प्यार क्या है

 प्यार  क्या है 

यह हर जगह फलती फूलती प्रकृति है 

यह ईश्वर की प्रचंड एवं उत्तम शक्ति है 

और हर व्यक्ति की सुन्दर अभिव्यक्ति है

ओ मेरे मनमीत ओ मेरे साजन

ओ मेरे मनमीत ओ मेरे साजन 

तेरे आने से आता है सावन 

फूलों की मीठी बोली , होता है जिसमें प्यार 

खिलकर दिल उड़ता है जब आती है बहार 

बन जाता है मन मेरा तेरे प्यार में पावन 

मोर के पैरों में घुँघरू है बंधे 

कोयल की कूक में, सारे सुर सजे 

सा से लेके नी तक, सुरीला बना आंगन 

दिल को ही पता है, कितना मीठा है यह रोग 

तड़पाता है सबको अपने साजन का वियोग 

दूर नहीं होना, हो कुछ भी अनबन 

Indian Classical - Taal Workshop By Shri Vinayak Prabhu sir at Kalashri Sangeet Vidyalaya Mulund

On Sunday May 13th 2018, Mother's day, I attended the mother of all workshops, called Indian Classical Taal Workshop.


This was organized by Shri Abhay Bhide sir, from Kalashri Sangeet Vidyalaya Mulund West, and he had invited his Guru: shri Vinayak Prabhu from Goregaon, to conduct this workshop.


The venue was our class in Mulund West and the timings were from 5:00 to 8:00 PM
We started with a Tea session, where we introduced eachother to Vinayak Sir. Vinayak sir came along with is two students, Omkar and Vishal.


Vishal plays tabla and also is a very good accompanist.


After the tea session the workshop session began.
The first question was asked by Ms. Vaishali Sathe . She asked:
1. How to perfect the Taal , while singing a bandish.


Vinayak sir first told her to sing a bandish. She started with Raag Bhupali (Bhup) bandish.
"Lakh chabi sawariya ki"


And the entire taal mahiti and the way to perfection of taal, and the description by Vinayak sir was fabulous.
He gave lot and lot of information how this can be done.

Visit to Shirdi Sai Baba Temple

Few days back myself along with my office colleague planned a trip to Shirdi. We drove till Shirdi in a sedan car that was a fabulous 5 hour ride.  Here was the time when the first line came to my mind for my Sai baba song 'chalo sai darbaar chalo'

We took halt in between for some morning pet pooja :) breakfast and garmagaram tea. we left at 5 in the morning from Mumbai Mulund West and took a halt at 7 Morning when the sun had already risen high. It was a enjoyable experience to have tea that time, with friends. Later we proceeded to shirdi and reached there by 10 30.

We immediately rushed to take VIP passes since that was a holiday and there were lot of rush. But with our trump card of VIP pass we got an easy fast and 15 min long darshan of sai baba. it was a divine experience. That moment the other lines for my song, came to my mind.

I began framing the sentences in my mind and tried not to forget them, before I get pen and a paper to note it down.

Following is the Youtube link for Saibaba song

Sai Baba Song

Apne Janm Din Par - A poem

This poem starting four lines were written by my daughter Niharika Butani, and based on that i wrote this poem.

अपने जन्मदिन पर

पिताजी को देखकर

मैं फूली 

न समाई

आगे पीछे डोलकर

नाज़ों से यूं बोलकर

मैं फूली 

न समाई

पलको में सपनो को छिपकर जो बैठी हूँ

उन सपनो को हकीकत के पर लगाने बैठी हूँ

मन के सारे अरमान

है तारो भरा आसमान

में संग

लेकर आई

अपने जन्मदिन पर

पिताजी को देखकर

मैं फूली 

न समाई

मेरे पिताजी तो हरदम मेरे आँखों में रहते है

बेटी में हूँ पास तेरे यह हरदम आके कहते है

झूम के में मारती हूँ तापा

कहती हूँ में ई लव यू पापा

यह खुशी

सबको सुनाई

अपने जन्मदिन पर

पिताजी को देखकर

मैं फूली 

न समाई

मेरी प्यारी सी बेटी तू तोह आँखों का तारा है

मेरा यह जीवन बस तुझपे वारा है

तू ही दिल में बसी है

तू ही मन में रची है

यह बोली

तूने बनायीं

अपने जन्मदिन पर

पिताजी को देखकर

मैं फूली 

न समाई

अपने मम्मी के दिल में तेरा रंग खिलता है

तू ही है जो मेरे खुशियों से आके मिलता है

तू ही है जो मेरे खुशियों से आके मिलता है

तेरे बिना क्या है कुछ भी नहीं

तू ही बस तू है सब कुछ यहीं

हर आस

तूने जगाई

अपने जन्मदिन पर

पिताजी को देखकर

मैं फूली 

न समाई

This poem starting four lines were written by my daughter Niharika Butani, and based on that i wrote this poem.

A poem by Kanu Butani

Christmas Celebrations in my Office

The Christmas was celebrated in our office by the "Great place at work" team, who introduces some extra curricular activities in the office , This time they came up with a very unique idea of starting with a "Your cubicle decoration with the Christmas theme" competition.




This was certainly a great idea and many people participated in it with lot of enthusiasm. The team just behind my desk, created a very beautiful decoration of the cubicle. They were working on it for 3 hours continuously, wrapping the cartoons, the read tapes and jhalars and the while cotton to get the effect of snow. Small Santaclause and a tiny snow man . That was really wonderful. Below is their picture.



The another cubicle decorated the cubicle with a different manner.
Mother Mary in a hut with Jesus Christ and his friends.
Red and white ballons all arond the cubicle
With green trees and the gifts wrapped in different coloured baskets
The Santa clause with an empty face so that any one can come and take its photo with it.
So i took the change the took my photograph.
That was great

A wrist Band created by my daughter

This is a wrist band crafted by my daughter.
She collected beads and threads of different styles and created this wonderful band.

This is the first time she has created this band. Its looking very nice. The beads and the threads are going well with each other.

The knot also is perfectly done and the finishing of this thread just looks professional

The beads also remind me of the mantra jaap mala that we use to chant lord's name. Om Namah Shivaye. Great going. Keep it up.