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A small reminiscence of our childhood days when we felt our summer vacations being ruined year after year by our uncle's strict time table designed specifically that we didn't waste all our time but invested in some serious studies even in the holidays. Back then we were too small to value or appreciate the good intentions of our Uncle. But now, we realise the magnanimous impact that summer learning and discipline had on us. Often we value things and people once that time or the passes is no more. 

You may not believe that most people of our social circle and so called friends whom we believe we can count on are all FAKE, until the time you fall into a pit and you can see them no where around you. Leave alone pitching in for help, they won't even ask how you are doing. So it brings us back to the basic fact that expectations are bad. You are on your own - the faster you learn this fact , the better you will feel about the social circle that pretends to be on your side always. There is this hindi film song - waqt insaan pe jab kabhi aata hai, rah mein chhod saaya bhi chala jaata hai. So if your shadow itself is going to abandon you then know that it is your God, your truth and your family and perhaps two or three genuine trustworthy friends who are with you as your support. Trust no one , believe no one - all have an agenda and all are selfish. Now the struggle is to funnel the real from the fake and that is the interesting and most intriguing part of the remaining journey. 

With the on going polarised wave of intolerance, hatred, violence and fear, the secular fabric of the nation is at threat. A country known for its unity in diversity, its brotherhood and solidarity, is taking a sharp turn into division, abuse and disrespecting the faith of others. While every religion preaches love and peace, where are the seeds of animosity being fed. Though states, regions, culture, tradition, outfits, language, religion and food may be different, have we forgotten that it is our own motherland we are talking about. It still remains ONE big nation where all Indians continue to be our brothers and sisters. It is easier to spread venom but difficult to spread harmony. Let us rise above these petty issues which divides us further into fragments and finally destroys us. The time has come to re establish the spirit of oneness and integrity.  The script has been penned by Milap Milan Zaveri for an Amazon Prime Video originally voiced over by Manoj Vajpayee. Azan - Hafiz Ahmed Raza Qadri Om chanting - Nova Spiritual India  Allah Tero Naam - Devotional expressions Allah Tero Naam - Ameya Shildhankar Background score - Gavin Nellist from Pixabay Voice over - Melven Castelino I do not to have or own the coyrights of any of the above mentioned credits, nor have I recorded this for any commercial purpose. The only objective is to unite everyone from whichever groups we may belong, to work together as one big family and dwell in peace in a vast and loving country like ours.

Bakul Mahesh, a former student of mine shared this powerful composition on Facebook recently and I really loved the poet's perspective on life. Paash has intricately woven his take on life and it's awesome to feel the depth of his words and lines. If you have similar thought provoking compositions either of your own or any poet's , please do share them. Happy and pleasant listening ,,,

Listen to the short story of a boy sent away to a boarding school, away from home and family to study. His woes and loneliness brings him down but not so low that he can't see the silver lining of his dark clouds. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade - says Late actor, Irfan Khan. 

Written by Hanner David and sung by Don Williams , this song seeks hope and comfort from the Lord who plans each one's present and future. Trusting in Him only makes us more secure and loved. While enemies fly their arrows, it is He who guards our steps and protects us from the evil eye. recorded at home using just a fender acoustic guitar and a Cajon, I have merely attempted to cover this track to the best of my ability. Hope you would love listening to the track and find a meaning in it for yourself.

Very often we get too casual with close friends and unknowingly we say some stuff which we don't mean but it can have a cutting edge effect on the listener. Here is one such memory wherein I said something stupid , of course not meaning it that way but my friend took is seriously. But as friends and old school time buddies, there was not much damage had we not to talked it over.  If you have any short poem or story worth sharing mail it to us at [email protected]  Word limit should not be more than 500 words in either English or Hindi. Don't forget to send us your feedback on how you like our Spotify episodes - MUSE WITH ME !

Here is a brief narration of a true experience. Being invited leaves you with a pleasant feeling but not receiving full details of the party, specifically related to the venue can leave one confused. Listen to Sahil's grief when he receives and invite from a buddy for a cocktail party but the friend skips sending him the location while all other friends receive the same. Was it intentional or a memory flaw ? Whatever be the  actual reason, it leaves a bitter taste. Send in your poems and short stories to [email protected] if you want your creative writing to feature in MUSE WITH ME in the upcoming Podcast episodes on Spotify !

Here is an ambient piece nostalgically composed by Sonia Golani as she pours in drops of her sentiments to refresh this short poem adding flavours of a recent downpour and memories that sprout thereby. Listen in to it and leave your comments about it and feel free to keep our small but creative community alive and ticking by telling your friends about the work we do and drop in your own stories of short poems to [email protected] Thanks and have a great weekend!

Listen in to a short poem by Ganesh Iyer who muses over the Balance of Life and reflects his opinion on what are our actual assets and liabilities. Very often we never take into accounts our blessings which actually happen to be our attributes. Forever we are engulfed with the lows of life that pulls us down. But we got to bounce back and strike back with positive charge.  If you have a flair for writing anything of your own in either English or Hindi and wish those thoughts to be channelized on Spotify through 'MUSE WITH ME' do feel free to mail them to me at [email protected] at the earliest. Thanks and kind regards ! Melven Castelino

Listen to a beautiful emotion penned by Anuj Gupta . If you also have a flair for writing short poems or interesting and captivating stories from real life experiences or imagination, please mail them to [email protected] and we can have them voiced over and share on our audio platforms. 

In the new season we have been inviting creative contributions in the form of diaries, stores, poems etc from talented writers and we are happy to broadcast a lovely short emotional muse by Gaurav Tiwari. Do send in your pieces under 500 words, self written to [email protected] at the earliest to get featured in my Spotify Podcast channel - MUSE WITH ME.