Someone Somewhere

Aadmi aadmi ko kya dega...
Jo bhi dega...wahi khuda dega..


Gazal from the album Someone Somewhere.....the last from the duo of Jagjit & Chitra....after this Chitra just retired into seclusion....after the shocking death of their only son Vivek..in a tragic road accident.!!


Each & every gazal from this album is a gem....you will find a new sound...a new wave in every gazal!


Mere dukh ki koi dava na karo....
Mujhko mujhse abhi juda na karo..


Another gem of a gazal....a solo from Chitra...different sounds...interesting sounds...in every stenza.....I can feel the pain of a lover..who wants to be in a solitude!!


Pain can be sweet....if you are able to appreciate the talent of Jagjit & Chitra...!!!


Dekha to mera saya bhi....mujhse juda mila...
Socha to har kisi se....mera silsila mila...


Last from the album ....a solo by Jagjit...the masetro himself....typical deep voice..and small harkatein...which are trademark of Jagjit's gayaki...!! You want to listen it...again & again...that's the magic of Jagjit.


I often wonder...is this something...only I feel...or there are others as well...in this world...who do feel the sameway...?? God knows....who cares...!!!

Music & words

Expressions...?? what are they..?? Can feelings be expressed in words?? May or may not be..!! But then why there are few songs/poems ..which directly touch your soul & heart... definitely words can express feelings..to such an extent..that a dead heart can feel the beats again!!!


Then words woven with music....make it more expressive...more easily absorbable...more touching!
So when the magician of words and the maestro of gazal singing come together...it becomes a treat to listeners..gazal lovers...!!! Yes...Gulzar and Jagjit Singh..the duo need no introduction...marasim is an album by them...gift for people like us.
"Haath choote bhi to...rishte nahi chora karte...
waqt ki shaakh se..lamhe...nahi toda karte..."


That's the 1st gazal...of the album...beautiful words..rendered beautifully by jagjit singh in his velvet voice.
The pain in his voice..can be felt...I don't know from where he brings that! Such a deep and effective voice takes you in a superficial world...they call it 'shoonya' !! I think heaven is not any where else..but on this very earth...!!

managing myself

Who is a good manager?? What is that quality which is a must...in a manager? I think..above all he should have a respect for his subordinates, he should be sensitive to his subordinates.
I don't care about anything else...whether he has got the business acumen or not, whether he has good communication skills or not...whether he is hardworking or not... all these qualities are of no use, if the manager is insensitive, doesn't respect his subordinates, and treats them as resources, instead of human beings!!!
Resources ...who are to be used to gain profits, who are to be put on fire to light the corporate house... that's it they are...in the eyes of such managers...they forget that their subordinates are not just resources...they are alive human beings...!


I have seen such insensitive managers in my career till now...which makes me feel sometimes that I could have done better than those...and I don't think they can do any good to the company they work for. It is due to such managers, that many good resources ..bright talent leaves the organization...as talent is always in demand in the market...and only those..who are useless..who have got no qualifications...remain in the organization..because they are ready to lick their manager's ass..!!! I could not find any other words to express..!


But again...management is something...I never ever fancied...I have never led anywhere..in my life..I have always been a team member... be it in school...college..be it within friends...in cricket team..or in my career till now..!! I have never led a group...I have always been doing my job..in any team..and..I have always been happy doing that.
My brother always encouraged me to do MBA...get into management..since I was in 3rd year of my Engineering...infact I took coaching for CAT..wrote CAT in final year...but probably..deep in my heart I was never ready for that..!


But again...things are changing so fast in the world...I don't know..what will happen in future..with so many engineers graduating every year..compitition is throat cutting...in India...what is the future of a software engineer..that too in old mainframe technologies?


Moreover...I am not an ambitious person....I have small dreams..I want to go back to my city..I don't want to live in Metros...I would be a happy person..if I can lead a comfortable life in my own city with my family..parents..my friends!
I don't know what's there in future for me... but I have never ever planned things in my life..took it as it came to me...that's how I am ..that's how I am made..and I can't change!


Wow...now, if I read this blog from start...great deviation from the subject I started with!! :-)
Is it about me...or a good manager? :-)