Me @ My Best:

We were enjoying after placing our orders at various places in the food court of a multiplex.It was a post movie dinner plan so few who enjoyed movie were looking at the eating as a icing on the perfect outing. The other lot with thoughts like “Why the hell did I decide to come for this crap?” was looking at eating option as let at least this be the enjoyable part of outing.

Everybody was in their world when suddenly a health conscious me poked me and reminded me “Dry fruits to be bought! (After watching Dashvidaniya, I to had started maintaining a ‘Things to Do List’)”

I stood up suddenly and then practical" me inside reminded “Boss, Do you have money?(This "practical" me: I don’t know who trained him or where he got trained always poses a wrong question and in such a way that……….)”.This suddenly posed question made me sit down again.

Seeing this, my friend asked me “What happened?”

I replied with a sad face “Nothing, thought to buy dry fruits from Big Bazaar but not having money right now (A must clarification: I do have money sometime, yeah its altogether different story that sometime is a really very odd time.).”

My friend promptly replied “Ohhh, take it from me& you can return it later” and handed over 200 bucks along with a coupon worth 110 with something Big written on it.

I asked him “What is it?”

He said “It’s a cash voucher I got somewhere, you try it out hopefully will work in Big Bazaar”

With a toothy smile I said “Okays.”

With dreams of saving 100 bucks I started for Big Bazaar.

I went inside got the pack of dry fruit and came to billing counter.

I handed him the packet and he passed it through label scanner and said “135”

I handed him the coupon and started looking for twenty five rupees in my wallet.

In the mean time the person at the counter was having a curious look at the coupon, turning it upside down, turning it. After a couple of minutes of exercise he said to me “Sir , Yeh chalega nahin (Sir , It’s not valid here).”

I was like “What?” as if a tree had fallen on my brand new Mercedes.

I took the coupon back and for the first time had a close look at it. It had Big printed on it in a big way being an engineer I applied my engineering knowledge of LOGIC and said to him “Are ispe to Big likha he(It has got big printed on it)”

He again had a look at it and said “Sorry Sir but it’s not acceptable here”

With agony of shattering of dreams of saving 100 bucks I started towards food court with a desire to catch my friend who had given this coupon to me.

As I reached food court I asked him “Are yeh to chala hi nahin? (It did not work)”

He started laughing and as everybody got to know about it I had become a centre of attraction of our outing.

As they say you always have a scope to improve your best performance same was true for me too, my best was yet to come.

The dominoz outlet had started blinking our order no. 150.

I volunteered and said “I will get it” and started walking towards the counter.

I handed over the Pizza boy bill and was standing there with an attitude.

The Pizza boy also took the bill and started walking towards the kitchen suddenly he haulted and turned back towards counter and said to me “Sir, this is a Big bazzar bill.”

And I know no need to tell what would have happened when I went to the table to collect the real bill.

That's me still hoping to deliver better.

IITians....................

A True IITian I feel ………….. Mr. /Miss. X
(assumed to be male for adverbs facilitation)
10.00:
Tring Tring . . .
An unwanted wakeup call causes person X day to start the day early. Reluctantly the call is picked with a sleepy voice ‘‘Whoooose it? ’’
The person on other side “You have a test for ABC company at 1015 am come to L-1 (Lecture hall complex) , come soon.”
Like if a bucket of cold water has been poured, X stands up in bed “What? How is it possible I had withdrawn my application for this test, so why am I supposed to appear for the test?”
Person on the line says “Your name is there in the short list and so you have to appear.”
“But ….” X never gets a chance to speak anything else as the cell has already started giving beep.
10.05:
“What to do now?” he thinks, left with no other option other than to drag himself to L-1.
10.10:
A bullet express cycling on a borrowed cycle he manages to reach L-1 .After entering first thing he does is to start looking for guy who had caused this much trouble by calling. After an in vain effort decides to settle down and appear for the test.
10.20:
Test starts.
In an attempt to flunk the test he tries to leave after 10 minutes but is not allowed. So now what to do “Let us have a go at it will be some utilization of time.” with this thought he starts to go through the test finish it still early than the allotted time and starts wondering “why others are taking so much time.” This feeling of others taking more time and hence they must be right gives him a relaxing feel that he will definitely flunk and leaves with a feel that there is no worry now he definitely will not make it through.
12.00:
Tring Tring. . . .
X’s phone starts ringing disturbing him in his busy work of handling a multiple chat window. Without looking at number call is picked “Hello , whose it ?”
The person from other side says “Hi X, you have been shortlisted for interview of ABC. Your interview is scheduled at 12.30 in SPO, be there.”
Before X could react, call ends.
X totally confused thinks “How is it possible? Did others do so badly or I flunked too much to be called to have a look. ”
Again a brisk run through all get ready do’s.
12.20: SPO office
“You are next, where were you?” volley almost shouts at X.
X sits on the chairs to gather himself “what am I goanna do? How am I goanna convince them not to select me. ”
“Fill it up quickly” a paper is forced on to his lap.
“What’s this now?” he starts going through it “Ummmmmmmmmmm questionnaire for interview, what should I write now?”
Somehow he manages to fill it completely and just then he is called in.
X enters the room, completes all the formalities for beginning an interview and hands over the questionnaire.
After few killing moments of pin drop silence, it begins.
So X interviewer asks “Tell me something about you” still reading the questionnaire.
With smile X says “It’s there in questionnaire”.
The confidence and ease on his face makes interviewer curious. He shifts his focus now fully to X.
“But, here you have written IRRELEVANT in most of places”interviewer asks with an amazed look.
With a look of receiving some explanation interviewer looks at X.
With same calmness and smiling face X replies “That’s the way it is.”
Now totally amazed interviewer asks “Most of these are the engineering qualities and you seem to have been doing well in studies, how it is so?”
With more ease X says “I am also wondering.”
Interviewer says with a smile “As it seems to me you are not at all interested, this interview is no longer official, we can discuss in general. So what is that you want to do then? You look to be creative.”
X relieved with his statement says “Thank you Sir .I don’t care for money, I care for people and would like to do something for them.”
“So, will you join a NGO” asks interviewer.
“Yeah certainly” said X with a confident smile.
After a brief pause interviewer says “That’s all from my side, if you would like to ask anything.”
X asks whisperingly “Did I, really clear the test?”
Interviewer replies with a smile “You must have!”
X leaves room.
The incidence is a true story with lot of inspirational inputs. We can obviously pin point negatives like it would have lowered chances of others getting placed with such interview or why he applied. But he had within time frame had withdrawn his application but if it was sent and he was made to go through the process was not his fault.
He wishes to go to school and teach. He wishes to initiate change at such a grass root level.
This person has a dream of working for people he wants to help at least a single person in making a decision that will enable him lead his life in more satisfying way. I felt a tinge of childishness in his immediate to do of becoming a school teacher thought process but it was surely overshadowed by his determination and devotion to make it happen.

Financial meltdown hits Terrorism:

Financial meltdown hits Terrorism:

War on Mumbai (26/11) is nothing but an outcome of the effect of financial crisis in global markets. This act of terrorism is a clear indication of the fact that terrorism cannot be delinked from the global economy.

As per our placement sources at ITT (Institute of Terrorism Technology, located at undisclosed location), placements are at all time low due to the slowdown of the its major recruiter Al Quaida , which has been forced to cut down its operation and production. When asked about the reason for the same we were told that they are not having any current requirement for the new openings. They are redrawing their strategy to increase efficiency and cut down cost and other perks to the current employees. The other main recruiter Taliban has been struggling for its own existence so they are not able to offer lucrative offers to fresher’s so they have not been able to come for recruitment.

With such main recruiters turning down the placement office of ITT, had to look for new recruiters to ensure good placement of its students. The new recruiter this time was 'Deccan Mujahiddin’ even though they offered a low profile project to the recruits with a quiet less remuneration they have found brightest of the batch due to lack of opportunity in the market . Deccan Mujahiddin being newly established organization they are also trying to establish a brand name. As carrying out a project in US is a very costly affair for Deccan Mujahidin, to cut cost and have similar impact level and output deliver quality with ease the project was outsourced to India. A couple of days before Director, ITT; had addressed specially all the final year students to remind them that they are an ITT product they need not worry for the job scenario .In his address he emphasized ‘ ‘You are the devils of the current time , we have enabled and trained you to bear pain and spread wave of panic. You are the best of the best. Jobs will be there for you. Go out prove yourself and you will create a niche’’

What are we doing?

What is our Govt doing? Till day before yesterday govt was rejecting the tough terror laws for the reason that they are feared to be misused. All of sudden now govt. is saying it will bring out tough terror laws to crack down the terror .

Was govt waiting for 3 of the bravest men of police force along with their colleagues to fall while fighting against terrorists or for the lives of 155 odd civilians and innocent citizen .Including this incidence , there have been almost 70 bomb blast in last 6 months and many innocent civilians died.

What will make our Govt. take tough stand?

Or the statement made by someone is to be considered truth '' Terrorist dont come only on boats but also on votes ''

Special thanks to a nice friend of mine Sai for giving concept of ITT .

God, Faith & us

Oct 2, 2008: 150 dead in the stampede in the Mehrana fort in Rajasthan the crowd had gather to go to Chaminda Devi Temple all were mostly youth.
Aug 3 , 2008: 162 people had been killed in Nanda Devi temple stampede in Himachal Pradesh as everyone tried to rush in as door was opened at dawn.
Count of such incidences will go on as every state has one or the other local or grand level festival every week or rather on every day as a part of diverse and multi faceted culture we sport.
Believing in God and putting Faith in almighty always has been a issue of debate and it will be so as there will be few of us who will be atheist always. I don’t want to indulge into existence or non existence. But to what extent are we dragging Gods existence and on the name of faith what are we doing.
I have few simple questions which I like to be answered .Clearly and for sure these are mine personal opinion shared on a forum like this for validation.
How important is it to take ‘Darshan’ on a particular day or a particular time?
Will God not give blessings to those who miss this time or day?
How beneficial is it to stand in rows for hours to take ‘ Darshan’ ?
Yeah, of course as it’s what I feel as said above, but I would like to have your views on this .
In a period when our society is facing a big threat and trouble from terrorism and lot of natural calamities as a natural human tendency we feel to be driven towards almighty power. In a city like Mumbai which we may point out for westernizing to the maximum extent but you will be surprised to see and know that the Sidhivinayak Temple has a huge queue for every Tuesday, Weekends and on chaturthis. This crowed compromises of all from all high heeled miniskirt gals to completely traditional sari wearing ladies. But still the question remains is it necessary to spend so much time in queues as you can seek blessings from just lowering your head where ever you are ,isn’t it ?
I feel very much amazed when I see youth or rather working class spending such time in a activity which can be made not so time consuming if we have faith that he (God ) is every were.
Till now some might have stated feeling I am tending towards Atheism but no , let me tell you I go to Temple daily while going to my place , I just lower my head from outside and move. I have faith that he understands your feelings as you are after all his creation.

Coming back to original topic of who is responsible for incidences mentioned at top.
We, System or God .
Certainly not God as he never even expects from you to come and see him.
System, it has its own limitation of resources’ by saying so I know am giving excuse on systems behalf but ultimately who runs the system WE , so it comes down to us how to control such incidence and save precious human lives. Many of these might have come to thank God for fulfillment of a dream of son/daughter or any other but could not return themselves back.
Compensations are given but these can never compensate the loss faced by there family.
We are following faith at the cost of what needs to be given a thought.
God wants you to be happy and wants to make those who are affected by you to make them happy by your deeds is what I perceive. We going to him is our wish and not his demand. But what good are we doing by not doing any constructive thing and spending time in cue and wasting a resource precious as a gem that’s human energy.
Having faith is good it makes you work may it be on God or your work you should or rather you must have it but taking it to what extent is the core.
Taking it further this faith of ours can be utilized by anti social elements to stir our emotions and unnecessarily cause society and ultimately us cause to face its brunt. Our emotions related to faith are so boiling always that it needs a triggered. We lose all our senses and volcano of violence erupts. I think there is no need to sight an example for this. We all must have face a brunt of it some time in our life.
Is this right what we do, how we react?
These are the questions to be answered for an individual not for me.

You Want To Win Or You Want To Succeed

Is there any difference between “To Win “and “To Succeed “? Are they relative terms for every one of us. Some or the other way in this or that we want either of these. Do we ever take or bother to understand the thin line differentiating these two.
When we win, do we succeed? Or when we succeed, do we always win? We never bother to think about this, do we? Many a times we are so obsessed with will to win that we don’t bother to think where we are reaching and are we really after winning. Now a day’s even small children play to win not for joy or fun or recreation. Winning only makes us happy, not playing. Winning matters the most how so ever it may come we just want to be a winner not giving a thought at what cost. This is the impact of the output driven work culture and system which asks you to deliver to meet deadline to achieve higher growth rate, increase efficiency. Many a times I feel we are like a racing horse .Not even knowing what wining is, but want to reach there and deliver under the pressure and being pushed for it. We never observe at many a times we actually loose even though we are victorious.
No doubt winning is important. But I feel succeeding is a term more universal and considering more aspects.
How I define Succeeding?
Satisfying yourself, core shell (people who matter to you) of yours while achieving what you are working for or towards. How is this going to be different? We all are brought up in a family culture where we stay and live together. Where we inadvertently learn and follow the habit of sharing, through joy or sorrow, be it laugh or scream. The bottom line remains we like to share and we care. How, with whom, where are really not significant.
So while wining we many a times forget this basic need of ours sharing and caring, considering others. This starts a feeling of being left out not only in your surrounding people but also within yourself when you are deprived of joy, satisfaction. Initially like we too tolerate small things bothering us everybody ignores this feeling of left out or separated. But as things start accumulating we start feeling the heat.
While winning we you may not succeed but while succeeding you will definitely win and will achieve more.
This will have a lot of opinions and counter arguments like wining is not always what I have said but after all it’s what I feel.
I define success as not a fruitful gain always but a determined step forward.
So I will like to succeed, what will you prefer?

Life

What’s life?
You cannot explain it in a single sentence.
That’s Life too big in itself.
For us life is like a blank diary with no other information with no lines and margins. It opens every day new page for us and we draw our own lines margins on it and leave the day by our own way.i Every day same thing happens, in this monotony of life we forget the fact that its us who are drawing the margins and deciding the limitations for ourselves.
In our daily schedule it’s us who can bring in new things, new ideas and new concepts. When we are drawing the margins for our self at the very same moment we decide our fruits which we want and we work for that.The very basic fact that it’s us who draw the margins and ultimately decide the goal can surely modify the same to accommodate something else like we did for the existing visualized goal.
The moments of feeling lost and why am I here are the outcomes of monotony of your life, it’s you and only u who can revitalize it.
The answer to feeling ki why am I doing this is again ultimately given by self introspection reveals a presence of responsibility which makes u work.
What is God?
Ever seen, heard still we believe in it. When do we go to God generally when we are stuck or don't find a way then we take time out we pray , right. What happens actually is we concentrate and recollect our self we get a person’s idea or a thing which will help us that is God. What we talk to him is why we wanna tell ourselves, we want help when we seek it from him it’s like we are reiterating to self that yes I have to work.
so keep working whether you think about fruit r not its always true that you will have to work.
Its like a vicious circle of life
A lion in Africa wakes up in morning and thinks he has to run faster than weakest Deer ,otherwise he will starve.
A dear thinks he has to run faster than the fastest lion otherwise it will die. So moral of the story you have to keep working whatever you want or not.
For your personal dreams you have the whole blank page with you to draw margins where ever you want.

प्रेम , हे प्रेम काय असत

प्रेम , हे प्रेम काय असत .
प्रेम हे ,स्वताहाला हरवून , पुन्हा नव्याने ओल्खाना असत
स्वतःतल्या न अनुभवलेल्या , स्वतःताला अनुभवने असत
प्रेम , हे प्रेम काय असत .
प्रेम हे ,प्रेयसीला तिच्या नकळत आपल करण असत
तिच्या प्रत्येक ऑउच ला ओह्ह असत
प्रेम , हे प्रेम काय असत .
प्रेम हे propose करण्या पर्यंत नसत ,
तर तिथून प्रत्येक क्षणात तिचा हात हातात घेउन चालण असत
प्रेम , हे प्रेम काय असत .
प्रेम हे ती असलेला प्रत्येक क्षण अविस्मरनीय होण असत
आणि ती नसलेला प्रत्येक क्षण विसरण कठीण होण असत
प्रेम , हे प्रेम काय असत .
ते आयुष्यातल्या सर्वोच आन्नदाचा प्रतीक असत
तेच तुम्हाला तिच्या डोळ्यात हरवून टाकत असत

Spice Of Indian Culture

In a program, organized by Spic Macay IITK chapter (a voluntary organization which promotes Indian culture for the youth), on Manipuri Dance, no need to say that it was superb but while watching, it created ripples of thoughts in my mind and made me think.

This Dance program made me think how diverse we are, how unique we are, how rich and magnificent cultural heritage we have. I, born and brought up in Maharashtra, tried to relate their sense of dressing, enacting ornaments to culture which I have seen, which I know. And to my surprise I found connections which actually made me to sit and watch .Actually I had planned to leave early as I was sure that I will get bored but to my surprise I watched it till end.

I found sari there but it had a different and unique way of wearing. I found Manipuri ornaments or instruments were similar to our own Maharashtrian tradition. Dholaki was there with two of its Manipuri versions which were the real star of whole event.

Songs that were sung were alien but the gestures, the emotions were understood like I have known it since birth. Clearly proving the fact that how insignificant words are at few moments.

The elegance and delicacy of dance was so effective in conveying the emotions. Really portraying the delicacy of a human relation how really they should be not like the one which we see and may be experiencing in our day to day life.

The youth of this country needs to be given an exposure to this real culture of India which will make them at least aware of a newer dimension and reality about our own things and reality about who we are.

Like me till today I did not have disrespect about such things but felt like these things are not meant for me. But a single exposure of today made me think so much.

Kudos to Indian culture for its diversity and uniqueness for having such a rich culture in its each part which itself is renowned.

As said by today’s maestro every art evolves through its own needs and availability so this diversity needs to be understood before judging and acknowledging it.

That’s why we say we have unity in diversity.