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[journalsofanaesthete]

Why is it always tell me what's wrong and not

Tum aankhon se batana hum samajh jayenge

[janaknandini-singh999]

My Star, My Sun:

My Mother

My mother was highly educated, she completed her studies from one of the top colleges in India (LSR) and wanted to pursue something further but she got married. In less than 2 months, her father in law died due to a heart attack (this was all kinda a village setup btw so they blamed it all on her: "nayi bahu shraap hain, iske aane se yeh sa sab ho gaya"). My father used to cry at nights, his mother didn't know how to handle any of this, and my mother also went into depression for 2 years. Then she had me. It was a very difficult time still. My mother's parents thought to call her back to them but my mother was strong. I remember her telling me that she had an aunt (mami) who used to say to her ki "chinta mat Kar, i know you. Tumhe koi zinda bhi gaadh dega na, toh tum apna raasta khodke waapis aajaogi, more powerful than ever."

Fast forward 20 years and she's a State Team Member, a major part of one of the leading political parties of India, being as dedicated to serving people as ever. She, and thousands of other women are organizing a rally against the recent rising injustice against women (a policeman raped a girl in a nearby town).

This is a war cry, reminding once again that a woman's struggles are born with her but as soon as she realizes her worth, then be it Mahishasur or Shumbh & Nishumbh, Durga will always emerge victorious. It is only a woman that can give life, and only a woman that can protect and strengthen it.

A Goddess, a Warrior.

So, my message here? You are not alone. You never were. You didn't come this far to only come this far. Don't give up, it is never too late to fulfill your purpose and embrace your dreams, tap into your power and trust the universe aka the cradle of Mother <3

[bharatiya-naari-sab-pe-bhaari]

Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayal aata hain

Ke jaise tumko banaya gaya hain mere liye

[om-is-ok]

Desi version of "The view was beautiful but he was looking at her."

"Tere chehre se nazar nhi hat'ti nazaare hum kya dekhe."

"Tujhe mil ke bhi, pyas nhi ghat'ti nazare hum kya dekhe."

[shyam-kariya]

एक लड़का जिसे प्रेम की ज़रा समझ नहीं है मगर उसे तुमसे प्रेम हो गया। वो भी सिर्फ तीन दिनों में और वो ये सोच कर कि, "अगर नहीं कह पाया अभी तो ज़िंदगी में कभी नहीं कह पाउँगा" थोड़ा डर और थोड़ी झिझक के साथ बिना कोई बाउंड्री बनाये तुम्हें कह देता है, 'I Love You!

और तुम ब्लैंक हो जाती हो कि क्या जवाब दूँ उसे। ऐसे कैसे दो दिन में किसी को प्यार हो जायेगा? तुम कंफ्यूज रहती हो। उसे कोई जवाब नहीं देती। वो भी तुमसे कोई जवाब नहीं मांगता और देता है वक़्त तुम्हें। करता है इंतज़ार तुम्हारे हाँ का।

तुम अब भी कंफ्यूज ही रहती हो, क्यूंकि न तो वो रोमांटिक हैं, नहीं उसे आता है प्यार भरी बातें बनाना। फोन पर भी चार बातों के बाद चुप हो जाता है, क्यूंकि उसकी बातें ख़त्म हो जाती है। वो सुनता रहता है तुम्हें। तुम्हारी होप्लेस-रोमांटिक कहानियों को, बे-सिर-पैर वाले सपनों को। तुम बिना किसी परवाह के अपनी रौ में बहते हुए उसे अपने पहले क्रश से लेकर, कॉलेज में कितने लड़कों ने प्रपोज़ किया बताती जाती हो। तुम अपने अमरुद के पेड़ से लेकर, दादा जी और दाई जी के गौने के किस्से सुबह के तीन बजे सुनाती हो और वो सुनता रहता है।

और ऐसे ही किसी सुबह के तीन बजे तुम्हें एहसास हो जाता है कि, 'He is the One!

यहाँ से शुरू होती है असली कहानी। वो लड़का जिसे प्रेम की समझ नहीं है पड़ चूका है ऐसी लड़की के प्रेम में जिसे चाँद, तारे, बादल, फ़राज़ और न जाने किन-किन शहरों से इश्क है। जो हर शै में रोमांस ढूंढ लेती है। जो हर गाने में से एक लाइन चुरा कर लड़के को भेजती है और फिर सोचती है कि लड़का भी यही करेगा।

मगर लड़का तो ख़ब्ती है। उसे इन मुलायम बातों की समझ कहाँ है! ऐसे में वो कोशिश करता है,

अपने बेसुरे आवाज़ में गाने का,

तुम्हारे लिए बे-सिर-पैर वाली कविताओं को लिखने का, फ़राज़ को पढ़ने का और फिर उनकी ग़ज़लों को रिसाइट करके भेजने का, चाँद को देख कर फ़ोन करता है और तुम्हें बुलाता है बॉलकनी में चाँद दिखाने को,

और बनाता है चाय रात के तीन बजे कि जग कर और देर तक बतिया सके,

तो तुमसे ज़्यादा क़िस्मत वाली और कोई लड़की नहीं है। यही प्रेम है और उस झक्की लड़के से ज़्यादा तुम्हें कोई नहीं चाह सकता। समझी बालिके!

- अनु✨️🦋

[vellhighbandi]

Apna Paoge?

Humare humsafar banne ki chahat hai tumhari, pehle humraaz to bano humare

Humari paheli suljhana chate ho, is paheli me dafan hai kayi raaz humare

Saath pana jitna aasan tha,utna hi mushkil hai pana humara viswas

Vo viswaas jeetlo ek baar, phir chorenge nahi haath, chahe ho vo humari akhri saans

Saalon tak kaid rakhi thi baatein dil me, andar hi andar ghotti thi gala jo

Ab jo batane ki baari aayi hai, pta nhi karu kahan se ye kahani main shuru

Darr to nahi jaoge na tum, majhdhaar yu rishta tor to nahi jaoge

Humari zindagi ki sharmnaak lambhe sun, humara haath thukra to nahi jaoge

Galti thi nhi humari, unke paapon ke bojh tale dab rhe the itne saal hum

Khud se ghin ho gyi thi, duniya ki nazron me khudko maan gye the ek kalank hum

Apna paoge hume, jisne aaj tak khud ko nhi apnaya?

Apna paoge hume, jisne aaj tak samjha khudko paraya?

-Sharma

[that-wannabe-vangoghgurl]

It's always "you're so pretty" And never "teri aankhon ka kajal na phele ab kabhi bhi tujhe itna pyar du"

[ari-learns]

For some reason, today I was compelled to learn how to say thank you in 15 languages total.

Ones I can remember easily: English, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Chinese, Italian, German, Japanese, Taiwan Chinese Mandarin, Hawaiian.

Ones that I pretty much have, but need to practice: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, ASL.

Ones that I’m struggling with a bit: Russian, Hindi.

[servalphias]

A Brief Introduction

In the first post on this blog I introduced myself as a Twitter refugee… and nothing else. In truth, I am still active on Twitter, and while I don’t think that site will be going down in the next few days I do feel that the writing's on the wall. Even if Twitter as a service ultimately survives Elon’s madness it will be a very different place, with many worthy folk having scattered to the winds, signing up for this or that replacement.

I have chosen Tumblr.

Now that I am here and happily reblogging (with occasional original posts like this one sprinkled in), I suppose I should explain what I’m about and what to expect on my little corner of the Internet.

I have a variety of interests, but in this space I will mainly be posting and reblogging about three of them: language learning, outer space/space news, and (eventually) learning to draw. Of these three, it’s the language learning that will be of primary focus for me on this website for at least the short term, and I want to take a moment and share some of my ambition on this front.

- Language Learning -

I have recently begun the long, laborious, difficult, and satisfying journey of language learning. I have a list of languages I wish to learn. The two at the top of the list are Chinese (Mandarin) and Hindi.

I started learning Mandarin Chinese toward the end of August (你好。你怎么样？), and while progress has ultimately been slow I am at least making it. I’ve found myself somewhat surprised very early on in that it isn’t meaning or writing the characters I’ve struggled the most with, but tones and making sure I use the right tone when speaking. Right now I’m primarily going through Duolingo lessons and copying their sentences and translations for use in SRS repetition. Sometime down the line I’ll be going through Grammar lessons and trying to find ways to interact with native speakers for feedback - maybe starting with a tutor before anything?

I have not yet started learning Hindi, but I plan to soon. I will start along a similar path as with my Mandarin: Duolingo, then focusing on learning Grammar and eventual practice with other speakers - native, ideally.

Aside from reblogs, right now I think most of my posts on here will be questions. Maybe I’ll have comments on aspects of the language (does Mandarin really not have a general word for “brother” or “sister?”) or other things along those lines.

So, I would like to end this short introduction with some questions. Right now I plan to use two websites to get feedback from native speakers: LangCorrect and italki. The first is a place to post journal-style updates in your target language, then native speakers will offer corrections and advice, with the idea being that you offer corrections and advice to people learning your native tongue. The second is for direct interaction, and while I’m mainly looking at italki for tutors, I’m just happy to get good advice and corrections from any fluent speaker.

So, the questions! Are there other resources I could also be using? Are there alternatives to LangCorrect and italki that are as good or even better? Is the Duolingo bird going to kill me in my sleep? Thank you in advance for any advice you can give me.

[schoolkillsart]

तेरे शहर का मौसम

बड़ा सुहाना लागे

मैं कुछ बरसात चुरा लूँ

अगर बुरा ना लागे

[journalsofanaesthete]

Khoobsurati to raston mein hoti hai, manzilein to aksar hasil hone ke baad aam hojati hain.

[janaknandini-singh999]

People casually dropping poetry in the comments as if it didn't just rip me into pieces i-

[misalpav]

recommend me some Hindi novels to read (prefer if online pdf exists) kyunki mujhe ek language proficiency exam pass karni hai aur Hindi padhna aati hai and ik I'll pass but my test anxiety won't let me go in without at least trying to prepare. might as well use the time to read more Hindi books yk 🙃

I'm open to all genres i read basically anything as long as the plot is remotely interesting

[om-is-ok]

Girls, when a boy says "koi apne jaisi dhundh do." It means "tumhare dil tak jane ka rasta kahan hai." WTF is "Nhi dhundh dungi, waqt nhi hai"

[shyam-kariya]

एक लड़का ,

जो दुनिया जहान की बातें किया करता था,

एक पहाड़ी लड़की की बालियों से पार नहीं पा सका ।

वो लड़की,

जो सब कुछ हासिल करने का दम रखती थी,

उस लड़के की बाहों में धुआँ हो गई ।।

[vellhighbandi]

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