Beyond the rules of nature and mankind, lies a land where imagination thrives. Something without which life is as spooky and dark, as is this place.. Add color to life..
Posted by Mirage at 12:45 PM 0 comments
Ek kitaab si meri zindagi Panne kuch iske bikhar gayeNa mere paas hain na tereNa jaane ud kar kidhar gaye Mere astitva ke tukdon se aaj Tere hoothon ki ye muskaan haiBichadte un tukdon ko dekhNain bhi mere baras gayeEk kitaab si meri zindagi Panne kuch iske bikhar gayeAankhon ki roshni se meriDuniya aaj teri ye jagmag haiYaadon ki tokri ke bojh ke taleArmaan bhi mere tadap gayeEk kitaab si meri zindagi Panne kuch iske bikhar gayeNa mere paas hain na tereNa jaane ud kar kidhar gaye-- tishru the poet
Posted by Mirage at 9:05 AM 4 comments
OK. First of all, I dont know where I was for the last few months. :| And I start off with yet another rant.
People in society are mere hypocrites. Why? They cannot accept what's real. They tend to live in the imaginary world of their own and like to suck into it as many number of people as they can.
The context may not be clear to the reader as of now. Its about the tradition where the not so famous-but thinks is famous aunt with wrinkles still says that "Oh dear.. Don't call me aunt no? I am just five years elder!" Oh God. People celebrate their 25th anniversary for 50 years. OK thats some exaggeration but still. Just trying to make my point. Why should one's age be something to be ashamed of? Doesn't that (in most of the cases) show how much experience one gains with time ? It does.
I really adore the male community for not having such stupid issues ( Though they might have more stupid issues that I might not be aware of). I hope I find some valid justification or some historical evidence to this phenomenon observed in at least the higher end of the 'cosmetic' society.
Posted by Mirage at 11:51 AM 2 comments
The problem of beggary is too common to be discussed i feel. Every one of us would have at least thought about it, either when our peace of mind after coming out of a temple session is disturbed by them or when they hover around in trains and traffic signals.
Yes it feels sickening to know that there are people out there who are so much in need of help. The way they ask for things just appeals to your human side. You feel that there does not exist anything else worth so much attention.
But how many times? You find that person sitting at the same place everyday. Asking and screaming blatantly. The newspapers further overwhelm you with information that they earn 30 grand per month and then you think is it really worth all your attention?
The professionalization of beggary has started eroding our humane instincts. It is true. But the question is, should we surrender to their exploitation of our weaker and softer side or hold a strong stand and ignore them so that some day they realize that this isn't going to work. That might prick our conscience a bit because we might be ignoring the ones in actual need. But something needs to be done before our entire race becomes blind to actual misery because of the ones faking it.
Posted by Mirage at 8:48 PM 3 comments
I wake up to see coconut leaves dripping water and falling right on my face. The place I am staying is kinda spooky that way. You never know which corner will flood and when.
I am in 'Mad'ras. The point I wish to emphasize here is not the ambiance of my stay, but what has rendered it so horrible. The rain.
Every morning , lazing , trying to avoid rain and procrastinating till limit tends to infinity and falls down from there, I wake up and start on my 'journey' ( i always wonder how it wud have been if i went on some salt satyagraha instead) . I have to cross more rivers than there are in Konkan railway. My feet drown sometimes in colorful waters and then re-emerge to my happiness. Oh God! I thought I was going to be an amphibian! Relief.. Then I get showered by the generous creepy crawlies on the road. Dude! I already had one in the morning. If you thought that wasn't enough you could have explicitly told me! Too much. After numerous such incidents, fighting wit the evil rain and traveling along with my new travel mates the frog, the insect, the err i dont know what to call it.. hmm larva seems good... I reach my destination. All schools and colleges are closed today thanks to the extra sensitive (to light :P) MK government. I am here typing my experiences in a place that boasts of being what it is due to people who do not bother about above stated conditions and still come and work.
P.S. Those who read this, Please pray that it stops raining. :(
Posted by Mirage at 8:37 PM 0 comments
Oh my god.. I cant believe this is happening. My sleep timings are shifting to what they were when i was in school!! God knows what is the reason.. :O Just that it feels weird, being in NITK . :)
Anyways it might be due to lack of interesting things on LAN to watch, or just that nothing is good enough to catch my attention. Easiest reason to come up with is i love sleeping and prefer to get few extra hours on that! Or... those damned 8 o clock classes can be blamed too. Lets see how long this continues. May be i will post again when i get back to being a normal 'NITKian'.
P.S. Black Shift corresponding to Red/Blue Shift :D
Posted by Mirage at 9:31 AM 0 comments
I am now quite used to what people call me, as in my nick name, and i assume if u know me, u definitely know what it is or at least what i am talking about. LOL. It was a hell lot of embarrassment when i had just come to know what it means over here. People had advised me to change so many profile entries in orkut. It took ages for me to find out what was wrong.
Anyways, time just makes things better. I was wondering what if I am the last one to have the 'privilege' of being called that? Sad. Now after being in this college for two years I have come to know the general beliefs associated with my 'nick' name..
1. The person must know java.
2. The person is some god level nerd...
3. The person is ob in IT.
Nothing to do with the name, just that it usually turns out to be true... What to do??And maybe many more i am not aware of yet. Its so taxing to live up to some of these beliefs. But then advantages accompany too. Its a rarer name than Shruti!! Sigh. Lets see if i manage to convince myself to sport it on my tee too!
Posted by Mirage at 3:29 AM 0 comments
