The Banks of Brahmaputra

The train stopped at platform no.6 and I came to my senses only when I heard the announcement-''Kanti Bhai jahan Bhi hain enquiry counter par pahunche.'' I rose up as I heard the announcement.Who on earth was there at the counter requesting for me? I briskly climbed up the bridge and ran towards platform no.1 where suddenly I was interrupted.A strong looking man(though old)stood before me.He was in loose trousers a typical 'gamcha' wrapped in his hand ( I later came to know that it was the traditional Assamese Gamcha).The man greeted me with smile that showed his rows of red stained teeth.He bent a bit,took out the gamcha in both hands of his and handed it over to me.I moved my lips a bit but the man made me follow him.He took my suitcase in one hand and walked past the enquiry counter through the main gate.An auto was waiting for us outside.The man told the driver to move towatds Pandu.We were sitting in silence.It appeared to me that I should ask him about the whole scenario but I decided to let things go their own way.I had never been to kamrup before but I knew that it has both religious and historical importance.My mother had told me to Bring the 'prasad' of Goddess Kamakhya.So I was eager to see atleast the Hill on which this pious temple stands.
It took us an hour to reach the guest house atop a hill beside brahmputra.One could see the vast reaches of brahmaputra ,flowing by this beautiful town of guwahati.We were now at ease.We took a quick bath and then fell over the bed for a short nap.

DEBATE TOPIC: MAN IS A BUNDLE OF EMOTIONS

THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN CREATED FOR GUIDING SCHOOL GOING STUDENTS.......

MAN is a Bundle of Emotion

Bundle and emotion I don’t think the two words qualify each other best to describe man, Just two words for the most complex being on earth ! Why don’t say ocean of emotion or some other tag….if we really want to supply one …for tags such as these limit the capabilities of man…..

So what are the implications of calling man ‘a bundle of emotion’?  Doesn’t this statement limit man to a slave of emotion …for emotion have been considered  a powerful force …that can motivate man for accomplishing any task .

Before I move ahead , let us first understand the meaning of emotion…a better understanding of the same will help us understand that man is not simply ….a bundle of emotion.

Elaine Fox describes in the book “ Emotion : An integration of cognitive and neuroscientific  approaches “  says - Emotion is discrete and consistent response to internal or external  events  which have a particular significance for the organism

As per the oxford dictionary: A strong feeling deriving from one`s circumstances, moods or relationships with others

Both this system highlight that emotion is a part of the S- R system i.e. stimulus response system.

Emotion is considered too subjective, elusive and vague ….and to be the opposite of reason .It means that if man remains or acts…..Being just a bundle of emotion than most of his acts can cause chaos in the society …more of it to him only.

Let us take the bundle now….A group of things tied together …yes…..That is what we call a bundle. In present context  …going by the words….it means  group of emotion tied or wrapped together …or let us say existing together …Does this mean that man unbundles his bundle when a particular emotion is shown….for…. two different emotions are rarely shown simultaneously or at the same time.

If this is the case. Then how he unbundles his bundle of emotion…?....the answer is simple…….Its cognition…..its cognition which analyses the situation ,either way,….and unfolds an emotion from this bundle.

To support this statement I would like to cite two theories relating to emotion….either James –Lange theory or Schechter –singer theory.

Both the theories argue that emotion is the ultimate outcome of an event which leads to arousal and interpretation or reasoning followed by emotion. We can infer that the thing we refer as emotion is actually an outcome triggered by some stimulus and supported interpretation or reasoning.

It would have been correct to tag man as a bundle of emotion if all of his actions would have been guided by it .But that’s not the case in general. Emotion is good….it’s the tastemaker …but it does not always get involve with work. sometimes man`s action are guided by cognition and ideas…….An idea comes to his mind …..he feels excited about it …..And longs to implement it…… so the idea comes first and then the emotion.

Our fellow friends may see something somewhere….something attractive may be! ….which may lead to an overflow of emotion……. What type of bundle is involved here in this case? ……No Bundle!..................... it’s an S-R relationship. There is a stimulus and then a response which leads to a conscious experience. This conscience experience is emotion. But again we see that there are other more important factors involved in human behavior besides emotion.

We all may be familiar with the “ras sidhant” of Bharatmuni , which describes the different type of emotion which arise after reading a literary piece of art.This typical “ras sidhant” too describes an S-R relationship first. The emergence of emotion occurs later and that too only when we cognitively analyze and understand the stimulus being put in.

What happens we hear a joke…we don’t always laugh until we understand what is being said….we laugh only when we have gathered the meaning. If man would have been a simple creature ,a simple creature with a bundle of emotions….just like a bundle of stick…he would have unbundled this bundle to acknowledge every piece of work  with emotion and shed his so called emotion. But this is again …..not the case always……because man is an ocean of cognition, he is Thomson’s plum pudding model……..plum pudding model of cognition in which are spread negative and positive emotions. It is the duty of his cognition to arrange this negative and positive emotion in a manner so that they may cancel or remain…..

Hence to conclude……

Man`s life is a system of S-R relationships where cognition prevails ……cognition inhales or exhales emotion……emotion is a stream……   

Bhagya Patal

kali khili hai baag mein
maa chunkar laa do kuch tum
dar hai mere chune bhar se
bikhar na jaye vallari  /


Bachpan me logo ne mujhko
apsagun ka naam diya
anjaane me tune bhi maa
mujhpar tha aaghat kiya  /  


Chod gai tu mujhe sadak par
mai bilkul na chillaya
jaane kaun diwas tha us din
mai ro rokar muskaya    /  


Hua nikkama ,mai na bhula
hue jo mujh par vajraaghat
kali bhi na mai chunne paya
mili na mujhko teri chaya  /


Chaya tujhe kaha karta tha
man he man hansta karta tha
teri yaadein geet ban gai
jinko bhagya padha karta tha  /


chotta sa jeevan tha tera
mera jyada bada nahi
jad thi tu,mai bhi jad baitha
bhagya patal sa aada teercha..//

Virah K Geet

Song 1




Mayush khade hain ..hum ghar bazaar mein
Dekhenge na kabhi tumko bahar mein….2
Gaati hai ye fiza …gati hai ye zaban..
Dekhenge na kabhi tumko bahaar mein….

Paaton ki jo ye bunden ..padon se gir padi…2
Sukhi rahi ye daali …bagiya bahaar me…
Gum to nahi gaaye ..wo hi chale gaye..
Sukhe pade rahe hum…barsaat me khade….
Mayush khade hum….2
Aakash khula hai….hai raat ye ghani…
Raahi bhatak rahe hain….anjaan rah pe
Yaadon ka hai ye bistar….kaante bichhe pade..
Anjann si hai rahen …chalte nahi bane…
Mayush khade hain…2

Wah kya Chasma hai!!!

Chasme ki jarurat nahi hai phir bhi pichle paanch saalon se ek chasma jeb me liye ghum raha hun.kabhi jeb k andar he rakhta hun to kabhi use dono kaanon par chada leta hun. Ab aapse kya chupaun.college me padhta tha tabhi chasme pehenne ka sauk lag gaya. Ab chasmal layen to layen kaise.Bus humne bhi wahi kiya jo zamana karta hai-jad diya bahana.Keh diya ghar mein ki aankh me pareshani hai,doctor ko dikhana padega.Aur yun humne kharid liya apna dusra chasma.Han bhai sahib! Hamara dusra chashma.Ab ye mat kahiyega ki abhi to mai dusre ko hi pehla bata raha tha (ya maine bataya hi nahi).to bandhu baat ye hai ki dusra chasma”chasma” tha aur pehla goggle tha …goggle.Pure paanch kilometer chal kar gaye the use lene…paanchvi me padhte the..badi mehnat rahi pyare;par vidambana ye rahi ki goggle to kharid liya par pehne kaise bhai….humein suit her nahin kiya muaan chasma…sorry guggle.par ye to manna he padega ki hamare dusre chasme ne hamara saath khub nibhaya.Wah kya chasma hai…kabhi dekha hai aisa chasma…saalon saal chale…wah

To baat jab chasme ki ho ….to bus hamare chasme ki ho!....hamari to yahi khwaish hai…

Par aaj to badi gadbad ho gai hai pyare…Ghar-Ghar me chasma hai…..bache bache ki aankh me chasma hai…aur ye chasma koi paardarshi chasma nahi hai balki ek adhbhut chasma hai…bus ise lagaiye aur aap dekh kar bhi nahi dekhenge…..achhi baat ye hai ki is chasme k saath hai bada offer….ek chasme par ek headphone free-waah bhaiya…na dekho..na suno.Hamare neta,mantri,collector aadi yahi chasma to pehnte hain.Ye khas chasma to hamare chasme ka baap hai baap……ye to aapki aankhon ka paani he nichod le …..phir kya ?...jo karna hai kariye…jahan lena hai lijiye..jise dena hai dijiye…..jai ho chasma baba ki….har har chasma mahadev

Main aur man

“Main” aur Man

He prabhu mujhe yeh war de do,
Mere man ko vismrit karke ;
Isme thoda sa ras bhar do|

Mera mai mujhse ruth gaya
Wah pyala ab hai toot gaya;
Sab chhuta,sab kuch hai toota
Mano kapas ka phal foota|

Rui jyon halki hoti hai
Mera man bhi tyon ho jaye;
Iske andar k mail sabhi
Mitti me milkar kho jaayen|

Man dena hai to aisa do
Jo ho him k aalay jaisa;
Jisme ho mansarovar bhi
Aur ganga ki sheetalta bhi|

Mera mai mujhse rutha hai
Shayad wah kad me chhota hai;
‘Main’ jiska jitna bada hua
Wah utna upar khada hua|
Kehta hun isko sun lena
Man k main me bas mat rehna
Man ka main jab mit jayega
Ek naya savera aayega….
Sheetal jal ki kucch bundon se;
Hi jalprapat ban jayega………

Man ki koi seema nahi…….aur hamara ‘main’ to kabhi hamara peecha hi na chodega. 24 saal umar ho gai par aaj bhi us cheej ki talaash hai jise ekagrata kehte hain…………..likhte rehte hain….maangte rehte hain…kya jaane kis bhes me narayan mil jayen!!!!

Suraj Kyon Maun Rahe(Poem)

Suraj Kyon Maun Rahe

Patton ki bundon ko
Dharti par gir jaane do,
Badlon ka seena chir
Suraj ko aane do|

Dharti abhi narma hai
Bhiga uska charm hai,
Chamdi k daag ko
Mitti me mil jaane do-
Suraj ko aane do|

Patton me hariyali hai
Kintu dhara kaali hai,
Kirno ka swarna rup
Dharti me tarne do,
Kirno ko jharne do|

Aaj dhara sukh gai
Daal hari tut gai,
Paani ki bund gai,
Dharti hai phoot gai|

Suraj ki swarna lehar
Aag si pratit howe,
Dharti ka cheer haran! !
Suraj kyon maun rahe?


Haath jo mein kaatun tera ,haath mera bhi kate;
Mai dilaun ashru tujhko,ashru mujhko bhi mile|
By Rakesh Tripathi

Glossary:
Dharti ka cheer haran –deforestation
About the poem:
The poem reflects the ongoing deforestation process and its effect on the temperature rise on earth which results in drought conditions. The poem visualizes that the sun is reacting to our deeds which have uncovered the holy mother i.e. Earth.It reflects the conditions before and after deforestation.