Dr. Mookerjee resigned from the Union Cabinet in 1950 against the signing of the Nehru-Liaquat Pact. He was dissatisfied with the efforts of the Government of India in safeguarding the lives of Hindus in East Pakistan, who he felt had been left totally at the mercy of the Pakistanis. Mookerjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangha…
Category: Death
उदासी का राजकुमार या जली-कटी का होलसेल विक्रेता
कल एक बूढ़ी लाश के अंतिम संस्कार में सम्मिलित हुआ । पोस्ट-कोरोना युग में अब मौत इत्यादि पर अधिक नाटक-नौटंकी नहीं होता । विदाई समारोहों की आदत सी पड़ गयी है । फिर यह जाने वाला तो अपने पीछे अधिक नौहागर भी नहीं छोड़ गया । ऐसे में उठावने से लेकर शवदाह तक कई मर्तबा…
The FALL of ROY- An Obituary for Andrew Symonds (Poem)
( I wrote this poem in 2009. Pup had refused to stand-by Symo, and the latter was sent home by the Australian team management. His career seemed to be as good as over.) Warnie’e era was over, the Pigeon had flown, The explosive Gilly retired, giant Haydos gone, Suckers took over the Cricket Down Under,…
An Ode to the Blonde Conjuror of Leather-ball Tricks (For Warnie!)
Records drew the contours, Charisma filled-in colours, Bamboozled by his craft, Magic was lent by charm. (4) The promise of ball in flight, Realized in dip or drift, Beautifully it then ripped, The woodwork lay shattered. (8) Crunch brought out his best, The Showman came alive, He always had one more trick, Forever carried that…
God Bowls a Googly, Warne Plays for Leg Break (Obituary)
Shane Warne was never about innocence, he was always the romance of cricket. He did not play the sport like boys do, he was always an adult playing mind-games. He did not approach cricket like a game of chance or glorious uncertainties, he plied his trade by luring, teasing, testing, trapping and outfoxing the opponents….
The Right Age to Go is Now (Poem)
The lad died too young. They exclaimed about SSR. He was thirty-four. (3) Fifty-three is not yet ripe. Not quite an age to go. They shed tears for Irrfan. (6) He was just seventy-one. Healthy, hearty and fine. Should have served longer, Ahmedbhai. (9) Diego has called it quits. Maradona is dead at sixty. Maradona…
अमरवीर कहें, शहीद कहकर न काम चलाएं
जिन बीस शूरवीरों ने लद्दाख में अपने प्राणों की आहूति दी है, वे तेलुगू भाषा में अमरवीरुडु कहलाएंगे । हिन्दी और संस्कृत में उनके लिए आदरसूचक हुतात्मा का प्रयोग होगा जिसका अभिप्राय उस व्यक्ति से होता है जिसने किसी अच्छे कार्य में अपने आप को हवन कर दिया हो । वीरगति को प्राप्त हुए…
फिर एक आत्मघात – सवाल,समस्या,कर्म या अकर्म?
हर मौत का मतलब निकले ये आवश्यक नहीं । हर घटना के पीछे कुछ गहरा कारण हो ये ज़रूरी नहीं । किसी ने आत्मघात कर लिया तो क्यूँ किया? तुम खबर मिलते ही सूइसाइड नोट ढूँढने लगे । खुद को पुलिसवाला,फोरेंसिक एक्सपर्ट,वकील समझकर सुराग तलाशने लगे। कुछ नहीं मिला तो कयास लगाने लगे – अफेयर…
Maine Dil Se Kahaa
Death of a close acquaintance robs us of objectivity. Grief keeps pouring out of welled-up eyes and chokes our breaths. Attendant rituals and surrounding mourners give rise to claustrophobia. It is then that numbness sets in. Profound gloom envelops everything. Days become long and dark, nights darker and endless. Pain might heal, loss always haunts….
Abhinav Pancholi 