Sep 22
Suparna wrote this for me, for my bday… ty v much and to everyone else too who called, wrote, used telepathy… to wish me, it’s wonderful to be loved!
Jai Gurudeva!
love
bawa
This happened in the last millenium
Not too long ago
BAWArchi Bawa’s fame had spread
To all corners of the globe
From Timbuctoo and Honolulu
To Beijing and Tokyo
New York, Vegas, Los Angeles
To Boise, Idaho
He appeared in all the leading dailies
The Times, The Post, Le Figaro
Soon enough it reached the ears
Of ze chefs of Cordon Bleu
On a warm Paris afternoon
At a bistro in Montmarte
Chef Frederic Beaujolais
Sat admiring his tart
Such exquisite texture (he told himself)
Such a masterpiece of art
Itz zonly ze French who can do dees
Even whiz lemon tarte
When tout à coup his eyes fell on
The cover of “Gourmet Digest”
The photo of an Indian they called
“Ze World’s Very Best”
He grabbed hold of the magazine
And jumped to page 52
To read an exclusive interview of
“The Gastronomic Guru”
What he read shocked him
He wondered what was the trick
The Indian didn’t cook with meat
Onions or garlic!!
C’est pas possible! He said allowed
And threw the magazine in disgust
Ze French are the best chefs in ze world
Everyone knowz zhat!
Strolling back to his apartment
In quartier Latin
He thought of an ingenious plan
To firmly settle this matter
He would send forth an invitation
To Bawa, the Cooking Yogi
To have a taste of French cuisine
And his hospitality
He would invite all the food critics
It would be the ultimate test
They will decide once and for all
Who truly was the best
Chef Beaujolais created a menu
With specialties from every corner
His assistants worked round the clock
To prepare a meal in this honor
Caviar and foie gras
Steamed broccoli and lettuce
Amphibians and crustaceans
Of every species, phylum and genus
La pièce de résistance towards the end
After the artichoke au gratin
Would be cheese with fungus, and wild mushrooms
With a dot of chocolat
On the fated day they all arrived
At the Café de la Nuit
The critics, the connoisseurs, the food lovers
Even Rémy from “Ratatouille”
As they tasted the sumptuous buffet spread
The chef approached the hermit
Who was just beginning to sprinkle some dust
On the barbeque pit
“I see monsieur is not ready yet
Bon, what do you zhink of our food?”
The hermit took a sip from his glass
“Your water tastes really good”
The hermit readied his huge cauldron
And added spices in ample
Soon an aroma filled the air
That made all the tummies grumble
The spices started to pop and crackle
There was an inexplicable essence
He sang a strange tune to himself
As he added ingredients
Beajolais whispered to his junior
“Do you know who he iz?”
His assistant nodded knowingly
“Mais oui, he’s Getafix”
Everyone tasted the hermit’s food
There was almost a stampede
But strangely his cauldron
Was never quite deplete
The hermit was declared the clear winner
He was presented with a plaque
The paparazzi clicked merrily as
He shook hands with Chirac
The chef hung his head in shame
He spoke to the hermit with sorrow
“I have to close my restaurant now
I’ll see you tomorrow”
He walked sadly along the table
Admiring his spread
There were frogs and snails and mussels
With 40 kinds of bread
“How can you eat this?” asked the hermit
The chef was taken aback
“Why very nicely,” he replied
With wine and cognac”
The hermit turned to Beaujolais
And gave him a warm hug
“I’ll teach you the secret of my cooking
If you promise to give up
“Meat and other harmful stuff
All forms of intoxication”
“What about garlic?” asked the chef.
“Only in moderation”
“My secret,” said the hermit
“Is really quite simple
I cook with love in my heart
And kindness in ample
To this I add a sprinkle
Of warmth and generosity
A dash of good humor
And childlike curiosity
I top it off sweetness
And extra helpings of fun
A pinch of awe and wonder
And you’re very nearly done
For the extra lucky ones
Who truly deserve
I garnish it with wisdom
Just before I serve”
Chef Beaujolais kept his promise
He started vegetarian bistros
French cuisine was altered forever
Or so the legend goes…
Do yourself and the environment a favour!
Please don’t eat meat…
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Sagar me ek leher uthi tere naam ki…..
Sagar me ek leher uthi tere naam ki…..
tujhe mubaraq khushiyaan aatmgyan ki….
tujh ko hai ananad me jake mil jana….
tu hai sunder phul is sansar ki….
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAU
we love you…
JAI GURUDEV
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAWA!!!!!
fantastic poem
bravo suparna 
:)
bau we love you more than words can ever express ..:):):)
yes plus! singapore
This is the absolute height of creativity.
Fantastic!!!!
It makes reality so poetic!
Wow!!
Trop bon, Suparna.
Happy Birthday Bawa!!!
Hiiiiii Bawa,
Happy Birthday Bau!
The poem’s is superb & yummy
Jai gurudev!
Happy belated Birthday
Please don’t eat meat…
And please don’t cut trees too…
Lovely! Happy birthday Bau!
Dearest Bauu,
Many Many Happy Returns of the Day.
The poem is wonderful…
Really enjoyed every bit of it.
Have a great day ahead..
Lots n lots of love,
JGD…
Aditya
A beautiful concoction of words to an apt moral in cooking! “Go Veg!!”
Belated Happy Birthday Bawa!
JGD! & love
WISH YOU MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY!!!
poem is superb!! hats off to suparna….
and we all love u bau
many happy returns of the day to my first and the most dear teacher bawa!!… thnk u so much for bringing yes!+ to us… another jewel from suparna!…. JGD!
Happy Birthday bau
:):)
awesome poem…:)wat a gift
actually you are the gift god has sent for all of us 
jgd
Today is the day the wave remembers, the ocean where it was born, and today is the day we all remember, the world is our very own. Happy Birthday to you ! Happy Birthday to you ! We belong to you. We all are your very own. HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!
My Dearest Bau ,
Happy Happy Birthday !!!! have a blast !!! Can you make your wishlist on your blog , so people can gift you something from that list .
Oops. Happy Birthday Bawa.
JGD.
Happy birthday bawa..
Waiting to see you in Hyderabad..:)
Happy Birthday to dear Bawa..!!
Bless us with lots of fun and energy
DEAREST BAU,
Wish U a Very Blessed Birthday…
Thank you for meeting us.
Love you from the core of my heart.
May Guruji shower his choicest blessing on you today tomorrow and always.
Jai Gurudev
Sakshi
Wow!!! I don’t compliment often, especially when there is nothing to gain
This was awesome and good fun. Maybe it was the topic
Hats off to you Suparna.
MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF D DAY….
GOD bless u with loads of happiness nd a very grt yr ahead!!!!!!!!..
suparna has written a very wonderful poem…..so very creative…
jgd bau….
happy birthday bawa,
hope you cook up great humour, wisdom and recipes for ages to come
and encora suparna
Happy Birthday, dearest Bau !
oh, how did you know?
(i wished you telepathically early this morning !:)
thankyou very much for your beautiful blog, and for constantly
teaching and sharing so very much of yourself ..
from a beautiful being flows beautiful, utterly creative doings ..
the poem by Suparna is lovely and encapsulates so well the beauty and
genius of le chef Bau ! ..
To Khurshed ! the wonderful genius loving funny teacher ..
Jai Gurudeva, and much love …
The post is simply superb n so true…!!!
Wish u a vry HAPPY B’DAY!!!hope u hav a wonderful year ahead(guruji is always der 2 mk sure of tht!!)CHEEERS!!!
Its just amazing…superb……..fantastic….such a wonderful poem
wanted to have the golden smile in my comment today, so
.. lots of love
am back again ..
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAWA..
Suparna like I said before you are relly creative and I am glad that thr hermit shook hands with Chirac and not Sarkozy.
These lines are too good
Amphibians and crustaceans
Of every species, phyllum and genus.. hehehehe
I cook with love in my heart
And kindness in ample
To this I add a sprinkle
Of warmth and generosity
A dash of good humor
And childlike curiosity
I top it off sweetness
And extra helpings of fun
A pinch of awe and wonder
And you’re very nearly done
For the extra lucky ones
Who truly deserve
I garnish it with wisdom
Just before I serve”……… these are excellent…
Hey Belated birthday wishes!!!!
JGD Bau..
happy birthday ……tis was such a beautiful poem…
saagar mein ek leher uthi tere naam ki tujhe ho mubaarak khushiyan atmagyan ki..
HI BAU !!
:)
MANY MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY !!! HOPE YOU HAVE A FABULOUS DAY ! YOU ARE TRULY THE BEST !
GIFT YOU WILL GET IN OCTOBER
LOTS AND LOTS OF LOVE AND A BIG FAT HUG !
VANDANA
JGD BAWA!!!
A v.Happy Birthday to u!wish u loads of good luck n happiness for all the years to come!!
and this poem is just great…the way you excel in cooking,so does suparna excel in writing.
this is absolutely genious!
WOoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Toooooooooooo goooooooooooooooooood Poem………….
Just Superb composition !
A very Happy Birthday Bawa !
awwwwwwwwww U Rock Suparna!!
Jai Guyrudev!
What a wonnddeerrfuullll poemm!!! Truly ammmazziiinnnngggg!!! Hats off to you suparna! And Wish u a very joyful birthday bau!! Our love for you can only increase every moment:)
Looking forward to seeing you here in hyd!:D
Many many happy returns of the day Bau!!
Happy Bday Bawa!!!!
What an amazing gift to get on your birthday! I really loved the poem.
happy birthday bau…. amazing poem… it portrays u more of a chef than a teacher
..
wow. Now I know the secret of Bau’s recipes..
excellent Poem. you are a great poet Suparna!
Bau, we will open restaurant chains, do franchise like MacD, and sell the fantastic Indian recipes! We will do that in India, and also take it abroad, earning lots of $$$ !!
love and happi birthday once again… keep rocking all of us in the next year!!!
jaigurudeva…
haha..jealous…this time not of you Bau:)
Jai Gurudeva:)
bawa… many many happy returns of d day…… ll c u at dsn at mumbai n handover the gift….
OH MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i mean suparna is like THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!this was quite possibly the finest piece of writing i have read in a LONGGGGGGGGGGGGGG time…am gonna write abt this to her also…
ohh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i hope u enjoyed the call and wishes off all the new yes!+ participants from the Thane course….WE ALL LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
happy birthday bau…m srry m a day off trrack…!
We love you bau…!!
Jgd
Dear Bau
Just thinking aloud…is it possible to get Suparna to compile her works, publish it and put it up for sale on your website?
Dear Hermit!!!
)
I Love You!!!
Wish you a belated Happy Birthday! (i did use telepathy to wish you yesterday, unable to understand what stopped me from giving you a call!!!
What a fantastic piece from Suparna!!! It actually took me into the kitchen and watch Bau at his BEST as always!!!
WOW what an experience!
Love,
Manasi
Sagar me ek leher uthi tere naam ki
Sagar me ek leher uthi tere naam ki
tujhe mubaraq khushiyaan aatmgyan ki
tujh ko hai ananad me jake mil jana
tu hai sunder phul is sansar ki…
Wish u a very happie birthday bau……. love u ….
Bau… Belated Birthday wishes….
Love ya…
did this really happen.. i mean the story..???
Love ya…
many many happy returns of da day bau
Jgd!
-from lazy boy…vibhu
we had the advent of Yes!+ course on ur birthday yesterday..n we celebrated it with the participants who were wondering who this orange clad, long haired so called founder of WAYE was. but they enjoyed with all the volunteers and sung the AOL bday song with equal enthusisam.
So wonderful to have you bau. You have transformed our lives..like u say..from animals, u hv made us ‘human beings’ again..n good ones!!
This world needs you so much.
Jai gurudev bau..
forgot to wish u the earlier comment—Belated Happy Birthday Bau!!
No words Bau…..loved the poem to the last letter….. Superna you are amazing…. its WOW and love the way the Hermit cooks. and the secret is true, cuz no one can cook like him and there is always room for everyone to eat!
Jai guru dev Bau!!!!
belated HAAPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
IAM SURE U MUST HAVE HAD A GREAT DAY AND WISH U HAV SUCH ALWAZ EVERY MOMENT…..
Its an amazing poem and its so nice of u that u alwaz encorage the creativity inside everyone….
Thank for everything u do…..
it’s gr8 suparna
Happy Birthda once agian BAWAAA
LESE sprinkle my meal with wisdom too
loads loads loads of Love
it’s gr8 suparna
Happy Birthdayyy once agian BAWAAA
PLEASE sprinkle my meal with wisdom too
loads loads loads of Love
many many Happy returns of the day to dearest wonderful Bawa
AND
that was THE wonderful poem u’ve made dear Suparna, hats off to you
LOVE, JGD
hmm! Guess,its never too late!
Belated Happy B’day Bawa and Dinesh Bhaiya !
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