was juz listening to this song when i thought to share it with my friends...here it is...

Music By Shantanu Moitra Lyrics By Gulzar Performed by Shreya Ghoshal

Film Yahaan (2005)

बातों से बातों तक

बातों से बिखरती कुछ नई बातें, उनमे से उल्हज्ती और उलझनों को सुलझाती हुई और बातें, अंगडाइयां लेती हुई सुबह-सी बातें, रात की गहराई नापती धुंधलाती बातें... युहीं बातों से बातों तक, उन सभी लम्हों को समेट कर मेरी आंखों ने इस झील के किनारे रख छोडा है..इन बातों को किनारों से उमड़ कर झील के शांत पानी पर लहराते देख रही हूँ ..उसी बातों के पानी से अपना चेहरा छूकर जब मैंने झील में झाँका तोः एक नही, दो चेहरे देखे, एक मेरा, एक तुम्हारा...

GIMME RED

Yesterday my doc declared that my RBC count is a bit on a lower side and that was the reason for the weakness persisting since last couple of months she said...

and so i decided to work-out the reasons and solutions for this problem in which you can't really enjoy your day to day life and which affects your personal and professional life as well)...and share it with all my friends...after all -

"Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year."

- Franklin P. Adams


REASONS -

Anemia may occur as a result of bleeding (including internal), Hemolysis (The destruction or dissolution of red blood cells, with subsequent release of hemoglobin), kidney disease, leukemia (Any of various acute or chronic neoplastic diseases of the bone marrow in which unrestrained proliferation of white blood cells occurs, usually accompanied by anemia, impaired blood clotting, and enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen.), multiple myeloma(A malignant tumor formed by the cells of the bone marrow.), bone marrow failure, erythropoietin ( A glycoprotein hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells by stem cells in bone marrow. Produced mainly by the kidneys, it is released in response to decreased levels of oxygen in body tissue)deficiency, or deficiencies in iron, folate, vitamin B12, or vitamin B6.



SOME SOLUTIONS -

The diet should be predominantly alkaline. The em¬phasis should be on raw fruits and vegetables, which are rich in iron. Iron rich vegetables are spinach, green onions, squash, carrots, radishes, beets, celery, yams, tomatoes and potatoes (with jackets). Fruits which are rich in iron are bananas, apples, dark grape, apricots, plums, raisins and strawberries. Bananas are particularly beneficial as they also contain, besides easily assailable iron folic acid and b 12 both of which are extremely useful in the treatment of anemia. Other iron-rich foods are whole wheat, brown rice, beans, soyabeans, sunflower seeds, crude blackstrap molasses, eggs and honey.
Honey is also rich in copper, which helps in iron absorption.

The diet should also be adequate in proteins of high biological value such as milk, homemade cottage cheese and eggs.Vitamin B-12 is a must for preventing or curing anemia. This vitamin is usually found in animal protein and especially in organic meats like kidney and liver. A heavy meat diet is often associated with a high haemoglobin and high red cell count but it has its disad¬vantages. One cause of anaemia is intestinal putrefac¬tion, which is primarily brought on by a high meat diet.

Moreover all meats are becoming increasingly dangerous due to widespread diseases in the animals, which are slaughtered. There are however other equally good sources of vitamin b 12 such as dairy productsLike milk, eggs, cheese and peanuts, wheat germ and soyabean also contain some B 12. Vegetarians should include ade¬quate amount of milk, milk products and eggs in their diet. For prevention of anaemia it is essential to take the entire b complex range which includes B-12 as well as the natural foods mentioned above.

Eating lacto-ovo pro¬ducts which are complete proteins containing vitamin 8-12 is good insurance against the disease. A liberal in¬take of ascorbic acid is necessary to facilitate absorption of iron. At least two helpings of citrus fruits and other ascorbic acid rich foods should be taken daily.
Ention must be made of beets, which are extremely important in curing anaemia. Beet juice contains potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sulphur, iodine, iron, copper, carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins, B2, niacin, b6 C and vitamin p. With its high iron content beet juice regenerates and reactivates the red blood cells and supplies the body with fresh oxygen.

According to dr. Fritz keitel of Germany, "the juice of red beet strengthens the body's powers of resistance and has proved to be an excellent remedy for anemia, especially for children and teenagers, where other blood forming remedies have failed." The anaemic person should commence the dietary treatment by an exclusive fresh fruit diet for about five days. During this period, he should take three meals of fresh juicy fruits at five-hourly interval. This may be followed by fruit and milk diet for about 15 days. In this regimen, the meals are exactly the same as for all-fruit diet, but with milk added to each fruit meal.

The patient may begin with two pints the first day and increase by half a pint daily up to four or five pints a day, after the fruit and milk diet, the patient may gradually embark upon a well-balanced diet based on three basic food groups, namely seeds, nuts and grains vegetables and fruits.

TREATMENT CHART FOR ANAEMIA:

A - DIET
I. An all-fruit diet for five days. Take three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits at five-hourly intervals and use warm water enema during this period.
II. Fruit and milk diet for further five days, adding milk to each fruit meal.
III. Thereafter, adopt the following diet: -

1. Upon arising: 25 black raisins soaked overnight in water along with water in which they are soaked and the water kept overnight in a copper vessel.
2. Breakfast:Fresh fruit, a glass of milk sweetened with honey and some nuts, especially almonds.

3. Lunch:A bowl of freshly prepared steamed vegetables, two or three whole wheat wheat tortilla, butter and a glass of buttermilk.

4. Mid-afternoon:A glass of carrot or apple juice

5. Dinner:A large bowl of fresh green vegetable salad and alfalfa or green gram bean sprouts. Note:An exclusive fruit diet for three days, followed by fruit skimmed milk diet for further three days should be repeated at regular intervals. It is advisable to avoid meats, sugar, white flour, tea, coffee, refined and processed foods, soft drinks, fried foods, condiments and pickles.

B - OTHER MEASURES:1. Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water.

2. Cold water bath twice daily, cold friction and wet abdomen pack once daily.

3. Massage once a week.

4. Brisk walks, yogic asanas, breathing exercises, fresh air and sunbath.

5. Adequate rest and sleep.

and for a healthy person not suffering from any such disease here's a list of items in a balanced diet -

According to your height your ideal body should not be more than 47-48 kg. That means you need to lose the extra 17-18 kg which you have gained. Don’t aim to lose all this weight in a time span of just 30 days. It might be possible but it is not advisable.

Try to lose 1kg per week that makes to 4 kg per month. Remember weigh loss is a gradual process where diet and exercise goes hand in hand, stress on any one aspect will lead you no where, leaving you with a feeling of discouragement.Follow these simple tips to lose weight – Eat small meals at frequent intervals. Avoiding both starving and binging. E

at slowly, that gives our body time to tell us that it is full before we've eaten more than we need.Avoid simple sugars and processed carbohydrates. Choose whole cereals or whole wheat products and avoid white flour and its products as far as possible. Eat healthy, mostly unprocessed foods, including fruit, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and limited amounts of lean animal protein. This also includes fiber in your diet which makes you feel full soon and also moves fat through our digestive system faster so that less of it is absorbed.

Consume at least 8-9 servings of fruits and vegetables including 1 green leafy vegetable daily. Eating salads is a healthy option, but don’t replace your meals only with salads, and be careful with salad dressings, mayonnaise, and other condiments that are high in fat content. They greatly increase the calorie count and can negate the healthy aspects of a meal. Avoid too much of deep fried, oily or fried foods. Include good proteins in the form of pulses, sprouts, milk, eggs, fish, and lean meats or de skinned chicken.

The most important nutrient that is always forgotten is water. Drink sufficient water daily to keep yourself well hydrated. Keep in mind ‘fat free’ or ‘sugar free’ products do not mean calorie free. Make sure to read the food labels before any food item you consume. Be an aware customer.Physical activity or exercise is a very important criterion to remain fit and lose weight. Just a simple brisk walk for 40-45 minutes or stretching exercises for lower body will help. Exercise makes it possible to create a calorie deficit and lose weight without starving your body and slowing your metabolism.

Most of the people already know it all but they hardly implement in the diet..i am trying to do it though..hope i succeed..

my previous post and the responses it gathered, egged me on to post some insights regarding the facts of being balanced and at the same time being creative..

our creative geniuses like Eienstien, Shakespear and others were highly balanced individuals!!

Eienstien himself stated once -

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”..and it was this attitude of his of always being on the move to keep his BALANCE working, that made him what he's known for..

in a management training program called "a balanced mind" that i was a part of, it was taught that a fully active and balanced brain adds energy and creativity to the individual, which is a necessary ingridient of a successful leader and that only a balanced mind can think of some creative or rational solution to a given problem.

Got to meet Mr. Shyam Benegal in a recent inaugural ceremony of Cinevision Film Club in Indore. in spite of so many questions being asked, .some sensible, some tacky, he was very patient in fielding all of them with great maturity..

i fortunately got a chance to raise a query. ..i asked him how he managed to arrange for the finances for the art films he has devoted most of his career to...he said that though after toiling with the initial phase and so many years later in the film industry, it is now not a big issue for him to manage for the finances..

later in the evening i managed to catch him in a rather informal mode and asked for his blessings for our new company and took his autograph/photograph on one of my favorite books on poetry, which includes some of my compositions too...:)

Beware! You May Fall Off..

Life makes us encounter many crossroads, all bevy with carrots dangling to attract the traveller. And overloaded with extreme emotions, we might choose the wrong way. But there's a saviour, a solution which disentangles the confusion of choosing the right path.. and that according to me is BALANCE. It is what we lose to gain nothing and what we gain to lose nothing..We all are leading our lives in different ways but one thing is shaping our lives consistently in a particularly distructive manner; and that is IMBALANCE..

We all must strive to maintain an equilibrium..because it is actually the elixir of our lives, the guru-mantra for dematerialising all our pains..

Some, like my husband Sanskar, have it by birth...he has the capability to keep his cool in even extreme situations and doesn't let the situation hang his head in sorrow...I am learning this art from him...as most of the time in life we need to shed our egos, deal with our anger and project a calm and composed self to the society..It's bad to lose our temper and suffer drastic consequences. .It's better to deal with it and choose a greener life instead..

आज यू लगा कि जैसे सर के बल खड़े होकर दुनिया देख रही हू...इतने दिनों से जो तेज़ धूप ने कमरे की खिड़कियाँ बंद करने को मजबूर कर रखा था आज उसी धूप ने मानो दुनिया देखने का नजरिया बदलने की ठान रखी हो...सूखी ज़मीं पर बूंदे पहले भी गिरी है, मगर आज बूंदे गिरते ही ज़मीं नहीं मुस्कुरायी...पहले एक, फिर दो, फिर कई सारी बूंदों ने मिलकर ज़मीं को मनाने कि बहुत कोशिश की..पर ज़मीन थी की मुस्कुराई तक नहीं...शायद इस बार तेज़ धूप ने जो तबाही मचाई थी, उन चंद बूंदों की मनुहार से धरती कहाँ मानने वाली थी....धूप भी क्या करती, उपर से आये हुक्म की तामील जो करनी थी...

वो खुशबू आज भी मन में समाई है, जो पहली बारीश की बूंदे मेरे कमरे की खिड़की पर दस्तक देकर बिखेर जाती थी....फिर मानो इशारे से छत पर बुलाया करती ...माँ की रसोई के लिए बिखरे पापड़ जो छत पर सूखा करते थे, वो तक जलने के बजाय, भीगना ज्यादा पसंद करते ...इसीलिए मैं उन्हें समेटती नहीं... युही रखे रहने देती...माँ जल्दी-जल्दी सीढियां चढ़ती, चिल्लाते हुए की "अरे पापड़ समेटे या नहीं?? कपडे फिर गीले हो जाएँगे...सब समेट कर नीचे ले आ"...नीचे तोः मैं ले आती सब समेट कर, मगर उस समेटे हुए सामान में, पहली बारिश की ख़ुशी और माँ की प्यारी सी डांट को न मानने की शरारत छुपी होती थी...

आज माँ से फ़ोन पर बात करुँगी, कहूँगी की माँ मैं जल्दी तुझसे मिलने आउंगी, तोः शायद प्यासी धरती मान जाये और फिर उसी खुश्बू के साथ सबको महका दे....

my birthday present...

There are a few things money can't buy and for every such thing there's love, dedication and hard work! My this year's birthday present was an amalgamation of all these...My sister sketched in a lovely collage of sorts, me in my different states of childhood and youth...a simple white piece of cloth was transformed into a metaphor for the days i spent in my maiden home, with mom, dad, cha n sonia...the time frozen on this piece is a special one for me...



the wrapper doodled by her with a lovely piece of thought...


hand-made accessories again gifted by Sonia...


a sweet greeting card telling me how grilling and torturing it was for her to be in the Que of the shop to buy the card for me n funnily she says in the end that she had to steal it...:)

Thanks sis for the cutest gift ever!

There's some strong connection between me and the enchanting Rajasthan that renders me awestruck whenever i visit the place. i have been to Udaipur twice earlier, one was our school trip and another one was when i visited with my family when we also hit the roads to Pushkar, the only place to have a Brahma temple.

This time, it was an unplanned visit to Udaipur, which inspired me to make more planned visits to the city, what with its beautiful lakes, palaces and museums. the antic artifacts and the traditional architectural heritage gives you a feeling of pride of being a part of this culturally so rich state of India. there's so much to see, to know and to seep into that you just can't get enough of it..the more you try to dig your fingers into the soft surface of history, the more invaluable treasure you're likely to get, so to say.

As we got through our Nathdwara trip quite ahead of time (where me and my husband had to go to revere Lord Krishna's avatar, Shreenathji, our diety, to follow the family tradition), we decided to move around in Udaipur, around 50 kilometers from Nathdwara.

The hotel we stayed into was build in a very conventional style and it was quite an entertainment to cherish the sights of Jag Madir and Lake Palace hotel (where the actor Raveena Tondon tied the knot), from the hotel rooftop.

Here are some pics we clicked of the hotel room and the Udaipur museum.

The cosy extension of the room which served as a dining room and also did well for a tea-time family conversation..in the picture, me and my mother-in-law.

My brother-in law retiring in an airy corner after a long travel by road from Indore to Udaipur...

A huge Rajasthani turban, an exhibit of traditional culture of Mewar..

the couture of the Royals..

Sanskar, fascinated by the mannequins surrounding him...mimicking the girly expression of delight after seeing so many costumes around...:)

Topi wala Tansen...

trying to wake-up the dead souls...

an array of photographs exhibiting Udaipur in the past 100 years...my father-in law intensely admiring the pics...

saasu maa getting a first-hand experince of working with the old equipments of the kitchen that made history..