सुकुमार राय (1887-1923), स्रोत – विकिमीडिया
पहलवान मुखेमारी का बडा नाम था – कहते हैं कि उसके जैसा पहलवान और कोई नहीं था । ठुकेमारी सचमुच का बडा पहलवान था, मुखेमारी का नाम सुनकर उसकी ईर्ष्या का कोई अंत न था । आखिर एक दिन जब ठुकेमारी से रहा नहीं गया, तो वह कम्बल में नौ मन आटा बाँधकर, उस कम्बल को कंधे पर डालकर मुखेमारी के घर की ओर चल दिया ।
रास्ते में एक जगह बहुत प्यास और भूख लगने पर ठुकेमारी ने कम्बल को कंधे से उतारा और एक पोखर के किनारे आराम करने के लिए बैठ गया । Continue reading
Source of Honey Singh’s photo : Wikimedia
A time came when I started enjoying advertisements more than the TV serials during which they were shown. Most of you might have felt the same. The quality of programme was deteriorating while that of advertisements improving day by day. Once I remarked to my neighbour, “This programme is wonderful . . . except the part between the opening credits and the closing credits”. Continue reading
बडे नगर की सडकों पर छाता लेकर ही निकला कीजिए । इससे आप धूप से तो स्वयं को बचाएँगे ही, साथ ही चारों ओर से थूकने वालों से भी सुरक्षित रहेंगे । Continue reading
Photo by Amit Misra
I have four room-mates sharing my quarters. Lizards. They possess such high level of expertise in Tiger Leap that even Akshay Kumar has not been able to accomplish. That means, if some delicious looking insect comes within their field of view, they do not hesitate to take the jump in mid-air. Once in a while one of them would crawl on my laptop and peep from behind the screen as if trying to see what is going on there. Continue reading
I expect the bones of an individual to be stronger and in better condition than the rest of the body constituents. How less effort is involved in vitamin D intake! Just lie down in the sun. You do not have to work out, sweat out, not even make the little effort of eating. Just keep lying there. If anyone tries to agitate you, rebuke you, and interrupt you in your occupation and urges you to do something else that is considered to be more important, you may simply protest — ‘Can’t you see? I am making my bones stronger!’ Continue reading
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