Saturday, June 01, 2013

Chennai ki Garmi

Most of us identify Chennai with its climate, which is hot, humid and (pardon me for us) horrid. My friends, who have come to Chennai for trainings in their professional career, thanked their good stars once they bid farewell to the city. It seems the 'heat' had got them. The month of May happens to the hottest part of the year, locally known as Agni Nakshatram meaning fiery star. This post is dedicated to Chennai’s the month of May.

चेन्नई में मई का ये महिना,
सोच के ही आ जाये पसीना।  
दूसरे महीनों में नहीं इतनी परेशानी,
मई  की अलग ही है कहानी।   

सुबह के 10 से दोपहर के 4,
बहार निकलने के नहीं कोई आसार। 
सत्तू पानी, मट्ठा, दही
इडली, सांभर और नारियल चटनी। 
मई महीने का यही है भोजन,
संपूर्ण शाकाहारी बन जाता है अपना व्यंजन। 
25 का नारियल पानी मिलता है 40 में,
कोई 19-20 का फर्क नहीं है ये। 

चेन्नई की गर्मी में बदल जाती है सबकी चाल'
सूर्य देवता की कृपा है अपार। 
चेन्नई में मई का ये महिना,
सोच के ही आ जाता है पसीना। 

10 comments:

  1. haha...maza aa gaya pad ke...very nice

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  2. very nicely presented .. thank God I am not in Chennai !! Garmi to purey desh mei hoti hai par south ki garmi and that too Madras ... deadly :)

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    1. Sahi kaha, we all play dead in the summer months. Thank God the rains are finally here :)

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  3. Here it cloudy and depressing, I am yearning for sun, wish we could exchange.

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    1. The best time to visit Chennai is during the months of December and January, plan a trip :D

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  4. hahah! have u experienced dilli ki garmi? :P

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    1. Been fortunate enough to have escaped that! Was there this year for winter, almost froze to death. Bet nothing beats Dilli ki sardi :P

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  5. Hehehe...Have heard a lot about Chennai. My friends call it, Chain-nahin :P

    Lovely poem.

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  6. Wow! Thats a good one, they got identified all right :)

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