मुझे अपना नाम छपा हुआ देखना बहुत पसंद था, मुझे अपने शब्द छपे हुए देखना भाते थे। मुझे 'स्क्वायर' जैसी जगह पर काम करने का जो मौक़ा मिला, मैं उसे अपना बहुत बड़ा सौभाग्य मानता था, पर मुझे यह नहीं लगता था कि इससे मेरा करियर एक अव्वल दर्जे के पत्रकार के तौर पर चमक जाएगा। मैं बस ऐसा कुछ चाहता ही नहीं था।
I loved seeing my name in print, I loved seeing my words in print. I felt really privileged to be in the kind of company I was in at Esquire, but I didn't think it was going to launch a career as a top-notch journalist. It's just not what I wanted.
I loved seeing my name in print, I loved seeing my words in print. I felt really privileged to be in the kind of company I was in at Esquire, but I didn't think it was going to launch a career as a top-notch journalist. It's just not what I wanted.
मैंने कभी पत्रकार बनने की सोची नहीं थी। सच कहूँ तो, मुझे नहीं लगता कि मैं कभी पत्रकार था भी। मैं बस इत्तेफ़ाक से इस राह पर आ गया।
I never intended to be a journalist. Frankly, I don't think I ever was a journalist. I backed into it.
I never intended to be a journalist. Frankly, I don't think I ever was a journalist. I backed into it.
मैंने ज़िंदगी में कभी कोई गंभीर पत्रकारिता वाला लेख नहीं लिखा। मैं कभी ऐसा करना चाहता भी नहीं था।
I've never written a hard journalism piece in my life. I've never wanted to do that.
I've never written a hard journalism piece in my life. I've never wanted to do that.
सफलता और असफलता। हम इन्हें एक-दूसरे का उलटा समझते हैं, पर असल में वे ऐसी नहीं हैं। वे तो संगी-साथी हैं - जैसे नायक और उसका मददगार।
Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions - the hero and the sidekick.
Success and failure. We think of them as opposites, but they're really not. They're companions - the hero and the sidekick.
किसी के बारे में लेख लिखना और फिर उसी इंसान की हत्या हो जाना, वाकई झकझोर देने वाला है।
To write an article about someone and then to have that person murdered is disturbing.
To write an article about someone and then to have that person murdered is disturbing.
जब यह साफ़ हो गया कि लेनन मुझसे बात नहीं करेंगे, तो यह कहानी "मुझे इंटरव्यू क्यों नहीं मिला" इस बात की कहानी बन गई। यह तो एक रोमांचक कारनामा बन गया था।
When it became clear that Lennon was not going to speak with me, it really became a how-I-didn't-get-the-story story. It was a caper.
When it became clear that Lennon was not going to speak with me, it really became a how-I-didn't-get-the-story story. It was a caper.
हम किसी और की बहादुरी से प्रेरणा क्यों पाते हैं? शायद इसलिए क्योंकि इससे हमें यह मीठा और सच्चा अहसास होता है कि हमारे अपने भीतर भी कहीं न कहीं वैसी ही बहादुरी का थोड़ा सा अंश मौजूद है।
Why are we inspired by another person's courage? Maybe because it gives us the sweet and genuine surprise of discovering some trace, at least, of the same courage in ourselves.
Why are we inspired by another person's courage? Maybe because it gives us the sweet and genuine surprise of discovering some trace, at least, of the same courage in ourselves.
हम सभी महत्वाकांक्षी युवा लेखकों की इच्छा थी कि 'स्क्वायर' पत्रिका के कवर पर हमारी कहानी छपे, ज़ाहिर है। मक़सद यही था कि जितना बेहतरीन और मनोरंजक लेख आप लिख सकें, लिखें।
All of us ambitious young writers hoped to have a cover story in Esquire, of course. The idea was to write the best, most entertaining article that you can.
All of us ambitious young writers hoped to have a cover story in Esquire, of course. The idea was to write the best, most entertaining article that you can.
मैं हर वक़्त बीटल्स के गाने सुनता हूँ - अपनी गाड़ी में, जिम में। बीटल्स आज भी मेरी ज़िंदगी का हिस्सा हैं। और इसी वजह से, जॉन लेनन - ज़िंदगी में भी और मौत के बाद भी - मेरी ज़िंदगी का हिस्सा बने हुए हैं।
I listen to the Beatles all the time - in my car, at the gym. The Beatles are still part of my life. And because of that, John Lennon - in life and in death - remains part of my life.
I listen to the Beatles all the time - in my car, at the gym. The Beatles are still part of my life. And because of that, John Lennon - in life and in death - remains part of my life.