The title might surprise you, but what I mean is the nature of the humans to see what they can see and not see what they cannot see. Confused ?? precisely that is what I am ..
The winters are almost there(in Kolkata they have just started a few days back) and whats the first sign of the winter season? the freezing of the CO2 that we exhale and do you stop once you have seen it ,No its like the lays "you cant have just one" ,We do it twice, thrice and see our breath freezing in the air and blowing away . Ever wondered why dont we do it in summers ? because we cant see it though we are aware of its existence.
We all, by nature are used to see the obvious,the tangible and the things in front of our eyes as they appear. why not breathe out on a summer day and see the breath moving disappearing in the air along the flow of the wind. We take actions which give an immediate and clearly observable results. Can not be there actions whose result, though there, cant be observed in the way we are used to observe them.

Terror STRIKES !!!! When Will WE ????

The terror has struck again and this time in a rather unconventional and more audacious manner. 20 young men armed with ammunition in their bags and deep ingrained feelings of hatred and nemesis in their heart enter the Indian territory without any hassles and create a havoc in the posh and high security areas of Mumbai. It was an odd attack not just because it had very little similarity to the ways adopted by terrorists before but also because there was a paradigm shift in the target segment (Marketing), the higher class and the CEO`s of multinationals who before this,have been mere audiences to such incidents.
This year ,without doubt, can be termed as the year of terror in India. Every now and then there was news of a bomb blowing up dozens of people to death. One or two emergency meetings, a few investigating committees and commissions and we are done. The chapter is closed only to open the next time we hear a blast. What the high frequency of blasts have done is make the ones with lower impact redundant because these days a blast is compared with a previous blast and if its of a lesser magnitude it is rejected and dismissed without much thought (As if we are used to it) .
They come ,throw some grenades like the fire crackers, place bombs and leave with pride. We give a reaction to their action , run after them for hours and kill them after they have killed hundreds. The return for them 100% , for us 1/100 % ,when we are 2000 and they just 20. Haven`t we waited enough and lost enough in the name of being politically correct in taking our actions? Are we waiting for them to seige Taj Mahal after Taj heritage or Delhi after Mumbai? There is clear evidence and formidable force but still we won`t take the less travelled path.

Rajdeep Sardesai categorically asked a Pakistani official " Sir, we give you the evidence of camps in your country,they are hitting us, give us the permission to destroy them or atleast lets do it together" and the reply "We are committed to curb terrorism , and we would take the necessary action" Bloody hell when would you take the action !!!! after each and every city of our country becomes unsafe, after everybody in this country becomes unsure of his life .
Its time for us to take the action and let the rest of the world give reactions. The time has arrived to put a full stop and destroy the source.Kill them when they dont want to get killed and tell them that we give a damn to what anybody says, we want peace in our country and we would get it by any means. The method adopted might not be the best but every solution is not good still it is a 'solution'.

The metro journey .....

What is this kid doing ? why isnt anybody seeing him ? why is nobody bothered ?
These were the questions that I asked myself when I saw this kid in the metro train from Dwarka to Indraprastha .
He entered with his father holding his one hand .While his father tried to make a way hastily and get himself a seat ,he seemed to be at eternal peace with himself .He didnt bother about the seat all he cared about was to get a place where there is enough space for him to swing his arms and legs and where he would be able to do his little aerobic stunts .Fortunately for me, the place he thought best for him was right in front of me ,though I was out of his circle of action .
As the train started ,he began to get into his own ,oblivious of everbody around him ,something which attracted me .He enacted the sound that the train makes when it starts to accelrate ,by swirling his arms as if riding a bike and as I watched him doing this I couldnt help but simper and I knew I am in for a treat .
As the next station came,I hoped he doesnt get down and I was not hoping against hope .Infact he didnt even move ,but did watch with curiosity the doors getting closed in due time by themselves .
He saw me watching him and I immediately avoided his glance and turned my head 180 degrees .When I turned back (in less than a minute ofcourse) I saw him punching in the air ,he was furious as if determined to beat the air around him .He was involved in this incongruous act of his with a panache and saw nothing but the air in front of him .As I sat watching him ,I wondered when I last felt so insouciant .
The metro doors opened again ,he stopped his punching and started a countdown from 10 looking at the doors and as he reached zero ,the doors closed and I heard myself saying a yes in his accomplishment .His father had managed a seat by now and had already pestered him a no. of times to sit with him ,but who had the time to sit and relax ? Occassionaly he would go to his father ,take rest for not more than 15 secs and comeback with his antics .
As his acts grew repetitive ,I went into retrospection and wondered why didnt anybody pay heed to him ,for ,I am sure if I would have been doing all this ,not even a single person would like to have missed the opportunity of seeing a well dressed maniac. Does being an adult makes such a difference ?Is it necessary to lose the child in you as you attain adulthood ? Or is it a crime to break free and be yourself even for half an hour ? Why does the society becomes ignorant with a child and so scrutinizing with an adult ?
As I muddled with these questions ,I raised my head and saw the train was nearly vacant ,but the kid was still there ,this time hanging on the bar above his head and fighting the air with his kicks .
The doors opened again ,and it was my turn to get down ,I looked at the kid ,made a small gesture of a bye and got down .As I glanced for the last time ,I could see him counting 9,8,.... and I hoped his soliloquy never ends .

Creativity at its best (ApNe MuAh mIYah MiTHuN)

I came to the fore in Nineties ,

generating excitement and a lot of anxiety ,

I made people think the unthinkable ,

promised ability even to a disable,

I saw the world with a telescope ,

created objects difficult to view even under a miscroscope

Today I am Everywhere,

Left,Right ,North,South,Here and There,

I walk and live with you, hear and talk to you ,

I am inside you,in your pocket and even in your shoe .

I am the cause ,I am the factor ,

I am not a super human , I am the SemiConductor .

I am a MISFIT

I see the DAY ,I see the MOON,

I see the Night,I see the Sun,

I see what others Dont see,

I do what others dont do,

I am a Misfit

I love what people hate,

I starve when people satiate,

I run when people wait,

I walk with my legs straight,

I am a misfit

I cry when othes laugh,

I laugh when others cry,

I dont feel what others feel,

I am immune to what is contagious,

I am a misfit

To me A is B and B is A,

You is me and Me is me,

I dont care what others want,

I am selfish ,I am egoist,

I am a misfit

CORPORATE MAKEUP

Why do I want to write this blog ? I have questioned myself umpteen number of times now without getting a credible answer.Why do I need to make my feelings ,thoughts ,opinions public ? Why don`t I keep them with myself like the 90% of the world does ? Why don`t I learn to pretend ?
To be true the last question forms the basis of all the questions ,if I get the answer to it ,thats it ,the job is done and for me the answer is "is pretention worth learning ,arent there millions of other sensible things to learn " .Isnt it abominable to lose your identity and go with your body smeared with a makeup ,a makeup which becomes indelible if put on for a long time .
I might not be sounding pragmatic to 90 % of the people who read this blog because they preen themselves every morning with the requisite amount of what should I say "CORPORATE MAKEUP" which has become such a customary habbit now that they do it unconciously .But its not easy to carry a corporate makeup ,you got to be meticulous at what you dont have to do (what an irony man !!!! you got to think what you should do but alas....) ,adopt silence at times you know you are correct ,talk at times even if you know you are talking gibberish ,pretend oblivion just to avoid refutation and exhibit omniscience just to sound cognizant.The list doesnt end here ,all your moves should be so adeptly planned and meticoulously executed that even the irrelevant ones gain relevance ,then,at times your actions should not complement your reactions and there should always be a constant hunger to improve your market worth rather than self worth .
Having said all this I also belive its not an idealistic world and hence faster you adapt better it is because its not easy to fight your ideals alone .You have to live and provide for the sustenance of yourself and your family.Afterall not everyone can fight like "Howard Roark" and not everyone who fights like him get someone like "Gail Wynand"

P.S. :The opinions expressed here does not or rather should not reflect the opinion of the public .