अपना इंदोर

**Unlike my other write-ups, this poetry is a different version of my literary skills that includes some Indori terminologies which have become a part of our day-to-day communication.

ये एक नम्बर  कविता मेरे दोस्तोन  को समर्पित है, जो मुझे इसे लिखने के लिए उत्साहित कर रिये  थे.  अब इसका मतलब लगा लो अपने हिसाब से. 

जो अपनापान इंदोर के अपन  में हे वो कहीं ओर के हम  में कहाँ,

जो भाईचारा इंदोर के भिया  में हे वो कहीं ओर के भैया  में कहाँ,

जो सुर इंदोर में सेंव (from the windpipe) केने में हे वो कहीं ओर के नमकीन  में कहाँ,

जो गूंज इंदोर के चंकट  में हे वो कहीं ओर के चाटे  में कहाँ,

 एँ, जो शान इंदोरी भाषा  में हे वो ओर कहाँ,

जो गुरुत्वाकर्षण इंदोर के ढोलने  में हे वो कहीं ओर के गिरने  में कहाँ,

जो सच्चाई इंदोर कि बत्ती  में हे वो कहीं ओर के झूठ  में कहाँ,

जो सुकून इंदोर कि चिल्ला-चोट  में हे वो कहीं ओर के चिल्लाने  में कहाँ,

जो मज़ा इंदोर के जमावड़े  में हे वो कहीं ओर के मिलन समारोह  में कहाँ,

एँ, जो शान इंदोरी भाषा  में हे वो ओर कहाँ,

जो शालीनता इंदोर के ऐ बारिक  में हे वो कहीं ओर के excuse me में कहाँ,

जो बड़प्पन इंदोर में ओर बड़े  कहलाने में हे वो कहीं ओर के Hey friend में कहाँ,

एँ, जो शान इंदोरी भाषा  में हे वो ओर कहाँ, 

ओर तो ओर, जो अपने इंदोर में हे साब वो कहीं ओर नी हे.

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The Last Telegram or The Lost Telegram

I never wrote a telegram, literally I never did. 

Oops, I wrote one for English exam while it was a part of my school curriculum! 

I should blame technology for not letting me learn to write a telegram. Indeed, written letters are another living artifact. This is not a “skill” (if you could even call it that) that matters in a world where programming is the new literacy. As an adult, I have not mailed a single letter.

But change in society (and people freaking out at it) is basically how the world works. Many of you reading this will be upset that a child did not know how to mail a letter. I’ll say it does not matter and is about as relevant as me understanding how to use a telegraph or rotary telephone. It might be interesting to some as quaint nostalgia for the past, but it’s not practical, useful or even required in today’s society. Especially if you are going to live a digital-first lifestyle.

I never wrote a telegram, literally I never did. 

Oops, I wrote one for English exam while it was a part of my school curriculum! 

I should blame technology for not letting me learn to write a telegram. Indeed, written letters are another living artifact. This is not a “skill” (if you could even call it that) that matters in a world where programming is the new literacy. As an adult, I have not mailed a single letter.

But change in society (and people freaking out at it) is basically how the world works. Many of you reading this will be upset that a child did not know how to mail a letter. I’ll say it does not matter and is about as relevant as me understanding how to use a telegraph or rotary telephone. It might be interesting to some as quaint nostalgia for the past, but it’s not practical, useful or even required in today’s society. Especially if you are going to live a digital-first lifestyle.

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