Here is the greatest surprise for me at the end of the year 2016. The most exciting thing of this list is to find both of our names in the list. What can be a better gift than this from year 2016?
Swati Sarangi
31.12.2016
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Blogadda
31 Dec 2016
#223 THE SEASON Anthology
Here is the greatest surprise for me at the end of the year 2016. The most exciting thing of this list is to find both of our names in the list. What can be a better gift than this from year 2016?
Swati Sarangi
31.12.2016
27 Dec 2016
#222 It never happened
It never happened
This
poem is about different moments which we come across in our lives. Moments of
joy are always cherished and recalled frequently in future. Their recalling
brings a smile in our lips whereas for moments of adversities, we wish them not
to happen but we rarely realise that they’re preparing us for something great!
There
are many moments
In
which you’ve enjoyed to live
Treasuring
them for future’s revisit
When
recalling them widens your smile
You
forget the moment of present
You’re
living in, for a while
The
occurrence of those
No
less than a packet of blessings
Their
transient passage
Lends
them golden wings
Dwelling
in past may not
Be
a good sign
All
episodes of distress
Not
reasons to whine
You
wish it never happened
The
voice within yourself
Cries,
“It’s not the end.”
P.S:
This is the last poem of mine for this year (Meet you all poetically in 2017, :) ). 2016 has been a wonderful year for me. Thanks to
my roommate for giving me a topic to write as I was running short of ideas.
Swati
Sarangi
27.12.2016
25 Dec 2016
#221 The Year in Review
The Year in Review
Year 2016 is making its preparation to leave. The time has
come to bid a good bye to this year and welcome the upcoming year with a sense
of optimism. Before stepping into a new
year, I want to reflect upon the lessons that 2016 has taught me or the gifts
that it has offered me.
As per the academic curriculum In India, the beginning
of the year expects every student to be sincere as it brings forth a series of
exams to write. This year began with the similar note but the fortunate thing
was that I got the chance to be at my home with my family. I got this chance
almost after 18 months! I was lucky enough to receive the extra care and
attention from my family during the peak time of exam. The session of writing
competitive exams lingered on till June. I faced the situations of
uncertainties and disappointments but the thought that ‘everything has a
purpose in life’ kept my hopes alive. Thanks to my parents who were always there for lifting my spirit.
I’m currently pursuing Masters Degree in Power
Electronics. The process of exploring life and facing the challenges is still
on. By the end of July, I was at Indore- a completely new place for me, that I could
have ever imagined about. New place-new challenges and blessings. Life at IGIT,
Sarang had already made me adapted to any situation or surrounding. I did not
face much trouble in adjusting with this new place. I came across wonderful
people in form of friends, teachers, seniors and roommates. I am so satisfied
to share that, whatever I wrote at Indore, got acknowledged readily. That may
be the reason of the efforts that I put earlier in the field of writing. I
tried to grab many opportunities in the field of writing. Whenever I felt low, surprises at times made
me smile.
I came across the book “The Secret” that gave me
enough encouragement to look at the positive side of everything. I could come
to know about something called “The law of attraction”- a law so profound. This
year has taught me a very important lesson - What’s important in life is always
going fine. If something is not going fine, then that thing has no importance
in life. So, I am not the one that I used to be during the beginning of this
year. Every challenging situation that I faced, urged me to be stronger than
ever before.
This NEW YEAR will be a different one as I won’t be
with my family but I expect it to be memorable! I look forward to
wonderful memories in days to come. Last but not the least; I would like to
thank everyone whom I came across as I got to learn many things from them.
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!
©Swati
Sarangi
24.12.2016
24 Dec 2016
11 Dec 2016
#218 Jazba- जज़्बा
जज़्बा
हो सबमें कुछ करने का जज़्बा
कुछ बनने का सपना
हो सबका पूरा
हिम्मत न हारें क्योंकि
आने वाला है नया सवेरा
चमकेगा भाग्य का तारा
युध्दभूमि ही आमंत्रण देती
समय चक्रव्यूह रचाता
जीवन अब व्यर्थ न होगा
हर क्षण साहस से जुड़ा
असंभव तो बस मन का धोखा
सम्भावना को जो हमेशा रोकता
जीवन का लक्ष्य है अब पहचानना
कायरता से पीछे नहीं हटना
आये हैं कुछ करने के लिए
हम हैं न बूझने वाले दीए
ऐसा हो सबका जलता जज़्बा
कुछ बनने का सपना
हो सबका पूरा
- स्वाती सडंगी
8 Dec 2016
6 Dec 2016
#216 Kuchh likha hai maine aaj
कुछ लिखा है मैंने आज
बड़ी कोशिशों के बाद
जब मिले प्रेरणा के स्रोत अनगिनत
बन जाएँ जीवन के पल अनमोल
मुश्किलें भी लगे आसान
मन करे छूलूं आसमान
चुनिंदा शब्दों के साथ
कलम को पकड़ी मैं एक रात
लिखूँ तो लिखूँ क्या अब
भावनाएं मेरे करें मुझे निशब्द
खोलूँ मैं शब्दों का पिटारा
दिखता जैसे झिलमिलाता तारा
सजालूँ मैं उन्हें अब कागज़ पर
जिनसे मेरी हटी न नज़र
कुछ लिखा है मैंने आज
कई सदियों के बाद
5 Dec 2016
24 Nov 2016
# 214 Result of Dear Zindagi Contest
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19 Nov 2016
#213 From unknown to closer one
From unknown to closer one
“Hi, This is Priya’’. She said with a smile in her face.
‘’Hi, This is Sweta, nice to meet you. Where
are you from??” I enquired to know more about her.
“I am from Lucknow. What about you??’’She
asked.
“Wow, near my place. I live in Kanpur.’’ I was
delighted to hear this.
We exchanged our mobile numbers.
This was a short conversation between me and my
roommate that day.
Next day I returned to my room with my luggage
and accessories.
It was a pure coincidence to share a room with
a first year MTech student from same state.
We were completely strangers then but later she
turned out to be a ‘jug’ in my life. She is the one who holds a closest spot in
my heart.
Our friendship started the day I occupied a
room in Opal Hostel. Her smile and attitude drew me towards her. We gossiped a
lot that day. It was no less than a miracle to find a roommate sharing most of
the qualities of yours. The famous proverb hit my mind that day, ‘Like attracts like’ which was quite apt for the situation.
I am overwhelmed to find a roommate who is a
‘talking queen’ because I am considered as a chatter box in my family. We never
go out of topics while taking with each other. Our gossips would start from
childhood memories to end with trending news of institute. We share a common
hobby of sleeping. She accompanies me in this too. In our leisure hours, we
sing Bollywood songs together. When we forget the lyrics of the song, we browse
from the internet but we continue singing that for long. Some of the songs have
become our "room anthem’’ also. I am also amazed the way she learned an odiya
song properly in a short period of time.
Our friendship grew day by day. Moreover, I
discovered myself through her.
We have been together for few months only but I feel
as if we know each other from a long time.
There is a kind of special bond between us which is above the level of
friendship. With her I can share my secrets, insecurities, anxieties and
pleasures without having a second thought. There have been numerous instances
when I found solace in talking with her. She is never impatient to hear my
words. She is a kind of helpline during my tough times.
I find the following qualities of her quite
attractive---
1. Helping- She is always ready to help people.
When someone asks her for some help, she never denies. I consider her as my
alarm. It is her duty to wake me up from sleep most of the time.
2. Caring-She plays a multiple roles by being a
sister to mother and grandmother. One day I was suffering from fever. At night,
my body temperature had risen up. I was
shivering a lot. She woke up from her
sleep to cover me with a shawl and moved her healing hands over my head gently. She
played the role of my mother that night by being by my side. This act of her touched
my heart.
3. Genuine- She is very genuine. By genuine, I
mean that she never pretends to be someone else. I find this quality of her to be superior
among all other qualities.
4. Care free- She is a kind of girl who takes no
tension. Rather she insists others to be tension-less. I have never found her
repenting for something.
5. Friendly- She is too friendly with everyone.
Wishing everyone good morning every day to everyone in the wing of my hostel
proves so. She invites everyone to mess
for dinner. That’s why she is famous among all the residents of hostel starting
from B.Tech first years to PhD Seniors.
She always motivates me whenever I feel low. She
never leaves a reason to tease me. She is the one who is always there to laugh
over my silly jokes, question my points, read my stories, experiment with my hairstyles and dance with me on a
song. My happiness gets doubled and worries get dissolved by being with her. I am
blessed to have her in my life who not only makes me laugh in tough times but
also lend a helping hand during the time of need. This is the essence of a true friendship.
I wish that our friendship continue forever.
Sweta
Sarangi
19-11-2016
“I am writing about Jug in my life for the #DearZindagi activity at BlogAdda“.
#Dear Zindagi
18 Nov 2016
#212 The Jug in my life
The Jug in my life
The biggest blessing that the life has
offered me is my twin sister. Our evolution has been a very mutual one since
the very early stage of embryo! I befriended someone even before appearing in
the world! True, the first 12 minutes of my life handed the responsibilities of
an elder sister over my shoulder. That’s how my life has gifted me the best
friend of my life in form of my sister.
We completed our education of under
graduation from same schools and college. I always feel so fortunate to be able
to experience the bliss of these combinations of relationship- friendship and
sisterhood. I’m always made to realize the essence of this biggest gift by my
fellow friends and teachers who have always appreciated the existing bonding
between us. Sweta was the one with whom I spent most of my time during my
school and college days.
Life has always presented enough
opportunities for us to be together. The detour of my life arrived when I
appeared in entrance exams for getting into an undergraduate course.
Coincidentally, we got into the same college of Engineering but in respective
branches of our choices. Our joy knew no bounds when we saw our names in the
allotment list of same room number in the wall of Girl’s hostel. That was the
happiest moment of my life as far as I can very well recall. Hostel days
brought us even closer as roommates. I could witness the evolving state of our
friendship from a very close angle. Even though we were roommates for 4 years,
yet we never ran short of topics to discuss. I thoroughly enjoyed each part of
her company. Sharing with her the moments of joy and disappointment was always
something divine.
The Shah Rukh Khan’s way of playing
the role of Jug in Alia’s life is no different from the role of my twin sister
in my life. My twin sister, Sweta enunciates the qualities of a true friend. Enlisting some of her qualities below that reflects the quality of a true
friend-
1) Helpful: She is the-girl-next door who’s always ready to help others and
in return expects nothing.
2) Loyal: She is someone who can be very well trusted upon. She always lends
an ear for the worries and
3) Selfless: She has a selfless demeanour. She does not keep any kind
feeling of jealousy for others.
4) Counsel: She’s a good counsel. She offers wise advises during the time of
need.
5) Motivator: She is a brilliant motivator. Taking doses of motivation from
her is like building your own life.
Sweta is someone with whom I can share
everything. There’s no barrier between our thoughts. We almost share similar
interests. Now, we are no longer together. When geographical distance acts as a
barrier between us, the law of telepathy works wonder. I realized it very soon.
There have been times when I’ve missed her and the next moment I get a call
from her surprisingly. Thanks to the way of upbringing of my parents that has
never let even the slightest feeling of jealousy to crop up between us in any
circumstance. She is someone whom I can torture with my silly chattering and
she bears the patience of hearing them. She is someone over the shoulder of
whom I can keep my head to de-stress myself. She acts like a motivator and
guide. I feel that she is the one who understands me the most.
At the end all I can say is that I
want this friendship to become concrete reinforced with the experiences of
life. May this friendship last long. *Touch Wood*. May you have all success and
happiness in days to come, my dear friend and thanks for being an integral part
of my life.
Swati Sarangi
18.11.2016
17 Nov 2016
13 Nov 2016
9 Nov 2016
#207 When God mixes in life
When God mixes in life
When God mixes in life
Ecstasy with adversities
Handful of adventures
With the events of tortures
Moments of success
With a series of failures
A set of trust worthy friends
With double faced traitors
The feeling of being accepted
With the stark reality of being rejected
The feeling of being on top
With the height of being flopped
Then comes the real enjoyment
Of life’s every moment
Where there’s no scope
Of any kind of judgement
Where everyone experiences
By learning each minute
These all develop maturity
Giving perception a clarity
Just to remind us that
God is a necessity.
P.S: My Entry For The GOD Father Contest
Write a poem of about 14-25 lines
in English.
Starting with the line:
"When God mixes in my life"
Ending with the line: "God
is a necessity"
Swati Sarangi
04.11.2016
6 Nov 2016
#206 A letter to Zindagi
A letter
to life
Dear Zindagi,
What a wonderful companion you turn out to be! Thanks for everything that
you offered or snatched away from me which made me realize the worth of every
little thing that I've come across.
I started to receive blessings of my life since the day I landed on my
mother’s hand and surprisingly I was not alone! I was accompanied by a sweet
little angel in form of my twin little sister who happened to be 12 minutes
younger to me. So, you handed the responsibility of an elder sister over my
shoulder the very -first- 12-minutes of my life. Then my childhood was spent in
a joint family in Bhubaneswar with many supervisors who at times made me very
pampered. Being the first child of a big Indian family, I was the apple of
everyone’s eye. All my needs were always met without any fail or delay. You put
me in an intellectual family whose values were very strong and I received all
needed support and care from family members. I was always surrounded by my friends
in my family which included my grandparents, uncles, aunts and parents who took
a keen interest in my activities by always encouraging me. I was enrolled in a
very religious Hindu-school who implanted the seed of spiritualism from the
early stage of my life. I learned to recite Sanskrit Shlokas and play with
numbers. My talents were very well nurtured and groomed. My mother’s
birthplace Puri, happened to be a place of get-together of all my cousins
during vacations. Memories of staging plays with my cousins are still alive.
You gave me an opportunity to complete my secondary education at Kanpur
where I grew to be a very matured and disciplined girl. Knowing about my
reticent nature, you introduced me to the world of words, numbers, colours and
melody who became my virtual companions very soon. I have started to enjoy
their company without expecting much from the surrounding. How penning down
feelings over a piece of paper acts as a medium of introspection- you taught me
that very well. The kind of people I came across left an indelible print in my
mind. You fostered my spirit of competition in a positive way by keeping me
away from the poisonous feeling of jealousy. Equal treatment of us (sisters) by
my parents never let even a dint of jealousy to flourish. You presented me a
set of exemplary persons whom I stated to consider as my teachers and a set of
friends for life. I can never forget to recall the wonderful trips I made to
the cities of Allahabad, Mathura,Vrindavan,Jaipur,Khajuraho,Agra,Lucknow,
Pantnagar,Nainitaal,Jammu
So, my education revolved around cities like Bhubaneswar, Kanpur, Sarang
(Talcher),Hyderabad ,Indore(and continuing). I got an opportunity to come
across people of different states, languages, cultures and religions because of
it. You’ve made me appreciate the beauty within yourself. You’re the embodiment
of all emotions- the storehouse of all experiences.
How wisely you have made me realise that the little sacrifice like
staying away from home for a bigger purpose of life is nothing as compared to
the countless sacrifices made by my parents for me! You have taught me to be
brave and develop a never-give-up attitude no matter how hard the situations
turn out to be. Now, I’ve developed the patience of going through the
struggling phase of my life.
Last but not the least, I have no words to express my gratitude for you
for having silently taught me different experiences of joys,tears,
,success,failures,hopes,disappointments.
Thanks Zindagi!
I could have never asked you for anything more!
With love
Swati Sarangi
06.11.2016
“I am writing a letter to life for the #DearZindagi activity at BlogAdda.”
#205 A letter to Zindagi
A LETTER TO ZINDAGI
Dear Zindagi,
I love every aspect of sweet memories provided
by you. I don’t remember when I embraced you. But I remember most of the mischief done by me in my childhood days. Yes,
you were the reason for my existence. It can be hardly expressed by words. At
the same time, I am thrilled to write that you had gifted me a sweet companion and
she is none other than my twin sister. I am lucky enough to have spent most of
my wonderful days with her. Those days of togetherness will always be cherished
for life time.
Coming to school days, I had always been an active participant of many co-curricular activities. I used to enjoy my role as a prayer leader; initiating a prayer by singing in rhythm with other classmates at stage every morning. This is a most common ritual performed in every school. In KV, we had a formal session in morning assembly. Four students from different houses had to conduct the morning assembly according to the turn of the house. This assembly would comprise of thought, news and special item in English, Hindi or Sanskrit according to days. There used to be regular meetings of the houses in order to keep record of the active participation of students as well inform them about the upcoming events.
I can very well
recall the incident when I was compelled to participate in one of the Hindi poetry
recitation competitions. This all happened because the student who had already
submitted his name in the competition, withdrew it one day before.
Unfortunately, the teacher who was in-charge of this event was my Hindi
teacher. Without taking my consent, she wrote my name in the list of
participants. I had no reason to deny because I had to be present in morning
assembly being a prayer leader. The competition was scheduled to begin the very
next day. I narrated this case to my mom, who ignored it by saying that ‘’you
have never participated in such kind of activities, why don’t you give a try.’’
Now, I had no option left other than to search for a good Hindi ‘’Desh Bhakti
Kavita’’. I got a very good Hindi Kavita book from my best friend and started
mugging up a poem from that. Now, the biggest challenge was to recite this poem
with some expressions. From expression I mean, variations in tone to give special
effect and touch to this poem.
The next day was
the day of performance. We had 8 participants from four houses in the battle field. My
Hindi teacher reminded me to recite it with confidence and loudness in voice so that
it could influence a larger audience and impress the esteemed judges. My name was announced
from the stage, I gathered courage and stepped forward. I held my breath for few
minutes and recited,
वही है सच्चा देश भक्त
जो बलिदान देश का होता है
जिसको करके याद देश का
बच्चा-बच्चा रोता है
जिसकी चिर समधी पर हम
सब श्रद्दा सुमन चढ़ाते हैं
जिसके पावन जन्म दिवस
पर मिल त्योहार मनाते है
ऐसा देशभक्त बलिदान,
बीज
कीर्ति के बोत है
वही है सच्चा देश भक्त
जो बलिदान देश का होता है
I was contented
that I recited all the lines without taking much pause. It was spontaneous and
loud enough as told by one of my classmates. The poems recited by others were
also very effective. In the end, result
was announced and I was shocked to find that I had grabbed second position!
You had presented many
unexpected glories. I am blessed that I had given many such opportunities by
you. And later on, those turned out to be in my favour.
You are the only
one who introduced me to this world. You have gifted me many genuine friends.
You are a carrier of fortune and happiness.
I am grateful to
you, Zindagi for being by my side every time.
With love,
Sweta
Sarangi
6-11-2016
1 Nov 2016
#204 Birthday Wishes to a friend
A girl of utmost
wisdom
Adept at solving
Various
relationship problems
A sweet smile
that
Never leaves her
face
Maintaining a
unique personality
In this mortal
world of race
Someone who never
tolerates
Any sort of mess
Whose amiable
demeanor
Always makes me
amazed
She’s one of her
kind
Possessing the
most stable
State of mind
The more you come
Under her
influence
The higher will
be
The revelations of life’s trance
Sincere prayer
for you
My dear friend
Some words of
wishes
For you, to send
May you touch the
sky
With all your
efforts high
May you keep
inspiring
And continue to
be a
Part of this
(friendship) blessing
*Touch wood*
Because the end
has
Not yet arrived
for
This November’s 1st
date
Swati Sarangi
1.11.2016
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