The Best Developed Collective Moments!!

While taking Lecture, Once the Teacher Enquired Students-

“College mein admission lene se pehle kuch socha hoga aap sab ne, ki college kaisa hoga? Infrastructure kaisa hoga? Kya environment Hoga?

‘I raised my hand up inorder to give the funniest answer to that question’

‘Tumse Start karte hain, Pointing towards me!

“Replied Teacher”

The film started with very funny dialogue “Socha tha College mein Canteen hogi, achi ladkiyan hongi…par shayad sapne adhoore hote hue dikh rahe hain, kyunki sir yaha na to achi ladkiyan hain aur na hi achi canteen” Obviously the class room produced the high pitch of giggles all around.

I Loved it there...I mean, yes there are moments when I miss College Life terribly and wish I would have continued it if this is what my life is going to be built around Now which almost I’m not liking it.

It was all just so much fun!!!
Starting from the Lectures itself, one really couldn't care less if one attend it or not, provided you submit the assignments on time, though always last minute and of course Jugad Karke! And if in case it happens that one of your friends is taking the same subject that you are- then there is no reason to attend it all, He can do all the learning for You! (As in my case Ashwin did all the times). And there would still be no one to tell you anything but yourself!

And then there would be the weekend Parties- it would be someone's birthday or someone's hook-up but party it will always be. Some drink, some dance, some do Both. And still you would enjoy it till the last plate of chips is over or the last bottle of Beer ended. You wake up with a huge hang-over the next Morning or still be too sleepy to wake up for your Class.

 
And then there are relationships...always relationships! Someone likes someone, or someone hooked up with someone or someone broke up with other and the rumors that follows. Two guys fought over her or he cheated on her. It always happens. And then Comes the endless session of gals crying their heart out and guys drinking their head out! The forever oath never to 'love' again until you see them proposing another gal just the next day!

And then Sometimes comes the moment of loneliness...moments when you wish someone was there with you to share every enjoyable moment. There are friends of course, but for all those late night talks and fashion discussion (between girls) and politics discussion (between boys) you can't help but wish for something more. And then that Someone comes along, shares few moments with you and then suddenly it all ends too...And then you are left wondering perhaps I did something wrong, perhaps it wasn't such a good idea after all or perhaps I shouldn't have got involved in the first place. But then in the end, you always remember that the moments you shared are yours and yours alone and then you are glad it all happened and move on doing every random thing!

Yes, There are moments when you think perhaps my parents won't approve of this or perhaps my Sisters won't like the way I live and then you decide 'Alright,I am going to be responsible from this day onward' And then the moment you see a bottle of wine, all that good intentions flies right out of the window - 'This is the last time, I swear I'll be responsible from Tomorrow' and then the Craziness always continues on...In the end, the only Explanation you can actually give for all the crazy thing you do is

'Hey, This is Life, you got to enjoy it, Right?

Bournvita to Coffee....

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Just Wandering where that haunting horror theme of 'The Zee horror Show' lost. The first few episodes were quite good, infact I do remember couple of  episodes. The one in which the ghost of rapist named vikranta was shown……i was so scared that vikranta haunted me for almost a week then. Surely In my growing up days I got my hands on everything which seemed remotely horror. The Ramsay brothers shown everything be it purana mandir, purani haveli, darwaza, veerana, sannata, dahshat, amavasya where actually moon was shown, dog barking rather crying in a very familiar voice and many more...


I was going to start another IPL clash on MAX, when the familiar sounding tune came floating into the room.


“Shaktimaaaaan…. Shaktimaaaaan…. Shaktimaaaaaaan…. “.


For a second I was dumbfounded. Then someone came shouting that the episodes of the popular Indian superhero series had been released on Star Utsav. Whoosh… Switching off the lights, I decided to watch the episode in an instant. As the familiar Shaktimaan song started playing, all the faded images of it, which were lying somewhere at the back of my mind came rushing back. And along came many things. The emotions, the feelings we nurtured for the superhero 10 years ago…, it all came back. The memories of childhood came flooding to my mind in instants and I found myself engulfed by them, smiling as I remembered old incidents and characters whom we have watched growing up. Who, in some way or the other have contributed in making our character what it is today.


I still remember how on Saturdays we would rush back from school to be home on time to watch the Indian superhero in action. Missing a single episode was out of question, be it exams or anything. It’s the same story of the whole generation of Indian kids who have watched the series growing up. His costume was a rage. And even the lecture he gave on good habits after each episode went down well with the kids. He was their idol, their superman.


Along with Shaktimaan, we hold the same nostalgia for other stuff that came on TV during that time. Be it Scooby Doo, the favorite Great Dane, or Captain Vyom the planet savior. Personally, I owe my environment freakiness to him. 


It’s the sweet nostalgia of those leisurely times that surrounded me as I watched episode of the superhero saga. And somewhere inside I felt a heaviness, knowing that those times are long gone and won’t be back.


I have realised that there are some days we grow up with that define us. They aren't anniversaries or birthdays so it's hard to remember the dates or their place in time. We remember these days, not by dates. We remember them by the beauty or unexpected importance of the moments that populated them. It's the little things. And ofcourse we each have a thousand such days .

And Cricket It Is !!

It's been exactly a month. Many topics floated across the mind. None actually made me sit and take notice. Till today, that is. Finally, it's the first love of my life that made me blog ‘CRICKET’. It's a wonderful feeling, this.

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Thursday , 31^st March.

Emotions were still high and I was haven’t yet got over with the hangover of the India - Pakistan semi-final clash. I had four glasses of Chilled Beer that day and it wasn’t been of any use – I think! How could it be? You all might have seen Pannilal Chowk that day.!!

My mood swings intensified and somehow managed to produce some kind of tarot prediction for the semi-final and I was lucky to sail through with a relatively hard work on my intuition.

Oh lord, what am I going to do now? I terribly need an answer, a good prediction if India is going to win or not. At the very start of the tournament, we discussed that, “Sri Lanka will win the world cup.” 1.2 billion Indian fans – ‘as per the new census’ released today, please don’t be disappointed. I know 1.2 billion Indians are not all grown ups and not all of them have internet access and above all, there is still great percentage of illiteracy and they won’t be reading my prediction.

But the ones, who will be reading it, keep your hearts steady, cool and calm. This is just a game and somebody has to win and someone has to lose.

Saturday, 2^nd April.

While Brushing my Teeth and simultaneously reading the local newspaper which covered the Front page with a big photo of two captains followed by image of Cup.. ‘Ab bas 2.30 baje ka intezar’ My question in the morning was, “ Will India, win the World Cup?” The answer was according to my first intuition – the toughest hurdle is over but still hard work has to be done. Sri Lanka will pose a tough challenge but good times lie ahead for India. India will smile, laugh and be happy. Does that mean they will win? – There are at least 55% chances.

It may be an intuition or may be they were my emotions for the country. Only time will tell. Not only I, number of peoples had posted that India will sail through to the finals on Facebook - and they did. But until the result came out, I was unsure what intuition was and what sub-conscious feeling was.

Overall, the Lankans had a good total on the scoreboard and we can’t take them lightly. They will be playing with great positive energy, zeal and enthusiasm.

I was bound to think of Sachin Tendulkar… If he’ll hit his 100^th century, then the momentum is bound to shift in India’s favour definitely. But, what if ‘Murali’ will show his magic on the last innings of his cricket life? But will India capitalize on that? – Yes.

They say the heart is usually right and my heart was with INDIA ! 

All's well that ends well. We Finally won the World Cup. And I've rediscovered my passion for DD National, if it ever existed. I bow to the blatant disregard towards commercialization, Prasar Bharti. At least more cricketers are seen on the field than off it on advertisements during the telecast! And I could actually watch the first delivery of every over!

Like bubbles rising to the surface in a glass of freshly poured champagne, the stadium erupted with joy. Men in Blue were running around in circles of incredulous joy while the Lankans slumped to the ground, surrendering to the celebrations all around. They had yet again come so near, only to be left standing without the ring…the eternal best-man at his beloved’s wedding.

While the world around him whipped up a frenzied whirlpool of emotions that threatened to pull him in, resisting its pull for a few moments more, all by himself at the centre of the wicket stood that man from the other end. Looking up at the dark night sky, beyond the hot white light of the floodlights, the man whispered a silent prayer of thanks. Though they might still call him a God, the cross had finally lifted. India had finally won the World Cup. Sachin Tendulkar was free to be a man again. A 5 ft. legendary genius getting may be the last chance to live his dream.

Days like this will be etched in our memories. A day when the richest couple in India were looking in awe like college teens. Oh!! It was a day when billion hearts were beating together. Another day adding to the gratness, that is Mother India. Don’t know whether we will see 2013 but for atleast a billion out there, we crossed April 2 when we wrote our name in sky as a world champions!!!

I’m always proud and privileged to be an Indian.!.!