THANDI

Well first things first,this is one from my father's musical vault ..ENCHANTING-the soothing voice ,the santoor ,the violin and now i feel sad that this legend is no more. There is such healing power to the voice. The respect grows because of the hardship he suffered and the way he had been able to become more soothing despite them as if he wanted all the sufferers to leave their hardships and enjoy his music while he battled his battles. There is this sher in the ghazal which to a certain extent is befitting to things that are going on in my mind... it goes like- दिल से मिलने की तमन्ना ही नहीं जब दिल में, हाथ से हाथ मिलाने की ज़रूरत कया हैं..? but then again बेसबब बात बड़ाने की ज़रुरत कया हैं?
So back to the topic..winters are here. The season of long naps , gaining weight and doing nothing at all. Another good thing about the season is having enough grounds for not taking a bath.Yet such is the peer pressure that hardly anyone comes out of closet on this one. The best way to heed all the doubts and unnecessary attention from you is to put the blame on someone else just like the way people do with farts.Make it sound like you are the most hygienic person and you detest all this disgust and the peers will take over and bash the person in question while you can feel relieved and cozy in the warmth of your three day old underwear.
Suddenly i am filled with wonderful memories of winters - spending time on the roof, eating loads of gajar ka halwa for no reason (wonder where that habit has gone!),watching the helicopters fly by for the preparation of republic day celebrations, the day in itself had so much to offer -an earmarked topic for the art file ,waking up early watching all the jhaakiyan and then discussing it with friends in school, playing cricket which becomes doubly interesting for the weather makes it feel like you are taking a bullet when the ball hits you and the list of memories goes on and on. Now its more about finding comfort and enjoying the solitude in the warmth of the blanket and getting someone to do all the labor for you. There is this believe that people suffer from SAD-ness in winter i.e SAD as in some scientific shit called Seasonal Affected Disorder that goes on in winters when people feel low for no particular reason but the winters. Quite possible i mean as i have grown i have seen the winters becoming more and more dull for no particular reason. Perhaps the observation is little skewed by the fact above. But winters sometimes do provide you with the opportunity to gather around with your loved ones to ruminate on the crazy little things while snuggled in a blanket or perhaps share a bon fire with few tipsy friends and jangle on the guitar without anybody to judge you or even eat a hot overpriced maggi discussing life and family . Its all the about the memories you make and connect with the word-winter.