tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41169727108120420472024-03-13T10:29:31.954+05:30Confessions of a young heartAnkushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-22877841907112546302020-12-20T06:09:00.002+05:302020-12-20T06:09:42.885+05:30Work from Work @ UN – The Mini Globe<p> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Work from Work
@ UN – The Mini Globe<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ever since I joined the UNHQ in Dec 2019, I have wondered
about what makes the place so special and unique. Lately, it has dawned on me
that the UNHQ is the most diverse place in the world and de-facto is the
mini-globe under one roof. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFSsKI-k6lR-hJywGtUE3kmaqokQSvok8AFOJmJ4p28c1H-grq6XB6CHC0fGjr0ktcFuOAzXvBHVuZ9omswY7m0yeFyJJh1Pg5iHOE6c2UPdk_Ti0hhVXTKn56K-57bclEJ_eDlXtfKM/s2000/Image+1+%2528002%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFSsKI-k6lR-hJywGtUE3kmaqokQSvok8AFOJmJ4p28c1H-grq6XB6CHC0fGjr0ktcFuOAzXvBHVuZ9omswY7m0yeFyJJh1Pg5iHOE6c2UPdk_Ti0hhVXTKn56K-57bclEJ_eDlXtfKM/s320/Image+1+%2528002%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Remember walking in the secretariat lobby on a normal
working day (which seems so distant, in past and future both), one hardly meets
two people from the same nationality. Even if they are, they are from a
different ethnicity or background. Its a beautiful garden of many kinds of
colourful flowers, each of which adds a different hue to the landscape.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-tab-count: 7;"> <br /> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This makes the place extremely rich with experiences and
perspectives. One feels that we are so ‘incomplete’ alone and soon it becomes a
habit to seek different viewpoints before making a decision. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The organization provides a forum at the international level
to discuss myriad of issues of domestic, bilateral, regional and truly
multi-national variety. This unique opportunity to discuss issues prevents
violence and hence I feel that the UN is truly an organization for the
humanity. May it get stronger.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I feel thankful that during this pandemic, our organization
could support its staff in numerous ways like flexible working arrangements which
allowed us to take care of many other pandemic inflicted issues, that one feels
proud to be part of this great and historic organization.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, I lately feel that we may be slowly losing the fondness
to work from work. While work from home and flexible working does seem to
provide a relaxed opportunity to let us clean up that cupboard in our house we
have been meaning to sort out while still being ‘at work’, work from work may offer
more efficiency in terms of a quick ‘walk – chat-discuss-decide – act- relax’
progression over a ‘schedule a MS Meeting – discuss with camera switched off
and mics muted while checking mails and preparing a meal – decide – postpone
action – back to virtual meeting’ routine. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In my views, hence, we must pray that we get back to the ‘working
from work’ and ‘homing from home’ routine to restore some semblance of
normalcy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-78715856576404551492020-04-05T04:19:00.000+05:302020-04-05T04:19:55.968+05:30Don't Go Viral<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Spring is in the air</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">. The weather, the clouds and the breeze create a symphony of life. But,
there is an eerie silence all around. It is as if the world has come to a standstill.
The traffic lights and the escalators function flawlessly. But there is no
movement, except for the occasional shrill siren of the ambulance piercing the
silence. The once vibrant roads wear a deserted look. Like a beautiful maid not
willing to get adorned. The city and the parks call out to people and children,
there is no joy without them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">On the streets, mannequins and dummies stand
tall, posing in front of the passers, almost mocking, as if saying, though you
created us, you can perish, but we cannot. This little virus can slaughter you
but not us. We are immune and thou of flesh and blood are susceptible and
vulnerable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The streets witness few people and fewer
vehicles. An elderly couple, holding hands passes by a teenager. The sight of
another human on the erstwhile crowded streets brings comfort, a comfort that
is hardwired in all species. We are birds of a feather. But as the other person
approaches close, there is fear and suspicion, what if he spreads the poison. What
an irony, what a confusion. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">People are surprised when they realise that
they long for going to work. When they realise that internet and TV are not
real happiness. They want to meet real people and shake hands with them without
fear. Something they always took for granted. That may take a long time now,
they know nothing is for granted. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The virus has broken too many walls, barriers
and borders. Foes have become friends. Kings and paupers stand exposed and
vulnerable in front of each other. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
it has also brought out biases of people and their prejudices are being proven
correct or they are filtering facts to convince themselves. People are reading
selectively to reinforce their beliefs, faiths and pre-dispositions. They now
know more strongly whom to hate and whom to blame and who has caused this
situation. Something they always knew. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Asto ma sadgamayam<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">(O
Lord) Keep me </span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">not</span></i></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> in
(the Phenomenal World of) </span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Unreality</span></i></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">, but </span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">make
me go</span></i></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> towards the </span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Reality</span></i></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">,</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">But somewhere deep down the conscience a new
reality is also dawning. That perhaps the human kind has gone too far in trying
to toy with the nature. Perhaps few people control a bit too much. We are forced
to believe as what we read and see may be regulated. We get to know only what some
want us to. And maybe a matrix of falsehood is being spun around. Some hope to
control the future of humanity and our blue marble.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">And while we fight over minor issues, some
decide whether a few score people would see another dawn. Perhaps, this is a wakeup
call. A call for more accountability. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Tamso ma Jyotirgamayam<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Keep me </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">not</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> in (the Ignorant State of) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Darkness</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">, but </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">make me go</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> towards the </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Light</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> (of Knowledge),</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>these
trying times, a subcontinent is showing resilience. It re-realises the truth,
something the people always knew, something they may have left far behind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tehzeeb</i>
of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Aadab</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sanskriti</i> of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Namaste</i> and
the culture of respectful and courteous social distancing is the new world
order. Their own way of life and special principles and values, which the
natives had lost in the shimmer and mirage of materialism, are being embraced
again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Mrityorma Amritamgamayam<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Keep me </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">not</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> in (the World of) </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Mortality</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">, but </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">make me go</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> towards the World of </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span class="kword"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: brown; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Immortality</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> (of Self-Realization)<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The world is experiencing nothing new. This has
been happening for eons. It is the proverbial Law of the Jungle as Kipling
called it which is old and true as the sky. It is Natural Selection taking form
in front of us. Those of us, the fittest of all shall survive. And pass on the
resilience of the human race down the line.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Spring is in the air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Time for new
life to sprout. The virus has challenged the human race, a species which has
seen and endured and survived and thrived. The world is rising together against
the challenge, taking the bull by its horns. Its only a matter of time, when
the virus shall be history, something not to be forgotten, but kept alive as a
lesson. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Virus the countdown has begun. Your days are
limited. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk35770725;">We shall overcome. We shall
prevail. We are humans.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-73696008768701089882014-12-28T22:41:00.000+05:302014-12-28T22:41:40.413+05:30Rahane is the new Dravid.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In india, every one is a cricket expert. Thus, each is allowed his own predictions. I too believe, looking at his temperament and his technique, that ajinkya Rahane is the new WALL. He is today's and tomorrow's Rahul Dravid. Let's see how true it turns out to be.<br />
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Let's wait and watch.</div>
Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-17846965121031384802014-02-23T19:25:00.003+05:302014-02-23T19:25:34.473+05:30Dhanushkodi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">DHANUSHKODI-The
Silent Beauty!<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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Thanks to the long midterm break,
we got south bound and availed the opportunity to explore the beauty of Southern
India. The aim was to explore places of some significance in this part of the
country. One such place at the confluence of archeological, geographical, historical
and mythological marvel is Dhanushkodi. Some of the websites even mention it as
one of the seven wonders of India. </div>
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<b><u>Location<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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Dhanushkodi is a mesmerizing
place. It was (now totally abandoned) a small township at the southern tip of
Rameshwaram island, on eastern coast of Tamil Nadu. In fact it is India’s Eastern
most projection into the Bay of Bengal.
It is about 29 km West of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. The interesting fact
is that it is the shortest land border in the world between any two countries
measuring only about 45 meters.</div>
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entire train with 115 passengers on board perished in the high tides. Today,
4x4 busses and jeeps connect the destroyed town with Rameshwaram over a 20 m
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Sri Lanka. The ridge appears on the Google Earth as a bridge or a continuous belt of land under water. Higher
parts of the ridge appear as islands on the Palk Strait. It is here that the
Sethu Samudram Project is being conceived after destroying part of this ridge.
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and after he won the war, Vibhishana requested Rama to destroy the bridge with
his bow to prevent Lanka from further attacks and hence the name ‘Dhanushkodi’(‘Dhanush’
– Bow, ‘kodi’- End Of). There were two Generals in Rama’s army by the name of
Nala and Nila who had the powers of making stones float on water. Today there
is a temple at Dhanushkodi which has a small tub of water in which a coral
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The ghost town still survives and
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vendors selling refreshing drinks stay in the town during day to serve the
tourists. One of them proudly showed us a paper clip mentioning that his father
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Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-25329746847255411062013-08-15T21:53:00.000+05:302013-08-15T21:53:02.479+05:30Some achievement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-50330582353622950032012-02-29T21:10:00.002+05:302012-02-29T21:16:14.915+05:3029 Feb 2012so this day has come again. <div>Lot of things have happened since the last one. on the last one, i was in kalimpong. today half way across the world from there. and it is snowing here to commemorate the day. </div><div><br /></div><div>in these last 4 yrs, i ve become a husband, a father. Life has really moved quickly for these 4 yrs. </div><div>its taking quick leaps between these leap yrs. hence probably the name. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lets see, how things are on the next one. </div>Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-25310200991325462192011-10-11T02:52:00.001+05:302011-10-11T02:55:06.031+05:30thank you "YOUTUBE"thank you " youtube" for helping bollywood stay immortal!!Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-55191438686480013522011-10-07T23:36:00.001+05:302011-10-07T23:39:11.331+05:30Remembering KolKata<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">This is my first blog off the cell. I just got nostalgic about kolkata. This happened b'coz i spoke to my cousin who stays in kol. Also i watched the last scene of parineeta, a movie i am as it is quite fond of.<br />Well almost everything is worth remembering. Here are a few:<br />Flury's<br />Park st<br />Flyovers<br />Maidan<br />Esplanade<br />Victoria<br />Tram<br />The evening at maidan<br />Eden gardens<br />Uttarpara<br />Hooghly<br />Ganga or hooghly<br />Local train<br />Kathal bagan<br />Maaths<br />Rickshaw horn<br />Cop in white<br />Puchka outside ac market<br />Sreeleather<br />Ambassador taxi<br />Nauka<br />Dakshineswar<br />Babughat<br />Nauka<br />Bada bazaar<br />Howrah stn<br />Both howrah bridges<br />Tata steel bldg<br />Rabindra sadan<br />Kali bari<br />And lot more...<br /></span>Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-41086182287478843532011-09-26T23:48:00.005+05:302011-09-27T00:17:45.417+05:30Parichay the soap on colors: strong condemnation.i ve been watching parichay on colors since some time. if some of you think that's uncool, so be it. but till now i ve really liked the soap. story line was different and fresh.<div><br /></div><div>but something that's happening now is totally anti-social. the people behind the making of the program are encashing on the latest public emotion. and that's fear - psychosis. these people should be sued for creating and spreading terror in our homes at prime time. </div><div><br /></div><div>i think there should be a public apology and even the govt should take strong view of this. </div><div><br /></div><div>let me explain why. in the serial the hero dies in a bomb blast. these has accentuated the effects of a terror strike. everybody has started to imagine in fear the same about one's loved ones and the darkest fear of losing them so suddenly and abruptly. now what is this feeling. this is 'TERROR'.</div><div><br /></div><div>this is exactly what the terrorist organisations want. terror is not because of a strike , but rather its in the mind. few people die in a strike and a community is affected. after 9/11 air travel in USA came down by 80%. so thats where terror strikes. in the mind. at the psyche. you could be terrorised of heights . but thats just in your mind. and this serial is affecting common resilient indians . it is drawing them in the dark pit of fear. </div><div><br /></div><div>so even if nothing is happening, people are scared. scared that something like what happened to our hero in the serial my happen to them or their loved ones. </div><div><br /></div><div>so i appeal to the makers of this program to ammend their mistake by issuing a public apology and also to the TV community in general to refrain from taking advantage of the raw nerve of the common man. </div><div><br /></div><div>i strongly condemn the last few episodes. if you agree please popularise the same among as many people as possible. i also request you to post your comments on this issue.</div><div><br /></div>Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-51792625601433981002011-05-02T20:55:00.004+05:302011-05-02T21:10:04.452+05:30microlight and selfi was part of the diamond triangle microlight expedition and these are few links to the same.<br /><a href="http://reportmysignal.blogspot.com/2011/02/diamond-triangle-team-14th-reunion-and.html">http://reportmysignal.blogspot.com/2011/02/diamond-triangle-team-14th-reunion-and.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/diamond-triangle-team-sparkles-at-nda/743955/">http://www.indianexpress.com/news/diamond-triangle-team-sparkles-at-nda/743955/</a>Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-32871197858019541422011-04-11T10:46:00.002+05:302011-04-11T11:19:21.665+05:30Women Reservationi know i am traversing a difficult path; to write about such a sensitive topic. but i feel, there is something fundamentally wrong or rather inappropriate about women reservation and ladies compartments in trains. i write this with full respect to ladies and as a husband and the father of a daughter. we live in the world of hypocricy. and we tend to take sides as it suits us. we all support en masse( or do we really?) anna hazare and his efforts to end corruption. but the very other moment we participate in it ourselves by bribing a train TTE or a cop at the tfc signal. so conviniently we decide our take on lot of things. similarly this concept of reservation. today's 21st century girl has an individuality and a social status of her own. she is free and sets rules for herself. she is not bound by society rules and traditions. a no of organisations are fighting for noble cause of female liberation and eqaulity for the few ladies who are still not so 'aware ' as the former. during this time talking about reservation is a regressive step. i believe reservation is something for the downtrodden and also for the very basic of needs . certainly not for the highest office of the country. i have travelled a lot in this country, and observed that how difficult is it for a single girl to travel by various modes of tpt incl mumbai locals and dtc busses. also i have found a no of men rather chivalrously giving their seats to women who are standing. a no of ladies have been found to deny the offer for they are the 21st century lot. also chivalry can be shown to people who actually deserve it. a lady is also required to demonstrate lady like behaviour in public. when she fails to do so chivalry gets discouraged. i ve seen women not offer their seats if a frail senior citizen is standing next to them. this discourages a man from offering his seat to an able bodied fit female. my appeal to all the women in this society is that they should take a call. whether they would like to traverse the convinient path or reservation or talk of gender equality. pl do not always find the easy way out for yourself. stick to your indl stand. a failure to do so confuses the entire society. and therefore the overall respect for the fairer sex is found to be diminishing can be commonly observed. and so it is a submission that this 'opportunist' behaviour must be discouraged. <em>comments are welcome.</em>Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-52156687466281926202010-07-22T22:45:00.002+05:302010-07-22T22:51:40.107+05:30masoom- india of the 80sremember the movie -masoom. and the colours of the movie. the dresses, the style the lifestyle.<br /><br />it was so much the india of the 80s. the india where i was born. the india which i can relate to and identify with somehow. i dont remember it but somewhere it has been etched permanently in my sub-conscious. whenever i see scenes or even pictures from that era, i kind of get nostalgic.<br /><br />does the same happen with u. pl let me know.Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-32028878487319932042010-06-10T23:06:00.003+05:302010-06-10T23:13:22.809+05:30after a long time: incoherent thoughtsi am back after a long time. got really busy. blogging is something i really wanted to do all the time. just that sometimes, one doesn't get time. i think this is my first blog after i got married on the 9 th Dec 2009. well this also happens to be the day i was born some 26 yrs ago. coincidence!<br />i think i ve taken some time off from life. everything seems to have come to a standstill. or is it moving too fast for me to catch up Either ways, i am not resisting the inertia. either i am letting myself flow with the flow or else i am enjoying the sink in the quicksand.<br /><br />i am proceeding on lve for a few days. lets see how it turns out to be.Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-27254871995819456672009-10-29T20:54:00.004+05:302009-10-29T21:02:06.536+05:30wish!!These days i have been getting a strange wish. something that i ve not been achieve for a very long time.<br />its a simple thing and lot of ppl in India achieve very high standards in the same. but i ve not been able to be a novice in it. in fact , such is the proficiency level in the field in our country that had it been an Olympic event, we would be unchallenged champions.<br />though its not a big feat. it can be performed easily even in buses/trains, classrooms, library, at home, in the office and almost everywhere and any time.<br />by this time you must be very close to guessing what it is.<br />my wish is that i want to get bored.<br />ya i really want to get bored!!<br />i want to feel for some time ( may be a day) that i dont ve anything to do. and i have to kill time.<br />i want to play solitaire on my PC.<br />these past few months have been really very busy. there is so much on that everything moves like clockwork governed by the 'To-Do' List.<br />even the lves have also been very busy. lets see when can i achieve a foothold in this activity.<br />till then Cheers. keep working hard.<br /><br />PS:<br /><br /><strong><em>"REWARD FOR GOOD WORK IS MORE WORK"</em></strong><br /><strong><em> - DAD.</em></strong>Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-2174710170025288582009-09-21T13:01:00.002+05:302009-09-21T13:09:18.080+05:30Calvin and Hobbesi ve become a complete fan of this comic strip.<br />it appears in indore times along with HT. its refreashingly different and very original.<br />the meaning is conveyed within those three pictures and although it's a series , still every day is a good enough new 'joke'.<br />i think it's a better strip than even garfield and has definitley become my favourite.<br />try it.Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-11156710817637376212009-09-20T21:01:00.002+05:302009-09-20T21:06:29.460+05:30TuneUp Utilities 2009Tune up utilities 2009 is an amazing piece of software that i have come across and i have been using it succesfully for about 6 months now. its absolutely fantastic and takes care of the complete pc health and keeps monitoring critical issues incl windows registry entries. it also can help 'program' the Windows by letting the user change the windows start up page et al.<br />absolutely fantastic gui and easy to use features make it easy for even a grandmom to use it.<br /><br />its easily downloadable from the net. u just have to google for it. the actual software comes with a 30 day trial version but there are numerous cracks available on the net, which one can use with ease.<br />so happy tuning up.Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-24934293684559147442009-08-31T19:13:00.003+05:302009-08-31T19:29:45.697+05:30Luxuries!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwUtw-vxdCv7r9_PEFLhD8AHkZ6mWHmzuuH4ZJtbCwChm6v-ORRqcT62V2Dyya1bzxS4svAipBPQwjwp4FyqaU06MurvyFi4Z4vxdqqKSZdkQ7qJe7SBXJshvMvNvsAmIzSlYJZamct0/s1600-h/the+hot+seat+at+12000+ft.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376123244249492978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwUtw-vxdCv7r9_PEFLhD8AHkZ6mWHmzuuH4ZJtbCwChm6v-ORRqcT62V2Dyya1bzxS4svAipBPQwjwp4FyqaU06MurvyFi4Z4vxdqqKSZdkQ7qJe7SBXJshvMvNvsAmIzSlYJZamct0/s320/the+hot+seat+at+12000+ft.jpg" /></a> <strong><u>THE HOT SEAT AT 12000 Ft.</u></strong></div><p><strong><u></u></strong> </p><p align="left">Life teaches you so many lessons and one amongst them is luxury. </p><p align="left">what sometimes we take for granted may be actually a blessing. </p><p align="left">i have made a list of my own through my own experiences and you are requested to contribute ur own. </p><p align="left"><strong><u>Breath</u></strong></p><p align="left">scale a mountain with entire battle load of around 22 Kgs at 17000 Ft and you realise what i mean. u thank God for allowing you to take every breath. </p><p align="left"><strong><u>Running Water and wash-basin.</u></strong></p><p align="left">i was so sick of using pots and pans of water for about 2 and a half months that when i saw a wash-basin and running water , i let it flow unbelievingly for good about 2 mins.</p><p align="left"><strong><u>22 degree celcius.</u></strong></p><p align="left">its a luxury to be at a place where u can do with just one layer of clothing on you. u feel u ve become weight less compared to 4 layers u used to put on earlier.</p><p align="left"><strong><u>Sight of your complete bare body.</u></strong></p><p align="left">its a luxury , believe me.!! u get to see only piece meal. </p><div align="center">and last but not the least..</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><strong><u>WC.</u></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><u></u></strong> </div><div align="left">believe me friends. its a blessing to have WC and not go out in the open. trust me on this. i know its importance.</div>Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-24121658386478816522009-08-11T23:55:00.002+05:302009-08-12T00:00:24.030+05:30Busy!!I am busy infact very busy these days. but as somebody mentioned i am enjoying it. i like to keep my brain excercised.fauj, in any case make sure ur body does get excercised.so thats not an issue.<br /><br />i am going to sign an important document tomorrow. it has taken me abt 2 weeks to prepare it. it has got legal implications also. but may be it'll get over tomorrow. finally!!<br />but , is it the end of the ordeal or beginning of one?<br />only time will tell.<br /><br />till then , lets keep having fun. guzzle the gallons. and protect the world from an evil!Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-91202935358541941192009-08-06T22:42:00.002+05:302009-08-06T22:46:43.020+05:30Snooze!!sometimes ppl make small discoveries or inventions and it really becomes a giant leap for mankind.<br />i think the 'snooze' in ur alarm is one of those. i think presently my life is all dependent on snooze.<br />i am able to reach wherever i am supposed to ,in time only coz the snooze. i generally put the alarm for 20 min before the desired time and then keep snoozing and zzzzing to glory.<br /><br />its a great boon. long live snooze.Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-90584602062602502872009-07-22T22:06:00.002+05:302009-07-22T22:16:27.440+05:30Solar eclipseso the much awaited event is finally over.<br />i had my squash match in the morning and after that when we came out we experienced the eclipse. although it was badly clouded but we could experience it. it got completely dark for abt 3 minutes.<br />it was breathtaking and awesome. what strikes me most abt these celestial events is that how well and accurately they get predicted. predicted till the last second. Awesome. and come to think of it. even the ancient greeks and indians cd do it. science must have been so well developed .<br />now i am already thinking abt my next chance of viewing such an event. i hope its soon.Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-21014435210717521402009-07-19T13:47:00.002+05:302009-07-19T13:53:38.718+05:30Premchandwe've all heard of munshi premchand. these days i m reading one of his first books titled "sevsadan". and let me tell u folks awesome is an understatement.<br />i am enjoying reading it very much. the story is set in early 20th century and its really very interesting to read about the contemprory issues at that time and the social situation.<br />so it's wonderful.<br />we in india know atleast 2-3 languages.but get so obsessed by only english. there is so much literature avail in other languages and you will derive great pleausre.<br />so i ask of you to read some hindi and local language books and not waste this extra knowledge of language that all of us have by not reading. we should not use these languages merely for conversation but also read extensively.Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-79199675447538798242009-07-16T20:54:00.004+05:302009-07-16T21:06:10.611+05:30Code Of a Warrior"This is the code by which the entire Indian Army lives by. and dies too.<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">"<strong>I am a Warrior.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Fighting is my Dharma.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I will train my <strong>mind, body and spirit</strong> to excel in all devices and weapons of war, future and present,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I will Always protect the weak,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I will Be truthful to bluntness,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I will Be humane, cultured and compassionate,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I will Fight and embrace the consequences,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH THAT I ASK NOTHING OF YOU."</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div>Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-21913947323607850552009-07-14T21:49:00.003+05:302009-07-14T21:53:59.568+05:30omegle<a href="http://www.omegle.com/">www.omegle.com</a> is a wonderful website that i came across recently. it did not have much zing-bang of other networking site. and that is what makes it refreshingly different. no concept of login or an acct. in fact the beauty lies in anonymity. as soon as click on chat u will be randomly connected to a stranger. u talk about general issues and things u like to do or dont.<br />but generally don't discuss ur name et al.<br />in fact the site mentions that 'asl' is a taboo.<br />u are also free to pretend to be somebody else and pose and chat like him.<br />its great fun. and keep posting me on ur exploits.Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-37427236628800808172009-07-13T23:02:00.003+05:302009-07-13T23:10:17.064+05:30some praise!there's a n old friend of mine. she recently showered some praise for the blog that i write.<br />u can read the same in my scraps on orkut.<br />Finally ! something to cheer about.<br />Thanks Payal.Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116972710812042047.post-26418844678846277662009-07-07T20:46:00.003+05:302009-07-07T20:56:29.658+05:30Worli sea link - Pride of India<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDK56ZAbE1CVBiIrV95ZlkmWIRo47qTPOLrsLQw2NY46td2q009kcLqvvo0LJ4E6oeUszO0hHZYGFicEgqR6OoYaiku4QrobR2pSk1gCAVlr8_JZeStcGBjh5ZRTJzbWXgwYmpazZ7PI/s1600-h/_44798630_sea_link4_466.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355739842002987234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDK56ZAbE1CVBiIrV95ZlkmWIRo47qTPOLrsLQw2NY46td2q009kcLqvvo0LJ4E6oeUszO0hHZYGFicEgqR6OoYaiku4QrobR2pSk1gCAVlr8_JZeStcGBjh5ZRTJzbWXgwYmpazZ7PI/s320/_44798630_sea_link4_466.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMC0xGHNnvZSu4g_4SNfFkwU8pF-amQSVbdxaeqh7EmX2T84m_xMVeWyb7eLkvzrdsGgLGV3mtOEZhyJjhwZE1u25mDShizhWgypIavUAilS_UpBCg_TdWK-Pv5OBS_6KwrYLgWClmbyk/s1600-h/04sealink1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355739836083249282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMC0xGHNnvZSu4g_4SNfFkwU8pF-amQSVbdxaeqh7EmX2T84m_xMVeWyb7eLkvzrdsGgLGV3mtOEZhyJjhwZE1u25mDShizhWgypIavUAilS_UpBCg_TdWK-Pv5OBS_6KwrYLgWClmbyk/s320/04sealink1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>it is not just an architectural marvel, it is the jewel in the crown. it comes at a time when india is moving and there's a general "feel good" around. The worli-bandra sea link was dedicated to the nation yesterday and i felt so proud of my country. last time i had such a feeling was ahen Chandraayan soared in the sky. </div><br /><br /><div>the sea link is by no measure a mean feat. it proves India's position as one of the technology leaders and certainly by far the most advanced in the subcontinent. bridging the sea is one of the biggest challenges of the contemprory times and we have done ourselves proud by achieving it. </div><br /><br /><div>i would like to congratulate the entire team of ppl who were involved in the project.</div><br /><br /><div>way to go India. </div></div>Ankushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340702239813339969noreply@blogger.com0