Mayajaal, yeh Maya hai, Mayawati all the way – update 2

Jai shambu nath ki jai!  Kyaa likhath hai bhayee! Bahoot shukriya!
Dear shambu nath,
This is absolutely wonderful. “mayawati chalisha” is it? Mmm… how about an English translation? With an eye to the Centre, the lady isn’t averse to the “milecha bhasha”, is she?

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DOHA- JAI JAI JAGDAMBE KAA ROOP/
LAAJ RAKHIYA JAGAT KEE AAYE KOI NAA BHOOP//

Jai jai mayaa maharaanee, tumahree kirpaa na jaay bakhaanee,
Tumhraa naam jape harijam saraa, tum unakee ho taaran haaraa,
Sab tumhree hai karay barai , tum unakee ho kaalee mai,
Tum gungan kee kariw khichai, apraadhin kaa jail pathai,
Jo tumhse hai karay larai, unko jail diyo pahuchai,
Unch neech jas gunde saare, tum unako kinho pichwaare,
Jitanee rahee fauz dhan saaraa, tum unako sab deen bigaaraa,
Unakee ijjat maatee me kinhaa, unase chheen talaab bhee linhaa,
Pahale jo the atayachaareel, unakee aay gayee balihaaree,
Ab un sab na karay larai, sabse rakhay mail milayee.
Aise rajya chalay kaa chahee, phir jantaa kaa chintaa nahee,
Hamrav ek vinay hai maayaa , hamre uppar kardo daayaa,
Diyo kahi par noukaree dilayee, tumharo gun jiwan bhar gayee,
Tum jantaa kaya karaw bhalayee, sabse rakho mail meelayee,
Tumharee kurshee phir jay na paye , sabkee jamanat jabt hoi jaye,
Sada karaw jantaa kay sewaa , sab kaa milay dudh awa mewaa,

Dohaa- jai jai mayawati sadaa karo kalyaan ,
u.p kee jantaa kaa Rakhanaa hardam, dhayaan.

Grammar – 35 How to write a book review

This is friend Rajesh’s suggestion. Thanks, Rajesh.
Want to write a book review? Great. Step 1 – READ THE BOOK.
I read a newspaper article that said it’s possible to write a review without setting eyes on the hard copy (yes!), simply by cannibalising other people’s reviews. Great Scott! If you’re not interested in reading one, why would you want to talk about it at all? Writing a review on borrowed ideas is like wearing a shirt with a big hole on the back. It (the hole, not the shirt) is visible to everyone except you. So, read the book, if need be, more than once.
[2] As you put it away, note down your feelings. At once. Those raw, uncensored opinions are often the most honest. Write everything in points – if you liked the book, why? The story? Style? Suspense? Size of the book? An old idea written from a fresh viewpoint? Writer’s honesty? The beginning, middle, end? Anything that struck you.
[3] There are two major ways of writing a book review – (a) descriptive (b) critical
Descriptive: Give essential information about the book, name, author, publisher, what it’s about and quote a few interesting passages from the book. Use a simple, non-emotional tone, but see that your review doesn’t sound like text from a brochure. See that the paragraphs flow smoothly. End it with a brief opinion. Readers are generally curious to know if you enjoyed the book.
The Critical: This is the fun review. Hey, this is your opinion! But before writing we assume the following:
[1] You have read the book
[2] You have noted down the pages that you want to talk about
[3] Your impressions
[4] You have spent a few hours assimilating what you thought of the book.
[5] The single dominating opinion about the book.
Good. Now you have a central thesis. You have a clear opinion. Could be “Excellent, highly recommended, good, not bad, “well-written but just a lot of fluff”, ok for a train ride or a flight or “just trash it!”
Now sit down and make an outline. What are the topics under which you want to critique the book? Again assuming the review consists of more than a couple of words. Theme? Characters? Structure? The way it progresses? Some of my studdents won’t read Agatha Christie – they say she deliberately misleads. Put down points under each heading. Organise the topics in a sequence of your choice. Theme first, maybe? Next the characters? and so on. Ramember all your points should be realted to that main thesis. You can’t start with “The book is a great buy” and go on to denounce it in every department.
You’ll need to say something about the author. The poor guy took the trouble to write the book, right? But please don’t go into a biography here. Just a few interesting words about him/her. If a Professor of Mathematics is writing a steamy romantic novel (do you read such books?), that may be a point to mention. The choice is yours.
Now, the big question: how do I begin? Not difficult. Try one of these.
[1] State the purpose of the author. What is he trying to say here?
[2] How significant is that purpose? Does he have a theme of great value? Is it immediately relevant? “This book comes at a time when…”. “______ belongs to the class of books that …”
[3] Is a comparison with his other works possible? Then try it.
[4] About the author (remember what I said).
[5] The central thesis, though I’d prefer to save it for the rounding off.
Ok, get your book, read it, make notes and do the outline – under what headings do you want to discuss the book’s merits? Then choose the opening statement and form the lines in the first paragraph.
Good luck! In the next post we’ll start looking at the different genres (types) of books. You may want to deal with each one differently.
And also the style you’ll want to adopt when you pass an opinion on someone else’s magnum opus.