”real celebration”

Iss baar ka b’day celebration waqai lajawab raha…aap isse keh sakte hain…”real celebration”, kyunki iss saal…1^st time meri baby (dhai saal 2 ½ yr) ne kaha…  “Happy B’day to you Papa….” It’s a superb gift for me, as a father it was a golden moment, par afsos ye ki humne uss waqt use happy b’day kaha jab woh samjh bhi nhi sakti thi ki ye b'day hota kya hai par aur ab daily poochhati hai ki “Papa mera b’day cake lao na”…dil rakha par apne b’day pe, celebration meri thi par Cake laya Aayat ke liye!!!

                Sach toh ye hai ki bachpan se aaj tak humare ghar mein ‘B’day Celebration’ ka koi concept hi nahi raha, aur ek tarah se ghalat bhi nahi hai… it’s up to you ki aap kisse kis tarah samjhte hain…ye bas ussi behas ke jaise hai ki “kisi ne kaha ki ‘aadha glass bhara hai’ toh kisi ne kaha ki ‘aadha glass khali hai’…” Logic ye bhi hai ki ‘apki umr ka ek saal kum ho gya’ toh iske sath justification bhi hai ki ‘zindagi mein ek naya saal jud gya…’ khair meri bhi life mein b’day celebration ko lekar zyaada craze nahi raha, par han! jab jaisa mauqa mila achhi tarah celebrate bhi kiya…iss “achhi tarah” ko kaise define karun…? yun keh lein ki uss moment ko khubsoorat bana diya, itna khubsoorat ki jo bhi uss pal mere sath raha uske chehre pe smile glow karti rahi…aur mere liye isse bada gift kuchh ho bhi nahi sakta tha…!! 

                Kuchh yaadein hain jo iss mauqe pe share kiya ja sakta hai…shayad STD 1 ki baat hai, mere 'abba' (father) ne laad mein keh diya ki who mera “b’day celebrate karenge” who bhi ye baat ammi ke sath chal rahi thi par baat, mere kaano tak pahunch gayee…phir kya tha, khushi aisi ki jaise Eid ka chand dikh gya ho…class mein sabke kaano tak khabar pahunch gayee thi…par jo close friends the woh utaawale ho uthe aur maine bhi, b’day wale din School chhootate hi apne friends ke sath ghar!!! Idher hum hairan aur udher ammi!!! Hum hairan isliye ki mere b’day pe koi sajawat nahi, cake nahi aur ammi isliye ki ye fauj achanak!! Ammi samjh gayeen aur hum sabka smile ke saath welcome kiya sabhi ko bithaya aur kuchh taiyari shuru kar din…Cake…bilkul nahi…kuchh achha pakwan hi hoga. Ek baat shudhh sone ki tarah sach “meri ammi ke hathon ke pakwan…shhhhhhhh!!! So delicious!!” Phir hum sab ne khaya aur nikal liye. Aur ussi waqt humne li ek qasam ki “bhaiya ab ye Happy B’day celebration ka concept bheje se nikal do”. Isliye nahi ki Abba apna wada bhool gaye, balki ye keh sakte hain ki shayad humare Culture ka hissa nahi tha…!! Par aisa humesha nahi raha…apne liye nahi balki apne doston ke liye…!

                School mein friends cards bhejte rahe mujhe, “bhejana” iss liye ki father Police Officer the, har saal, 2 saal pe transfer hota hi rehta tha…har jageh naye friends aur har jageh celebration hoti rahi par bachchon wali….humne “Hadkuliya (yani mitti ki bartano mein khana banaye) manayee, saare bachche mil ke. Par jab maine ghar chhoda aur “Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi” mein admission liya toh iss celebration ka color badala, aur style bhi. Hum uss waqt aur pichhade nazar aane lage, Metro City ke culture ke aage hum baune lagne lage…phir bhi mann mein koi heen bhawana nahi, kyunki hum bahut crazy nahi rahe, yahan har friend ko ek-doosare ka B’day yaad rehta tha, main bhi unki list mein shamil ho gya. But meri life ka ek important part ye hai ki main milta sabhi se hun, par kuchh hi mere bahut close ho paate hain, yani mera trust, mera yaqeen ban paate hain, aur jab aisa ho gya main unke saamne humesha dil-o-jaan rakh deta hun, par aise log kum hi hote rahe hain… aur yahan “HUM 5” wala maamala humesha sath raha, bachpan se hi raha aisa keh sakta hun. Bachpan ke friends ka naam shayad yaad karna pade par Anu (class monitor tha main aur woh humesha mere barabar mein baithati thi, very sweet), Kamal (Bahut achhi drawing kiya karta tha), Prabhat-n-Prabhas (do judwa bhai ek hi class mein the), Sudha, Shakeel (Shakeel pata hai bahut ghareeb tha par ammi ne use sabse zyaada pyar diya, taras nahi tha woh, pyar tha), phir Mursheed (dimple smile wala, dil se song gungunaya karta tha), Anamika, Faisal, Inzamamul aur bhi bahut saare friends the aur ye sab +2 ke pehle wale hain, sabke naam yaad nahi aa rahe. +2 mein aaye toh bhi 5 friends mile main, Aafaque (baad mein hum rishtedar bhi ban gayee, bahut tez chalaata tha dimaagh aur mujhe bahut chahta hai aaj bhi), Ajay (Closeup keh lo…smile ke zariye motiyon se daant humesha chamkte rehte), Atul (bahut laborious, Dr. hai abhi), Kuldeep (bahut sharp mind and confident). Ye Graduation tak sath rahe aur aaj bhi sath qayam hai. Masters mein jab Jamia Millia Islamia mein Delhi aaya toh yahan bhi 5 friends bane main, Yazdani (Intelligent aur dil ka bahut saaf bhi) , Ibran (soft hearted, friends ke liye kuchh bhi karega wala maamala), Anjali (bahut sweet si, Urdu ka bahut shauq) aur Rana (aankhein bahut khubsoorat aur bolti bahut kum thi, itna kum ki usse Talking Machine ka title mila tha) . Phir Delhi University mein Journalism mein Addmission liya toh wahan bhi 'HUM 5', Main Ruchi (ye bhi Rana ki tarah hi Talking mchine thi, Punjabi hone pe kafi fakhr, but bahut sweet) Suchitra (very cool n calm, isse duniya mein sabse zyaada dar agar kabhi lagta tha toh "road cross" karne mein, no doubt aaj bhi ye dar qayam hoga) Santosh (bahut samjhdar, hansmukh), Swaroop (mast banda, main usse Munna bulata tha, apne chhota bhai ki tarah tha) aur Umakant (ye tha toh hum umr par thought se bahut mature, ek quality thi iski, any time chehre pe smile, mashallah). Job shuru hui who bhi Dainik jagran se wahan bhi Dost bane 5, main, Mamta (ek aur talking machine, dil ki bahut saaf aur talented bhi, ye bhi FM se judi thi, Ye FM GOLD pe aur main FM Rainbow pe, khud bhi sweet aur awaz bhi), Babban bhaiiii (ye laughter machine the, bas koi bahaana chahiye tha, aur chair pe kood kood ke hanste) Shweta( humesha apni senior se dukhi, par jaise hi mere studio ka rukh karti, toh woh lamha ban jaata tha “Happy Hour of the day) aur Monika (Very sweet n calm girl, woh akasar apni hansi ko samet ke muskaan mein badal deti thi, ek baar maine FM ka ek show office se hi kiya tha, 'Road Show' naam tha, mamata ko bhuttewali banaya tha, aur Monika ko Road pe guzarti hui ek ladki bata ke baat ki thi…ek tarah se humne Road Show nahi balki ek 'Stage Show' kiya tha, full drama, majboori thi achanak show karne ko mila aur kahin doosari jageh jaana possible bhi nahi tha, but bahut mazaa aaya tha uss din aur maine Monika ke liye ek song gaya tha... “simti si sharmayee si kiss duniya se tum aayee ho….” Ye sab yaadein aaj bhi dil ke bilkul qareeb hain…Dainik jagran was child hood of my career, isliye bachpane jaise guzaar diye woh paune do saal (21-22months)…waise bachpana aaj bhi qayam hai kyunki kaam creative hai aur ghar pe chhoti si bitiya!

 

Ab yahan main apne B’day celebration ki yaadon ki kitaab ko ek baar aur palatun toh ek waraq aisa khulta hai jispe INDIA GATE ki tasweer chhapi hui dikhti hai…jahan maine apne b’day pe cake kaata tha, waise INDIA GATE pe cake kya kaata itihaas hi racha maine…aaj bhi soch ke achha lagta hai…jab bhi Delhi jata hun uss ped ke paas zaroor jaane ki koshish karta hun jiske neeche baith ke Cake aur kuchh khubsoorat lamhe kaate the. iss waqt dil bas yahi keh raha hai “koi lauta de mere beete hue din… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBdZDPrHzg8 >. 

Delhi se fligh li aur ja pahuncha Hyderabad, yahan mila surprise, B’day celebration ka, meri team ke bachche-bachchiyon ne na jaane kaise pata laga liya mera birth day, Subeh subeh jab office aaya toh mere desk pe flower bouquet….aur charo taraf se achanak b’day song shuru…bahut achha laga, aur bhi bahut saari harkatein achhi lagin…who Video main share karunga, par ye saari harkatein thin, Zarna (bahut samjhdar, calculative par sensitive bhi), Deepika (bahut chulbuli par intelligent) , Sruthi (bahut sweet, aur sweet singer bhi) ki, ye teenon main actor the aur supporting mein Gayatri (Bindaas girl, bahut khubsoorat awaz) Satish (so mature sound engineer with good creativity)  & Daya (master in photography aur passionate bhi). Phir ismein aur log bhi judte gaye, Zakir bhai, Subbu Sir, Narayan, Bharat etc. Sabhi hain Video mein maine bahut enjoy kiya aap bhi enjoy karenge…have a look, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYx0TrNVx5o >.

Par@d end, abki saal ka jo birthday celebration tha woh awesome tha… Thank GOD ki unhone mujhe itni pyari beti se bless kiya, thank u so much GOD and my wife too. My wife is so cool and calm, always be a smiley face, polite and good human being. I am so lucky ki woh meri life partner hain. It’s  a co-incident ki mera 1st July aur unka b’day 7 ^th July hai…aur ye wala hai mera gift wife ki taraf se...That’s it friend. At last I want to wish me & my wife best of luck for a long journey of life. 

“AwaZ”