रहीमदास...

रहीमदास जी भारत के एक जाने माने कवि हुए हैं। बहुत ही कम लोग ये जानते हैं कि वो जन्म से मुस्लिम थे, उसके बावजूद वे श्री कृष्ण के भक्त थे। उनका पूरा नाम अब्दुर्रहीम खानखाना था। वो अकबर के संरक्षक बैरम खान के पुत्र थे। वो अकबर के दरबार मे नवरत्नों मे एक थे। उनको भक्तिकाल के कवियों मे सर्वोच्च स्थान प्राप्त है। वो महान दानी भी थे। उन्होने लिखा था:

देनहार कोई और है, भेजत जो दिन रैन।
लोग भरम हम पर करे, तासो नीचे नैन।।

उनके दोहों मे भक्ती नीति लोक व्यवहार आदि का बड़ा सजीव चित्रण हुआ है। इनके तीन प्रसिद्ध ग्रंथ हैं- रहीम दोहावली, बरवै नायिका भेद और नगर शोभा। उनके कुछ दोहे इस प्रकार हैं:-

रहिमन देख बडेन को लघु ना दीजिए दार।
जहाँ काम आवे सुई कहा करे तलवार।।

जो रहीम उत्तम प्रकृति का करी सकत कुसंग।
चन्दन विष व्यापत नही लपटे रहत भुजंग।।

खीरा सिर ते काटिए मलियत नमक लगाए।
रहिमन करुये मुखन को चाहियत इहै सजाय।।

रहिमन धागा प्रेम को मत तोड़ो चट्काय।
टूटे से फिर ना मिलै, मिलै गाँठ पड़ जाय।।

World Cup 2007

The cricket world cup 2007 has started in the Caribbean. As usual Google known for innovation with its logo at its site in various occasions, displayed a new design on the inaugeral day in its Indian site.

In the inaugeral match today West Indies (WIN) defeated Pakistan (PAK) by 54 runs. Batting first WIN made 241 for 9 after being helped by Samuels (63) and Sarwan (49). In reply PAK were bundled out for mere 187 with 16 balls to spare. Only Shoaib malik with 62 off 54 could show some resistance to WIN bowlers, who performed their duties in rightful manner. Smith and Bravo took three wickets each.

The detail score card of the match is available at http://content-eap.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247457.html.

Cricinfo bulletin for the match can be accessed at http://content-eap.cricinfo.com/wc2007/content/current/story/285049.html

हिंदी मे लिखना ...

अभी आख़िरी पोस्टिंग करते समय मुझे इस फीचर के बारे मे पता लगा। ब्लॉगर की तरफ से किया गया ये काफी अच्चा प्रयास है जिससे हिंदी के प्रसार मे काफी मदद मिलेगी, और हिंदी को भी इन्टरनेट पर उचित स्थान मिलेगा।

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

That was the poem I studied as part of English subject in my 9th standard. It was in Literature book of CBSE. The poem was very long and therefore only a part of it was included in the text book. It had an interesting story. Which goes here...

There was an old mariner sitting beside road. He stops a passing by man who is going to a wedding and starts telling his story. The story is about one of his journey. His ship starts from the harbour but after some time weather changes for the bad and his ship is moved south, and they all are struck in Antarctica with no wind to sail. After days of miseries an Albatross appears from nowhere. Albatross is a kind of bird. It brings with it south wind, which helps their ship move out of Antarctica. But suddenly mariner shoots the bird with his crossbow. Initially everyone praise mariner as it brings them some change of food and clears fog. But later on everyone starts blaming him for killing the bird who had brought good luck for them, and for some other unlucky happenings.

It came to my mind all of a sudden and I quickly googled to find more about the poem and found that it was authored by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1799-99.

The full text of the poem is available at:

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/stc/Coleridge/poems/Rime_Ancient_Mariner.html