Akash Joshi's Blog, page 4
July 6, 2017
चमत्कार होते हैं
बात २०१६ की है I मैं तब बेंगलुरु में काम करता था I पिछले कुछ समय से मुझे हर जगह हनुमान दादा के दर्शन हो रहे थे I लग रहा था की जैसे वो मुझे बुला रहे थे I अपने जीवन में मैंने कभी भक्ति की ओर ज्यादा ध्यान नहीं दिया I बेंगलुरु में उसContinue reading →
July 4, 2017
Seven Signs of a Complete Man
Nope! I have not selected a wrong image. At the outset, if you noticed the ‘Man’ in the title, don’t let it stop you from reading ahead. Since this is the new age of equality, let me admit, that I’ll probably never use a ‘she’ as a general descriptor while writing. Of course, I couldContinue reading →
July 1, 2017
Interesting Times We Live In
As we near the 70th Independence Day, I realise there is still much to do. Some improvements have definitely happened, many more still awaited. I Hope the political class and the citizenry also takes time to introspect! The poem is bathed in irony, with a little hope trying to escape through.
June 29, 2017
Little did I know before…
This poem was penned on 15th April 2017. Musings of a wandering mind. Enjoy. પેહલા થી તો કોણે હતી ખબર (Original: Gujarati) ઈચ્છાઓ ની ક્ષણ ભંગુરતા જીન્દગી ની વ્યથા ભોગવી ત્યારે સમજાઈ પેહલા થી તો કોણે હતી ખબર વર્ષો તો દોડતો રહ્યો તેની પાછળ કોણ જાણે કોણી પાછળ ધોળી થયી મારી સમજ પેહલા થીContinue reading →
June 28, 2017
I’m Down but Not Out
2001: Failed in one subject by a few marks in the final semester; left with two options. Appear for one subject, and get a ‘pass’ Class on the degree. Or appear for the complete semester to obtain a better result. Chose the later, obtained a First Class Degree. Losing that one year, taught me aContinue reading →
A Hidden Truth
Had written this poem as a class assignment in the 9th Standard (1993). Please ignore the errors in favour of poetic freedom!
June 22, 2017
Five Months sans Salary
In my first blog sometime in May of 2015, I had made a promise to myself. It had something to do with finding the courage to pursue my dream. Like all good things in life, this promise too had a deadline. Two years. When I put up my papers last Oct, my Manager responded in …
May 2, 2015
Time is the Essence
This was the first blog written by me that is the begining of the current journey. The pen is mightier than the sword, someone once said, and right the person was. Words are a serious business, and when introverts like me do not find a way to release the words from the confines of their …
