The Flight of A Butterfly

1. Attend your school/college/office ceremony .  It is not a holiday. If you are present at your college or workplace, please do watch the national flag unfurl and stand with your eyes shining with pride. It a chance for you to remember what our ancestors did for your freedom.  And pay homage to those great souls. 2. Stand straight, shoulders broad and chin up during the national anthem. Be proud of it.   Putting your right hand on your heart and singing the anthem is not practised in our country. You need to stop doing that. 3. Donate. Help.   Empathize.   A few clothes, food or any other necessary commodity to the needy. Better still, why don't you provide for the lunch of the kid who comes and cleans your windshield or sells you the flags and other things at a traffic post? Make that child believe that good people are still out there. 4. Pick up the national flags lying around after 15th August...

God's providence is your only inheritance.   Small aim is a crime. If you want to shine like the sun, first you must burn like it. These are some of  the thoughts of perhaps the greatest visionary of our generation.  The man who inspired millions transcending all barriers that exist, who encouraged us to embark on our dream journey has finished his own. This post is a tribute to  India’s Missile Man, People's President, Bharat Ratna......the epithets will never end. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was a person par excellence with his vision of India 2020 and an uncanny ability to inspire every single soul he interacted with. Here is my message for him. Sir, You made us feel empowered with your enthusiasm.  Your vision of Developed India by 2020 and your tireless efforts to work towards it showed us what passion really means. As a scientist, you were the face behind India’s missile program. As a teacher,   you taught us how to think, no...

A s I flip through the albums in the closet, A wave of memories hits me. I am reminded of the days gone by Days of innocence and joy. What fun it was, going to school Bringing back just homework, not suppressed anger Oh what fun it was playing in the neighbourhood Coming home with scrapped knees and elbows, Not emotional injuries that cut through the heart Celebrating the rain, not cursing the traffic. Climbing the trees just to see what the world from above looks like. A cricket match in your area... Held more promise than the stock market. The Mickey Mouse watch gifted by your friends is always more special than Rado and Rolex….. Where maturity didn’t come in the way of living your heart out. The summer hols, with cousins and friends. The afternoons had no time for boredom. Full of cartoons, books and ice creams and toys, And huge fandoms Power Rangers and Ben 10. Trading cards of WWE, and Pokemon. Delightful; in the truest sense of the word. The birt...

It has been a really long time. More than a month since my last post. I know there is no possible excuse as to why I didn't put my passion first, but in my defense I had my 2nd semester and then my 1st professional exams are just round the corner. A busy, hectic and a super stressful time. So back here trying my best not to hate my books, and thinking of what to write. You know I am actually amazed at how often a writer's block could hit you. By the way, did I mention I am a bit of a fan of MTV Coke Studio? I kinda like it, the vibe and all. So no surprises there when I was very excited to see an Oriya song being reset to a new tune. Something like selling old wine in a new bottle. And I thought probably I should share something about this with you. This particular song I am talking about....Its called Rangabati. A typical Kosali folk song with the ability to lift your mood up. It is a number which celebrates life and human emotions; and equates them with the beauty of na...

There comes a time in your life..... When you are lonely. So lonely that you start fantasising things. You dream about things the way they can never be. Nothing is wrong, but nothing is right either. People mistake your words for arrogance. People mistake your silence for anger. And you feel, for a moment, to scream out loud. Ask everyone to shut the hell up. Please.  Don't tell me that I am lucky. Tell me to how to face my demons. Don't remind me what I have, help me get better. Being content isn't a sign of moving forward. Please. Before you accuse me of being indifferent,  step into my shoes first. Understand that times haven't been kind to me...... I have been in places where I don't fit in. I have experienced things which are not exactly pleasant. My beliefs have been questioned, my ideals lie in peril. I have lost someone who loved me dearly. And at this moment...... I start wishing for someone. Anyone- a friend, a relative or a...

Those of us who grew up in the early years of the 21st century in India would remember what a joy the kids' programs were during those days. They were so eagerly awaited in the evenings, so passionately debated during the lunch hour at school and so fondly remembered.  I bet everyone would relate to Tom & Jerry, Oswald, Ben 10, Pokemon, Winnie the Pooh, Timon and Pumba......in case you remember anything I may have missed out; feel free to mention it. ;) To be honest, these shows played an integral part in our lives. But today as I was flipping through the cartoon channels, after a very long time, I couldn't connect to the new shows. Somehow all of them seemed strange to me. Somehow Doraemon didn't interest me, and neither did any of those other shows. The use of language and the values being taught caught my attention. Well, put simply there is this cartoon called Oggy and the Cockroaches, and you should just see the tone and the content. I would begin to worry if ...

The recent debate about net neutrality in India has managed to catch some eyeballs. It has been making news the world over, and the AIB video of save the internet has garnered the appreciation of many. Well done boys! For people like you and me, net neutrality essentially means that all the apps you download from the internet, no matter whichever service you are using will be equal. It means that with your net pack,  you don’t have to pay extra for using WhatsApp or installing snapdeal on your phone. The amount of money you use for your phone will skyrocket. Okay.....sounds far-fetched? Imagine you are in a class, you need to verify something and instinctively you type Wikipedia on your phone. But you won't get it. Then you check your internet pack. You have enough money.Then why???? Because you haven't paid extra for using that app. It is one of the Over-the-Top services, and you can't access it unless you pay for it separately. So yeah!!! Pop! There goes your Candy Cru...