A Nine-gated Palace

Oct 2012 Festive season is here again ! Lots of holidays, shopping, decorations and loads of fun. Days start running when this season of the year comes or it seems natural due to some movements in space and days become short and nights longer. Whatever it may be, things become special and enchanting. Markets display all their products with lots of specialties and heavy discounts. But God only knows if they give genuine cut in prices or its fake to lure the customers. Shopping bags become double in numbers and money vanishes from the purses. During the same period when once I was spending/wasting my husband's wallet in one of the up class markets of metro city I met with a strange incident.  Moving from one shop to the another I was feeling really good, as I purchased few accessories and clothes for myself. Of course ! What do you think? shopping begins with lady of the house and also ends at her fancy. Well ! I also bought some beautiful caricatures and art pieces for my h...

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मीठापन जो लाया था मैं गाँव से कुछ दिन शहर रहा अब कड़वी ककड़ी है। तब तो नंगे पाँव धूप में ठंडे थे अब जूतों में रहकर भी जल जाते हैं तब आया करती थी महक पसीने से आज इत्र भी कपड़ों को छल जाते हैं मुक्त हँसी जो लाया था मैं गाँव से अब अनाम जंजीरों ने आ जकड़ी है। तालाबों में झाँक,सँवर जाते थे हम अब दर्पण भी हमको नहीं सजा पाते हाथों में लेकर जो फूल चले थे हम शहरों में आते ही बने बहीखाते नन्हा तिल जो लाया था मैं गाँव से चेहरे पर अब जाल-पूरती मकड़ी है। तब गाली भी लोकगीत-सी लगती थी अब यक़ीन भी धोखेबाज़ नज़र आया ! तब तो घूँघट तक का मौन समझते थे अब न शोर भी अपना अर्थ बता पाया ! सिंह-गर्जना लाया था मैं गाँव से अब वह केवल पत्ते -चबाती बकरी है।