January 20, 2008 | 06:56 PM
Apnapan:
a gentle touch of a finger
a leg rested gently against mine,
apnapan
a kind glance of empathy
in a crowded room,
apnapan
a hushed caring voice
on the other end
of a long distance call
are you ok ?,
apnapan
a hand laid gently
on my drooping shoulder
at a time of grief,
apnapan
a whispered unsaid
message of love
carried by the wind,
apnapan
a soft tear
at the corner of an eye
gently glistening
at the moment of parting,
apnapan
an imagined
image of you
at the other end of the bar
compassionate
at futile attempts
to go with the flow,
apnapan
knowing
somewhere
sometime
someplace
there will be
once again,
apnapan
apnapan : hindi for the deepest sense of belonging
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Apnapan kisi ki, aapko yaad dilaye hai Shekhar...
Yu na pucho ki kya hua hai...
har taraf baas dhua- hi dhua hai...
bebas bhi, besabar bhi,kuch hua hai...
kuch hua hai, kyu hua hai, kab hua hai...
Ye na pucho iss dil se,kaise hua hai...
na janeh kya likh daala fir se....tch!tch! Shekhar sur(head) ko khujli karne lageh hai na???
Khujli tho mere head par bhi honeh lagi...contagious sa maloom hota hai ye bemaari...
Hugssss
Sigh kya kahu ka na kahu...
और भी अच्छा लगता अगर आप यह हिन्दी में ही लिखते :)
apnapan....... apnaane se milta hai........kabhi dene se bhi milta hai....
.........affection has to be expressed too....i have hardly come across a human being who does not respond to warmth ! to the giver its a joy...a natural fountain....yet the giver has needs too ! to see the affection mirrored in the face of the receiver...... ?
if you could make a film on phrophet muhammad that would add one more star to ur leverage.
hey......... jisse apnapan ki khoj ho......usse mil hi jaata hai.......do you not see the apnapan in these posts being sent to you ?
what a lovely, beautiful poem
what is says... perfectly put
and the rhythm of it... also
it is like a gentle embrace
or, if one could be small enough to sit within ...
Is it true that happy people cannot be creative? One has to be demanding, neurotic, incomplete, alienated, striving, reaching out ...... Can you be domesticated, accepting, unambitious and stoic and still be creative?
Before I dream deep
apnapan
I don't know Sapna, stuck in an ego all of my own - it hurts.
I am afraid that apnapan will not happen until I die.
A baby is better versed in apnapan...
Lovely simple poem.... encompassing so much.. so many people.. It took me though my own life... touching on a person here.. a person there.. all the moments of apnapan i have ever know.. of the deep belonging our soul thirsts for.
Bless you for reminding me... of lost people.. of people regained... and the belonging..
Dear Shekharji,
Its simple and strong and deep... being where you are you may experience this apnapan (belonging) in so many ways... and that ofcourse can be seen in the poem. I just hope and pray that this poem is a reflection of the apnapan around you. covering you like a sheild.
take care
Lonely Traveller.
hello sir, u r great filmmaker of india,i m proud of u, i m also struggling for Film as a editor, i like ur movies, and i like ur subject,today after seeing ur blog i m very happy that i got shekhar on my Laptop, bcz shekhar is very long than me, bcoz he is very big and i m very small and strugglar also, if possible so give me a chance to work with u .....
Hmmm. Ashwani, are you sunshine? The thousand masked diva who haunts this blog? Is it a game of hide and seek?
love is something which can be felt as the time passes if its true love then it is definitely going to take u to the path of success.trust is another one of the most valuable thing in love.its a very nice feeling n we all should experience it but with the right kind of person
Dear Shekhar,
It looks like you are deeply longing for something in real life, some deep desire for love, or it might just be your deep love for your daughter. I think what you are feeling is just the price of success, so it still must be a joy to have this longing for belonging.
Best Regards,
Himanshu