Get Set Go...

I believe it's completely human to keep hoping and expecting things to turn positive one day even if they don't even seem near to what being positive is! I am a patriotic person. I say that not because I aspire to fight at the national border but, because I want to see my country at a height where no nation can ever dare to reach, because I am touched by every good and bad thing that affects it, because it hurts me to see anything that degrades it or comes in it's way of progress and because despite being living in another country for a while, I still feel the same for India and still wanna go back to where I always was, where I belong.
India, for a long time, long enough that I can't recollect since when, have been surrounded by numerous social/national problems - Corruption, high inflation, poverty, population, unemployment, female foeticide, etc etc etc. If I start naming each of them, I would forget what I actually wish to write here. I guess Sir Amir Khan is doing a better job in grabbing and highlighting each and every issue that is corroding our country than I can do here so i'll better leave this to him. Despite all of these prevalent problems, I, like any other Indian, wish to see an India which has a brighter future, safer society and secure borders. Since don't know when, I have been dreaming of a country which attracts the entire world towards it for zillion reasons - it's diverse culture, it's beauty, it's climates and it's people. Today, somehow, somewhere, a light of hope has emerged. A hope which seems to have marked the beginning of a better India with less of corruption, more of opportunities, less of words, more of actions, less of I/you, more of us. A hope named Mr. Narendra Modi. Though turning the dream a reality is a long way to go but then the secret of getting ahead is getting started. And that start has already been done. For the first time, I realize the value of a vote, the value of a leader, value of a good leader.
Not saying much now, I just wanna feel and witness the gradual transformation of my country and be a part of the process wherever possible. Just wishing our PM loads of luck and strength to do what he and India longs for!
Namo Namah!!

A Million Dollar What?!

Lately I saw this new 'so-called' Hollywood movie A Million Dollar Arm. Of what the makers claim, the movie is based on two Indian guys who were picked up by an American contractor to give them a chance to be a part of international baseball teams. The process involved selecting the best from the Indian masses, give them required training in America and then have them give their best short in front of the selectors.
Besides what's said and done, I felt the movie stood more to showcase the poor side of India than to concentrate on baseball. The extent to which the comparison in India and US has been shown, it could have drawn me red and furious but in contrast to that, I was actually laughing inside. It was humorous to see their desperation to show what they wanted to, to see that it's only what they want to show and is not the reality, to see how happy they are to believe only what they want to. These people are just like an ostrich who in case of a problem digs its head in a deep hole assuming if he cannot see the enemy coming, so would the enemy.
C'mon guys, grow up! If this sick strategy of yours helps you earn your dollars, then it's time to find a better way out. Use your unused innovative minds and look for something more logical than to clinging to a single age old formula. Showing a country in a miserable state again and again isn't going to hamper it's growth, but is only going to prove you wrong.
India is a growing country and even if the growth is slow, it is still making it's way further. It has it's own issues to tackle in order to accelerate everything. But this doesn't mean that anyone can just drop in and make it a source of income for themselves. Anyways, from next time on, if I get a chance to watch a movie of this league, I would definitely go, not just to watch it, but to laugh on the sickness again!! ;)

Has it REALLY ended???

Even after 4 years, even after the execution of the lone terrorist alive, even after people trying to move on and trying to forget what happened on 26/11, I still feel compelled to ponder over the remedies and strictness shown by Indian govt to cater to the country's demand and urge to see the perpetrators hanged! Besides sharing multiple coward copies of proofs and files establishing pakistan's involvement in the episode, what did they do in tackling anything of similar nature in future? What did they do to tell the people of our country that they feel for those who fall prey to those bastards and tell them that everything had been taken care. If US can hunt down Bin Laden and kill him, why can't we do the same to the people behind this massacre? Today, while watching the documentary on History channel, I seem to remember everything that happened in those 60 long hours. Eventually everything seems so fresh, the anger, the outrage, the avenging desire. And that's where I felt that no matter how many years pass over that unfortunate day, it will always make our eyes moist and make us pray for the families who suffered losses.
Once again, I wish afresh that they get their place in hell with no more delay, that the affected people are able to move on in their life with a blessed future and that our county is proud to have brave heroes like the NSG commandos!

He is Aamir Khan!!

Hola!! I am so happy to have got the opportunity to check in to my Whatever after a long time! Well, things and ideas keep climbing up the mind's staircase every now and then but  this one thought was pestering me since a long time now. At last, I am here.

In today's world of accelerating awareness, many of us keep cribbing for issues around us, be it social, personal or national. We know how to curse government for bad roads and facilities, we know how to curse the nation for corruption, population and we very well know how to curse the entire system for any small problem we might face. But how many of us actually take a step to tackle it? How many of us actually strive to eradicate what discomforts us? How many of us take it on ourselves and realize the fact that its no one's but our own duty to confront the problem, to clean our society, our system and our nation? In reality, the ratio of those who crib and those who actually think of bringing a revolution is like 1 in a million. And then, for that one in a million who actually think and start with something, it is so assumed that the path wouldn't come out easy for him. Take for example case of Satyameva Jayate, Aamir Khan's perhaps most talked about television show on social issues residing in Indian System, if a layman like me would have taken an initiative like that and thought of airing a show, I doubt on the amount of audience I would have been able to gather and above that I doubt even a channel would have actually allowed me to air it. But it makes me feel so proud and patriotic of Aamir, who with his place in society and with that name of fame, have actually thought, started and executed that project so well.  If it wouldn't have been for him, I again doubt on the popularity and impact of a show of this kind. The stats presented, the stories elaborated compelled me to think about the impact on those victims and future shape of India if they continue to reside in our social system. Every episode made me wonder what will be the next issue, and and every next episode left me all the more petrified. The content, stats, audience and Aamir's scripts, everything throw a clear picture of the intense research the team has gone through. For issues like problems in medical facilities, and khaap panchayats, despite knowing the probable consequences, its commendable not to have felt frightened and present everything audaciously.

Every time I saw his episode, I felt so touched and felt that despite knowing the issue already, I never knew it was that severe and its victims are so intense and large in number. When the question was asked in the episode of Child Sexual Abuse for the percentage of children facing it today, my mind's reflex answered me somewhat around 3-4%% but I was horrified to know the figure to be above 50%. The Dowry problem, the untouchability or human scavenging, the water pollution problem or female foeticide, every problem was so known and so much heard but I would applaud for an initiative and thought this man has put into it and came up with such a huge wave of impact.

I am writing this not because I liked watching the show or I appreciate every social initiative that comes up, I am writing this because I am also a part of those 1 million people who can only sit back and watch the show. I am a part of that 1 million who are happy till they haven't fallen prey to any issues of these kind and think that they never will be affected by them. But I am one in that million too who is moved so much that I feel like contributing to my society and nation now. Don't know how far this feeling of mine will go with me, but for now, I do pledge that a day will come soon...

For now, I salute you Mr. Aamir Khan, Hats off to You!!

Are current situations a sign of World War III??

It may be too early, may be insane on my part too, to predict or rather even think of such a malicious notion but one really can't suppress one's thoughts! I'd been thinking, rather the thought of another world war itself had been dwelling and growing within me since the Mumbai massacre took place. At that time, I considered myself absurd for thinking too extreme and beyond limits. But in these 20 days that have gone by post the black day, situations have only worsened, seemingly in the direction of my raw feeling. What does a war needs as its preliminary atmosphere? Tensions among countries, increase in anti-social activities, lack of security everywhere, avenging feelings among people, availability of large amount of deadly weapons and ammunition! And with all these, we have the economic recession too. World War II too commenced with one such recession after all, with the very famous The Great Depression of the year 1929, the fall of US economy!
Now when after all this if I try and think of possible measure to avoid any possiblity of it, I end up in the middle of no where! Violent reactions to the situations would not deter it and being patient and numb will be an injustice to all the sufferers of 26/11 and with them, to every Indian.
I only hope that the protecters of terrorsim realize that terrorism is not even going to spare them. And that they realize this before things go out of everyone's control and help the world combat with the evil in every possible way they can!
May God bless all!

Why can't we??

The terror seems to have ended in the areas of Mumbai but it will take a long time, perhaps an eternity, to be completely revived from the hearts of the people. People who have suffered the massacre live in any form, being an eye witness, being an injured among the hundreds, loosing dear ones and of course being terrorized. The horrible dance of death which continued for two and half days left every soul under the sky, who got to know of it, completely astonished! Apart from Mumbaikars, who were too much unfortunate to have been a part of the blackout, the Indians all over weren't at ease as well. As for me, I found hard to sleep peacefully those two nights and would sneak into the tv room in the middle of the night time and again to check out if there was any development. There was an unusual, constant fear within me and I wouldn't go out of my room when the lights had gone out. I felt foolish realizing the extent of the impact the episode had had on me but I was helpless. I couldn't get it off my mind. Well, I still can't!

It feels as if once a benediction, our democracy today is turning into a curse for us! Firstly, media having all the unjustified rights to cover such events which work more fruitfully for the enemies than for the nation. Why don't the cops just blow up their cameras if they can't understand the importance of the moment? Secondly, democratic constitutions enable multi-party system which is the biggest draw back of our political system. Politicians are so very preoccupied with their defending and proceeding ceremonies that they hardly get time to see whats happening in the jurisdiction they are elected to be responsible for. Thirdly, our soft constitution doesn't allows sentencing the capital punishment save in extreme cases. And this gives birth to the vicious cycle of increased anti-social activities by the viruses to get their companion outlaws out of the bars. I am sure the kandhar plane hijack episode still dwells somewhere in memories of the masses. The fourth and the major reason that accounts for majority of the recent blood sheds around the country is establishing all religions equal! When in a country like ours, where every religion is given same status and still people are willing to go to any limit to fight for their religion, the constitution's amendments perhaps seem unnoticed!
Why can't we then make changes in the constitution if that can help getting things straight? Why can't we limit media coverage in such cases as a rule? Why can't we introduce a two party system in India to make the ministers realize what their real deed and concern should be? Why can't we hang the culprits when its established that the person is more a monster than a human? Why can't we???
I don't know if still anything will be done for the betterment of the jeopardized systems of India, be it intelligence, politics, coastal and border securities, or any other from the endless list, but I only hope that the power holders would at least care to throw a few crumbs of their expensive time on the beggars so that, in the future, we don't have to sigh.. Why couldn't we!!

Trying to recover...

The desperadoes killed around 200 innocents in the giant slaughter which went on for nearly 60 long hours!! We salute the NSG (National Security Guard) team for their incredible bravery and congratulate them on their grand success. Three cheers for them!
Though its more horrifying to know the real intentions of the terrorists which were destroyed by our heroes, which include blowing up the entire Taj Hotel, what awaits now is the series of actions and steps the country expects from the govt, both state and central. We hope, at least now, they will abandon their sycophancy, grow up from their corrupt politics and would bring out productive and efficient results to calm down the nation's upsurge.
I make a solemn request. Everyone who reads it, please make an effort to light a candle for our martyrs.
Thank You

Help India! Save India!

Whether its India's 9/11 or not, but 26th november '08 is truly one of the darkest days or, perhaps, The Darkest day in the Indian terror history. Great Mahn!! I mean a country with the highest population density on the globe is handicapped by mere 15-20 armed bastards! Aged between 20-25, I must say their guts and planning is commendable! I suppose if 1/10th, yeah just a small fraction of their concern for their targets had been present in the the govt of India, this would never be possible. Seems the govt of ours is like a chemical compound on a photographic plate which has the capability to absorb everything that comes its way but has nothing to do with changing them or dealing with them, rather, have all the powers to modify the reality and bring out the result that one wants. Our so-called saviors well know how to fight to establish whose better.. congress or bjp or any other of the million parties for that matter, but fortunate enough for them and unfortunate for rest of the country, that is all they perhaps know and seem concerned with! USA was challenged on 9/11, and they made sure they don't get to witness another similar date! Sure, if USA is said to be the king of the world, it deserves indisputably!!
It sounds amazing how theses loaded beggars played well at execution of their fabulous plan to break into the biggest and one of the most important metro cities of the country. More than that, they furthered their plans to take over the three buildings 0f the city, two of them, The Taj Hotel and The Oberoi Hotel being the heritage of the country as a whole! Who would now dare call Mumbai as the city of dreams? Dozens of people loosing their lives within nanoseconds in the grenade blasts carried out in the most crowded places of the financial capital of India, blind firing, many kept as hostages, including foreigners, tourists, crying and waiting for their lives and families to be freed. I wonder what worse than this can be the real war-time conditions!! If The Taj, 105 years old asset of India can be successfully targeted and damaged, then what safety does our real taj, The Taj Mahal holds? If the legacy continues, soon India would serve for tourists (If only they choose to visit India anymore!!), as a museum for distorted and probably ruined historical monuments, each carrying a unique hallmark of the uncontrolled terrorism in the country!
Its no less than an age old bollywood movie script where the villain and his gang succeeds in breaking in wherever they wish to! I often used to wonder at such scenes while watching a similar kinda movie, "Ahh forget it! These movie makers show anything! How could that possibly happen!" But today I feel I'd been living with terrible misconceptions! Also, there aren't any real time Akshay Kumars or Hrithik Roshans, who even without any arm and ammunition are capable of serving the rotten-sneaks the taste of dust. We've already lost some valuable officers of the country who could be or rather, were of great aid in combating the internal crime of the country had this episode never happened. Perhaps destiny chose them to pay for the doings, infact, the "undoings" of our darling politicians! May their souls rest in peace. Movies overflowing with glamor and masala are all that seem to be highlighted but what about those who aren't made just to capture audience but also to convey a message? Alas! Movies like these come, are accoladed till those 30 minutes of the post-movie discussions and are then forgotten. I know movie like The Wednesday will never win a best movie award, but it sure deserves one, at least I believe this! Brunettes and larger than life sets aren't the sole definition of a five starer film.
Lets wake up from our long slumber fellas and lets hit it hard! They think we're coward? Well everyone knows they're bigger ones, can't dare operate without their limbs - their weapons! Let them know our population is not a curse but a boon to us. Lets put a full stop to our unsafe lives and get our India into a safe domain and for that matter, let it take anything it asks for!

Forgiving a terrorist is left to GOD, but fixing their appointment with the GOD is our responsibility!

Jai Hind!!

SoMeDaY...

Someday, everything will make perfect sense.. So for now..Laugh at the confusion, Smile through the tears & keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason!!!
Keep Rocking!!!

The world is changing!!

Today we are living in a world which is capable, in itself, of performing every possible task required. Just like the features in our computers, we have the feature of WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get)in our lives as well. Its just a matter of seconds to incorporate a wild or may be seem-to-be-impossible idea that you might have been contemplating since long and fantasizing about turning it into reality!
Trying making a sprint back to times which didn’t have the existence of a perfect shelter, the first thought that pops up in my mind is “How could they manage surviving in so severe conditions!!”. But the fact is they did because they had to improve and provide a pathway for the world we are living in today. Starting from the ill-equipped shelters, we evolved into houses and then there were huge and beautiful mansions. In feild of transport as well, from the times we had carts, we have reached today when we are facilitated with cars and airbuses.
But did we ever realise that with advancements and technological developments, we are advancing more and more towards various hazards and diseases. Nobody ever encountered the fatal problems of AIDS and Cancer in those times, nor was there the existing devastating terrorism and accidents! Airplanes were a major achievement of mankind, but it brought along with it plane crashes and hijacks! Peace of mind is something that everybody hesitates to confess they have.We are living, sometimes I feel, just for the heck of it. As a mater of tradition, we are born, we grow up learning in a good school, continue our education in some good feild of studies to make sure of our earnings, engage ourselves in a family and keep living till the end of time.
But they say science is getting more and more comforts to us! World is shrinking with advanced techniques of communications. Internet being one major invention that cannot be left out in this respect. Wi-fi and broadband being more advancer! And then with these we have the atomic and nuclear bombs having the capability of destroying the whole planet in a fraction of second! Amazing it sounds that the hands which invent medicines to cure the humanity strive to bring it to a full stop with these weapons! Who knows whats going to happen the next moment in this digital world of 0’s and 1’s? We are at 1 today, we might be at 0 tomorrow! But then again.. WHATEVER!! Friends, its now or never is all I want to say. Don’t postpone anything to tomorrow and make the most of it today itself because they say.. THE WORLD IS CHANGING!!

An attempt to discover the beauty of South India...

Very lately I got an opportunity to discover the beauty of a part of the peninsular India which included parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerela. Though the entire tour was an amazingly new experience to me but certain parts, or places I should say, left an everlasting impression on me!
The first morning was scheduled to move towards the very popular temple of Tirupathi Balaji. I was excited to go to the holy place as I had heard whole lot of praises of the place and wanted to discover the place in real. The long queue of the relegion lovers that had to be followed to reach the end was enough for anyone to guess and estimate the faith and purity people feel for the almighty. There was an unusual enthusiasm within me, a feeling both religious and divine in itself and I could see the same enthusiasm in all of us rather everybody present there. They say approx one crore people visit this holy shrine daily. I felt a reluctance to believe this formerly but when I got to witness the reality, I was sure it could be more than a crore as well. After going through the long queue of the devotees, I entered the main temple where the almighty was worshiped in idol. There was a power in the picture that stood in front of me, a power that made me want to stay there for a longer period of time than was allowed, a power that left an ever lasting impression on me and made me believe that if millions of people surrender their faith here daily, they certainly have a valid reason to do so. I WAS TOUCHED!
The second place that I surely cannot forget is Kodaikanal hill station. This was a place I was most excited to go. I always had a wish to visit this hill station. As we were approaching near to it, climate was becoming colder than before and this told me that along with the beautiful surroundings, I am gonna enjoy my favorite weather as well - winters. The beauty of the place is perhaps beyond the scope of my words. It had a splendid blend of nature, climate and terrain. Just a rough glimpse of the place forced us to spare a day extra to enjoy the serenity of the beautiful place. Early morning we left to discover the higher areas of Kodaikanal. The way to the sights was walled with long, tall and dense trees which added to the beauty of the place. Suicide point is a popular sight of the hill station which is said to have witnessed suicide of many people. The point was at a height that was attractive in itself enough to make a determined person implement his suicidal intentions. But to me it was scary, may be because heights have always been scary to me. Then comes the lake that forms the heart of Kodaikanal. Flowers of lotus blooming in the still waters, clouds touching the surface of the water, golden rays of sun piercing the clouds to reach the water surface making it shine like million pearls, birds flying over, tall and beautiful auricaria trees bordering it on all the sides – the lake was a place that I would say “Heaven on earth”! Watching the lake at the dusk of the day was probably the most romantic picturesque I have ever came across. By the end of the day, I was completely in love with the place – every aspect of it, may be climate, its beauty, the serenity, the natural front and everything. If given a chance, I would love to inhabit this stupendous place for the rest of my life!
Beaches were another sight that are worth quoting. Walking on the borders where soft water would wet your feet, cool breeze striking against your face, is a feeling that forces you to believe that heaven is not just a collaboration of thoughts, but can actually exist!! As I experienced, in early hours of the morning, when no one really is around, the only sound that could be heard is of the rising and falling waves. The sound of waves, at one moment is similar to the applause of millions of people appreciating you for nothing while, the next moment, the sound is one that is challenging and inviting. The all day water adventure at the beaches left us completely drawn but then WHATEVER – WHO CARES!!!
Kanyakumari is a place which sees the junction where the three large water bodies i.e. The Bay of Bengal, The Indian Ocean and The Arabian Sea meet. The water at this junction reflects three different colors which is a beautiful sight again! Now how on earth can two liquids remain separate and reflect their individual color!! Amazing it was! The south India completely is surrounded with water all over accompanied by greenery that is entirely natural and beautiful. Absolute natural beauty, if one wishes to see, well here is the place you must not leave unchecked!! A place that promises you absolute peace of mind, healthy environment flooding with blue-green water everywere you move your eye-ball and coconut trees and ofcourse not to forget - idli, sambhar and dosa!!