I recently read the papers on the eve of our 58th Republic Day and found out that ‘the soft spoken general’-VLADIMIR PUTIN will b our country’s guest of honor on this great occasion.
I then thought he must be one really pissed of guy. The leader of the ’Red Army’ must be ragging red now that India has officially back-stabbed it’s old friends in Moscow and signed the so-called “ground breaking “ Indo-Us nuclear deal. But to my utter surprise, when asked about the implications of the deal on India’s relationship with Russia, he acknowledged India’s right to search for alternate and cheap energy sources and reaffirmed Moscow’s commitment towards Delhi. He also announced that his country will be supplying us with enriched Uranium to serve our energy needs, very generous indeed Mr. Putin. But WHY????
Another News in everybody’s lips is the alleged Racial slur witnessed by a Bollywood Beauty in channel 4’s hit reality series. It kicked off a real storm. With such a diplomatic reaction of quantum proportions it seemed as if they were trying to prevent two countries from going to war. But once again I was unfazed. Nothing new was happening-if u ask me. Racism and Britain went and in hand. I have not seen a single of those ”VIDESI born confused DESI” flicks without racism been acknowledged in it. Even in Football black players have become accustomed to the “Monkey Chants”. Then why are Tony Blair,Gordon Brown(Britain’s Prime minister in waiting) all so very concerned? Once again I ask WHY???
One may think that both Putin and Blair are doing the ‘right’ thing.But they are Politicians, they have better things to do then do the right thing.
Why all of a sudden is India everywhere?
The answer lies in the question itself. All this is happening because INDIA IS EVEYWHERE.
India with its’ young population, availability of cheap labor, immense brain pool is virtually guaranteed to be the flavor of the future. Thus the ‘firangis’ don’t want to stay away from the party. As a result we have F-16’s and MiG-21’s fiercely pitted against each other, lobbying very hard just be get the IAF contract for new fighter planes. We also have the likes of Vodafone ready to pay whatever price is necessary just to get a foothold in the largest and also fastest growing telecommunications market in the world. We also have retail giants realizing the potential of Indian consumers and forming alliance with Indian counterparts .Finally we have our very own Laxmi Niwas Mittal ready to undergo the difficult task of setting a Green field project (A first time for Mittal steel) rather than acquisitions. All this trouble because it is worth it. India is worth it.
Having missed an opportunity with CHINA, no one is taking any chances now. Everyone wants a seat on the success train whose engine happens to be controlled by INDIA.
So I guess Blair,Putin,Bush are not being kind to India. On the contrary they are being kind to themselves by doing what is right for their economy. Now we are in a position to choose. Predictably no country wants to do anything to look bad in our eyes hence all the attention.
Another very crucial change that has come about due to Indian’s economic crusade is the mind set of its’ people. So a sreesanth dancing down the pitch(with absolute no regret of his actions) causes no surprise. In the 70’s during the “LICENSE RAJ” Amitabh Bachchan became the numero-uno star because of the character he portrayed. A ‘angry young man’ frustrated with the system trying to break away and create his on rules. The general audience identified with him and hence the popularity. Even today he has the same popularity but for a different reason altogether. Today he represents a different cause. His is a success story. Today our nation identifies with his success more than with him. His smile represents the smile o the nation. I say this is all very good. A more confident Indian has more chances of being successful. This new found confidence is already showing results.
But a word of caution. We are Indians. Whatever good things are being said about our nation is a hypothesis. We Indians have a tendency of letting victory slip away from our fingertips. Let that be history and nothing more. Yes nothing much has been achieved and a lot of hard work needs to be done to achieve “VISION 2020” but I will say this much-WE HAVE MADE A BEAUTIFUL BEGINNING.
INDIA-keep ROCKING
Monday, February 26, 2007
THE SOUND ADVICE
ADVICE-Telling someone else what to should do in a particular situation.
It’s a dangerous habit if you ask me. I often wondered when I can’t make a full circle judgment about the things happening in my life, how can I ever tell someone else how to go about things.
Anyways I am writing what I am because for the first time in my life I actually got to hear a ‘sound advice’. The funny part is that it was not even given to me but I got so influenced that I think it’s worth sharing.
There I was in my first BOOZE party ever. I had come there with three more persons. The person who was throwing the party lets call him STUD, we shall call the other two INSANE and DUDE. Each of their name suggests their characteristics.
STUD was finally giving us a treat for the enormous success he had had in the recent pass.
None of us exactly knew what great deed he had accomplished but we didn’t care as long as the food was worth going to the DHABA in the cold. Among other reasons the one I was aware of was him hooking up him a girl. According to INSANE this amounted to a booze party. His wish was granted.
I had promised someone very special ,who was very well aware of what engineering students do in their 4 year curriculum, that I shall stay away from the three ing’s-doping, boozing and smoking. I was sticking to my commitment. I was there to ensure that the three drinkers reached back without getting a suspension order midway.
We had to sit on the roof of the DHABA. Shivering was an additional price all boozers have to pay here.
Broken chairs and tables, lying in a corner were proof that it was a boozers’ joint.
INSANE said he remains stable till the 9th peck; he was out by the third one. DUDE didn’t say much. He was our drinking champ. He kept munching the chips and emptying the glasses. STUD could not manage more than one.
INSANE kept asking DUDE-”you game for a Bottom’s Up”.(For those like me unaware of the art of boozing, bottom’s up means trying to finish the entire bottle in one go and seeing who does it faster.)DUDE fully aware of INSANE’s condition gave up without a fight allowing him to do his victory dance.
Its funny how drunk people can talk about all the irrelevant things in the world without the slightest idea of what they are saying. As INSANE once again opened his mouth(and I tried closing my ears) to blabber something stupid then came the “sound advice”.
“Cheers to you dude” said INSANE while smashing his glass with STUD’s(GOD only knows how it didn’t break).
“How serious are you about this girl?”He asked.
“I really dot know, I am taking it easy. Let time take its’ toll. I am not that serious.” replied STUD.
INSANE’s brow got raised, either due to the reply he had heard or due to his bitter drink.
He replied and I listened in amaze-“See here, I suggest that you change your mindset a bit. It’s your life and I am no one to intervene but your answer reminded me of myself.
I thought the same way when I first got into a relationship.”
Dude got a call. He went do attend it while INSANE continued…..
“As far as I remember I first wanted to get into a relationship because I thought it was HIP to do so .I saw countless school flicks which forced me to think that to be happening I need to be committed.”
I realized that this was going somewhere so I paid more attention.
He then said” Then after getting into a relationship I realized it is more happening to be the playboy of the town then to be a dull committed guy in love. I started getting into relationships to get out of it. I have had twelve girlfriends till date.”
I had heard that last line before. Each time he had said it in a boastful tone. But not this time, now it was more in a regretful note.
Then he said it .He said that one line which gets stuck inside your head and gets repeated inside your brain cells for time infinite.
“And now if I am suppose to fall in love with the 13th girl I meet ,what am I to say to her. Will she trust me when she comes to know that I have had flings all my life. How am I to make her trust me? I can only lie, else I am doomed.”
There you had it a person whom I thought was nearly invincible (both in relationships and otherwise) confessing his deepest secret.
He continued ”Take it from me dude, being in a long-term relationship is the best thing that can happen to one.”
The word long-term from a guy like INSANE did sound odd but it did make sense.
DUDE was finally back, unaware of what he had missed.
While returning INSANE was so darn ‘out’ that I had to literarily drag him back.
Carrying (no pun intended) his half dead body was laborious, but keeping in mind the advice he gave, I didn’t mind at all.
I leave it to the readers to introspect on what he said all that I can say is that his “sound advice” was good enough t be written about.
The above article is an act of fiction. But fiction takes inspiration from truth and life.
It’s a dangerous habit if you ask me. I often wondered when I can’t make a full circle judgment about the things happening in my life, how can I ever tell someone else how to go about things.
Anyways I am writing what I am because for the first time in my life I actually got to hear a ‘sound advice’. The funny part is that it was not even given to me but I got so influenced that I think it’s worth sharing.
There I was in my first BOOZE party ever. I had come there with three more persons. The person who was throwing the party lets call him STUD, we shall call the other two INSANE and DUDE. Each of their name suggests their characteristics.
STUD was finally giving us a treat for the enormous success he had had in the recent pass.
None of us exactly knew what great deed he had accomplished but we didn’t care as long as the food was worth going to the DHABA in the cold. Among other reasons the one I was aware of was him hooking up him a girl. According to INSANE this amounted to a booze party. His wish was granted.
I had promised someone very special ,who was very well aware of what engineering students do in their 4 year curriculum, that I shall stay away from the three ing’s-doping, boozing and smoking. I was sticking to my commitment. I was there to ensure that the three drinkers reached back without getting a suspension order midway.
We had to sit on the roof of the DHABA. Shivering was an additional price all boozers have to pay here.
Broken chairs and tables, lying in a corner were proof that it was a boozers’ joint.
INSANE said he remains stable till the 9th peck; he was out by the third one. DUDE didn’t say much. He was our drinking champ. He kept munching the chips and emptying the glasses. STUD could not manage more than one.
INSANE kept asking DUDE-”you game for a Bottom’s Up”.(For those like me unaware of the art of boozing, bottom’s up means trying to finish the entire bottle in one go and seeing who does it faster.)DUDE fully aware of INSANE’s condition gave up without a fight allowing him to do his victory dance.
Its funny how drunk people can talk about all the irrelevant things in the world without the slightest idea of what they are saying. As INSANE once again opened his mouth(and I tried closing my ears) to blabber something stupid then came the “sound advice”.
“Cheers to you dude” said INSANE while smashing his glass with STUD’s(GOD only knows how it didn’t break).
“How serious are you about this girl?”He asked.
“I really dot know, I am taking it easy. Let time take its’ toll. I am not that serious.” replied STUD.
INSANE’s brow got raised, either due to the reply he had heard or due to his bitter drink.
He replied and I listened in amaze-“See here, I suggest that you change your mindset a bit. It’s your life and I am no one to intervene but your answer reminded me of myself.
I thought the same way when I first got into a relationship.”
Dude got a call. He went do attend it while INSANE continued…..
“As far as I remember I first wanted to get into a relationship because I thought it was HIP to do so .I saw countless school flicks which forced me to think that to be happening I need to be committed.”
I realized that this was going somewhere so I paid more attention.
He then said” Then after getting into a relationship I realized it is more happening to be the playboy of the town then to be a dull committed guy in love. I started getting into relationships to get out of it. I have had twelve girlfriends till date.”
I had heard that last line before. Each time he had said it in a boastful tone. But not this time, now it was more in a regretful note.
Then he said it .He said that one line which gets stuck inside your head and gets repeated inside your brain cells for time infinite.
“And now if I am suppose to fall in love with the 13th girl I meet ,what am I to say to her. Will she trust me when she comes to know that I have had flings all my life. How am I to make her trust me? I can only lie, else I am doomed.”
There you had it a person whom I thought was nearly invincible (both in relationships and otherwise) confessing his deepest secret.
He continued ”Take it from me dude, being in a long-term relationship is the best thing that can happen to one.”
The word long-term from a guy like INSANE did sound odd but it did make sense.
DUDE was finally back, unaware of what he had missed.
While returning INSANE was so darn ‘out’ that I had to literarily drag him back.
Carrying (no pun intended) his half dead body was laborious, but keeping in mind the advice he gave, I didn’t mind at all.
I leave it to the readers to introspect on what he said all that I can say is that his “sound advice” was good enough t be written about.
The above article is an act of fiction. But fiction takes inspiration from truth and life.
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