ROZ EK SHER

रो रहे हैं दोस्त मेरी लाश पे बेअख़्तियार
ये नहीं दरियाफ़्त करते किसने इनकी जान ली

ro rahe hain dost merii laash pe beakhtiyaar
ye nahiin dariyaaft karte kisne inkii jaan lii

My friends are crying helplessly over my dead body,
Instead of finding out who murdered me.

Sher contributed by Vijayalakshmi Modi

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Book of the day

HISTORY OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN INDIA
A Cultural Psychiatry Retrospective
By Horacio Fabrega Jr.
Indian Medical Tradition, Vol. 10
2009     245 x 165 mm     743 pages
Hardcover     Rs. 1695

ROZ EK SHER

वक़्त के साथ बदलना तो बहुत आसाँ था
मुझसे हर लम्हा मुख़ातिब रही ग़ैरत मेरी
~ अमीर क़ज़लबाश

waqt ke saath badalnaa to bahut aasaan thaa
mujhse har har lamhaa mukhaatib rahii ghairat merii
~ Amir Qazalbash

Changing with the times was very easy
But each moment, I had to confront my pride

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Books of the day


HISTORY OF CIVILISATIONS OF CENTRAL ASIA

Rs. 1800 Vol. 1 The Dawn of Civilisation {Earliest Times - 700 BCE}

Rs. 1800 Vol. 2 The Development of Sedentary and Nomadic
Civilisation {700 BCE - 250 CE}

Rs. 1800 Vol. 3 The Crossroads of Civilisations {250 - 750 CE}

Rs. 3600 Vol. 4 The Achievements {750 - 1500 CE} (Set of 2 books)

Rs. 1800 Vol. 5 Development in Contrast {1501 - 1850 CE}
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Rs.10800 for the set. Postage free in India
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ROZ EK SHER

हाथों की लकीरों में ही जब न हो वजूद किसी का
जोड़ें भी तो जोड़ें तक़दीरें कोई कैसे?
- मुन्तज़िर

haathon kii lakiiron mein hii jab na ho vajuud kisii kaa
jodein bhii to jodein taqdiirein koii kaise?
- Muntazir

When destiny does not will it,
How can I connect our lives?

Sher contributed by Muntazir

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Book of the day


BUSINESS ETHICS
The Right Way to Riches
By Prof. Arthur Dobrin
Published by Hindi Granth Karyalay
First edition 2007
Third Revised edition 2009
220 x 140 mm     148 pages
978-81-88769-26-1     Paperback     Rs. 200

ROZ EK SHER

दिल की ज़िद इसलिये रख ली कि आ जाये क़रार
कल ये कुछ और कहेगा ये मुझे मालूम न था
~ आरज़ू लखनवी

dil kii zid isliye rakh lii thii ki aa jaaye qaraar
kal ye kuchh aur kahegaa ye mujhe maaluum na thaa
~ Arzu Lakhnavi

I had followed my heart's insistence, to get some respite.
I did not know that it would change its tune the next day

Sher contributed by Vijayalakshmi Modi

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Book of the day

BUSINESS ETHICS
The Right Way to Riches
By Prof. Arthur Dobrin
Published by Hindi Granth Karyalay
2009     220 x 140 mm     148 pages
978-81-88769-26-1     Paperback     Rs. 200

ROZ EK SHER

वो फ़िराक़ और वो विसाल कहाँ
वो शबो-रोज़ो-माहो-साल कहाँ
- ग़ालिब

vo firaaq aur vo visaal kahaan
vo shabo-rozo-maaho-saal kahaan
- Ghalib

Where is that separation, that coming together..
Where are those nights, days, months and years?

Sher contributed by Samyak Modi

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Book of the day

URDU - HINDI KOSH
A Dictionary of Urdu - Hindi, printed in Devanagari
Ed. by Acarya Ramacandra Varmma
First published in 1936
19th edition, 2007
Urdu
Hindi
Dictionary
Devanagari script
2007 220 mm x 140 mm 360 pages
Hardcover Rs. 150

ROZ EK SHER

ओ मेरे अरबाब, क्या तारे नुमायां कर गये
पैदा हुए, बी.ए. किये, नौकर बने और मर गये
- इक़बाल

o mere arbaab, kyaa taare numaayaan kar gaye
paidaa huey, B.A. kiye, naukar bane aur mar gaye
- Iqbal

O my lord, what stars have you caused to appear!
They take birth, graduate, slave at a job and die.


Sher contributed by Man Mohan Das

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Book of the day

PARSHVACARITRAM: THE LIFE OF PARSHVA
By Acarya Gunabhadra
Sanskrit text + English translation
Ed. and translated into English by Prof Willem Bollée
Paperback
Rs. 60

ROZ EK SHER

तुम्हारे साथ रहकर
अक्सर मुझे लगा है
कि हम असमर्थताओं से नहीं
सम्भावनाओं से घिरे हैं,
हर दीवार में द्वार बन सकता है
और हर द्वार से पूरा का पूरा
पहाड़ गुज़र सकता है।


tumhaare saath rahkar
aksar mujhe lagaa hai
ki ham asamarthataaon se nahiin
sambhaavanaaon se ghire hain
har diivaar mein dvaar ban saktaa hai
aur har dvaar se puuraa kaa puraa
pahaad guzar saktaa hai


Living with you
I have often thought
that we are surrounded
not by incapabilities
but by possibilites.

A door can be built
through each wall
and through each door
an entire mountain can pass.


Poem contributed by Kirti Sandheliya

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Book of the day

MAHABHARATA OF VYASA
Sanskrit text + English translation
Eng. tr by M N Dutta
Edited with an Introduction by I C Sharma & O N Bimali
Set of 9 books
English
2008     250 x 190 mm     6000 pages in 9 volumes
Hardcover     Rs. 7000

ROZ EK SHER

यह कहाँ की दोस्ती है, जो बने हैं दोस्त नासेह
कोई चाराका होता, कोई ग़म गुसार होता
- ग़ालिब

ye kahaan kii dostii hai, jo bane hain dost naaseh
koii chaar'aakaar hotaa, koii gham gusaar hotaa
- Ghalib

What kind of friendship is this, when friends preach giving up love
There should have been some last remedy, someone sympathetic

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The first ever autobiography written in an Indian language!

ARDHAKATHANAKA
Autobiography
By Banarasidasa
Khadi boli + Modern Hindi translation
By Rohini Chowdhury
Hindi
2008     200 x 130 mm     228 pp
Paperback     Rs. 175

ROZ EK SHER

In memory of the innocent lives lost to terrorism

एटमों का ख़तरा है, रात भारी-भारी है
आज ये ज़मीं मेरी, कितने दुख की मारी है
- क़मर बरतर

atomon ka khataraa hai, raat bhaarii bhaarii hai
aaj ye zamiin merii, kitane dukh kii maarii hai
- Qamar Bartar

The night is heavy with the fear of atom bombs,
Today my motherland is engulfed in sadness

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Book of the day

THE FOUR VEDAS IN SIMPLE HINDI
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RGVEDA SAMHITA in 4 Volumes
Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
Ed. & tr. by Shriram Sharma & Bhagavati Sharma
2005    250 x 185 mm    1687 pages (in 4 vols.)
Hardcover    Rs. 600

YAJURVEDA SAMHITA
Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
Ed. & tr. by Shriram Sharma & Bhagavati Sharma
2004    250 x 185 mm    432 pages
Hardcover    Rs. 150

SAMAVEDA SAMHITA
Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
Ed. & tr. by Shriram Sharma & Bhagavati Sharma
2003    250 x 185 mm    332 pages
Hardcover    Rs. 150

ATHARVAVEDA SAMHITA in 2 Volumes
Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation
Ed. & tr. by Shriram Sharma & Bhagavati Sharma
2002    250 x 185 mm    964 pages (in 2 vols.)
Hardcover    Rs. 300

Total 8 Volumes for Rs. 1200 only.

ROZ EK SHER and a quick note

Why we cannot play cricket with Pakistan.

हुआ है हाथ गुलदस्ता हमारा
कि दाग़े-खूं बहुत हैं आस्तीन पर
-मीर तक़ी मीर

huaa hai haath guldastaa hamaaraa
ki daaghe-khuun bahut hain aastiin par
-Mir Taqi Mir

My hand looks like a bouquet
So much have I bled onto my sleeves

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Fondly
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What can we, the people do: Svami Veda Bharati on how tackle Terrorism

Svami Veda Bharati:

The answer to terrorism is to refuse to be terrorized.
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The streets of Mumbai are now full.

Leopold Café, next to the Iconic Taj Hotel, had suffered shocking violence.  Within 24 hours of the ending of commando action the café opened as the owners and the Manager said, "we cannot give to the terrorists the satisfaction that they have succeeded".

A nine year old girl heard of the attacks and was terrified, suffering from shock and fever.

Her father brought her to Leopold Café to light a candle.

A small crowd gathered beaming and smiling.  She lit the candle and smiled.

The people from the crowd patted her on the back.

She went home free of shock and fear, with a smile on her face.

This is the answer to terrorism but it requires resilience of mind and spiritual strength.

This is the mood all over India at this time.

ROZ EK SHER

नहीं कि मुझको क़यामत का एतिक़ाद नहीं
शब-ए-फ़िराक़ से रोज़-ए-जज़ा ज़्यादा नहीं
-ग़ालिब

nahiin ki mujhko qayaamat kaa etiqaad nahiin
shab-e-firaaq se roz-e-jazaa zyaadaa nahiin
-Ghalib

It is not that I do not believe in the Day of Judgment
But the night of separation is no less (painful) than the Day of
Judgment

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Book of the day

ASHVAGOSHA
The Awakening of Faith
Translated by Timothy Richard
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2005     Dy.      116 pages
Hardcover     Rs. 225

ROZ EK SHER

नयी नयी आँखें हों तो हर मंज़र अच्छा लगता है
कुछ दिन शहर में घूमे लेकिन अब घर अच्छा लगता है
-निदा फ़ाज़ली

nayii nayii aankhen hon to har manzar achhaa lagtaa hai
kucch din shahr mein ghuume lekin ab ghar acchaa lagtaa hai
- Nida Fazli

When seen with fresh eyes, every view looks beautiful
I enjoyed visiting the City, but now I want to go home

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Book of the day

THE ASRAMA SYSTEM
The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution
By Prof Dr Patrick Olivelle
M
2004     Ro.     287 pages
Hardcover     Rs. 450

ROZ EK SHER

आँखों में कुछ नमी सी है माज़ी की यादगार
गुज़रा था इस मक़ाम से इक कारवां कभी
-इक़बाल

aankhon mein kuchh namii sii hai maazii kii yaadgaar
guzaraa thaa is maqaam se ik caaravaan kabhii
-Iqbal

My eyes are wet at the memories of the past
There once passed a caravan through this place

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Book of the day

DHYANASHATAKA
Prakrit text + Hindi translation
By Jinabhadragani Kshamashramana
Hindi translation by Dr Jaykumar Jalaj
Edited by Manish Modi
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 11
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay
2009     220 x 140 mm     32 pages
ISBN 978-81-88769-21-6     Paperback

Terrorist attack on Mumbai

Learned friends,
Jay Jinendra

It is horrible, this dastardly terrorist attack by Pakistan-trained terrorists on Mumbai.

The terrorists are clearly familiar with the city of Mumbai and seem to know exactly what they are doing.

The tragedy of modern civilisation is that the terrorist can slip through the most diligent of check posts.

Constant vigilance, a clear cut policy on combating terrorism and a strong and decisive legal system could be possible deterrents to terrorist attacks. But our country lacks these.

Heartbreaking to see my city in flames.

My immediate family is safe for now, but how safe are we if our beloved city is under such a deadly terrorist attack?

I hope the Government takes firm steps and comes down very hard on terrorism. The terrorists have shown that they deserve no mercy. None
should be wasted on them.

And I pray that political parties do not use this attack on Indians as a way to garner more votes and create hatred between various communities in India.

What we Indians need to do in times like this is to come together, trust each other and act in the best interests of the nation.

Jay Hind
Vande Mataram

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