26/11

26/11 would remain as most depressed event in Indian history, when innocents were mercilessly killed by handful fundamentalist. But we tend to forget every dark event and return back to comfort zone. After gluing endlessly to news for 2-3 days, we percept it would not happen to ‘us’ and get back to daily chores after lightening candles and debating conclusion less politics.
Why do we need to remember only dates when enemy attacked in center? Hundreds and thousands “innocent Indians” die everyday in border areas or areas under Red-army and some unnoticed parts of the same country.
I won’t say not to forget this day…. But others events, victims and mostly the martyrs should be remembered daily in ours work and prayers. Shedding tears on anniversary and live-so-called-normally rest day is not any solution. Fight back to every injustice, don’t be silent. Next similar circumstance victim might be your loved ones too.

Live and lead in to path of peace.

Trust thou

When you feel lost,
When you are broken,
When no see no shine.

You are shattered and hurt,
You want to shout “Why me?”
You wish to cry like baby.

Just do it.

Shed all burden. Scream.
When you are tired,
And collapse.
Go back to dreams.

Ask what you “really” want.
Ask why you ended here.
Ask how; which option you followed, while avoiding the rest.

And now get up.
You know why you are here.
Rise. Jump. Catch the Pluto and farther.
You can do anything you wish.
Just believe in you.

And trust thou.

The Ice Cream Maker: Review

The Ice Cream Maker by Subir Chowdhury, is a fascinating story of Peter Delvecchio (Pete).

He is the plant manager of Dairy Cream, an ice cream manufacturing company. The company is on the brink of shut-down. Worried Pete reaches out to Mike McMaster, manager at Natural Food and his ex-neighbor. Mike directs Pete to live to fight another day, using LEO principle.

LEO – Listen, Enrich, and Optimize formula drives the point of building quality in every aspect of an organization.

The book is simple, crisp, focused. It’s a book for anyone who sells.


Check http://www.theicecreammaker.com/

Thus We Met!!

Yesterday I completed my first month of a new life, married life. And I feel as if, it was just yesterday when we had our first official “date” over phone.

Ours was an arranged one. Our parents were social friends, and this proposal was a result of that. Both the families believed on horoscope matching, and they found it’s just a perfect match.

And the problem started now. Actually it’s not a problem, but just a concern. Both of us were working at different location. I was at Bangalore and he at Chennai.

Question raised was “how to meet?”. My parents asked me for approval and decide how I would like to meet. I wanted to continue my job and gain good experience and knowledge and I hesitated to say “yes”. Thus invited the long speeches having the praises of the boy and his family. The insisted just to have a chat or formal meeting. Just to avoid any further lengthy explanations and advices, I agreed to have a call (telephonic interview L ). On the other hand he wanted to meet and decide. Ufff.. after loads of discussion I won, i.e. just to have a call and decide I can tolerate him or not.

Not exactly tolerate but at least I can find if something can workout. Already I had had enough regarding him, his family, etc.

On a nice lazy weekend when I decided to stroll with my friends in a park I got call from Maa. Informing I might expect a call from Aunt (Boy’s Mom) soon. Disgusting yaar!! At least spare me on a weekend. Denying it would make the situation worse, so no other way out and I have to except it. I prayed God, Bhaggu plz plz make the mobile network jammed, plz plz!! But no I phone rang again after 5 mins popping up a new # calling. L OMG! Its aunt! (Now she is my mom-in-law J )

I answered it “Hello”.

From the other end “Hello Pragnya. How are you?…….”

She introduced herself, tried to calm me down as she could know how nervous I was to attend her. I tried in vain to speak as perfectly fine, no worries regarding this matter,….

She successfully explained me no need to get a nervous-breakdown just speak to my son as you spoke to me, no need to feel shy or anything. Really I liked her, I felt as if I spoke to my Maa now. :O. And this was just the beginning; I was expecting a call from him the same day. But there was none. I was having a mixed feeling as I liked aunt (very much) but my career and other stuffs were digging my head. Just then I got a cal, but thank god! It was from my friend. She was leaving B’lore and wants me to join her in a movie the next day. I badly needed that to change my mood so readily accepted the offer.

Next day morning as decided in previous evening’s plan we met at mall, roam there and moved for the 11am movie show “Singh is King”.

Half-heartedly I watched the movie till interval. As I was lost in my thought thus was unable to enjoy it. L During the interval I got the Big Call from him K. That time was just acted like a cat on a hot tin roof, I felt he was also in same condition the other end.

I hoped the call would end in next 5-10 mins, before the movie resumes.

And we started…

Me (M): Hello!

He (H): Ya Hi! M Shibasis. I guess you might know…. (thinks a while) our parents… expecting us to meet… Giggles … I don’t know what to say!! J

(I liked his voice)

M: (Starts laughing) Yes I know. How r u?

H: Ok great! U know rite!! M fine! Can we talk now?

M: (Stupid!! Even I don’t know what to say J , and we won’t take long. So wht to say!!) Ya fine its ok.

H: Where were you? Relaxing at home or enjoying the day? Hope I won’t disturb u?

M: I was watching Singh is King with my friends, but its ok.

H: Oho!! Shall talk later?

M: (no u idiot!!) I didn’t liked the movie much so better we can continue..

H: ok g8t! So!!

M: So??

H: U like movies?

M: Yup!! Which is the latest one that you watched? Have u seen “Jaane tu..”?

(M a movie buff… and I guess he too (1st match). Hey stop u silly!! Its just a proposal and not to have any expectation…)

H: Ya I saw tht only recently. I liked tht.

Gradually we spoke on our likes ,dislikes, hobbies, interests, friends (my fav topic), school, siblings (I can speak hours 2geter on it), etc… never realizing that we are not friends, friends toh dur ki baat we don’t even know each other, just two strangers who respecting their families spoke for the first time.

In the end,

H: M I boring you? And r u tensed or something?

M: No!! not at all. Are u?

H: No. Then I guess we can be good friends.

M: How?

H: Whats the time? We spoke for nearly 1hr.

M: Oho!! (OMG!!)

H: Chalo I liked ur company!! And 1 last ques

M: wht?

H: Have u seen me? I mean my photo.

M: 1st reply for it.

H: Yes I have and and…. I liked it so… now ur turn

M: J no I haven’t.

H: Opps!! Ok I would send it now just have a look.

M: Ok I would. And I guess we shd say goodbye now! My friends would be waiting for me with red eyes and horrible expressions.

H: Ok. I liked ur company.

M: Bye.

Forget about the entire questions fired together, even I forgot max.

Next morning as I logged on my outlook 1st mail was from him with his photo attached.

No comments on the photo.

After that telephone call we gave green signal to our parents.

Later on we met, liked each other, admired, and pyaar kab hua pata hi nahi chala.

And today we are married and our marriage is just 1 month old.