I feel poignant, when I listen to this song. The song, gives the sense of belonging when you are away from your home. The song depicts all the relationship and attachment we have with our home place. Not just depicts, but does it well.
Listen to this song, you would feel the pain, the pain of separation.
Aey mere pyare watan
Aey mere bichde chaman
tuj pe dil khurbaan
tu hi meri arzoon
tu hi meri aabroon
tu hi meri jaan
Aey mere pyare watan
...
The colse to heart summer morn -
sab se pyaari subha teri
The colourful evenings -
sab se rangeen teri shaam
...
The love of mother land -
Maa ka dil banke kabhi seene se lagjata hain tu
The sense of separation -
Aur kabhi nanhi si beti banke yaad atha hain tu
The more I think of you, the more I feel
Jithna yaad aata hain tu uthna tadpaata hain tu
...
Desire to die in your arms -
Hum jahan paida huye us jagah hi nikle dam
Music, lyrics, voice ... everything is at its best. I love it.
I feel bad, that I can't sing it as beautiful.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Coffee - My Drink
Coffee is a beverage, served hot or with ice, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. These seeds are almost always called coffee beans. Coffee is the second most commonly traded commodity in the world (measured by monetary volume), trailing only petroleum, and the most consumed beverage.
The first coffee plants are said to have come from the Horn of Africa on the shores of the Red Sea. Originally, coffee beans were taken as a food and not as a beverage. East African tribes would grind the coffee cherries together, mixing the results into a paste with animal fat. Rolled into little balls, the mixture was said to give warriors much-needed energy for battle. Later, around the year 1000 AD, Ethiopians concocted a type of wine from coffee berries, fermenting the dried beans in water. Coffee also grew naturally on the Arabian Peninsula, and it was there, during the 11th century that coffee was first developed into a hot drink.
According to one story, goat-herder noticed that his herd became friskier than usual after consuming the red cherries of a wild coffee shrub. Curious, he tasted the fruit himself. He was delighted by its invigorating effects, and was even spotted by a group of nearby monks dancing with his goats. Soon the monks began to boil the bean themselves and use the liquid to stay awake during all-night ceremonies. The other story is about a Muslim dervish who was condemned by his enemies to wander in the desert and eventually die of starvation. In his delirium, the young man heard a voice instructing him to eat the fruit from a nearby coffee tree. Confused, the dervish tried to soften the beans in water, and when this failed, he simply drank the liquid. Interpreting his survival and energy as a sign of God, he returned to his people, spreading the faith and the recipe.
Uses of coffee:
1. Antioxiditants: We consume fats and sugars that produce free radicals, and vitamins can't fight them alone. They need antioxidants. Coffe has antioxidants.
2. Great conversation starter with friends and business associates.
3. Ease Tension: It's a stimulant drink.
4. Being Active: Morning coffee keeps you alert and more active. Cup of coffee can help in the performance of tasks requiring sustained attention, even during low alertness situations such as after lunch, at night or when a person has a cold.
5. Fertilizer: Coffee grounds are a good fertilizer in gardens because of their high nitrogen content. coffee diluted with four times its volume of water can be used to amend soil acidity.
6. Art: Some use coffee to create art. Latte art involves designs in the foam of espresso-based drinks. Arfé is the use of coffee as a coloring for painting or other visual effects.
7. Well being: There have been associations between coffee consumption and lowered rates of certain illnesses, like suicide, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, Type II diabetes, colon cancer, Sirrhosis and heart disease.
So what are you waiting for? Just go grab a cup of coffe. Remember, keep the consumption under control. Wait! these benefits are seen only under exposure to moderate dose of coffee.
The first coffee plants are said to have come from the Horn of Africa on the shores of the Red Sea. Originally, coffee beans were taken as a food and not as a beverage. East African tribes would grind the coffee cherries together, mixing the results into a paste with animal fat. Rolled into little balls, the mixture was said to give warriors much-needed energy for battle. Later, around the year 1000 AD, Ethiopians concocted a type of wine from coffee berries, fermenting the dried beans in water. Coffee also grew naturally on the Arabian Peninsula, and it was there, during the 11th century that coffee was first developed into a hot drink.
According to one story, goat-herder noticed that his herd became friskier than usual after consuming the red cherries of a wild coffee shrub. Curious, he tasted the fruit himself. He was delighted by its invigorating effects, and was even spotted by a group of nearby monks dancing with his goats. Soon the monks began to boil the bean themselves and use the liquid to stay awake during all-night ceremonies. The other story is about a Muslim dervish who was condemned by his enemies to wander in the desert and eventually die of starvation. In his delirium, the young man heard a voice instructing him to eat the fruit from a nearby coffee tree. Confused, the dervish tried to soften the beans in water, and when this failed, he simply drank the liquid. Interpreting his survival and energy as a sign of God, he returned to his people, spreading the faith and the recipe.
Uses of coffee:
1. Antioxiditants: We consume fats and sugars that produce free radicals, and vitamins can't fight them alone. They need antioxidants. Coffe has antioxidants.
2. Great conversation starter with friends and business associates.
3. Ease Tension: It's a stimulant drink.
4. Being Active: Morning coffee keeps you alert and more active. Cup of coffee can help in the performance of tasks requiring sustained attention, even during low alertness situations such as after lunch, at night or when a person has a cold.
5. Fertilizer: Coffee grounds are a good fertilizer in gardens because of their high nitrogen content. coffee diluted with four times its volume of water can be used to amend soil acidity.
6. Art: Some use coffee to create art. Latte art involves designs in the foam of espresso-based drinks. Arfé is the use of coffee as a coloring for painting or other visual effects.
7. Well being: There have been associations between coffee consumption and lowered rates of certain illnesses, like suicide, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, Type II diabetes, colon cancer, Sirrhosis and heart disease.
So what are you waiting for? Just go grab a cup of coffe. Remember, keep the consumption under control. Wait! these benefits are seen only under exposure to moderate dose of coffee.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Great Victory - Team India creates history
Congratulations to Team India on their victory in the final test. They deserved it all from the very beginning of the test series. They always were better than the West Indians in both the first and second match. But they had to be satisfied with a draw. However their performance was very bad in the third match, when they were on the managed to save the match and draw it.
The final match was different. It was a complete low scorer. On the first day itself, the Team India's first innings was brought to an end. Captain's knock by Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble saved the face in the first innings. Good performance by the Indian bowlers put India on top again. End of the second day, India was 6 wickets down. They started with a lead of 97 runs, but did not add much to the total. Again the end of day 2, on the crease were Dravid and Anil Kumble. But they could not repeat the feat of the first innings. India ended their second innings with a target of 269.
Now the focuse shifted to the Indian bowlers. They lived upto the expectations and restricted West Indians to a total of 219. India won the match by 49 runs.
The only difference was India had Rahul Dravid. He symbolizes his appellation "The Wall". He is dependable. He is a boon to Indian Cricket. India under his captaincy created history. They won a test series outside India after a gap of 20 years, in WI after 35 years. It is a very long period, more than three generations of cricketers. Many players changed, many captains and coaches changed but they all failed to make the country proud while playing overseas.
When team fails, it is Captain who is blamed. When team wins, the credit goes to the so called "team-play". But this time, it was proved wrong. India won and the credit goes and even went to Dravid, the captain. He performed and he was the difference between India and WI. He was aptly awarded Man-of-the-Match. He performed in all the matches, so the Man-of-the-Series was also awarded to him.
With this performance, Rahul Dravid created a special place for himself in the history of Indian Cricket. Many more players would come, equal number would go, many captains would come and go, coach would change many times. But this performance would never be erased. It would remain for ever.
First Innings:
India 200
WI 103
Second Innings:
India 171
WI 219
The final match was different. It was a complete low scorer. On the first day itself, the Team India's first innings was brought to an end. Captain's knock by Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble saved the face in the first innings. Good performance by the Indian bowlers put India on top again. End of the second day, India was 6 wickets down. They started with a lead of 97 runs, but did not add much to the total. Again the end of day 2, on the crease were Dravid and Anil Kumble. But they could not repeat the feat of the first innings. India ended their second innings with a target of 269.
Now the focuse shifted to the Indian bowlers. They lived upto the expectations and restricted West Indians to a total of 219. India won the match by 49 runs.
The only difference was India had Rahul Dravid. He symbolizes his appellation "The Wall". He is dependable. He is a boon to Indian Cricket. India under his captaincy created history. They won a test series outside India after a gap of 20 years, in WI after 35 years. It is a very long period, more than three generations of cricketers. Many players changed, many captains and coaches changed but they all failed to make the country proud while playing overseas.
When team fails, it is Captain who is blamed. When team wins, the credit goes to the so called "team-play". But this time, it was proved wrong. India won and the credit goes and even went to Dravid, the captain. He performed and he was the difference between India and WI. He was aptly awarded Man-of-the-Match. He performed in all the matches, so the Man-of-the-Series was also awarded to him.
With this performance, Rahul Dravid created a special place for himself in the history of Indian Cricket. Many more players would come, equal number would go, many captains would come and go, coach would change many times. But this performance would never be erased. It would remain for ever.
First Innings:
India 200
WI 103
Second Innings:
India 171
WI 219
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