I want to break free

Laaga chunari mein daag title track is on repeat mode since I returned from the movie. I took a liking for this very different yet strong song sung by Shubha Mudgal with Mita Vashisht reciting pure hindi verses in the background that very moment. Awesome I must say, if you havent had the chance to hear it. This is one song that I havent heard on radio and I dunno why they prefer to play “hum to aise hai bhaiya” or ” kachchi kaliyan mat todo” over this title track which is a soul stirring number.

I dont know what is it about this song but I quite like it. I guess it is the subtle mix of helplessness and the strong streak of a willingness to face it all.

And Vinnie is quite right. All my past posts for a while are a sign of my weakness. And if thats the case, I make the beginning today to get out of that mode.

Jaage hain der tak humein kuch der sone do
thodi si raat aur hai subah to hone do
aadhe adhure khwaab jo poore na ho sake
ek baar phir se neend mein woh khwaab bone do

Laaga chunari mein daag…

Manwa mein meri aandhi hai uthi
par stabhdh khadi hun main
sanson mein baandh apni hi saans
nishabd khadi hoon main
duniya se jeet jeeti khud se haar
bas dhwast khadi hun main
aaina main aur aks main
madhmast khadi hun main

Laaga chunari mein daag chupaoon kaise
laaga chunari mein daag
chunari mein daag chupaoon kaise
ghar ja-oon kaise
laaga chunari mein daag

Cham cham cham cham cham jhan jhawaat
antar mein goonje diwas raat
ek shoonya shoonya tapti vishal
maaya ka madhyam mantra jaal
mann ki dasha se ladti main phirti
vishwast khadi hoon main
meri laaj main hoon,
chunar bhi main hoon,
chunar pe daag bhi main

ho gayi maili mori chunariya
kore badan si kori chunariya
jaake babul se nazre mila-oon kaise
ghar ja-oon kaise
laaga chunari mein daag
chupaoon kaise
laaga chunari mein daag chupaoon kaise

main dhwast dhwast main nasht bhasm
main saral virral main ati vishisht
hain shyam shwet badal mere
nirjhar si jhari hoon main
andhiyari raat deepak ki baati
swapnil si khadi hoon main
kanchan ki kaya apna hi saaya
bas unse darri hoon main
lakdi main geeli thodi seeli seeli
thak thak ke jali hoon main
main maaya maaya
main chhaaya chhaya
aatma aur kaaya main
nistabdh khadi hoon main
nishabd khadi hoon main
vishwast khadi hoon main
sarvadra khadi hoon main

Learnings

My job requires me to visit schools to supervise the lessons of my students. Around this time last year, I had visited this school and read a great quote which said

Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot dive without and know we cannot live within.

And today when i went back there, I still found that quote on the bulletin board, but there was another new one in place now. It read

Giving up is the biggest tragedy of life.