Well, as you can see from this post, I have decided not to use antonyms to write on conflicting or the agreeable ideas. Sometimes some ideas cannot take the form of a single word, so be it :)
Last week in a landmark judgment the Supreme Court of India upheld the reservations to the OBC's at a whopping 27% and the court cautioned the implementors of the act that the creamy layer to be excluded. The judgment was taken with the usual Indian sentiment, either they attacked it head-on and of course vociferously. Many others welcomed it. Some of us wondered, are we truly equal, democratic, maybe straining our Class 10 Civics textbook driven knowledge. Sigh! Nearly 55% of the seats reserved? How? 15(SC), 7.5(ST), 27(OBC) with decorator reservations for the kids of defence personnel, NCC cadets, sports quota etc etc. Let me not get into the mechanisms of how to get a seat for any course, or what are odds, based on numbers. Divide and rule, the British used diligently, and so are our nations policy makers. We learn rather fast, emulate 'em, especially in areas like this, we must be the quickest!
Me, Swaroopa and Gayathri attended a concert by Begum Parween Sultana at Rama Seva Mandali at Fort High School, Bangalore. We enjoyed the music to say the least, 2 to 2 1/2 treat to the ears. Well, the concert was over, as all good things must come to an end, but the good things were yet to come. She thanked, the organizers , the audience yada yada! Next day being Rama Navami, she said that she hoped that Lord Rama keeps blessing each one of us everyday. A nice to thing to say, Swaroop said and i agreed! Well, at least some equals among the unequals :)
Two events, entirely disconnected, yet so near, almost intertwined.
VD
Monday, April 14, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Sense and Nonsense
An year ago, i made wrote an entry here. Discontinued or renounced as they say.
Opinions, judgmental as they are stopped me, my own and that of the others. Giving up made sense, the writing was icky and distressing. At-least i saved the efforts destined to go in vain.
'Gibberish' some said and some others 'nous', many others had no opinion to offer. I wonder the vacation has had a change on my writing for the better or for the worse. The retreat was refreshing though.
Not much change though, nonsense still makes sense and sense the other way.
Those were opinions, they need not make sense or nonsense or whatever. No I am back writing in these unsystematic patterns. Hope looking back at these makes some (non)sense!
Yipee! Feels good to back. Hurrah! Sorry just had to :)
Opinions, judgmental as they are stopped me, my own and that of the others. Giving up made sense, the writing was icky and distressing. At-least i saved the efforts destined to go in vain.
'Gibberish' some said and some others 'nous', many others had no opinion to offer. I wonder the vacation has had a change on my writing for the better or for the worse. The retreat was refreshing though.
Not much change though, nonsense still makes sense and sense the other way.
Those were opinions, they need not make sense or nonsense or whatever. No I am back writing in these unsystematic patterns. Hope looking back at these makes some (non)sense!
Yipee! Feels good to back. Hurrah! Sorry just had to :)
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
The Past, the Present and the Future
A million years, I travelled;
Not looking back , always ahead I looked.
Constructing, Demolishing, but always a sight on what's it 'going to be'
Beautiful i told a few, ugly to many,
Excitement never lost, fear at times,
Thought i did, hoped, complained
Experience, never did,
The future never came!
What it must have been like?
The time when history was made,
Classicism, hard to be found,
Resources all the more difficult to be drawn,
Travelled i did, but reverse, a time when problems were hard to find
I lived my childhood again though, wanting to,
Never was the same though,
The past had passed me!
The present-it is!
VD
Not looking back , always ahead I looked.
Constructing, Demolishing, but always a sight on what's it 'going to be'
Beautiful i told a few, ugly to many,
Excitement never lost, fear at times,
Thought i did, hoped, complained
Experience, never did,
The future never came!
What it must have been like?
The time when history was made,
Classicism, hard to be found,
Resources all the more difficult to be drawn,
Travelled i did, but reverse, a time when problems were hard to find
I lived my childhood again though, wanting to,
Never was the same though,
The past had passed me!
The present-it is!
VD
Sunday, January 28, 2007
The Underdog and Favourite
Characters, we all are in some kind of a drama based on some timeline with various themes intertwined into one big movie with some unnecessary flashbacks and some quite shocking forwards(a look at the future). We all have roles to play, some in which we are good and bad extending to miserable in some cases. Theatre is an art, some are gifted and and some are not. But most of them are, but not in everything, if one is proficient in one role, there will be another one i which he/she would fail.
One becomes an underdog if he/she understands these shortcomings and does nothing about it. And a favourite is made when he atleast tries. This anyway is an insider's perspective, so does not make a difference to the overall outlook of the person. Or does it? Confidence, body language, blah blah....
Judgements, some critical and some minute are ones which makes one an underdog or a favourite. If only, these were in ones own hand, it would have been a lot easier. History might also help these judgements being made.Pressure is the only thing here which is a resultant of these judgements. Some of us deal with all this pressure well and some of us do not. Pressure is felt by both kinds anyway, so not much difference finally. But its definately a test of character; a test to go on, a test of perseverance, a test of the various facets of the human mind
VD
One becomes an underdog if he/she understands these shortcomings and does nothing about it. And a favourite is made when he atleast tries. This anyway is an insider's perspective, so does not make a difference to the overall outlook of the person. Or does it? Confidence, body language, blah blah....
Judgements, some critical and some minute are ones which makes one an underdog or a favourite. If only, these were in ones own hand, it would have been a lot easier. History might also help these judgements being made.Pressure is the only thing here which is a resultant of these judgements. Some of us deal with all this pressure well and some of us do not. Pressure is felt by both kinds anyway, so not much difference finally. But its definately a test of character; a test to go on, a test of perseverance, a test of the various facets of the human mind
VD
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
The local and the Global
Problems(challenges, in the corporate language) are often classified as personal problems and the group problems, a group here can be an organization, a nation, the world etc..
Some personal problems(local here) can be extended to the problems which are beyond the group problems and some don't even form a part of a thousandth . Generally the differences between the two go unnoticed!! Problems in hindsight gives people either a sense of achievement, or a gives them lessons for the present and also the future...
Global problems, with a lot of parameters, people and with a lot at stake(failures and success easily noticed) generally remain global; problems are easily solved when it percolates to the 'person'(call them people!!). A global problem can(should) become a personal problem and results either with the problem getting solved or creates more complex problems... Understanding becomes an issue when the personal problem of only a few, who might be right or wrong. But then again what the majority says or what ideas they share need not be right, but who can question them? Here majority might be in terms of the number or by the position.
Localization is reality and Globalization a myth but the magnitude of the problems remain the same!!
VD
Some personal problems(local here) can be extended to the problems which are beyond the group problems and some don't even form a part of a thousandth . Generally the differences between the two go unnoticed!! Problems in hindsight gives people either a sense of achievement, or a gives them lessons for the present and also the future...
Global problems, with a lot of parameters, people and with a lot at stake(failures and success easily noticed) generally remain global; problems are easily solved when it percolates to the 'person'(call them people!!). A global problem can(should) become a personal problem and results either with the problem getting solved or creates more complex problems... Understanding becomes an issue when the personal problem of only a few, who might be right or wrong. But then again what the majority says or what ideas they share need not be right, but who can question them? Here majority might be in terms of the number or by the position.
Localization is reality and Globalization a myth but the magnitude of the problems remain the same!!
VD
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
On and off
People complain on and on that I crib, so I went a bit off track to write something on the lighter side of my thought...
But what to write was the question, confusion prevailed, so I decided to write something on confusion. But did not know when best i can write on confusion, is it when my mind's switch is on or when its off, was in itself a confusion. Time was a problem, the off time was very less, so in that case I could not even write, and even if I did, what would that be like... So, I picked up my time when am deep into something, so it would be like a simulation of my mind going off(engineer, old habits die hard).
Once i started of, it was smooth sailing, writing arbitrary stuff and not worrying too much what goes here. A wrong statement here and there would not matter!!
The more I wrote, the more I felt elated on my new found skill, to talk nonsense!!
The computer on,
Mind wandering off,
Here I am writing,
I shout, I sing,
But wait, most of this does make sense,
Eyesight less, the fog so dense,
Am back on,
Seeing clearer, everything you do(learn) is a new dawn!!!
VD
P.S: Arbitrary stuff, Kindly handle with care!!!
But what to write was the question, confusion prevailed, so I decided to write something on confusion. But did not know when best i can write on confusion, is it when my mind's switch is on or when its off, was in itself a confusion. Time was a problem, the off time was very less, so in that case I could not even write, and even if I did, what would that be like... So, I picked up my time when am deep into something, so it would be like a simulation of my mind going off(engineer, old habits die hard).
Once i started of, it was smooth sailing, writing arbitrary stuff and not worrying too much what goes here. A wrong statement here and there would not matter!!
The more I wrote, the more I felt elated on my new found skill, to talk nonsense!!
The computer on,
Mind wandering off,
Here I am writing,
I shout, I sing,
But wait, most of this does make sense,
Eyesight less, the fog so dense,
Am back on,
Seeing clearer, everything you do(learn) is a new dawn!!!
VD
P.S: Arbitrary stuff, Kindly handle with care!!!
Sunday, January 7, 2007
Rural and the Urban
Aye dil hain mushkil hain jeena yahan, zara hatake, zara bachke eh hain mumbai meri jaan!!!!
A few years back when the Hindi film industry was still in Black and White, sang these words about a city Mumbai... Now the number of cities is on the rise and also its culture taking some drastic changes(in some cases violent) . A city, with its malls, the multiplexes, the crowded local trains, buses,the frenzy people with phones plugged to their ears, the crazily full restaurants, the traffic- a fight for space and time, is dynamic to say the least. Change is a part of everyday life. A new neighbour, a new boss, a new time, a new cuisine, new music, new attires; all these switching back and forth at times... Uncertainty at its best(hmmm...)
The counterpart of the city, the village is rather serene and quiet place. Change is at a snail's pace (or is it)... The silence, the only temple, the tv(other medias too!!) being an opening to the world, the people who knows history of each other(all), the 6 month old movie at a local cinema tent, monsoon, summer, winter, days, nights etc...
What does one like? The bustling city or the quiet village... What is important? The uncertain metro or a more certain village(and again!!).... What is the future??????
To run a distance, we need legs, both of them.. To run better, we need eyes and the ears.. To run faster, we need we need hands.. To run the right way, we need the brain.. To run, we got to make the choice, to run or not to...
VD
A few years back when the Hindi film industry was still in Black and White, sang these words about a city Mumbai... Now the number of cities is on the rise and also its culture taking some drastic changes(in some cases violent) . A city, with its malls, the multiplexes, the crowded local trains, buses,the frenzy people with phones plugged to their ears, the crazily full restaurants, the traffic- a fight for space and time, is dynamic to say the least. Change is a part of everyday life. A new neighbour, a new boss, a new time, a new cuisine, new music, new attires; all these switching back and forth at times... Uncertainty at its best(hmmm...)
The counterpart of the city, the village is rather serene and quiet place. Change is at a snail's pace (or is it)... The silence, the only temple, the tv(other medias too!!) being an opening to the world, the people who knows history of each other(all), the 6 month old movie at a local cinema tent, monsoon, summer, winter, days, nights etc...
What does one like? The bustling city or the quiet village... What is important? The uncertain metro or a more certain village(and again!!).... What is the future??????
To run a distance, we need legs, both of them.. To run better, we need eyes and the ears.. To run faster, we need we need hands.. To run the right way, we need the brain.. To run, we got to make the choice, to run or not to...
VD
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