Month: August 2018

Atal Bihari Vajpayee…Ex PM and a Great Son of India is No More

| Chandru Gidwani

Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s prophetic poem ‘Battle With Death’ will stun you

Updated Aug 16, 2018 | 19:08 IST | Kirti Pandey

In his Hindi poem ‘Maut se thunn gayee’ or loosely translated in English — Battle with Death, Atal Bihari Vajpayee asks death to not sneak up on him and meet him head on. Read the poem here to know more.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's poem Battle with death (Photo: Penguin India Twitter/@PenguinIndia)Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s poem Battle with death (Photo: Penguin India Twitter/@PenguinIndia) |Photo Credit: Twitter

Atal Bihari Vajpayee lived a complete and full life in terms of struggle, endeavours, victories, pain, joys, sorrows, losses and gains. In his Hindi poem ‘Maut sethunngayee’, the gifted poet that he was, Atal Bihari Vajpayee foresees and depicts the last battle every one ultimately faces, the battle with death. Here is the poem, loosely translated from the original Hindi, as tweeted by Penguin India.

A Battle With Death

A battle with death!
What a battle it will be!

I had no plans to take her on, We had not agreed to meet at that curve,
Yet there she stood, blocking my path
Looming larger than life.

How long does death last? A moment, perhaps two —
Life is a sequence, beyond today and tomorrow.
I have lived to the full, I will die as I choose, I will return, I have no fear of letting go.

So, do not come by stealth, and take me by surprise,
Come, test me, meet me head on.
Unheeding of death, life’s journey unfolds.
Evenings sketched with kohl, nights
smooth as the flute’s notes.
I do not say there was no pain,
There were sorrows, of my own and of this world.

A One-Of-Its-Kind Fashion Shoot With The Most Unique Models You’ll Ever See…The Better India

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10 Secrets to a Balanced, Successful & Happy Life

Take a look at the amazing and candid pictures of acid attack survivors in a one-of-its-kind photo shoot with Rahul Saharan. Watch the survivors revealing their true beauty and their heartbreaking stories.

What comes to your mind when you think of a fashion shoot? Glamorous models, high heels, designer clothes and all that glitters, right? But this fashion shoot was slightly different. It featured Rupa, a young fashion designer, an enthusiastic girl and an acid attack survivor.

When Rahul Saharan, a photographer and film maker met her, he came up with a revolutionary idea of capturing the beauty of the acid attack survivors in a way that’s never been done before.

And the results were breathtaking.

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Ask Rahul what made him think of this and he says, “When I met Rupa through Chhaon, an NGO that works with rehabilitation of acid attack survivors, she told me that she is…

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