Happy Diwali दीपावली पावन पर्व की हार्दिक शुभकामनाये

India is a land of Festivals. Many festivals are celebrated here with great pomp and show. Each festival has a religious or mythological significance behind it. Diwali is one of them. It is the festival of lights. It is celebrated for 5ive days. It falls in the month of October or early November.

Diwali in history

The history of Diwali is replete with legends and these legends are moored to the stories of Hindu religious scriptures, mostly the Puranas. Though the central theme of all legends point out to the classic truth of the victory of the good over the evils, the mode of their presentation and the characters differ. Diwali, being the festival of lights, lighting the lamp of knowledge within us means to understand and reflect upon the significant purpose of each of the five days of festivities and to bring those thoughts in to the day to day lives.

The five day of Diwali

The first day of Diwali is called Dhanvantari Triodasi or Dhanwantari Triodasi also called Dhan Theras. The second day of Diwali is called Narak Chaturdasi. It is the fourteenth lunar day (thithi) of the dark forthnight of the month of Kartik and the eve of Diwali. On this day Lord Krishna destroyed the demon Narakasur and made the world free from fear. The third day of Diwali is the actual Diwali. This is the day when worship for Mother Lakshmi is performed. On the fourth day of Diwali, Goverdhan Pooja is performed. The fifth day of the diwali is called Bhratri Dooj. It is a day dedicated to sisters.

Hindu Mythology

The Story of Rama and Sita: Lord Rama was a great warrior King who was exiled by his father Dashratha, the King of Ayodhya, along with his wife Sita and his younger brother Lakshman, on his wife's insistence. Lord Rama returned to his Kingdom Ayodhya after 14 years of exile, in which he put an end to the demon Ravana of Lanka, who was a great Pundit, highly learned but still evil dominated his mind. After this victory of Good over Evil, Rama returned to Ayodhya. In Ayodhya, the people welcomed them by lighting rows of clay lamps. So, it is an occasion in honor of Rama's victory over Ravana; of Truth's victory over Evil.

The Story of King Bali and Vamana Avatar(the Dwarf): The other story concerns King Bali, who was a generous ruler. But he was also very ambitious. Some of the Gods pleaded Vishnu to check King Bali's power. Vishnu came to earth in the form of a Vamana(dwarf) dressed as priest. The dwarf approached King Bali and said "You are the ruler of the three worlds: the Earth, the world above the skies and the underworld. Would you give me the space that I could cover with three strides?" King Bali laughed. Surely a dwarf could not cover much ground, thought the King, who agreed to dwarf's request. At this point, the dwarf changed into Vishnu and his three strides covered the Earth, the Skies and the whole Universe! King Bali was send to the underworld. As part of Diwali celebrations, some Hindus remember King Bali.

The Defeat of Narkasur by Lord Krishna: Lord Vishnu in his 8th incarnation as Krishna destroyed the demon Narkasura, who was causing great unhappiness amongst the people of the world. Narkasura was believed to be a demon of filth, covered in dirt. He used to kidnap beautiful young women and force them to live with him. Eventually, their cries for rescue were heard by Vishnu, who came in the form of Krishna. First, Krishna had to fight with a five-headed monster who guarded the demon's home. Narkasura hoped that his death might bring joy to others. Krishna granted his request and the women were freed. For Hindus, this story is a reminder that good can still come out of evil.

Krishna and The Mountain: In the village of Gokula, many years ago, the people prayed to the God Indra. They believed that Indra sent the rains, which made their crops, grow. But Krishna came along and persuaded the people to worship the mountain Govardhan, because the mountain and the land around it were fertile. This did not please Indra. He sent thunder and torrential rain down on the village. The people cried to Krishna to help. Krishna saved the villagers by lifting the top of the mountain with his finger. The offering of food to God on this day of Diwali is a reminder to Hindus of the importance of food and it is a time for being thankful to God for the bounty of nature.

Sikh Festival Diwali

In Sikh perspective, Diwali is celebrated as the return of the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind Ji from the captivity of the city, Gwalior. To commemorate his undying love for Sikhism, the towns people lit the way to, Harmandhir Sahib (referred to as the Golden Temple), in his honour.



Jain Festival Diwali

Among the Jain festivals, Diwali is one of the most important one। For on this occasion we celebrate the Nirvana of Lord Mahavira who established the dharma as we follow it. Lord Mahavira was born as Vardhamana on Chaitra Shukla 13th in the Nata clan at Khattiya-kundapura, near Vaishali. He obtained Kevala Gyana on Vishakha Shukla 10 at the Jambhraka village on the banks of Rijukula river at the age of 42.

Chhota Recharge

What a wonderfull add it was ..... Irfan Khan saying "Hutch ka chhota recharge kahin bhi kabhi bhi"

Sometimes this chota recharge matters a lot,in times of crisis try to apply this thing in ur life it's really helpful.....we 5ive applied it in our hostel life.

When we came back from home after the holidays everyone bring some home made eatable items like laddoo mathhii, etc. but these things usually get finished with in a week.Now what to do, when we feel hungry at night? No prob after all we all are engineers so everyone keep few things in reserve, like 2-3 ladoos, a few matthi and acharr, namkeen etc and these are
called chhota recharge of hostel life.

Why we call it chhota recharge?
When people are 5 and laddoo 2, then we can manage with half-half piece.
Same thing applied with mathhhi, evryone gets 1-2 piece of mathi and sometime we have to manage with the crushed pieces which left in the box at bottem :D ..... this is called chhota recharge of hostel life.

When these home made items gets finished till the root, then last option is maggie. If we have 3-4 maggies then no problem but problem arises when we don't have maggie and after serching a lot we get 1 Maggie from someone, but problem hai to solution to hoga hi and solution is sharing aur bus kisi tarah thodi si bhook mita lena and finally recharged for doing masti again...this is called chhota recharge of hostel life.

U all must have heard "Bada hai to behatar hai"
Size does matter but sometime size doesn't matter .. as in hostel....chhota recharge is the real life saver.

JIIT दे कुडियां और मुंडे

JIIT की कुडियां very very smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
मुंडे ने ओदों ज्यादा smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
JIIT की कुडियां very very smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा

सूरमा लगा दियां lipstick लगा दियां,
lipstick लगा दियां very very dark,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
JIIT की कुडियां very very smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा

Bikaan चला दियां, caraan चला दियां,
caraan चला दियां very very fast,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
JIIT की कुडियां very very smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा

Jeensa ने पान्दियाँ, skirtaan वी पान्दियाँ,
skirtaan ने पान्दियाँ very very short,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
Jeensa ने पान्दियाँ very very tight,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
JIIT की कुडियां very very smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
मुंडे ने ओदों ज्यादा smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा

Pub विच ने जांदे, disco वी जांदे,
disco ने जांदे कुडियां नाल,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
मुंडे ने ओदों ज्यादा smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा

Orkutting ने कर्दे, chatting वी कर्दे,
Orkutting ने कर्दे proxy नाल,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
chatting ने कर्दे कुडियां नाल,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
मुंडे ने ओदों ज्यादा smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा

CS ने खेलदे, DOTA वी खेलदे,
DOTA ने खेलदे दिन और रात,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
मुंडे ने ओदों ज्यादा smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा

College दे दिन एहे कभी नही भूलने
free degree मिले नाल,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा

JIIT की कुडियां very very smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
मुंडे ने ओदों ज्यादा smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा
JIIT की कुडियां very very smart,
हाय मेरी तौबा तौबा

जन्मदिन मुबारक हो ...........

आज आई है रात क़यामत की,
जिसका जन्मदिन उसकी शामत की,
ये है हॉस्टल हॉस्टल के कहानी,
बर्थडे बॉय के जुबानी ---

11:30 P.M. day before Bday
डर मेरे मन मैं छा रहा है -
हर दोस्त मैं एक हैवान नजर आ रहा है
हर हैवान अपने मन मैं कुछ पका रहा है
मुझे मारने के लिए अपने शस्त्र सजा रहा है
शस्त्र के साथ साथ IP से अपनी सेना भी बुला रहा है
सेना भी बुला रहा इतनी कि अब बचने न पाऊँगा
सोचता हूँ क्या मैं कल सुबह का सूरज देख पाऊँगा


11:45 P.M. day before Bday
सोचते सोचते हूंकार सुनाई देती है
Wing मे हैवानो की सेना खड़ी लेकिन उन्हें कुछ
Happy bday की जगह के मारो पुकार सुनाई देती है

लेकिन --
उन्हें कुछ समय के लिए रोका जाता है --
Dustbin मे पानी घोला जाता है --

जो पढ़ते नहीं कभी, उनके हाथों मे अखबारों का बण्डल है ,
Dustbin के पानी को कहते, गंगाजल से भरा कमंडल है --

00:00 a.m. B'day Celebration Begins
आखिर वो घड़ी आ गई,
हैवानों के चेहरों पर मुस्कान "बड़ी" आ गई
शोर बढ़ा --
और पाया अपने को हैवानों के बीचों बीच खड़ा |

एक "हैप्पी बर्थडे" wish के साथ
दस लात लगाई जाती है

उस Dustbin के गंगाजल मे,
कई बार डुबकी लगवाई जाती है |

अखबारों के Rollo se -
ऐसी बौछार कराई जाती है,
कि भगवान नहीं
गार्ड और वार्डेन की याद आई जाती है |

इन हूँकारो मे चिंख मेरी दब जाती है,
इन कठोर लम्हों मे सांसे मेरी थम जाती है ..........


ठंडे -ठंडे पानी से नहलाया जाता है,
मार्च के महीने मे मुझे जमाया जाता है |

उस काली पौलिश से मेरा तिलक किया जाता है -
मेरी Shaving Cream , tooth Paste का ,
मुझ पर हे ग़लत Use किया जाता है ..........

भगवान ने जो चीज़ बैठने को बनाई ,
उस पर आज इन हैवानों ने गीले अखबारों से आग लगायी -

मेरा हर पुर्जा-पुर्जा करहा रहा है
इन हैवानों मे किसी दोस्त को बुला रहा है
परन्तु,
मेरी सबसे अच्छा दोस्त भी
मेरी तसरीफ पर चटाके उड़ा रहा है --

12 :30 a.m. Birthday
भगवान ने देर से ही सही, पर मेरी सुन ली
अचानक से लात घूसों के बारिश थम ली
तसरीफ को अब जाके कुछ रहत मिली थी
मेरे चेहरे पर अब भी डर की लकीरे पड़ी थी --

अब जाके मुझे "B'day Wishes" मिल रहे थे,
दोस्त थे मेरे, पर कोई गले नहीं मिल रहे थे,
मैं भीगा - गंदगी मे लथपथ खड़ा था
महक रहा ऐसा जैसे सड़ा अंडा पड़ा था |


12 :45 a.m. Birthday
आज दोस्ती का अच्छा सीला मिला था --
१५ मिनट मे नहाने भर का मौका मिला था


01:00 a.m. Birthday
सोचा था नहा कर आऊंगा तो-
सभी जा चुके होंगे -
अपनी जीत के खुशिया मना चुके होंगे-


ये क्या ?????????
ये हैवान मेरे ही रूम मे पड़े थे

ये हैवान भी मुझे अब दोस्त से लग रहे थे
क्यूंकि--
वही हैवान हाथ मे केक लिए खड़े थे |

केक काटा -
खाया-
खिलाया -
उससे ज्यादा केक मेरे मुंह पर लगाया -
मुझे कोल्ड ड्रिंक से भी नहलाया -

हैवानियत के अवतार इस दोस्त मे
उसका प्यार नजर आया --
उसके मीठे केक ने सारा दर्द भगाया -
उस मर मे भी उनका प्यार नजर आया -
ऐसे दोस्तों के साथ -
हॉस्टल मे अपना जन्मदिन मनाया ||

प्यार ऐसा कि कभी नहीं भूल पाऊँगा
इतनी मर के बाद भी लगता है
कि
अपना जन्मदिन
हर बार
इन हैवानों के बीच ही मनाऊँगा.....................
इन हैवानों के बीच ही मनाऊँगा.....................


...................... धन्यवाद दोस्तों .......................

आपका अपना ,
नवांकुर गुप्ता

प्यार का एहसास

दिल लेकर घूमता हूँ हाथों में,
कि कोई मिल जाए अपना सा|
सामने आ जाए मेरे,
जो लगता है सपना सा||

जानता नही, पहचानता नही,
कभी देखा नही, कोई नाम नही|
कोई शक्ल नही, कोई सूरत नही,
बस इतना यकीन है मुझे,
हकीकत है वो कोई मूरत नही||

कौन है जो मुझे इतना सताती है,
सोने नही देती, रातभर जगाती है|
अनजान होकर भी अपनी सी लगती है,
दिनभर सोचता रहता हूँ,
वो कौन हो सकती है||

अब किसी भी काम में,
दिल नही लगता|
हर वक्त खोजता रहता हूँ,
मैं चेहरा उसका||

बस एक मिलने कि आस है,
लगता है वो यहीं कहीं आसपास है|
साथी की नही अब हमसफ़र की तलाश है,
प्यार नही है ये,
बस प्यार का एहसास है||

Dussehra - Vijaya Dashmi !!

Dussehra is celebrated on the tenth day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu autumn of Ashvin or Ashwayuja, and is the grand culmination of the 10-day annual Navratri festival.It is the largest festival of Nepal . On the day of Dussehra, Ram killed Ravan who had abducted Ram's wife Sita to his kingdom of Lanka.Lord Ram, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu in the Treta Yug, returned to his capital Ayodhya after the exile of fourteen years and hence forth we celebrate Diwali exactly after 20 days of Dussehra .The way the people celebrate the festival varies from region to region but all of them mark the "victory of the forces of Good over Evil" .

Celebrations
Kullu : A week long fair is organised in kullu as part of the Dussehra celebrations.They pay homage to the reigning deity, Raghunathji.

Mysore : In Mysore, Karnataka the Mysore palace is illuminated for a whole month during Dussehra and caparisoned elephants lead a colourful procession through the gaily-decorated streets of the city. It is the most colourful celebration of Dussehra in world.

South India : In South India, the first three days are dedicated to the worship of Lakshmi, Goddess of wealth and prosperity, the next three days to Saraswati, Goddess of learning and arts and the last three days to Shakti (Durga).

Punjab & Northern India : A 9 day period of Navratri is celebrated and on the 10th day is Vijyadashmi . Navaratri is taken as a period of fasting.In northern India, the festival wears the colourful garb of Ramlila wherein various incidents from Rama's life are enacted.

Gujarat : The evenings and nights are occasions for the fascinating Garba dance. The women dance around an earthen lamp while singing devotional songs accompanied by rhythmic clapping of hands.

Bengal : In bengal this is celebrated as Durga puja . All kinds of large pandals are made where they worship the goddess Durga ,and on the last day the visarjan of the goddess is done .





Dussehra is not just a time to rejoice and burn Ravan putlas and worship the goddess its rather a time to realize what is the actual essence behind all this . Its all about identifying the evil within us and in our surroundings and eleminating them !!

Birds & humans !!!

I see the birds flying in the sky
they look so happy they look so fine

We humans keep crying all the time
oh GOD !! Why do you make us go through all these times

Most of the times we feel He's partial
He made us humans to suffer till death
and made these birds
who are unaware of all these facts

Free to fly here and there
No boundaries , no worries
no tensions no restrictions

but it ain't easy being a bird
no clothes to cover
no place called home
hunting for food all day long
no occasions to cherish
no festivals for fun

Yes they don't have all the comfort's to live
so , why should they go through all those things !!
it's we humans who rule this world
have all the luxury and all the fun
and still not happy with what we have

it's the desire for more that makes us think
the feeling of GREED makes you do those things
the things which shouldn't have been done
and now you wan't to blame it on

just look at yourself what you have become
yes you have become so selfish and mean
that now you wan't it all what others have
& living in this world of GREED
you've become jealous of these free flying birds as well

The day you become satisified ....
satisfied with what you have
and satisified with what you get ...
you'll also be like these birds

He also dosen't wants to punish us
it's we who make him do all those things
it's because he's not partial
that He makes us go through all those things

so let's all of us thank GOD for eveything
just give us one.........one last thing ,
the feeling of being satisfied
with ......
what we have and
what we get !!

Our Batch Party

Party means celebration of any occasion or event with friends, family.Parties are one of the best part of college life. Celebration of any event with friends like b'day is totally diffrent.Weather they have ny reason or not they always ask for party from u, sometime the reason for askin would be really funny like gf/bf banane ke party, top karne ke party, back clear hone ki party n etc. etc...bcz that is sure ke bdy treat to milni hi hoti hai, so y not try 4 othr reasns...kya
pata kab jackpot lag jaaye aur mess k khane se ek din k liye mukti mil jaaye.

let me discuss wid u our batch parties - batch party means "A treat to 30 students.."
a brief intro of my batch mates -
Babbar family(babbar,Scientiest,raju,gajju,malli),
Pandavas(puri,sagar,pandey,aakash n abhas),
Flyboys(we five,rocker,lakhu n voldemort),
khandi, mendhak,arya,tyagi,kejriwal,seth,subbu
n last but not least harshit n suri(toppersss :))

Our Batch Partyy means ...mass bunk from the classes n labs, n then hang out some where for lunch n movies. Among the 30 students its a big deal to decid where to go or which movie to watch - but somehow we manage(after all we are engineers) and always find a place to go and generally it is shipra mall, pacific,spiece or tot- most of the tym we go to
Biteinn (shipra mall) or food cort(pacific).As we dun hav ny girl in our batch (must read another article - A batch wid out a girl) so imagine the gatherin of 30 guyz dressed in college uniform :D - when we enter in any restro every 1 start looking toward us, the next challenge is to find a place where we all can be seated together,we wait for others to leave the seats and start capturing the places and finally after getting the sufficent tables we call the waitr to join or by ourself we join all the table so that we all can sit together.

Now when time comes to place the order,Navankur and financers wld take the charge and keepn the demand of every 1 in mind they place the orders, whtever we demand, but the order more or less remains the same, the same kadhai paneer, same Dal makhani, chana masala, Malia paneer and sometimes if the financiers are modest, non veggies can have their favorite chickens and mutton. While eating, we always bet who will leave the table 1st, no surprises that hostelers always lose
the bet.The biggest losers are Aman kejriwall ---- yoo ht 6' wt 95 kg and Mendhak --- ht 5'9" wt 50 kg.
Final bill-
Starters
30 plates - dishes (veg n non veg both)
60- 70 naans
Soft drinks
Now at the end time came 4 beveragess n financier(birthday boy) start hiding himself :D but kafi jyada negotians ke baad akhir McD ke bahar bechara fas hi jata hai :D

Overall its lots of fun and mastii ........ and for hostelles ..... relief from mess food for 1 day.