baat itni seedhi, saadi, sachi hai ki,

ek khel vo khelte rahe, ek unke andar baitha khuda unke saath khelega.

aur jo na khele, toh vo khud apne hi khel mein khelege ek khel, yu ki,

yeh tera andaza bahaut galat hai ki tu khuda hai;

yeh tera andaza bahaut galat hai ki tu hi tu hai.

teri mrityu mumkin na ho tab tak jab tak tu khud se riha na ho.

ye tera anumaan galat hai ki tu "mrit-zinda" hai.

baat itnni seedhi, saadi, sachi hai ki,

ek khel vo khelte rahe, ek unke andar baitha shaitan ...

02.08.26 | 'hashimukh'

logon ko support nahi karo, toh bhi vo bkwas karte hai

aur karo, toh bhi.

toh aap humesha vo karo, jo aap chahte ho apne liye auron se.

iss se vo kya karenge aur nahi karenge, uss se farak padna bnd hojata hai.

kabhi-kabhi zaruri ye hota hai ki, aap khud ka bachaaw kare.

especially tab jab aapko maloom hi na ho ki dusra insaan kaisa hai, kaisa nhi.

toh jo apne dil mein theek lage, vo kare.

baaki kya sochte hai, kya nahi, jaane do.

logon ki toh aadat hi hoti hai sahi ko galat aur galat ko sahi samajhne ki.

human tendency hi aisi hoti shayad kuch.

kya farak padta hai. jaane do.

waqt ke saath chalna chaiye. ek waqt ke baad, sab kuch ek hojata hai.

kuch nahi rehta, aur vo sab kuch hojata hai jo sahi mayne mein sabke liye theek ho.

29.07.2026

par mai chahe kitni hi koshish kyun na kar lu, mai rehti ant mein ek aurat hi hu, ek mard-soch se peedit jahaan mein, jahaan na koi aaghaz hai, na kala; na nai soch hai, na nasha; na koi gambheer hai, aur na hi hai koi sama.

aur fir mujhse puch te hai ki tum kuch kyun nahi karti ho?

mere saath kyun nahi chalti ho?

kuch kyun nahi bolti ho?

aakhir tum kyun itna darti ho?

acha aur tum kis se darti ho?

kya tum khudse darti ho?

ya tum mujhse darti ho?

07.07.2026

"और तू जो करना, वो करना अकेले,
मेरा नाम न हो कही फिर,
क्यों की छोटी सी बात है,
इनके समझ नहीं आएगी।
हाँ बात बहुत खराब हो जाएगी।
तू उड़ना उतना ही
जितनी उड़ान पंख संभाल सके तेरे,
हाँ, क्यों की, ज़बान खराब हो जाएगी।"

17.07.26 |

mai nadaan hi sahi hu, kuch cheezon mein. yu ki ye nadaani hi tumko tumhare rooh ke paas jaake, uska haal dekhne pe majboor karti hai. yu ki ye nadaani hi mujhe tod-tod, mujhe sikhati hai ki abhi bhi kitna chalna, kitna milna, kitna rona, kitna khaalipan bharna baaki hai... ye kalankit, kaali, gumm ruh tumhari ja takrayegi kisi nadaan se ek din. waapis kaise aaoge? waapis kaise aaoge? waapis kaise aaoge? bolo na. waapis kaise aaoge!

30.04.2026 | "Ab Raat"

A person in quiet admiration, attraction or certain belief built with years, has been training his/her brain to recognize certain ques, patterns; hardwired to them. Without regular sharing or with means of communication interrupted--notice of "upgrades" get skipped.

Detachment happens when one realizes that old-pattern is fading now. And what one must be associating things with might not be relevant anymore.

This is the way to moving on faster than others from breaking-points, bad moments, etc.

It's important to break that learnt pattern to rise above delusion and get back into reality.

Your heart will tell you it's true for the brain releases the same hormones still as it associates the que with cherished memory/resemblance/knowing. But brain will also tell you that it might be--logically speaking--just some connection I'm building with the now "limited" knowledge (for newer updates are missing/unknown).

So, everything is opportunistic, dicey, and thus, exciting, adventurous. This adrenaline rush keeps you getting back and makes you exclaim, "Ah! So, what! Who cares? It's exciting!"

"Freshness" one feels might just be based on one's own beliefs, knowledge, understanding, education, learnt-methods (consciously/unconsciously) and thus...conclusions built on those patterns might very much be half-baked, unrelated, misunderstood or miscommunicated.

An artist might continue still for the sake of "Creation," based on their own chosen, felt, picked emotion/energy and whatever it requires for truly keep going, but it can be purely "Imagination" of one's own.

And so, nobody intervenes an Artist's muse because for them, it is their source of living.

How and what we perceive is on us. Astonishing--in how many ways an artist can perceive?28.04.26

apne saalon ke efforts, time and energy dene ke baad,

ek din yu hi jab, kbhi akele, shaanti mein,

jaise parda aankhon se hat-ta hua, dhua, chhat-ta hua,

aur saamne dekho toh ek kaali ghata apne andar umadti hai...

iss pal ko "Ehsaas" bola jata hai; realization.

jab har baat jo aaj talak sunni ho, vo anubhavi taur pe toh thi par,

iss pal, neelam jaisi, shareer, mann, mastiksh mein mehsoos hoti hai.

sunn pada shareer, jab jeene lagta hai-- aur --sach mein "Pain" ya "Dard" hota hai.

khushi hoti hai. isliye nahi ki dard ho raha hai. isliye ki, sunn the abhi tak.

ab dard hone laga hai, toh ek baar aur shayad, uthenge, royenge, hasenge...

...kuch karenge. aage badhenge.

Fir ulti ek dafa hogi. Shayad har baar hogi, jab talak apna sach accept nahi hoga.

Aur jab let-go ho jayega, toh aankhein khuli, aasmaan saaf, sab simat jata hai.

Narm...Mulayam...Aur ek lambi khuli saans...

Ek bahaut bada pahad kadmo ke neeche hai,

Ek bahaut gehri khaai, mere liye meri secret place hai,

Ek bahaut vishal samandar paar karne ke liye, sirf ek pool bandhna hai,

Ek jwalamukhi ko shaant karne mein ab, sirf ek glass thanda paani kaafi hai.

Shaant, Sheetal, Sundar, Sthir.

Aur shayad, ye Maturity hoti hai...

Ki iss se jeet gaya toh, sab hojayega.

Sab theek hai. | (c) Ritika Gupta #peaceritika 27.04.2026 | contact

behad mushkil hota hai uthna dubara tab jab

aapki har taraki pe, har koi, dil se chidta chala jata ho.

aapke har effort pe, koi maano, dukhi hota ho.

aapki har koshish pe, hasta ho; dhaal ki jagah, kaante chubhaye.

apni kamyaabi galat lagne lagti hai; jaise koi gunha ho.

shabashi, khushi--yeh sab jab kisi ek ki bhi nazar mein na jhalakta ho.

behad mushkil hai aghaaz uss parinde ka,

jiski fitrat mein udna toh hai shayad,

par pankhon ki jagah, samaj ke nokile kaanton se saja

kandhon pe bojh samaan jaise, ek "hathiyaar"...

kyunki, mulayam haathon ka aasra, maano uss se, chhin gaya ho.

behad mushkil hai dubara uss panchi ka udna,

jab vo khud hi apne pankh, ek-ek ke nokile kaanto se saja,

uske bojh tale dhak khud ko,

thak-haar, ab, maano, sab se katt chuka ho...

26.04.2026

aaj ehsans hua ki
shayad mai jeeti rehti hu kyon ki mera dost marr gaya...

shayad vo chahta tha ki
mai jeeti rahu...

shayad ye, shayad vo,

shayad...

26.04.2026

gareebi agar "bahaut kutti cheez hai," toh, kutta shayad vo "gareeba" hai,
jo nazar nahi ata, par andar tak tod ke rakh deta hai; khaamosh kar deta hai.

ek gehri kaali raat mein, door mein jo dhol sunaai dete hai,
jo "sunn" waali uss ever-present awaaz ko dabane ki koshish mein hote hai...
waisa-sa..."gareeba".

nazar naa aane wala gareeba vo hota hai jo sabse zyada muskurata milega aapko bheed mein.

ye ek behad hi ziddi kisam ka praani hoga, jisko chaahe aap goli maaro, yaa aankh,
aap sab jaante huye bhi iss vyakti ke baare mein ye nahi bata paoge ki
ye sala--yaa saali--intellectual hai ya stupid, emotionally expressive hai (in your delulu-way)
ya narcissistic, emotional manipulator!

ye sala--yaa saali--wahi vyakti hoga jo har bade function mein sabse shareef, tameezdaar, shaant,
idk..."apratim"...dikhega, aur andar hi andar sirf itna chilaane ko marr raha hoga ki---

"Please, kya mai waha baith jau? Mera mann nahi filhaal baat karne ka."

naa dikhne waala, wafadaar, "kutta"---gareeba. (c) Ritika Gupta #peaceritika 26.04.2026 | contact

dukh iss baat ka nahi ki tu mera nahi,

iss baat ka hai ki tu sabka tha aur

maine sab dekhte, samjhte huye bhi,

jo ho raha tha, hone diya. kuch kaha nahi.

dukh iss baat ka hai, tune jo tamasha kiya,

vo bhi sirf mere liye kabhi tha nahi.

dukh iss baat ka hai,

ki ab bhi tu sabka hai.

ab bhi tujhe pyaar nahi.

ab bhi tu ek ka ho reh na saka.

tu kisi ek ka nahi, isliye koi tere sang sacha rehta nahi.

jab tujhe kisi ek ka moh nahi, kisi ek sang bandagi nahi,

kisi ek ki zarurat nahi, toh kisi ko bhi sirf tujhse,

shiddat bhari, mohobbat nahi. kisi ko teri zidd nahi. sirf zarurat...

vo parkhegi. vo humesha parkhegi.

tu galat nahi. bs itna "muqammal" ki kabhi koi jo tujhe pura kare, aisa "adhura" tu kabhi hua nahi...

25.04.26 | If you can't kill egos to be her forever calm, never engage in her chaos either.

"Love" is not attachment; it is a kind of cheap intoxication--

Once you take a sip, it refuses to wear off.

So, give your heart to someone innocent, to someone in pain--

To the one who truly needs it.

If you hold onto this principle as your own,

You will conquer the entire world.

And then, the very moment attachment-kind love shatters--

If you do not discover the entire universe within yourself,

Then go ahead and change my name.

For then, who remains a kinsman?

And who, a stranger?

Where is the time left?

There is still so much to be done, my friend.

And what is there that is impossible?

Go forth and do it all.

The day that intoxication breaks--in that very instant--

Come running back.

For by then, "I" will no longer be anywhere to be found, my friend.

You will experience nothing but "You, and only You"
yet find "You" nowhere at all.

There is a vast difference between *Prem* (romantic love)
and *Preet* (affection/soul-love).

*Preet* teaches you how to live; *Prem* teaches you stubbornness.

*Prem* has its limits; *Preet* is boundless.

*Prem* draws you close to another; *Preet* teaches you self-love.

And now, how much more can I say about what this truly is?

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

For what I have gained--though, truth be told,
I do not like it one bit.

I am still absolutely furious! Ha-ha.

23.04.26

"प्रेम" मोह नहीं, एक तरहे का सस्ता नशा हैं,

जो पीजिएगा एक बार तोह उतरने का नाम न ले.

सो दिल दीजियेगा किसी मासूम को, पीड़ित को,

जिसको उसकी ज़रूरत हो.

ये संस्कार रखिएगा अपना जो,

तोह पूरी दुनिया ही जीत लिजयेगा।

और फिर एक जो मोह टूटेगा जिस पल,

आप खुद ही खुद में पूरी दुनिया न देख ले,

तोह नाम बदल दीजिएगा।

फिर कौन अपना रह जाता है,

कौन पराया।

समय ही कहा बचता हैं,

बहुत कुछ करना हैं अभी जनाब।

और क्या हैं जो मुमकिन नहीं,

सब ही कुछ कीजियेगा।

नशा टूटेगा जिस दिन, उस ही इक पल,

आप दौड़ के आना.

क्यों की अब कही "मैं" होगा ही नहीं जनाब।

सिर्फ "तू ही तू" पर "तू" कही नहीं जी लीजिएगा।

प्रेम और प्रीत में बहुत अंतर है।

प्रीत जीना सिखाती है और प्रेम, ज़िद्द।

प्रेम हद, प्रीत बेहद।

प्रेम पास बुलाता है. प्रीत खुद से प्यार।

और अब मैं कितना बोलू की ये क्या हैं?

शुक्रिया। शुक्रिया। शुक्रिया।

जो मैंने पाया, पर
मुझे ये पसंद नहीं।

मुझे घुसा अभी भी बहुत हैं! हा-हा.

23.04.26

Saarthi aur Tenali Rama

Any establishment's forefront leaders, like Managers or Team Leaders, act as your Saarthi. They have the power to make you or break you. So, never dim them.

While an establishment's major brainstormers, ideators, and value providers, are neither your clients nor the team leaders, but your Consultants, Associates and Self-improving, focused, ambitious but ungreedy Employees. They are your hidden treasures, like Tenali Rama. Lose them and you'll find your establishment to be lifeless for a long while.

Skip instilling (or not stopping) unhealthy Gossips for "Biasing Fun" and start Communicating for Value + Entertainment. That's where the shift's gonna' feel like real, uplifting and happening.

Current times demand wiser, calmer, thoughtful voices, even if to 1, and even if that's only you and the mirror. 1 is a powerful start. 1's gonna' work, if not now, then you might not even know when! But that's not your job to worry about. You just have to start.

12.04.26

Simplifying Way to Inner Happiness & Peace

Share. Solve.
Share a lot. Share everything and anything that/which you think is truly beautiful.
Take on Problems. Discuss and Create Solutions without Doubt. Without Fear.
= Inner Happiness.

Peace?
Release. Express. Talk. Leave.
Modify & Practice personalized Disciplines.

26.03.26

Glam to Sham to Shame to Desire to Intent to Hope to Action...n may be, one day.

People who have been made to believe certain things about themselves by their families and society often reach a point where they stop fighting or crying about it and begin to accept it. They realise that if they don’t, they won’t be able to move forward. This acceptance of what is seen as a “problem” eventually becomes the starting point for seeking solutions and overcoming it. And once a solution is found, it becomes even harder to convince them that there was no problem in the first place.

So how do you convince someone that the entire process was a sham, that there was never a problem to begin with?

I think that’s why much of marketing is essentially displacement, a kind of lie. It creates the illusion of a problem where none really exists. Now, if, a siginficant portion of marketing is done by brands and businesses across the world that are selling solutions to “non-problems,” just imagine the kind of deep, dark pit society has fallen into, and how much cleansing is needed.

17.03.26

Forced to be dull (job days)

humare ye recruiter log check karte hai ki, humari "trajectory" kitni seedhi hai. jab na ye system seedha, na tum, na hum, na aapke collegues aur boss, aur na hi ye zindagi...jab zindagi khud hi kitni tedi hai, chatpati toh kabhi ek dumm "fuss," naram-garam, khati-meethi hai, toh kisi ki bhi CV, kitni hi seedhi kyun na dikhe, vo kaise bhala sach mein seedhi ho sakti hai? #thoughts #forcedtofeelguilty #careergap #nostalgia (i deleted from linkedin, idk why). | 28.02.26

Unintentional intimidation

As I look back, I can’t thank enough each and every man in my life who has supported me, rejected me, competed with me, listened to me, respected me, disrespected me, and at times, “jhelofied” me, all while navigating their own struggles.

Interestingly, most of my conflicts, traumas, and confrontations seemed to arise from women.

Despite being educated and vocal about gender conflicts in society, I realized rather late that 'am a "working woman" with a "designation" who was dancing her way through corridors that were still operating within patriarchal compromises.

Perhaps my "chillaxed," "hyper self-aware," and "simply working" (cuz ghar mein zarurat thi) attitude did not fit how most men and women functioned in teams. I was strategizing to earn, to build an identity, almost instinctively. I neither differentiated nor used anyone, and I consciously avoided competition.

What I lacked, however, was the awareness of how influential that stance could be or how threatening it might appear to others.

What felt natural to me was perhaps read as rebellion, as boastfulness, as boldness. I was simply being myself. And, somewhere, now, I feel fortunate to have been nurtured with thoughts and values that shaped those interpretations, even if the adjectives were misplaced.

Maybe that's intimidating. But most leaders would agree, it's okay.

17.02.2026

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