Archive for જાન્યુઆરી, 2017

શૈલેન રાવલની ગઝલ છે અલગ! (૧)

જાન્યુઆરી 24, 2017
વિવેકે ‘લયસ્તરો’ પર શૈલેન રાવલની ‘(આવશે)’ ગઝલ પોસ્ટ કરી છે. કવિશ્રીના તાજેતરમાં પ્રગટ થયેલા બીજા ગઝલસંગ્રહ ‘એ વાત છે અલગ’માં છે આ ગઝલરત્ન.
ગઝલના સાતે સાત શેર ખૂબ જ ગમ્યા. દરેક શેર વિશે થોડું લખું છું.

આવશે તો મન મૂકીને આવશે,
પંખીઓ થો
ડાં પૂછીને આવશે ?

નિર્દોષ પંખીઓને આમંત્રણની જરૂર નથી! એ મન મૂકીને આવે છે.
મારી પત્ની હસુ ઘર આગળના ઓટલે દિવસમાં બે ત્રણ વખત ચકલીઓ માટે ખાણું મૂકે છે. બાજુના ઘરના છાપરા પર બેસીને ચકલીઓ ચીં ચી કરતી હોય છે ને ભોજનની રાહ જોતી હોય છે!  હસુ ખાણું મૂકીને ઘરમાં આવે કે તરત જ ચલીઓ ફરર… કરતી ઊડીને ઓટલે આવીને  ખાવા મંડી જાય છે.
અમારી પૌત્રીઓ નવ વર્ષની માયા, અને ચાર વર્ષની લીના તથા સાત વર્ષનો પૌત્ર જય — એ બધાંને બારીમાંથી પંખીઓને ખાતાં જોવાનો ખૂબ આનંદ આવે છે – મન મૂકીને જુએ છે એમને!

શૈલેન રાવલની ‘(આવશે)’ ગઝલની લીંકઃ
http://layastaro.com/?cat=1096
                                (વધુ હવે પછી …)

THE LITTLE BOOK THAT CAN BE THE CATALYST FOR BRINGING TRUTH IN POLITICS!

જાન્યુઆરી 22, 2017

The title and the subtitle of the 72-page book, The Visionary and His Monumental Work The World of My Dream: How to Clean the Dirty World of Politics For the Happiness and Peace of All tells the tale!

The author/editor Girish Parikh believes that the title, and especially the subtitle of the book will be intriguing.

The book introduces the visionary Nanubhai Naik and his 800-page Masterwork The World of My Dream.

The book The World of my Dream is the result of decades of dedicated thinking, researching, and writing of Nanubhai.

Nanubhai has spent a fortune for publishing the original Gujarati edition of the book, ‘Mara Sapananu Vishva;’ and getting it translated in English, Hindi, and Marathi; and publishing editions in those languages.

Indeed, Nanubhai has intense passion to realize the vision of Gandhiji and the insights of Jay Prakash Narayan. In fact, Nanubhai has extended the vision of Gandhiji.

Girish Parikh, the author/editor of the book The Visionary and His Monumental Work The World of My Dream: How to Clean the Dirty World of Politics For the Happiness and Peace of All is a staunch devotee of Swami Vivekananda, spiritual elder brother of all, and he is devoted to Gandhiji.

Girish has humbly dedicated the book at the Lotus Feet of Swami Vivekananda, the Spiritual Elder Brother of ALL. Swami Vivekananda said that All politics is trash, the only truth is God. In the Dedication Girish has sought his blessings so that politics become truthful.

Indeed, Gandhiji called truth his God.

Here are some further thoughts, etc. about the book The Visionary and His Monumental Work The World of My Dream: How to Clean the Dirty World of Politics For the Happiness and Peace of All.

The full name of the book is of 25 words. Of course at the heart of the name are the words ‘Visionary’ and ‘The World of My Dream.’

I would use the first word of the name ‘Visionary’ to identify the book.

Yes, I had a vision of the book. I am glad that my Vision is now realized as a printed book, and I expect that it will be an e-book also.

And the printed book is officially released on Thursday, January 19, 2017, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda according to the Bengali calendar.

I have put my heart and soul in the book. Let me reveal that every word that I have written in the book have touched my heart. Indeed, even the words of Pujya Nanubhai and of other writers in the book have also touched my heart.

I humbly believe that the book is an excellent Introduction to Pujya Nanubhai and his monumental work The World of My Dream.

Yes, the little book CAN!

Contents of the book The Visionary and His Monumental Work The World of My Dream: How to Clean the Dirty World of Politics For the Happiness and Peace of All:

The Passion of the ‘The World of My Dream

–About Nanubhai Naik

–Interview with Nanubhai Naik

–‘I Turned 90 on May 10, 2016’ by Nanubhai Naik

–Media Release: ‘The World of My Dream’

–Some Other Books by Nanubhai Naik on and Related to “The World of My Dreaam’

–Letter and Message Sent to Obama

–‘The World of My Dream’ by Nanubhai Naik

–A Vision of the World Worth Living…

–And now Nanubapa’s Address

The book includes several photographs in full color.

About Girish Parikh

Girish Parikh is award winning author and journalist based in Modesto, California. Bay Area Gujarati Samaj of California honored him for his works in journalism. Tamtamta Tarla (Twinkling Stars), his book of children’s poems in Gujarati, won Government prize in India. His latest book in Gjujarati is Balgitoma Varta (Stories in Children’s Poems) published by Sahitya Sangam, Surat, India.

He has published more than 14 books in both Gujarati and English. His books in English include several books on computer software.

His book The Day of Gloom and Glory! is about Swami Vivekananda. Girish reveals that this book was inspired by Lincoln.

Girish says, “THE FILM OF MY DREAM is VIVEKANANDA of the scale of Richard Attenborough’s film GANDHI”.  In fact, he was inspired by the film GANDHI

Girish has written 200-page screenplay in English for the world class, epic, dramatic, period feature film VIVEKANANDA. He has been looking for a filmmaker to create the film in both English and Hindi.

Please contact Girish Parikh at gparikh05@gmail.com with ‘Visionary’ in the subject line to know about how to purchase the book.

 

સંવર્ધન બેંકબેલેન્સનુંઃ લખીને કરો આવક!

જાન્યુઆરી 2, 2017

www.GirishParikh.wordpress.comના સર્વ વાચકોને નૂતન વર્ષ મુબારક.

અમેરિકામાં લખીને આવક કરવાનું અશક્ય નહીં તો મુશ્કેલ તો લાગે જ છે!

માનો કે ન માનોઃ અમેરિકામાં લખીને આવક કરવાનો એક વિશિષ્ટ રસ્તો છે. એ વિશે
મારું કોલમ  અમેરિકન આવૃત્તિવાળું કોઈ સામયિક પુરસ્કાર આપીને પ્રગટ કરવા તૈયાર થશે તો હું જરૂર લખવા પ્રયત્ન કરીશ.

કોલમનું નામઃ “સંવર્ધન બેંકબેલેન્સનુંઃ લખીને કરો આવક!”