A humming word

Language has no barriers. We listen to understand. Speak to communicate. But is language limited to words?  No.  There's body movements. Gestures.  And Sign language.  India is home to 63 million people hard of hearing and sign language was not included in the curriculum till 2021 .   Identifying the gap in people who do not know the basics of sign language Sign Language Karo was born.  A brief chat with its founder, Adarsh Hasija.  Why did you think of Sign Language Karo? AH: It was a technology driven decision. I realised that technology had reached a point where, if you made hands signs in front of your phone’s camera, the phone can actually notice the positions of the fingers and recognise the signs. Computer Vision has made progress. And I thought why craft a sign language experience out this. And thus Sign Language Karo was born. How has you journey been so far? AH: It’s been great.  As I mentioned it was a tech driven decision. So I st...

The more I write, the older I get -A Bengali poem Pages, sewed together, hide in wooden cupboards. And meet by the second shelf corner, on hearing a voice Years have passed now! But the pages still whisper secrets to each other

Bhagat Singh -- the words that color a revolution ed: the words that colored a revolution  Bhagat Singh * Bhagat Singh words that colored the revolution

Social Change is integral to our life. It is as important as activities that enrich us -- poetry, art, cooking..or anything that you feel enriches you. And yes, the reward is there is a shift that happens within you. Your spotlight moves away from you and is on the condition of the people around who may be in a situation due to circumstances and not their choice. We are lucky if we have a peaceful atmosphere at home and have all our senses active. And that's sufficient to share the love in our heart with others. Why this post on all this? It is so heartwarming to see when people want to spare their time in giving to people, in their regular life. You’ll be surprised at what a group of people can do when given a situation that might enable social change. And what situations are these? 1. Devnar school for the blind - volunteering opportunity 2. Bansa Rural Library - volunteering opportunity For Devnar, there's a requirement of volunteers to teach and when shared in the Lampshade...

Love is loving the unknown – bathing the muddied body of a lover who ran to the slushy field in a frenzy unaware of his nakedness.  Love is loving the unknown – living with a person who once was so spirited, now lives with altered consciousness. Love is loving the unknown – a back hump, low vision, color blindness, stutter, dementia. Love is loving the unknown  A shot in the dark  To the heart

 Tab Milenge  ...  jab ek pyaali mein  pyaar ke thode bol  waqt ke saath pilaogey Tab milenge .. jab tumhari nigahe  mujhse aisey milengee  jaise saavan, samundar se  Tab milenege  .. jab tumharey kadam  aise badey jaise kavi milte hai kalam se Tab milenge Tab milenge Chinmay Paradkar's extended version: Hum Tab Milenge  jab tum ek pyaali mein  pyaar ke kuch bol  apne waqt ke saath  pilaogey Hum Tab milenge jab tumhari nigahe  mujhse aisey milengee  jaise dariya milta hai  samundar se  Hum tab milenege  jab tumharey kadam  mere ghar ki or aise badhein Jaise kisi shayar ki koi ghazal mukammal ho jati hai Hum tab milenge Jab din bhar suraj ki aag se tapi huyi dharti Raat ko chaand se lipat kar so jaati hai Khaamosh Hum tab milenge Jab langdaati kisi maayusi ko Umeed ki ek baisakhi mil jaye Safar bhar ke liye  Hum Tab milenge Hum Tab milenge

  For my dear friends like fam |  Title inspired by the famous Love After Love There is a cup inside me that is filled with your love -  your warmth, your time, your cheer, your deeds. I still don't know what Love means or what Friendship means  but when I think of you, I know it. Being gentle in the winter of life wearing your calm in the prickliest of times You choose love and friendship every time.  And I fill my cup, every single day with your presence - You exist .. Therefore, I live  You exist .. Therefore, I love PC: Pexels dot com