IPL

Few days back the news channels were flooded with the news relating to I.P.L. auctions that took place recently.The matter was regarding Pakistani players not been picked up by any of the franchisee owners.People from the other side of the border were surprised that none of their T-20 world champion players were picked up.And also they were infuriated by the response of the team owners towards their players.

It was not justified on the part of the team owners to completely discard the Pakistani players after themselves inviting them for the auctions.It's like inviting a guest to your house and then not asking him/her even for water.Truely disgusting.The reasons they gave were regarding the uncertainity in the availability of Pakistani players and also the security concerns that come along with them.But I want to ask them that if they were so concerned with security of their matches why did they even invited the players to the auctions.They could have simply left them out from the auctions,but no they did not do that.Instead they humiliated them.We all know what place Cricket holds in the subcontinent.It is commensurate to religion and by performing such actions,the owners have given a large boost to the neagtive image of India in the minds of the Pakistani people.I the end I would like to say that though IPL is a private body and its not accountable to anyone,but if its dealing with a sport like cricket which is so emotionally attached to the people,they owe some reponsibility towards them.

A bit of rabbism....

Well today I am going to write something about Rabbi Shergill's song which most of you would not have heard uptil now.The song goes like "Jinhe NAAZ HAI HIND PAR WOH KAHAN HAIN".I should say its a masterpiece from the maestro himself.The meaning of the song is soo deep that after listening to it once or twice you will not be able to figure out the real meaning of the song,what it tries to convey.The song is about, how raising your voice against the evils that are inherent in the Indian society can cost you loose your everything and still the people won't bother to do anything."JINHE NAAZ HAI HIND PAR WOH KAHAN THE ,JINHE NAAZ HAI WOH KAHAN HAIN" is an expression of anguish on the part of people who died, asking questions to the people of India that where were they, when "WE" lost our lives while fighting "against" corruption and fighting "for" the rights of the dispossessed people.
THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE SONG GOES LIKE THIS:

My name is Bilqis Yakub Rasool
I committed just one mistake
That I stood in their way
When they were looking for Ram

First, one asked me but I knew nothing
Then another but my answer was the same
Then so many that now I have a question
Where are those who were proud of India
Where are those who are proud

My name gentlemen is Satyendra Dubey
I’ve already said what I wanted to say
Now I lie on the road
With a bullet in my heart

My only fault being that I wrote
A truth that was on everyone’s lips
But truth here turn poisonous

Where are those who were proud of India
Where are those who are proud

My name brother is Manjunath
I’ve seen the corpse of conscience lying
In the middle of the road at Lakhimpur Kherhi

Where ideals are stuck in slogans
And the royal courts are full of thieves
There the death of righteousness is old news

Where are those who were proud of India
Where are those who are proud

My name is Navleen Kumar
Nineteenth June and nineteen wounds
Nineteen nineteen nineteen nineteen
Nineteen wounds

Nineteen nineteen nineteen nineteen
Nineteen nineteen nineteen nineteen
Nineteen nineteen nineteen nineteen

Nineteen wounds
Loot the villages and open markets
Nallasopara and Virar
Snatch our land and send us to
Hell

Where are those who were proud of India
Where are those who are proud

As a matter of fact the names of the people mentioned in this song are real.I got the discription about these people in one of the blogs:
1)Bilkis Bano is one of the victims of the riots which followed the Godhra train massacre. On March 3 (or February 28), 2002, she was gangraped in Dahod district of Gujarat when she was pregnant. She also lost 14 relatives including her 3-year-old child, mother and 2 sisters. She is the sole witness to this incident. The case was handled by the CBI, and was transferred to Mumbai court on the orders of the Supreme Court. 20 people have been accused in the case.

2)Satyendra Kumar Dubey (1973 – 2003) was project director at the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). He was assassinated in Gaya, Bihar for fighting corruption in the Golden Quadrilateral highway construction project.

3)Shanmugam Manjunath (1978 Kolar-2005) was a marketing manager for the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) who was murdered for sealing a corrupt petrol station in UP. Who later became a rallying cry for IIM, IIT and other institutes students.

4)Ms. Navleen Kumar, who worked for the land rights of adivasis/tribals in Nallasopara, outskirts of Mumbai was stabbed to death on the terrace of her flat. She had been fighting against “builders and land mafia”.

you an watch the video @:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxYjF2jc5wc(the quality is not good)
well in the end I would like to say that this particular song shows us the reality of Indian society,the Indian polity..just listen and think about it...

UNPREDICTABLE --->LYF

3 months back I was having outings and going to parties,having loads of fun...enjoying few last days of college life.But the times have changed now.i can do nothing but with a smile acknowledge the unpredictability of life.People often talk about how drastic changes happen and now I am experiencing them.Changes in the environment,changes in my thinking,and ofcourse changes in people.
For the past three months I am sitting @home,have noting to do the whole day,and with nobody..total silence all around(as my parents are working).I know I am loosing some precious time but still I am able to do nothing,but watching it slip from my hands slowly.I am very frustrated with how the things are turning out to be.I had planned my life in a different way but thanks to recession and TCS I am having pretty bad times.Sitting alone at home I always think that I should utilize this time,but I am stuck in between.On one hand I want to prepare for CAT,but I am not confident that I would make it..my parents are asking me to try for banking exams,and for the sake that others are filling psu's I am also appearing for them,without doing any preparation.So currently you know I am a bit pissed off.I want to prepare for CAT ,but I am not able to focus single mindedly towards it.I dunno what it is ,whether its the fear of my uncertain future,or my commitment towards other trivial things,that's holding me back.I must realize quickly how time is running out and must chalk out something.I know i am going through some bad times,but as they say nothing lasts forever.so hoping for some good times ahead......
cheers!!

NOSTALGIA...(MY FIRST ATTEMPT)

When I walk down the memory lane,
I think about many things that went in vain..
When I wake up,with morning blues,
I regret that earlier I was glued…
To the things I never wanted to say,never wanted to do…
Words that earlier seemed too easy to frame ,
Now those are the ones from whom I refrain…
Now I am sitting alone,
Thinking about where to move from here..
To make my future bright ,
Is the only thing in my sight…
Not many paths to move on,
Yes there’s only one where I belong..

Music for life

It's 4:00 am in the morning... exams are near..and as usual i wasted the whole day again. With nothing to do i thought of writing something about 1 of my passions: "MUSIC". Well this is an article that defines my love for music....hey i remember the time when i entered JSS...i was quite a big music freak at that time also...but my choice was totally different...i loved listening kishore da,rafi ji,mukesh....and i still do njoi them...but its just that my priorities in music have changed as for now... Now i am a die hard fan of western music...especially "ROCK"... the songs like hotel california by eagles,one last breath by creed, you look wonderful tonight by eric clapton...resonate in my mind continously.. i really don't know how and when i grew so fond of them...though my associaton with "ROCK" is not much old...but still i feel that i have been with it since a long time...yeah such is the beauty of it....u'll have to feel it to understand what i am talking about....though my initial impression about the western music was very bad...at that moment i didn't understood why a group of people always kept on shouting so hard..and where the hell was the song but then with the time passing by..i realised that no ,its not shouting ,its their way of expresing their so strong emotions...later when i understood the meaning of what they were trying to convey,i grew absolutely fond of them..

So guys and gals start listening to western music...atleast just try it out..initially u wouldn't like it...ya i'll tel u that it will take time..but m assuring you...u will certainly grow fond of it..the way i did..happy listening.cheers!!!

TAKE IT EASY!!!!!!!

Lately i read an article in times about ANGER...it was written by the founder head of some spiritual organisation..i ws highly inspired by it,so thought of sharing some golden tips wit u , on how to resist the outburst of anger at the wrong place nd wrong time...!!We humans are just like a "matchstick"...soundin odd...?wait wait i'll clarify..
A matchstick head is made up of a powered chemical..whenever u stike it against the corners of the match box..u see the flames on the response...aren't we behaving in similar manner sumtimes..whenevr someone strikes us wit wrds or actions tat seem disgusting to us ..we quickly burst into anger! Although the level of resistance varies from person to person...
It will be surprising for some of you to know that anger could adversely affect the intellect ,the brain,digestive system,liver etc etc...all in all it acts like a slow poison fr the hunam body...Effective ways in which u can curb it..include ..
1)Acting in a "mature" manner whenevr u feel something is happening out of the limit....means handling worse situations in a mature manneri.i.e. not letting thing of little importance overpower you..not lettin yourself loose ur temper over insignificant issues...try 2 b as calm as possible...nd do not focus on it...I would also like to share wit u ol a beautiful example the writer of the artice had quoted..it was about "socrates"...i hope most of you must be knowing him...well he ws a gr88 man..a vry learned person..the problem was wit his wife...as he ws most of the times surrounded by his disciples..his wife founded it difficult to even talk to him or even spend some time wit him...one day she lost her cool..and took a bucket full of water nd turned it upside down on socrates...
A normal person would have lost his temper at tis but. u all will b astonished to know what socrates said.. he said nd i quote "i have come to know only today that thundring clouds sometimes rain as well.."well wat a laconic reply it truely was..wit this he not made his wife tone down her voice but also made her realise her mistake...socrates handled the situation maturely and eventually came out as a winner...
2)Another way of curbing anger is introspection(self -analysis)....i mysely olways keep on introspecting ..it sometimes happens that when someone angers you..at that momemt notin comes to your mind..except thrashing him...nd you say or do something tat u don't wanted to do..one thing wat u should do later is think abt the actions tat made u behave in such a rude manner...then u will realise wat a blunder u comitted...nd u'll regret fr ur behavoir.. 3)Next one is the time delay..u should try to extend the time gap before you react....because at tat split moment when u r angry...ur not urself..u often say somethin tat harms somebody who loves u...u shold try to move out of that particular place for sometime..or try to change the topic of discussion...
I hope these few tips wil act as weapons by which u can fight your biggest enemy "ANGER"....