Yea, it could just be as simple as walking into a room or facing someone. The moral is just to cross the threshold which have been holding you back from doing stuff. Believe you me, the picture is much more beautiful from the other side of the hedge.
People are hesitant of exploring new things, well mostly. Everyone would say that they like taming new territories but not many work towards it. Don't know what they think? Possibly, waiting for some kind of force which would force them to do things, that they should do on their own. Yes, fear is not the easiest emotion to overcome, but when you do, it is THE most satisfying emotion. You know, I mean you people must have tamed some of your fears if not all. Some of you have admitted to your crush, as many don't. You of you may have jumped of a cliff into water or bungee jumping whereas many just watch others do it.
Its all about moving out of your comfort zone. I added two new territories to my list this month and to keep it going. There are many things I can do but it's just the deficiency of determination because of which I keep procrastinating things.
Life will not always be in a slump. These may not be the
best days of your life and you may not be at your best. Everything around you
seems good and you envy every one of them for not having them or not being one
of them. But, trust me; you don’t want to be them.
Me is always good and me is everyone should be. You know you
have hit the iceberg, if you are trying to be them. Believe in you, have that
unshakable conviction upon yourself, invest in yourself because you are your
own best bet or shot.
It was never easy to write on this topic. I had to brainstorm myself, talk to different people, take lonely walks around the streets in the dark – even a of times I was questioned by the policemen patrolling the area, “kyu neend nai aa rahi?” I just simply nodded to them. I tried listening music, gazing at the sky, reading about it and questioning myself about it, however, the answer was always as confusing as I have always been throughout my life.
What does beauty mean to me? Think you, idiot think. How hard can it be? It just a simple word but you have been so pathetic at this that compared to you other bloggers who have already posted on this topic seems to be working with NASA.
But this, beauty isn’t only a word. I feel it’s more like an emotion or feeling because that’s the only domain where even the smartest of human beings among us haven’t really defined/explained/elaborated word by word.
Beauty being a feeling, for me, gives me the liberty to change the definition of it as much as I can and to whatever I can. Some day, beauty is just a name for m (let’s not dig deep into the name ......... yea, you know I’m talking to you) and another day, it is just physical to me. Some day, the ugliest of feeling is beauty to me and something beautiful can be the ugliest on another day. Some day, it’s an attitude and some day, it’s just style. Some day, it’s just talking and some day, it’s just watching. Some day, it’s with thousands of people and someday, it’s just lying alone under the night sky. Some day, it’s the vast ocean and someday, it’s the drop dripping from a petal. Every body is trying to find a definition while writing it but I wish not to bind it into words.
I’m trying to close this post with a conclusion; however, I’m still as confused as I was when I started writing this. But, but.......i’m still going to end it with one word which comes closest to what I have felt in last 2-3 hours. And the word is ......... *drum rolls* “ATTITUDE”. An attitude has mainly attracted me in a real person and that’s what I’m going to go with as my definition of beauty.
This post is my entry for the Yahoo Real Beauty contest. Beauty is eternal.
I'm not good at writing neither i intend to. This time too i'm trying to express. This goes out to one of my friend or a person, as we still need to hit that threshold which technically makes us friends. Any who, i know the person and more over i know what my friend is going through.
Life's not good and so not easy, at least to many a common people. It never turns out the way you want it to. But that's the way it has always been and we need get over it. I haven't seen even half the day light as much as my said to be friend has. But one thing i have learned in my life that nothing lasts long and neither will this. You will get out of it.
One thing which matters at this time are the decisions. First thing decisions should be that they should always be yours so that you have no one else to blame it to when they don't work out. Only bad decisions make a one grow.
And the last thing, to always be calm. Never take anger take over you.
I know that i suck at this and will never be good at this but i never give up. Think this is pretty cool. Well, even i don't know what I'm doing but i felt really good in my head. But, i do feel good after this. I hope i could help.
The father of all the matches is here. Yea, India plays Pakistan in the Semi Final of the 10th Cricket World Cup. As an Indian, I'm so excited that i can't even sleep. It feels exactly like the day before picnic in school. I used to be so excited that i would always have the nightmare of missing my school bus. But, thank god, that never happened and hoping this time too, the nightmare won't come true.
Another reason which makes this particular game so important and much awaited for me is that I'll be watching this game with all of my colleagues at work. My firm has decided to arrange an big projector so that all of us can gather and enjoy the game. I haven't seen a match with this many people sitting in the same room. Though i have seen a match at the stadium but this will be completely different. This time I'm neither carrying any banners nor i'll be painting my face.
Well, that's the update for the day or till next time.
Well as always, i was watching one of Friends episode, which i always do to relax and take my mind off the world and my life. One thing which hit me while watching FRIENDS this time and also which i never ever thought of was how tough would it be to be in Monica Gellar-Bing shoes.
Living a life time with a funny guy. Funny guy, who isn't good with emotions. The one who replaces all of his emotions with a joke. Living with the fear that the funny guy may never grow up. Funny is good but for lifetime, i mean there are times one had to be tough. No wonder, Chandler wasn't Ross and Rachel's first choice to give their baby to after they die.
I know loving the guy helps but it needed a women like Monica who can bring all this together. It's not that i feel sad for Chandler, he's a great man and my favorite of the group but women are more into mature guys. Man, to say is correctly. Chandler Bing, man, you were lucky to get Monica as your life partner.
I wanted to end this post with something big or good to say, but i think, i'll be selfish again and be optimistic about another Monica around somewhere in the world.
It's not like I'm not missing blogging and writing things out of my system. Even today, I'm doing the same, but nowadays, i find something or someone to keep me busy and blogging just takes a step back. I would love to get back to my blogging family and read them all everyday, however, I'm just not in the same place as i was last year when i had all the time in world to dedicate to my blog.
I do miss not been able to write, mostly after watching a good great movie or after an experience or anything because that's how i always blogged and what i blogged about.
Though, it did hit me to quit but then i thought, i won't gain by quitting but i'll surely loose something which i have been holding on to for past 4 years now. My blog is one of those few cherished/achieved things i have in my life.
And then, where will i share my first's. I mean, I'm still going to have a lot of first's. There's a lot for me to be experience, to see, to feel and to live. And what place better than my own blog.
I know blogs are loosing their touch because of all the facebook and twitter likes, but, i think blogs will hit back like the FM radio did. I may not be consistent and frequent but a time/phase in my life when I'll blog frequently as i was last year. But for that, my blog and my life had to wait.
Any who, for those few people who read me, just a reminder, this won't gonna end. You all will get those bugging updates and subscription mails reminding that this blog is still alive.
Bangladesh is one team who will be competing in this world cup to prove themselves. Till now, they have always been rated as the minnow's of the cricketing world but this time, especially being in good form and home conditions, they can surely turn the tables around. They have shown, many a times, that they are capable of winning matches against the best of the world. However, their biggest worry would be about performing in front of their home crowd.
Batting
Tamim Iqbal
Bangladesh is a good batting side who can chase formidable totals of 300 odd runs. They rely on Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Ul Hasan heavily in the batting department, however, they do have players like Md. Ashraful who balances the team with his kind of experience and abilities to stand up against the best of the bowlers. Then, the young team members Imrul Kayes, Mushfique Rahim, Mahmudulla and Shahriar Nafees who provides that young energy to the batting brigade. I have especially been impressed by Mahmudulla's performance at number 5-6 in the ODIs. Rating the Bangaladeshi team, i would say they are better in the batting department than compared to others, so their batters will really need work hard and put maximum effort if they want to make a reputation in this world cup.
Bowling
Abdur Razzak
Bangladeshi team will surely miss Mashrafe Mortaza, their premier fast bowler, who'll be missing the world cup due to injury. Even though, they have a good spin bowling attack but they lack a good fast bowler. I'm not taking anything away from their current fast bowlers, however, the fast bowling attack haven't been able to click for the Bangladeshi's. However, its good to see some new faces in the fast bowling department who can prove to be a surprise to their competitors.
Other than fast bowling, Bangladeshi spin bowling attack can be marked as one of the best in their own conditions. Abdur Razzak and Shakid ul Hasan have done it earlier and can beat the bats of the best again in their home conditions.
Fielding
Bangladeshi team's fielding has certainly improved in last couple of years, especially, because of the young cricketers they have been pulling up. Tamin Iqbal and Shakib ul Hasan would have to lead by examples in these departments too.
Summing it up, Bangladesh is not the side someone would rate less especially in a One dayer and in their home conditions. Bangladesh, for me, have good chances of making it through to the knockout round as they will be playing all of their league matches on their home grounds. Tamim Iqbal, Shakib ul Hasan and Abdur Razzak are my favorite picks from this team.
I’m a feminist and admired many women for what they did for the people, may it be the nation or their own family. However, there have been very few instances where I have seen a woman doing something better than a man. I’m not comparing or complaining, however, I do think that there are certain things which men to better than women and similarly, there are many things which women do better than men.
I have seen men doing things to prove them better than women or women trying to beat men in their own den. I think many of the women and men have succeeded in their attempts, however till now, I haven’t seen a single living example.
But this is about those two exceptions. The two exceptions who proved, at least to me, that it isn’t about being a guy or a gal, it’s about having a big heart filled with helluva courage.
The story is about me traveling from one part of India to another and meeting two girls, (women, if you will) whom I added to my exceptions list. I boarded the train from half way of the train’s total journey with 24 more hours of journey left.
Girl One
She was a south Indian girl from Bangalore and travelling to Delhi to catch another train to meet her husband in Punjab which is more than 2500 km. She was physically disabled (crippled). I didn’t get into the technicalities of it like when and how did it happen and seriously, you wouldn’t have too as she was happy go lucky kind of girl that I wasn’t, even for a second, serious with her. We were all joking and enjoying the wonderful journey. She was travelling alone in a condition in which I would haven’t have taken a single step without a helping hand. Then, to be brave enough to be travelling alone, knowing how dangerous it can be especially in Northern India were the crime rate against women in more than other parts.
Girl Two
She was from Northern India and coming from Bangalore, again to Delhi and then to Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir. For her, the journey was for more close to 72 hours. I’m not a traveler and don’t enjoy traveling large distances. I’d rather stay home or take a flight. But this girl was different. This may not sound brave or courageous to some/many but I surely seemed to me. She travelled 72 hours more than 3000 kms that too without a confirmed seat which means she didn’t a reserved seat in the train and had to travel sitting/lying anywhere she saw an open space. I thought this was stupid at first as I would have never travelled without a reserved ticket. She told me that she had done this a lot of times earlier too. She, again, was traveling alone. I was amazed to see the confidence and courage to move freely in a man dominated world.
Well, I bow to these girls and they may not read this or know it, but I admire their guts. I wish to match their courage one day. Glad that i'm still connected to them via FB. We exchanged number before we got down at the last station.
How many times have you said the latter "L" word to someone...... with purest intent? How do you know if it's the latter "L" not the first one?
I have heard it from many that when the latter "L" happens..... you will the first person to know and contrary to that many people say that you may not recognize it at the same time. Well, they never helped me - the already hell of a confused person. Someone told me to read about it as they feel many a people have written it better than said. So, i tried reading but let me take this opportunity to announce that i suck at reading. I can't read a single page without getting distracted. Obviously, this didn't work out.
I went on to ask people who claim to be part of a true "true" relationship. I asked the same question again, "how do you know....... that now you love the guy/girl?". At the end of the answers, one thing i knew was it's not a day or two thing....... it takes a lot of time and patience. Love at first sight is something which happens to actors on screen and characters in love stories.
I can say that i learned a lot by talking to different people and getting to know what they think of the latter "L" word. Even though, i almost don't believe in the latter "L" but yea, want to be a part of it once in my life.
It’s been an eventful month and half. Life has taken turns and twists and finally, it seems that I’m heading towards the right way.
Jaivan - Said to be the biggest Cannon of that time. It was fired only once with a 50 Kgs Cannon ball and 100 Kgs of Gunpowder was used.
I’m back at home after, living alone and away from family and friends, almost a year and half. I took a months vacation from working and spent it with my family and friends, took a couple of road trips to two of the most historic cities of India – Agra and Jaipur. And after a month long vacation, I’m back at work, though in a new firm and a new location, which is closer to home, meaning I don’t have to live away from my home.
Let me start from the day I came back. After reaching home, I was overwhelmed by the reactions people gave me. Reactions from family was obvious but from friends was quite unexpected. My friends took time out of their daily working schedule to meet me at my home. I had my next 4 weekends planned with in 24 hrs after I landed home. Then, I got so many messages and online wishes from so many of my online friends on my birthday, whom I really miss now because, nowadays I spend like zero hrs online and reading blogs compared to the amount of time I gave when I was in Bangalore. I will have to blame it on my friends to whom I was eager to meet after a long time.
Moving on, I got lucky when I got to go on two road trips with my friends. I love road trips and India being such a huge country and diverse, even I was surprised by the things we saw on our road trips. Things which we had only heard of but never seen. First road trip to Taj Mahal was a hit. I would say the best part of the trip was that we were only three friends on this trip and three make a good group and more can make a crowd. Any who, this was the second time I saw Taj. Then last weekend, we were in Jaipur and after we reached there, we heard Freida Pinto and Dev Patel were in the town too. But we had everything planned and were on jam packed schedule that they didn’t get to meet us. Poor them.
Coming to the third event, yup, the new job. Best thing about this job is that it’s closer to home and is good for my skill set. Hope to find some good work here and that this firm helps me get what I want.
The city of Jaipur as seen from Jaigarh
Well, I hope this post pretty much explains why I have been out of scene for some time. Also hope to be here more however there are thin chances but will make appearances.
P.S. :- It’s marriage season in India these days plus there are lot of auspicious dates around next couple of weeks. I have received a lot of invitations of my relatives and friends getting married. I haven’t attended a single wedding from last two years, so I’m pretty excited about.
Aamer Fort - It's huge. Loved it. Jodha Akhbar - the movie was shot here.
I don't know if you'd understand the metaphor behind the title i gave this topic just by reading it, however, there is a slightest of chance of you really understanding it, if you have a older sibling. But, understanding the title right now isn't important....... but i surely hope to justify it by the end of this post.
This post is dedicated to my older sibling. My bro.
I was sitting, hoping for the journey to end soon, when i saw two little boys running up and down in the aisle of train. As soon as the small one falls and gets upset, the older one comes back, picks him up and takes him along with him. And the little one did it a couple of times and i knew it was intentional because as they say "been there done that".
It reminded me of the days when we used to play together. It’s been a really long time since that happened last time. We both are huge fans of cricket, but I now when I think about it, feels as if he induced it into me. However, I really thank him for that because after all the game has become a big part of my life.
I don’t have any huge or life changing memories of me and my bro but I do remember a lot of small ones like the day he banged the bike into a pillar when I was sitting behind and hurt really bad. Like the days when our parents used to leave us alone at home and I used to sit/lie and watch cartoons whole day and he used to do all the chores.
Whenever there was something which couldn’t be divided equally ..... I was the one to get 3 out of 5. May be its something all older sibling do or may be not but this is something I learned from him.
No wonder I grew up to be spoiled but that’s cause I always knew that I have someone to look back to. Some one I can always fall back on. I know I may have taken him and still taking him a lot granted but I’m trying to improve and trying to be independent.
Don't know how this month started but the end is killing me. Right now, i feel like i standing in an empty room and all the four wall are closing into me. It's getting really scary here. There have been days when i thought of leaving everything and running away. The days when i had no confidence in me or what i was doing. When everything looked going downwards. Days when everyone, doing anything seemed stupid. Days when watching FRIENDS on felt stupid.
But, this isn't the first time this is happening to me. I have been through the worse and me writing this post means that i have made it through. I won't say, this is the worst i have been through but this is will make it to be one of worst list.
Next 10 days are very crucial. I need to patient for this. I'll trying to hold on but i can't see me holding it that long but it's still worth a try or let me rephrase it "what other options do i have" .
If, will make it through, there will be a big .... a really big announcement, here.
It's been a hell of hectic week. There have been many changes especially i have moved to a new place, though the new place is not more than 10 blocks away from my last home. But i had to move to the new place in the night. Yea, I was planning to move the next day but then my friend called and says why don't you move today, then, you won't have to take a day off from office. I liked the idea. Anyways, I didn't want to miss a day of my office life.
So, I started moving at 9 PM in the night. I couldn’t take the whole stuff at a single time so I had to be back for another turn. Then, I had to clear all my bills like laundry, food etc.
I know this may not sound exciting to you but it was for me. This will be counted among one of my those days when I took ad hoc decisions like when last time we decided to go to the beach which was more than 600 KM from our home.
I don’t often take these kinds of decisions. Though, this kind of ad hoc decision may be risky but it brings so much of dynamism in one’s scheduled life. I have always believed that scheduled life in boring life and that’s why I’m up looking for something new, something off schedule.
By the way, i'm moving in with a friend, which is like a change to me after living with strangers for close to an year now.
The incident I’m describing is from my school days. It was the winter of January
It was an icy cold night of February in Delhi. I was crying in the corner of my room as my mother was shouting on me. It wasn’t my mom shouting mom which made me cry, it was the reason for which she was shouting at me. I had lost my tuition bag and my Science and English textbooks along with it. I felt as if my whole world had fallen. I had no idea what to do. I year end examination were due in 15 days. I thought, I’d take one of my friend’s notebooks and copy the notes. But that didn’t seem as a feasible idea. I can’t ask my school friends for notebooks, where the hell would they study from? I can’t ask for my tuition mates for help as they had their exams lined up in a couple of weeks too. Copying notes from one to other textbook wasn’t going to be an easy job too. It would at least take 3 days of time. Then, I talked to chachi (Aunt), who used to live with us (we were kind of joint family), to copy one subject’s note for me, as she had the best handwriting in my family.
But still, I didn’t have the notes to copy from. I knew every hour I was loosing was precious and had to come up with a solution really soon. I know, this was the time to test my friends but I didn’t want to do it. I was scared of the fact that what will happen if they don’t help? This would certainly create some issues between me and my friends. Though, I completely understand that gives your notebooks to someone else, when your exams are hanging on your head, wasn’t only their own decision. I knew many of my friends mothers wouldn’t allow them to do that. No body wants their kid of suffer because of some other dumb ass, irresponsible kid.
Well, yea, you guessed it correctly. I thought about it more than I did. I made up my mind that my friends won’t help me without even asking them for help. And, yes, I’m still as confused as that kid was in 8th standard.
The day after, I’d lost my bag; I was sitting in my room and getting frustrated. Cursing my fate, abusing god and whomsoever, I could blame it on. Then, somebody knocked on the door. I opened it and there she was. Yea, even I was surprised. I hadn’t seen her since 5th standard, when I changed school. Even though, she livid a couple of blocks away from my place, we kind of drifted apart after I moved to new school. We were good friends but ‘school’ good friends. Even during my earlier school life, there were rare chances I went to her home or she came to mine.
I couldn’t believe her sitting in front of me. But, to top that, I couldn’t believe what she did for me. She brought her Science and English notebooks and not for me to copy from them. She gave the notebooks to me. Even though, we studied in different school but our schools were CBSE affiliated, thus, were following the same syllabus.
Me: - I’ll copy them and return ASAP
Her: - No need to copy. Return them after your exams are over
Me: - But, what about your exams?
Her: - Don’t you remember? We have exams in mid April in this school.
She told me that my mom met her, early in the morning, at the Mother Dairy and asked if she could help. Then, I realized how perfectly the issue was solved without anyone suffering.
I don’t know and still can’t figure it out that if she was best friend. But, on that day, for me she was a godsend. I used to be good at studies but thanks to her, I stood second in my class that year. But, things went normal again. I didn’t see much of her again, other than the few moments of me passing by her on the road and her passing the smile. The last time I heard about her was when she was getting married.
Well, we all need an "Always There Person". May, this is the reason why many people move into a relationship. When they can't stand the loneliness, they try to find a person who will always be there for them.
It's been a long time in Bangalore/Bengaluru and still searching for that "Always There Person". But, it's still not that bad. I have a real good of bunch of friends. All kind of different friends. Friends whom i can call and talk to at 2 in the night to friends who don't mind wasting time with me. Though, i still feel, friends can't fill that spot of the "Always There Person".
I know who all are my "Always There Person" and i hope they think of me as the same. Me being their "Always There Person".
I clearly remember this day. I had newly shifted to the new city, Bangalore/Bengaluru, and didn't know many people around expect a couple of school mates and my cousin. I moved in with my friend and comuted daily via public bus service to my workplace. I was very used to buses as that was the mode of transportation for me throughout my
graduation. I like traveling in buses but yea, having a vehicle at your disposal is different and preferred.
So, this was one of those days to office, I was waiting for the bus on the bus stop and being a single guy in the city, i was looking ogling at almost every beautiful girl around me. While, i was looking ogling at girls, suddenly i saw the bus coming. I'm a calm bus boarding guy. I don't rush in to the bus to grab the best seat. As there was already a long queue and man handling going on at one door of the bus, i opted for the other door because of lesser crowd. I had my ear phones plugged and was listening to music and was about to board the bus, when i was suddenly pushed forcefully. In a second, i saw a women/girl/lady, obviously a female, who pushed me in order to get into the bus first as the driver had already started moving the bus. She pushed me and went in and i followed after that. Inside the bus, she looked at me and said something. Obviously, i didn't hear what she said cause i had my earphones and was listening to loud music.
I paused it, i gave her an eye signal "What ???"
She said "&(*&^*^&*^*^%^&%" (No, she wasn't abusing me, this is tell that she spoke in a language which i didn't understand)
I told her, "I don't understand Kannad(a Language Spoken In Southern India) "
She said, "I was saying i'm sorry for pushing you"
Me, "It's alright, may be i have done the same............well.....i would never do the same.....but it's fine."
She smiled at me. I know she did, i could tell that by looking at her eyes, though that only the only part of her i saw. She was a Muslim lady/girl/women, definitely a female. Apparently, here in Bangalore Muslim women wearing Burkha/veil is very usual which wasn't in Delhi.
Muslim women are very beautiful and yea, i have seen many and i know many people would double that vote, however, the only agony is that they wear burkha and we don't get to see them.
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I have read and heard many discussions about Naxalism, well many enough to form atleast an opinion. But I don’t know why, in the case of Naxalism i’m not able to choose a side. I can’t decide who is right and who is not? Who is the victim?
So, when I chose to write under this category, I thought why not get my confusion cleared. I’ll just break it for you and you can help me pick a side.
I’m breaking the whole issue in three groups; tell me which one would you not support?
The People
By “People”, here, i’m referring to the people who are living in the states or the districts affected by Naxalites. People who are living under the poverty line, who struggle to earn their bread. The People who are stuck between Indian government and Naxalites. People who are being killed in the war. People who live in states like Jharkhand or Chhattisgarh who are rich in minerals and ores, Indian economy depend on them a lot, but why are they still poor. They have lived their whole life in the same state …….why aren’t they getting anything out of the resources which is from their state. Maximum of the steel which is been extracted from Jharkhand is exported to Japan, other North Eastern Asian Countries, Gulf Countries at a high rate but what are these people getting from it. These people are still at the same level, under poverty line. Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh were broken away from Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, respectively, because the government was not able to concentrate on the uplifting and development of the tribes and people across many districts. But, making new states didn’t help, the new government took the advantage too and exploited the resources. People like Madhu Koda, who became billionaire, just being the CM of Jharkhand. He brought big companies to Jharkhand……..gave them the land to work on and made good money out of the deal. What did the “People” get from the deals?
Government took their land from them at prices which just a fraction of what government sold the big companies to. Big companies came and uprooted the jungles of Jharkhand. Jharkhand was a state were rare tribes used to live……but with the depletion of Jungles……these people are suffering to find a safe place to live.
Mittals have been allotted a space for their plant which will affect the Kulada jungle, Sainsera jungle, Regare jungle, Lappa jungle, Kabaspur junble, Nagda jungle, etc. This may bring jobs and financial support for the locals but this will destroy the ecology, dry the water level and pollute the surrounding
So do you support them???
Naxalites
Naxalites are people who rose from the PEOPLE above. These are the people who said, we won’t let these big companies and government exploit us. These people picked up arms to fight for the families and for their rights. If their government is making money out of selling their land or resources from their mother land…….then they should have the first right in the profit too. Though, these people have been misled by extremists but i won’t blame them much. These are the consequences of government plans for the welfare of THE PEOPLE which never got executed. By killing 76 CRPF men, then blowing the bus which killed 80 people including children and ladies, they have proved that they are not stopping at anything and if they need to kill THE PEOPLE to prove their point, they won’t hesitate even a bit. Naxalites are now active in 20 states across India with Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal being the worst affected.
One part of me do agree with these people to, i mean you should fight for your basic rights, though I don’t agree with killing people but this was something similar India independence fighter did who are now called martyr, may be one day …..the people who we are calling Naxalites will also be called by some similar names.
Recently, Author Arundhati Roy said she supports the Naxal’s reasons to fight, and doesn’t mind being sent to jail for feeling this.
So do you support them?
Indian Government
Operation Green Hunt
What does Indian Government think of this? Well, during one of the discussion I heard on the same topic, the official said that India is a democratic country and the resources belong to the whole nation and not just to a particular state. I agree with this ……….it’s a valid point. If we agree to the policy that every state should have the first right on the resources than the dependent states can be easily exploited by other. This is how you work with different countries not within a country. Agreeing to this will support people like Bal Thakre’s and Raj Thakre’s “Mumbai for Mumbaikers” ideology.
But, one part of me doesn’t support government on this issue. Well, they are people who are exploiting the people there too. Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, I believe are the richest state in accordance to their mineral ores but also they are the poorest of states. First, when they were part of big states like Bihar and Madhya Pardesh, they were ignored by the government and now when they are independent states…….government is exploiting them.
So do you support them?
I have always thought of me as confused person who always get confused after seeing the two sides of the coin. So, really need to you suggestion to come up with a clear opinion. I mean all three groups can’t be right, right?
So, I’ll just repeat the question for all you people once more.
Whose resources are these?
The People, Naxalites or the Government (Nation).
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Hey everybody, its Diwali today. One of India's most celebrated festivals. The day has different significance for different religions in India. Everybody and every religion India celebrates Diwali for different reasons. What are the reasons? you must be thinking about that.........and want me to explain............but no i won't do that..........cause i have somebodyreally especial who talk the talk about Diwali on behalf of me.
Presenting Mr. Barack Obama . In case, you don't know him. He is president of America or United States of America and also recently won the Nobel prize for peace. No more please listen to him.
My plans for Diwali
Well, since i'm born, 1987, today is the first Diwali i'm not celebrating with family. I'm away from my family and friends. Well, i actually i have some friends here also but nonetheless, i'm not so glad to not make to my home city for the festival.
I've bought tickets to a amazing match between Delhi DareDevils V/S Banglore Royal Chalangers and another one between Cape Cobra's and Victorian BushRangers. I'm expecting it to be a great match and my favorite team is playing The Delhi DareDevils. They represent my home town team.
Then what other things we do, Hindu's, on Diwali. Its a festivals of getting everyone together for me other than the real significance. When i used to be at home, i would go out and give sweets(mithai) to all my neighbour's and by all i mean all, atleast 15-20 of them. Then, we also give out sweets to all the relatives me can reach and obviously we aren't the only one doing this, whole of India does this. That's why these days there's a lots of sweetness in the air.
We also light up Diya's,"lamps" you may call them. This is to kill the darkness in the night signifiying removing darkness acorss the world. We also bust crackers, a lot of crackers. But this year, i'm not buying crackers because i believe there will be a lot of fireworks in the Stadium during the matches.
I know not many of my readers are from India, but still i would like to tell, if you peopleknow any Indian's around, go celebrate this festival with them because you'll enjoy it too. For foodie's, go to Indian resturants to find exclusive Diwali sweets. DO POST whatever you did for Diwali. I'll also post the pics from the match.
Well, if you people were thinking where i was and why i wasn't dropping by to all my regular readers. Well i was shifting and now i'm all set here at the new place.
This one is better than the earlier one in a few ways like space, facilities, peace(need that really, i'm one of those persons who like to stay and live alone) but it lacks somethings.........can't go to the roof, natural beauty-wise its not that beautiful as the earlier one was.
I got time to write after some time with peace and gonna post a lot from now on. I'm living alone, so think will get a lot of time to alone and when i'm alone i write.
