Adab Ai Latiff.........

Being in hyderabad how can you be untouched by the Royal ecstacy of Urdu and great Nizaams..Some of the Poetic genious are still residing in the Old city and Proclaim to be the decendents of Nizaam..I had rarely imagined a detested Oldie could have Blue blood and a maked excellence of Poetry and writing........
Mohd AFJ shaukat ali a hooked man of seventy five stood stooped at a book store bargaining with the shopkeeper.The irritating smell of Local itr mixed with tobacco, paan flowing out left and right of toothless mouth ,the dark mascaraa in red swollen eyes, the untrimmed beard ,the dirty cap with beautiful embroidary that went unthreaded at places sloping down the head, the patched sherwaani , a wooden stick and oddly suited plastic shoes marked his attire....
....both the shopkeeper and Mr detested were trying to get the best over an urdu book ,which I being an illetrate in urdu could not read over........conversation indicated it marked some good text and Prose..finally they setelled it for RS 250.........Mr detested decide to pay 150 and the rest wentto his account.....he went on saying....."Miyaan hum yahaan ke nawaab hain bhaag thode hi jaayeinge "...........
Lightning struck me and the word Nawaab echoed a million times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I enqired about the so called nawaab and as a gesture of goodwill shopkeeper itroduced me to the Nawab.....after recieving the greetings of " Salaam Walekum Nawaab Sahab" the toothless mouth gave a baby like smile filling the air with messy smell Once again .........
We decided to move to a nearby Biryaani centre and talk about his ROYALITY........AS we moved out he brought his Royal Vehicle......A cycle which was the brand of 50's or 60's i suppose........Perhaps the only use of hs cycle was to put his walking stick as he could barely ride it.....................At the biryaani centre the old mouth became watery and I decided to give this Royal a "ROYAL TREAT" we came back to the conversation and he gave me details aout his bloodline ....names followed one by one ...then came the sad story ..how they felt govt has cheated them....the decline of Nizaams ..how there fathers ,forefathers and he himself lived spendthriftly............he chuckled as he spoke about his childhood memories ..the kabutarbaazi...patangbaazi etc. Thoughts flew like a bird just released from cage..........
Then came his Poetic genious several Prose and verses were recited in urdu and meaning explained hereafter inHindi ....AS he kept naratting those my mind was scrolling the Lines of NEERAJ
"Auron ki ghar ki dhup usse kyon Pasand ho
Bechi hai jisne roshni apne makaan ki
julfaun ke pooche kham mei use mat talaashiye
yeh shaayari jubaan hai kisi bejubaan ki"

he explained the art of writing a Prose or a Poetry which hi called "Adab ai Latiff"...the art of being subtle ,mannerful and tacful ,the aility to link facts and the "Tehjeeb ai peshkash" art of presentation...suddenly Mr detested became a "Great Scholar"....so much to learn from so many ...[:)]... Excellence comes with age and Practice as he says...."Apne Kaam Pe aitbaar Rakho...Duiya toh aani jaani hai"
We had a good lunch.....I seemed to have now admire his Ragmuffin Royality...as ........I decided to escort him to his cycle he said
" koi saath na de mera
chalna mujhe aata hai
main aag se khelunga
jalna mujhe aata hai"
and there i stood watching the Nawaab..................
The Pride was the same but only the procession of elephants ,horses and king's men went Missing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"you are in Royal courtyard .......be Merry"

On The Frontiers

Friday was the passing out parade of Air Force Academy Dundigal and flying officer Ajit Pal Singh Saini was Presented the Presidents Plaque and Chief of airstaff's SWORD OF HONOUR....
....Accompanied by breath taking stunts of suryakirans and sarad Halicopters 153 flying Officers marched out of AirForce Academy.....Reported all the National Dalies...
I just tried Peeping into a soldiers insight ....Soldier O soldier thou head held high ...marked the Pride and Valour of a warrior...Miitary Life teaches Discipline which teaches Obedience to law and Order n compliance to Duty above rest..
" Theirs not be a reason why, theirs but to do and die" is the motto of a soldier.Military trained people care for there duty which is blended with hi technology,training techniques and strategic Doctrines it not only makes u an officer but a soldier's soldier.
A place where oldies are full of Nostalgia,talking of the wars the innumerable stories blended like a cocktail ......I just tried exploring a cadets Life from Academy to the Frontiers.
The trainees are organised into four squadrons the Aquino,Bran ,chitnis and Katre named after the first four commandants ...Interbranch cohession wards to eat live and work together in all endeavours the regular competitions and healthy rivalary ...Pushes one to show his /her BEST.
The typical day of a cadet begins with Revellie at 0430 h with a pre shift breakfast of Porridge and sandwiches...then comes the sorties preceeded by detailed briefing and debriefings morning ends at 1200 h . Up to 1400h trainees return to mess for lunch followed by short run rest.
Then follows the squadron commands periods which includes social etiquetts courteisies mess etiquette and Moral Science followed by SPorts they reassemble for dinner at 2030 h after an hour of Private study lights are switched off at2200 h the is called off and they retire to recharge for another hectic day........
" Sweat hard so that you may save your Blood " becomes the guideline for all, As Ajit said
" Determination ,will and Focus helped me through..." Ajit aBtech merit holder shunned the tempting engineers job to DON THE SKIES he smiles and says " The call of Airforce was stronger"............
As they get ready to rule the Frontiers the Nation Backs them with Respect ....SALUTATIONS to YOU......
A soldier has the destiny of GOD as said "God and Soldier both remembered at times of Danger not before ,when the danger passes God forgotten and the soldier Slighted"..but only a few get opportunity to have such a wonderful cause both to LIVE and DIE.

"Your on the Borders be alert!!!!"