Tarang Sinha's Blog, page 13
June 24, 2021
कुछ अनकहा सा...
'कभी-कभी दूरी आपको ये एहसास दिलाती है कि आप किसी के कितने करीब आ चुके हैं।'
मैं जब छोटी थी तो मैं सब कुछ बनना चाहती थी। बस वो बनने के बारे में कभी नहीं सोचा था, जो मैं बन गयी हूँ। राइटर और आर्टिस्ट।
राइटिंग ने मुझे इतना ज़्यादा हैरान नहीं किया था जितना पेंटिंग ने किया।
मैंने शुरुआत हिन्दी कविता और कहानियां लिखने से की थी। मुझे याद है: एक बड़ी सूनी और आलसी सी दोपहर थी जब मैंने एक कविता लिखी थी जो एक पत्रिका में प्रकाशित हुई थी। फिर मैंने एक कहानी लिखी। पर बात नहीं बनी। वो कहानी रिजेक्ट हो गई। फिर उस...
June 22, 2021
एक मुट्ठी आसमान...
Image: My Painting
'वो नहीं आएगी अब।'
महिमा के कानों में आकांक्षा के स्वर अब तक गूंज रहे थे। आकांक्षा यूं तो महिमा से काफ़ी छोटी थी पर दोस्त जैसी थी। अकसर उसके पास आया करती। उससे बातें करके मन बहल जाया करता पर आज मन बहुत भारी हो गया था।
'बड़ा सा बैग लेकर गयी है, एक लड़के के साथ। मैंने खुद देखा है दीदी।' आकांक्षा की बड़ी-बड़ी आंखें और बड़ी हो गई थीं। 'और उस लड़के को तो मैंने पहले भी देखा है इधर।'
महिमा ने खिड़की के बाहर नज़र डाली। अपनी मर्ज़ी से बस यही एक मुट्ठी आसमान देख सकती थी वो। आसमान स्याह हो चला था। उस...
June 20, 2021
My Best Reads So Far
Image: John-Mark Smith, Unsplash
Reading is a beautiful addiction and nothing is more entertaining than reading an engrossing and thrilling book!
In this bizarre phase, I might feel difficult to concentrate on writing or even on painting, reading keeps me afloat. If the book is interesting, it embraces you and takes you to a different world and you stop worrying about real life for a while.
This year, I have read books and some of them were very interesting. My best reads so far.
Love at First by Ka...
June 19, 2021
Too Good to be True
Image source: Pinterest
Anita woke up with a start. Something disturbed her sleep. Something strange, she didn't know what. Her bedroom was almost dark. Her heart skipped a couple of beats when she realized that Divya, her 2 year old daughter, was not on the bed. Then she relaxed immediately, as she watched the shadow of Avinash moving on the terrace, her baby sleeping peacefully on his shoulder. She closed her eyes again. Her face was beaming with contentment in the faint street light filtering ...
June 18, 2021
Glimpse of My Online Painting Workshop
‘Teaching is the highest form of understanding.’
–Aristotle
For me, teaching is not new but teaching art is an absolutely new experience. And to be honest, it was a courageous step when I decided to conduct an online painting workshop for beginners. Because painting live (and painting well when you are painting live) is something else. You have to paint slowly, making everything clear (and waiting patiently) so that newbie/aspiring artists understand and follow everything you are doing. I am glad...
June 17, 2021
Don't You Quit by Nishant Jain, Translated by Tarang Sinha
'You rise by lifting yourself up, not dragging others down.'
So, I tried something new. I translated a book. Don't You Quit by Nishant Jain (IAS officer), published by Westland Books, is the translated version of author's best-selling book रुक जाना नहीं. It's a motivational book that carries many real life, inspiring success stories.
In this book, the author, Mr. Nishant Jain, who is an IAS officer, has shared his experience, challenges and tips n suggestions, so the book mainly focuses on Civil ...
June 16, 2021
सराब...
Image: My painting
तुम्हें ढ़ूंढने की कोशिश में,
दौड़ते भागते फिरे।
थककर रुके जो थोड़ा,
खुद को वहीं पाया
जहाँ तुमने साथ छोड़ा था।
★★★
घर कुछ उदास सा है
जब से तुम हो गए।
जैसे तुम्हारी ही राह तकता हो,
और जब भी मैं लौटता हूँ
इस तन्हा घर में,
मानो ये पूछता हो मुझसे
कि 'उसे लेकर क्यों नहीं आए?'
★★★
वो जो ज़िन्दगी की हक़ीकत था,
दरअसल एक अधूरा ख़्वाब था।
वो जो सबसे करीब था,
एक सराब था...
____तरंग सिन्हा
‘This post is a part of Blogchatter Half Marathon.’
June 15, 2021
The Book and its Movie Adaptation
'Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day.'
― Shira Tamir
Frankly, I haven't really planned my posts for this blog marathon. I was thinking what to write when I remembered this quote that I shared on Twitter.
It's such a lovely quote. And it creates such lovely imagery.
No, I'm going to discuss the gist of this quote.
When I read the quote, I visualized leaves flying in slow motion. So many leaves, colourful ones: yellow, orange, burnt sienna. And then...
June 5, 2021
Blogchatter Half Marathon 2021
Blogging brings joy. The eagerness to write a post, the comments, then reading other lovely blogs, the interaction...
I can't help thinking of the time when I started blogging (some 11 years ago) whenever the term 'blogging/blog' comes to my mind.
However, my blogging style has changed over the years, I'm not that desperate to update my blog like I used to be. I like to write and post at my own pace. I write/post when I truly feel like saying something. The readership has changed as well, I think....
May 22, 2021
'The Accident': My New Story on Juggernaut Books
Varun’s wife Priya went missing three years ago. What happened? Would he be able to find the answers?
You can read this story on Juggernaut Books, a very cool and handy reading app by a very popular publishing house.
Also, I'm conducting an acrylic painting workshop for beginners. Please write to me if you are interested.
Thank you!
Take care and stay safe.
