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Charminar ke paas ek chai ki tapri
Har Jumma ki shaam ek hi tapri, ek hi Irani chai, aur ek hi insaan ka intezaar.
Gulmohar
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Charminar ke paas ek purani chai ki tapri hai jahan Irani chai aur Osmania biscuit milte hain. College ke dino mein main har Jumma ki namaaz ke baad wahan jaata tha.
Wahin maine usse pehli baar dekha. Woh kitaabein padhta tha — Faiz, Ghalib, kabhi kabhi Agha Shahid Ali. Ek din maine hi himmat karke poocha ki woh kaunsi nazm padh raha hai. Usne jawab mein ek sher suna diya, aur main wahin khada reh gaya.
Phir yeh har hafte ka silsila ban gaya. Do chai, ek biscuit aadha-aadha, aur ghanton ki baatein — shayari, ghar walon ki ummeedein, aur woh sawaal jo hum dono ke dil mein the par zubaan par kabhi nahi aaye.
Ek Ramzan ki raat, iftaar ke baad, usne mera haath pakda aur kaha, "Tum jaante ho na, main kya kehna chahta hoon?" Maine kaha, "Haan." Bas itna hi.
Hum dono ke ghar walon ne hamare liye alag-alag raaste chune. Woh ab doosre mulk mein hai. Par jab bhi main us tapri par jaata hoon, do chai mangata hoon. Chaiwala ab poochta nahi, bas muskurata hai.
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77 commentsGulmoharWriter
Aap sab ka bahut bahut shukriya. Itna pyaar milega, socha nahi tha.
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I needed this today. Saving it to read again on a bad day.
Sahil from Lucknow
Aapki himmat ko salaam. Duniya dheere dheere badal rahi hai.
मुसाफ़िर
Sending you so much love. Your courage is going to help someone who reads this.
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कितनी हिम्मत चाहिए ये सब लिखने के लिए। आपको सलाम।
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Yaar yeh toh bilkul meri kahani lagti hai. Shukriya likhne ke liye.
Neela Aasmaan
I shared this with my sister. We talked for an hour afterwards.