Waves, Rain and Wind chimes!

Music of sea waves

Can cease the chatter of mind

Ebb the anxiety;

Symphony that motivates

A soul weary of living.

Melody of rain

Can spray romance in a heart

Weave colorful dreams;

Nostalgic minutes

Bring back moments of  passion.

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Music of wind chimes

A euphoric harmony

Makes you laugh and dance;

You open your arms to life

With all your mind, heart and soul.

-Purba Chakraborty 

(14.12.2016)

Tanka is a classic form of Japanese poetry related to the haiku with five unrhymed lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables. (5, 7, 5, 7, 7)

Linking this poem with Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Music

The Music Euphoria

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That feeling of euphoria

Planted by music

Oh! So divine.

That extraordinary music

Where rhythm weds melody

In the heart of the universe

Abundance of harmony

Lurks in its mellifluous lap;

Not only my feet,

But my soul sways

To the rhythm of the music

Not only my lips, 

But my spirit hums

The melody of the song.

That feeling of euphoria

Submerged in music

Oh! So joyous.

-Purba Chakraborty

06.01.2016

Linking this poem to the first Midweek Motif of the Year : Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Joy

ANYBODY can DANCE with COLGATE MAX FRESH

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What is life without some Taazgi Ka Dhamaka?

Now, anybody can dance with Colgate MaxFresh

The cooling crystals teach you

How to groove and give Thumka!

This weekend, I was really sad as my plans with my best friend got cancelled due to some unavoidable reason. Despite being a chatterbox, I was unbelievably quiet. I was sitting with a gloomy face, when I got a parcel from Blogadda which contained the amazing Colgate Max Fresh Toothpaste. 

As I used the toothpaste, the cooling crystals created a burst of freshness within me, which slowly washed away the gloomy colors from my face and evaporated my distasteful mood. Right at that moment, the rocking Colgate Max Fresh jingle started playing on the TV, which made me tap my foot effortlessly. 

The Colgate Max Fresh song is so peppy and energetic that it instantly cheered me up and made me dance without any inhibitions. The foot tapping song filled me up with a dose of energy and enthusiasm. The beats of the song are so rocking that anyone will feel like dancing, after listening to it. Just like the toothpaste, the ad jingle also gave me a dose of Taazgi Ka Dhamaka.

Here is the dance video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EspnknybASo

After dancing to my heart's content, I felt energetic, happy and was once back to my jovial form. I must say that the Colgate MaxFresh Toothpaste and the ad jingle saved my weekend from getting spoiled and gloomy. 

So you too add a dose of Taazgi in your life with Colgate Max Fresh and show some #MaxFreshMove to the world

“I am dancing for #MaxFreshMove activity at BlogAdda. If you are not blogging, you can join me by participating in this #MaxFreshMove facebook activity.”

My Musical Nights

"I wait for the moon to inject the earth with rosy slumber

As I know you would embrace me with even greater passion this night"

I dedicate these lines to my magical and loyal companion, Music who makes my nights soulful, melodic and bearable. Being a writer, I have this habit of working till late night, especially when I am sitting with a manuscript. Night is the time when words flow smoothly from my pen and music make it even better. I sit with my laptop dealing with the life of my characters and music in low volume fills the ambiance of my room with ecstasy. In those moments, I feel life is a bliss.

Being an over thinker by nature, there are many nights when anxiety, loneliness and uncertainty grasps me, making my pen stutter at frequent intervals. This is the time when again, music makes it all bearable. It inspires, it placates, it makes me feel that life is such a beautiful celebration...celebration of love, celebration of friendship, celebration of joy and also the celebration of pain. Therefore, we have songs of all flavors because all these flavors together forms the enigma called life and needs to be celebrated.

Had we not been blessed with this human life, we wouldn't have been privileged to soak in the magical allure of music. I am going to share one of the playlists of my musical nights in this post. 

Before taking a look at my playlist, watch this video. The quirky moves of Alu Arjun and Anushka Manchanda will surely make you laugh.

Okay, now coming back to my playlist, here are some of my favorite songs that fill up my musical nights. Take a look:

The first song is Tum hi ho from Aashiqui 2.
I have really lost count of how many times I have heard this song till date. May be, over 1000? Well, can be. The incredible vocals of Arijit Singh mesmerize me every single time. 

The second song that features in my playlist is Nadaan Parindey of Rockstar. The lyrics and the music of this song takes me to a different world. What a song sung by the legend A.R Rehman and the amazing Mohit Chauhan!

The next song is Tujhe Bhula Diya from Anjaana Anjaani. The starting music of the song accompanied by Shruti Pathak's voice singing Naina lagiya baarisha just spreads all over me and Mohit Chauhan's vocals just take this song to a different level. This is one of the songs that had remained etched in my memory, ever since I had listened to it for the first time.

The fourth song on my playlist is Subhanallah from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. This song makes a huge smile appear on my face, every time I listen to it. Be it the Ranbir-Deepika chemistry in the song or the melodious voice of Sreeram, this song always alights my musical nights.

This song "Tum hi ho" from Rockstar sung by Mohit Chauhan and Kavita Krishnamurthy is definitely one of the most romantic and soulful songs that I have listened. This song has stayed with me always.

The sixth song in my list is Sun Saathiya of ABCD 2. This is my latest favorite song which I keep humming a lot these days. The perfect dance beats and the mellifluous voice of Priya Saraiya makes it quite a loved song.

The song Jiya re from Jab Tak Hai Jaan fills me up with a lot of adoration and love for myself. A very lively, peppy song that makes you fall in love with life and with yourself. And yes, I love the video too!

This song Dil ne tumko chun liya hai from Jhankar Beats reminds me of my high school days. The silky voice of Shaan, the melodious composition and the romantic lyrics always fill the ambiance with a lot of mush.

The Journey Song of Piku is so fresh, optimistic and beautiful that it always cheers me up, whenever I listen to it. The vocals of Anupam Roy and Shreya Ghoshal creates magic!

Music always rejuvenates us and makes us value life. So CELEBRATE MUSIC, CELEBRATE LIFE!

I really enjoyed making this playlist. Hope you enjoyed listening to it too :)

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A Medley of 5 life-defining songs

Background music! People say that I wish there was some background music in my life. But, if you think deeply, then there are some songs and melodies that we keep humming and hearing time and again. We never get tired of listening to those songs because they define and re-define our life. We all have a few songs that are special to us for various reasons and those songs actually form the background score of our lives.

If I talk about my life, then there are 5 songs that define my life. I can listen to these songs for uncountable times and yet I won't get bored. Because those songs are me...my life...my identity...my home. 

Here is the medley of those 5 songs that define my life again and again. This prompt of IndIspire helped me to do something I was unable to do for many days, because of my busy schedule. I finally uploaded a recording in SoundCloud. Do listen to it. I would love to hear your views.

The first song is Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai from the movie Shor. This song is the definition of love and romance for me. The tranquility and solace brimming in the song mirrors the tranquility and harmony that I desire from my partner.

The second song is Roz Roz Aankhon Tale from the movie Jeeva. This song speaks the words of my heart...speaks of the dreams shimmering in my eyes that refuses to fade. And as I am a born dreamer, this song defines me.

The third song is Zindagi pyar ka geet hai from the movie Soutan. It motivates me whenever I feel that life is such a hard struggle, whenever I feel that I am giving up on love. It teaches me that life is a song of love which you have to keep singing and life is also an ocean of sorrow which you have to cross with a smile on your face.

The fourth song is Aye zindagi gale laga le from the movie Sadma. This song is my plea, my conversation with dear life. I love life so much and want life to also love me back.

The final song is Kal Ho Na Ho from the movie Kal Ho Na Ho. Do I need to say anything about this song? This song teaches me to live life in the present, to love and forgive, to laugh and make others laugh...because life is neither in yesterday, nor in tomorrow...life is now...kya pata kal ho na ho!