tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973343310723863532024-03-13T11:48:08.563-04:00Amrit WadhwaMy thoughts, stories and poemsAmrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-49486598073246410042022-12-28T13:45:00.000-05:002022-12-28T13:45:59.485-05:00 The year 2022: In Amrit’s History BookYear 2022: A year of Courage. Year of Resistance. Year of Resilience. Year of Hope. Year of Possibilities.Standing up against the mighty, second most powerful, and nuclear-armed war machinery of an ambitious Eastern neighbor, the Ukrainian people defied all odds and surprised many military experts. Kudos to their courage and resilience. Economic interdependence, sanctions, and alienation of Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-70726871993367156402022-02-10T11:32:00.005-05:002022-02-10T11:43:02.594-05:00Ek Nayi Subah एक नई सुबह आज एक पुरानी किताब का एक पन्ना पलटते हैं उसमें रखे हुए सूखे इस फूल में खुश्बू न सही उसकी यादों को दिल के एक कोने में बसा धीमे से, हौले से इस सफ़े को बदलते हैं ! एक नई कहानी, एक नया किस्सा सुनाते हैं वक्त के साथ धुंधली हुई दवात की स्याही में कुछ कच्चे, कुछ पक्के रंग मिलाकर अगले कोरे कागज़ पर एक Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-69950190770181833862022-02-06T21:30:00.005-05:002022-02-06T21:30:38.234-05:00Kunal's email opposing Hatcher Property Rezoning Dear Town Council and Planning and Zoning Board,
I am a resident of the Magnolia Estates neighborhood, and we
are directly impacted by the proposed rezoning of Hatcher property. I would
like to humbly request to please oppose 21-REZ-09.
The proposal is way too dense – 4.16 units/acre – and is not
low density and does not comply with the Cary Community Plan for
Neighborhood South.&Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-76223780603441856742022-02-06T21:29:00.009-05:002022-02-06T21:29:40.107-05:00Janet's email opposing Hatcher Property Rezoning “Aesthetics and comfort”or “tax dollars and crowding”? Cary,
Morrisville, and Apex used to care about the look and feel of these small towns.
We could drive down the road and businesses were landscaped in a way that felt
welcoming and beautiful. Now they feel sterile or industrial.
In this area, in question, we now have the Publix shopping
center, Searstone, and Cornerstone at the Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-29546571952435280192022-02-05T19:00:00.002-05:002022-02-05T19:00:49.512-05:00Hatcher Property RezoningDO YOU WANTOR THISThe beautiful property in the
Historic Carpenter area of Cary is about to be destroyed to build 92
townhouses. Over 1,790 townhouses, existing and under
construction, are already within 1 mile of the property. Oppose Hatcher
Property Rezoning and send our opinion to the Town Council.To send an email to the Town of Cary
Council, click
here.If you need help drafting an email, Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-62842586659753261262022-02-05T18:25:00.006-05:002022-02-06T21:26:47.041-05:00Hatcher Property Rezoning Email HelpThese are the instruction from Dr. Mihai for formulating emails to the Town of Cary Council for the Hatcher Property Rezoning Opposition. 1. CASE #: Include case# 21-REZ-09 Hatcher Property at the top of the email.2) BE RESPECTFUL AND USE POSITIVE CALLS TO ACTION: I also encourage the end of comment to have a positive statement or call to action, such as "Please oppose Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-758361965310342562022-02-05T18:17:00.002-05:002022-02-05T18:17:27.936-05:00Amrit's Letter to the Town of Cary Council about Hatcher Property Rezoning Subject:
Petition 21-REZ-09:
Hatcher Property Rezoning
Dear
Town of Cary Council, Planning and Zoning Board
As
a Cary citizen, I would like to thank the Town of Cary council and Planning
& Zoning Board for all their hard work and dedication.
After
living in four countries and five cities, we made Cary our home in 1998. We
fell in love with the town the day we landed in Cary. The Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-40678402920767161222021-12-30T00:15:00.004-05:002022-01-28T15:01:33.928-05:00Year 2021 in Amrit's History Book1. While some have used Delta (Δ) and Pi (π) in math, in 2021 Greek alphabets became household terms, especially Delta and Omnicron. Thankfully Mu remained a variant of interest. I just wish the WHO had picked another mechanism to name COVID-19 variants. 2. The COVID-19 Delta variant caused massive havoc, devastation and death in India while some US states had to Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-62298038219553445492020-12-27T16:39:00.002-05:002022-01-28T15:02:01.054-05:00Year 2020 in Amrit's History BookA year to be written off but will be written in history as a synonym for the year of the pandemic. In 2020, some digitally displayed every bread loaf they baked while some struggled to bring bread to the table. For some technology reduced the daily commute to a short walk while millions in India walked thousands of miles to reach home. While relentless effort of the Medical Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-13848778921673608802020-06-20T23:10:00.002-04:002020-06-20T23:14:53.033-04:00Double Trouble“A man is getting married to two women on the same day” I
updated my wife with seemingly interesting news.
“It is not possible. It is not allowed?” My 12 years old daughter
instantly barged in.
“Yes, it is allowed in Pakistan” I replied.
“Is it still allowed in Pakistan?” My wife asked.
“Legally it seems to be allowed. But that is not
the real problem with two marriages” I replied.
“What is Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-66961127483355317092020-06-13T13:57:00.000-04:002020-06-13T13:57:01.648-04:00I am sick, I am tired but I want to....(I wrote this in many years back)“I am really sick. I feel very tired. I am so lethargic
today,” my wife said as soon as I entered the house on a rainy day.“Oh! I am sorry. Let me make you some hot soup,” like a
caring husband I asked.“No. I don’t feel like eating anything,” she replied while yawning.“Maybe you should go to bed,” I suggested.“No. I don’t want to sleep.”“May be we can watch a Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-63753766578808199022020-06-06T16:14:00.000-04:002020-06-06T16:14:19.539-04:00अर्धविराम (Semicolon)
दोस्तों के साथ मिल क़हक़हे लगाना
वो
हंसना वो ठहाके लगाना
भूला हुआ हो जैसे एक फ़साना !
थिरकते हुए पैरों पर रातों की जवानी
कभी
मस्ती, कभी शोखियों की रवानी
बन गयी अब एक किताब की कहानी !
हंसते खिलखिलाते सुंदर से चेहरे
चांदी
सी छवि रंग सुनहरे
पड़ गए उन पर नकाबों के पहरे !
वो
शादी के मंडप को सजाना
गीत गाना, हंस कर गले लगाना
लगता है Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-16755862945090341792020-05-02T10:51:00.001-04:002020-05-14T12:00:16.094-04:00I Have No One: A Story of a Corona Victim
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. All
names, characters, events and incidents are products of the author’s
imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead or actual event
is coincidental. The author does not recommend any hospital or medicine for any
disease.
“What time is it?” Nisha asked,
sounding very tired as she woke up uncharacteristically late at 11AM. Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-61976453273294368992020-04-21T17:41:00.000-04:002020-04-21T19:14:21.003-04:00Coronavirus Lockdown Protests and Bhopal Tragedy
Some people
are protesting against lock down imposed due to Coronavirus pandemic.
We are lucky we are safe at homes. I would like to remind our
friends about Bhopal tragedy and rethink our stand on protests.
Bhopal
December 2-3, 1984 Night
A night that never ended. A long dark night just began. The
night, that will shatter our hearts forever.
The night we want toAmrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-9235371406299873282020-04-12T17:25:00.002-04:002020-04-12T17:26:25.024-04:00Is there me? Free me!
(I wrote this poem a while back. Reposting)
Beyond
waking and sleeping,
Is
there me, free me!
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Beyond
repeating and competing,
Is
there me, free me!
Beyond
ambition and aspiration,
Is
there me, free me!
Beyond
admiration and inspiration
Is
there me, free me!
Beyond
tradition and submission,
Is
there me, free me!
Beyond
Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-16778596939587706642020-02-22T18:14:00.001-05:002020-03-31T08:24:49.543-04:00Delhi Metro
दिल्ली महानगर के विशाल जन समुन्दर को
रंग बिरंगी 12 लाईनों के पहियों पे चलाती
400
किलोमीटर की लम्बाई मिन्टो में समेट कर
हर दिन 47 लाख यात्रिओं की यात्रा सफल कराती
285
स्टेशनो के मुसाफिरों की आन
दिल्ली की शान
है ये दिली मेट्रो
सुबह 5 बजे शुरु हो, रात 11 तक
दो हजार से ज्यादा भ्रमण करती
ऑटोमैटिक द्वार और CCTV कैमरा से सुरक्षित
जाड़े में गर्मी, गर्मी में ठंडक देती
Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-84220195164218396622019-12-01T21:59:00.001-05:002019-12-02T19:43:22.633-05:00Wedding Anniversary
A Wedding Anniversary celebration reminded me of a few lines that I wrote a long time back on my own wedding anniversary. This was perhaps my second attempt to write something like poem.
Sometimes it feels like
years
Sometimes it feels like
seconds
Sometimes it feels like
forever
Sometimes it feels like an
instant
Let a timepiece count my hours
with her
Let a calendar add up my Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-23076333445224710322019-11-23T12:42:00.004-05:002020-11-11T19:38:38.926-05:00Fall
शरद ऋतु
ग्रीष्म ऋतु को अल्विदा कहता
अंगड़ाई लेता, करवट पलटता
शरद का मौसम एक त्योहार
इसके हर रंग में बस गए जीवन के सब तार
ठंडी ठंडी हवा के झौंके
बहते सरकते कहकहे भरते
तपिश से तपते तन मन का करार
इनके हर स्पर्श से मिलता जीवन को निखार
इस राह से उस राह
जिस राह मैं गुजर जाऊँ
हरे पीले लाल केसरी रंगों की है बारात
औंस की नीरव बूंदें जैसे अमृत की बरसात
उड़ते हुए रंग बिरंगे पत्तों ने
मेरे कानों में Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-1747795499373018102019-11-11T09:24:00.003-05:002019-12-05T15:30:11.205-05:00Guru Nanak Dev
Guru Nanak, The Prophet of Equality and Harmony
By Umesh Gulati
(As published in the Global Vedanta, Winter 1999 – 2000)
The advent of Guru Nanak in India during the fifteenth century was great blessing to the world. India in the fifteenth century faced a great social, political and spiritual crisis. Islam had established itself in the country by ushering in the Muslim rule a few Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-65901747140157699022019-08-15T01:01:00.002-04:002020-08-14T21:57:28.045-04:00Happy Independence Day
स्वतंत्रता
दिवस की शुभकामनाएं
सबसे सुदर, सबसे प्यारा ये मेरा देश
फिर भी हर धड़कन में धढके मेरा भारत देश
धरती पे बहती यमुना गंगा
चाँद पे लगाया जिसने तिरंगा
जहाँ राज्य अनेक, भाषाए अनेक
प्यार की भाषा सबकी एक
जहाँ बस्ता दुनिया का हर धर्म
जहाँ सबसे ऊँचा मानव का कर्म
इसकी मिट्टी में इन्द्रधनुष के रंग
इसके साजों में महकती तरंग
इस देश में संस्कृती का अटूट ज्ञान
इसने Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-1852605691572898012019-04-28T22:28:00.004-04:002019-04-29T19:38:06.625-04:00नेताजी का जवाब
नेताजी का जवाब
चुनाव का दौर शुरु हुआ
नेताओ का शोर शुरु हुआ
जनता ने पुराना वादा याद कराया
नेताजी ने पुराना बहाना दोहराया
जनता ने पुछा सड़क कब बनेगी
नेताजी ने कहा जब उन्हें जीत मिलेगी
ये तो आपने पहले भी कहा था
हमने नहीं, वो तो मीडिया ने कहा था
आपकी पार्टी को गुडों का साथ है
क्या करें, वो भी हमारे पार्थ
है
नेताजी महंगाई का तो बहुत बुरा हाल है
इस में तो विरोधी दल Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-82057689053928312362019-03-31T00:43:00.000-04:002019-03-31T00:43:08.144-04:00Tere Bin
तेर बिन
तेर बिन दिन में नहीं चैन
तेरे बिन रातें मेरी बेचैन
इस शहर में लगता है हर शख्स अनजाना
तेरा प्यार से बना महल भी लगता है बेगाना
दोस्तों की भीड़ में भी खुद को अकेला पाया
बस तेरी याद में ही सरुर पाया
इंतज़ार में हर लम्हा लगे एक साल
तेरे होने सी है जीवन के सुरों में ताल
सुरज की चमक तो है पुरी
फिर भी क्यूँ लगती है अधूरी
चाँद की चांदनी है निखरी
फिर भी क्यूँ लगती है रात Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-89398797963135969822018-09-03T22:23:00.002-04:002018-09-05T22:35:21.881-04:00A Tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
कुछ साँस लेते हैं
कुछ ज़िंदगी जीते हैं
वह ज़िंदगी का अर्थ समझा के चला गया
कोई धन कमाते हैं
कोइ घर बनाते है
वह देश पे सब लुटा के चला गया
कुछ अपने लिए जीते हैं
कुछ परीवार पे जान छिड़कते हैं
वह देश प्रेम में मगन रह के चला गया
कोई धर्म पे मरते हैं
कोई करम पे चलते हैं
वह देश की निष्ठा सीखा के चला गया
वह हमारे साथ नहीं तो कया
उसके विचार हमारे साथ हैं
वह इस Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-59526211529689962562018-01-15T14:35:00.000-05:002018-01-15T14:35:01.883-05:00Remembering Martin Luther King
I don’t see color
I don’t see race
I don’t see religion
I don’t see gender
I see man
I see human
I have a thought
I have an idea
I have a vision
I have a dream
Dear Reader: I posted it a while back. Decide to post again.
Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1397334331072386353.post-23927076163467913642017-07-09T22:09:00.001-04:002017-07-12T17:34:39.138-04:00Cary Diwali 2011 and Cary Diwali 2017
Indian community celebrates
Diwali, the festival of lights, with fanfare and zeal in different parts of the
USA too. Every year Indian community of
Raleigh/Cary area organizes Diwali festivities in an open air theater in Cary.
A large number of local children and some adults participate in mostly
Bollywood songs based ‘cultural’ programs and a majority of Indians attend this
daylong event.Amrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16023510703283897521noreply@blogger.com1Hyde Ln, Beloit, KS 67420, USA39.368279149160131 -98.085937513.481257649160131 -139.3945315 65.255300649160134 -56.7773435