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Long time back there was a boy barely in his teens who had a strange hobby. He collected thoughts and captured them in a diary. He continued to do so for years but then realized that he should free them and let the thoughts reach out to the world. With this ambition, he came and handed over his diary to me. “To understand the magic of words you need to understand the blank spaces between them. A sentence would have no meaning without blank spaces,” he said. Just as we were talking, the mirror fell on the floor and cracked. It has been 3 years since then, and now I am here presenting before you some of the extracts from the diary. Hope you would have a great time reading them.

Transcript of FBS

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This is only a temporary setback ldquoWhat is temporaryrdquo I asked

ldquoThe unavoidable ldquoAnd what is lastingrdquo

ldquoThe lessons of the unavoidable Saying this the angel disappeared

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Introduction

Long time back there was a little boy barely in his teens who had a strange

hobby He collected thoughts and captured them in a diary He continued to do

so for years but then realized that he should free them and let the thoughts

reach out to the world With this ambition he came and handed over his diary

to me ldquoTo understand the magic of words you need to understand the blank

spaces between them A sentence would have no meaning without blank

spacesrdquo he said Just as we were talking the mirror fell on the floor and

cracked

It has been 3 years since then and now I am here presenting before you some

of the extracts from the diary Hope you would have a great time reading it

I am reachable at fillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcom A mail from your side would

certainly fill in the blank space

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Pankaj Goenka 11111111thththth July 2009 July 2009 July 2009 July 2009

KolkataKolkataKolkataKolkata

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ContentsContentsContentsContents

Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One

A Prayer to the Almighty The Other

Golden Bird Magic Moments

Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

ldquoMen should use common words to say uncommon things But they do just the reverserdquo

Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

Poems (English)

Section FiveSection FiveSection FiveSection Five

The Greatest Epics

Section SixSection SixSection SixSection Six

Expressions Unlimited Celebrations

Definitions-As You Like It

Section SevenSection SevenSection SevenSection Seven

Quotes

Section EightSection EightSection EightSection Eight

Poems (Hindi)

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Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One

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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty

O Lord

Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people

treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them

And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their

own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of

these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are

numberedrdquo

Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of

work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to

find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on

those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of

their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very

brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe

ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves

lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight

within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within

themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because

they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man

who built his house on rockrdquo

Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an

instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so

better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the

marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking

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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned

inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others

Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing

covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo

Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in

their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit

and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets

For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of

myself my witness is not truerdquo

Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through

which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already

suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will

end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths

and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the

kingdom of godrdquo

Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think

of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves

and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things

change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and

who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of

these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water

that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo

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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion

and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they

never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have

blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and

who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power

of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says

ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means

enter itrdquo

Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and

distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock

themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence

the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for

anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For

neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no

sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo

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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther

A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in

life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his

old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he

had run over the years

They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for

everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered

that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo

ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked

ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am

The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking

about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not

die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans

for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are

practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo

ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo

ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is

enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy

and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of

disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo

ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said

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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of

the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even

knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked

ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had

always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching

me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried

to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future

ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy

began to perform its miraclerdquo

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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird

ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the

heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its

wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world

sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step

out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation

long suppressed find utterancehellip

It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more

than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in

1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less

than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in

absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story

of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st

century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China

will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present

share of US amp Europe combined

America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be

remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an

event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial

Revolution of the west

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 2: FBS

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This is only a temporary setback ldquoWhat is temporaryrdquo I asked

ldquoThe unavoidable ldquoAnd what is lastingrdquo

ldquoThe lessons of the unavoidable Saying this the angel disappeared

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Introduction

Long time back there was a little boy barely in his teens who had a strange

hobby He collected thoughts and captured them in a diary He continued to do

so for years but then realized that he should free them and let the thoughts

reach out to the world With this ambition he came and handed over his diary

to me ldquoTo understand the magic of words you need to understand the blank

spaces between them A sentence would have no meaning without blank

spacesrdquo he said Just as we were talking the mirror fell on the floor and

cracked

It has been 3 years since then and now I am here presenting before you some

of the extracts from the diary Hope you would have a great time reading it

I am reachable at fillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcom A mail from your side would

certainly fill in the blank space

WebWebWebWeb blogblogblogblog ---- httpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscom

Pankaj Goenka 11111111thththth July 2009 July 2009 July 2009 July 2009

KolkataKolkataKolkataKolkata

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ContentsContentsContentsContents

Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One

A Prayer to the Almighty The Other

Golden Bird Magic Moments

Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

ldquoMen should use common words to say uncommon things But they do just the reverserdquo

Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

Poems (English)

Section FiveSection FiveSection FiveSection Five

The Greatest Epics

Section SixSection SixSection SixSection Six

Expressions Unlimited Celebrations

Definitions-As You Like It

Section SevenSection SevenSection SevenSection Seven

Quotes

Section EightSection EightSection EightSection Eight

Poems (Hindi)

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Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One

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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty

O Lord

Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people

treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them

And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their

own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of

these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are

numberedrdquo

Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of

work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to

find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on

those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of

their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very

brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe

ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves

lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight

within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within

themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because

they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man

who built his house on rockrdquo

Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an

instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so

better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the

marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking

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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned

inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others

Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing

covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo

Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in

their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit

and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets

For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of

myself my witness is not truerdquo

Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through

which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already

suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will

end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths

and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the

kingdom of godrdquo

Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think

of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves

and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things

change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and

who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of

these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water

that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo

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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion

and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they

never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have

blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and

who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power

of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says

ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means

enter itrdquo

Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and

distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock

themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence

the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for

anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For

neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no

sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo

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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther

A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in

life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his

old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he

had run over the years

They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for

everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered

that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo

ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked

ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am

The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking

about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not

die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans

for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are

practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo

ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo

ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is

enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy

and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of

disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo

ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said

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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of

the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even

knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked

ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had

always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching

me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried

to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future

ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy

began to perform its miraclerdquo

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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird

ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the

heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its

wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world

sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step

out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation

long suppressed find utterancehellip

It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more

than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in

1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less

than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in

absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story

of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st

century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China

will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present

share of US amp Europe combined

America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be

remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an

event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial

Revolution of the west

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 3: FBS

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Introduction

Long time back there was a little boy barely in his teens who had a strange

hobby He collected thoughts and captured them in a diary He continued to do

so for years but then realized that he should free them and let the thoughts

reach out to the world With this ambition he came and handed over his diary

to me ldquoTo understand the magic of words you need to understand the blank

spaces between them A sentence would have no meaning without blank

spacesrdquo he said Just as we were talking the mirror fell on the floor and

cracked

It has been 3 years since then and now I am here presenting before you some

of the extracts from the diary Hope you would have a great time reading it

I am reachable at fillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcomfillingblankspacesgmailcom A mail from your side would

certainly fill in the blank space

WebWebWebWeb blogblogblogblog ---- httpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscomhttpfillingblankspaceswordpresscom

Pankaj Goenka 11111111thththth July 2009 July 2009 July 2009 July 2009

KolkataKolkataKolkataKolkata

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ContentsContentsContentsContents

Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One

A Prayer to the Almighty The Other

Golden Bird Magic Moments

Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

ldquoMen should use common words to say uncommon things But they do just the reverserdquo

Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

Poems (English)

Section FiveSection FiveSection FiveSection Five

The Greatest Epics

Section SixSection SixSection SixSection Six

Expressions Unlimited Celebrations

Definitions-As You Like It

Section SevenSection SevenSection SevenSection Seven

Quotes

Section EightSection EightSection EightSection Eight

Poems (Hindi)

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Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One

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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty

O Lord

Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people

treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them

And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their

own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of

these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are

numberedrdquo

Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of

work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to

find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on

those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of

their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very

brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe

ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves

lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight

within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within

themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because

they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man

who built his house on rockrdquo

Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an

instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so

better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the

marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking

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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned

inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others

Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing

covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo

Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in

their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit

and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets

For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of

myself my witness is not truerdquo

Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through

which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already

suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will

end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths

and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the

kingdom of godrdquo

Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think

of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves

and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things

change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and

who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of

these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water

that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo

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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion

and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they

never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have

blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and

who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power

of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says

ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means

enter itrdquo

Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and

distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock

themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence

the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for

anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For

neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no

sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo

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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther

A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in

life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his

old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he

had run over the years

They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for

everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered

that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo

ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked

ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am

The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking

about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not

die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans

for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are

practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo

ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo

ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is

enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy

and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of

disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo

ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said

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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of

the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even

knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked

ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had

always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching

me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried

to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future

ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy

began to perform its miraclerdquo

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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird

ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the

heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its

wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world

sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step

out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation

long suppressed find utterancehellip

It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more

than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in

1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less

than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in

absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story

of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st

century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China

will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present

share of US amp Europe combined

America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be

remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an

event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial

Revolution of the west

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 4: FBS

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ContentsContentsContentsContents

Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One

A Prayer to the Almighty The Other

Golden Bird Magic Moments

Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

ldquoMen should use common words to say uncommon things But they do just the reverserdquo

Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

Poems (English)

Section FiveSection FiveSection FiveSection Five

The Greatest Epics

Section SixSection SixSection SixSection Six

Expressions Unlimited Celebrations

Definitions-As You Like It

Section SevenSection SevenSection SevenSection Seven

Quotes

Section EightSection EightSection EightSection Eight

Poems (Hindi)

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Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One

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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty

O Lord

Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people

treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them

And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their

own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of

these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are

numberedrdquo

Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of

work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to

find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on

those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of

their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very

brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe

ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves

lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight

within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within

themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because

they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man

who built his house on rockrdquo

Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an

instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so

better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the

marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking

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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned

inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others

Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing

covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo

Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in

their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit

and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets

For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of

myself my witness is not truerdquo

Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through

which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already

suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will

end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths

and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the

kingdom of godrdquo

Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think

of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves

and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things

change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and

who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of

these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water

that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo

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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion

and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they

never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have

blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and

who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power

of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says

ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means

enter itrdquo

Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and

distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock

themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence

the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for

anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For

neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no

sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo

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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther

A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in

life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his

old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he

had run over the years

They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for

everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered

that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo

ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked

ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am

The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking

about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not

die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans

for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are

practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo

ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo

ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is

enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy

and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of

disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo

ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said

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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of

the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even

knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked

ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had

always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching

me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried

to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future

ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy

began to perform its miraclerdquo

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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird

ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the

heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its

wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world

sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step

out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation

long suppressed find utterancehellip

It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more

than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in

1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less

than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in

absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story

of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st

century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China

will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present

share of US amp Europe combined

America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be

remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an

event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial

Revolution of the west

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 5: FBS

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Section OneSection OneSection OneSection One

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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty

O Lord

Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people

treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them

And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their

own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of

these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are

numberedrdquo

Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of

work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to

find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on

those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of

their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very

brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe

ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves

lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight

within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within

themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because

they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man

who built his house on rockrdquo

Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an

instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so

better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the

marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking

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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned

inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others

Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing

covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo

Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in

their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit

and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets

For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of

myself my witness is not truerdquo

Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through

which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already

suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will

end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths

and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the

kingdom of godrdquo

Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think

of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves

and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things

change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and

who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of

these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water

that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo

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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion

and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they

never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have

blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and

who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power

of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says

ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means

enter itrdquo

Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and

distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock

themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence

the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for

anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For

neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no

sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo

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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther

A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in

life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his

old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he

had run over the years

They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for

everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered

that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo

ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked

ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am

The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking

about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not

die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans

for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are

practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo

ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo

ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is

enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy

and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of

disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo

ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said

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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of

the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even

knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked

ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had

always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching

me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried

to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future

ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy

began to perform its miraclerdquo

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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird

ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the

heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its

wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world

sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step

out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation

long suppressed find utterancehellip

It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more

than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in

1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less

than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in

absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story

of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st

century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China

will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present

share of US amp Europe combined

America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be

remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an

event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial

Revolution of the west

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 6: FBS

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A PA PA PA Prayer rayer rayer rayer to the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almightyto the Almighty

O Lord

Have pity on those who pity themselves and who see themselves as good people

treated unfairly by life- who feel they did not deserve what has befallen them

And pity those who are cruel to themselves and who see only the evil in their

own actions feeling that they are to blame for the failure Because neither of

these people know thy law that says rdquoBut the very hairs of your head are

numberedrdquo

Have pity on those who command and those who serve during long hours of

work and who sacrifice themselves in exchange merely for a Sunday off only to

find that there is nowhere to go and everything is closed But also have pity on

those who sanctify their efforts and who are able to go beyond the bounds of

their own madness winding up indebted or nailed to the cross by their very

brothers Because neither of these kinds of people knows Thy law that says ldquoBe

ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves

lsquoHave pity on those who may conquer the world but never join the good fight

within themselves But pity also those who have won the good fight within

themselves and now find themselves in the streets and the bars of life because

they were unable to conquer the world Because neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoHe who heeds my words I will liken to a wise man

who built his house on rockrdquo

Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen or a paintbrush or an

instrument or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so

better than they could and who feel themselves to be unworthy to enter the

marvelous mansion of art But have even more pity on those who having taking

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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned

inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others

Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing

covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo

Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in

their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit

and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets

For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of

myself my witness is not truerdquo

Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through

which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already

suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will

end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths

and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the

kingdom of godrdquo

Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think

of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves

and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things

change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and

who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of

these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water

that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo

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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion

and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they

never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have

blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and

who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power

of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says

ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means

enter itrdquo

Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and

distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock

themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence

the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for

anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For

neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no

sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo

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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther

A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in

life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his

old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he

had run over the years

They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for

everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered

that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo

ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked

ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am

The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking

about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not

die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans

for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are

practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo

ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo

ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is

enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy

and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of

disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo

ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said

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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of

the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even

knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked

ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had

always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching

me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried

to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future

ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy

began to perform its miraclerdquo

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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird

ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the

heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its

wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world

sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step

out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation

long suppressed find utterancehellip

It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more

than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in

1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less

than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in

absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story

of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st

century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China

will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present

share of US amp Europe combined

America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be

remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an

event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial

Revolution of the west

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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up the pen or the paintbrush or the instrument or the tool have turned

inspiration into a paltry thing yet feel themselves to be better than others

Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says rdquoFor there is nothing

covered that will not be revealed nor hidden that will not be knownrdquo

Pity those who eat and drink and sate themselves but are unhappy and alone in

their satiety But pity even more those who fast and who censure and prohibit

and who thereby see themselves as saints preaching your name in the streets

For neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoIf I bear witness of

myself my witness is not truerdquo

Pity those who fear death and are unaware of the many kingdoms through

which they have already passed and the many deaths they have already

suffered and who are unhappy because they think that one day their world will

end But have even more pity for those who already know their many deaths

and today think of themselves as immortal Neither of these kinds of people

know thy law that says ldquoExcept that one is born again he cannot see the

kingdom of godrdquo

Have pity on those who bind themselves with the silken ties of love and think

of themselves as masters of others and who feel envy and poison themselves

and who torture themselves because they cannot see that love and all things

change like the wind But pity even more hose who die of their fear of loving and

who reject love in the name of a greater love that they know not Neither of

these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoWhoever drinks of the water

that I shall give him will never thirstrdquo

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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion

and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they

never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have

blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and

who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power

of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says

ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means

enter itrdquo

Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and

distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock

themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence

the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for

anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For

neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no

sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo

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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther

A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in

life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his

old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he

had run over the years

They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for

everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered

that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo

ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked

ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am

The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking

about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not

die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans

for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are

practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo

ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo

ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is

enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy

and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of

disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo

ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said

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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of

the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even

knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked

ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had

always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching

me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried

to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future

ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy

began to perform its miraclerdquo

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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird

ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the

heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its

wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world

sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step

out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation

long suppressed find utterancehellip

It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more

than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in

1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less

than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in

absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story

of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st

century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China

will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present

share of US amp Europe combined

America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be

remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an

event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial

Revolution of the west

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 8: FBS

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Pity those who reduce the cosmos to an explanation God to a magic potion

and humanity to beings with basic needs that must be satisfied because they

never hear the music of the spheres But have even more pity on those who have

blind faith and who in their laboratories transform mercuryzinc into gold and

who are surrounded by their books about the secrets of the Tarot and the power

of the pyramids Neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says

ldquoWhoever does not receive kingdom of god as a little child will by no means

enter itrdquo

Pity those who see no one but themselves and for whom others are blurred and

distant scenario as they pass through the street in their limousines and lock

themselves in their air-conditioned penthouses offices as they suffer in silence

the solitude of power but pity even more those who will do anything for

anybody and are charitable and seek to win out over evil only through love For

neither of these kinds of people know thy law that says ldquoLet he who has no

sword sell his garment and buy onerdquo

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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther

A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in

life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his

old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he

had run over the years

They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for

everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered

that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo

ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked

ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am

The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking

about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not

die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans

for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are

practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo

ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo

ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is

enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy

and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of

disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo

ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said

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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of

the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even

knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked

ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had

always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching

me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried

to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future

ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy

began to perform its miraclerdquo

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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird

ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the

heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its

wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world

sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step

out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation

long suppressed find utterancehellip

It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more

than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in

1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less

than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in

absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story

of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st

century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China

will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present

share of US amp Europe combined

America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be

remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an

event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial

Revolution of the west

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther

A man runs into an old friend who had somehow never been able to make it in

life ldquoI should give him some moneyrdquo he thinks But instead he learns that his

old friend has grown rich and is actually seeking him out to repay the debts he

had run over the years

They go to a bar they used to frequently together and the friend buys for

everyone there When they ask him how he became so successful he answered

that until only a few days ago he had been living the role of the ldquoOtherrdquo

ldquoWhat is the Otherrdquo they asked

ldquoThe Other is the one who taught me what I should be like but not what I am

The Other believes that it is our obligation to spend our entire life thinking

about how to get our hands on as much money as possible so that we will not

die of hunger when we are old So we think so much about money and out plans

for acquiring it that we discover we are alive only when our days on earth are

practically done And then itrsquos too laterdquo

ldquoAnd you Who are yourdquo

ldquoI am just like everyone else who listens to their heart a person who is

enchanted by the mystery of life Who is open to miracles who experiences joy

and enthusiasm for what they do Itrsquos just that the Other afraid of

disappointment kept me from taking actionrdquo

ldquoBut there is suffering in liferdquo one of the listeners said

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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of

the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even

knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked

ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had

always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching

me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried

to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future

ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy

began to perform its miraclerdquo

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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird

ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the

heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its

wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world

sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step

out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation

long suppressed find utterancehellip

It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more

than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in

1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less

than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in

absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story

of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st

century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China

will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present

share of US amp Europe combined

America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be

remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an

event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial

Revolution of the west

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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ldquoAnd there are defeats No one can avoid them But itrsquos better to lose some of

the battles in the struggle for your dreams than to be defeated without ever even

knowing what yoursquore fighting forrdquo

ldquoThatrsquos itrdquo another listener asked

ldquoYes thatrsquos it When I learned this I resolved to become the person I had

always wanted to be The Other stood there in the corner of my room watching

me but I will never let the Other into myself again though it has already tried

to frighten me warning me that itrsquos risky not to think about the future

ldquoFrom the moment that I ousted the Other from my life the Divine Energy

began to perform its miraclerdquo

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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird

ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the

heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its

wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world

sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step

out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation

long suppressed find utterancehellip

It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more

than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in

1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less

than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in

absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story

of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st

century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China

will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present

share of US amp Europe combined

America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be

remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an

event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial

Revolution of the west

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 11: FBS

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The Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden BirdThe Golden Bird

ldquoldquoldquoldquoWhen old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the When old words die out on the tongue new melodies break forth from the

heart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are losheart and when the old tracks are lost a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its t a new country is revealed with its

wonderswonderswonderswondersrdquordquordquordquo

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we

shall redeem our pledgehellipAt the stroke of midnight hour while the world

sleeps India will awake to life and freedom A moment comes when we step

out from the old to the new when an age ends and when the soul of a nation

long suppressed find utterancehellip

It has been 60 years since this historic speech We know that India had more

than a fifth of the worldrsquos wealth amp a quarter of the worldrsquos trade in textile in

1700 It has seen its share decline to less than 5 of the world income and less

than half a percent of world trade in 1995 It may have not become poorer in

absolute terms but relative to rest of the world it did get left behind The story

of India is story of how a rich country became poor and will be rich again 21st

century would see India amp China to take over again By 2025 India and China

will account for 39 share of global output which is about equal to the present

share of US amp Europe combined

America has got it all wrong the first quarter of the 21st century will be

remembered in human history not for 911 but for rise of India and China an

event that is as momentous as coming of the Renaissance or the Industrial

Revolution of the west

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 12: FBS

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Magic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic MomentsMagic Moments

ldquoYou have to take risksrdquo he said We will only understand the miracle of life

fully when we allow the unexpected to happen

Every day God gives us the sunmdashand also one moment in which we have the

ability to change everything that makes us unhappy Every day we try to

pretend that we havent perceived that moment that it doesnt existmdashthat

today is the same as yesterday and will be the same as tomorrow But if people

really pay attention to their everyday lives they will discover that magic

moment It may arrive in the instant when we are doing something mundane

like putting our front-door key in the lock it may lie hidden in the quiet that

follows the lunch hour or in the thousand and one things that all seem the same

to us But that moment existsmdasha moment when all the power of the stars

becomes a part of us and enables us to perform miracles

Joy is sometimes a blessing but it is often a conquest Our magic moment helps

us to change and sends us off in search of our dreams Yes we are going to

suffer we will have difficult times and we will experience many is

appointmentsmdashbut all of this is transitory it leaves no permanent mark And

one day we will look back with pride and faith at the journey we have taken

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks Perhaps this person will never

be disappointed or disillusioned perhaps she wont suffer the way people do

when they have a dream to follow But when that person looks backmdashand at

some point everyone looks backmdashshe will hear her heart saying What have you

done with the miracles that God planted in your days What have you done

with the talents God bestowed on you You buried yourself in a cave because

you were fearful of losing those talents So this is your heritage the certainty

that you wasted your life

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 13: FBS

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Pitiful are the people who must realize this Because when they are finally able

to believe in miracles their lifes magic moments will have already passed them

by

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 14: FBS

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Section TwoSection TwoSection TwoSection Two

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Men should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon thingsMen should use common words to say uncommon things

But they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverseBut they do just the reverse

ldquoTrue pleasure is the pleasure of pain not happinessrdquo

If you want to achieve your objectives you have to be prepared for a daily dose of

pain or discomfort At first it is unpleasant and de-motivating but in the time

you come to realize that itrsquos a part of the process of feeling good and the

moment arrives when you donrsquot feel any pain you have a sense that the effects

arenrsquot producing desired results

ldquoPeople want to change everything and at the same time want it all to remain

the samerdquo

I have always believed that in lives of individuals just as in society at large the

profoundest changes take place within a very reduced time frame When we

least expect it life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to

change at such a moment there is no point in pretending that nothing has

happened or in saying that we are not yet ready

The challenge will not wait Life doesnrsquot look back An instant is more than

enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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ldquohellip And when you want something the entire universe conspires in helping you

to achieve it It always helps us fight for our dreams no matter how foolish they

mayberdquo

There are two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams believing them

to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of

the wheel of fortune when you least expect it For at that moment all our fears

suddenly surface the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where

the fear of a life full of new challenges the fear of losing everything

But we must not stop dreaming Dreams provide nourishment for the soul just

as the meal does for the body Many a times in our life we see our dreams

shattered and our desires frustrated but we have to continue dreaming If we

donrsquot our soul dies and agape cannot reach it

ldquoMan was born to betray his destinyrdquo

He turned back He walked up the path Soon the sun would be up and blazing

The day would begin with its calamities They would flash out of the sky and

would cut him like swords He would run to meet them He ran only stopping

to pull a bunch of thorns from under his foot

God placed only impossible tasks in human hearts Why Perhaps because

customs must be maintained

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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ldquoThe happier people can be the unhappier they arerdquo

God to a Guest ldquoYou where in Paradise but you dint recognize it Itrsquos the same

with most people in the world you are coming from they seek suffering in the

most joyous of places because they think they are unworthy of happinessrdquo

ldquoOne never knows the answers to the questions of life until one is askedrdquo

She knows so little of life and love and now with her eyes blindfolded and with

all the time in the world she is discovering the origin of everything and

everything begins where and how she would like to have begun

ldquoHope accepts tragedy with faith and couragerdquo

ldquoGod I did not deserve what happened to me If you did that to me I can do

that to others This is Justicerdquo

ldquoMoney was invented so that we could know exactly how much we owerdquo

It is a special piece of paper decorated in somber colors which everyone agreed

was worth something and everyone believed it ndash until you took a pile of that

paper to a bank a respectable traditional highly confidential Swiss Bank and

asked - ldquoCould I buy a few hours of my liferdquo No sir ldquoWe donrsquot sell we only

buyrdquo

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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ldquoThe war between evil and good is always onrdquo

The fight between good and evil is raging all the time in every individualrsquos heart

which is the battle field for all the angels and devils They would fight inch by

inch for thousand of millennia in order to gain ground until one of them finally

vanquishes the other

Thank You God

For the World so sweet

Thank You God

For the things we eat

Thank You God

For everything

In present world a lot of people talk about the horror in other peoplersquos life as if

they were genuinely concerned to help them but the truth is that they take

pleasure in the sufferings of others because that made them believe they where

happier and that life has been generous with them Thank You God

Above is the word lsquoCrisisrsquo written in Chinese It is composed of two

charactersndash one represents Danger and other represents Opportunity A crisis

provides an opportunity for change and growth as well as a danger of regression

or stagnation

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 19: FBS

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(In Chinese the word for lsquocrisisrsquo is wei ji which is a combination of wei xian

meaning danger and ji huay meaning opportunity Moreover the interpretation

given above is controversial as native Chinese object to it)

ldquoldquoldquoldquoRest I leave it to you Godrdquo

Life or to be more precise the path which lead us to our dreams is full of hurdles

One has to cross these hurdles and come out victorious Take any motive take

any path but then proceed on that path whole heartedly after doing so one must

leave everything else to the Almighty and hope for the best because itrsquos one of

the things where with best of intention dedication devotion education

judgment and enthusiasm one can fail (Read lsquofailrsquo as- unable to achieve the

ultimate aim) This is the dark truth of life my friend

ldquoLetrsquos meet at Cafeacute Coffee Day tomorrow at 445 pmrdquo

The busiest people always have enough time to do everything Those who do

nothing are always busy and tired and pay no attention to the little amount of

responsibilities that they are required to undertake

ldquoDeath is our constant companions and it is death that gives each personrsquos life

its true meaningrdquo

Humans are the only one in nature who are aware that they are going to die

Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when

you least expect it people tends to make their lives a battle that is worthy of a

being with eternal life

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 20: FBS

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Still being fragile creatures humans always try to hide from themselves the

certainty that they will die They do not see that it is the death that itself

motivates them to do best things in life They are afraid to step into the dark

afraid of the unknown and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore

the fact that their days are numbered They do not see that with an awareness

of death they would be able to be even more daring to go much in their daily

conquests because they would have nothing to lose-for death is inevitable

ldquoWe never win it is our enthusiasm that winsrdquo

Normally we allow enthusiasm to elude us when we are involved in such

mundane activities those that have no importance at all in the overall scale of

our existence We lose enthusiasm because of the small and unavoidable defeats

we suffer during our fights and since we donrsquot realize that enthusiasm is a major

strength able to help us win the ultimate victory we let it dribble through our

fingers we do this without recognizing that we are letting the true meaning of

our lives escape us We blame the world for our boredom and for our losses and

we forget that it was we ourselves who allowed this enchanting power which

justifies everything to diminish within ourselves

A line from Gospel

ldquoBehold the man is become as one of us to know good and evilrdquo

Confronted by temptation we will always fall Given the right circumstances

every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil Only man

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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knowing good can do evil Only man wears masks Only man is a

disappointment to himself Only manhellip

New Testament verse in the Gospel of Matthew

ldquoFor unto everyone that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But

from him that hath shall be given and he shall have abundance But from him

that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hathrdquo

It is those who are successful in other words who are more likely to be given

the kind of special opportunities that lead to further success Itrsquos the rich who

gets the biggest tax breaks Itrsquos the best students who get the best teaching and

most attention And it is the biggest nine and ten year old who gets the most

coaching amp practice Success is the result of what sociologists like to call

ldquoAccumulative Advantagerdquo

ldquoHe who wants to please all will please nonerdquo

ldquoWhenever you like whatever you like just do that Weather it is morally

socially correct or not should not be a point If itrsquos morally socially correct you

would be a satisfactory figure outside but if you are socially wrong you will be

happy withinrdquo

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 22: FBS

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ldquoTalent is nurtured in solitude Character is formed in the strong billows of the

worldrdquo

Character cannot be developed in ease and quite Only through experiences of

trivial and suffering can the soul be strengthened vision cleared ambition

inspired and success achieved

ldquoButterflies are like random thought people havehellip They live they die they are

pointlessrdquo

ldquoWhat are you good atrdquo he asked ldquoGoing after what I believe inrdquo This was

the only possible reply She spent her life in path of what she believed in The

only problem was that she believed in something different everyday

ldquoTime isnrsquot something that always proceeds at the same pace It is we who

determine how quickly time passesrdquo

The day is made up of twenty-four hours and an infinite number of moments

We need to be aware of each of these moments and to make the most of them

regardless of whether we are busy doing something or merely completing life If

we slow down everything lasts much longer

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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ldquoDonrsquot make an effort because best things happens when you least expect

themrdquo

Often life takes us by surprise and orders us to move towards the unknown-

even when we donrsquot want to and when we think we donrsquot need to At any given

moment in our lives there are certain things that could have happened but

didnrsquot The magic moments go unrecognized and then suddenly the hand of

destiny changes everything

ldquoWhat an Idea Sirjirdquo

The most vivid memories are of encounters with ideas rather than persons

Over time the memory of person grows paler whereas the ideas grow amp become

richer

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 24: FBS

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Section ThreeSection ThreeSection ThreeSection Three

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 25: FBS

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ldquoSuccess consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

When you stand for what you believe in you can change the worldrdquo

In 1954 Jimmy Denny manager of the Grand Ole Opry fired a singer after one

performance He told him ldquoYou arenrsquot going nowhere You ought to go back to

driving a truckrdquo

The singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was ElvThe singer was Elvis Presleyis Presleyis Presleyis Presley

In 1944 Emme Smirely director of the Blue Book Modeling Agency told

modeling hopeful Norma Jean Baker rdquoYoursquod better learn secretariat work or

else get marriedrdquo

Norma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean BakerNorma Jean Baker was later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroewas later known as Marilyn Monroe

In 1962 four young musicians played their first record audition for the

executives of the Decca Recording Co The unimpressed executives said ldquoWe

donrsquot like their sound The group of guitarist is on the way outrdquo

The Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe BeatlesrdquoThe Group was called ldquoThe Beatlesrdquo

In the 1940rsquos a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to 20

corporations including some of the biggest in the country They all turned him

down In 1947 after 7 long years of rejection he finally got a tiny company in

Rochester New York the Haloid Company to purchase his invention-an

electrostatic paper copying process

Haloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox CorpHaloid became Xerox Corporationorationorationoration

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 26: FBS

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When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876 it did not ring off

the hook with calls from potential backers After making a demonstration call

President Rutherford Hayes said ldquoThis is an amazing invention but who would

even want to use one of themrdquo

Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is Rest as you know is hhhhistoryistoryistoryistory

The author took 7 years to complete the book On completion it was rejected by

twelve publishers some of whom declared that it was too intellectual too

controversial and would not sell because no audience existed for itrdquo But finally

Boobs-Merrill Publications published it It has been 69 years since then and the

book is still in print

Well bWell bWell bWell book is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead ook is The Fountainhead author wauthor wauthor wauthor was Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Randas Ayn Rand

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 27: FBS

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Section FourSection FourSection FourSection Four

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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ldquoTo everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven A time to born and a time to diehelliprdquo

An Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal MusicAn Equal Music

And into that gate shall they enter

And in that house they shall dwell

Where there shall be no cloud or sun

No darkness or dazzling but one equal light

No noise or silence but one equal music

No fears or hopes but one equal possession

No foes or friends but one equal communion and Identity

No ends or beginnings but one equal eternity (by John Donne)

Waiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the MusicWaiting for the Music

This is the news two sounds

At a guarded melodious distance

Follow each other wherever

Either chooses to go

And all our lives we are

Waiting for the music

Waiting waiting for the music

Scanning the instructions

Hand reaching for hand

Waiting for the musichellip (by John Fuller)

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 29: FBS

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DespairDespairDespairDespair

The world for me has come to an end

I have reached the dead end

They say death is end of the life

But what is use of going on

When theres no one to trust in life

For me world is mere illusion

Death is the only solution

Pain is my healing

Suicide is the mercy killing

HopeHopeHopeHope

With your body

Open your mind

Bring up the courage

You have left behind

To have this strength

To keep the faith

You can fight the odds

Against your fate

Just believe in yourself

For the dream is alive

Dont hide your emotions

Keep up your pride

You can achieve success

In everything you do

Just let yourself go

Its all up to YOU

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 30: FBS

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Each Day brings in with it

New Spirits

So donrsquot waste them

Especially When there are ndash

Miles to cover

Before getting the Milestonehellip

Every Beginning has an End

Time has come to bid adieu

With Numb eyes I bid you farewell

A new ray of light has just arrived

Which needs to be nurtured

I will surely return to you

But for now what I can say is ndash

Just a Goodbye

If you have hard work to do

Do it now

Today the skies are clear and blue

Tomorrow clouds may come in view

Yesterday issss not for you

Do it now

Work for the night is coming

Work through the sunny noon

Fill brightest hour with labor

Rest comes sure amp soon

Give every flying minute

Something to keep in store

Work for the night is coming

When man works no morehellip

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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I see a man stare upwards

And wings his hand from the force of his pain

I shudder when I see his face

The moon reveals myself to me

You smile upon your friend today

Today his ills are over

You hearken to the loverrsquos say

And happy is the lover

This late to hearken late to smile

But better late than never

I shall have lived a little while

Before I die for ever

Here are the skies

The planet seven

And all the starry train

Content you with the mimic heaven

And on the earth remain

The end of the year fell chilly

Between a moon and a moon

Through the twilight shrilly

The bells rang ringing no tune

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 32: FBS

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Road Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less TraveledRoad Less Traveled

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth

Then took the other as just as fair

And having perhaps the better claim

Because it was grassy and wanted wear

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh I kept the first for another day

Yet knowing how way leads onto way

I doubted if I should ever come back

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence

Two roads diverged in a wood

And I took the one less traveled by

And that has made all the difference

(by Robert Frost)

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 33: FBS

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake The only other sounds the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely dark and deep

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep

And miles to go before I sleep (by Robert Frost)

(Perhaps there would be hardly anyone who would not have come across these two poems in

his life Truly this book would have been incomplete without a mention of these two poems)

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Section FSection FSection FSection Fiveiveiveive

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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TheTheTheThe Greatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest EpicsGreatest Epics

ldquoI trust that no one will tell me that men such as I write about donrsquot exist That

these books have been written and published is my proof that they dordquo ndash Ayn

Rand author of The Fountainhead amp Atlas Shrugged

[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail[Howard] Roark smiled Gail if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save if this boat were sinking Irsquod give my life to save

you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and you Not because itrsquos any kind of duty Only because I like you for reasons and

standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for standards of my own I could die for you But I couldnrsquot and wouldnrsquot live for

youyouyouyou

The FounThe FounThe FounThe Founttttainheadainheadainheadainhead tells the story of desperate battle waged by architect

Howard Roark whose integrity was as unyielding as graniteof Dominique

Francon the exquisitely beautiful woman who loved Roark passionately but

married his worst enemyof the fanatic denunciation unleashed by an enraged

society against a great creator Its theme is one of the most challenging ideas

ever presented in a work of fiction - that a persons ego is the fountainhead of

human progress

Who is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John GaltWho is John Galt

hellipWhen he says that he will stop the motor of the world is he a destroyer or a

liberator Why does he have to fight his battles not against his enemies but

against those who need him most Why does he fight his hardest battle against

the women he loves

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reasons

behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the amazing men

and women in this book You will discover why a productive genius become a

worthless playboyhellip why a great steel industrialist is working for his own

destructionhellipwhy a composer gives up his career on the night of his triumphhellip

why a beautiful women who runs a transcontinental railroad falls in love with

the man she has sworn to kill

If you want answers you got to read Atlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged

(Throughout this book I have not quoted any portion from The Fountainhead or Atlas

Shrugged I think it is a crime to do so because if you donrsquot read these books in totality you

would not understand it)

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Section Section Section Section SSSSixixixix

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 38: FBS

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Expressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions UnlimitedExpressions Unlimited

Nigahen nigahon se mila kar toh dekho

Naye dost bana kar toh dekho

Haasratein dil mein dabanein se kya haasil hoga

Apne hoth hila kar toh dekho

Khamoshi se kab hoti hai khawaishe puri

Dil ki baat bata kart oh dekho

Jo Dil mein hain ussey kar do bayan

Khud ko ek baar jata kar toh dekho

Aasma Simat jayega tumhare aaghosh mein

Chahat ki bahein phala kar toh dekho

Dil ki baat bata kar toh dekho

An awkward question A difficult answer

Am embarrassing truth A flattering lie

A frank yes A blunt no

A warm hello A cult good bye

A sincere sorry A heartfelt thanks

Makes the most of ever moment

Leave nothing unsaid

(These were the jingles of Airtel under the advertisement campaign ldquoExpressions Unlimitedrdquo Ad agency Rediffusion DYR )

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 39: FBS

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CelebrationCelebrationCelebrationCelebrationssss

(A widely circulated electronic-mail)

A winter evening

Four friends

One barsaat

Four glasses of chai

Hundred bucks of gas

A rusty old bike

And an open road

Maggi noodles

A hostel room

425 am

3 old friends

3 separate cities

3 coffee mugs

1 internet messenger

Rain on a hot tin roof

Pakoras deep-frying

Neighbours dropping in

A party

You and mom

A summer night

A bottle of coconut oil

A head massage

Gossiping about absent family members

You can spend

Hundreds on birthdays

Thousands on festivals

Lakhs on weddings

But to celebrate

All you have to spend is your Time

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 40: FBS

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DefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitionsDefinitions As you like itAs you like itAs you like itAs you like it

Junk Junk Junk Junk ---- The things we preserve for years and throw them just 10 days before we

need it

Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette Cigarette ndashndashndashndash Fire at one end Fool at the other (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good (Definition holds good from time from time from time from time

immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)immemorial)

Drink Drink Drink Drink ndashndashndashndash The colorful liquid that makes you feel top of the world only to leave

you with a headache and an empty space in your soul

Drugs Drugs Drugs Drugs ndashndashndashndash Ditto

Committee Committee Committee Committee ndashndashndashndash A group of men who account and maintain minutes and waste

hours

TV TV TV TV ndashndashndashndash Chewing gum for eyes

Women Women Women Women ndashndashndashndash One of the Godrsquos agreeable blunders

Computer Computer Computer Computer ndashndashndashndash One of the Manrsquos agreeable blunders

Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone Cell Phone ndashndashndashndash The only subject on which men boast about whorsquos got the

smallest

Character Character Character Character ndashndashndashndash A perfectly educated will

April 1 April 1 April 1 April 1 ndashndashndashndash This is the day on which we are reminded of what we are on the other

364 days

Money Money Money Money ndashndashndashndash In God we believe others must pay cash

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Education Education Education Education ndashndashndashndash The thing which ruins intelligent people (reference I was born

intelligent but education ruined me)

Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist ndashndashndashndash A person who knows everything about something and nothing

about everything else

Economist Economist Economist Economist ndashndashndashndash An expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted

yesterday did not happen today

ComedyComedyComedyComedy ndash The most serious business in the World

DeathDeathDeathDeath ndash Last chapter in onersquos life

HistoriansHistoriansHistoriansHistorians ndash They are the ones who can do what even God cannot ndash alter the

past

Busy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy PeopleBusy People ndash Sorry I am too busy to comment on them

Love Love Love Love ndashndashndashndash What a miserable world Trouble if we Love and more trouble if we donrsquot

love

AntiqueAntiqueAntiqueAntique ndash Something which we collect after it has gathered enough dust

CityCityCityCity ndash A vastly populated area full of lonely people

PunctualityPunctualityPunctualityPunctuality ndash The art of waiting for those who are unpunctual

ElevatorElevatorElevatorElevator ndash A tiny metal box hanging in an enclosed shaft used for upliftment of

people

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 42: FBS

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Section Section Section Section SSSSeveneveneveneven

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 43: FBS

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QQQQuotesuotesuotesuotes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

An Age builds up character an Hour destroys them

The night is just a part of the day

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Champion is not one who never fails but one who never quits

The more precisely you plan harder the destiny would hit you

The greatest events arenrsquot the loudest but the most quite hours

Worse than failure is the fear of failure

When a problem is solved its simplicity is always amazing

Get the facts or the facts will get you And when you get them get them

right or they will get you wrong

Never under estimate yourself If others can do it so can you

We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears

Never ruin an apology with an excuse

Speech is of time Silence is of eternity Silence does not make mistake

One must take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves

It is easy to promise and Alas How easy to forget

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 44: FBS

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Believe Everything But trust Nothing

Everybody sees how you seem however only some know who you are

Come hail come snow What is to be done has to be done

We seldom think what we have but always think of what we miss

What happens happens for a reason

When you are an outcast even the untossed stones can be cherished

Donrsquot ever slam a door You might want to go back

Anyone who is not confused doesnrsquot really understand the situation

What is death Death is an instant nothing more

Winners donrsquot do different things they do things differently

The ship is safest at the port but thatrsquos not what ships are meant for

Donrsquot cry because its all over now laugh because it happened

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury

Talkers are no good doers

Everybody speaks of it but few know it

Of all the days in our life which is the one that never comes -Tomorrow

Cheer Up The worst is yet to come

Amor est vitae essentia (Love is the essence of Life)

It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Page 45: FBS

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In love we are all fools alike

You donrsquot have to climb a mountain to find out whether it is high or not

Rich men never waste a penny only poor people do that

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining

Like our shadows our wishes lengthens as our sun declines

Lies are always invented Truth is always discovered

Where all life dies Death lives

Our worst enemies are often the friends we once talked to as only a friend

should

He is not cheated who knows that he is being cheated

Some people with great merit are very disgusting others with great faults

are very pleasing

If you canrsquot resist something itrsquos better to abandon it

Get rid of addictions or else get rid

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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Section Section Section Section EightEightEightEight

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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This poem was written in 1996-1997 an era that was marked by political instability

corruption retarded economic growth and population explosion in Indiarsquos history

अन पराअन पराअन पराअन परा

आज़ाद िमली सन 1947 म

पर या हम आज़ाद ह

ग़रबी बरोज़गार न ह हमको मारा

भड़ती जा रह ह आबाद

िसा कोई महण न कर पता|

सब दश कर रहा ह उ(नित

पर भारत क) ह यह ःथित

कोई सरकार टक नह पाती

एक दसर पर लगाती 1यारोप

और झलत ह बकसर लोग|

बात सब करत ह बड़ बड़

पर काम करत ह कम

या हए हम आज़ाद

दन पर दन

कसगितया जगड़त जा रह ह हम

नह कर पात हम आच बर म फ़क8

िसफ़8 लालच का ह बोल बाला

िसक8 धन ह दखता सबको

बाक) सब ह अधकार

या हए हम आज़ाद

ःवतऽता सनािनयो का था एक सपना

जो क) नह हो पाया परा

नह बन पाए भारतवशी ईमानदार

नह हो पाया ख़ा1मा उच नीच का

नह हो पाया भारत आज़ाद

चल गय ःवतऽा सनानी

पर छोड़ गय उनका एक सपना

जो क) करना होगा हमको परा -

यह होगी मानव क) अन परा|

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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चनौतीचनौतीचनौतीचनौती

ठन गई

मौत स मर ठन गई

समझौत का मरा कोई इरादा न था

मन यम स कहा-

लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का|

सन ए मौत

कभी हार कर भी मन चनौती को चोनौती द

कभी Fबन बादल क ह छाता तान दया

जीवन स लड़ता जीवन स पाता

जीवन पर (योछावर करता म चला गया|

पर जब आख खली तो पाया क -

छोट छोट उपलGधयो पर अ1यािधक उHलास जताया

और खद को मसीबतो स िघरा पा

म छन छन आश बरसया|

पर ए मौत

अब मन ठान ली ह

जीवन क दय को दखाना ह उजाला

त भी सन ल मरा यह सकHप

न कवल ह मझ जीवन पर Fवजय ाJ करना

पर त भी मर कोप स बच न पाएगा

त दब पाव चोर िछप स न आ

सामन स वॉर कर फर मझ आज़मा|

लौट जा

म कहता ह लौट जा

अभी नह आया ह वईत तर साथ चलन का |

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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उचाईउचाईउचाईउचाई

उच पहाड़ पर

पड़ नह लगत|

पौध नह उगत

न घास ह जमती ह|

जमती ह िसफ़8 बफ8

जो कफ़न क) तरह सफद और

मौत क) तरह ठड होती ह|

खलती खलखलती नद

जसका Nप धारण कर

अपन भाय पर बद-बद रोती ह|

सOचाई यह ह क

कवल उचाई ह काफ़) नह होती

सबस अलग-थलग

पPरवश स पथक

अपनो स कटा-बटा

श(य म अकला खड़ा होना

पहाड़ क) महानता नह

मजबर ह|

उचाई और गहराई म

आकाश-पाताल क) दर ह|

जो जतना उचा

उतना ह एकाक) होता ह

हर भार को ःवय ह ढोता ह

चहर प मःकान िचपका

मन ह मन रोता ह|

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

Page 50: FBS

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ज़Nर यह ह क

उचाई क साथ Fवःतार भी हो

जसस मनय

ठठ-सा खड़ा न रह

औरो स घल िमल

कसी को साथ ल

कसी क सग चल|

भीड़ म खो जाना

यादT म डब जाना

ःवय को भल जाना

अःत1व को अथ8

जीवन को सग(ध दता ह|

धरती को बौनौ क) नह

उच कद क इसानT क) ज़Nरत ह|

इतन उच क) आसमान को छ ल

नय नऽT म ितभा क बीज बो ल

कत इतन उच भी नह

क) पाव तल डब ह न जम

कोई काटा न चभ

कोई कली न खल

न वसत हो न पतझड़

हो िसफ़8 उचाई का अधड़

माऽ अकलपन का स(नाटा|

मर भ

मझ इतनी उचाई कभी मत दना

गरT को गल न लगा सक

इतनी Uखाई कभी मत दना|

(A poem recited by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in his acknowledgement speech for Padma Bhusan Award in 1992)

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गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 58 | P a g e

मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

Page 51: FBS

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 51 | P a g e

गीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता हगीत नह गाता ह

बनकाब चहर ह

दाग बड़ गहर ह

टटता ितलःम आज सच स भय खाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

लगी कछ ऐसी नज़र

Fबखरा िसश सा सहर

अपनो क मल म मीत नह पाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

पीठ म छर सा चाद

राह गया रखा फाद

मFW क छणो म बार बार जाता ह

गीत नह गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 52 | P a g e

गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 54 | P a g e

अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

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गीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता हगीत नया गाता ह

टट हए तारT स फट वस(ती ःवर

प1थर क) छाती म उग आया नाव अकर

झर सब पील पात

कोयल क) कहक रात

ाची म अUणमा क) रख दख पता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

टट हए सपन क) सन कौन िससक)

अतर को चीर Xयथा पलकT पर ठतक)|

हार नह मानगा

रार नई ठानगा

काल क कपाल पर िलखता-िमटाता ह|

गीत नया गाता ह|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 53 | P a g e

रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 54 | P a g e

अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 55 | P a g e

Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 56 | P a g e

एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 57 | P a g e

यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 58 | P a g e

मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 59 | P a g e

अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 60 | P a g e

Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

Page 53: FBS

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 53 | P a g e

रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रोत रात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयीरात हो गयी

झक) न अलक

झपी न पलक

सिधयो क) बारात खो गई|

दद8 पराना

मीत न जाना

बातो ह बातो म ात हो गई|

घमड बदली

बद न िनकली

Fबछड़न ऐसी Xयथा बो गई|

(by Atal Bihari Vajpayee)

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

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Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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अनपथअनपथअनपथअनपथ

व हो भल खड़

हो घन हो बड़

एक पऽ छा भी

माग मत माग मत माग मत

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

त ना थकगा कभी

त ना थामगा कभी

त ना मड़गा कभी

कर शपथ कर शपथ कर शपथ

अनपथ अनपथ अनपथ|

यह महान Yय ह

चल रहा मन य ह

अौ त रखत स

लथपथ लथपथ लथपथ

अनपथ अिनपत अनपथ|

(by Harivansh Rai Bachchan)

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Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

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एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

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यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

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मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

Page 55: FBS

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 55 | P a g e

Some of my favourite verses from

Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos Harivansh Rai Bachchanrsquos

MadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushalaMadhushala

मद भावो क अगरT क)

आज बना लाया हाला

Fयतम अपन ह हाथT स

आज Fपलाऊगा ^याला

पहल भोग लगा ल तझको

फर साद जग पाएगा

सबस पहल तरा ःवागत

करती मर मधशाला|

भावकता अगर लता स

खीच कHपना क) हाला

कFव साक) बनकर आया ह

भरकर कFवता का ^याला

कभी न कण भर खाली होगा

लाख Fपए दो लाख Fपए

पाठक गण ह पीनवाल

पःतक मर मधशाला|

मदरालय जान को घर स

चलता ह पीनवाला

कस पथ स जाउ असमजस

म ह वह भोलाभला

अलग-अलग पथ बतलात सब

पर म यह बतलाता ह

राह पकड़ त एक चला चल

पा जाएगा मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 56 | P a g e

एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 57 | P a g e

यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 58 | P a g e

मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 59 | P a g e

अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 60 | P a g e

Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

Page 56: FBS

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 56 | P a g e

एक बरस म एक बार ह

जलती होली क) `वाला

एक बार ह लगती बाज़ी

जलती दपT क) माला

दिनयावालो कत कसी दन

आ मदरालय म दखो

दन को होली रात दवाली

रोज़ मनाती मधशाला|

दतकरा मःजद न मझको

कहकर ह पीनवाला

ठकराया ठाकरaार न

दख हथली पर ^याला

कहा ठकाना िमलता जग म

भला अभाग काफ़र का

शरणःथल बनकर न मझ यद

अपना लती मधशाला|

आज कर परहज जगत पर

कल पीनी होगी हाला

आज कर इ(कार जगत पर

कल पीना होगा ^याला

होन दो पदा मद का महमद

जगत म कोई फर

जहा अभी हb मदर-मःजद

वहा बनगी मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 57 | P a g e

यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 58 | P a g e

मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 59 | P a g e

अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 60 | P a g e

Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

Page 57: FBS

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 57 | P a g e

यम आएगा लन जब तब

खब चलगा पी हाला

पीड़ा सकट कc नरक क

या समझगा मतवाला

बर कठोर कटल कFवचार

अ(यायी यमराज़ो क

डडो क) जब मार पड़गी

आड़ करगी मधशाला|

यम आएगा साक) बनकर

साथ िलए काली हाला

पी ना होश म फर आएगा

सरा-Fवसध यह मतवाला

यह अितम बहोशी अितम

साक) अितम ^याला ह

पिथक ^यार स पीना इसको

फर न िमलगी यह मधशाला|

मर अधरो पर हो अितम

वःत न तलसी-दल ^याला

मर जfवा पर हो अितम

वाःत न गगाजल हाला

मर शव क पीछ चलन-

वालो याद इस रखना-

रामनाम ह स1यrsquo न कहना

कहना lsquoसOची मधशालाrsquo|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 58 | P a g e

मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 59 | P a g e

अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 60 | P a g e

Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

Page 58: FBS

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 58 | P a g e

मर शव पर वह रोए हो

जसक आस म हाला

आह भर वह जो हो सरिभत

मदरा पीकर मतवाला

द मझको व कधा जसक

पद मद- डगमग होत हT

और जल उस थोर जहा पर

कभी रह हो मधशाला|

और चीता पर जाय ऊडला

पाऽ न घत का पर ^याला

घट बध अगर लता म

नीर न भरकर भर हाला

ाणFय यद ौाद करो तम

मरा तो ऐसा करना-

पीन वालो को बलवाकर

खलवा दना मधशाला|

यात हआ यम आन को ह

ल अपनी काली हाला

पडत अपनी पोिथ भला

साध भल गया माला

और पजार भला पजा

gान सभी gानी भला

कत न भला मरकर क भी

पीनवाला मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 59 | P a g e

अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 60 | P a g e

Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

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Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

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Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

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अपन यग म सबको अनपम

यात हई अपनी हाला

अपन यग म सबको अhभत

यात हआ अपना ^याला

फर भी वaT स जब पछा

एक यह उiर पाया-

अब न रह व पीनवाल

अब न रह वह मधशाला

बड़ बड़ नाज़ो स मbन

पाली ह साक)बाला

लिलत कHपना का ह इसन

सदा उठाया ह ^याला

मान-दलारT स ह रखना

इस मर सकमार को

Fव व तjहार हाथT म अब

सौप रहा ह मधशाला|

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

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Acknowledgements

Now the protocol says that I must thank all those who helped me in bringing

out this edition So I went through the acknowledgement section of 20 books to

finally write one for myself which I know no one would care to read

But still the list in priority order goes as follows-

I sincerely thank all those intellectual giants who advised me to read books (for-

you-know-what) but it surely helped

Secondly I thank all the poets and authors specially Paulo Coelho and Ayn

Rand These two writers definitely changed my views towards many a things in

life I thank them for teaching me just two words ldquoBe Yourselfrdquo

Thirdly I express my gratitude to British Council Library amp Crosswords Book

Store for providing me books (for the records I paid them for the services) but

my heartfelt thanks are to Hawkers of Park Street for providing 1000 rupees

books for 100 bucks I am in no way promoting piracy but then as a student (well

I would be still 6 days away from my job at the time of publication) you canrsquot

spend a fortune on them

Fourthly I thank Microsoft for Office 2007 and all those hackers for cracking it

Quillpadcom for converting all those hindi poems into hindi I know I am

sounding like Chetan Bhagat but you see itrsquos just that 20 books

acknowledgement effect I mentioned it earlier didnrsquot I

Finally jokes apart I thank you for going through this book It is indeed very

kind of you that you read this bit also

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

Page 61: FBS

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 61 | P a g e

Credits amp References

At various instances footnote regarding original author is not given I am

hereby listing all the books and authors whom I have quoted in this work Well

this book is 15 mine and 85 theirrsquos

1 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

2 Coelho Paulo By the river Piedra I sat and Wept

3 Coelho Paulo The Alchemist

4 Coelho Paulo The Fifth Mountain

5 Coelho Paulo Eleven Minutes

6 Coelho Paulo The Zahir

7 Coelho Paulo Veronica Decides to Die

8 Coelho Paulo The Witch of Portobello

9 Coelho Paulo Brida

10 Coelho Paulo The Pilgrimage

11 Rand Ayn Atlas Shrugged

12 Rand Ayn The Fountainhead

13 Albom Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie

14 Albom Mitch The Five People you meet in Heaven

15 Albom Mitch For one more Day

16 Brown Dan The Da Vinci Code

17 Desai Anita In Custody

18 Rushdie Salman Shalimar the Clown

19 Gladwell Malcolm The Outliers

20 Gladwell Malcolm Blink

21 Bach Richard Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

22 Das Gurcharan India Unbound

23 Vajpayee Atal Bihari Meri Ekkyavan Kavitaye

24 Bachchan Harivanshai Madhushala

Certain articles and poems in this book are intellectual property of the author while all other extracts amp

poems are property of original authorspoets as listed above

This book is for non-commercial purposes only

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

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httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 62 | P a g e

Challenges are high The Dreams are new The world out there is waiting for you

Dare to dream Dare to try No goal is too distant No star is too high

Just Just Just Just BBBBelieve in elieve in elieve in elieve in YYYYourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going ourself and Get Going

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

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httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 63 | P a g e

Everyday I look into the mirror Waiting

Waiting for The The The The OtherOtherOtherOther to disappear A day would soon come

When the mirror would reveal myself to me

httpfillingblankpageswordpresscom 64 | P a g e

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