Grateful By Ketaki S. Vaidya

The festival of colors  is not limited to my land the whole nature celebrates it  and it is big and very grand!  The soil brings various  shades of browns from the deepest woods  till the noisiest towns Until this season came  who knew greens are so many The clear sky looks blue and looks grey when it's rainy Red, pink, purple, yellow oh! the flowers are such a treat! The birds with matching colors are busy flying with chirps so sweet!  "It's a festival of colors" say the flowers standing in rows In case if you forget it the reminder is sent via rainbows

Krish and Radhika were the "ideal" couple I had ever seen. They even looked like they were made for each other. Krish was tall, dark and handsome. Radhika was pretty with a perfect smile on her face. Their friends also said that their pair was made in heavens.  Radhika and Krish always understood each other very well. When they were together nothing else really mattered. As if the whole world did not really exist. One eye contact and one of them understood what is going on in partner's mind. Krish was always supportive of Radhika's needs in her difficult times. She found a great support in him. She knew there always will be a shoulder to lean on when she needs it. He also enjoyed being her "Mr. fix it," In great moments they always looked for each other. Their togetherness always enhanced the goodness of happy moments. Simple moments became grea when they were together.  So everything was perfect but there were times when Krish got his lows. When h...

In the midst of crowded social media buzz I was thinking the whole purpose of women’s day Some messages talked about women’s many folds roles And some about their empowerment  We all know this already pretty well Is it really the purpose to celebrate? I think the purpose is to remind our daughters  The greatest legacy they carry being a woman Legacy of girls who never stopped seeking Their own self in the middle of the darkest times legacy of the girls who were did not get scared to believe in their strength when no one else believed. who fought for their rights to be treated equally who never stopped loving in the world of hatred who went leaps and bounds ahead of time to find the unseen heights we celebrate women's day  to remind our daughters that they have it within themselves the strength, the beauty and the love and they can use it everyday to make this world beautiful.

अस्त जाहल्या साऱ्या आशा  बिगुल परतंत्राचे वाजले  सूर्य उगवला नवं  क्रान्तीचा  त्याचे नाव शिवाजी राजे    भवजालाचा सोडवण्या गुंता  मंत्र दिला सत्संग  किती जाहले संत, महात्मे  दिल्या ओव्या आणि अभंग    घाम गाळूनी घडविली मुंबई  दिली जगाला भेट उद्योगाची केली राजधानी  नाव जगन्नाथ शंकर शेठ    टिळक, सावरकर , आगरकर  आणि किती लाभली नावे  लढूनि लढ़ा स्वातंत्र्यासाठी  परकीयांना धाडले त्यांच्या गावे    चित्रफितीच्या नवतंत्राने  नवरस पडद्यावर आणले  चित्रमहर्षी म्हणती त्यांना  नाव दादासाहेब फाळके    म्हणतात हिला गानकोकिळा  नांदे कंठात दैवी स्वर  वरदान हिला असे शारदेचे  नाव लता मंगेशकर    विश्वात खेळाच्या किती गाजला  दिली तरुणांना स्फूर्ती नवीन  कोणी म्हणती देव क्रिकेटचा  नाव असे त्याचे सचिन    कितीक नावे अशीच घ्यावी  मराठी आहे जगाची शान  भाग्...