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All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to flee and fly high.

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    This blog contains poems written by me on different topics and with different essence everytime, along with photographs shot by me during various trips in India and UK containing macros, sceneries, urban and rural shots, I hope this blog will serve you with a range of variety and you will enjoy my work.
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SWARTHNEETI – Substance of Narcissism

Posted by Priyanka Telang On 6:21 AM 1 comments





Raajneeti a very popular term in Indian context, being nurtured in Indian Blood from ages in to elite and the suppressed class, as a synonym of ' Patriotism' in early India, governed by moral values, principles and ethical conduct, with no particular organization or institute enforcing or regulating but self regulated and established by self discipline.
India a celebrated symbol of civilization is heading towards a global domination but diminishing altruism. With respect to contemporary India which emanates as an extreme malevolence is not derived or governed by Rajneeti(The Politics for National Welfare) but a more apt term to adduce would be Swarthneeti

India a a nation once known to be distinctly blessed and glorious, is under the spell of perilous curses yielded by its own soil. The ironic 180 degree turn in India's social, political and Economic outlook resulting from cultural chaos, religious prejudices and factors governed by premature globalization and misunderstood modernism are mere starters in a 3 course meal.

Menace of Social Lethal Weapons
It is purely reduced to Individual aspirations of democratic leaders elected by us. These so called public servants in the rush to chase power and associated immense wealth, don't hesitate stepping on dead bodies of social values, morality, and above all humanity . While the solution part is gloomy, we are sinking in a pool of problems which has emerged due to intentional negligence of governance and almost 'NO RULES to be FOLLOWED' society of many cold-blooded lethal weapons mistakenly called or assumed Humans.

These deadly weapons are walking loose in the society almost everywhere we live, walk, get educated or work. We are surrounded by them, ignorant about when we will become the target of their violence . They are fearless because they know that even if they do some barbarism to destroy the peace and harmony of Society, they will soon get social acceptance and will be forgiven, because we are peace loving people we
have no time from our busy schedules to waste on cleansing the society full of these sinister demons. The softness that we have acquired is actually getting hard on us.

The hypocritical Society
on the other hand the victims and their families are constantly victimized by our contemptible statements and constant surveillance on their move, some of us never leave an opportunity to pass hurting jibes and comment on their possible fault that could have invited the crime. I am specially talking about those self acclaimed
public personalities or religious gurus who are not even sensitive enough to refrain themselves to comment during such volatile situations, proving their irresponsibility and hypocrisy.

SWARTHNEETI - Influence and expansion
has acquired every sphere of our life be it personal or professional. 'We are not people of substance' as we used to be rather we are 'substance of narcissism'. The humanity that was endowed as a crucial ingredient in
us is vanishing.

The human values, the 'society First' 'serve the mankind' attitude are extinct. And the immediate hope 'The rule of LAW' is reduced to theory. So the only savior could possibly be a social and cultural revolution lead by youth and some genuine humanity seekers. But whatever bad or worst we have evolved into some basic rules can't be manipulated, i.e. 'Freedom exercised without discipline is menace' and 'Individual
benefits can never be enjoyed forever if society is suffering'.

The Happiness that we are chasing is good only when shared. This is high time to awaken the dead soul in our living body and be responsible and participate for a change, to give our upcoming generation a sense of pride and feeling of safety that every human in a civilized society deserves. We need this change not for others but for our own mankind. The first transformation should be initiated from within, It's on us to
decide who is important I, ME, MYSELF or US?.

And while making this decision we must not forget whatever goes around comes back, if you are ignoring because you are not affected or Victim of any such heinous crime, pray and be thankful that you are lucky enough it's just a matter of time, because when fire spreads no one is spared.

A Step towards Indian Renaissance

Posted by Priyanka Telang On 12:17 PM 3 comments


After a long silence and watching the dreadful game of politics constantly misusing Power against the common man, India is Awaken, we have a hope of Revolution which is a commencement of Indian Renaissance. This is the time to decide Now or Never.

Renaissance a term for rebirth evolved during European Revolution, a time when people started asking questions instead of believing what is told, an era of curiosity, awareness and  transformation; although a little different in Indian terms which is evolving dynamically in the field of science, economics and other aspects. INDIA a country which earned its freedom after years of slavery is now a Country possessing corrupt governance. Earlier it was fight of freedom from British Rule and now it is a fight of Freedom from Corrupt Rule. I am afraid to see the respect Indians have for India. Present Government System has corruption deployed in roots. Let us now at least be factual to our conscience.

We have known this problem since several decades, around us and nobody is left untouched from this traumatic experience. All of us might have put in their energies and whispered in close rooms, canteens, gatherings or small social events for few hours then forgotten until some new incident happens which affects someone around us. Major or Minor incidents/ Accidents occur but then they are just a day’s new on the News Paper. Nothing happens afterwards. A reaction of grief, subtle anger is exchanged. And then a final action of ignorance is definite by fooling ourselves telling 'It has always been like this, & can't help' also 'There is no law and order, everyone is corrupt'.  The fact is that we always look at the problem, emphasis it and add to it. What about the other half The SOLUTION? Have we ever approached  towards it? Might be because this sounds too complicated and unrealistic to FIX. Have we ever taken a resolution that  atleast 'I myself' will not let it happen or will not get involved in any act promoting corruption? Few of us might have but a large percentage of the mass is involved in promoting it some willingly few out of helplessness. 

There are always two ways to handle a problem , FIGHT or FLIGHT, we have always chosen the Later. Flight  to other countries with better prospects, flight to a peaceful white collar job, flight to find an easy way of living. Whenever we see the problem we just took off to a flight somewhere, we feel is safe for us. But not all of us could  be lucky in Flight due to any social, economic or personal reasons and they are exploited, ruined and destroyed in the arms of  power play.

Let's look at the first Part FIGHT, there is a story which all of us must have heard read during our childhood, depicting the power of a combined bundle of sticks which could not be wrecked, though the individual sticks could be easily broken. We might fail in our individual fights, but  we should not forget together we fought freedom & if then we would have ignored, we would have continued to be slaves in our own country and continued worshiping Suppression.

This is the time to stand UNITED against Corruption. This is the time to arise, when Anna Hazare a 75 year old man who could have ignored the problem, and could have rested like most of us is actually leading the path as a mentor a messiah to arouse, Unite and  Energize Indian Mass to come out and join the MISSION -  ' INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION'.  The roar, the energy and the power of his personality his words can be easily depicted by the faces of the corrupt politicians who start sweating, condemning and discrediting his actions; by the awareness spread in Indians and the cause being talked widespread be it a social site, media, or gathering.  Everyone is taking interest in discussing him, whether as follower or as critic. There is no second opinion that none could discourage the cause despite the fact that few are not convinced with the approach.

It took lot of efforts on my part to come out of my comfort zone and go to jantar- Mantar although I am amongst those who aspire to be a revolutionary. I could imagine the notion common man would have participating in this. But once me and my friend reached we found the aura simply patriotic, while these days it can only be felt during cricket matches. This was a truly astonishing site where countrymen have gathered from distant places just to be with Anna. You are bound to feel Indian if you have forgotten or neglected it, as you see many small groups roaring SLOGANS, singing patriotic songs or just waving the tricolor flag, the  Freedom fight is in the air.

While most of the people took me as a media person with a LARGE DSLR in hand, I took advantage and clicked few shots interviewed some policemen to know their  view , I could see the power the enigma in the air full of tricolor, I M ANNA caps, and patriotism. The volume  and diversity of the crowd gathered to support him be it educated youth, adults, old or children and above all Anna team facilitating & managing such huge mob day and night in terrible weather conditions deserves admiration  not admonition by its own country .

I sincerely request those who are watching television, discussing and criticizing the efforts declaring them useless or even those who gave distant support by just agreeing, please visit the site once where people who dream of a corruption free India have assembled . If not inspired, you are certainly going to admire the attempt of your fellowmen who have ignored the luxuries for the sake of REVOLUTION to bring change. I felt proud to be witnessing the place it was not less than a gathering for freedom struggle with Anna Leading.

 As I headed towards Rajiv Chowk holding high the National flag, during my return. I was stopped by an old  man Shouting 'O beti',  though this time I never had camera in my hand to be misinterpreted as a media person. He starting talking about our bravery, shouting at the top of his voice which also pulled some gathering, Beti! you are revolutionary youth and will certainly bring change, the fire in his eyes was no less than any young Indian blood boiling in anger with corruption. He praised motivated and supported us for being a part of it, and angrily condemned government for spending millions for KASAB treating him as VVIP for spreading terror and neglecting SARABJEET SINGH who is behind the bars from last 22 years the offense being ' SERVING THE COUNTRY'  joining army. Truly we are helpless we are watching this inhuman treatment faced by each and every Indian who is innocent, honest and patriotic. 

The new verdict is IDEALS ARE HISTORY AND TRUTH IS A MYSTERY which is hidden distorted and burnt in hands of the so called democratic rulers.

History has witnessed that there were always 100 Kauravs against 5 Pandavas, A whole Rakshas army against the only RAM. As we always learn from our past we can't ignore the fact that success has always been thorny for the righteous. But one has to stand tough and challenge the evil. As RAM built his army from scratch. We have to be a part of the Anna Army, all of us must join for a nation we our ancestors dreamt of.
The time is to break the boundaries of Luxury and comfort, the time is to repair or reset the system, the time is to think for the society not just individual goals. The time is to be a country rather than just distracted crowd. The time is to rebel against corruption. The time is for a 'Renaissance'....


Some Simple steps from Sorrow :( to Smile :)

Posted by Priyanka Telang On 11:16 PM 5 comments


I am known to be one of a kind amongst my friends; never serious and nor sad specie, and sometimes to keep up with my reputation I have to hide my expressions if I am upset, since it does not go with my well known cheerful personality…..

 No one in this world has ever been certified as a purely happy Character even the well known comedians and happy looking people have Problems and sad moments in life which are mostly not
  Revealed to the world, so we can’t deny this fact that sorrows are part of life as much as Happiness and thus are inevitable.



Rather than unnecessary lengthening this conversation I am keeping this note.. short , As I am assuming that  you must have understood what I am talking about and if it is still not clear than let me  say in one line ….how to take an exit from unhappy times some of the simple fundas that I always follow and I am sure  will definitely work for you are…

REMEMBER AND RECALL HAPPY MOMENTS - take a break from outside clutter, sit in a room alone and remember good times of childhood, school days, picnics, college days, some interesting nite outs you had with your group….some rules that you broke in teenage times …some interesting group activities, the teasing times of college when you pulled someone’s leg or somebody pulled yours… I can bet a smile will appear automatically without any effort and you will be in a different world altogether….  and please don’t give me the excuse that  you never ever had any good times because it is as impossible as not having bad times at all.



 LOOK AT SOME OLD PHOTOGRAPHS – My  friends and family are sometimes too much irritated by my habit of carrying my camera with me even in shortest and weirdest of place when there is no opportunity for taking shots and I get to hear a lot of yelling for this, but I seriously love this habit of mine…because when I am sad I just sit with my laptop and browse old interesting photographs… somebody slipping, somebody in weird clothes , people sleeping …yawning…scratching…eating …mocking  haa haaa ha haa haa haa what a good teasing and leg pulling stuffs they are and people run behind you pleading or shouting to  delete them and then you can blackmail them for a chocolate or a treat  

The other thing supporting this habits is technology hats off to the Mobile invention since mostly all the mobiles have a Camera so you don’t need to become a compulsory photographer  or a weirdo like me always carrying a heavy SLR….. ;-))


TALK TO AN OLD FORGOTTEN FRIEND -  most of the time we are too much busy in our personal life that we don’t even remember  our old friends I will recommend that even if you don’t talk to them often or don’t feel that they are required any more even then always keep their contact nos or Emai ids believe me talking to old friends

….planning a reunion or get together with some good friends always works…it acts as a mental therapy that every problem looks secondary and you can always share them if you trust them worries always decrease when shared. Trust me they may help you solve your problems and if not they can always motivate you o fight the times and motivation is a very effective medicine for sad times.




WATCH COMEDY FILMS OR MOTIVATIONAL SONGS – This is a real good idea.. if not the best to help you forget your worries for sometime… watch some good movies from your favourite comedy actor  or listen to some motivational songs ….like Lakshya.. Aashayen , yeh honslaa….these are some patent songs
I always listen to..or other things are some interesting videos can be found on you tubes….that can make you roll in laughter all you need is to search them…..I have one other advantage of Camera…that are videos …I am mostly found taking videos of our Group reunions or any interesting parties I attend…. however some people think that I am not enjoying since I am busy in making videos …but truth is that I relive those moments every time I watch them……I am found laughing all alone and my family find it strange but seriously it’s a good time pass and way to forget any bad things happening around for some time…….

There are many other ideas depending on your hobbies and interests….but I don’t think that they will be required as I am sure above fundas would certainly work…..

And if by any chance they fail please feel free to contact me but only after seriously giving efforts to above Mentioned formulas …I may help you……don’t let your depression overcome your optimism
It can be hazardous to a great limit.

Live Happy Be happy