For an Earnest Soul

For an Earnest Soul

He wandered as a solitude cloud,

Rising high in the sky

Protecting the twinkling stars passing by

Fluttering wings to fly

Achieving the dreams of touching the sky.

For this earnest soul

 Bliss was in other's smile,

Love was in sharing and caring till eternity,

Serenity was loving the nature's beauty,

Knowledge was the ultimate ambition,

Prosperity was to bestow upon,

Leading was building an empire of trust and faith,

And Wisdom was life.

His earnest soul was always on an eternal path,

His heart was a seamless flow of emotional river bed,

His thoughts were in quest,

To finally slumber in nest.

For thou earnest soul to search love,

Thou never had to seek for it…..

Shaheen Hasan

Life is an empty dream

Life is an empty dream

And dreams are to be realized,

For what they tend to seem.

Life is an earnest desire,

Making one to kindle the fire,

Grave isn't its ultimate 

holy grail to aspire.

In the bivouac of life,

We are Peregrine ,

wandering the soul for nest,

For the right alignment of mind and heart

For taking deep slumber for rest.

But time is fleeting

Making the actions in life tremendously beating,

Leaving footprints on the sand of time.

Let us then, the earnest soul

Rise high to eternity,

Still achieving and pursuing

every moment bestowed on us.

Let the soul move,

aim, feel and express,

Making the thoughts sublimed,

To make the heart take a leap

Rising to the divine heights.

The Trio Restaurant in the Heart of Desert- An Essence of Antiquity and Exotic Cuisines

The Trio is Jaisalmer's finest unique dining restaurants since 1988. It has become one of the most famous and widely visited restaurants by national and international streams of tourists for over the last 28 years in the city surrounded by an ambience of golden sands and rocks. The restaurant exhibits a malady of historical landscapes, artefacts and exotic flavour of food.
In addition to world class delicious quality of food, including Marwar’s finest cuisines, the restaurant provides a magnificent view of the Jaisalmer’s Sonar (golden) Fort and Palace. Trio houses a large collection of fine antique artefacts decorating its walls and tent ceiling, making tourists magnetized by bewildering uniqueness of each item. While savouring their foods, tourists eyes wander and curiosity make them ask a host of questions which the smiling hosts gently and graciously answer. A visit to the restaurant is also a learning tour of history of Jaiselmer and nearby towns and the ethnic foods being served raises value of the time and money spent.

The antique pictures and artefacts displayed on the walls are a glimpse of an inexhaustible collection of royal artefacts demonstrating refined interests of the glorious era of the Marwar Dynasty and owner of the Trio.
The antique art of Trio has been acquired over the years by the founder and owner, Mr. Jitendra Singh Rathore, an avid antiquarian who has widely travelled over years in India and overseas, including Europe and the USA. Travelling to villages and small town to major cities across India, his quest to collect unique antiques from wherever he went for his arduous search for the best form of art. Over the last 20 years, Mr. Rathore has acquired a large collection of artifices, including important works by the 19th-century Indian and European masters for building a treasure in Jaiselmer, adding value to its historical site. That way Trio is the only restaurant across Jaiselmer district preserving and showcasing antique art to its visitors in an organized way.
The array of Trio's collection includes original and authentic antique maps of 18^th and 19^th century depicting various locations of Rajasthan, India, Asia, Europe, and the USA. Few maps displayed are detailed and give a very clear picture of a location. Maps displayed in Trio are also a visual representation of developments in geographical knowledge. Trio's collection of maps has many editions, issues and can be found in various colors.
The wide array of Trio's collection also include antique arms--swords, bowie knives, daggers, shields, Zirahh Bakhtar and  armor used during wars and depicting glory of the Marwar Dynasty in the late 18^th and early 19^th  century. Even the pictures of members of former royal families of Marwar and other dynasties of Rajasthan who had used these arms are displayed in the restaurant.

 The restaurant houses range of antique fine arts, each telling its own story of uniqueness. The walls display original paintings portraying kings and commoners with ethnic sartorial designs, fusion and tastes of as early as 18-19^th century. Old master drawings intricately link to the history of the region. Writing on the importance of drawing, Tintoretto once proclaimed: ‘Beautiful colors can be bought in the shops on the Rialto, but good drawing can only be bought from the casket of the artist’s talent with patient study and nights without sleep.’ The paintings preserved here showcase fine craftsmanship of the artists of that particular era. Trio also has original photographs of Rajasthan’s royal families from the early 19^th century. These are assiduous acquisitions made by Mr. Rathore from the royal houses of Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner and Bundi states. 

Trio has a beautiful collection of Barahmasa series from 19^th century depicting activities of Lord Krishna in different seasons. It also has original Lithographs of renowned artist Raja Ravi Varma created in 18^th and 19^th   century which are rarely available. Opera played in 1998 in Lisbon, Portugal, based on the history of Jaiselmer are also the unique collection of the Trio. An interesting unique collection is also the original postcards acquired from the Royal families of Rajasthan.
Trio also have a private collection of old classical musical instruments of late 19^th  century, including Kamaycha, Sarangi, Sarod, Sitar, Bansuri and Tanpura, elements of symphony of Marwar music. The beauty of these musical instruments on the walls of the Trio along with tunes of live Rajasthani music played in the starry nights of Jaiselmer creates an authentic royal musical aura. The cloth material for canopy has its unique Rajasthani block print designs of Bagru and Sanganeri using original vegetable dyes. In addition, the restaurant has a unique collection of colorful antique fine glass hanging lamps of late 19^thcentury.

The wooden works engraved on windows and verandas have beauty of intricacies of their own, rarely found elsewhere. They demonstrate the skills and craftsmanship of Jaiselmer and Barmer Districts. Preservation and continuity of art and culture is the conscious mission of the Trio.
Despite the globalization, The Trio preserves it heritage spirit and soul along with the best ethnic cuisines, in addition to others, with authentic Indian ambience to the visiting guests from all over the world.

Shaheen Hasan

Jodhpur