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Saturday, April 25, 2009
TIME 'n' TOGETHERNESS
Time, damn shit! Who cares whether time follows me or I follow it, how the hell it is going to make any difference.
Togetherness, well it depends. Sometimes presence of cherished one also seems irritating, and at some instances even a stranger seems to make your moment of life.
Now how do ‘TIME’ and “TOGHETERNESS’ connect. Feelings are the most important elements of nature. It is how and when you feel, that connects them. It may generate a strong debate if we say feeling of separation and isolation is far intense than the feeling of togetherness or unison. It is natural to feel so.
It won’t be unwise to think or assume Michael Joseph Jackson, nicknamed Michael Jackson would have great wounds in heart about being accused of child sexual abuse in 1993 rather then being satisfied and contended for his mega hit solo albums like Off the wall (1979), Thriller(1982), Bad (1987), History (1995) and my favourite DANGEROUS (1991).
What else it could be other than feeling of separation, isolation and a strange scruple of soul that would lead someone like Michael Jackson to seek peace and solace in something like religion that too most criticized and happening one like ISLAM. Eventually he embraced Islam in Nov, 2008 and named himself as Micheel. I just want to ask why didn’t he felt the need of such things when he was at the pinnacle of his fame? Well, you may conclude it by saying it is nothing but natural. But it has some resemblance with time and togetherness. You think so?
TIME and TOGHETHERNESS always play hide and seek game in our lives. It is time alone that can make you realize your successes and failures of life. It is time alone that can differentiate friend from a best friend and a lover from an admirer. I am yet to witness the true moment of togetherness when two souls merge leaving no contact with Einstein’s existential frames of references, when even Newton’s famous laws of gravitation seem meaningless.
I am speaking about togetherness where MOZART’s symphonies connect with tunes of Mozart of Madras – A. R. Rehman, and where A. R. Rehman embeds music with naïve intellectual bits from Gulzaar. When such things come together people do witness unique moment of their lifetime where even WORDS render meaningless.
“You say it best, when you nothing at all” – a touching line from Alison Kraus; does help me to re-establish my threads with ‘TIME’ and ‘TOGHETHERNESS’. Well I didn’t tell you about Alison, she is an American bluegrass country singer and fiddler. She has won many grammy awards but the song “You say it best, when you say nothing at all” remains my favourite till date. Her soft voice definitely will put you on the rails of nostalgia and would lead you somewhere where your Togetherness brought you better times.
When things don’t seem to go your way, when time doesn’t help to bring in the togetherness, or when togetherness doesn’t seem to bring the good times, then simply relax and listen to “Don’t worry, be happy” by Bobby McFerrin.
Togetherness, well it depends. Sometimes presence of cherished one also seems irritating, and at some instances even a stranger seems to make your moment of life.
Now how do ‘TIME’ and “TOGHETERNESS’ connect. Feelings are the most important elements of nature. It is how and when you feel, that connects them. It may generate a strong debate if we say feeling of separation and isolation is far intense than the feeling of togetherness or unison. It is natural to feel so.
It won’t be unwise to think or assume Michael Joseph Jackson, nicknamed Michael Jackson would have great wounds in heart about being accused of child sexual abuse in 1993 rather then being satisfied and contended for his mega hit solo albums like Off the wall (1979), Thriller(1982), Bad (1987), History (1995) and my favourite DANGEROUS (1991).
What else it could be other than feeling of separation, isolation and a strange scruple of soul that would lead someone like Michael Jackson to seek peace and solace in something like religion that too most criticized and happening one like ISLAM. Eventually he embraced Islam in Nov, 2008 and named himself as Micheel. I just want to ask why didn’t he felt the need of such things when he was at the pinnacle of his fame? Well, you may conclude it by saying it is nothing but natural. But it has some resemblance with time and togetherness. You think so?
TIME and TOGHETHERNESS always play hide and seek game in our lives. It is time alone that can make you realize your successes and failures of life. It is time alone that can differentiate friend from a best friend and a lover from an admirer. I am yet to witness the true moment of togetherness when two souls merge leaving no contact with Einstein’s existential frames of references, when even Newton’s famous laws of gravitation seem meaningless.
I am speaking about togetherness where MOZART’s symphonies connect with tunes of Mozart of Madras – A. R. Rehman, and where A. R. Rehman embeds music with naïve intellectual bits from Gulzaar. When such things come together people do witness unique moment of their lifetime where even WORDS render meaningless.
“You say it best, when you nothing at all” – a touching line from Alison Kraus; does help me to re-establish my threads with ‘TIME’ and ‘TOGHETHERNESS’. Well I didn’t tell you about Alison, she is an American bluegrass country singer and fiddler. She has won many grammy awards but the song “You say it best, when you say nothing at all” remains my favourite till date. Her soft voice definitely will put you on the rails of nostalgia and would lead you somewhere where your Togetherness brought you better times.
When things don’t seem to go your way, when time doesn’t help to bring in the togetherness, or when togetherness doesn’t seem to bring the good times, then simply relax and listen to “Don’t worry, be happy” by Bobby McFerrin.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
The Place Where Ending Begins !!!
When I wrote the title, little do I know I have to transform whole mindset to continue my story.
The fascinating term "ENDING BEGINS", a controversial phrase for many and bit confusing too.
For the first time I am expressing myself about my Land. It is not a story it is reality and now a History. Kashmir is burning, Jammu is fuming, India is cluelessly silent, and Pakistan sees an Opportunity.
Whom should I keep the protagonist? Well not a difficult choice; it will always be my people, My KASHMIR.
There is no doubt about the fact that people in Kashmir have paid the price every time, and results have never been the way they would have cherished.
Before I begin to re-trace the pages of recent turmoil in Valley, let me begin from end. (Place where Ending Begins).
----------------- Curtains Up -----------------
"Today is the great day in the history of Kashmir. Today people have witnessed their much awaited and most cherished dream 'The Independent Kashmir'", some political figure would proudly announce it. It would be some thing very new for people of Kashmir, but for History it is yet another chapter.
The fascinating term "ENDING BEGINS", a controversial phrase for many and bit confusing too.
For the first time I am expressing myself about my Land. It is not a story it is reality and now a History. Kashmir is burning, Jammu is fuming, India is cluelessly silent, and Pakistan sees an Opportunity.
Whom should I keep the protagonist? Well not a difficult choice; it will always be my people, My KASHMIR.
There is no doubt about the fact that people in Kashmir have paid the price every time, and results have never been the way they would have cherished.
Before I begin to re-trace the pages of recent turmoil in Valley, let me begin from end. (Place where Ending Begins).
----------------- Curtains Up -----------------
"Today is the great day in the history of Kashmir. Today people have witnessed their much awaited and most cherished dream 'The Independent Kashmir'", some political figure would proudly announce it. It would be some thing very new for people of Kashmir, but for History it is yet another chapter.
So the people of Kashmir how do you want to proceed from here? Would you like to be ruled by APHC or someone else? Will there be political fight for power, and would there be more killings. Mind it these killings would be much worse than existing killings. You won't be fighting any enemy but your own people.
What would we (people of Kashmir) look for? Would anyone utter, "We were better off before atleast we had some enemy to fight against". Would it be possible to push "GUN Culture" out of Kashmir over night? Do we really think on these lines?
O oo, well don't judge me as pessimistic. I just want to be more informed and much aware. I don't think people of Kashmir have really matured in terms of constructive approach. But as I always believed, we the people of Kashmir can do wonders if we really wish to. There is nothing we lack except a honest will. An independent Kashmir would be nothing but yet another Pakistan minus Mohd. Ali Jinnah.
(Will continue later, getting late now...)
SHE said Good Bye - PART - III
( Please read Part-I and Part-II first )
It was poetry to watch her taking dinner. I don't know about you but to me foreigners appear very stylish and I enjoy there soft movements. I almost forgot that I was actually gazing at her like a open mouthed mad dog. "What" - "What are you looking at?" -
"Nothing", a delayed answer from me. I was almost done but she was yet to finish, don't be mistaken I actually took twice the quantity but she is bit slow or may be it is her style.
Well, dinner was over and guess what we were talking endlessly. Her never ending questions and my over exaggerated answers kept us oblivious about passing time. She asked me about "SHE".
Who is "SHE" who made you take all such steps in life? Why did you follow her?
I kept brooding over it, I was really thinking how to express myself in the manner to be understood by everyone. It was not easy to explain "SHE", and at the same time I wanted all those ( who are interested in knowing who "SHE" is ) to be unconventionally and very pure in understanding their inner self.
Well "SHE" is ...
SHE can be as small as the piece of food stuck in your teeth which generates the impulse of discomfort as happened to me when I was in party, SHE was there in my teeth and actually I was desperately looking for a toothpick. So I was searching every where. It is all about having experienced such small things.
SHE is,
the determination and strange kind of desire which actually helped me to believe I can go alone across 4000 miles from Kashmir to Bangalore to pursue my ambitions.
SHE is,
the Dream, which made me think about EAO (http://www.eaokashmir.esmartdesign.com/), she is faith that some day the dream will come true.
SHE is,
the uneasiness and discomfort in me which excites me to adopt the new changes, which excites me to blog.
SHE is,
the feeling of closeness when I am with her.
SHE is,
Sometimes a great to bear, she makes you really cry. She makes you feel you are just nothing, very small than the smallest insect on earth.
SHE is,
nothing but someone inside all of us.
Look in you, "SHE" is there, listen her, love her.
"Could you please accompany me to my room #208", a killing soft request.
She was lost somewhere, perhaps she found her "SHE". We reached the door #208, she opened it, she entered, she looked into my eyes, and said
"GOOD BYE"
SHE strikes again, but life continues ....
-------------- The End --------------------
It was poetry to watch her taking dinner. I don't know about you but to me foreigners appear very stylish and I enjoy there soft movements. I almost forgot that I was actually gazing at her like a open mouthed mad dog. "What" - "What are you looking at?" -
"Nothing", a delayed answer from me. I was almost done but she was yet to finish, don't be mistaken I actually took twice the quantity but she is bit slow or may be it is her style.
Well, dinner was over and guess what we were talking endlessly. Her never ending questions and my over exaggerated answers kept us oblivious about passing time. She asked me about "SHE".
Who is "SHE" who made you take all such steps in life? Why did you follow her?
I kept brooding over it, I was really thinking how to express myself in the manner to be understood by everyone. It was not easy to explain "SHE", and at the same time I wanted all those ( who are interested in knowing who "SHE" is ) to be unconventionally and very pure in understanding their inner self.
Well "SHE" is ...
SHE can be as small as the piece of food stuck in your teeth which generates the impulse of discomfort as happened to me when I was in party, SHE was there in my teeth and actually I was desperately looking for a toothpick. So I was searching every where. It is all about having experienced such small things.
SHE is,
the determination and strange kind of desire which actually helped me to believe I can go alone across 4000 miles from Kashmir to Bangalore to pursue my ambitions.
SHE is,
the Dream, which made me think about EAO (http://www.eaokashmir.esmartdesign.com/), she is faith that some day the dream will come true.
SHE is,
the uneasiness and discomfort in me which excites me to adopt the new changes, which excites me to blog.
SHE is,
the feeling of closeness when I am with her.
SHE is,
Sometimes a great to bear, she makes you really cry. She makes you feel you are just nothing, very small than the smallest insect on earth.
SHE is,
nothing but someone inside all of us.
Look in you, "SHE" is there, listen her, love her.
"Could you please accompany me to my room #208", a killing soft request.
She was lost somewhere, perhaps she found her "SHE". We reached the door #208, she opened it, she entered, she looked into my eyes, and said
"GOOD BYE"
SHE strikes again, but life continues ....
-------------- The End --------------------
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
She Said Good Bye - PART - II
(Well if you are here without reading "She Said Good Bye - Part-I, then definitely you miss a right start).
"Can you pass on the glass of water please", a polite request from her jolted me from my fantasies. I passed her the water. "Thanks", I heard her saying it. It was now 8:30 pm, I was feeling bit hungry as I didn't had the chance to take lunch in afternoon. To my surprise she directly asked me, "Why do you look disturbed". I wonder how bad I had been in acting. I had used all my nerves to hide my discomfort and uneasiness, but girls are best at picking such notes.
"Well, nothing", I said - a usual reply to hide something. Her dressing was awesome, I am not good at describing the art of dressing, but her skin and dress was obviously in the enough proportion to take me to the heights of my devilish privileges. I think no boy wants to miss that out and I didn't want to set an outstanding example at least in the matters like these. It was conscious effort to time my eye balls over different parts of beautiful dressing and skin show. You should be very accurate at such occasions, perhaps girls like it but I am not sure.
It hurts like when something undesirable happens at desired time. Somewhat like the feeling when your shoe starts aching you during an adventurous journey. I am sure you might have come across such experiences in life. It was same thing, "SHE" -again made her presence felt. This time I hated "HER" like never before.
It was now 9:30 pm, a dinner time. Even beyond my imagination limits she took my hand in her hands, and pulled me almost as if I was resisting to go for dinner. Actually we guyz do take food bit seriously than girls. Comparing these two at some occasions won't be easy for us, hope boys will agree to this.
Dinner was tasty and I tried stop just before my limits, but ended in breaking them all as usual. "Why guyz cannot resist the food temptations"...
Dinner was over, and a BUZZ shook my arm, "Oh - Gosh, it is her Birthday Tomorrow" - An alarm on my wrist watch has this pointer. But what is it, oh God I missed it again, it was two days before. How on earth I can repeat the mistake this year too. I accept I am duffer...
(Have to stop here, running out of time ... Will be back shortly).
"Can you pass on the glass of water please", a polite request from her jolted me from my fantasies. I passed her the water. "Thanks", I heard her saying it. It was now 8:30 pm, I was feeling bit hungry as I didn't had the chance to take lunch in afternoon. To my surprise she directly asked me, "Why do you look disturbed". I wonder how bad I had been in acting. I had used all my nerves to hide my discomfort and uneasiness, but girls are best at picking such notes.
"Well, nothing", I said - a usual reply to hide something. Her dressing was awesome, I am not good at describing the art of dressing, but her skin and dress was obviously in the enough proportion to take me to the heights of my devilish privileges. I think no boy wants to miss that out and I didn't want to set an outstanding example at least in the matters like these. It was conscious effort to time my eye balls over different parts of beautiful dressing and skin show. You should be very accurate at such occasions, perhaps girls like it but I am not sure.
It hurts like when something undesirable happens at desired time. Somewhat like the feeling when your shoe starts aching you during an adventurous journey. I am sure you might have come across such experiences in life. It was same thing, "SHE" -again made her presence felt. This time I hated "HER" like never before.
It was now 9:30 pm, a dinner time. Even beyond my imagination limits she took my hand in her hands, and pulled me almost as if I was resisting to go for dinner. Actually we guyz do take food bit seriously than girls. Comparing these two at some occasions won't be easy for us, hope boys will agree to this.
Dinner was tasty and I tried stop just before my limits, but ended in breaking them all as usual. "Why guyz cannot resist the food temptations"...
Dinner was over, and a BUZZ shook my arm, "Oh - Gosh, it is her Birthday Tomorrow" - An alarm on my wrist watch has this pointer. But what is it, oh God I missed it again, it was two days before. How on earth I can repeat the mistake this year too. I accept I am duffer...
(Have to stop here, running out of time ... Will be back shortly).
Friday, July 18, 2008
She said Good Bye - PART - I
There are the times when you feel broken and torn into millions of parts. Well, most of time we keep ourselves busy with one or other activity but does it really bring any fulfillment to our life?
I keep on asking this question to myself time and again.
Why 'SHE' , why couldn't we continue ?
Before you reach to any conclusion about 'SHE' let me make it clear 'SHE' is NOT any GIRL.
She drove me out of my hometown first, then out of my city and later out of my state. What next I don't know..
I am sure it might have happened to you as well many times, some things are just bound to happen. Inspite of your efforts you cannot stop it and unconsciously you will be supporting it. This keeps on happening to me as well.
I was irritated almost restless after that party, there were many nice people around, few beautifully attractive faces as well. But don't know why I couldn't rest my eyes any where. I was looking for something.
A girl, not Indian, was coming to my side. Her every step was actually increasing my heartbeat, I looked around espcially backwards to ensure I am not mistaken. There was no one, it was only me. After a usual introduction I found I was little over conscious and telling something I actually didn't need to. Perhaps somewhere inside we do try to impress others in first meeting.
We kept talking nicely for a while, but a strange uneasiness was constantly disturbing me - yes it was 'SHE'.
It was a genuine effort to ignore HER for the sake of beauty sitting beside me. She kept on saying her incidents as if it was long time since she found any listener. Don't know why but I was not actually speaking anything, not sure whether I missed any thread to get started. It was soothing to hear her, but for the contents of conversation my mind was becoming a rebel. I was telling myself switch off intellect please, it is something else; stop it.
It was around 8:00 pm and a good time of my life. It is exciting when someone approaches you and you start having a conversation with someone whose presence catches your inner self. What adds to excitement is the fact it was our first meeting ...
......... Running out of time now, will continue it later .....
I keep on asking this question to myself time and again.
Why 'SHE' , why couldn't we continue ?
Before you reach to any conclusion about 'SHE' let me make it clear 'SHE' is NOT any GIRL.
She drove me out of my hometown first, then out of my city and later out of my state. What next I don't know..
I am sure it might have happened to you as well many times, some things are just bound to happen. Inspite of your efforts you cannot stop it and unconsciously you will be supporting it. This keeps on happening to me as well.
I was irritated almost restless after that party, there were many nice people around, few beautifully attractive faces as well. But don't know why I couldn't rest my eyes any where. I was looking for something.
A girl, not Indian, was coming to my side. Her every step was actually increasing my heartbeat, I looked around espcially backwards to ensure I am not mistaken. There was no one, it was only me. After a usual introduction I found I was little over conscious and telling something I actually didn't need to. Perhaps somewhere inside we do try to impress others in first meeting.
We kept talking nicely for a while, but a strange uneasiness was constantly disturbing me - yes it was 'SHE'.
It was a genuine effort to ignore HER for the sake of beauty sitting beside me. She kept on saying her incidents as if it was long time since she found any listener. Don't know why but I was not actually speaking anything, not sure whether I missed any thread to get started. It was soothing to hear her, but for the contents of conversation my mind was becoming a rebel. I was telling myself switch off intellect please, it is something else; stop it.
It was around 8:00 pm and a good time of my life. It is exciting when someone approaches you and you start having a conversation with someone whose presence catches your inner self. What adds to excitement is the fact it was our first meeting ...
......... Running out of time now, will continue it later .....
Monday, July 14, 2008
My Friend Asks about Kashmir Growth Aspects
There are many Kashmiris working in Bangalore - silicon city of India. Bangalore truly drives the IT industry not only Asia but the whole world. Plenty of multinational companies (MNC) are operating in Bangalore. Proudly Kashmiri youth is every where and well settled.
Coming back to the question my friend asked me today (15th July, 2008) morning, "Can these IT engineers of Kashmir bring some growth prospects to Kashmir Valley".
Well, in morning I was bit busy and couldn't explain him. I think there are few obstacles in bringing better business or growth opportunities to Kashmir Valley. First being no outsider can setup any industrial unit in valley; this pushes the responsibility on the shoulders of Kashmiri people to come forward and take initiatives.
Second reason is Teaming ( already discussed in my previous blog ). We should understand and practise the value of working as a team. There are plenty of opportunity open in valley for the youth. Things have changed so should the people and their outlook. The first question is reduce the dependency on government jobs. Even government has many policies in place to help people. It is just matter of exploring the new world.
The best thing about working here (Bangalore) is the kind of exposure and experience we get about how an enterprise needs to be run. How to setup a business venture and underlying processes quite necessary to be implemented. A vision is modelled here.
I think it is great experience, lets see if there is a chance to make all this count for our Dear Kashmir.
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Coming back to the question my friend asked me today (15th July, 2008) morning, "Can these IT engineers of Kashmir bring some growth prospects to Kashmir Valley".
Well, in morning I was bit busy and couldn't explain him. I think there are few obstacles in bringing better business or growth opportunities to Kashmir Valley. First being no outsider can setup any industrial unit in valley; this pushes the responsibility on the shoulders of Kashmiri people to come forward and take initiatives.
Second reason is Teaming ( already discussed in my previous blog ). We should understand and practise the value of working as a team. There are plenty of opportunity open in valley for the youth. Things have changed so should the people and their outlook. The first question is reduce the dependency on government jobs. Even government has many policies in place to help people. It is just matter of exploring the new world.
The best thing about working here (Bangalore) is the kind of exposure and experience we get about how an enterprise needs to be run. How to setup a business venture and underlying processes quite necessary to be implemented. A vision is modelled here.
I think it is great experience, lets see if there is a chance to make all this count for our Dear Kashmir.
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