Vintage Point

It was a bright morning sunshine and Diya was busy wearing School ke Sports Shoes.Today she was more than excited for the school bus because today they had the sports meet and she was taking part in the race.Her Parents were invited too and she had ordered her Mom to wear the Pants matching to hers! Mid August,Wednesday,10:30 am- All the Parents had arrived and they were made to sit,kids of Nursery were standing in a horizontal line waiting for the race to begin. Soon after,the P.T ma'am came upto them with a huge basket of Guavas,asked them to pick one,start eating it up and finish it in order to start running.Diya was very fond of the fruit and picked up the one which was the largest in size and started eating it with immense joy. It was 3 minutes since the race started, most of the kids had finished eating and were already competing with each other while Diya was enjoying the sweetness of the big guava she had in her hand. Her mom and the teachers also cheered her up to r...

Late Evening,the beds were uplifted from the floor to somewhere in between the air, for her husband and daughter to sleep.They had to vacant the floor to fill up their stomach.Her daughter who was 3,was down with fever and husband lay unconsious beside the daughter. She wanted to hug her kid and be with her but was forced upon by circumstances to get ready. Her red lipstick just broke yesterday, but she got no time to fix it up, using a paint brush,she is applying it now.Around 6 years back she was told to apply the red one as it appeals the people. Getting dressed in a hurry,fidgeting with her earring from one hand and removing excess kajal from another.She is almost ready for what needs to happen next. After about 5 minutes later, she could see a man entering into the room. Coming from a lower class family,she didn't get education,but knew maths by heart,the men taught her that.She would serve 20 sometimes 30 men a day.Though she was forced into this institution she was determ...

It was 2 am and she was not able to sleep,trying to figure out what piercing she would get. At 4:45 she finally came up with an idea of getting her lower lip pierced.Though she knew her parents would not allow her to do so she was still determined to have it.Next day, she told about this to her parents at the dining table while having semolina and juice.As expected, they were completely against the idea and tried to convince her not to do it.She didn't say anything that time. The next day was Sunday and the college was off. Since morning she was roaming in pajamas and Tee. As the clock struck 12,she ran away from the house picking up her wallet,without even changing the pjs,this much excited she was.In the midway to a jewellery shop,she was accompanied by a friend.At the jewellery shop, she got her lip pierced by the gunshot which got stuck half way and she was in excruciating pain.The jeweller took out the stud and asked her if she would like to do it. She said "yes"...

Tum kya ho zindagi me? Ho jaise kohinoor sa! Tum kyu ho zindagi me? Na jee paane ke zakhm par, jeene jaisa marham sa! Baarish ki raato ke baad, Os jaisi subah sa! Thake hue badan ko jaise, Ek adrak waali chai sa! Mujhe sulane waali, Maa ki jaisi lori sa! Black and white TV par jaise, Ek channel ho coloured sa! 50 li hui back to back, Mein ek achi si selfie sa! 10 seb ki petiyo me se, 1 peti ho amba ka! High heels ki sandal me jaise, Comfort ho hawayi chappal sa! 2 saal ke bachhe ke, Bade se bhalu sa! Mahine bhar ki green tea ke baad, Ek pyaari si chocolate sa! Monday ki subah ko jaise, 5 minute ki extra neend sa! Khoye hue tamaam rubber bands me, Paaya hua ek scrunchy sa! Namumkin se chain me jaise, Mumkin se sukoon sa!! Tum kya ho zindagi me? Ho jaise kohinoor sa! Tum kyu ho zindagi me? Na jee paane ke zakhm par, Jeene jaisa marham sa!!

Aaj Zakir khan ka show dekha, acha laga. Wahi grey-neeli si t shirt,dhisi hui si jeans aur laal khule button waali check shirt. Mathe par pasina,chehre pe dimple dilati hui muskaan ki chamkaan aur baat baat par ek dum se khilkhilane waali hasi. Ye sab nawabi liye Lucknow ke stage par khada wo insaan hume betahaasha hasa raha tha. Har ek baat par hasi aye aisi to koi baat thi un baaton me par ek baat par Ravindraleya taaliyon se gunj raha tha aisi baat thi Zakir me. Wo sab logon ko akela khada hokar,apni zindagi ki baate,apne andaaz me bata ke hasa raha tha. Kaafi saadharan, ati saadharan,katai saadharan type ka hum hi jaisa gol sa insaan hai jiski ek maa jaisi hoti hai waisi maa hai aur ladko ke jaise hote hain waise hi Baap hain. कaksha Gyaarvi me uski zindagi me jo ghata hai wo kisi bhi sheher ke, kisi bhi school ke, kisi bhi Zakir ne jee hogi. Par baat bas wahi hai na ki usme jo baat hai wo kisi me nahi. Dusron se pit ke aane ke baad bhi, wo apni zindagi ka hero hi rah...

Rasgullo ki chaashni si, Dahi bhallo ki chatni si, Meri ek meethi si Saheli.. Bin baat ke hasne waali, Baat baat pe sisakne waali, Meri ek meethi si Saheli.. Angrezi me ladne wali, Dil ki baat maatrabhasha me karne waali, Meri ek meethi si Saheli.. Ghunghraale baalo me apne pal pal nakhun phasane waali, Hothon ke niche ke til par itraati ithlaane waali, Meri ek meethi si Saheli.. Shah Rukh Khan ki deewani wo, Mohobbatein si mohobbat karne waali, End Result me dhoka khake, Devdas si Dev banne waali, Meri ek meethi si Saheli.. Dibbe se Sheher me band, Sapne udaano ke bharne wali, Koshishe naakaam ho jaane par bhi, Saahas se ladne waali, Meri ek meethi si Saheli.. Practical me panne bharte hue khud ki yaad dilane waali, Exam room me zor zor se mera naam chillane waali, Meri ek meethi si Saheli.. College ke baahar ki laiya chap chap karke khane waali, Ghar par Maggi utne hi pyaar se makkhan daalke banane waali, Meri ek meethi si Saheli.. Mujhe kuch ...

She could see herself sitting infront of the mirror,all dressed up in red and pink.Her nose ring was about to fall any moment because of her heavy breathing. There were uncountable number of people in the room,some were busy talking on random things,some about marriage and rest were looking at her,complimenting her about how beautiful she had been looking on the stage.Just 2 hours ago,she was on the dice with the varmala in her hands,she could not even walk because of the outfit she was wearing.With heavy eyelashes she looked at her groom and smiled,he was eagerly waiting for her,only for her since 5 years.They had to convince their parents,the society,everybody.However,convincing the ownself was left behind.They were smiling but their eyes said something else.With trembling hands she did put the garland into his neck and there was sound of clapping all over the stage.Back in the room, she could not only see herself in the mirror but also the desires,aspirations and a very differen...