent me into a fit of apoplexy.

The Nasty Chronicles of Arko

Knock knock
Whose ther?
Orko
Orko who?
Na ji na. Main kehta hoon.
Main ek chota sa nanha sa
Sindhi bachha hoon.
Padai mein gol par
ladki patane mein master hoon.

Knock knock
Whose there?
Arko

Kaun hai Bay2
Mama....Orkoi hai.
Orkoi hai ya Orko hai?

Mama aap bhi na Oroko
Arko bana dete ho.
Kaash Arko ko bhi Orro dikhte

The Nasty Chronicles of Arko

The life b times of dear Bay2
while studying Pol. Sc. at D.U.
Seem torevolve round an important friend
who has her bucking every trend.
Got us worrying if she's gone lattu.

The guy is shorter than her.
From a Bong Dad n Sindhi mother.
He has her playing coy kitten
Can't see why she's so smitten
Maybe its coz Arko's an armchair philosopher!!

We now watch this drama unfolding.
Still clueless about beginning or ending.
Bay2 claims hes a theatre buff
So lets see him strut his stuff
An audition of Arko running n screaming.

There's no way that he'll resist
after all we surely will insist.
That he's cut out for the role
what better way to kholo the pol
And show Bay2 he's just a sexist.

Unfit for Mask, Hindu's Drama Society
Arko went begging n pleading to Alkazi.
I've learnt the ropes studying at Sriram,
Have decided that studying is haraam
Don't mind even raping a dead body.

Purpose in Life

I feel miserable after chewing you out. But its a necessary evil and not an attempt to bum your trip. Why does it happen when you seem to be enjoying yourself. 'Coz those are the times when the lack of achievements on other fronts comes up in focus. Without tangible success, your life seems to be taking the path of least resistance. Enjoy and feel good. Nothing wrong with that provided I also see you work to achieve in fields you know you are good at and not sacrificing them for enjoyment dictated by the company you keep.
'Tis a shame to waste talent nurtured for so long which was once, by your own reckoning, world beating. And why?. 'coz its more fun to hang out and explore new avenues, just for kicks.
You are at an age when the priorities all start with F... Fun, Friends,. Freedom, Faith. What you forget are Focus and Future. Don't end up cursing Fate. That refuge of every self confessed failure. Statements of intent postpone realities.
Parents only seem hell bent on spoiling the good times. Why? Don't I have anything better to do. Barring securing your future, No!. I've nothing better to do.
No evidence yet to show that you'll be on the stage you said you always wanted to be on. Rather it appears you're giving it all up for the sake of the company you've chosen to keep. Friends are important. They are the world during adolescence.... This the high point of life. Sadly, prone to blinkered vision as only hindsight will show you, down the line. I get cheesed off when I see you refusing to see that. The thrills in life need not end up compromising your purpose in life.
Dont live adolescence as if its the last fling at life, and not a preparation for it. Don't think and let emotions colour everything. The worst calamity is to have eyes and yet fail to see.
My threat is a guiding light to ensure that you don't get to the "if all else fails stage". If it does, I will carry it out. No matter if you cut me out of your life.

Best wishes-Rendezvous drama comp.

No one else has what it takes
to define the American Standard.
But this smart, chic, brainy sexy girl,
whose to decide the tie.
You can and will.
Its all about you, and Faith
\m/

Rights

You can talk about rights to scold you when you comprehend the wrongs that can be attributed to you, all for valid reason. Best you drop this fallacy. You shall be talked to as you deserve.

Surrender

Got angry at you after a very long time. Sad that money issues was all that registered on you. Our concern, wanting you to do good and to stay informed, you see as nit-picking. Am I such a pain now?
I couldn't establish a rapport with you.
My shortcoming I guess.
Whats done can't be undone.

Its up to you
to let it be,
or maybe wonder why

Or just cut free of me
and find your peace.

Generation gap

Can't be responsible for anothers reactions. Can't limit anothers expectations too. 'Tis enough getting the most out of this life without having to cope with care and concern issues too...Weird huh!
If you don't learn how to cope with your parents then I'm afraid that you'll end up just coping with your parents. And thats from first hand experience.....Just sharing...No pressure

Happy birthday Arko

Growin old is mandatory. But growing up is optional. Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. Happy last teen birthday