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The Habitat Studios A dedicated channel to share videos of all the artists recorded at The Habitat Cafe,Mumbai. We feature artists across genres - Poetry,Music,Standup Comedy

By मेरे कमरे के बंद पंखे मेंएक गौरैया के जोड़े नेअपना घोसला बना लिया है।वो रोज़ आते हैं,पंखे से खिड़की पर, खिड़की से पंख...
01/07/2020

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मेरे कमरे के बंद पंखे में
एक गौरैया के जोड़े ने
अपना घोसला बना लिया है।
वो रोज़ आते हैं,
पंखे से खिड़की पर,
खिड़की से पंखे पर
कमरे में फुदकते हुए,
चिं चीं कर मुझसे बतियाते हैं
और अकेलेपन से ग्रसित मैं
जब बिन कुछ कहे
उन्हें बस दो टुक ताकती हूं।
तो खिसिया कर फुर्र हो जाते हैं।
ये सिलसिला
दिन भर चलता रहता है, क्वारिंटाइन की शुरुआत से आज तक ।
वो ये नहीं जानते कि
आज से
अप्रिल का महीना लग गया।
ना ही ये कि
इस जगह लोगों के आने जाने पर
प्रतिबंध लगा दिया गया है। वो ये नहीं जानते
कि पंखा ना चला कर
मैंने उनकी जान बचाई है।
ना ही ये कि
रोज़ आ कर
उन्होंने
मेरी जान बचाई है।
हमारे बीच प्रेम का
एक मौन का रिश्ता है। कितना अच्छा होता
अगर दुनिया का हर रिश्ता
एक ऐसा ही मूक रिश्ता होता। - सुप्रिया मिश्रा
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Khidki by बहुत दिन हो गए मैं खिडकी से हिला नहीं हूँ!हर सवेरे उठता हूँ आफताब से पहले, सोचता हूँ के वह सुरज कि किरने नयाँ ...
21/06/2020

Khidki by

बहुत दिन हो गए मैं खिडकी से हिला नहीं हूँ!
हर सवेरे उठता हूँ आफताब से पहले,
सोचता हूँ के वह सुरज कि किरने नयाँ सवेरा लेकर आएंगी मेरे आँगन में।
बहरहाल दिन वैसेही बितता हैं, जैसे बित रहाँ हैं बिस दिनोंसे!
पर सच कहूँ तो मैं शोरींदा नहीं हूँ!
इस ख़ल्वत को बड़ी मौज सें जी रहाँ हूँ,
अपने आशियाने में दोपल गुज़ार रहाँ हूँ I
बस इक बात सोचकर सहम जाता हूँ,
थोडा रुक कर इक बिंदू में ठहर जाता हूँ...

क्या हो रहाँ होगा हाल उन लोगों का जो बेघर हैं?
जो चल रहैं हैं मिलों कदम;
के पहुँच सके अपने गाँव कि उस गली में
जहाँ उनका घर रहता हैं...!

कुछ लोग मास्क पहने बचा रहैं हैं हर उस जान को ;
जो जिंदा रहने का हक रखती हैं।
वह लोग कभी कबार अपनी गली के नुक्कड तक आके देख़ लेते हैं अपने घर कि ओर;
और वहीं से वापस मुड जाते हैं!
दो कदम भी नहीं बड़ाते अपने मकां कि ओर;
क्यू के फासला अब कदमों का नहीं जिम्मेदारी का हैं।

सोचताँ हूँ के क्या हाल होता होगा उन बेजान जिस्मोंका जिन्हें तुर्बत तक नसीब ना होगी!
जिनेके सिने पर माथा रख;
वह बेवा अपने आखरी आँसू तक बहाँ ना पाएंगी।

पर ये वक्त बदलेगा ज़रुर...
इस आलम में वापस ज़ीस्त पनपेगी ज़रुर...
इंसानोंकी कोशिशोंका फ़ैज़ होगा,

ख़त-ए-मुज़्दा कि इब्तीदा होगी!

और में उसी खिडकी में बैठकर,
सुरज कि पहली किरन के साथ;
वापस मुक़द्दस साँस लूंगा।

- राज
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कोरोना और उसके बाद की आशा। by कोरोना और उसके बाद की आशा।(कविता की तर्ज़ बाबा नागार्जुन की "अकाल और उसके बाद।" है)कई दिन...
20/06/2020

कोरोना और उसके बाद की आशा। by
कोरोना और उसके बाद की आशा।
(कविता की तर्ज़ बाबा नागार्जुन की "अकाल और उसके बाद।" है)

कई दिनों तक चौक रोए, सड़कें रही उदास।
कई दिनों तक बस खामोशी सोई उनके पास।
कई दिनों तक लगी शहर में सिर्फ़ हवा की गश्त,
कई दिनों तक ट्रैफिक की भी हालत रही शिकस्त।

कई दिनों तक रहे लोग सब भीतर घर के पस्त,
कई दिनों तक पशु-पक्षी सब रहे मौज में मस्त।
कई दिनों तक कोरोना ने दिए सभी को कष्ट,
"गो कोरोना, गो कोरोना" कहकर हुआ ना नष्ट।

कई दिनों तक अस्पताल में, रहे ख़ुदा-भगवान।
चारागर के रूप में आकर, रक्षे सबके प्राण।
स्वास्थ्य कर्मियों ने अपनी जाँ, यूँ खतरे में डाली,
जन-सेवा को ही उन सबने ईश्वर सेवा मानी।

मेहमाँ आए घर के अंदर कई दिनों के बाद,
स्वस्थ लोग आए सड़कों पर कई दिनों के बाद।
चमक उठीं सब चाय की टपरी कई दिनों के बाद,
पार हुई दहलीजें घर की कई दिनों के बाद।

-प्रद्युम्न आर चौरे।

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Toytown in lockdown by Dear Big Ears,It's another gloomy day in ToytownMust sound rather odd to your Big, Big EarsI hear...
09/06/2020

Toytown in lockdown by

Dear Big Ears,

It's another gloomy day in Toytown
Must sound rather odd to your Big, Big Ears
I hear you've been reading and reading
But haven't found a magic cure for the Monster
How I wish I could visit
Bring you creamy muffins
And some jolly old laughs
But must you remain cooped up
Invisible C-Monster attacks the old first

I'm glad to keep my job
Also scared to keep my job
Mr. Plod doesn't look so scared
He yells 'Stop in the name of law!'
At empty streets to fill them up
He and I are the only essential toys
Car has stopped honking
I don't see smiling faces
Or bouncing balls
or tumbling Skittles
And that makes me stop nodding

But the reason I write today
Is Sly and Gobbo are in jail
Because they were caught sneaking
Around Dinah Doll's cart
But they were hungry
And homeless
Is that a crime, Big Ears?
Does it make me a monster,
To see their poor faces
And not do anything?

I have realized you don't always have answers
Mr. Sparks doesn't like every challenge
Bumpy dog is tired of bumping at closed doors
Tubby and Tessie Bears might never return
Everyone is afraid of winding Clockwork Mouse
And no one has to make way for Noddy now



Yours,
Noddy
P.S.
I have dipped this letter in sanitiser potion, but Toytown is running out of it.
I should come by to collect some more next week.

Glow In The Dark by Do you remember being a city kidAnd filling the absence of starsBy glow in the dark stickers Glued t...
05/06/2020

Glow In The Dark by

Do you remember being a city kid
And filling the absence of stars
By glow in the dark stickers
Glued to your ceiling?

It was about 9 o’ clock
The house was serving dinner
Dal roti and an unvaried vegetable
I ate without complaint.
I wonder if it was my need
To overcome my sloth
That had resided in me for years
Or it was the smoke clearing
Up above us all
I clambered to the terrace
And gazed at the sky.
It did not flush pink
Or look serene blue
It wasn’t sparkling violet
Or bearing the sunset hue
The same kind we post insta stories
With mushy captions about
This was the night sky of Bombay
As black as it could be
And then I saw these objects
My eyes had craved for too long
Small dots that could make shapes
When joined to one another
Shone by the moon in the pitch dark
Glowing from the ceiling
The ceiling which had no bounds
The ceiling which wasn’t made
Of bricks and stone
And smoke.
I saw stars
Which weren’t just glow in the dark.

I heard someone say
The city that never sleeps
Has gone to sleep this time
But I have an argument to make
With whoever came up with that line
Bombay could never sleep
Even if it wished with all its might
We’re all awake in our houses
Until 3 am in the night
Binging or connecting
Or trying to make things right
We’re all just doing the things
We used to do a long while back
We’re all just doing the things
We should have done a long while back

There’s a monster inside my room by .and.wingsThere's a monster inside my room shaped like a dust bunny,maybe from all t...
31/05/2020

There’s a monster inside my room by .and.wings
There's a monster inside my room shaped like a dust bunny,
maybe from all the jhaadu-pochha that I'm having to do lately.
It does nothing to physically hurt me, it just lives under my bed,
and every day my room gets cleaner, the bunny gets dirtier instead.
I wonder if it's also getting bigger for there are days when I hear thoughts that don't sound like mine, thoughts that make me fear-
Fear the person I have come to be: haughty, hurtful and heartless
on most days to my loving parents, on others, to my own self.
It's not me, I keep reminding myself, it's just the bunny monster
putting these vicious thoughts in me, filling me with guilt right after.
You see, it's been here for a while now and looks like it's here to stay,
so I guess I'll be this sh*tty person
at least till the end of May.
I do feel better after talking about it,
so here's what I'd suggest-
if you're also struggling with bad thoughts,
Maybe check under your bed?

Quarantined by This year has been surrealA world frozen in its place,Countless people suffering In countless different...
27/05/2020

Quarantined by
This year has been surreal
A world frozen in its place,
Countless people suffering
In countless different ways,
Stuck, staring, screen to screen
Hoping for hopeful days.

In these troubled times, let us
Remember what we learn;
The things we take for granted,
The small pleasures that we yearn;
To touch and be with the ones we love,
Who love us in return.

For soon, there will come a time
When this too shall have passed;
We'll know this as a tragedy
And tragedies don't last.
Lets then choose to leave behind
Other tragedies of our past.

Once the chaos quietens down
And settles with the dust;
Let's calm our fears and see beyond
Our anger, hate and mistrust;
And know this is all we are,
And all we have is us.

Congratulations to all the amazing poets who won! We will be featuring their poems in the next couple of days. Thank you...
25/05/2020

Congratulations to all the amazing poets who won! We will be featuring their poems in the next couple of days.
Thank you, everyone who participated and sent us your poems. Keep writing such beautiful, inspirational poetry!

Attention POETS!Since we’ve all been writing our own wonderful versions of poems related to the , here’s your chance to...
16/05/2020

Attention POETS!

Since we’ve all been writing our own wonderful versions of poems related to the , here’s your chance to share it with us and get it featured on our pages - & .

GUIDELINES to READ and CONSIDER before sending entries:

1- Send in your best piece (preferably small poems), to [email protected] with the subject line - ‘Lockdown Poem’.

2- Kindly include your name, city and instagram handle in the email.

3- The poem should *only* be in written format. Audio/Video formats will not be considered.

4- Deadline for submissions is 20th May, 11AM.

5- Winners will be announced on 24th May, 3 Hindi poems and 3 English poems will be selected.


Find out more about Bhupendra Singh Khidia writing process. His poem “Asal Prem” is on our YouTube channel! Subscribe no...
08/05/2020

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28/04/2020

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Find out more about ’s writing process. His poem “Gravity” is on our YouTube channel! Subscribe now to watch now. Link i...
23/04/2020

Find out more about ’s writing process. His poem “Gravity” is on our YouTube channel! Subscribe now to watch now. Link in bio. .
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