Ai Dil hai Mushkil Jeena Yahan...

This post comes straight from my Bihari heart


ai dil hai mushkil jeena yahaan
zaraa hatke zaraa bach ke
ye hai Mumbai meri jaan
ai dil hai mushkil jeena yahaan
zaraa hatke zaraa bach ke
ye hai Mumbai meri jaan

kahin Sena,Kahin MNS, kahin Manoos kahin Patil
miltaa hai yahaan sab kuchh ik miltaa nahin dil
insaaniyat kaa nahin kahin naam-o-nishaan
zaraa hat ke zaraa bach ke
ye hai Mumbai meri jaan
ai dil hai mushkil jeena yahaan
zaraa hatke zaraa bach ke
ye hai Mumbai meri jaan

kahin bomb blast,kahin baarish, kahin vidhan sabha main thappad kahin kursi ki race
kahin daaka, kahin faaka kahin thokar kahin thes
Gundo ke hain kayi kaam yahaan
zaraa hat ke zaraa bach ke
ye hai Mumbai meri jaan
ai dil hai mushkil jeena yahaan
zaraa hatke zaraa bach ke
ye hai Mumbai meri jaan


Hindi walon ko bhaiyya yahaan kahte hans hans
Unko roz maare kahe isko business
rajniti ke hain kayi naam yahaan
zaraa hat ke zaraa bach ke
ye hai Mumbai meri jaan
ai dil hai mushkil jeena yahaan
zaraa hatke zaraa bach ke
ye hai Mumbai meri jaan

Bharat main rahkar bhi Baharwala tu ban
Mazhab aur bhasha pe baatna ye yahaan kaa hai chalan
Bhaichara aur deshprem nahin milne ke yahaan
ye hai Bombay nahin nahin yeh hai Mumbai meri jaan
suno mister, suno bandhu
ye hai Mumbai meri jaan

ai dil hai mushkil jeenaa yahaan
zaraa hatke zaraa bach ke
ye hai Mumbai meri jaan

ai dil hai mushkil jeenaa yahaan
ai dil hai mushkil jeenaa yahaan

Democracy or Dumbocracy

I have often taken pride in the fact that democracy in India has not only survived but flourished against all odds.The Maharashtra elections though have shaken the foundations of these very beliefs. Is democracy really the boon we claim it to be or has it become a statistical tool to win elections? It amazes me how a party which ruled for 5 years and had large doses of corruption,maoist terror,hate crimes,the worst terror attack in Indian History,farmer suicides,train bombings etc be reeleceted ? Have the people of India really misunderstood the meaning of democracy? Even after 60 years of independence are we still in a hangover of slavery?Are the politicians the new royalty?How can so many sons and daughters of politicians win in these elections?Why was the only new issue (marathi manoos) of the election as old as the patriach of the weak opposition? How can a ruling party get rewarded for its non governance or am I wrong ?Does the common Indian not care about bomb blasts and internal security or farmer suicides? have we become so self absorbed that we have become immune to the misfortunes of others?Was the so called "spirit of mumbai" a synonym for "Ï care a damn " ? Questions questions and so many questions but I dont see any answers in sight. When I look at the development and the discipline and the security and the efficiecny with which things are done in Oman ,I often wonder if maybe democracy wasnt that great a thing to happen to India.