Just from the heart...........

I got bored of doing nothing.Yeah it happens many a times.Could see so many things pending, loads of works on your head to complete. But you just don't feel like doing anything. Time goes flying.But then decided to read some book.When you have less time in hand, authors with lucid language make the task all the more easier for you.The book finishes fast and you are also happy at the end of it. No wonder filmy books like Two states', '5. Someone', are such a big hit. May be that I can relate more to new Indian authors, also their language is simpler , some phrases in Hindi makes it all the more enjoyable. Whereas in case of some 'phirang' writers , I have to fiddle with dictionary. I need to use it while reading a complicated book, when some of the words are a bouncer.True one should have a good vocab. But I feel it is fine to have sufficient enough to communicate with the other person.(unless you are giving CAT, TOFEL or any other :) Now somehow I remember my ea...

It is indeed a learning phase at every stage of life. Especially when there is change of place, then you get to learn all the more. Pursuing education or working in different cities ..all new set experiences. It comes your way with all new people, work culture, and the city environment. Yeah it’s a whole lot of adventure in itself. To fetch a new house, compatible roommates, all the necessary things that makes a house complete....it takes about a week’s time to get settled in a new house. Taking out time from office going to get the gas connection.. Bribing the watchman for a cylinder, so many things, have to do unethical against the wish. But this is how it is..... The society teaches you all that as you grow up.... If you own a vehicle..The traffic policeman is the 1 st one to catch hold of you, seeing the different state number plate. You have all the documents but still you are charged for nuisance like lane cutting. A good new different state bakra for the ‘hawaldar’,. The scen...

Yeah after a long time, back to blogging...!For this sem, we had the project wherein we are supposed to do " User Research" Its like understanding the people in a region , do some ethnographic study and in turn get in demographic dataETC The names are indeed very boring. but then in short its like going to different places and understanding the people there and their lifestyles! Its a project of HP wherein we are expected to know more about the people their interaction with gadgets in their houses. What all things make them buy things and what not? It appears to be a short brief that way. But understood it better when went to meet people [ actually still understanding] In groups we were divided and were expected to cover all of India. Our group went to Gujarat and got dispersed., doing research in different parts. To start with , I was in Baroda .1st started with people I know through references. The families actually so very new,. still felt so old. There was something t...

The students seated...There's commotion... the professor enters the class with a laptop in his hand. Connecting it to the projector the slideshow begins.... To add to the visual element,,, theres sum decently audible commentry to emphasize each slide in detail. This is how the class goes on for about two and half hours and ultimately the crux of the entire session is.... "Think Futuristic"!! Be it any subject, any module, any seminar..this is what is been instilled in the minds. Visualise and imagine things that will be there in future..... Sounds interesting rite...? Yes as a designer, quite an innovative task to create concepts for the future, without having any realistic constraints. But actually speaking, am I really being futuristic..?? or am I just trying to exaggerate the present technology on some hypothetical base... just to be different..! These are some of the questions that rise in my mind and then I couldn't stop laughing to see my proposed designs in an...

It started with canvas, brush and lots of colours in the palette. The flow of thoughts put forth with every brush stokes creating a wonder. Bringing out the emotions without a second thought It was the freedom of expression.. The art to articulate the ideas.. And ideas standing alive in the form of landscapes, portraits or may be the unknown in the form of abstracts.. It was like giving some existence to the thought in the mind. And the pleasure felt for the portrayal of the art work thus created With colours converging creating shapes combining into forms. But gradually things changing.. The work now no longer for the self.. It’s the outcome of the thought thoughts mainly of others, apprehensive of their reactions The secret lies in the convincing. The speaking skills which play a prominent role. Truly indeed marketing the talent... directing the caliber for the selling sake. Is that ‘the want for Money’, factor affecting the approach…. or the term designer” that is more fascinati...

Switch on any channel, and there must be some or the other reality show going on..may be singing or dancing or any other.... And yes its a good time pass to watch the contestants performance. Their talent graph level going up, alongwith their confidence growing day by day. Sitting in the spectators chair also makes you learn so many things that even you start judging and commenting thereafter.... Definitely such shows have created a good platform for the upcoming artists. All these things sound good at one point. But at the same time , unecessarily small kids are pressurised, just for the sake of it. Also their innocence adulterated with contaminated essence of adulthood hood ...prior for their age] Most of the times expectations increased regarding their imitation".. not appreciating their originality.. I am not saying that this applies to every show.. But surely a majority of them. And the most disgusting part being the elimination round..When they try to create suspenSe... incr...

I am sure that everyone reading this blog must be aware of the increasing importance given to this,... Wherever you go, people now-a-days prefer a so-called sophisticated lifestyle in the office, or anywhere , also at home. Like a measurement they scale out their deeds and behave accordingly...Sit properly, talk less, smile and not laugh, eat with calorie consciousness, dress upto date.. there a lot many things to tell.. With this I am not saying that a person can behave anyhow and anywhere without any etiquettes. But then not all the time. It has to be limited to certain formal places. It should be friendly with friends. There comes the real spark in relationship. The true pure ourselves....! that reveals we" who are actually so simple just hidden behind the masks of artificial formalities..[when not always required.] The need to free ourselves from the shackles of discipline. Its good to do things we want and not just because people think its appropriate. For some time we should...

I suddenly started feeling whats the point in writing blogs ? In this busy and hectic schedule ,who has time to have a glance on what I have written.. so many great people have written and are writing .. But while these thoughts were coming to my mind , remembered P. L. Deshpande's dialogue of the character in Asa-mi Asa-mi" , and then geared up myself to start writing again.. These days, my favourite past time being, observing the deeds of the people in the train. Ther's not enough space to even move during the peak hours. But more the crowd , all the more revelrous to see them fighting over silly reasons and the topics touching all aspects .. that includes the physical appearance,the qualification, the religion,language...etc. It goes on n on with not to mention vibrant words creating a lively start... . Thus being a live dictionary that increases your vocab of solid words in desi language. Well, this is a situation in the simple second class ladies compartment. Also, a ...

Those who are feeling that there's going to be one more dose of some philosophical stuff, then just relax and take it easy.... Well fear" is a generalised term and can be of any damn thing.. But the fear that I am referring to ..is that of Rats".. I don't know but I just can't imagine and was unable to see a rat in the house making some disgusting noise in the middle of the night.. UNTIL ........ I saw the movie Ratatouille" pronounced as rat-a -too-ee. Its an animated movie of Pixar Studios. So has to be enchanting with emotions given to the characters creating a great impact. Such a grimy,dingy creature like rat [no doubts about its help to mankind], been potrayed in a very cute manner. The story is about a famous cook Gusteau , who dies leaving behind his book "Anyone Can Cook". Getting inspired by the book , the rat learns to cook ,as also helps a poor garbage guy Linguini" to cook the best food, that helps to keep the name of the star hote...

This topic was there in my mind since a long time. But then it would be hypocrisy to think about this topic.. So then I decided not to think and whenever actually thoughts will come I'll go ahead with this topic.. Whenever anyone suggests me the word think" in any circumstance, then what is that think" exactly...? My think"ing will be the outcome of whatever I have seen, heard, read, experienced .. thats it! Thinking can create worry or confusion. Also a confused mind will never yield better results. In fact it does happen that we think..as to what we are thinking exactly. Then I feel that theres no scope for the real thoughts to come in. By the term real thoughts" I mean the ones which are first hand, might be abstract,and always pleasure giving. Also there is no guarantee when particularly they'll come. But I believe that for sure the upshot is going to be truly amazing. A free flow of thoughts that come without us thinking about them gives us immense peac...

Well, these days there is a trend of a makeover". Because of competitions and importance to personality development, every single person is thinking of a make over. And I am no exception.... In my spare time , I like watching reality shows wherein they show people undergoing drastic change in their looks and their appearance. Improved face make up, hairstyling, our dressing, our gait is all that we need in a perfect make over of our body..! But then there are certain things that matter in the overall change of your existence.......The many coats that we apply on top, are they sufficient enough? Are they really gonna change us completely? Are they gonna divert our line of thinking..? Why not the make over of the mind "that is still the same.... The mind that is still criticising others, always competing with others, and that always aspires to pull someone and go up.... Actually our outer appearance is the reflection of what we are from inside. The deep within is never conceale...

I have always been fantacising with abstract notions.I like to deal with them as living beings .So then, the interaction goes simpler... You know one thing special about them is that unlike human beings, they listen to you if you tell them deliberately. [because they don't think like human beings.]They just do it they way you direct them. So the funniest part is, most of the times its we" who invite them and then just forget to say no". So now it seems that having the ability to think doesn't count. How to think?" that counts. We as individuals ,think that worrying is our birthright and keep on worrying about simplest of the simple things, as if that is going to create any great difference. Big deal... Nothing stops with any sort of difference ... Every moment life is undergoing a change. And so worrying about this moment" is spoiling the next moment"..... Worry is actually a hindrance in our success that likes to be the cynosure. The time it will reali...

What say...the title itself must have made your mouths water...isn't it really great? Every season definitely brings in pleasure in our lives having its own essence. Also its upto us as to how we savour it..........!! Well everyone has its own way and I respect all of them. Now coming to my main intention.... The other day when I just mention the word kanda bhaji" , some of the faces were lit up and ready to gulp the moment I was going to get. On the contrary there was one soul who was not ready to eat onions" not coz of dislike" but because it increases the so called "tamsik guna" in the body. Now what to say to this... Being born n brought up in cosmopolitan environment, I have due respect to all castes, sects and I always welcome the good principles of all.But definitely there are certain things that really make me laugh, may be because of my ignorance.,or I donno...what........ But actually I personally feel that how can food decide your state of mind? ...

For those who are viewing this blog with the expectations of having any disputes then chill... ! Nothing of that sort. Just that many of my relatives and friends are engineers and there has been difference of opinion at times [both right in their own way], that I felt like writing on this..... As far as academics are concerned, definitely engineering students have to struggle a lot . Artists on the other hand, enjoy their lives thoroughly observing nature, its beauty and bringing it on either canvas or paper, may be in the form of paintings, poems or writings. They are indeed fortunate enough to appreciate the beauty[ no matter where they can find], and give a proper justice to it...!! Engineers are very practical people always filled with questions like why, how, when," in their their mind and are always in search of answers for the same.. I am not saying that artists don't reason things but they enjoy having their own assumptions and creating their own abstract ideas on a pa...

Not to mention , but some of my artist friends say that they get pleasure in smoking or drinking. They are then able to enjoy the so called" ecstatic happiness"and thus can overpower the sadness in their lives. They say that when they take a puff [or peg for that matter],with every release , they feel that depression is vanishing and they are now feeling on top of the world. But to them I want to ask one thing "why are they being so unjust with certain feelings"? We are composed of different sorts of feelings like anger, happiness ,sadness, love, hatred, mercy ......... every feeling has to be there for any living being to be complete... People take support of the foreign material [not actually required] just to be happy. But in the process, they deprive themselves from one feeling of "sadness" which can be wonderful if taken in the right sense. It sounds weired. But then it is true! God ,the great Creator has created the most beautiful place the heart...

When we were born.... there was., Life in the tears, Purity in the heart, Gentleness on the face, Innocence in any action. But in due course of time, we tend to grow up ". We understand things and start thinking rationally. We become more practical. On our way towards maturity..we forget one thing that we start limiting ourselves.. the actions that we would have otherwise done as a child.... Our imaginations then get a boundary line. We tend to reason things for a reason rather than reasoning things without any reason like a kindergarten. We lose the power of acceptance" by being sceptical about everything good". Most of the times its the situation or condition that acts as a catalyst in bringing about a change in us.Circumstances wake us from the sleep of infancy". And then we are geared up to lead a more matured living. But in this process of mental transformation, we leave behind our innocence". In this mean world [of which we are a part], we tend to drag ou...

As a child, coming first in the class is success . As a teenager, getting a proficient degree . As a youngster, securing a good salaried job . As a married person, life partner being loyal . As a parent, children not getting spoiled . As an oldie, having savings in pf is success ! But truly speaking is our success limited to only these many times in the different stages of life.. In a life span of 55-60 years, is success so expensive that we can achieve it so few times... How do you define success? Its a state of happiness.... Then why this tenure of happiness limited to only a few moments in life.... Why should there be terms and conditions for us to be happy.... Why cant we be successful every moment... Taking in the purities with every breath is success... Exhaling the impurities[interspersed with evils like hatred and falsehood ] is success . Doing anything" in life is success Doing nothing" in life is success [ coz both come under the category of doing something !!] Hey...

When asked, Are you the happiest person in this world?. For a moment we think and we hesitate to say yes.". In that short interval of time when we recollect our memories, our life movie starts with the most saddest moment. Then comes the entry of infinite small sorrows. In our film basically, the hero ie the happiness has been given a very short role. You can say Guest appearance..!! We have to agree upon the fact that our life is well versed with equal number of sorrows and happiness. God, who is an amazing artist is been kind enough by not being partial with anyone on this earth. He has given equal number of good n bad days and artistically created the forms differently in different people's case. So why not appreciate his ability of creating so many different innovative sorrows as also happy days. The state of happiness or sorrows is entirely based on our perception as to how we take it... We compare ourselves with others. When we don't know the other person that well,...

It happens that sometimes you enjoy being alone. Experiencing solitude gives you pleasure. You feel like being with no one around.... You find peace in that loneliness. And that state of mind refreshes your mind and takes you far far away ..,.by the medium of thoughts.But can I ask you one thing.."When you are alone, are you really so?. No ,not really, .Our conscious is standing erect and touring you all different worlds with different faces of yours popping up.More on this I want to say...-- We are built up of so many different minds exhibiting their different interests at different times .Also we take it at our own stride. But there is definitely one stage ,"the conscious level that makes you realise the rights and the wrongs. So to feel ,just go on with it..In your solitariness ,interact with your conscious that is whole n sole yours.Share your things, justify your actions then.. I am sure that this personified being' will definitely find out a way for you and will su...

I have always seen people getting scared of death.The thought that 'I am going to die one day', causes goosebumps in majority of people's case.{well, there can be exceptions}.But mostly people that I have come across fear death... So to them I would like to say,.. death is a very certain thing " that is going to happen may be early or late. So why to stop living with the fear of dying one day.....? Instead we can increase the lifespan by enjoying every moment of life, living life king size .....!! And let death come at its own time.Mind it,when things happen on time ,they have their own grace. Just as every age has its own glory,similarly the time of death will also have its own charm. From my imagination I feel that experiencing death will also be very thrilling ,that will enliven your different existence.Its like backing off outdated attire.[present body], and putting on the newer , going with the trend! So isn't that great......... Second perception that I woul...