Kudos to These Two Brave Girls- A Perfect Punishment for Eve-teasers

We love India. We are the proudest Indian. We had the most enriched culture and higher aesthetic values. Our culture often labelled as an amalgamation of several cultures which has a profound impact on the world. No doubt, we had an ample example of “Unity in diversity”.

Sometimes I asked myself, are we really a proud Indian? Especially, proud Indian women?  I think most of us will hesitate to answer as “Yes”? In spite of great technical and educational development during last few decades, Indian women are still struggling for their existence, respect and most importantly, for their safety. We still had something in our society that is so unfortunate. Dowery, rape, female foeticide, gender indiscrimination are some of the examples from our society that are so unfortunate. And among all these crimes, “eve-teasing” is one of the disgusting but under-rated crime.

According to Wikipedia, “Eve-teasing is a euphemism used throughout South Asia, which includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, for public sexual harassment or molestation of women by men. It is a form of sexual aggression that has been a notoriously difficult crime to prove as criminals often find a way to escape from the situation.

In fact, the data also revealed shocking statistics, according to data, 1,444 cases of eve-teasing were reported till December 2015 and rose each year thereafter. It is an unfortunate truth that women are sexually harassed and sometimes assaulted too. It is really sad and disappointing. It is a harsh reality of India, where one side we worship women as goddesses and yet burn them, kill them and sexually assault them.

Personally, I also remembered the fact that how this eve-teasing hurt girls and put a question mark on their identity, respect and safety. It was years ago when I was studying in Homeopathic Medical College (Ratlam M.P.) and we girls had a strict rule to not go outside after 7 P.M. apart from other reasons, the main reason behind this strict rule was “fear of eve-teasing”. There was the atmosphere that can range from a whistle or comment of an offensive nature to any physical gesture. It was disgusting yet threatening. And in order to prevent any unfortunate event, most of the girls often avoid going outside after evening. In fact, college management has a sense of fear and insecurity because of the hype atmosphere of eve-teasing in the town.

Usually, as per parents and teacher’s guidance, we girls has adopted the “best prevention is defense kind of attitude” and we tend to behave more protective because of our well-being and safety. We often try to avoid face that kind of situation by doing best possible methods (such as always remain in group, not going outside after 7 P.M.) but as a girl and now as a women, this kind of situations often create a state of deep frustration, it is very disheartening that we cannot move or live in our country freely or independently just because we are girls? Or we are women? I always had a hidden desire to punish those kinds of disgusting people who believed that it is an act of displaying their dominance. I hate to feel that sense of insecurity and fear.

Now, years have passed and my hidden desire got fulfilled by two brave girls (and I am super excited because these girls are from Indore, my native place). The whole incidence took place, 2 days ago, two brave girls brutally thrashed eve-teasers in middle road in Indore.

 “It was around 11 P.M., when two girls were going home from a shopping mall in Vijay Nagar area. And two men have started following them; they had done offensive and inappropriate gestures and make offensive remarks on them. Instead of running away from the situation, these brave girls came out of their vehicle and made the men also stop their bikes, soon after this they started slapping them right and left. The two men started pleading for forgiveness but had no effect on girls and they kept on beating them.

 Later on, those guys were taken into police custody who reached on spot.

Indeed, these girls have done an inspiring act of bravery. My kudos to them, they had settled a motivating example in our society. What are your thoughts for these girls? Please share!

5 Unique Back to School supplies That Will Help All Year long

Summer fun is going to end very soon with the awesome memories. We all had a great family time with vacations and outing. But now it is the time to say a goodbye to carefree days and flexible everyday routine. “Back to school” season just ahead of us. We all are nervously excited for the beginning of a new academic year.

Most of the parents had a mixed feeling about it. Definitely, it is always nice to get back into an established settled weekly routine but at the same time thought of fixed timing, PTO meetings, long lanes of carpools, sports, assignments may make a little nervous and anxious us.

Of course, we all are busy in shopping of routine “back to school” supplies. Backpack, lunchboxes, stationaries….and had a fun while doing this. But apart from these routine back to school supplies, I want to enrich my kids with some unique “back to school” supplies that will help them throughout the next academic year.

A sense of self- discipline

Kids are an innocent learner, they are impulsive by nature. I think “Self-discipline” has tremendous positive effect in any person’s life. It is all about being able to regulate yourself. A person armed with good self-discipline definitely has a better perspective on his life and can solve his life challenges more easily. Obviously, kids have a shorter attention span and lack of self-control. But a little effort can make them more efficient. Self-regulation skills play a vital role in academic achievement. They need to follow directions, pay attention to studies and behaviour during their academic year. Studies suggested that kids those who have better self-discipline at an early age develop better academic skills over the time.

So, this is the first unique character that will help them throughout the year. And it can be done at home by doing some simple steps, such as set a fixed time for all routine chores, take their help in minor household tasks and always motivate them for acquiring good habits.

Constant desire to learn new things with courage

We lived in a high-tech world and kids had a strong influence of this latest technology on their personality development. Sometimes, this overexposure may affect their learning capability and courage to try new things. They may get stuck on electronic gadgets and had a negative effect on their physical and mental status. So, I want to break this latest trend. Build a constant desire to learn new things are a great personality trait that is must for an overall personality development. They should have the courage to try any new thing; it may be guitar, soccer or creative writing. This habit will help them not only in academic studies but also make them an independent and strong individual in the future as well.

Being ambitious in life but had a sense of contentment in life

Definitely, it is great to be ambitious in your life. You should have a strong desire to achieve your goal. Hard work with passion and ambition always help in success in all field of life. And for being excel in academics it is equally important. I want to make my kids ambitious with a strong desire to achieve their goals…but at the same time learn to be content and happy with their achievement is also necessary for happiness.  We lived in a highly competitive world. Everyone wants to achieve everything and sometimes this over ambition may cause unhappiness and frustration. So, develop a sense of self- satisfaction and contentment is very important from the childhood. This is the third personality trait that will help them throughout their academic year and in their whole life too.

Healthy body and healthy mind

It is true that “Health is wealth”, and for parents who care for their kids, their complete health (mental, physical and social) is always a matter of concern for them. During an academic year, they had a tight schedule for everything from studies to art, music and sports will keep them busy all the time. But a healthy body is must for their better performance in each field. So as a parent it is our duty to serve them the healthy meal and keep them physically active. We can limit their screen time and plan family physical activities for their good health. Having a Good mental and physical health would be a great pre-preparation that will help them being succeed in their upcoming academic year.

A sense of humour and fun

Life is a beautiful journey, but at the same time, it is challenging too. We had lots of expectation from our kids. Too much academic pressure may cause anxiety, depression and psychological disorders in kids. It may affect their happiness. So, it is best to develop a sense of humour in them. Laughter is a wonderful way to relieve stress and anxiety. Having some fun family time is the easiest way to connect together.

A sense of humour is a quality that can be developed in kids. And make them healthier and smarter. If they are being able to find fun in the difficult situation, they would be able to cope with challenges in future.

Apart from routine “BTS (back to school shopping)”; this is my pre-preparation for kids for upcoming academic year. I believe that these “unique back to school supplies” will help them throughout the year. It will make their academic and life journey a little smoother. What are your thoughts? How you are preparing your kids for next year? Please share with us. Until then happy parenting!

#Mamaloveyourself, with These Awesome "Mamaearth products"- Special Care for moms

Being a mom life is not easy. Motherhood has twenty-four hours a day, seven days in a week responsibilities. These constant responsibilities put a pressure on our mental and physical health. As mothers, we tend to neglect our emotional wellness unconsciously. Sometimes we feel discouraged with daily responsibilities of a job that seems never ending. Sometimes, we have dull and unhealthy skin and dry frizzy hair, but we did not put enough attention to them. Very often we know all the essential steps to taking care of ourselves but we wouldn't be able to follow them. It is something that so hard to do at times and yet so vital.

Being a mom of two, I was also juggling between these multiple responsibilities since last few days. In this day and age, I often find myself overwhelmed with things I want to do, ought to do and need to do. I had so much going in my life as a mom, as a wife and as an individual too. I was feeling exhausted physically and mentally. In fact, I had all sorts of minor skin and hair problems such as dryness of skin and lustreless hair that calling an immediate attention from me. But this hectic life schedule had put a barrier to taking care of it properly.

In our constantly moving world, it is very essential to take a time out for even just a bit of relaxation and “me time”. I believed love yourself enough to pamper yourself with the things that make you feel good is the best thing that you can do improve your mental health and happiness. During these days, when I was eager for some necessary pampering and trying to find some easiest options that I can do from the comfort of my own home, I had found a new hope to solve this problem as a “mama earth mama products”.

When I had received “mama earth mama products” for trial, I felt an immense sense of relaxation and satisfaction with the thought that they had narrated.

Why and how these products has launched?

After a phenomenal success of toxin-free, natural mama earth baby products, mama earth wants to reduce stress amongst parents by offering safe and healthy solutions to their problems. And for that purpose, they had launched these new products that are completely free from harmful chemicals which mean no parabens, no sulphates, no dyes and no synthetic fragrance. These products are dermatologically tested in Europe with basic European Union standards and use moderate certified ingredients. Made safe ensures all products are completely free of behavioural, dermatological and environmental toxins.

I get highly impressed with these ethics, and as I had received 3 products, all 3 are amazing and had a unique quality.

• ·         Argan Hair mask to reduce hair fall
• ·         Mama earth nourishing Body lotion
• ·         Mama earth calming Body wash

Hair mask: this hair mask helps in hydrating hair and have restorative hair repair properties. It helps in repair damaged hair, revitalizes dull hair, deeply condition and nourishes hair. It also promotes new hair growth and keeps your scalp healthy and happy. This hair mask has the amazing power of follicusan that helps in strengthen hair and reduce hair fall. It is also enriched with argan and avocado oil that helps to treat split end and tame frizzy hair. And the goodness of collagen strengthens the hair and ensures that it doesn’t break and become brittle.

The second product that I had received is mama earth nourishing body lotion that has some unique features:

• ·         It is made of some great natural ingredients such as shea and coca butter, calendula and geranium. Each one has some awesome properties that are extremely beneficial for skin. Such as
• ·         Shea and coca butter that provides natural skin nourishment to skin and has amazing protective, nourishing skin properties.
• ·         Second ingredients calendula forms a protective layer to skin and forming a barrier to external irritants, which can be an advantage in case of any skin problems such as eczema.
• ·         Germanium helps replenish and rejuvenate the skin. It uplifts your mood, lessens fatigue and promotes emotional wellness. It has great antibacterial, antifungal and antiseptic properties and it averts the development of bacteria and safeguards you from infections.

The third product that I had received is mama earth calming body wash, and it also has some amazing unique features such as:

• ·         It is enriched with the goodness of coconut based cleansers and jojoba oil that nourishes skin very well.
• ·         It has allantoin and vitamin E that helps skin to lock in moisture and promotes healthy cell development thus preventing the dull and sallow skin. It also contains germanium thus helps in an uplifting mood, lessen fatigue and promote emotional wellness. It is also dermatologically tested and made safe certified.

The USP of Mama earth products

·         These products are driven by science and Ayurveda, as they say ‘we believe our products need to be efficacious in order to resolve your issues all the while being gentle and healthy. They work with doctors and scientist who are experts in the science of skin care and ancient Ayurveda to arrive at the formulation which delivers on our promise.

• ·         All products are dermatologically tested in QACS labs in Europe to ensure stringent testing standards.
• ·         All products are made safe certified and completely free of known toxins like sulphates and dyes and contain amazing natural goodies like calendula, shea butter, this makes these products safe, pure, gentle and effective.

And as I was already in search of something that helps me giving a gentle and natural skin and hair care at home within my comfort zone, I get an immense sense of pleasure and satisfaction after using these awesome products. These products could stand testing by international laboratories not just make random unsubstantiated claims about purity.

The one thing that I had really admired about mama earth products that they had a mission to provide a gentle, safe, natural and effective care for moms by saying #mamaloveyourself

If you wish to know more about these awesome products and want to know what other people says please click mama earth

And if you want to buy it online, they are easily available on Amazon

Positive parenting is absolutely delighted to be the first users of these awesome mama earth mama products. And I had already seen a huge improvement in my skin and hair textures by using it. It is an easiest way to get refreshed and relaxed at home. I can say it confidently that these mama earth products are definitely a refreshing new change from routine cosmetics. And yes! It is true that we have been really busy showering love on our little one, now it is time for us to get some special care that we deserve.

So, moms must try these super cool, awesome products and tell me, what is your experience? Are you finding them as good as I find? Please share!

Note: it is a sponsored post.

This Mother's day A Big Cheer to "Mama earth"- An Amazing Journey that Keep Going!

 Happy “Mother’s day” to all. Even though I believed a single day celebration is not enough to salute or acknowledge the importance of a person, who devoted her whole life to just make our life comfortable. But still, I loved the fact that we set aside a whole day to honour and celebrate the women who raised us. It is absolutely a matter of pride to celebrate the bond of love and affection between a mother and a child and celebrate the spirit of motherhood.  Their unconditional love and care is the most precious gift of god. Being a mum and have a mum is one of the god’s greatest blessings.

Dear mom, thanks for just every thing

Even though I didn’t have enough words to describe or thank to my mom, but I still want to say that mom you are the most amazing, most beautiful person in the world. And I am the most fortunate person to have you in my life. I want to say a heartiest thank you for your unconditional love, care and most importantly the life lessons which you had taught me. I believed it is just your guidance, love and care that has carved my life so well and made me what am I?

My dolls you are so special

Mother’s day holds again a special place in my heart because of the little ones who made me a mom. After being a mom, I had realised that motherhood is the most beautiful journey that has taught me who am I as a woman.  Of course, motherhood has defined my identity, divine stature and nature and the unique traits, talents and tendencies which were unexplored until I had stared this journey. I want to say thank to my dolls that have full filled my life with immense pleasure and satisfaction. Being a mom is the best gift from god that I could ever receive. It is the most extreme measure of being alive.

A token of appreciation to all moms

Along with these I also want to salute and appreciate all wonderful women around the world who always put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of their own, who dedicate their lives to their kids and families.  Despite the diversity of mothering choices and style that exist nowadays, mother’s day is a perfect time when we feel bounded together by saying something truly incredible that is “we are mothers”. Indeed, mothers are the core strength of our society who brings positivity, optimism and new hope to our life.

An Amazing journey of Ghazal and Varun

While celebrating the mother’s day, when we are talking about the positivity, optimism and new hope, I would love to share (in fact rememorized) about an important thing that synonym with these 3 words and brought a huge positivity and new hope in our life (especially as a parent). It is a brand that has created an impactful, memorable and emotional connection with their customers during last year.  It is a genuine effort by two awesome individuals (Ghazal and Varun Alagh),  who has made our life easier, more pleasant and most importantly more peaceful as a parent.

 Yes! I am talking about the “Mama earth. It is a life style brand that offers value and services with a Nobel mission to create a brand which develops products that are mum-baby friendly, toxin free and meet stringent international standards. The excellent level of care and attention has established the “Mama earth” as a brand that takes care of its customers wholeheartedly.

People often decide which brand to buy and which ones to stick with based on how they make them feel and mama earth has delivered their each promise in a unique way. They are highly successful in making forging personal and meaningful connections with their customers (who are mostly the parents). They had served a generous portion of helpfulness. They are able to emulate the shared. Relationship based shopping experience that parents want when they buy baby products.

It is really amazing to see that it had been nearly a year now when mama earth has launched their first series of baby products with some unique principles and supreme quality.  It is great to know that now; we have a brand which is every parent’s friend. A brand that understands our issues and tries hard to resolve them. It is a brand that every parent like you and me can trust, a brand which intends to make lives of mums and expectant mums better and beautiful. A brand which welcomes all our babies to a healthy and a safe world.

Apart from these, the one thing that I had realised that make these products instantly trustworthy and acceptable, is a unique feature of “only Made safe certified  brand in Asia”

 As they had launched their first series of baby products that includes

• ·         Mineral based sunscreen for babies
• ·         Soothing massage oil for babies
• ·         Natural insect repellent
• ·         Diaper rash creams
• ·         Moisturisers
• ·         Shampoos, body wash etc.

These awesome products are already a big hit and most of the parents have already become a regular user of these great products. As per my personal experience, my little niece has enjoyed these nicely smelling wonderful products so much. And apart from her liking, the most important thing that make these products is so appealing is the being the “toxin free” and “natural”. Indeed, they provide a peace of mind to every parent.

Now, it’s time for “Mama Earth mama products”

After this initial great response and results from all around now, Ghazal and Varun want to move a step ahead and this time along with caring the kids and babies they want to provide an exclusive and gentle care to moms.

As Ghazal says “all moms need to take better care of themselves while taking care of their babies. Only when our mama is healthy and happy will the baby and family be happy”. And for that purpose they are launching an extensive range of certified safe, natural products for all our mama problems  It is their genuine desire to make mom’s life a little easier and less stressful. Just like the baby care products, these products are also made by most natural and toxin free ingredients. And for sharing their exclusive love and care for moms, they had chosen the wonderful day of “mother’s day” to official launch these mama earth mom products.

It is their requests to all moms please #mamaloveyourself.

The products are already available on amazon; here is the link to mama earth mama products:

As a mom and as an individual I highly appreciate their effort and really think that had given a best gift to all moms as these unique products. My heartiest congratulation to them.

Positive parenting is extremely delighted to be one of the first users of these great products. And I will share a detail review of these products in my next post so stay tune...

Wishing again a “Happy Mother’s day” to all. Cheers!

My Mom, "My Biggest Inspiration"

I am a typical quick, assertive, restless kind of person. I usually love to express a lot, I always had high-intensity emotions and I make decisions so quickly. I cannot stand board and feel lively when I speak or tell stories. I always love to share my emotions (it may be gratitude, happiness, even jealously) with my friends, but when it comes to family I believed “words cannot express our appreciation”.

There are lots of inspiring mums who dedicate their lives to their kids and to their families in a way that is truly admiring but for me, of course, it is my mum. I cannot express how grateful am I, to have her in my life. I did love to tell that how much I love her and how much she inspires me, but sometimes words are not enough to express your eternal emotions.

For me, she is the only one who always knew what I was thinking before I could even say it. She has been the calming and loving force in my life. She is my biggest inspiration and greatest sounding board. She is the most important person in my life. So, in honour of this beautiful and awe-inspiring woman, I would love to share the ways that she inspires me every day.

She is the pillar of strength of my life

She is the main reason that I am where I am and who I am today. Since early childhood, she has taught me “believe in yourself”. She has taught me to stand up for what I believed in and what is right. The courage, the power to speak your thought, is brave and strong were the life lessons that I had learnt from her since childhood. Ever since I was little, she has been actively involved in everything I do, from music class to drawing lesson, she always been there to help us. Indeed, she is the pillar of strength of my life.

She has taught me the true meaning of “education” and “discipline” in life

Of course, it was hard during childhood, when she has fixed schedule for everything for us, it was quite unacceptable to do everything on time (initially), but when her strict discipline becomes a part of life, I had enjoyed it thoroughly. Now as a grown up and being a mom, I had understood the importance of those tiny things. Yes! It is her discipline that has carved my life so well.

Coming from a teacher family my mom always love to read and to teach, she always put a great emphasis on regular studied since childhood. And just because of her guidance I had followed the same path, and with the passing years, I had realised education is not only an academic thing; it is a way of life. It is the power that shows us a right path in each difficult moment. Yes! It is true she is the bestest mentor of life. And I would always be grateful to her for giving me that correct direction in my life.

She has taught me that you can do anything you want

She is taught me importance of hard work, dedication, patience in life. Nobody worked harder than my mom. She always work so hard and she has accomplished everything she ever thought of and the same thing she has taught me, she always say you can do anything you want, it is just a matter of making goals and focus in your life. If you do your task sincerely, you can achieve anything. It is just her faith and trusts in me, that I had crossed so many difficult boundaries and always get what I want.

I had learnt “how to make a balance in work-family life”

For me, she is the best mom in the world. But it is just one aspect of her dynamic personality. She has always maintained a powerful balance in her professional and personal life. When she teaches her student, she is the best teacher and as soon she entered in house she immediately transform in to a great wife and best mom. She has taught me, it is just about managing the things. Of course, I had learnt a lot multitasking from her, but still I lost my patience so soon, and still I have to learn a lot from her.

She always reminds me that “everything will be fine”, whenever I am feeling down

Life is most beautiful and wonderful, when we had our mom close to us. She is like a second god, she resolves our all problem, and we all used to call her in every tiny moment of pain ( and happiness too) , but there are the time when she cannot be with us physically and during those moments it is just the life lessons that she has taught us, become the ultimate guideline in life. For me, this thing happened 1000 times in life. A simple conversation on phone and her words “everything will be fine” are enough to show the most correct way to me, even in most difficult situation. I always felt her presence mentally and spiritually, even during those time when she doesn’t presence with me physically.

So, this is the just few ways that she inspires my life every day. She always filled my life with positivity and optimism. And after being a mom, I had realised her sacrifice, love and care in true sense. I had learnt a lot from her but still I have to go a long way…she is the biggest #momspiration in my life. What is yours? Please share!

"मेला"...पुरानी यादों का ( A Real Story)

मुझे पता है आप सभी india मे अभी गर्मियों का लुफ़त ले रहे है और कुछ हद तक परेशान भी हो रहे है और यहाँ USA में हम बड़ी बेसब्री से summer की शुरुआत का इंतज़ार कर रहे है, ६-७ महीनो तक freezing cold सहने के बाद किसी festival से कम नहीं है यहाँ गर्मियों की शुरुआत, और गर्मियों के शुरू होते ही शुरू हो जाती है बच्चो की डिमांड water park और  adventure park जाने की, इन्ही डिमांड्स के चलते एक दिन मेरी ८ साल की बेटी ने मुझ से पूछा, "mumma, did you had enjoyed rides in your childhood ?

में उसे हाँ या ना कहती, उसके पहले ही  rides यानी झूले शब्द सुनते ही मन  बचपन की सुनहरी यादों में खो गया | सचमुच अनोखा था वो बचपन और उसकी प्यारी यादें, मध्य प्रदेश के छोटे से कसबे ( राजगढ़) में कितना खुशहाल था हमारा बचपन, हाँ  आज की तरह अत्याधुनिक सुख-सुविधाएं तो नहीं थी, पर खुले आसमान के नीचे अपने प्यारे  दोस्तों के साथ खेलने का मज़ा कुछ और ही था |

 पापा की बैंक में नौकरी थी, और रोज़ ५-६ बजे वो घर आ जाया करते थे, कितना मज़ा आता था, उनके साथ समय बिताने में, उनकी कहानियॉँ और मम्मी के हाथ का गरमा-गरमा खाना..लगता था इससे बड़ा कुछ और सुख नहीं है दुनिया में और फिर दोस्तों के साथ पिकनिक...स्कूल भी बड़े अच्छे होते थे, पढाई शानदार थी पर बिना pressure वाली...और इन सबके बीच सबसे कुछ खास था,तो  वो था वर्ष में एक बार लगने वाला "मेला", दिसंबर की शुरुआत होते ही बेसब्री से इंतज़ार होने लगता था मेले का,स्कूल में दोस्तों के बीच बस एक ही चर्चा का विषय होता था, की मेला कब से शुरू होगा? इस बार क्या नया आने वाला है? और इसी तरह की ढेर सारी planning ...उस ख़ुशी और excitement को शबदो में तो बयां किया ही नहीं जा सकता |

गुलाबी सर्दी में january की शुरुआत में मेला लगने की शुरुआत हो जाती थी, पहले कुछ-कुछ दुकाने, झूलो का सामान...और फिर देखते ही देखते पूरा मैदान भर जाता था | आज भी याद है, हमारा स्कूल मेला-मैदान के नज़दीक ही हुआ करता था..और आते जाते मेले के दुकाने मन ने अद्धभूत तरंगे पैदा करती थी | पॉपकॉर्न और रंग-बिरंगे खिलोनो की दुकाने...फिर झूले और sabse  आखिर में टॉकीज और अन्य मनोरंजक shows ( मिस्टर नटवर लाल, मौत का कुआँ आदि ) होते थे, और इन सभी चीज़ो में सबसे ज्यादा craze होता था, झूलो का ( you know rides ???) लकड़ी का पालकी वाला झूला...या डॉली वाला झूला...या फिर गणेश झूला, सभी बच्चो में एक ही होड़ होती थी, की सबसे बड़े झूलो में बिना डरे कौन बैठेगा?

मेला अच्छी तरह से जमने के बाद किसी अच्छी सी दोपहर में plan बनता था, पूरी मित्र- मंडली के साथ मेला जाने का...आज भी याद है मां हमें ( मुझे और भाई को) १-१ रूपया देती थी, और सभी बच्चे लगभग इतने ही पैसे लाते थे, २५-२५ पैसो की पालकी, कुछ दुसरे झूले, और आखरी में गुल्ले ( sugarcane pieces ) और कुछ और खाने- पिने की चीज़े लेकर अपना मेला ट्रिप खूब एन्जॉय करते थे हम सब |

और फिर इंतज़ार होता था, शाम की मेला ट्रिप का, पापा और उनकी मित्र- मंडली के साथ मेला जाने का कुछ और ही मज़ा होता था, दो ग्रुप होते थे..बड़ो का और हम बच्चो का ( बहुत अच्छा family  circle हुआ करता था, उन दिनों ) और इस ट्रिप की सबसे शानदार बात होती थी..गरमा-गरमा गराडू और इमरती का नाश्ता..आज भी जब वो स्वाद याद आता है तो मुहं में ही नहीं आँखों में भी पानी आ जाता है...वो स्वाद..वो अपनों का साथ..सचमुच ज़िन्दगी की सबसे अमूल्य धरोहर है ये प्यारी यादें....

और फिर बरी आती थी, मौत का कुआँ देखने की...यूँ तो हर साल ही ये शो आता था मेले में..पर पता नहीं क्या खास बात थी की हर बार एक नयापन लगता था..बाइक राइडर की बहादुरी को सलाम करते हुए हम जाते थे मिस्टर नटवरलाल ( The famous donkey शो..I hope you all remember) की, सबके मन में एक ही घबराहट होती थी, कही किसी गलत सवाल के जवाब में गधा उनके पास आकर खड़ा न हो जाये ...और फिर किसी शाम कोई अच्छी सी मूवी मेले के टाकीज में देखी जाती..गुलाबी सर्दी में इस तरह मूवी देखने का मज़ा ही कुछ और था ( आज जब बड़े से बड़े mutiplex में कई movies देख ली है, पर वो मज़ा कभी नहीं आया)

और आखिर में मेले से लौटे समय शुरू हो जाता था मां की खरीददारी की डिमांड्स का सिलसिला.."ये कालीन बहुत सस्ता है और अच्छा भी..ले लेते है मेला फिर अगले साल आएगा" से लेकर घर के सजावट की सुन्दर सुन्दर चीज़े...न ज़रुरत होते हुए भी मेले के सम्म्मान में अच्छी-खासी शॉपिंग की जाती..और पापा भी न- न करते हुए आखिर में सब कुछ दिलवा ही देते थे...और इन ढेर सारी मस्तियो के बीच जब मेला समापन की तिथि घोषित होती तो सबका मन उदास हो जाता..इतनी सारी रंग-बिरंगी यादें जो देकर जाता था...ये अनोखा मेला..भरे मन से सब विदाई कर मेले के और फिर बेसब्री से इंतज़ार करते आने वाले मेले का...

"Mumma क्या हुआ? I am asking something angel की आवाज़ से में वर्तमान में लौट आयी..."हाँ बेटा, मैंने भी enjoy की है rides अपने बचपन में " बस इतना ही कह पायी में उसे ...पर मन में न केवल पुरानी यादे बल्कि कई सारे प्रश्न भी आ गए उनके बचपन को लेकर |

" कहने को हम २१ सेंचुरी में जी रहे है..कई तरह की तकनिकी उन्नंती हमने कर ली है ..कई तरह की आधुनिक सुविधाएं है हमारी ज़िन्दगी में ...पर फिर भी कितना बंधा हुआ है हमारे बच्चो का बचपन ..न खुले आकाश में अपनी मर्ज़ी से जब तक चाहे तब तक खेलने की छूट है उन्हें न ही पहले की तरह ढेर सारे दोस्तों का प्यार और साथ है...लैपटॉप, Ipad और TV में बंधा और सिमटा है बचपन...पुरानी यादो को याद करते हुए लगा एक बार उन्हें भी ले जाऊ उस अतरंगी दुनिया में..उन्हें भी जीने दू वो आज़ादी और ख़ुशी की दुनिया...आँखे नम हो आयी और दिल भर आया ये सब सोचकर,,,

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