tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51486791855714102382024-02-21T06:35:10.243+05:30Nadirs And The ZenithKadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-64210501676734143742010-07-09T23:54:00.003+05:302010-07-10T00:14:19.606+05:30Movie Review : Mr. Holland's Opus<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKADAMB%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKADAMB%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CKADAMB%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> 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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Mr. Holland's Opus tells the story of a high school music teacher who fails to realize all the ways he's touched his students' lives through his decades-long career, of how the job he had once reluctantly accepted as a fallback option becomes his main priority while his dream of writing a truly immortal composition becomes more and more distant. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The movie beautifully brings out the greatest irony of Mr. Holland’s life in the form of the deafness of his son and the consequent effect on his life. The disappointment, frustration gives way to angry outbursts and tension between the two. But all is resolved when Glenn Holland learns to sign John Lennon's song, “Beautiful Boy,” and dedicates it to his son, emphasizing the line about how “Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.”</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">But what cuts through all of this and makes the film not just watchable but quite enjoyable is the excellent performance delivered by Richard Dreyfuss. He seems perfect - and his aging makeup is quite remarkable.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The passage of time is beautifully denoted by using archival-footage (with references to everything from the Kennedy assassination to the Vietnam War to Watergate and Nixon's resignation) and musical montages. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The film’s got a brilliant score composed by Michael Kamen. The most remarkable feature of the score is way it blends so perfectly with the film. It effortlessly integrates with the film, highlighting the different emotions and transitions Mr. Holland goes through. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Dead Poets' Society told a similar story in a similar setting with similar themes, but Mr. Holland's Opus steers ahead of it in many aspects. </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A symphony of great screenplay, strong performances and good vibes, Mr. Holland’s Opus affirms my believe that a life spent in a worthy pursuit, is a life well spent. </span>
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<br />Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-61641493280379429512010-04-16T11:59:00.010+05:302010-07-10T00:28:19.216+05:30Movie Review : No Man's Land<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/TDdwyZH5API/AAAAAAAACjc/NHBo77In-1I/s1600/nml.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/TDdwyZH5API/AAAAAAAACjc/NHBo77In-1I/s400/nml.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491982281641361650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Set in the 1993 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnian_War">civil war in Bosnia</a> (Former Yugoslavia), No Man’s Land is the story of 3 soldiers trapped between the enemy lines. Chiki a Bosnian soldier has taken refuge in the trench after all of his comrades were massacred by the Serbian soldiers. He manages to kill one of two Serb scouts sent to investigate and has a standoff with the other, Nino. One of Chiki's fallen comrades, badly wounded but still alive, is paralyzed by the bouncing mine placed under hi</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >m by the Serb soldiers. UN forces are called in and the media caravan comes along. There is now more world focus on getting three guys out of the trench than on the war which placed them there.</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /><br />The movie opens in the midst of a dense fog - an apt metaphor for the chaos that rei</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >gned within the two countries. After the initial rounds of combat and attempts at gaining the upper hand, a shaky truce is established between the two. Once trapped inside the trench, the two soldiers discover that waving white flags only draws fire from both the sides.<br /><br />The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danis_Tanovi%C4%87">director</a> brilliantly portrays the futility of the war through the conversation of the two soldiers who while talking about the peaceful times find out that th</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >ey both knew the same girl. And even though they talk, they never really warm up to each other, they still do not have any solidarity for the other the hatred and contempt being very deep rooted. </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />The film also beautiful</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >ly </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/62358624_4b8a44c464.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 218px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/62358624_4b8a44c464.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >portrays the bond Cera (the Bosnian soldier paralyzed by the bouncing mine) and Chiki share. Chiki is willing to go to any lengths to save his compatriot’s life even it means risking his</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > o</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >wn. He defiantly refuses to leave the trench without Cera. Cera on other hand is well aware of his helpless situation and urges Chiki to leave.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This little conversation between them was particularly ver</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >y heart –wrenching. </span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Cera: I hope those aren't my cigarettes.</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Chiki: When I took them, I didn't know you'd need them. But now I hope . . .</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />[lighting one up and taking a drag, then putting it into Cera's mouth]</span> <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Chiki: that you'll die of cancer.</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Again the director has effectively used the precarious situation of Cera to symbolize the political conundrum of the country. </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The other aspect of No Ma</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >n’s Land is about the role of UN and media. Tanovic takes a condemning view of the United Nations' bungling ways and how the media manipulates, and is manipulated by, the military. </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Though Sergeant Marchand from the UN forces is determined to save those trapped in the trenches he is unable to do so because his hierarchical seniors are a bunch of ludicrous people who can’t take any concrete decisions. </span> <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mmimageslarge.moviemail-online.co.uk/No-Mans-Land2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 201px;" src="http://mmimageslarge.moviemail-online.co.uk/No-Mans-Land2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Then enters the media</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > who desperately want to get the live “bites” from the battlefield. The media ensures that within no</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > time the incident is escalated to international proportions. This finally prompts the UN officials</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > to send their troops along with a bomb defusing expert and the media of course. As they await the prognosis of the bomb diffusing expert, the media sets about questioning the soldiers.<br />Thi</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >s cold behavior of </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >the journalists combined with his inability to help his friend angers Chiki and pushes him into violence ultimately killing Nino. </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /><br />No Man's Land poses some disturbing questions about the nature of hatred and the wars it spawns. . No Man's Land presents a balanced and devastatingly accurate look at the Serbia- Bosnia conflict, strongly condemning the policies of the (western nations dominating) UN. </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />With it’s rich tapestry of characters, dark humor and violence all combined with an engaging story, No Man’s Land is truly one of the best anti-war films. </span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-3653916039862115132010-02-22T22:24:00.005+05:302010-02-22T22:39:43.138+05:30The Road Not Taken<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/S4K4Ag8i4dI/AAAAAAAACUg/pPCv_qcPEWA/s1600-h/3296358028_f3f33e3576_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/S4K4Ag8i4dI/AAAAAAAACUg/pPCv_qcPEWA/s400/3296358028_f3f33e3576_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441113618800370130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >He : There's no road ahead.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >She : But there's a path.</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br />He : Still, there's no road.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Period.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br />Image Credit: Flickr</span><br /></span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-6123007494693492902010-02-15T00:04:00.010+05:302010-06-09T23:08:37.482+05:30Love In The Time Of Cholera<a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/S3hILZ7n9OI/AAAAAAAACUM/7zBW3qirwA0/s1600-h/n10_00000010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/S3hILZ7n9OI/AAAAAAAACUM/7zBW3qirwA0/s400/n10_00000010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438175910826603746" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I was on way to Panjim. I got into the bus and settled myself in. There was a steady flow of people coming in. Soon the bus was full except for the seat next to me. A lady entered the bus, carrying a baby in one hand and a heavy bag in another. Shabby clothes, disheveled hair - she appeared to belong to the laborer class. She was followed by her husband. I smiled at her and shifted in my seat to make place for her to sit. She smiled back, but she didn’t sit, instead she asked her husband to take the seat. My immediate reaction was that of anger and contempt for her husband who I thought was shameless to take the seat while his wife stood there carrying the baby and the bag. I gave the man a scornful look who seemed to be too absorbed in settling himself in the seat. I turned to his wife and indicated her to take my seat. She politely refused.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Immediately after he had seated himself properly, he asked his wife to let him have the baby. His wife kept on insisting on holding the baby herself. After his continuous requests, she reluctantly handed him the baby. Now I was infuriated at that lady, the typical Indian wife – going to extremes to please her husband, always assuming a subordinate position and inadvertently letting her husband to completely control her life. While my mind was churning out thoughts about the plight of such women, I observed that the man was now asking her to give him the bag. After much persuasion, she handled him the bag. The man bent down to place the bag next to his feet.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Instinctively I turned to watch him and what I saw put me to shame. Shame for being so thoughtless, for making instantaneous and outright wrong judgments and for my disdainful behavior towards the man.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The man had a deep wound on his right ankle. Blood had coagulated all around that wound. There was no antiseptic applied nor was it bandaged. The skin around the wound was badly bruised too. He noticed that was I was observing, so he tried to cover his wound with his dhoti and then as he was adjusting his bag to block it from my sight, the driver applied brakes and he mistakenly hurt his wound. He groaned in pain, his wife instantly bent down to help him. The calm expression on her face was quickly replaced by anxiety. She didn’t panic, but she wasn’t exactly unruffled too. She seemed to be in as much pain as him, if not more.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I was so moved by the entire incident. Both of them had so much love and affection for each other. They were genuinely worried about the other. I was so moved that I continued staring although I was aware of how discourteous it is to stare at people. The saree she was wearing was crumpled and had stitches all over it. Her dry and dehydrated skin spelled the effects of the scorching sun she slogged under. Her craggy, wrinkled face spoke about the adversities she had to face. Her teary eyes showed how sincerely she cared for her husband. In spite of her distressing plight, she had a certain aura about her.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Today, as I sit reflecting on Valentines Day and about love, theirs is the only picture that comes to my mind over and over again.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I feel a certain lump rising up in my throat. I’m not choked up on sentimentality; I’m choked up on bile. Today the concept of Love has become as distorted as the concept of Valentines Day. Valentine’s Day epitomizes the blatant consumerism of modern love. These days the pursuit and display of love has become far too materialistic and corporate, and the worst thing about it is people don’t seem to care.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The “Hallmark” version of Valentines Day just seems so in your face as an exploited version of true love to sell cards and other red/pink items. We have become so materialistic that we have missed the focal point of the Valentines Day. Nowadays Valentine's Day requires that everyone immerse their significant other with love and then go back to everyday life, as if this immersion were a special treat. Every year millions of people gift cards and roses Valentine’s Day each allegedly symbolizing love for another through the purchase of merchandise. No one cares about the thoughts, emotions and efforts behind the gift, all that matters is the price tag. Taking over the love for others is the love for objects. Inanimate things that seem more reliable than the people who control them! The human heart is the most beautiful gift a person can offer to another yet this gift is often taken for granted and unappreciated.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >If you love someone, why wait for this one day to show it to your loved one. If you really love someone, everyday is Valentine’s Day. It shouldn’t have to be about a material gesture. People will go out and spend money on something that they hope will send a message to someone they care about. Wouldn't it be easier to just tell someone you love them instead of spending money? Why don’t we try and return to the heart of Valentine’s Day: the celebration of the individual love of two people through the things that are special in their relationship. A simple “I love you” is worth more than anything anyone could ever make or sell.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Speaking of love, how many really mean it when they say I love you?</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >It’s a phrase thrown around too often with very little sincerity involved, in fact it’s about as common to hear as a “What’s Up” or a “How are you doing” it’s told to the other person in the relationship more so as a common courtesy than with sincerity. The phrase has totally lost its intended meaning.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Falling in and out of love has become the order of the day. You date someone for few days, after the initial excitement gets over, boredom creeps in and one person in the relationship dumps the other. The one who dumps (the one superior in some respect like money, looks) brags about it and “moves on” to date someone else. The one dumped – well, he goes to the McDonalds to celebrate his single status. Har choti Khushi Ka celebration jo karna hai !</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Change is good. Change your phone, your computer, your car. People in their 20s that used to get married and settle down now spend money on clothes, gadgets and booze. They change their partners, avoid commitment, and act like teenagers well into their 30s and beyond.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >In the current world “Love” and “Being in Love” are two different things. People love each other but they aren’t “in love” with each other. In other words people love what the other person in the relationship is offering them on a materialistic level. They love them for either the money, social status, sex or gifts that the other person in a relationship gives them. Love is no longer about morals it’s about what the other person can offer. Love is no longer about compassion, understanding and the ability to put someone else’s needs ahead of your own.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >If love is all this, then all I can say is "Blessed are those who are poor".</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >PS: Happy Valentine's Day to all. May you all celebrate the love and not the day.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >PPS: My blog turns One today. The procrastinator I am - have been anything but regular with my blog posts. But I hope to change that, i have resolved to make at least one post per week.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >PPPS: The Title of this post is inspired from one of my favorite poems. Image Credit - It's from NatGeo's compilations of best photos of 2009.</span>
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Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-18251094676040273922009-10-06T13:40:00.008+05:302010-03-30T23:39:34.460+05:30Blind Faith<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-style: italic;">Disclaimer: This post isn’t about religion or religious conflicts and it has not been written under any intentions of hurting the religious sentiments of anyone.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">TIRUPATI: The reluctance of the management of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to readily disclose the gold and other precious items in its possession is reinforcing the theory that the irregularities detected at the hands of chief priest Venkatramana Dikshitulu of Sri Kodanda Ramaswamy temple last week is just the tip of the iceberg and that a mega scam may be staring at the richest temple in the country.<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Is-everything-okay-at-Srikalahasti-Kanipakam/articleshow/4943076.cms#write">(Complete article)</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I feel extremely frustrated, agitated and embittered.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Every now and then, such temples make it to the news for all the wrong reasons. However, it doesn’t affect the blind faith people have in such institutions. People still throng in millions to offer their prayers in the temples giving donations amounting to crores or rupees.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Tirupati temple on a daily average gets about Rs. 2 crores through donations. It has jewelry worth 56,000 crore.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Do the people who continue to faithfully visit the temples ever give a thought to what the temples did with such tremendous amount of money.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">No, they don’t.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Corruption is not only limited to the temple trust, it breeds and flourishes in all other forms too.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Hate the slow moving queues?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Pay a few thousand bucks and get direct access to the temple.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The politics and corruption involved in giving the contracts for running temple amenities like canteens and guesthouses is immense.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Even when they hear news about the rampant corruption in the temple trusts, it doesn’t bother them a bit, they comfortable forget it only to give more hefty donations in their following visit to the temple.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The religious organizations hold society within a tight framework of rits and rituals. Nobody dares to go against the tenets of religion. In home, we must be guided by religion and in daily life by religious practices. Even if you hate it, you must do so by copy-book maxims on religious morality.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Let me ask a very basic question: Why do we go to the temples?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In times of adversity, we go to the temples to pray for good things.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">In times of prosperity, we go to thank the god for his benevolence.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Sometimes we go to the temples as remorse or to seek forgiveness for our mistakes and crimes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Sometimes we go the temples for peace of mind.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">So basically, we go to the temples to pray for ourselves and our loved ones. Nothing unnatural about it, after all we are all self motivated, right?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Praying doesn’t change the scheme of things, it just gives us an emotional support , solace to our souls that god is looking after us and a hope that things will soon change for good. So why is there a need to go to the temples to offer prayers?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Does the god recept our prayers better in temples?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Does the god do greater favors if we visit the temples?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Certainly not.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Some might say that temples give us peace of mind. Being in the company of god, gives us a feeling of being spiritually connected with him.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Right, very right.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">But then how do you expect to find peace of mind in a place crowded by thousands of people.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">How can one spiritually connect to god, when he can’t even stand and pray there for a few seconds?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">( I have myself experienced this at the Shirdi Sai Baba temple, after waiting for hours in the queue, you just get a passing darshan of the deity and I’m pretty sure that the condition is no different in other such big temples.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Whenever we make visit to any temple, we dutifully put some money in the donation boxes. (Has anyone ever seen a temple without a donation box? Be it a shoddy little temple under some tree or a huge, magnificent temple, they all have a donation box.) Some even give jewelry , gold and silver ware or coins.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Thanking god for his kindness and compassion is a rightful thing to do. But why does one have to do it through money or gold? In this materialistic and money driven world, we even measure god’s bounty in terms of money and hence thank him though money.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">If at all, we need to thank god, thank him through love. Love your fellow beings, share your happiness by helping a needy person. In our pursuit of higher, bigger and faster we seldom give a thought to the plight of millions of people who are less fortunate than we are. Instead of donating money to a temple, give the same amount to an organization that helps the underprivileged people. A visit to a temple like tirupati etc or a pilgrimage costs a minimum 5-6 thousands for a family. That same amount if put to some good use can make a huge change is someone’s life.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">If this proposition of contributing to a social cause isn’t entirely digestible to some, or if you’re too lazy to find and join such an organization, the least you can do is give money to the beggars sitting outside the temples. Now some narcissist will point that, sometimes these beggars earn a lot more. Still, it makes more sense giving money to a beggar than to a temple, which already has crores of rupees. Or buy flowers from the old ladies and children, it will help earn their daily living.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Have faith , but not blind faith.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">PS : Just because I condemn giving donations to temples doesn’t mean that I’m an atheist. I do believe that religion, belief in God form an integral part of who we truly are.</span><br /><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389397314686233586" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/Ssr8Ta9RK_I/AAAAAAAACEU/eKvPQPAYiKY/s400/DSC02430.JPG" border="0" /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-31931345111820476332009-08-08T21:23:00.006+05:302010-01-01T20:09:45.252+05:30For you, a thousand times over<a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: lucida grande;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/Sn2gSe0f2QI/AAAAAAAACBE/8sgPhvzfZo4/s1600-h/rog15s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/Sn2gSe0f2QI/AAAAAAAACBE/8sgPhvzfZo4/s400/rog15s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367622570266843394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">4 hours<br />16 minutes<br />5 sets<br />77 games<br />50 aces<br /><br />At the end of the longest match in the history of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_%28tennis%29">Grand Slam</a> finals <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer">Roger Federer</a> emerged not just as the winner, but also as the greatest player of all times. He surpassed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Sampras">Pete Sampras</a>'s record total of 14 grand slam titles – with the American in attendance to view his record finally go. He also reclaimed the No. 1 ranking he had surrendered last August to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Nadal">Nadal</a>.<br /><br />Earlier this year he defeated <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_S%C3%83%C2%B6derling">Robin Söderling</a> to win the <a href="http://www.rolandgarros.com">French Open</a> – the grand slam title that had eluded him for more than 5 years. With this win, Roger moved into the exalted company of the men to have won all the Grand Slam titles.<br /><br />Roger Federer has overcome the greatest obstacle in his way – History. History that filled him with last lap nerves has finally been conquered. Now that Federer has got rid of the weight of history, we may see him freed from the fear that he would fall short of his goal. He will now be able to play with total freedom, total confidence, and total certainty in his new role as the unquestioned champion of all champions. Moreover, with age on his side, he’s going to cover many more milestones in this astounding journey of his.<br /><br />Federer has earned this. He has paid for his every triumph in the pain and suffering caused by a huge ambition — to be the best ever — and an implacable opponent over the years in Rafael Nadal. When Nadal beat him in the final of the <a href="http://www.australianopen.com">Australian Open</a>, Federer looked a broken man. Many critics wrote him off after his loss to Nadal and his subsequent losing of No.1 Title. His dreams were broken, but he was not heartbroken. One year from then and he has regained all that he had lost with his undaunted spirit. He has regained his aura of invincibility. This is not the first time resilient Federer has risen from the ashes. Shortly before his 21st birthday his mentor and coach Peter Carter died in a road accident. Federer was utterly distraught. At first, the quality of his tennis plunged even further, and yet he gradually emerged from his grief with a new resolve, his wondrous shot-making now complemented by a sense of purpose and, that most difficult of skills to acquire for sportsmen of an easy-going disposition, a killer instinct. Eleven months after Carter's death, he won his first Grand Slam event, Wimbledon, the most prestigious title of them all. And afterwards wept copiously, assailed by contrasting emotions of elation and sadness.<br /><br />It has been a hard and bitter road at this championship alone. He has stuttered and faltered, played some truly ugly points, made some hideous unforced errors and played at times in a way that made his millions of supporters despair. But again and again, he found something more. That, every bit as much as his wonderful racket skill, is what Federer does best. He can raise his game and then raise it again. He has more raises than anyone else in history.<br />He has this quite extraordinary consistency, a testament to mental and physical strength, and above all, testament to the fact that tennis enthralls him. He is never bored by its triumphs nor is cowed down by its inevitable reverses.<br /><br />What's remarkable is not just the degree and duration of his dominance, but the artistry with which it was achieved, and the grace and humanity that accompanied it.<br /><br />Federer’s game is a thing of wonder and beauty, Magic and art. At his best moments Federer seems to be looking beyond victory to create a masterpiece. He has this elegant playing style coupled with brutal power and what we have is total tennis. Federer's versatility was epitomised by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Connors">Jimmy Connors</a>' statement: "In an era of specialists — you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist or a hard court specialist... or you're Roger Federer".<br />In the words of a popular sports columnist: If a mad scientist created a composite of the finest tennis players, it would perform like Federer: he has the extraordinary speed, agility and focus of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%83%C2%B6rn_Borg">Borg</a>, the brilliant improvisational skills of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McEnroe">John McEnroe</a>, the overwhelming power of Sampras. But he also, almost dispiritingly for his opponents, has the friendly personality of, let's say, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lloyd_%28tennis%29">John Lloyd</a>. When you cannot find a chink of vulnerability in your opponent on the tennis court, you can sometimes find some personal animus to light your fire. That tactic doesn't work with Federer.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.andyroddick.com">Andy Roddick</a>, when asked about what he respected most about Roger said "He's probably the most talented person ever to carry a racket around.The shots that he can come up with ... the way he's kind of become a totally complete player. But I think off the court, it [the respect] is huge. There have been a lot of good champions, but he's just classy. He is never high and mighty in the locker room or anything like that. He treats people with respect. Even if it's the locker room attendants or the people serving food, he is 'please' and 'thank you'. I think that's why he's so well-liked on tour. There's not a whole lot of animosity towards him, even though he has been that successful."<br /><br />Taking Charles Dickens’s words into account: “He isn't a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the one who makes every man feel great”.<br /><br />Federer certainly belongs to the second category.<br /><br />A very Happy Birthday to my favourite sportsman and my idol.<br /><br /><br />PS: Title is from one of my favorite books "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kite_Runner">The Kite Runner</a>". It may seem a little out of context over here, it's just there because i wanted to dedicate the line to him.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" ></span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-2648262994198576722009-07-21T17:04:00.014+05:302010-06-08T08:58:30.145+05:30Man & The Moon<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SmhJF47LoOI/AAAAAAAAB-w/RfBjD3aJsZ0/s320/nasa_technicians.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361615721913360610" border="0" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SmhJY-DxHpI/AAAAAAAAB-4/KmIcnjblC1E/s320/Apollo_11+%281%29.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361616049709063826" border="0" /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: webdings;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style=";font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.</span></span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">- Lao Tzu</span></span></span><br /></div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: webdings;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The journey of humankind, which began, from standing on his own feet crossed a remarkable milestone when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar Sea Of Tranquility on this day, 40 years ago. Buzz Aldrin followed him, while Michael Collins was circling the moon in the command module. The words of Neil Armstrong were beamed to 600 million people – a fifth of the world's population at the time who tracked the event on TV and radio. Americans were jubilant at this huge technological accomplishment, which marked their win over their bitter counterparts Soviet Union in the space race- a culmination of the Cold War.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The Moon, which has long been the source of inspiration for many a poets, artists and lovers was finally conquered by man. It spurred many new dreams – walking in the moonlight was a passé now people started dreaming of walking on moon. Apollo 11 mission became the harbinger of many technological innovations; it inspired and continues to inspire all those working in the field of space research. The success of Apollo -11 was crucial in deciding the fate of other space programmes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">The three moon astronauts will go down in history as the greatest astronauts of all time. School kids will have chapters in their science textbook describing this historic event. Each year we will celebrate the anniversary of the success of Apllo-11 Mission. NASA will release some video footages, images, or organize some events. Science clubs all over the world will hold special events to enlighten the kids about the space odyssey. Newspapers will publish yet another interview of the three astronauts. Some upcoming writer will write another biography of the astronauts. Buzz Aldrin may publish another memoir. We all will recall our experience when we first saw the pictures on man landing on moon.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Won’t we?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Why not, we will most certainly.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">How about this: the three of them grew bore of this planet and decided to take a walk on the moon for a change. That explains why every inch of the newspaper articles is devoted to extolling the three of them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Sadly, that’s not the actual state of things. (Trust me, I earnestly wish I could buy that over-the-top and outright ridiculous theory.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">How many of us know about Max Faget, the NASA chief engineer who didn’t deter his work in spite of his ailing health? About Charlie Mars who helped build the lunar Lander or Eleanor Foracker who stitched the space suit?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">A mammoth project like Apollo was completed successfully only because of the lakhs of people who work determinedly and devotedly to complete it. From the space scientists who did extensive research and worked it out to the tiniest of detail , the engineers who designed the space shuttle & the heat shield, aerospace technicians, flight directors , camera designers, software experts, suits designers and testers, photo developers, ground operators, engineers and navigators to the workers, welders who actually built the space shuttle – the transformation from a mere idea on the paper to reality was possible only through the incessant efforts of countless number of people. However, the contribution of all these people gets pushed in the background and the three astronauts become the face of the Apollo -11 Mission. They are hailed as heroes but not a passing mention is made about the people who worked behind the scenes to assure the success of Apollo-11.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It’s a lot similar to the case of Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan merely ordered the construction of a mausoleum for his dead wife;the magnificent monument we see today was the culmination of painstaking efforts of hundreds of architects, laborers and artists. However, talk about Taj Mahal and we would hear more about Shah Jahan, Mumtaz;their love story & anything and everything remotely related to their love story but not a word about the men who actually built it. I pray that such a fate does not befall the unsung heroes of Apollo-11 mission.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I am not trying to undermine the achievements of the three astronauts – whatever they did is equally laudable.It takes enormous knowledge, experience, expertise, courage and determination to accomplish a task of such high caliber. However, let us not allow the contributions of all others go into oblivion. The next time we celebrate the anniversary of Apollo-11 mission, let us also remember all these great people.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This article is a tribute to the 4,00,000 men team whose dedication, ingenuity and perseverance helped man take the first step on that great gray rock in the sky. In memory of the greatest team ever……..</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: lucida grande;"></span></span></span><br /></span></span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-26550942224481854752009-07-17T10:33:00.008+05:302010-01-01T20:22:06.581+05:30The Awakening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SmAn4c9_03I/AAAAAAAAB9A/wEr8zsD0_vo/s1600-h/DSC00055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SmAn4c9_03I/AAAAAAAAB9A/wEr8zsD0_vo/s400/DSC00055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359327407373276018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">People, I observe</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Events, I perceive</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Unforgettable experiences</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Meandering thoughts</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Conflicting emotions</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">True feelings</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Unrestrained expressions</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Silhouettes’ of halcyon times </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Lasting impressions </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Soaring hopes</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Innocent dreams</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Indelible memories</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Laughing tears</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Crying smiles</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Reverberations of past</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Images of the present</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Reflections of the future</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">An amalgamation of all these and more</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/oodv3lra7x"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The Awakening</span></span></span></a><b><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/oodv3lra7x"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';">Click on the link to read the article.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><i>PS: Pic taken during the train journey from Goa to Jaipur. Date: 5th Jan 2009 Time: 06.12 am </i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b> </b></span></o:p></p>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-45032326963608699432009-07-06T22:23:00.003+05:302010-01-01T20:16:37.683+05:30CAT goes online<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">With the introduction of online conducting of <a href="http://www.indiaedu.com/entrance-exams/management/cat.html">CAT</a> from this year onwards, the admission procedure to the B-Schools is set to undergo a sea change. The reason cited for this new test procedure is the exponential increase in the number of students appearing for CAT. Last year 2.3 lakhs students appeared for the CAT and this year the number is expected to increase with a projection of 3 lakh plus. It’s being said that the IIMs were contemplating an online CAT since 2007 and they have finally decided to implement it now.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The newspapers have painted a rosy picture of an online CAT saying that it’s apt for the internet age, CAT will be more transparent, and there will be reduced time in evaluation and admission process not to mention the fact that CAT will be equivalent to US exams like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/.../Graduate_Management_Admission_Test">GMAT</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_Record_Examination">GRE</a> in terms of the test pattern. (I still do not understand this undue emphasis on CAT adopting an online test pattern like GMAT and GRE.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But the bigger picture has a different story to tell. A leading testing and assessment services firm makes a presentation to the meeting of IIM directors and they decide to go for the online CAT. It will no doubt earn the private service provider huge amounts of profits. But what about the lakhs of students who take this test? Why don’t the students have any say in deciding the test pattern? The IIMs issue a statement 6-7 months prior to the test notifying the students of the change and that’s the end of responsibility for them - No detailed explanation of the test procedure, no sample test papers. Many issues including the ones mentioned below are left unaddressed. There’s no clear indication as to how the IIMs are going to tackle the following problems.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1.The process of conducting the exam including processing the results and reporting scores is said to be going to be outsourced to a private service.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The implementation of such large scale computerization had earlier failed in case of Xavier’s Admission Test (<a href="http://www.highereducationinindia.com/entrance-exams/xat-16.php">XAT</a>). In the light of such an event, the efficiency of such private test providers is questionable. Another issue of concern is whether the same amount of stringent security measures will be maintained in conductance of online 2009. Considering the great number of engineers taking the CAT, there’s always the danger of someone hacking into the online software.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2.Another important change is that the exam will be conducted in staggered batches within a window period of 10 days.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The statement issued by the IIMs in this regard is very equivocal. There’s no clear mention of whether each centre will be allocated a particular day for the test or if the students can take the test as per their convenience within the window period.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">3.Also instead of the current single exam paper, the online test will have several different papers with the same difficulty level.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It’s almost next to impossible to set more than one paper and maintain exactly the same difficulty level. Even if all the papers contain the same weightage for each section, there’s no way they can ensure the same difficulty level. Some little changes are bound to creep in. How are the IIMs going to tackle this issue? Will the IIMs turn a blind eye to the differences in paper and adopt absolute marking for all the papers? Or will they consider relative marking?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">4.Blank sheets for rough work.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In case of the old pencil & paper test, we could easily do all the calculations on the blank space on the question paper. In case of online test, there will be no option of writing or underlining key information on screen. We will either have to calculate mentally or look up to the screen to note down the figures for calculations.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">5.Reading comprehension & Data Interpretation</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">In the old test method, we could read the questions first before reading the passage and easily surf through all the passages and decide which one to attempt first. There will be no scope for such a provision in the online test. We have all been accustomed to underlining key words, marking the important lines, possible answers to the questions. But there has been no mention of whether there will be any facility through which we can underline key words on the screen.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This will be a major problem in Data Interpretation, which usually involves study of huge amount of data in the form of tables and charts. In case of old method, one could easily do the calculations besides the table – this way it was easier to compare the results and involved less chances of error. Now with the online test, we will have to look up to the screen often, increasing the probability of missing out on some information or reading incorrect data. This will also substantially increase the time one would have to spend on each question.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">6.CAT preparation</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The adoption of the online test method was declared in April that is just 7 months before the actual exam. This leaves the students with very little time for preparing for the online tests. With just 5-6 months at hand, it is high time to switch to computer-based preparation and practice. The mock tests conducted by the training centers are still in the old format. IMS and TIME – the leading institutes in CAT coaching have still not introduced any online mock tests. We being the first batch of students answering an online test have no prior experience. The IIMs have not issued nay sample online test paper. The whole situation is that of bewilderment and anxiety.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">And let’s not forget that India’s a developing country. There are still lots of students who have limited or no access to computers. Such students have very little experience using a computer. They would certainly be not very comfortable answering an online test.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">7.Fee Hike</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">If the huge increase in the fees for PG programmes was not enough the fees for the test are also going to be increased by about 40-50%. Although this is not a major issue with many of the candidates, it’s still going to affect the poor and middle class students. There’s also fear of other institutes following the CAT trend and increasing their test fees too. In that the case the students will have to shell out more than 10000 to just appear for the various entrance exams.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">8.The global financial recession</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The global economic slump has hit several industries very badly. Many of the major companies have sledged many of their employees and a great number of them are on the bench. With the economy in recession, there are hardly any jobs and negligible appraisals. The general notion is that the MBA sector has been relatively less affected by recession. So the obvious choice for these people is to go in for a MBA. This according to them is the best time to spend 2 years in a B-School, gain knowledge and upgrade their skills. After 2 years, hopefully when the economy is revived, they can take advantage of the scenario. These guys have got work experience and they would undoubtedly have an edge over freshers like us.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Change is inevitable. But it’s crucial that the change should be introduced with little or no inconvenience. It’s the responsibility of the IIMs to ensure that the transformation is brought about without hampering the interests of the students. The ideal solution would be to have a test pattern that combines the advantages of both – the online as well as the paper-and-pencil pattern.</span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-5453429174496592652009-06-06T10:34:00.003+05:302010-01-01T20:18:24.052+05:30Aashavaadi :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/Sin787jTvKI/AAAAAAAABLU/xwWnFMHQmh8/s1600-h/birdy_backyard2_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/Sin787jTvKI/AAAAAAAABLU/xwWnFMHQmh8/s320/birdy_backyard2_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344079457048312994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Found these lines on the net.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">My best friend is the 'hope bird'. For I have seen in the winters of my life when all other birds fly away in search of summer sky, the 'hope' bird stays and sings the sweet.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I watched "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shawshank_Redemption">The Shawshank Redemption</a>" last week. The following lines still linger on my mind :</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hope is a good thing, probably the best of things and no good thing ever dies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">They have replaced these lines from "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump">Forrest Gump</a>" which were my favourite a few days back:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Oh! God Make me a bird</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So that I can fly</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">far far away....</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Its amazing how movies can bring a complete tranformation in someone's thoghts, views, opinions.</span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-45848125224992866182009-05-25T08:49:00.004+05:302010-01-07T06:16:41.434+05:30The Exam Ordeal<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Thursday 21st May 2009<br /><br />11.00 PM<br /><br />I’m woken up by the distinct vibration of my cell.<br /><br />I fish around for my cell.<br /><br />Find it under the pillow.<br /><br />The bright screen Saying DP.<br /><br />Me thinking (in half awake, half asleep state): What on Earth is DP? Why had I set a reminder for DP?<br /><br />After numerous recall attempts it finally dawns upon me that DP was a recursive acronym.<br /><br />DP- DIPCM Papers<br /><br />DIPCM – Digital Interfacing and PC Maintenance<br /><br />PC- Personal Computer<br /><br />I had set the reminder so that I would remember to get the question papers from library that morning, but the fool I am, I set it at 11 PM instead of 11 AM.<br /><br />Note to self: You’ve got to be fastidious while setting reminders henceforth.<br /><br />11.15 PM<br /><br />Went back to sleep.<br /><br />12.00 AM<br /><br />My ears again register that distinct vibrating sound of my cell.<br /><br />I again search for my cell.<br /><br />This time I find it on top of the book besides my pillow.<br /><br />(Yeah! The teddy is replaced by books during exam times in the hope that some of that incomprehensible stuff from the books percolates into my head.<br /><br />Remember that law of Osmosis – When two bodies are kept in contact separated by a semi permeable membrane, the ions (or whatever) move from the region of high concentration to that of low concentration. No prizes for guessing the region of low concentration in my case.<br /><br />Or in case god took pity on me (the chances of which are as rare as those of<br /><br />KKR winning IPL<br /><br />Narendra Karthikeyan winning in any F1 season<br /><br />( I wish I could add Roger Fedrer losing his No. 1 Ranking - After that impressive win on clay last week, I pray that he soon gets back his invincible position. All the best Roger for Ronald Garros.)<br /><br />SRK getting an Oscar<br /><br />BJP coming to power<br /><br />Junior B delivering a hit movie<br /><br />Note to self: You’ve struck oil, stop drilling! You must really get rid of this habit.<br /><br />Where was I?<br /><br />Hmm…..<br /><br />Okay, so in case the god decided to help me I wanted to spare him the trouble of finding my coursebooks)<br /><br />Coming back to the main point- the cell<br /><br />The little screen was delightfully glowing and announcing the birthday of my schoolmate.<br /><br />Note to self: Check the time before setting birthday reminders on cell. The sony Ericsson cells by default schedule the reminders to 12 AM.<br /><br />Now that I had woken up, I decided to wish her.<br /><br />Thus began my quest for finding a birthday message.<br /><br />I’m halfway through the inbox, but no success.<br /><br />I wish I could apply all those searching and sorting algorithms I had studied in C++ last year.<br /><br />Note to self: If I ever work as a computer engineer (which is highly improbable given that I have already started preparing for CAT) first thing to design is software for cell phones that would allow searching the inbox with given keywords.<br /><br />I finally found one birthday message.<br /><br />I sent it after doing a few modifications.<br /><br />It occurred to me that I could have composed the message myself and not taken all this trouble- too late I guess.<br /><br />Note to self: Save time by self composing the messages next time onwards.<br /><br />12.17 AM<br /><br />Went back to sleep.<br /><br />1.55 AM<br /><br />Me in my dream world.<br /><br />Dreaming about an adventure trip in Kumaon valley<br /><br />(Wondering why of all places on earth I was dreaming of Kumaon valley, read this)<br /><br />Me, that lady and an old retired military Lieutenant<br /><br />Are in search of a cave which houses a temple which has the sacred golden feather.<br /><br />Thanks to my over zealous reading of adventure novels in childhood-<br /><br />The dream had us facing many obstacles like<br /><br />freezing cold temperatures<br /><br />rocky mountains<br /><br />rivers with no bridges<br /><br />wild animals<br /><br />and yeah<br /><br />there were villains too :P<br /><br />A group of greedy local businessmen who wanted to sell off that feather to foreign dealers.<br /><br />And the patriotic three of us trying to save our national Treasure :P<br /><br />Scene:<br /><br />Me, the lady and military uncle sitting on ground.<br /><br />The map of the region spread in front of us.<br /><br />Military uncle explaining us our next strategy.<br /><br />The lady suggesting some corrections.<br /><br />Me admiring the beauty of the woods.<br /><br />Suddenly I hear my brother asking me to wake up.<br /><br />I woke up startled.<br /><br />My first thought was that I had overslept.<br /><br />I desperately searched for my cell.<br /><br />I heave a huge sigh of relief when I see the time<br /><br />Its only 1.55 AM.<br /><br />Apparently my brother couldn’t sleep because of the tension.<br /><br />So he woke up before the alarm rang.<br /><br />Me thinking: Look at him! How devoted and dedicated he is towards studies.<br /><br />& Look at you! You’re dreaming of adventure trips!!!!<br /><br />2.05 AM<br /><br />Me studying in my room<br /><br />Brother in his.<br /><br />3.00 AM<br /><br />I’m still studying *Applause*<br /><br />(It’s quite an accomplishment for me – usually I doze off on the table within 15 mins)<br /><br />My brother (Rohit) comes with some difficulty in a physics problem.<br /><br />After struggling to study Registers and Flip Flops, physics was the last thing I could ask for.<br /><br />I’m frustrated.<br /><br />I feign a smile to hide it.<br /><br />The problem ain’t easy.<br /><br />It takes me good 15 minutes in solving that problem.<br /><br />And another 15 minutes in explaining the solution to him.<br /><br />He gives me satisfied smug look.<br /><br />He goes back.<br /><br />I’m relieved.<br /><br />He comes back within 2 minutes with all his books.<br /><br />I look at him with a question mark.<br /><br />He says: Saving Electricity.<br /><br />Me thinking (as aloud as possible): What the hell do you think you are doing when you use the TV and comp at the same time, when you leave the refrigerator door open?<br /><br />He asks a few more difficulties.<br /><br />My precious 1 hour is wasted.<br /><br />He feels offended when I tell him that I’m not gonna solve any more of his difficulties.<br /><br />I don’t care.<br /><br />I had an exam too.<br /><br />4.15 AM<br /><br />Me still studying. * Louder applause*<br /><br />All of a sudden it starts thundering<br /><br />And lightening.<br /><br />And then comes the first shower of the season.<br /><br />I’m totally ecstatic.<br /><br />Tiny droplets of water falling on my hands through the window.<br /><br />That intoxicating swell emanating from the mud .<br /><br />Cool breeze caressing my face.<br /><br />You’re getting the drift, don’t you?<br /><br />But electricity dept. decided to play a spoiler.<br /><br />They cut the power supply.<br /><br />The whole of the city is immersed in darkness.<br /><br />- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - -- - -<br /><br />Rohit: Go get the emergency light, didi.<br /><br />Me: Why should I? Remember, I had got the emergency light when there was power failure 3 days back before our first paper?<br /><br />Rohit: Oh yeah! I do remember.<br /><br />But you know what; I also remember getting the emergency light when there was a power failure last semester before my engineering drawing paper.<br /><br />Me (boiling with rage): Oh yeah! Then you might possibly remember that I’m 2 years elder to you.<br /><br />I had got the emergency light when you were a year old.<br /><br />(Me rejoicing thinking that he can’t beat this one)<br /><br />Rohit: My dearest didi! There were no emergency lights then. They came in the market a few years back.<br /><br />- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - -- - -<br /><br />Poor me! I had lost the argument.<br /><br />I reluctantly get off my chair.<br /><br />And set out to en’lighten’ myself.<br /><br />After stumbling across a million things on my way, I finally managed to reach kitchen and after fiddling around in the dark, I find the emergency light on the shelf.<br /><br />We both resume studying.<br /><br />4.45 AM<br /><br />Power is restored back.<br /><br />5.00 AM<br /><br />My dad wakes up.<br /><br />Rohit asks him to make coffee for us.<br /><br />Now my dad has no experience in making black coffee.<br /><br />What he serves us turns out to be the sweetest thing I ever had in my life.<br /><br />We both gulp down that syrupy coffee.<br /><br />The caffeine in coffee is supposed to help us keep awake.<br /><br />But I guess the extra sugar my dad had put overpowered the effect of caffeine and I started feeling sleepy.<br /><br />I decide to take a short nap.<br /><br />I set the alarm.<br /><br />I go to sleep, hoping to continue my adventure trip.<br /><br />No longer had I slept, there was power failure again.<br /><br />All my dreams were shattered.<br /><br />(Sounds clichéd, but who cares, I wanted to dramatize the whole incident)<br /><br />I decide to study.<br /><br />I see that Rohit has taken the emergency light to his room.<br /><br />I requested him to come in my room, he refuses.<br /><br />I’m left with the only option- good old candles.<br /><br />(Me trying to give some solace to myself) Not bad – I love candlelight.<br /><br />I light the candle and keep it on my candle.<br /><br />Strong winds start blowing.<br /><br />Poor candle is engaged in a battle with the wind to keep its flame alive.<br /><br />I remember Aishwarya singing that song from Devdas:<br /><br />Ye diya! Na bujha hai, Na bujhega, meri chahat ka diya !<br /><br />My poor candle has no filmy credentials.<br /><br />So I decide to aid the candle.<br /><br />I try some make-shift arrangement of newspapers.<br /><br />It crumbles down within 2 mins.<br /><br />I start thinking of other alternatives.<br /><br />I hit upon an idea.<br /><br />I get an empty, transparent jar and put it on the candle.<br /><br />My heart fills with pride looking at that great innovation of mine.<br /><br />It felt great, studying there sitting by the window in candlelight.<br /><br />I prayed that the current didn’t come back soon.<br /><br />Bingo! That very moment the current came back.<br /><br />Whoa! Finally the communication path between me and god has been restored back.<br /><br />But alas! Some supernatural force put a NOT gate in between.<br /><br />God hears the opposite of what I pray.<br /><br />Anyways, I start studying.<br /><br />I had 2 more modules to finish.<br /><br />8.15 AM<br /><br />At the breakfast table:<br /><br />(My mom always has this overwhelming desire to try her culinary skills during the exam time and so she makes new dishes everyday during exam period.)<br /><br />Mom: Look! What I have made for you.<br /><br />Me: Please Ma, I don’t want to try anything new today.<br /><br />(My mom’s face which was beaming with excitement a few seconds back, turns sad. I cannot see her disheartened like that.)<br /><br />Me: Okay, let’s see what you have made.<br /><br />It turns out to be quite good.<br /><br />I praise her and tell her that she’s the best mom in the world.<br /><br />She has this twinkle in her eyes and a smile that makes me feel so wonderful.<br /><br />8.30 AM<br /><br />Me and dad are about to leave for college.<br /><br />Like a dutiful child I take the blessings of god and my parents.<br /><br />My mom reminds me of the things I have to take.<br /><br />I realize that I have not taken the hall ticket.<br /><br />The worst part is that I don’t even remember where I had kept it.<br /><br />All three of us start searching for it.<br /><br />We decide to follow the Divide and Conquer strategy.<br /><br />I search my table.<br /><br />Mom searches the table.<br /><br />Dad is searching other places like newspaper stand and brother’s table.<br /><br />My dad is endlessly commenting on how irresponsible I am, how careless I am, how I had misplaced a zillion things in the past.<br /><br />Finally after an extensive search of the entire house I remember keeping the hall ticket in a book and leaving that book in my dad’s cabin. (My dad works in the same college I study)<br /><br />I felt so happy- I bet even Columbus wouldn’t have been so elated on finding America.<br /><br />Before leaving my mommy dearest gives me a bottle of fresh home made mango juice.<br /><br />It’s an absolute bliss in the summers.<br /><br />9.00 AM<br /><br />Reached college.<br /><br />Dashed to my dad’s cabin and found the hall ticket there.<br /><br />Started revising.<br /><br />11.00 AM<br /><br />Done with revising the modules, only a few problems had to practiced.<br /><br />1.05 PM<br /><br />I get a migraine attack.<br /><br />I had got one before the last paper too.<br /><br />Screw the Alchemist.<br /><br />(Remember that proverb, everything that happens once, can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.)<br /><br />If something has to happen twice it got to happen once before – I guess this proverb is most probadly invented by Paulo Coelho himself.<br /><br />My mom had attributed the reason for migraine attack to lack of eating, so this time she had made sure I ate lots.<br /><br />Poor mommy! She thinks everything is related to food.<br /><br />Thankfully I had the tablets this time.<br /><br />(I didn’t even have the tablets last time and I had to answer my paper with that terrible headache – no wonder I screwed it.)<br /><br />2.00 PM<br /><br />The paper started. Till then the headache had subsided and it was just a mild pain.<br /><br />4.50 PM<br /><br />The paper is a bit lengthy. I am yet to solve two questions.<br /><br />Both of 6 mark each.<br /><br />I start with the easier one.<br /><br />Half way through it and my memory fails me.<br /><br />I just can’t remember the remaining answer.<br /><br />Before I could start the next question, the bell rings.<br /><br />Me trying my best to write every single letter I could.<br /><br />The supervisor (Hate her) snatches the answer booklet from my hands.<br /><br />5.00 PM<br /><br />Phew! The paper is over.<br /><br />Me feeling a bit sad for those two questions.<br /><br />Wait<br /><br />Not a bit – a hell lot sad.<br /><br />The headache starts again.<br /><br />I was still feeling happy somewhere that the paper got over.<br /><br />5.15 PM<br /><br />Came home.<br /><br />Caught a movie on Star Movies.<br /><br />Movie is : The Village<br /><br />I had earlier Watched Sixth Sense and had liked it.<br /><br />I had heard that this one was also a M. Night Shyamalan Movie.<br /><br />Thought it would be good too.<br /><br />Turns out crap.<br /><br />8.30 PM<br /><br />I’m supposed to be studying for next paper.<br /><br />Somehow I’m not feeling like studying.<br /><br />That explains why I have been writing this post for the past one hour.<br /><br /><br />PS: I had written this post on friday night, but the net wasn't working, so couldn't t post it.<br /><br />PPS: The format of the post is inspired by this post.A bit of copyright infringement chalta hai :)<br /></div>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-82126926652211855282009-05-09T23:30:00.004+05:302010-06-09T23:16:24.891+05:30Exams :(<a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/ShoS5rF8_mI/AAAAAAAABK0/FP0yklxo_zU/s1600-h/DSC01398.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/ShoS5rF8_mI/AAAAAAAABK0/FP0yklxo_zU/s320/DSC01398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339601090230681186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Its exam time and here I am updating my blog. This is my last post before the exams , so its got to be about the much dreaded exams.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >In my opinion one can never have a good day and when its exam time bad luck and misfortune is all what you have to accompany you like you tend to fall sick a day before the exams, you lose some of the important notes, feeling a hell lot of sleepy, one just cant resist sleep even after gulping down numerous tea cups, forgetting the hall ticket, the most unexpected questions in the paper, or maximum questions come from the part one had left, hoping that nothing would be asked from it. The worst part is when you suddenly go blank during the exams, nothing seems to come in the mind.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Anyways, I think this happens with everyone, and not just with me.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Now that I'm blogging after so many days, let me write some more:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Ok so its exam time! We all have to do them at one time or another. Somethings I have noticed about exams and people around exam season that really annoy me.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > * Those people who go to the library and sit there pretending to work all day wen in reality what they do is day dream about the holidays ahead. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > * Those people who tell you that they haven't finished a single thing, didn't start revising etc but then ask you several in depth questions about the topic you have an exam in! oh yeah my friend your not a book worm! You are just trying to kill time by sitting with the books all day around.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > * That guy that who always puts hand up 5 minutes into the exam to say he needs more paper. Seriously what the hell are you writing about when I'd just finished entering the details correctly on the front page! or that guy who requests for a supplement even after d warning bell. Well you already got 3 hours, and you have written enough, spare the last few minutes to recheck your paper. But no, these nerds would keep writing until the supervisor comes and snatches the answer booklet from them.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > * The group of people that clump together after the paper and discuss what they wrote for each question trying to get over one another. Again its over! move on!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > * Have you ever noticed those people who have 'I have exams going' kind of look throughout the year and like they are about to have a mental break down and are either only keeping it under control by diasapan or some other drug! Seriously I think that after nearly 15 years of being tested every summer you'd get used to it. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Cheating - Well its just as an integral part of exams as studying :P</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >After all one can never study everything, and the best option one can restore to , to get some decent marks is cheating.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Engineering exams are boring, firstly because of the vast amount of incomprehensible syllabus one has to study and then when you don't finish everything(or rather anything ) , you can't even copy ;(</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >But I feel copying should be encouraged. Here's why:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >We see the teachers shouting and telling us the importance of team spirit. Well, cheating in exams is the best example of team spirit.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >You see, Everyone gets to play their part. 5 students study 5 different subjects. And each of them, show others the answer paper of the one subject they’ve studied in return for seeing the answer papers of four subjects that they’ve not studied.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Besides the above reason, cheating also helps one to plan and manage, let me Explain how, In papers involving multiple choice questions,look at the mind boggling planning of few kids:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >For (a) : Scratch head with pencil.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >For (b) : Stare at the teacher.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >For (C) : Yawn.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >For (d) : Throw the pencil down.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Oh! I wish even we had MCQ tests,it would have been fun answering and cheating.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >oh! god it has been more then an hour. I guess I really can't save myself any more. I gotta start studying soon, else like the last 2 times I would be again regretting at the last moment and wishing that I had not wasted time before.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Just praying that I answer the exams well.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Dear Lord,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Sometimes I feel a little strange praying to you because of an exam.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >It doesn’t really seem all that significant when you consider the “big picture.”</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >But right now, the test looms so large that it is all I can see before me.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I pray to you for three things:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >the strength to handle the pressure that I feel,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >the confidence to feel secure in my knowledge and preparation,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >and the ability to keep an appropriate perspective on it all.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Help me to keep in mind what is really important, even as I focus all of my time and energy on this test in the immediate future.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >All the best to everyone.</span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-22786870417720663812009-05-09T23:07:00.002+05:302010-06-09T23:10:46.533+05:30Mamma Mia :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SgXBTz0ZXbI/AAAAAAAABKU/_hT8Zy0kPSs/s1600-h/Mothers+Love+by+kolongi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SgXBTz0ZXbI/AAAAAAAABKU/_hT8Zy0kPSs/s320/Mothers+Love+by+kolongi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333881879761870258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Wish you a Very Happy Mother's Day Ma !</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I love you and care about you a lot, though I may no show it often.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >And i want you to know that You're THE BEST.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I couldn't have had a better mom than you.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >This is a poem dedicate</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >d to you Ma.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >A smile to remember</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >we had goldfish and they circled around and around</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >in the bowl on the table near the heavy drapes</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >covering the picture window and</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >my mother, always smiling, wanting us all</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >to be happy, told me, "be happy Henry!"</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >and she was right: it's better to be happy if you</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >can</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >but my </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >father continued to beat her and me several times a week while</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >raging inside his 6-foot-two frame because he couldn't</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >understand what was attacking him from within.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >my mother, poor fish,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >wanting to be happy, beaten two or three times a</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >week, telling me to be happy: "Henry, smile!</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >why don't you ever smile?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >and then she would smile, to show me how, and it was the</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >saddest smile I ever saw</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >one day the goldfish died, all five of them,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >they floated on the water, on their sides, their</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >eyes still open,</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >and when my father got home he threw them to the cat</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >there on the kitchen floor and we watched as my mother</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >smiled</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > - Charles Buk</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >owski</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I had c</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >ome acr</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >oss this very beautiful message on the net, read it<a href="http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5353/nonamea.jpg"> here</a>.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >(Enlarge the image to read the message.)</span><br /><br /></div></div>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-28957142869410051272009-05-09T22:56:00.002+05:302010-06-09T23:09:48.654+05:30Happy Birthday Mom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SgW-iQ_VXtI/AAAAAAAABKE/t0MN5RSd3fg/s1600-h/mom2008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333878829575659218" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 213px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SgW-iQ_VXtI/AAAAAAAABKE/t0MN5RSd3fg/s320/mom2008.jpg" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Before I was myself, you made me , me</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You taught me<span style="font-size:0pt;"> </span>to take my first steps</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:0pt;"></span>You listened patiently to my chatter as a kid</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And u understood my silence too</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You gave me hug when I needed one </p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You gave me the strength to face the failures</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And u taught me to smile in pain</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You always shielded me from the troubles</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You worked incessantly to fulfill my wishes</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Without your love, I would have never succeeded</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You loved me till I learned to love.</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">So it was through love you made me.</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I’m sorry for the times I caused you pain</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But love for you will always remain</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">How much I love u I can’t say</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">It’s more than the words can contain</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thank you for loving me mom</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You mad me, me</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Or else I would have been</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Unborn and unknown, unloved and alone.</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><o:p></o:p>Wish you a very Happy Birthday mom</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I wish you all the pleasures of the life</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I wish you many years of laughter</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Most of all, I hope you will always be</p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">As happy as you have made me.</p>
<br /><p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:78%;">-written by: Anonymous, Editedby : Me</span></p>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-39212354743239881112009-05-09T22:39:00.003+05:302010-06-09T23:07:29.906+05:30My First Attempt at 55 fiction<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >55 fiction seems to be the latest craze in the blogosphere. With everyone doing their versions of 55 fiction I thought I would give it a try too. As all my posts are based on my experiences, so even these are not a work of fiction, but based on true life incidents.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Lucky</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >After an extensive search in the mall, they finally found the perfect ring.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >While the salesman was packing it, he said to the girl " You're very lucky madam !"</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The girl looked at him with teary eyes and a wistful look and said " Yes, I'm lucky to be his best friend, but not lucky enough to be his life partner". </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Chocolates</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Man : Hey ! little boy, come here take the chocolates.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Boy: Mommy told me not to take chocolates from strangers.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Man: Don't u know me kiddo? I'm Mohan Uncle's friend.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Boy : (takes it) Thank you Uncle.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >As he eats the chocolates his vision blurs, he feels lifeless. The man shoves him into a car.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >With all his energy the boy shouts one last time Maaa! </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >PS : If you don't know about 55 fiction, read it </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_Fiction">here</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" > . </span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-16979207060710880212009-05-09T22:36:00.002+05:302010-06-09T23:06:24.427+05:30Haikus<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >The world is full of pretenders.<br />I am no exception.<br />I pretend to be happy.<br /><br /><br /><br />Parched land, dried lakes , dying plants and animals<br />All await the fall of one<br />tiny drop of water from sky.</span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-83591126523397327742009-04-17T21:48:00.002+05:302010-02-15T01:01:38.854+05:30Oh ! No it’s Friday<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/Sei02yb4JwI/AAAAAAAABIU/64hxKKcKqWA/s1600-h/monday_blues.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/Sei02yb4JwI/AAAAAAAABIU/64hxKKcKqWA/s320/monday_blues.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325705412710246146" border="0" /></a>
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mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yeah, you read it right. I HATE Fridays.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Earlier it was like Oye! It’s Friday and now it’s transformed to Oh No! It’s Friday.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was a time when I used to look forward to a Friday, but now I actually regret when Friday comes.. Thanks to changes in the schedule - both in our college timetable and that of daily soaps. Our precious hard earned half day off (yeah, hard earned because we got it after enduring week long boring, mind numbing lectures) has been scrapped off from the timetable. I guess this half day off was hurting in the eyes of the teachers for long so they made changes in the time table to ensure that we were ripped off the last hope we had to escape from the monotonous college life.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This has thwarted the nice routine I had got accustomed to on Friday: have an ice cream on the bus stand with friends, buy another ice cream while going back home for me and my mom, enjoy it while watching a new Hindi movie…</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sadly now the ice cream is replaced by the cold chappatis in the tiffin and the movie by the lectures…</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">That pure indulgence and blissful Fridays are no longer there.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The other reason why Fridays are going to be boring again: Every Friday I used to watch the new movie premiering on HBO at 9 pm. But since the timings of the daily soaps have been extended to Friday, I will have to miss on that movie too. My mom owns the sole rights of remote control and she won’t let anything (even emotional blackmailing doesn’t work) stop her from watching the daily soaps.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fridays are never going to be the same again….. :(</span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-60233843901612467672009-04-13T00:25:00.003+05:302010-06-09T22:36:22.506+05:30The Divine Smile<a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SeNO-3Jo0NI/AAAAAAAABB4/7r_MpoKxXO8/s1600-h/tunlea-013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SeNO-3Jo0NI/AAAAAAAABB4/7r_MpoKxXO8/s320/tunlea-013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324186026345287890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >When we were small kids, we were taught in moral education to help the needy. I used to wonder if I would ever get a chance to help someone. I never came across any blind man , who needed help to cross the road , nor did I ever came across an old lady who needed help to carry a heavy bag. There might have been occasions , where someone might have needed my help, but I might have failed to notice it.<br />Anyways, its not the point.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Recently I got an opportunity to help two kids and I can't thank god enough for it.</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br />I was on my way to MBA coaching class. At one of the stops, 2 kids got into the bus, they caught my attention the moment I saw them. They had a squalid appearance. The bus was not very crowded and there were a few vacant seats. But they were too shy or rather afraid to sit next to someone.( Most of the passengers did not want them to sit next to them, the woman who was sitting alone on my neighboring seat shifted to the edge of the seat, so that those 2 kids couldn't sit beside her).<br />Since I was sitting alone, I signaled them to come and sit next to me. They were talking in a language I couldn’t understand. The little fella was carrying a packet of biscuits and apparently he wanted to eat it, but his elder sister was trying to convince him not to eat that ( may be she wanted to save that to eat later ). I was so engrossed in watching them, that I didn’t see the conductor coming and asking for the fare. The girl gave him the 2 coins she had. But they weren’t enough. The conductor asked her to pay the remaining fare, and on her failure to do so, he started shouting at her in Konkani, giving her bad words. The girl was reduced to tears. I could no longer withstand that, I asked the conductor to stop shouting and offered to pay on behalf of the girl. The conductor then took the money I gave and went away.<br />The girl turned and looked at me with her teary eyes, and gave me a smile – that was the most beautiful smile I had ever seen in my life. It was so innocent, so pure, so genuine . They say god resides in the hearts of small children, I truly experienced it.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >When we reached Panjim, they got down along with me. I watched them go and stand near a shop. I couldn’t get myself stop from gazing at them- may be they were waiting for their parents, what if they didn’t have parents, what are they going to do, where do they stay, how do they survive, who looks after them, do they go to a school – countless questions clouded my mind. I was getting late for my class, I went up to them, bought them 2 chocolates and reluctantly left for my class. I thought about them all the time in the class, when it got over, I rushed to the bus stand, hoping to see them there, but I didn’t find them near that shop. I searched frantically all over the bus stand but couldn’t find them. I’m still not able to get them off my mind.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Finally I prayed to god to keep them safe where ever they were and went back to my bus with a heavy heart. </span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-44174180593702446932009-04-04T19:14:00.005+05:302010-06-09T22:39:42.891+05:30IIMs And Fee Hikes<span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SdduHB9E-dI/AAAAAAAABAQ/MiLJi6bIDKQ/s1600-h/ATgAAAC-7ksX-6d7wJYg0ssCCOXXtkDBPqN7Y2NLSEOGcD1zhUeg60ghV8aeVJfMEQOhUDPwZgOMVDGHBmjhnS1EszboAJtU9VCZ8dRpp3f6A2XNUkza2wWEfVlzzA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SdduHB9E-dI/AAAAAAAABAQ/MiLJi6bIDKQ/s400/ATgAAAC-7ksX-6d7wJYg0ssCCOXXtkDBPqN7Y2NLSEOGcD1zhUeg60ghV8aeVJfMEQOhUDPwZgOMVDGHBmjhnS1EszboAJtU9VCZ8dRpp3f6A2XNUkza2wWEfVlzzA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320842551824284114" border="0" /></a>
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IIM-A last week increased fees from 11.5 lakh to 12.5 lakh citing rising costs of teaching as the reason. IIM-L also hiked its fees from Rs. 5 lakh to 8 lakh. Just last year all the IIMs had announced an unprecedented fee hikes for their two-year post-graduate programme in management.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:100%;" ><span> <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">This is going to have a huge effect on the students aspiring to pursue their MBA from these elite institutes. And the situation is worsened because of the ongoing recession period.</span></span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">IIMs have been subject to constant media attention. And this attention hasn’t been kind or flattering. Salaries are now reported with some cynicism and the institutions seem to have fallen from being seen as national symbols of pride to being perceived as elitist institutions. The recent fee hike by IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has done IIMs no favours either.
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> If at all the IIMs want to become autonomous, they should ensure that this transformation is brought gradually and without affecting the interests of the students. The IIMs from the beginning, should operate according to a well planned strategy, the IIMs must work, on the one hand, with the banks to make them provide higher loans to students, and, on the other, with the corporate sector, which should be persuaded to pay off the loans incurred by the students they recruit from the institutes, rather than having to waste their time in battling for autonomy.
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Government okayed the three-fold fee hike by the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad) last year after the institute chairman Vijaypat Singhania assured that the scholarship corpus will be increased making more students eligible for scholarships.With a poor track record in disbursing scholarships in the past,wat IIM A is trying to do is to sugarcoat the fee hike with fee waiver scheme.
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Although there are loans available, they are of limited use only, for average Indians 12.5 lakhs is simply too much.
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> First, our bank lending policy ensures loans for worthy students. The banks offer educational loans of up to Rs10 lakhs for domestic studies. Most banks also offer a repayment holiday of up to a year after graduation or six months after starting a job. But all this isn't that easy, banks take a lot of guaranty measures,the banks wont provide any loans to a poor landless farmer. The process to obtain such loans is very gruelsome. One more thing dats worth mentioning over here is that not all the amount is handed out directly to the applicant, the payments are made only after showing the receipts of fees etc, So how would the poor students manage, how are they supposed to pay the fees in the 1st place to avail of the loan schemes?
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Being plain ridiculous will do. Like the guy who claimed that he met Yamraj, the traditionally deep throated god of death. He not only remembered having coke and popcorn on the way, but also remembered the god sitting on a buffalo, flaunting his big mustache. He even remembered Yamraj’s enquiry committee suddenly realizing that they had got the wrong man. He even clearly remembers how Yamraj reprimanded his attendant ” ullo ke pathhey, yeh kisko utha le aaya. “ (Yamraj speaks in Hindi! )Thus he returned to earth and<span style=""> </span>lived to tell his tale on Aaj tak – sabse tej. A panel discussion followed, where experts and psychiatrists discus death , previous birth and related matters.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" >These channels have altered the definition of news and in the process transformed their own fortunes. These channels are almost always showing that curious things called ‘exclusive ‘news. It must be their high journalistic standards that prevent them from calling weather reports ‘breaking news’.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" >In their quest for maximum viewership language channels may appear shrill and hilariously dramatic. Their Hindi channels rivals are running away with huge advertising revenues by airing live stories like this or that of an old man from Madhya Pradesh who predicted his own time of death (wrongly it transpired). As the time of his foretold death neared, reporters went into frenzy; cameras zoomed onto a frail man sitting in a temple. They even got his wife’s poignant quote “inko to pehle se hi pata tha kab jayenge. “. The anchor sitting in the studio poses question to all the viewers and they are asked to Vote ( Kya xyz ki kuch der me maut ho jayegi? Agar aapka jawab haan hai to SMS kijiye YES nahi to SMS kijiye NO to 5687…) The experts then spend a lot of time discussing through studio panels the apparent science behind astrological predictions. A little girl who claimed to recount her past life was also given excellent coverage on prime time. In the name of reality TV, news channel let an anchor cover her own wedding. She welded the mike in between mehendi and other ceremonies. The camera followed her on the customary arrival at the husband’s home, but prudently stopped short of covering the first night. Across all channels the crime journalists are becoming the news Brahmins of TV. At the top of the heap is Sansani, a hysterical crime bulletin which gives a daily account of crime from across the country. In another crime bulletin the anchor is seen screaming at the camera “Chain se sona hai to jag jao “. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" >The fierce competition has produced a kind of lawlessness. When one channel lowers the bar, everybody jumps the gun. It’s true that when such stories hit the air the news find soaring ratings, large TRPs. But it clearly exposes what the majority actually want. Forever gone are the days when news telecast entailed ribbon cutting by misters, inaugurating bridges or a portrait of a political leader followed by insufferable speeches. A celebrity caught in a controversy, Sadhus and their unholy escapades, flesh trade in name of massage parlors, a couple in love and on the run against family pressure are all forms of news which have nothing to do with what’s traditionally called ‘national interest’. The news has become more of entertainment news. The story, packaging or the visuals are made attention grabbing and simply compelling.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" >But ultimately credibility of the news channel will be final calling. Even though these channels might get high viewership for such stories, they wouldn’t be able to sustain it for long. Such stories may get TRPs for a few days, but eventually people will flock to channels which show credible news.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">India TV setting new standards in journalism! Have a look at the below pictures.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >
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<br /></span><p style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SdjlB0G7FyI/AAAAAAAABAY/JVSeg2sQlNo/s1600-h/image017.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SdjlB0G7FyI/AAAAAAAABAY/JVSeg2sQlNo/s400/image017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321254779068552994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SdjlCJOtZUI/AAAAAAAABAg/4kvYzOs8wus/s1600-h/image019.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SdjlCJOtZUI/AAAAAAAABAg/4kvYzOs8wus/s400/image019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321254784738354498" border="0" /></a></span></p> Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-90961207989474692642009-04-04T11:58:00.001+05:302010-06-09T22:43:20.231+05:30Remembrance<a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SdcAQt1h8VI/AAAAAAAAA_w/w-4b6OriXJs/s1600-h/5308-no-regrets.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/SdcAQt1h8VI/AAAAAAAAA_w/w-4b6OriXJs/s400/5308-no-regrets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320721771943555410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I will not remember what dress or the perfume u wore when we first met<br />But I will remember your touch that made me forget the whole world</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I will not remember the numerous conversations we had</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />But I will remember your eyes which understood everything without words</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I will not remember you for the gifts you gave me</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />But I will remember you for the valuable time you gave me</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /><br />I will not remember the times you got angry on me</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />But I will remember the times when you made tired less efforts to cheer me<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I will not remember the bad words you gave me when we had a fight</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But I will remember all the sweet names you gave me when you loved me</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I will not remember the times when you suspected my love and hurt me</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />But I will remember the time when I broke your trust and hurt you</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /><br />I will not remember you for the tears you gave me<br />But I will remember you for the countless times you made me smile</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /><br />I will not remember you for creating a void in my life</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />But I will remember you for filling my life with so many treasurable memories </span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /><br />I will not remember you as the one who gave me pain and misery</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />But I will remember you as the one who made me experience the ecstasy of being in love</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /><br />I will not remember you for making me lonely</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />But I will remember you for giving me the most beautiful moments of companionship</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I will not remember the promises you had made to me</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">But I will remember and keep all the promises I had made to you</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /><br />I will not remember you for bringing me at the crossroads in life</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />But I will remember the journey of my life with you</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /><br />I will not remember you as the person who was once my lover</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />But I will remember you as the person whom I loved and would love forever</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I will not remember you as the one who gave me a reason to die</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />But I will remember you as the one who gave me a million reasons to live<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />I will not remember you as the one who gave me a broken heart</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; 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class="MsoNormal">Happenings is the oldest and (was) the biggest college festival in Goa. Happenings is considered to be the grandest of all college festivals. But over the past few years it has lost all its past glory and grandeur. </p> <p face="verdana" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">This year’s Happenings represented a complete messy picture. It lacked everything right from planning and organization to execution.<span style=""> </span>The atmosphere was dull and languorous. The crowd lacked the much needed zest and energy. With hardly any participation from other colleges the happenings ground looked like an empty battlefield. Lack of participation completely thwarted the day events schedule. </p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">I still cannot fathom what went wrong – The organizing team had put in a lot of hard work and efforts to put the event together. They had taken much pain to ensure that the event was successful. But somehow none of the colleges turned up. </p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">Let’s stop cribbing and concentrate on the (few) good things.</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">The Treasure hunt event scheduled at 11 am started at around 4 pm in the evening.<span style=""> </span>This event brought many light moments. It was a real funny sight to see the participating teams running around the campus searching for the clues. The best part was when they had to do an impromptu dance. Here’s the<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOjyx0XAiwY">video</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span>of my classmates. Ain’t they looking like doing some weird zombie dance …. Hehe <span style=""> </span>Poor guys ! After so much of hard work, they had to be content with just the consolation prize. </p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">With just 3 colleges, The Battle of Bands could hardly be called as Battle. It was just a mere formality of sort, to decide which college would get the 1<sup>st</sup> prize.</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">The only events that managed to get decent crowd were DJ night, and Rock show. For the rock show we had <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAi2Fy5xlZE">Reverse Polarity</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span>and<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8djn9EFQ_8c">Bhayanak Maut</a> performing live. (click the links to see a snippet of their performance)<span style=""> </span>Reverse Polarity were pretty good. The crowd whistled, cheered and enjoyed their performance. <span style=""> </span>The music was loud, the lyrics completely crazy and the lead singer literally shouting and screaming at the highest level possible and the crowd happy and the more enthusiastic ones head banging.<span style=""> </span>It was unlike the Indian Ocean concert at Waves 09, where the music was a fusion of rock, Sufism, shlokas etc, which didn’t go much well with the audience. Bhayanak maut were a bit disappointing. I had more expectations from it, as it’s a more established band . I hadn’t heard of Reverse Polarity before, but I had heard a lot about Bhayanak Maut. I guess we weren’t lucky enough to witness their best performance. May be they were thinking that loud English music, drums and bass guitar were enough for a performing in front of college crowd. That’s even true to some extent. Most of the people are comfortably numb to rock. <span style=""> </span>They’re present because there’s a rock show in college and its considered cool to attend it. There are many who would have just one question on their mind “ are hindi gaana Kab bajega?” But that doesn’t serve as an excuse for taking everyone granted and underperformance.</p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">Thus<span style=""> </span>came to an end The NOT SO HAPPNING, HAPPNINGS 09. </p> <p style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal">Let’s hope that history doesn’t repeat itself next year and Happenings regains all its lost glory and glamour. 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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >We all must have faced error messages of the type " abort/retry/fail?’ and ‘404-file not found" ( specially if you are a comp engineer there won't be a dearth of such messages.)Ever wondered , what it would be like to get error messages in the form of haiku poems? It may not reduce your trouble but it would certainly alleviate your suffering for a while.....</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Reproduced below are some of the best ones :</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Your file was so big.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >It might be very useful.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >But now it is gone.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >The web site you seek</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Cannot be located, but</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Countless more exist.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Chaos reign within.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Reflect, repent and reboot.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Order shall return.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Program aborting:</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Close all that you have worked on.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >You ask far too much.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Windows NT crashed.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >I am the blue screen of death.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >No one hears your screams.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >First snow, then silence.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >This thousand dollar screen dies</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >So beautifully.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >The Tao that is seen</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Is not the true Tao-until</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >You bring fresh toner.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >A crash reduces</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Your expensive computer</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >To a simple stone.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Three things are certain:</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Death, taxes and lost data.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Guess which has occurred.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >You step in the stream,</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >But the water has moved on.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >This page is not here.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Out of memory.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >We wish to hold the whole sky.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >But we never will.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Having been crashed,</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >The document you’re seeking,</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Must now be retyped.</span>
<br />
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Serious error.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >All shortcuts have disappeared.</span>
<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:verdana;" >Screen. Mind. Both are blank.</span>
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-12933053565230478012009-03-21T22:58:00.003+05:302010-06-09T22:51:31.893+05:30Poetry - Magic Woven through Words<a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/ScUr7ciZkHI/AAAAAAAAA-0/pIzv_R7WDVc/s1600-h/peacebestill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uUVGq3CQa2Y/ScUr7ciZkHI/AAAAAAAAA-0/pIzv_R7WDVc/s400/peacebestill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315703235453489266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >March 21st is the International poetry day.<br />I'm not a great poet( I guess with hardly 4 poems to my credit,I don't even deserve to call myself a poet), but I do love to read poetry. My favorites being Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and how can i forget Harivansh Rai Bachchan....<br /><br />Back on memory lanes...I had always wanted to to become a poet...(one of my many childhood fantasies).<br />As a kid I used to love scribbling random things in my notebook. I used to read the poems in my textbook and would want to write one myself. There was one particular poem about the first rainy day, which I liked a lot. I used to imagine that situation wherein the poet must have penned it down. So that monsoon, even I decided to write a poem on rains. i took a pen and sat by the window watching the rain. I observed every little thing- the tiny rivulet the noise of the falling water, the battering of window panes, the little puppies running hitherto to find shelter and with the melange of all this gave birth to my first poem. What a proud feeling that was ! I compared myself to that poet and dreamed of publishing a collection of poems.... Time passed, academic pressure increased and it that dream of mine faded away.<br />Anyways, I would like to share one of my favorite poems here :<br /><br />A moving tribute to Pilots all over....<br /><br /></span><div face="trebuchet ms" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span>High Flight</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /></span><div face="trebuchet ms" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span>Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth</span><br /><span>And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;</span><br /><span>Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth</span><br /><span>Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things</span><br /><span>You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung</span><br /><span>High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there</span><br /><span>I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung</span><br /><span>My eager craft through footless halls of air.</span><br /><span>Up, up the long delirious, burning blue,</span><br /><span>I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace</span><br /><span>Where never lark, or even eagle flew -</span><br /><span>And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod</span><br /><span>The high untresspassed sanctity of space,</span><br /><span>Put out my hand and touched the face of God.</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /><br /><br />Pilot Officer Gillespie Magee<br />No 412 squadron, RCAF<br />Killed 11 December 1941<br /><br />This young officer died very young, and this here is perhaps the only poem he ever wrote...</span>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5148679185571410238.post-53010991234883053302009-03-16T21:46:00.003+05:302010-06-09T22:50:41.670+05:30The second hand guitar<div style="text-align: center;font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The second hand guitar</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br />Am nothing but a second hand guitar.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Rusted strings;</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Termites find a delightful home,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">in the musty warmth of my sounding hole.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">A sounding hole that can’t sound no more.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dark cracks in the earthy rosewood;</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Black dirt embraces the copper frets,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And gently chokes the pale plastic bridge.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Resting in a forgotten corner of my room;</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Head delicately balanced on the moldy wall,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">An equilibrium none too stable for sure.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I filled my room with art and colors</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">to make up for the music</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">that lived here once.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In the end</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Truth unchanged,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">“These colors can never take over the silence.”</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The colors are all fading away</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Silence alone endures....</span><br /></div>Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779152831095044816noreply@blogger.com0