INGENUOUSLY

Prince to Pauper

2011-01-08T20:36:00.001+05:30

I was never a Saurav Ganguly fan. I thought him to be an arrogant and dominating person. Infact, I liked Rahul Dravid. I felt, he was deprived of the recognitions and accolades that he deserved. But, won't deny, being a bengali, always had a soft corner for Saurav. Rejoiced when he hit double tons in England world cup. My heart was filled with pride when he celebrated after the Natwest trophy win

Tees Maar Khan - Movie Review

2010-12-31T22:28:00.003+05:30

One of my disgusting mistakes of year 2010 was to watch "Tees Maar Khan". Probably not only mine. May be this is what Akshay Kumar thinks too, for he has said that he won't do a sequel of TMK. Perhaps the much talked about item song "Sheila ki jawani" was just not enough to pull the movie off. The Akshay Kumar - Katrina Kaif pair couldn't do the trick due to poor story, poorer comedy and poorest

Death of a smiling face

2010-12-22T10:45:00.000+05:30

A news channel last night was forecasting a piece of news. Among the pile of news that they served one caught my attention and made me think. A state government has published a big banner vocalizing its laurels and greatness. The banner talked about the efforts the government has taken in the agricultural sector of the state. The banner showed a smiling farmer indicating the development in the

Watch out...

2010-05-15T10:30:00.001+05:30

Last night while I was unstrapping my wrist watch, I smiled, then giggled. Some old dusty memories peeped somewhere from childhood. Wristwatch, or anything worn on the wrist for that matter, are of great fascination to children, girls especially, and I was no exception. Initially it used to be a wristwatch drawn on my 4.5" circumference wrist with colorful ball pens. I remember, most of the

Irradiating life...

2010-04-30T14:48:00.001+05:30

Life saver has turned into lethal killer. And what's responsible for this undesirable morphing?...Negligence. Delhi University (DU) has admitted just one of them. Cobalt 60, the radioactive isotope of cobalt, has been mishandled due to sheer negligence of DU authorities. DU bought a "Gamma Irradiator" containing Cobalt 60 pencils in 1968 from Canada. The Gamma Irradiator which was not in use

IPL chit chats

2010-04-24T20:59:00.003+05:30

Aisi kya baat hai ismein?? Shaadi kab kar rahi ho Preity? Iss baar running between the wickets achha tha na mera?? Kyun aaya haam idhaar??? Kolkata jeet ta hi neyhi Performance, match nahi toh yahan sahi Washing powder Nirma, doodh si safedi, nirma se aayi... Anne French ka ad toh main bhi kar sakti hoon, Kareena kyun?? IPL ke bahane kuch lok seva. Some kapda for the bhukha nanga spectators

Great Indian Television - Shaadi aur Barbaadi...

2010-04-16T23:31:00.003+05:30

Bahu shedding tears while Saas lashing verbal whips. "Arre o kalmuhi...baap ka ghar samajh rakha hai kya? yahan muft ki roti todne aayi hai?" . Wife questioning her husband with a drop of tear at the corner of her right eye, "Batao, kal raat tum kahan thhe...arre tum kya bataoge!!! (pointing her palm straight at her husbands face)...tumhari khamoshi, tumhari yeh jhhuki hui nazar sab bayan kar

A Letter to KKR Owners from a KKR Supporter

2010-04-14T13:55:00.009+05:30

To, Respected KKR Owners, Dear Sir/Madam, First of all congratulation for the consistent performance of your (also morally our) team. I fail to understand why I’m writing this letter because I know it won’t make any difference. I’m doubtful of this letter being read in the first place. But I can’t stop myself from penning down my agony and anger. I know it’s a game. One team loses while the

Letter from a country servant

2010-04-11T11:54:00.000+05:30

To, Respected Uparwala Sir, Sir, I am a country servant, Sir. My Commander tell me that my work is to serve the country. He say every one is not packed in national flag when they die. Every one do not get "topo ki salaami". I will get if I die. But I don't want to die , Sir. I am a constable at the Dantewada. My house is in a village at Kakdeep, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Last year, I got

The Royal Safari

2010-04-04T18:19:00.003+05:30

"Aaaawwwwhhhhhhhoooooommmmmm" yawned the lion stretching its forelegs. Then stretched its back and hind legs and turned around to its fellow lion sitting next to him under shade of the bamboo bush. "What's the day today, Dirtymane?", he asked the other lion. "Don't know Yawny, the weekend's over I guess...Old Mr. Groaw would know. He has been here for years" replied the other lion shaking its

Farewell...

2010-03-26T23:08:00.000+05:30

[This is a sarcastic post. I have no intentions of hurting personal/organizational sentiments. Incase it does, my sincere apologies] Our office has been seeing series of farewells in the recent past. The same old formalities every time . A "All-Hands"meeting (since our company doesn't have much employees, it has the luxury to gather all the employees at a common forum). Every one gathers to bid

Bengalis in Bangalore

2010-03-20T12:03:00.004+05:30

I'm a Bengali. Bengalis are those unique creatures from the "Mamata fighting CIPM" land, who possess some typical characteristics which distinguish them from the rest of the crowd. Not the typical red bordered white saree clad women as shown on the television, nor the jostling at the fish shops. Bengalis have certain certain cells in their grey matter, that dictates their behaviour in the crowd.

How I met "Him" - Final Post

2010-03-16T22:06:00.000+05:30

Warning: Keep expectations low from this post. Wanted to go to the temple this morning but postponed tentatively till..............Today is Ugadi, local festival in Karnataka. We've got a holiday and have lots of outdoor plans for the day, so thought of scribbling the post in the morning. So.....what happened next................. We went in Sahib Sind Sultan. Friends and colleagues who have

How I met "Him" - 2

2010-03-14T21:45:00.000+05:30

I'm in mixed mood today. Pissed off because I've charred my mushroom curry and struggled for 2 hours to solidify a batter to call it pudding. On the other hand , happy and exhilarated as Kolkata Knight Riders have won their second match in IPL 3. With Dada (Saurav Ganguly) hitting a eyecandy sixer over long on has added to my elation. Well readers... let's continue what happened next from the

How I met "Him"

2010-03-10T00:36:00.004+05:30

It has been more than a year. To be precise, 1 year and 8 days since we've met for the first time. We refers to me and my husband (the then prospective groom.Couldn't disclose my experiences then, since our marriage bells could not be heard. But now after year, let me recall how it all happened...Pardon my poor memory which acts as villain in most occasions when I am to dust my memories.It was a

Cacophony to whispers

2010-02-24T21:32:00.003+05:30

My previous post attracted a lot of junk comments, I don't know why?? Perhaps the title did the trick. Never mind.I'm bored.Bored of taking rest. My recurring fever adds to the anguish. I've got pharyngitis. That is upper throat infection. My cacophony has been cut down to whispers. With occasional strikes of cough and choked nose has made my life much more difficult. Now you would say, what's a

Life after marriage

2010-01-26T07:50:00.005+05:30

It has been a long time since I've written the last post. I was on the verge of a new beginning. Those who know me personally already knows what I'm talking about. For those who don't, let me tell you that I've got married. This is the new beginning of my life. By the way, let me tell you that ours is an arranged marriage (turned love marriage :P).People say that life has not changed after

Awakened

2009-08-13T14:59:00.003+05:30

The bright beam of sunlight made its way through my eyelids. But it didn't hurt me. It was not that scorching as I had thought. The world around me is getting much more clearer now. I have started stepping out of my dreamland. It's only that, it took me 24 years to be awakened. Perhaps , I didn't want myself to be awakened before. I feared the scorching heat outside. People around me, who cared

Heart vs Mind

2009-07-09T12:02:00.005+05:30

"I can't live without you" says my heart "Why can't I?" says my mind "I want to meet you" says my heart "Ignore" says my mind "I want to talk to you" prompts my heart "Put the phone back" shouts my mind "I want to listen to you" urges my heart "Why should I?" dictates my mind "I want to care

We...

2009-01-18T13:01:00.003+05:30

You may call me selfish and self-centered. I can sleep peacefully when my fellow countrymen suffer at the other corner. I belong to that group of citizen who keep an eye on the daily news on the newspaper and shed some word or two in consolation and analysis. Perhaps avoid reading and listening to them when the massacre is too bloody. Their pain and tears doesn't pierce my heart. Their loss

Matlab,... too good....

2009-01-04T14:24:00.010+05:30

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Words seemed to have abandoned me. As if I've lost my voice. Heart seemed to have stopped beating. For I couldn't feel it beating except for some occasional irregular bounces. I realized perhaps I've forgot to close my mouth for it was open ajar

An evening with Shahrukh Khan

2008-12-27T15:08:00.002+05:30

There are certain things which I want to do before I die. Some sort of "Bucket List" , you can say. If the title of this post prompts you to think that I want to spend an evening with Shahrukh Khan, then you are mistaken.My wishes are not that difficult to fulfil. I just want to watch a Shahrukh Khan movie in a theatre. You must be thinking, how can this be someones dream? it's such a regular

First Step

2008-11-07T18:36:00.013+05:30

Thick fog blurred the vision and choked breath. There was no sign of it thinning out. Only a sliver of light managing its way through the thick blanket raised hope. I waited to feel the warm and glow of the source of light ever since I've been entangled in this fog. Time passed by and the sliver now turned to prominent ray penetrating through the fog to fill me with its divine intensity.......

Mirrored You

2008-08-23T18:16:00.009+05:30

The mirror never tells what you actually are.The mirror never reflects what you feel.The mirror never shows your golden heart.Then why do you believe that the image in the mirror is you.The mirror only shows what want you to becomeThe mirror tells you that you are still not perfectBut it never prompts that no one can be perfectThen why do you believe that the image in the mirror is you.The mirror

Being Invisible

2008-07-13T13:46:00.002+05:30

I was just beside you whenyou wanted to share your happiness.But you never realized.I was just there,when you invited others to your party.But you never missed my presence.I was just next to you,with wet eyes waiting for your soft words.But my tears never touched you.I was just there whenyou wanted someone to hold your hand.But you never reached out for.I was always around you,but you never felt

Accomplished

2008-06-26T10:20:00.004+05:30

It churned a series of experiences and feelings in me. Started with a sign of relief on the day before yesterday. At last I got staffed on an assignment. Can't explain how it feels to sit idle with every one busy working around me. It makes me feel so insignificant and out of place.I got a sight of just the tip of the ice-berg. My excitement and relief soon turned pale. Now the concern to come up

First City Experience

2008-06-24T15:04:00.004+05:30

Had couple of images in my mind about the place....Most of it was good, but never thought that it would be like this. The moment I stepped into this place a strange feeling engulfed me. I cannot explain how I felt. Secure and elated because I was with my father to one of the most happening part of Bangalore, but afraid at the same time about the fast, busy and care free city life of which I am to

Mothers' Day

2008-05-12T17:00:00.002+05:30

Yesterday (May , 11 th ) was Mothers' Day. I don't know how many of you were aware of it and could manage few minutes to wish her.Well... I was aware of it and didn't bother to thank her. Because I couldn't find anything special about the day. It was as usual like the other days. She was busy making breakfast when I woke up like every other day and went to bed like every other night thanking God

Bidding good-byes

2008-05-12T16:17:00.007+05:30

I don't like saying "GOOD-BYE". Saying good-bye seems as if we aren't going to meet in future. It churns the happy moments we've spent together and that we won't get a second chance to relive those. It reminds me of all those events that we've planned to do together and never managed to execute them due to some reason or the other.However tough I may pretend to be but I can't stand the very

Searching for alternatives....

2008-05-07T18:45:00.005+05:30

I had a firm belief. At least , that is what got inculcated in me. You work hard and you get what you wished for. There's no alternative to hard work , is what I believed till recently. Infact , my success and achievements used to well corroborate with this belief of mine. I worked hard and got what I deserved, sometimes a bit more than that... This made my belief stronger and I never hesitated

Here's the outcome of my recently developed hobby...PHOTOGRAPHY

2008-04-04T13:47:00.003+05:30

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April Fooled

2008-04-02T08:35:00.004+05:30

Phone rang up yesterday, when I was enjoying my daily dose of TV serial as usual. It was Mohona from the other end her voice pitching on a nervous note..."Bring SB's group theory copy tomorrow to the class, I need to xerox it urgently. GV next wednesday , with PKC, SB and DM in our panel", she said. "Who told you this??" .. I tried to sound a bit confident, though I could sense the sudden

Few more days...

2008-03-30T21:05:00.003+05:30

That one thing which I hate the most these days is , people smiling at me saying .."Ohh my God, you've only one month left to complete your college life. Then you'll be stepping into another phase of your life...".These words hammers on my heart. I strange feeling engulfs me. As if my life's going to change to something I'm scared of. More than being happy about the forthcoming transition , I'm

2008-03-04T16:08:00.008+05:30

I'm a big girl now, Mom says I musn't cry,But when it hurts my heart I can't stop my tears.I tried a number of timesto make my tears invisiblebut when it hurts my heart I can't stop my tears.I sit in a corner unnoticedwith tears dropping on my lapBut , I wipe them off quickly'coz Mom said no one should see me cry.But I really wanted to cryand wished someone to comeand sit beside me with a soft

Through the stained glass

2008-01-24T10:20:00.001+05:30

Look into the world. Glaring bright light dazzles the eyes. Blazing heat fight against you with all its might, making it impossible to withstand them. Some struggle their way through this adversity, some fail and others give up. But, the light that blinds you can fill you with astonishment. Let them reach you through the stained glasses. Your darkened corners are enlightened by the mystical rays.

Remembering me....

2008-01-20T10:33:00.000+05:30

Let me guess how my friends and batchmates will remember me when I'm gone out of their sight and blurred from their memories.10 Years Later......Conversation between two of my friends."Aditi Das , who????"... may be the first question with narrowed eyes in an effort to recollect. "Arre wahi naati si , Chemistry mein thi....yaad aaya...???" ...probably someone might help by this first description

The caged bird

2008-01-13T16:36:00.001+05:30

I wanted to breathe free air,I wanted to fly higher and higher,I wanted to conquer the world,I wanted to follow the whispers in my head.I wanted to dance away my happiness.But now that I'm freeI feel it difficult to suck in the air,Cross winds drag me down,My heart stops me from following the voice of my head,I'm not happy any more.I liked my captivity , is what I feel nowI enjoyed the golden

Trickling down your cheeks....

2008-01-01T15:42:00.001+05:30

Hot tears down your cheeks say much more in silence. Your wet eyes speaks when words seem to betray you. But these tears are not bound by your will. They are in search of occasions to trickle down .Whether it is a sad one or a happy one , your vision is blurred by these uninvited guests. Sometimes you smudge them with the back of your palm with a smile acknowledging happiness while the other time

The Moment

2007-12-30T00:05:00.000+05:30

Even a year ago I used to visualize the very moment when I would see my name on the "SELECTED CANDIDATES" list of a company during the placements. How would I react? Will it how Sushmita Sen reacted on her name being announced as Miss Universe 1994, or will it be like the way we react when India wins a cricket match in the last over. How will it be? Would I be dumbstruck and statued with my mouth

A Tribute

2007-12-20T17:16:00.000+05:30

Batchmates know me as one who neither helps nor take help while in exams. And trust me, I'm very proud of that, even if I score pathetically , for I never like to share my success with others. If I win, it's my victory and if I fail, it's my failure. I can proudly claim that every mark and grade that I've scored is entirely mine. Smells arrogance in air..isn't it???........Well, let me tell you

Story of a "Book" Worm

2007-12-11T19:33:00.000+05:30

There was a worm. Her husky brown color camouflaged with its wooden niche'. Day in and day out she kept herself busy scratching her head with one of her dozen legs wondering what to do when she grows big. Shall she go exploring other corners of the world or live a comfortable life where she had spent the earlier years. Fellow worms turned into elegant colorful butterflies and spread out their

Death of Aditi Das

2007-12-07T10:25:00.000+05:30

Alarm clock beside her head rang just on time. It was 5 in the cold December morning. She woke up with a peculiar enthusiasm very much unlikely at that point of time, as if she was waiting for something. Clutching her sweater which lay asleep beside her pillow she stepped down her bed to look for her slippers. Sliding her feet in the purple slippers she headed towards the room where the computer

Erased...

2007-10-13T11:15:00.000+05:30

Yesterday I wanted to go to the moon next street. I had set my steps towards it and was may be few yards away. I wanted to take a gleams of that mysteriously glowing red disk. But they grabbed me from all around and forced back into a room they called "my room".I was so close to my destination. Just a right turn from where I could reach would have let me stand face to face with the moon. Things

I'm not your friend...

2007-09-24T15:01:00.000+05:30

I'm not your friend if you thinkI would fall asleep listening your dreams.I'm not your friend if you need tothank me for whatever I do for you.I'm not your friend if you need tofeel sorry for not being able to help me this time.I'm not your friend if you need tolaud me for mere achievements of mine.I'm not your friend if you need togive me excuses for what you did.I'm not your friend if my

Retrospection (contd)

2007-09-22T12:32:00.000+05:30

Well starting from where I ended may not be much interesting because nothing exciting happened soon after. The faces which had become familiar and friendly in the past one year had gone and a set of new faces joined me this time only 14 excluding me. Only 15 was left to occupy class rooms which could accommodate nearly 40. So we had enough space all around to take lung full of breath and sit

Every morning...

2007-09-21T16:47:00.000+05:30

A sudden terrifying noise fills in your room. You sit erect on your bed with mouth still wide open and hairs oriented in all possible directions as if to sense the source of this uproar. Your eye lids refuse to let you see the surrounding. But suddenly every thing changes in a flash and you are out of your bed still grumbling on the alarm clock to spoil your hard earned sleep after the last night

Retrospection

2007-08-29T12:21:00.000+05:30

The wrist watch pointed 8:25 in the morning. A number of students , all casually dressed, stood gossiping outside the door. A number in white over the dark brown door wrote F-236. Cacophonous babbling penetrated the wall to fill the corridor. The door revealed a dimly lit room filled with strangers. It was full to its maximum or perhaps more. I wasn't late but a awkward thought of not getting a

Aurora

2007-08-28T17:03:00.000+05:30

This photo is of course not taken by me ,but couldn't stop myself from sharing it with my blog viewers....This is AURORA. This is the most spectacular view of the night sky.

Fooled by innocence

2007-08-21T14:03:00.000+05:30

It was a Saturday morning. The sky was overcast by gray clouds but wasn't raining. There was a knock at the door. As I peeped across the wooden door , a sliver of a girl stood there all set with a helpless look on her face. The door revealed two shabby and dirty looking girls. Their clothes reflected poverty. Disheveled and rough brown hair indicates that they are deprived of combs for a long

Manzil

2007-08-15T18:48:00.000+05:30

I've never been know for my poetic excellence neither have I tried one before.Jab manzil hai shikhartoh kyun thakkar baith gayeek kadam aur badhaiyedekhiye, manzil ke aur kareeb aa gaye.Kitni hi badhayein aayi thi rahon meinkintne hi thokar lage the paon meinpar honsla nahi tha dagmagayatoh fir aaj thakan kyun hai aap ko manzil se behkayaJab manzil hai shikhar toh kyun thakkar baith gaye ek kadam

Parents --- Mine or Yours

2007-08-12T18:24:00.000+05:30

"When a wife takes care of her in-laws isn't it the responsibility of the husband to take care of his"....A friend of mine asked my opinion to this question. This was posed to him by his girlfriend who happens to be a single child. They had a conversation the day before on this question which turned out to be so acrimonious that they kept aloof for a couple of days.The point emphasized by his

My Happiness.....

2007-08-07T11:45:00.000+05:30

It's the fish curry that made me happy today...Or may be its the victory of the protagonist of my favourite TV soap on that wicked villain...No, perhaps it's because I could slip into my sister's dress which indicates appreciable loss of my weight...I don't know what it is but I can feel my heart buoyant. It seems as if my heart is defying the Newton's law of gravity. It has broken free from the

my love

2007-07-31T23:40:00.000+05:30

It all started in my first year here in IIT. A mere acquaintance led to a strong eternal bond. A bond which can bend but never break. It wasn't pleasant,the time that we spent together but some unknown power has kept us so close so long and I think this special relationship will be by my side till the end. I fail to understand the hostility of my friends towards it. They are so acrimonious that

Driven me CRAZY....

2007-07-19T12:18:00.001+05:30

Story books or novels had never been my adoration. Partly because I can't defy my elders who have the notion that there are much more relevant things to spend time on rather than light up your eyes on a story book which is fictitious and partly because I enjoy activating my eyes and ears in front of a screen, may it be of the television or the computer.Inspite of all these ,I've managed to

A walk to remember

2007-07-14T16:43:00.000+05:30

The cool morning breeze streamed over my face along with some of my hairs. Some dry leaves which lay silent , suddenly seemed to gain life as they danced with the breeze to land at a distance from where they were earlier, accompanied by some strange colored dried flowers. The old trees ahead cast deep, dark , cool shadow. Though the sky was bright and blue but the sunlight had to force its entry

The Rainy Concert...

2007-07-06T11:32:00.000+05:30

Have you ever wondered , what is the lyrics of the frogs' cacophony....I'm proud to announce, I have...It rained and rained and rained ,submerging the tallest tip of the grass,and it continued to rain even after....this was the perfect podium for the frogs to begin their orchestra....If you are lucky and have enough understanding to appreciate their choir you are cordially invited...Like the

Ohh....What happened to my Department???

2007-07-04T22:16:00.000+05:30

Nothing could be seen clearly....thick mist was clinging the thin air as far as eyes go....acrid smell of chemicals and burnt laboratory equipments filled the surrounding making it difficult to breath...the building stand there all alone among the wreckage,,,dilapidated and crushed....the broken and upturned piece of the shining label promptes the glorious existence of the building before the

GOD IS GREAT......is it really so????

2007-06-26T16:05:00.000+05:30

People get annoyed of my habbit of punctuating conversations with .. "haan ??" ......watching the tv in a loud volume confirms the horrendous condition of my dear ears.............But then how come I can hear a kitten cry far away which others can't......is it my imagination then??? Is it a shear sound ringing in my mind.......no..it can't be...i'm sure of it........not once or twice ....I did