“Battees baras kisiko bhoolne ke liye kaafi hote hain…”
While watching a feature on Sahir Ludhianvi (Poet & Lyricist) in a packed hall, I suddenly woke up to the fact, that in the worldly sense…Sahir has already died…in 1980!
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I believe that one of the reasons I did fine in training (and entrepreneurship) is that I was introduced to various forms of art at a young age! Every child should be exposed to art because ‘developed mind but un-blossomed heart’ make for ‘dry or cynical’ beings…! Thus, of 4-parts of a human-being: Body, Mind, Heart & Soul; ‘Science & Commerce’ may cater to the first two, but the last two can only be replenished by ‘Art’!
But it can’t happen unless we stop treating Art like background-sound to activities or filler in waiting-lobby/travel! Well! All enriching relationships are built on exclusivity! So we need to take out time to immerse into it…to emerge richer out of it! Or else, we’ll end up raising our standard-of-living and deteriorating our quality-of-life…
On a more personal note, I was lucky that while education took me to science and then management, my parallel stint with art (specifically music, poetry & literature) ensured my striving for both Sensibility & Sensitivity! But the turning point came when I heard the song “Jiyo to aise jiyo jaise sab tumhara hai…Maro to aise ki jaise tumhara kuchh bhi nahin” and…began my lifelong quest for Sahir!
Sahir died when I was still pretty-much a newborn…so how am I to explain why I connected to him? I feel Art is timeless; because what it deals with…is timeless. – Human emotions! That’s why beyond the constraints of time & space, an artist’s contribution stays relevant! He lives on…
Well! We all can’t be artists…but what we all can surely do is…pour a lot of our own selves into what we do! After all…that’s what art is.
Let’s be artists at work… Let’s Live-On!
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Famous writer Amrita Pritam (Sahir’s beloved) says “Sahir ko ye complex hai ki wo khoobsurat nahin! …Par use ye nahin pataa, ki wo shakhs nahin…ek ehsaas hai! Use mehsoos karne se chookoon…to dekhoon!”
I guess she was right…! Nahin to…
…Battees baras kisiko bhulne ke liye kaafi hote hain!
About Sandeep Atre
Dr. Sandeep Atre:
• Counseling Psychologist and an internationally recognized ‘Emotional & Social Intelligence’ Expert, with experience of more than two decades in helping people ‘sort out’ and ‘excel in’ intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. He holds a PhD in Management and a Master’s degree in Psychology (www.dratrecounsels.com).
• Founder of Socialigence – a venture specializing in development of ‘Social & Emotional Intelligence’ and its offshoot interpersonal skills through workshops and an award-winning online course rooted in neuroscience and psychology (www.socialigence.net).
• Author of two books related to his domain, namely - “Understanding Emotions Logically” and “Observing Nonverbal Behavior”; and third book on various aspects of life, named “Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom”. Moreover, the collection of his Nazms and Ghazals is published as a book titled “Baat Jazbaat Ki”.
• Corporate Trainer, with experience of close to two decades. Has conducted 150+ workshops/sessions for 50+ organizations & institutions like CSC, Cummins, Piramal, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Bridgestone, Michelin, Eicher, Maruti, Force, Idea, Airtel, NBHC, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Zydus, Thapar University, Banasthali, Narsee Monjee, Symbiosis, IIFM Bhopal, Azim Premji University, Nirma, Welingkar & IBS Hyderabad.
• Co-Founder and Director of CH EdgeMakers – a leading ‘Coaching and Training’ organization of central India for more than 24 years. He has trained close to 100 thousand students for ‘Soft Skills’ & ‘Entrance & Recruitment Preparation’ (www.ch-india.com).
• ‘Management Speaker and Orator’. Has featured at platforms like TEDx, IIM, IIT, NIT, CII, YI, CII-IWN, TCS, IMA, ICAI, ECA, ISHRAE, NEN, Sahodaya, Aditya Birla Education Academy, Round Table, LinkedIn Local, Rotary International, MP State’s Teachers’ Training, Academic Staff College DAVV, Police University Rajasthan, Police Training Academy Indore & more than 100 institutions.
• Member of noted associations and boards. Has been an ‘Executive Committee’ member of Indore Management Association. Associate Editor of IMA publications. Governing Council Member of Banasthali University’s SBBJ Centre for Research in MSME & Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Women. Executive Member of IMS, DAVV Alumni Association. Member of Rotary International’s ‘Group Study Exchange’ team to Minnesota, USA. ESI Coach with FWSA Australia.
Note: For glimpses of work, watch YouTube Channel ‘Dr. Sandeep Atre at Socialigence’.
