श्री लटूरी लट्ठ जी के साथ साक्षात्कार

हमारा  सौभाग्य है कि हमें अपने संस्थान अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी-भारतीय सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी एवं प्रबंधन संस्थान,ग्वालियर में आयोजित कवि सम्मेलन में कविता पाठ करने वाले सुप्रसिद्ध हास्य कवि लटूरी लट्ठ जी का साक्षात्कार करने का अवसर मिला। आपके समक्ष प्रस्तुत है साक्षात्कार के संक्षिप्त अंश-

प्रश्न- आपके जीवन में कोई ऐसी घटना जिससे आप कविता पाठ अथवा कविता लेखन कि तरफ आकर्षित हो गए?

लठ्ठ जी- हमारे जीवन में ऐसी कोई विशेष घटना तो नई हुई लेकिन मेरी दादी मेरे जीवन की प्रेरणा थी। मैंने उनसे जीवन में सदा प्रसन्न रहना सीखा, पर समय हमेशा एक सा नई रहता। जीवन की अंतिम अवस्था में दादी का स्वास्थ्य अचानक बहुत गिर गया। उनका इलाज कराने मैं उन्हें एक अस्पताल ले गया जहाँ मैंने देखा की दुनिया में हर तरफ दुःख ही दुःख है, तब मैंने सोच लिया कि अब मैं लोगों को हँसाने का ही काम करूँगा।

प्रश्न-  महोदय आपके विचार से कविता क्या है? ऐसी क्या खासियत होती है कवियों में जो हर एक परिस्थिति या घटना को अलग नजरिये से देखता है?

लठ्ठ जी-  कविता तो प्रत्येक व्यक्ति के अंदर होती है। एक बड़े कवि ने कहा है कि कविता में क का अर्थ है कल्पना, वि का अर्थ है विचार तथा ता का अर्थ है तालमेल। इसका तात्पर्य यह है कि विचार और कल्पना के तालमेल से ही कविता की उत्पत्ति होती है। कवियों के पास विचार और कल्पना का अद्भुत तालमेल होता ह जबकि किसी अन्य व्यक्ति के विचार अलग होते है और कल्पना अलग।मेरे अनुसार कवि हर एक चीज़ को अलग तरह से देख पता है क्योंकि उनके पास ईश्वरीय वरदान होता है। या इसे अलग तरह से भी कह सकते है कि साहित्य ईश्वर की देन है।

प्रश्न- आपके कविता पाठ अथवा लेखन की शैली क्या है?

लठ्ठ जी- मैं तो हास्य रस का कवि हूँ और लोगों को हँसाना जानता हूँ। आजकल की भागदौड़ भरी जिंदगी में लोग हताश और निराश है, अगर वे मेरे प्रयास से थोड़ी देर भी अपना दुःख भूल जाते है तो मैं अपने आप को धन्य समझूंगा।

प्रश्न- अब तक का  आपका सफ़र कैसा रहा?

लठ्ठ जी- जब मैंने कविता लेखन/पाठन का कार्य शुरू किया तब सब कुछ बहुत विस्मयकारी लगता था। पता ही नहीं था की जीवन किस दिशा में आगे बढ़ रहा , पर अब तो सारा जगत एक परिवार जैसा लगता है।

अब सब कुछ सहज प्रतीत होता है।  हम अपने कार्य से प्रसन्न और संतुष्ट भी है।

प्रश्न- वर्तमान समय की युवा पीढ़ी को आपका क्या सन्देश है?

लठ्ठ जी-   “सफलता उनको मिलती है जो मन में ठान लेते है”

               बड़ों की बात सुनते है उन्हें फिर मान लेते है,

               बुलंदियां उन्हीं के कदम चूमती है,जो वक्त पहचान लेते है।“

मैं तो इन्हीं पंक्तियों से आजकल की युवा पीढ़ी को शिक्षा देना चाहूँगा पर युवा पीढ़ी एक बात समझ ले कि साहित्य, समाज का दर्पण होता है और साहित्य समाज की जरूरत भी है, इसलिए हर समाज साहित्य के बिना अधूरा होता है। इसलिए प्रत्येक युवा को साहित्य के विकास लिए प्रयास अवश्य करना चाहिए।

संवाददाता- आर्यन सचान, निधि त्रिपाठी

फोटोग्राफर- आयुषी रस्तौगी

Interview of Delhi Team(Udbhav Utsav 2k16)

Q. How did you find the hospitality of our institute?

A. We had a few problems when we came to the city. But So far as your college is concerned it was very good. We loved it here.

Q. How did you find the city Gwalior?

A. Actually we haven’t yet got a chance to see the city. We have been busy with preparation.  But the people we came in contact with here are very humble and down-to-earth unlike most of them we meet during travelling and in Delhi.But alas we could not enjoy the city. We had our practices one after another.

Q. How were the facilities provided in our college and during your stay in the city in general?

A. The facilities provided in your college were brilliant. And in the stay in the has also been a comfortable one. Its way better than other cities we go to participate in such competitions.

Q. Are you planning to visit any of the historical places here in Gwalior?

A. We wanted to but we have our train tomorrow at 12 pm. But we did go to JaiVilas Palace. It was a great experience to witness the lifestyle of modern Rajas.

Reporters - Surya Pratap Singh & Chinmay Rane

Interview of Kyrgyzstan Team (Udbhav Utsav 2k16)

Q. Good evening sir. How was the hospitality of our institute?

A. Very good and comforting.

Q. How was the welcoming ceremony at our college?

A. It was very good. We liked it very much.

Q. How was the Indian culture ?

A. It is very good. The traditions are very appealing. We have been to India before. It’s really great being here.

Q. How were the Indian dishes?

A. We love Indian dishes. Very spicy. We love the spicy food here.Very tasty I must say.

Q. The performance of your team was very good.How much time did you spend on preparing your children for this competition?

A. We have worked very hard for it. We spent almost 6 months preparing for it.

We saw your students’ performance and the amount of hard work you put in it could be seen clearly. It was truly a beautiful performance. We wish you all the very best for the results. Thanks for sparing your time for this interview and we wish you all the best for all your future endeavors.

Reporters- Surya Pratap Singh & Chinmay Rane

INTERVIEW OF MR. MANOJ KUMAR SINGH (CTO,JAGUAR INFOTECH)

Q. Sir we had a glimpse at you profile , you are a very tech-savvy person , how do  you manage to be up to date to the present technologies despite of your busy schedule?

A. Learning should be a part of our daily schedule. I ensure that I study at least one hour a day. This is the first thing I do in the morning. I don’t like reading newspapers rather I devote that time in studying due to which people take me very differently. I think Times Of India app solves this problem for me which makes me very precise to the news I want to read.

Q. Do you think mastering one particular technology is enough or knowing about a wide range of technologies is important?

A. What I do is maintain a list of new and emerging technologies I need to know and learn about. List is growing vertically and this process goes on which is very helpful for me and so I think the present world and wants and aims about.

Q. Technical ideas are not enough , business ideas too play a important role to implement our skills. What are your views about this?

A. Technology itself is nothing , it is just an enabler. It does not bring any cash flow so is useless for any profit earning organization.  We should have a fair understanding of how the technology serves the need of the organization. Technology just helps to bridge the gap between various business ideas.

Q. The start-ups itself are facing problems of competition and fast paced market, so what according to you are the ways these start-ups can come in par with the various M.N.C.’s?

A. Creating website or an android app is not business , it is just an opportunity. The concept of start ups should be changed. Like earlier it cannot be formed by just a single person , there should be a group of good share holders. The people should be accountable and responsible. Initially any start up company cannot have more workforce.  A single person should have the potential to begin with any department of the organisation.If there is competition then only there is opportunity. Today dimension of startup have changed. Now E -commerce, food delivery have completely saturated.Today there are more opportunity are in health care, tour and travel and education.

Q. Technology stack past present and future, so what next is yet to come in future , I mean is there anything left ?

A. Next bigger revolution that is going to come is IOT, that is internet of things. Most of the devices would be talking to each other .We would see our car, mobile phones, A.C.s, conversing with each other .It would be like sms is gone AC is on. He other eminent thing would be NFC near field communication, two device when touched can transfer their data. It would find application in the shopping complexes  where we would get notification in our cell phones, as we pass through the shops.

Q. As we all know a very strong step has been taken by our prime minister to demonetize the old currency notes, was it the right time and how has it affected the market – boon or bane?

A.  It is a part of governance and we being the citizens should have faith in the representatives we have chosen. I really appreciate this strong step which is taken and since I am into business and corporate work since past few years and the difference which I have seen is the parallel economy going on which is actually the reality. The honest citizens are under loss while on the other hand corrupt people always feel they are getting things on discount by not paying tax. To conclude, they have done a very fair job.

Q. What is the tagline you would like to give to our institute or any such success mantra for us?

A.  “ Neither success nor failure is an accident .“ Work hard and start from basics…success would be at your doorsteps.

REPORTED BY - PRAGATI BAHETI AND VISHAKHA GUPTA

DIWALI : FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

National festivals are the lifeblood of a nation. They add charm and thrill to our humdrum life. India being a melting -pot of religions, race, and cultures, it has a plethora of festivals and feasts.

Among these, Diwali perhaps is the most pan-Indian festival celebrated with great pomp and mirth throughout the length and breadth of the country. Diwali, better known as, Deepawali among the Indian masses, is a festival of lights.The word ‘Diwali’ means ‘row of lights’. The ‘di’ part comes from the word ‘diva’; A diva is a small clay lamp that is filled with oil and has a cotton wick.

When Rama and Sita returned to Ayodha, from their fourteen years of exile, and killing the demon Ravan, diva lamps were lit to welcome the royal procession. In the same manner, during the festival, lamps are lit to welcome the goddess Lakshmi into Hindu homes and temples.

The festival itself lasts five days and takes place at the end of the Hindu month of Ashwin and the beginning of Kartika (late October-early November).  A lot of preparation goes in before the actual festival. Houses are cleansed, white washed and painted. Every nook and corner of the house is swept clean.Thereafter, in the evening earthen lamps and decorative lights are put in and around the house giving an atmosphere of joy and happiness. As the night approaches, children light up the sky with their firecrackers. The streets and bazaars bear a dazzling look.

Illumination of every hue and colour light up shops and buildings. Thus, there is gaiety, cheerfulness, merrymaking and fun everywhere. There is joy on every face. On this day every one put on their best dress which has been purchased well in advance. People exchange greetings and share sweets and meals as a mark of friendship and brotherhood.

Special offering ceremonies or ‘pujas’ are held to Lakshmi and the elephant god, Ganesha. Hindus believe that, if they start out the New Year by asking Ganesha to remove obstacles  and asking Lakshmi to bring wealth, the whole of the year will be prosperous.

The festival of Diwali teaches us many values of life. More than anything else the festival symbolises the ultimate victory of good over evil. It teaches us that one day or other the evil existing in this world would be subdued by goodness and righteousness. Rama’s obedience to parents, Sita’s faithfulness, Lakshman’s unflinching love for his brother, etc., teach us many noble lessons of life The festival is a national festival celebrated by everyone irrespective of caste, creed and race. It therefore, promotes unity, common brotherhood, and communal harmony. Hence, in a world like ours, broken by narrow domestic walls of religious fanaticism and social disharmony, a festival like Diwali can bring people together, heal wounds, and can help in fostering national integration.

Of late, external celebrations of Diwali have taken predominance over its religious content. As years proceed the celebration is becoming more commercial and superficial leading to much unhealthy practices, like gambling and drinking. Therefore, there is an urgent need to put sobriety, restraint, and caution in the present-day celebration of Diwali, so as to maintain its sanctity and original grandeur.

Written by: Oshin Malviya

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