Little did I know ...

Everytime at the moon I used to glance,
Beneath it, on the clouds, I saw us dance.
But then, you left me in a trance,
without even giving me a chance.

I thought you were mine,
I used to always thank the Divine,
Little did I know then,
within you there were no such signs.
Anyways, I'll be fine...

I sigh.. thinking of the days gone by,
when you smiled at me.. I fell shy,
Little did I know then,
that you were not the guy
Anyways, I'll try not to cry...

The times you hugged me tight,
after a huge fight.
Little did I know then,
that the path was not right.
Anyways, I'll be alright...

Here I am, standing alone,
Regretting the days bygone.
For little did I know then,
That you will be gone.
Anyways, I'll move on...

DISCLAIMER: Please note that the poem above does not pertain to anybody in the World. It is purely a work of imagination and deep innovative thinking ;) :) :)

~~~COLLEGE DAYS~~~(Part 4)... Enter an Angel in disguise :)

When I first saw him, he seemed to be too involved in himself and a bit worked up as well. It was on the admission day. He stood two places ahead of me in the long queue, wearing a checked orange shirt and blue jeans. He hardly looked at the people around him and seemed to be in some hurry. He was sweating so profusely in the scorching June heat that I almost fought back an urge to go and ask him "Is something wrong? What's making you sweat so much???" Anyways, he got done with the admission and disappeared somewhere into the thin air.

I didn't see him anywhere on the orientation day and didn't even notice him on the first day of college. I remember that I asked him a question of discrete mathematics on the 3rd or 4th day of college and I also remember how he just shrugged and got back to what he was doing. Next I met him at the xerox shop and when I was leaving the shop, he put his hand out and did a firm handhshake with me,such confidence reflecting from his eyes! Then one fine day, after a lecture, he walked up to me and with that same confidence shot out- "Number de apna". I couldn't believe the easiness with which he said it. I mean, personally I had never met a guy ever who would say that so frankly and easily. Maybe it was beacuse of the kind of place I'd come from, where people don't mix up very easily and it takes years to come to the level of doing a handshake with them. So, here I was, being welcomed to "DILWAALO KI DILLI" by the biggest dilwala ever, none other than - "Mr. ANKIT MINGLANI"!!

Those kind eyes with a hint of unprecedented love for one and all, that soothing smile which made you forget all your worries, those hands which were ever willing to help others, that extreme happiness in the echo of his innocent laughter.... words, I fall short of!!

God could not send my family to Delhi, so he sent Mr. Ankit Minglani, AN ANGEL IN DISGUISE, a person without whom I could not have imagined survival, especially in the initial years of college, in Delhi.

Now that he has made an entry, let me tell you about the very first instance when he caught me while I was in the process of idle roaming around the college. He came to me and again with that same easiness asked me - "poore din aise hi akele ghoomti hai kya??" I just looked at him and gave back a smile. He then forced me to come with him and sit with a group of our classmates in the canteen. It was, perhaps, the beginning of a bond that knew no bounds, it was the beginning of a relationship that would, at some point of time, go ahead and establish itself as an epitome of true and selfless friendship.... Touchwood :) :) :)

Ek Sapna

ek sapna sa koi dekha tha,
chhota sa pyaara sa...
ek sapna jab woh toot gya,
firta tha haara haara sa...


na sudh rahi na budh rahi,
na sapno ki umang rahi...
ek sapna jab woh toot gya,
jaise saara jahaan chhoot gya...



na chandaa ki chandni gaati,
na dhalte sooraj ki sheetalta bhaati...
ek sapna jab woh toot gya,
jaise apna sa koi rooth gya...


ek sapna tha woh bechara sa,
anjana sa begaana sa...
ek sapna jab woh toot gya,
jaise sooraj hamesha k liye doob gya...


bade laad se usse pala tha,
sanjoya tha nikhara tha...
ek sapna jab woh toot gya,
jeene ka matlab hi chhoot gya...

~~~COLLEGE DAYS~~~(Part 3)... Enter Nishant Gupta :)

I am supposed to be an ambivert, I keep fluctuating between an introvert and extrovert depending on the situation. We were all new in the college, people were forming groups and becoming friends. It's the most difficult task for me-mingling with new people. In the breaks between the lectures, I either made my way back to my hostel nearby or hovered alone in the college premises.

One such day, when my process of hovering was on, ENTER:: NISHANT GUPTA!!..I will not start by showering any words of praise for this person as I have for others in my earlier posts.. We will together try to analyse and understand this one creature, and maybe we can sooner or later decide on who and what he is.. he he .. So again, ENTER:: NISHANT GUPTA


Nishant(as he sees me walking by) -> Arey suno Anuja
Anuja -> Haan?
Nishant?(waving his hand violently)-> Hiiiiiiiii
Anuja(with a smile) -> Hello
Nishant(sitting on LP stones) -> yahaan aao na

Anuja walks towards him

Nishant ->Baetho naaa

And then in a very meek and low voice,

Nishant -> Tumhaare bina humara dil nahi lagta!!!!!!


(Off the post: Nishant is actually going to kill me for this! Sorry pishutious, this is the reality and you ought to face it ;) )

I pretended as if I hadn't heard his last sentence. And he lived under the misconception that I had not heard it.. Not that he meant anything but this is how this guy is, he will go to any level of craziness and madness to create a light mood. And that is how he has been from that point of time till even today.. I have still not praised him, it will probably come at a later stage and I want to do full justice to it ;)

So, we sat and chat there for some time. We had probably taken the first step towards a friendship that would stay forever and ever. But little did we know then that we were two junglees from the same jungle and that he was BDAA ANUJA and I, CHHOTA NISHANT :) :) :)