Why this blog is called "Gallimaufry".

gal-uh-MAW-free\, noun.

Originally meaning "a hash of various kinds of meats," "gallimaufry" comes from French galimafrée; in Old French, from the word galer, "to rejoice, to make merry"; in old English: gala + mafrer: "to eat much," and from Medieval Dutch maffelen: "to open one's mouth wide."

It's also a dish made by hashing up odds and ends of food; a heterogeneous mixture; a hodge-podge; a ragout; a confused jumble; a ridiculous medley; a promiscuous (!) assemblage of persons.

Those of you who know me, will, I’m sure, understand how well some of these phrases (barring the "promiscuous" bit!) fit me.

More importantly, this blog is an ode to my love for Shimla. I hope to show you this little town through my eyes. If you don't see too many people in it, forgive me, because I'm a little chary of turning this into a human zoo.

Stop by for a spell, look at my pictures, ask me questions about Shimla, if you wish. I shall try and answer them as best as I can. Let's be friends for a while....

2 March 2009

चाँद



रोज़ आता है ये बहरूपिया, इक रूप बदलकर,
रात के वक़्त दिखाता है, 'कलाएं' अपनी,
और लुभा लेता है मासूम से लोगों को अदा से!

पूरा हरजाई है, गलियों से गुज़रता है, कभी
छत से, बजाता हुआ सीटी ---
रोज़ आता है जगाता है, बहुत लोगों को शब्-भर!
आज की रात उफुक से कोई,
चाँद निकले तो गिरफ्तार ही कर लो!


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