Well since I came back from India, people have kept on asking me, “Hey Aman how was your trip?” “What are you taking back from India?”, and the likes..and since I came back I cannot take anything out of my mind. I never was able to take India out of my mind, but now its completely embedded in my soul. India..the land itself. There is a saying “When you reach India..its love at first sight.” Very true. Yes there is corruption, yes there are hooligans, yes there are people in India that are living and breathing only to ruin India, but once you ignore these things..there is so much love, so much affection, so much care that all this negativity seems like a little ventricle. I have been living in USA since 1999. It’s a very long time..and I was very young when I came to USA, but even then I remember every ally, every park, every little thing about my hood. Kuch toh baat hogi na India mei? arre aaj ke zamaane mei toh logon ko yad dilaana parta hai ke 2 saal pehle juda hue the..aur us se pehle we were like siblings..fir bhi wo log sochke ke bolte hai ooohhh..han han..aur yaar kaisa hai?? Umm kya naam tha tera?? Haha..but Aaj bhi mujhe wo jagah yaad hai jahan pe mai mitti ke ghar banata tha apne doston ke saath..wo peepal ka perd jiske neeche hum diwali ke baad baith akarte the..aur mom pighaal ke we usd to make idols out of them..India..kuch toh baat hogi na India mei? Anyways so I was telling you about my trip..well like I said been living here since 1999..mere jab bhi exams hote the na toh mai exam se pehle mere skool ke paas ek mandir hai..toh mai wahan zaroor jaata tha..aur mere saath gopi hota tha toh who bhi chalta tha (gopi is just like a brother to me). Once there was a frnd with us, he was from Pakistan. I asked him to enter the temple and he said ke nahi..jahan se mai sabak leta hoon wo kehte hai ke kisi bhi mandir gurudwaare ya church mei jaana mere liye haraam hai..tu jaa..mai tere se skool mei miloonga..and he left..is baat ke 7 saal baad mai india aaya..and mujhe (hindu), mera ek dost (muslim), church mei leke gaya!! Ye kuch bhi nahi..mai ek mazaar pe gaya..chaadar chadaane..and wahan pe phool bhi charte hai..and us mazaar ke andar wo phool dene waale ek sardaar ji the. Mai ek mandir mei gaya jahan pe log bhaut magn the..hare ram hare Krishna gaa rahe the..wo hindu nahi the..Christians and Catholics the. Ye aur kahan milega jahan sab apna religion, apna culture bhool ke insaaniyat ko apna religion and apna culture banate hai? Ye aur kahan milega jahan koi Hindu nahi koi Musalmaan nahi koi Sikh nahi koi Christian ya koi Catholic nahi? Jahan sab Insaan Hai..kuch toh baat hogi na India mei? I went to school in USA..and graduated from high school in 2004. It is 2005 now..and except gopi I have no idea of anyone’s whereabouts. No body likes to keep in touch..Whereas In india.. I left India in 1999..i was in 8th standard..even today my classmates remember me..and I remember them!! I have seen people..inseparable friends..from school days..han they make new friends..but the bond between old friends never gets broken. Let alone school frnds..i am talking about frnds I played with..from childhood till I was 11 or 12..and 12 saal se I never saw them..but when I came to India..the way they met me..the way the behaved with me..was like as if I was never gone!! I was always there..this is what you get in India man..Kuchh toh baat hogi na India Mei? Almost every road in Delhi, almost every edible and delicacy in Delhi has a story behind it..a personal story..And us ek story se pachason kahaaniya aur niklegi..India Gate, Karol bagh, Model Town, Janpath, CP, Palika Bazaar, Janpath, Red Fort, Hanumaan Ji Ki Murti, Rajiv Chauk Ka Narulas, MGF Mall, Central Mall, Sahara Mall, Ambience Mall, i mean the list is endless..Here..even the major attractions are like a blank piece of paper. Kyun..kuch toh baat hogi na India mein? Yahan ke log badi asaani se bhulaaye jaa sakte hai..But india ke? Impossible!! Dost toh dost..india mei toh dushman bhi bhulaaye nahi jaate..i mean even if we hate a person..cant seem to stand someone’s presence..even that person will be there in our mind..always! 10 saal mei..i cried..i sobbed..i frowned..in india..i cried, I sobbed, I frowned..but usmei ek maza tha ek difference tha..jo I cannot express in words..yea jo baat hui jisne mujhe rulaya..but it was so easy to smile after like 2 mintues..cuz hey..i was in INDIA!! Aur hasna? I mean I never laughed like that ever..iin the past 10 years!! Ek hoti hai hasi aur khushi..aur ek hoti hai hasi khushi dil ki..India mei mai apne dil ke saath hasa tha!! Apne dil ke saath kuch hua tha. Kuch ne bola aman you are grown up only in your height..u need growing up in your mind aswell..but they ignored one fact..ten years ago I left India..ten years ago I left my childhood..10 years ago I started to grow u when I should have been chilling out..having fun..not giving a damn about anything in the world..but infac I didn’t do all that..i was all grownup in my mind, in USA..I came to India after 10 Years..Met MYSELF! Met my childhood..i owed all those kiddish things I did to that inner child in me. india mei rehte rehte mere sab bhai behno ne apna bachpan jiya..bade shauk se jiya..masti ke saath jiya..and mere jo bade hai..wo sab khush hue..kisi ne ye nahi dekha ke aman kya karta hai..kisi ne nahi socha ke aman kya karta hai..aman yahan tha..just with his own self!! Aaj mere sab bhai behen bade ho gaye..aur unfortunately mai bhi..toh aaj because all my cuzns all the people that are about my age..are all grown up..my elders believed that I should grow up too. Mera koi hakk nahi ke mai bhi apna bachpan jiyu? Mera koi hakk nahi tha ke apne andar ke jis bacche ko maine 10 saal pehle chupa diya tha..use ab nikaloon? Hakk tha..but..oh well..magar fir bhi..jitni khushi ka saamna maine india mei kiya..i have to say..i never in all my life had so much fun!! There were these special people that made my trip a hit..
My naani:- Its impossible for me to love anyone more than her..majority of my heart belongs to her..n majority doesn’t mean 51%..majority means 99.99%..there aren’t words that could describe how much I miss her. So I am not even going to try cuz thn I’ll start to cry..
My mama:- Aye mamaaaaaaaaaaa...my mamu and my friend!! Same goes for him..zyada kuch shuru kiya toh aansu shuru ho jaayenge!! So I’ll leave it here...
My maami:- I honestly didn’t know that I am so close to mami till the day I had to leave for India..maami ne tika lagaya..hugged me n started to cry..n I couldn’t stop myself from there..so many memories!! Feb 19th ko me n shivam went to get a cake for her n cake ko chupa diya..cake n candles..n dono chupa diye..11:45pm pe…when maami was asleep..shivam, shrutika, mama, naani, and I were awake..toh shivi shruti and I prepared the table..the cake, the candles n all..n the candles were sparkley..wo bhujne waali candles thi hi nahi..lol unko bhujao..wo fir jal jaati thi..lol haha..i cant stop laffing here..ok..so shivam n shruti gaye maami ko bulaane..lights off thi..n she came out and we all shouted happy birthday!!!!! Haha she was half asleep and half awake..ab ji baari aayi candles bhujaane ki…ab candles kis se bhujni thi?? Haha..bas maami bhi datt gayi unko bhujane mei..maami ke baad maama..mama ke baad shivam and thn shrutika..and I was bizi taking pictures and laffing!! Haha..anyways..us din ke baad…every day..mami ko greet karna..”HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMI” hehe its 4 months now..ab bhi when I call her n speak to her..namaste se pehle I am like happy birthday maami..n she laffs n says thankkk uuuuuu..haha..miss uuuuuuuu..love u soo muchhh…cant wait to meet u again!!
Shivam: humare bhrata shree..bhauttttttt darta hai..masti karne mei number one hai..but darta bhaut hia mama se..badi masti kari maine iske saath..sabse zyada time bhi toh isi ke saath guzaara hai..it was so much funnnnnnnnnn...kayi baatein hai which we wanted to do par nahi ho paayi..but no worries..next time zaroor hongi!! Miss u bro..love u lotss
Kannu: Mann..lene tu aaya subah ke 3 baje..chordne tu aaya wohi subah ke 3 baje..duniya mei har ek ko apna araam chahiye hota hai..and the most valuable thing one can give anyone is time..and u spared that for me..no one appreciates this more than me bro....time apna theek sa tha nahi but dude..i enjoyed a lot with you..i really wish ke waqt sahi hota..i am sure sabse zyada masti apan karte..there is always a next time and I am looking forward to it BIGTIME, LOVE YAH BRO!!!
Mani:- lol jaisa chora tha waisa hi paaya apni pyari si behna ko..bas lambi ho gayi awaaz waisi ki waisi..haa..i member when I met u pehle baar titoo mama ke office mei..unhone ishaara kiya teri taraf..i looked at you n I was like kaun hai?? N he shouted abe manni hai..lol and then dono ke sar pe thappar pade n he announced itne logo kea age ke dekho kaise bhai behen hai..ek doosre ko pehchaante hi nahi..lol haha yaad hai? Really enjoyed your company..after all who can forget the night of extra extra extra food?? lol..n jaisa kannu ke liye likha..waqkt ne saath nahi diya..other wise I am sure I would have taken a ton of memories tum logo ki company mei..no worries..agli baar jab aoonga toh 2 tonns ki memory leke jaunga..ek ton is baar ka aur ek ton us baar ka..hehe..love yahhhhhh
Sona; Mera pyara sa baccha!! India jab aa raha tha na tab mujhe lag raha tha ke tut oh pehchaane gi bhi nahi…tujhe yaad dilana parega ke mai mannu bhai hoon..lol but I was rong..really enjoyed a lot!! Like I said..chahe jitni marzi mirchi thi us raat waali dish mein..but it was the most delicious dinner I ever had as it was my very first meal with my sweet si sis..love yah loads!!
Abhishek:- Mera Bhai!! ab yaar in janaba ke bare mei kya kahoon..this guy didn’t know who the hell I am..but mama ke saath raat ke 3 baje he was there at the airport receiving me!! dude..tu na hota na toh bhagwan hi maalik hota mera haha..after all sabse zyada masti toh hum logo ne ki hai!! Kyun?? Hehe looking forward to the next time…aur is baar na gaadi theek karwa liyo..is baar mai chalaoonga!! haha
Sudd:- bas ek ya do hafte ke liye aayi meri behen aur dil pe chaap chord gayi!! Abhishek ki behen kamm meri zyada lagti hai! Hehe!! I really wanted to spend more time with youuuuuu…yaar apan apni bhabhi se milte na ek saath..kitna maza aata!! Haha..but koi baat nahi..next time I am sure bhaut masti hogi!! Looking forward to ittttttt miss yah love yah!!
Eshu:- UFFFFFFFFF..kya kahoon..kya boloon?? Matlab jis wakt mujhe ye nahi pata tha ke mai ladka hoon ya ladki..jis wakt I had no clue where I am..or who I am..mai ise tab se jaanta hoon..my very first friend(I have the damn picture to prove it) my chuddy buddy!! Yaar bhaut masti..bhaut hi zyada masti..mujhe aisa laga hi nahi ke pehli baar mil raha hun tujhse ya shobha se ya abhi se..sach mei..it was as if..pata nahi kitni baar pehle mil chuke hain..it was like a home away from home kinda experience for me. I loved it..b is se aage hum aur kya kahein CB samjha karo!! Hehe
, Abhi:- dudeeee…u shud have started your concert thing earlier!! But mannnnnnnnn u r the reason for the majority of my memories!! I mean who would have thought that ek jagah khade rehke u can move sooooo close to the place you wanna go..it was a great experience in Mathura with u bro..dhakka mukki mei lassi and mirchi waali tikki, not to forget under scorching heat..thn the car breaking down and the guy with the jugaard..lol haha..memories are all I have and they are the best thing in the world….they just never seem to finish..kyun?? looking forward to much more masti mann..is baar I am going to make a plan..and we’ll put that plan into action!!
Shobhit:- dude..i hope our secret is still a secret..n we’ll keep it a secret for like another 200 years..uske baad we’ll tell everyone pakka!! Agar tab bhi nahi bataana thn its your call..but meri taraf se after 200 years its an OK..lol anyways..great fun with you mann..we didn’t spend a lot of time may be cuz ek andar se feeling hoti hai na ke yaar I don’t know this guy n all..lol but mann..honestly u really made me feel as if I am one of you..i am sure next time we’ll have one hell of a time!! Lookin forward to it!! ,
Anu;- aji aapke bare mei kya bolein?? U gave me two most valuable gifts anyone can ever give to someone and one of them is time! April 2nd 2009, the day I took back!! Thanks for it..from the bottom of my heart!! It was one hell of a day!! Honestly one hell of a day!! I had a great time with you..then and also when we all went to india gate evening mei…eshu, abhi, shobha, me, n u..ohhh great fun..well..atleast shuruwaat mei toh maza aaya tha naaa?? Lol I am sure when we all ge together the next time..dhamaka karenge!! Mann can’t wait for it!! Ohhhhh..n is baar bhi we have to have to find that auto waala bhaiya..mastttttt banda tha yaar..lol haha..
Govinda:- ye miyan toh orkut pe hai bhi nahi..aur inko toh maloom bhi nahi hai ke hum inke bare mei kuch farma rahe hain..lol but man..this guy is one hell of human being!! Jitni izzat isne mujhe di hai shayad hi kisi ne kabhi di hogi..i got way too much respect for this guy!! When ever me, abhishek and all used to get together with him we used to do n say stuff to tease him, to ambarass him..but this guy..not once used to feel offended, respect for u man..a lot of respect!! One call and he was there at the door..all ready and set to go with me n abhishek where ever we were going!! Honestly dude..god bless you..cant wait to see you again!!
Afzi:- humare afzi miyan..janaab..aapke bare mei kya kahein..kehne ko nahi bas tujhe to gale lagaane ko dil chahta hai mere yaar. I knew how bizi u were..yet somehow kaise bhi karke raat ko mere liye time nikaalta tha and milne aata tha..every one works..and every one gets tired after work..they need food in their stomach and bed to sleep on..and every one craves to go home and sleep…but hats off to u dude..completely hats off to u..i am damn dead sure ki agar mujhe teri subah ke 5 baje bhi teri zaroorat hoti toh mujhe sirf ek fone karne ki der hai..and 20 min ke andar andar tu darwaaze pe hota..i am dead sure of this..i sincerely hope next time work pressure itna nahi hoga and tab we’ll enjoy the hell off..,
Alka:- is ladki se lardne mei jitna maza aata hai na..utna maza araam se baat karne mei nahi aata…she is much more entertaining and exciting when she is mad at me..lol miss u a lot. Meri behen hai..aur hum dono ek doosre se aise lardte hai jaise shukkar aur shani..make us sit in a room alone for 30 minutes..after a while u’ll hear shouting!! Honestly..agar wo kuch nahi karegi toh mai kuch aisa kardoonga jis se wo majboor ho jaaye mere pe chillane ke liye..lol u kno like when u eat a mirchi..u expect it to be really hot..u expect ke aapka mooh jale..same thing with her..when I meet alka I expect her to b mad at me..to yell at me for something or the other..n that’s what I love about her lol its weird.i know..but I love it!! Haha..miss u so muchhhhh
Kriti:Aum Sai Ram..motus..yaar we met like 3 times..and teeno baar theek se nahi mil paaye..kyun?? besharam…ko khud pata nahi tha ke shaadi pe kaunsi saari pehni hui thi..mujhe guilty feel karwaa diya...bina baat mei..n I was right all along!! Battameez na ho toh!! Lol..but job hi hai..hai badi mast..hum jitni der bih mile..jis kisi halaat mei mile..it was well worth it in my opinion!! No regrets!! I mean we had fun compared to the situation…I think we enjoyed!! Kyun?? But again..i do apologise..for not giving enuff time to yah..n I know u understand..next time I’ll make it up for yah pakka se..and dude..mera kurta pajama is pending!! Yaad hai na?? le mat liyo..maine aapi aapi choose karoonga!! Hehe..miss uuuuuuu..god bless n aum sai ram.
Honey: bhai jaan..maza aa gaya mil ke..yaar aisa laga hi nahi ke saala 10-11 saal baad mil raha hoon..aisa laga ke I was there only! I felt sooooooooooo comfortable..mai soch raha tha yaar honey aur bhanu se milne jaa raha hoon..they both working sound like bizi ppl..n all…toh aman thora sa mature behave kario..lol..but when I met u..i didn’t meet two office goers..i met my childhood buddies!! Didn’t feel the need to be mature..saari yaadein taaza hui..it was amazing..but man..DCM jaana reh gaya..but no worries there is always a next time..pakka challange agli baar
Bhanu:- I don’t know if u remember or not dude..but janaab aap hi thi jinhone mujhe cycle chalaani sikhaayi thi..yaad hai?? Blue color ki BMX thi meri..and wo barma tha ground mei..lappu uncle ke ghar ke saamne?? Uski slab pe khade karwake u taught me how to ride a bicycle..lol mann..yar teri toh shakal bhi change nahi hui..when I saw u..aisa laga abeeee yaar..isi ne toh parso cycle chalani sikhayi thi aur kal hi I bit him on his hand!! Lol haha..again man..when I was coming to meet u mai yehi soch raha tha yaar maloom nahi chord ke toh almost apni umar ke logon ko gaya tha..kahin uncle logon se na miloon..lol but nahhh..i met the same people I remembered!! Bas thore se wakt ke liye hi mile the..but wo waqt bhi yaadgaar bana diya yaar..thank you so much
Tashu:- LOOOOOOOOOOOONGIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII..lol tu na thori baat kiya kar!! Chup chaap mon vrat leke baithi rehti hai!! But whtever..love u n miss u so much!! Meri pyari si..jhalli si behna!! Mai nab haut galat time pe aaya tha lagta hai..tum sab ke sab bizi the..tu apni internship mein..manni apne boards mei, priyam apne exams mei..i am sure agar tum log free hote na..bhaut masti karte apan..but koi nahi..masti pending rahi..agli baar karenge!! hehe
Manni:- saala poore khaandaan mei koi itna lamba nahi hai jitna ye hai!! Khamba!! Abe gaadi mei fit kaise aata hai be?? Beta watch..agli baar aoonga na mere boots mei 5 inch ki heel hogi..just wait n watch!! Hehe..dudeeee had a blast with u n mohak..lol member wo kabristan waali ride? Hehe..awesome!! shivam ki band baj gayi thi..haha..lol..and sacchi sacchi bataoon…thora thora darr mujhe bhi lag raha tha haha..lol..it was just way too dark there mann..wo jagah hai kaunsi?? And wo..tumhare ghar ke paas waali laal laal vending machine?? Haha..tune aur mohak ne bechare do bando ki khade khade jhand kardi!! Lol!! Haha..sab dheela ho gaya hoga sharam ke mare uska..sharam karliya karo kameeno haha..all in all..had so much fun with yah man..honestly..
Priyam: tere saath zyada toh kuch enjoy kiya nahi..ab I cant blame u na...exams jo chal rahe the tere..i cud see the tention when I came over..kuch nahi hota..but job hi hai..i loved the time I spent with u..u kno yaad hai maine wo video banayi thi?? Abhi bhi dekhta hooon..thora thora emotional ho jaata hoon but kya karoon..ek wohi hai jismei mere chalet firte hilte dulte bhai behen hai..hehe..agli baar jab aoonga na I’ll make sure tabhi aoon jab sab ki chuttiyan ho..fir acchi tarah se masti karenge!!
Aanya:- Bullo!! Aanyaaaaaaaaaaa “SHARMA” lol haha..pagali si patli si..bhagwan jaane tu kaise itni patli hai..tu itni patli aur manni itna lamba…ye na apne khaandaan ki ek mystery rahegi sach mei..lol..bada maza aaya yaar tere saath..but unfortunately ter bhi exams the jab mai aaya aur masti nahi kar paaye..oh well..next time..chuttiyo mei hi aoonga and we’ll have a blast..all of us together pakka..miss u bullo..n love u loads
Anaya:- THE STAR!! The youngest of all..magar ssab se tez..luvvvv u n misssssss u sooo muchhhhhhhhhhhh...mwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...i don’t have words for this lil bundle of joy!! Touch wood..the mst entertaining person of all time!! Cant wait to see her again..
I cant wait to see you all again man..and u know..Yeh Hi Baat Hai India Mein..jo mujhe kabhi india ko bhoolne nahi deti..bas yehi baat hai..you guys are my India..Miss you all..cant wait to see you all again!!
Loads n Loads Of Love..God Bless..
As Always..
Aman...
