Saturday, March 14, 2009

PICHLE SAAT DINO MEIN (CHORDS FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR)

The chords used in the original song are all power chords and are played with distortion. The chords which I have mentioned here are meant to play on the acoustic guitar. Hope you will enjoy it. Comments are always welcome.

G......Em..........G......Em.......
Na na, na na na... Na na, na na na…

G............Em............G............Em...
Meri laundry ka ek bill, ek aadhi padhi novel

G......Em...........G......Em......
Na na, na na na... Na na, na na na…

G............Em..........G............Em.....
Ek ladki ka phone no., mere kaam ka ek paper

G......Em..........G......Em.......
Na na, na na na... Na na, na na na...

Bm.....C........Am.....G..
Mere taash se heart ka king

Bm....C....Am.....G...
Mera ek chandi ka ring

Bm...........C.........Am.....G...
Pichhle saat dino mein maine khoya

[Blank] kabhi khud pe hasa main, aur kabhi khud pe roya.

G......Em..........G......Em.......
Na na, na na na... Na na, na na na...

G............Em..........G........Em......
Present Mili Ek Ghadi, pyari thi muje badi

G......Em..........G......Em.......
Na na, na na na... Na na, na na na...

G............Em.........G............Em...
Mary Jane ka ek packet, meri denim ki jacket

G......Em..........G......Em.......
Na na, na na na... Na na, na na na...

Bm.....C.....Am.....G....
Do one day match ke passes

Bm.....C.....Am.....G...
Mere naye naye sunglasses

Bm......C...........Am.......G...
pichhle saat dino mein maine khoya

[Blank] kabhi khud pe hasa main, aur kabhi khud pe roya.

SOLO

Em...........G.............
Kaise bhulu, saatvan jo din aaya
C......................Bm...........
Kisi ne, tumse, ik party mein milvaya
Em..............G....................C...............Bm...
Kaisa pal tha, jis pal maine tumko, pehli bar dekha tha

Bm......C....Am....G.
Hum jo mile pehli bar

Bm......C.....Am....G...
Maine jaana kya hai pyaar

Bm.............C.....Am......G...
Maine hosh bhi khoya, dil bhi khoya,

[Blank] kabhi khud pe hasa main, aur kabhi khud pe roya.

G......Em..........G......Em.......
Na na, na na na... Na na, na na na...

G......Em..........G......Em.......
Na na, na na na... Na na, na na na...

maine pichle saat dino mein ye sab hai khoya!!


ENJOY…!!!

Friday, March 13, 2009

PRESIDENT OBAMA TAKES THE RIGHT PATH REGARDING AFGHANISTAN


President Barack Obama has mooted the taboo option. In a conversation with The New York Times aboard the presidential aircraft, Air Force One, he made two vital statements. The first was an admission that the US was not winning the war in Afghanistan. And the second was the possibility of reconciliation with moderate elements within the Taliban in an effort to break them away from the insurgency. That can succeed if it’s part of an overall effort to defeat the insurgency.

The perception that the Taliban is a monolithic entity is a false one. The insurgent forces controlling the southern regions of Afghanistan consist of disparate elements. There are, of course, core groups of hard-line Islamists who view the fight through the prism of religion and ideology and are unlikely to be amenable to settlement. But there are also outliers consisting of those fighting for ethno-nationalist reasons such as the Pashtun cause, or out of resentment at the infringement of Afghanistan’s sovereignty and personal loss at the hands of US and allied forces. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that the latter elements can be weaned away with political settlements, isolating the remainder and making them military vulnerable.

Neither is President Obama suggesting capitulation; his stand is more nuanced than that. The strategy is to first ramp up military operations, thus hurting the insurgents to the point where some of them are compelled to the table. It is a sound one, and builds on the Iraqi precedent. There too, the situation improved only after the US reached out to some among its former enemies. As General Petraeus, one of the architects of that success put it; it is not possible to kill one’s way out of an insurgency.

The smart option – in fact, the only option – is to identify the fault lines among the opposing elements and insert wedges along them. To rely solely on military strength would simply be to repeat the Soviet mistakes, and reap the same whirlwind.

Monday, March 9, 2009

HOMOSEXUALITY IN INDIA AND ITS EFFECTS ON MODERN YOUTH


The concept of homosexuality is such that it is still considered wrong or sinful in India. The society does not accept homosexuality in a healthy manner and its legal sanction is still pending. The youth today gets different notions about homosexuality from different quarters of the society. While it is not even allowed to utter the word homosexuality in most homes at the same time there is a silent movement for the rights of gays and lesbians by some of the NGOs and other groups, that’s going on in the society. The youth thus remains confused about what is to be accepted and what is to be discarded.

They do hardly get a chance to discuss and know about homosexuality as it is almost considered to be a taboo. They often land up having a wrong notion about it. In a recent television show for the youth on Mtv,“Roadies”, a reflection of this wrong conception was seen. When asked about homosexuality most of them said they despised it. Some of them even pointed out that it is against our culture and is an adverse effect of the western culture that we have imbibed to such a great extent. This was a rather shocking revelation. Young educated people, residing in metros has such a wrong notion about sexual orientation of a group of people who differ from them a bit. Even if some of the young people understand it, they might just not accept it in the fear of being looked down upon by their peers. Several movies have homosexuality portrayed in it. Films like “Page 3” and “Metro” does not portray it as negative but at the same time fails to depict it as normal. Certain films like “Girlfriend” by highlighting this issue, does more bad than good to it. Only a few films like “My Brother Nikhil” and Fire” addresses the issue in a sensible manner.

The youth today are being served a huge amount of manipulated information. The gatekeeping being done is leading to the formation of wrong notions and beliefs which might prove detrimental for the youth as well as the society at large. It is the responsibility of the youth to use their discretion and knowledge to understand the world around them.