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आतिश-ए-इश्क़
जब आतिश-ए-इश्क़ में यह रूह ही हमारी, दहक-दहककर ख़ाक हो जाएगी एक दिन, तो फिर जहन्नुम का डर किसको है– जहन्नुम तो महबूब के क़दमों में ही लिखा है । Continue reading
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एक बेरहम से मोहब्बत
अब तो बस खड़े हैं फ़लक के साए में हाथ फैलाए इस उम्मीद में हम कि शायद बेरहमों से मोहब्बत करने वालों पर ख़ुदा ही रहम फ़रमाएगा । Continue reading
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Ruhani – A Short Story
Many years ago there used to flow a river through this small town. An ancient river, holy and sacred for us for many generations. People called her “Ruhani.” When I was small, my grandfather used to tell me all about this mighty river. Her majestic volume, her pure blue glistening water, her impulsive flow—very rapid… Continue reading
About Me
Nehaan in Persian means ‘secret’ or ‘hidden.’ In Japanese, the same word means ‘nirvana.’ In these pages, I will make an attempt to explore, and if possible, partly or fully reveal what lies hidden from our view in our day-to-day lives. The path will be characterised by a certain lack of method which I think is characteristic of human intuition. I write and shall continue to write only when inspired to do so. This also means I might occasionally make forays into varied fields such as science, music, philosophy, language, linguistics and poetry, to name a few. I hope this would not put off new readers and tire the old ones! But who am I to complain–even the lovers of fine wine feel repulsed by the first drop and still, quite strangely, dizzy by the last.
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