L.O.V.E

What is LOVE? Well, Google provides around 1,150,000,000 results in 0.58 seconds for it. Indeed it must mean something , huh!!

Well, I define it as a Locker Of Voluminous Emotions which leaves one enmeshed and entwined in altogether an alien world of passion. Does this sharpness leave you bewildered? This is a sensitive topic, must be handled with prudence.

Poem is a best way to illustrate this gesture of warmth. So here I go rhythmic, Courtesy Indivine topic on Indiblogger : #OneThingForLove


Cherish the first walk,
Realize the first talk,
Recall the first thought,
To live thy L.O.V.E.


Explore all the hues,
Examine every detail,
Canvas the artistic strokes,
To live thy L.O.V.E.

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Enjoy every moment,
Concoct all the pieces,
Pen along the journey,
To live thy love.


Fight all the blues,
Bandage the bonds that are bruised,
Strive miles hand in hand,
To live thy L.O.V.E.


Last but not the least, from my ticker:


I Think from my heart,
I Feel from my brain,
I Give my best shot,
To live thy L.O.V.E.                                                    


Ahem! Ahem! Whether you are an apple of someone's eye or smitten by someone or await to fall for someone in your love-nest, I hope I struck the L.O.V.E chords. On this note I rest my itchy fingers and leave you hankering for L.O.V.E..

Share your L.O.V.E. comments on my lovey-dovey post.

WEB COBWEBBED !!!!

I know TRAI and saffron brigade have been in headlines for quite a long time now concerning the topic of Net-neutrality. And journos are not leaving any stone unturned to make news out of it and keep the viewers abreast of all the apropos content. Let me envisage the news picks that we would be savouring in case the million mails received by TRAI do not receive a unilateral answer in response.

Here are a few from my palate :

* No choice of VOIP : Turns out to be positive for all those nerds glued to their PCs or may be few ones like me ;). The meetings and conferences stand cancelled since many employees voted for net-neutrality and this has in turn put the employer's work in jeopardy.

* Online launch of a famous 'Khan and Khan Returns' movie was paralysed since the cast of the movie had written to TRAI demanding Net neutrality.

* A-MAZ(E)-ON or A-BAY has been recommended to change their tagline to 'HAVE A BIGGER HEART AND POCKET to shop for everything you love/imagine'.

* Fight over the blue ticks : Lawsuits being filed in the court of law by couples since the spouse missed a 'miss you' message as he/she had supported net neutrality. ****, Watsupp??

* This one is creating swirls! People literally get to 'hangout' together as they are not allowed to send vibes over the sky(pe) freely.

* According to the Depressometer survey, the percentage of youngsters drowning into depression has reduced since they get less chance to stalk and think about those who might have crushed them. However, the cricket and news maniacs are going crazy and helter-skelter as they miss the regular feeds , I mean the other social bird's tweets.

* The Box, Cloud, Drives etc. await to be addressed for the rotting yottabytes of data.

* PASCAL could neither board the RUBY-ON-RAILS nor bestride the mighty HADOOP. The dorks could not get together in a HIVE and reach their GOAL. Its SNOWBALLing SPARK and could turn out to be bloody RED soon. Did you really understand this rubric?? As I am a technical jerk myself, its easy for me to draft this caption ;). To be precise, there would be very less or no participation in online coding contestations or for that matter other forms of vying since the coder's principle BASIS had been Net-neutrality. 

* Not to forget the accumulated wise journals, thesis, scholarly articles, virtual universities breathing on the Net urging for neutrality so that they could help those naive young people to sharpen their know-how.

* Since crowdsourcing went belly-up, a horde of entrepreneurs are on a hunger strike at Leela Maidan as their belly is bubbling with ideas.

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If you too have some luscious exposé, here's a chance for disclosure!!

I put my itchy fingers to slumber, lest I loose my pie of net neutrality and you also lose the chance to report!!

STAY DUMB!! STAY MUTE!!

Hello folks! Please accept my sincere apologies for my conspicuous absence. You know my restive itchy fingers. They had found Sherlock’s glasses and voila! Guess what I found: the diary of the great Mr. Wreck Ed wherein he recorded all his conversations. Can you believe it? No?? Here! Take a look at a conversation that  took place between Mr. Wick Ed and Mr. Wreck Ed. for yourself. It turned out to be a true learning curve!

Religion.

Mute!

Gender.

Mute!!

Women Integrity.

MUTE!!!

Why??

Because you are dumb!

Umm….Mentally or…??

Of course, mentally! But good point. Stay dumb. I mean keep mum too. Get it now?

But everyone has the right to speak!

Not the insane people, silly!!

Ummm..How do you quantify ‘silliness’?

Dumb question! Again! The freedom of expression is indeed there but the right to sensitivity is ‘fundamental’.

Do you mean to say ‘oversensitivity’?

Are you trying to make me the bad person here?

                                               (Pulls out a pistol)

Hey! I was just making my point.

Even I am.

                  ( Pointing my gun with a sly smile on my face. )

I am scared! But strangely though I hear the name ‘Avijit Roy’ ringing in my ears!  And why do I feel like shouting ‘Je suis Charlie’!!

Shut up! I feel like shouting, ”Mr. Pea-brain. Think of some sane ideas from now on. And if you want to save the remnants of your already besmirched integrity, leave and never speak. NEVER. If possible, take back what all you have said until now.

I am confused now. The name ‘Perumal Murugan’ is echoing in my head.

See! Only insane people like you can conjure asinine thoughts from the thin air in a jiffy. Thank goodness! Some intelligent minds made bullets to talk to the unhinged people like you.

                               

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                                      (Brandished my gun.)

Whaaaattt!! Do you? Seriously? I mean….Wait!! Sir! Do you want me to kneel in front of you and beg for my ‘loathsome low life’? Because I can do that. I swear!!

HaaHaaHaa!! That’s all the fight you got? Tell me ‘brother’! Did your ‘Bapu’ teach you this trick? Huh?? Do you really think a pervert..I mean predator…I mean a ‘proper gentleman’ like me would spare, let’s say, India’s daughter even if she begs me for forgiveness after she toes the line?

What line?

How dare you question me?

I am sorry, Sir! I don’t know why I enquired about such a banal thing! But..One last question, Sir. What if a ‘thali’ adorns her?

You are silly but you have a commendable sense of humor! Its existence is my choice. I can choose to overlook it or make it as important as the air the wearer breathes to survive! See my greatness? My power?

Very well, Sir! I salute you. And on this ‘enlightened’ note, I would like to take your leave, Sir.

How I wish you could do that! Alas! I can’t! The ‘supreme’ has the last word and that is not you.

Hey! Hey! Put the gun away! I am innocent! I didn’t do anything wrong! I actually did nothing! Listen! Please!!!! You can’t do this!

How naïve! Don’t tell me what I can and what I can’t! I can lynch you in the public square if I wish to. Yes, you heard that right. And be thankful because right now, I am being kind to you!

                                   

                          

                                BUT…..BUT……BUT………………..

                                     

                                 BOOM….BOOM…BOOM…..

                                             

                                           SILENCE!!!!

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TIME FOR A SWEEP SHOT!!!

"I see the things clearly now, is it something to do with the optical power of my spectacles or has God used some magic wand to cast a spell? This was a query by my close friend when her flight landed in this exotic land called as peninsula of peninsulas. To be specific, I am speaking about Europe which is so unblemished and pollution free which makes one feel as if one's vision has improved to a great extent. Though this declaration can easily be stated but I tried to figure out the yearn to earn and retain this natural beauty that Europe boasts of.

I found that Europe holds a mass cleaning drive "Let’s Clean Up Europe!" across the continent every year on the same day. It involves people from all walks of life who gather at pre-decided locations, collect and sort litter (segregating the hazardous waste material) and discuss new ideas for the three R's i.e. REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. This effort makes everyone aware of the importance of garbage and an unadulterated environment which in turn is beneficial for their own health. A wonderful stride, indeed!!

On similar lines, now we have 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' aimed to restore contaminated India.
I am really elated and appreciate this movement initiated by our honorable prime minister Mr.Modi, but only if it suffices to its purpose. Like Europeans, I hope we too understand the criticality of this issue and use the broom to mop the correct trash. Also, if we could harness the energy of the muck lying and crying in and around the landfills by generating electricity/heat it would only bolster NDA's  mission of affordable 24*7 electricity for all homes.

I wonder if it's possible but just think about it! How is it if we get a trophy for cleaning our own mess or are bejeweled for knowing the importance of  filth and of course its stench!! You might think that I am exaggerating but I bet it is better than compensating people (their relatives) who tried or actually gave up their lives for a South Indian Amma who instead had misappropriated with their own moolah.

And this one's for my respectable government : send some extra garbage to Sweden which is anyways importing tonnes of it from Norway and other European countries to facilitate its waste-to-energy incineration program. This would eliminate our land of at least some fraction of malodorous grime.

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I think it is time for me to sweep, so here I go Vroooommm!!! With this thought in my mind and thinking over what my father says : Only if an Indian can clean his pet's shit jogging along in the same way as he does when he's tagged as an NRI, we can expect a magnified optical power!! Do you agree??

PRAY OR PREY : WHICH WAY??

Hello!! Did you miss me? See, I have been into hiding! Just came out to take a breather. Did you just say “why”? What an imbecile query!! I am a “girl” silly!

Lo! One word and all your queries are put to rest.

 After all you know that it’s an unwritten rule that either I am not allowed to take my first breath or I am mollycoddled to death. I don’t get my fair share of fresh air either way! Wait! Am I even allowed to say fair? I am pretty sure that I am lucky enough to be born or is it the unlucky part? Oh God! I am not so sure anymore! Let’s talk about something else.

 How impolite I am! I didn't even introduce myself! You have to contend yourself with a name because even I have been searching for an identity. We can discuss this later if you want. Ummm.. So what should I tell you about me that you can identify me with?

Ohh!! I know just the thing. Let’s talk about the religion I practise: humanity. Strange as it may sound but that’s the truth. I know there are few takers for this because you see it takes all the fun out of being able to participate in mindless fanaticism! Moreover, even though I belong to the largest minority, I don’t get any reservations! Sigh!!

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To think about it, I may have to live this mundane life forever until of course you try to proselytize me and help me out of this absurd religion. I am too docile, too compliant, too foolish. My life is not my own. I am somewhat like inanimate property that needs to be protected. That’s the only reason people are so militant about protecting “their women”.

 You see, it is a nationally established fact that I have no mind of my own. So, I might have chosen the wrong way of life for me. But you know what? My religion has never let me down and has helped me lead a peaceful life because well! nobody ever forgets kind words, helping hand and gentle smiles and that’s all my religion has ever taught me. Yes! I know it’s bad and I need to distance myself from this! But it feels bad for this is what I have believed in since forever!!

Psst..Pssst…Don’t tell anybody. But as I am telling you everything, I might just as well tell you about an absurd notion that I have harbored for so long. I thing all these floods and calamities are happening because your Gods are crying tears of happiness because you are constantly fighting to increase the number of their devotees.

So thoughtful of you! It makes me feel so belittled! You are doing so much for your religion and me??

Well!! I have had enough for this. I am ready to follow whatever you ask me to:

Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Sikhism?

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See! It’s not more than a horizontal alphabetical list for me. These appear all the same to me as a means to achieve love, laughter and bliss in my life.

Don’t give me those looks! I had already told you how foolish I am. So, I need you to talk some sense into me and choose wisely!

So, please do tell me when you have taken the right decision for me. I am so tired of this nugatory existence of mine. And of course, I don’t want to go back into hiding. I will meet you right here at the crossroads whenever you have made up your mind.

BOUNTY OF NATURE WAITING TO BE BOTTLED!!!

This is a reminiscence of my short trip to Ahemdabad. It was a pleasant morning and I woke up at 6:00 a.m. as I had to go for a guided Heritage Walk with my friends. We hired a cab to reach Swaminarayan Mandir from where the tour had to begin. Awestruck by its radiance and grandeur, we passed through various havelis, temples, pols and finally reached the Jama Masjid. The mosque had a large courtyard with a picturesque view. We thought of capturing our moments, but suddenly dawn turned into dusk, dark clouds thundered, dusty winds blew and trees twisted as per breeze’s choreography. It was clear indication of a squall and Lord Indra’s desire to use his weapon ‘Vajra’ to quench the thirst of Mother Earth and satiate her. Yes! It was time for first spell of rains and of course the moment it began, it brought a characteristic scent along with it.

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It was only after inhaling this scent that I realized this is the fragrance that I have longed for since my nonage. How I wished I could trap this scent into a bottle. I recalled my childhood days when I used to deploy all the super powers of my nose to smell and retain (exaggerated!!!) the fragrance of rain on dry earth. I remembered the times when unconsciously I used to crane my neck and peep outside the window in classrooms waiting for the gardener to water the plants just to sniff the perfume. Also, how my friend used to cover my nose so that I don’t smell her share of the aroma. Even the fear of heavy downpour and muddy puddles wouldn’t deter me from peeping outside the window of my school bus and feel the mizzle’s scent.

If I now recollect, sometimes I even used to try to replicate the uniqueness of this aroma by watering the plants or the pads of desert cooler. Even the mopping of floor after a thunderstorm has this lovely odour to it, which I think that crazy, maniac people like me are whacky enough to notice!!! Do comment if your acts are in resonance with these impish activities of mine.

Aah!! It’s overcast and I can hear the rain pelting on the roof of my house!! Seems it’s time for me to rest my itchy fingers and experience the distinctive scent ,“The Petrichor”, i.e. the scent of rain after a long warm spell, as it’s called in Greek mythology. I believe these are mere words trying to define a perfect mix of mellifluous and super fresh fragrance with a certain edge to it : something beyond their scope. I just hope Godrej aer could provide a way so that this whiff could metamorphose into an everlasting perfume. After all, who wouldn’t like to wear a freshening scent with an attractive tinge to it?

I can sense it already and feel like humming :

I just want to trap this scent

For it makes me go mad

If it comes in the market

Trust me it’ll be “The New Fad”!!!!!

STATUS CHAOS OOPS, QUO !!!!!

Physical State : Ice

Liquid State    : Water

Gaseous State : Vapours

Wait!! Wait!! It’s totally wrong! Let’s start all over again!

Physical State : Uttar Pradesh

Liquid State    : Uttarakhand

Volatile  State : Telangana

Am I correct now? Oh Gosh!! I am in such a perplexed mental state!! Please help me out. I am not at fault as there are too many states to keep in mind and lo! There is even a super hit “Two States” adding to the bewilderment!!

And yes! Yes! We have become a nation with twenty nine states with the new state being carved out in the backdrop of violence, bloodshed, furore and communal tensions. Cruel fate of states I must tell you. No?!

Is it a sorry state of affairs when it comes to Muzzafarnagar or when it comes to metropolitan cities and again the crime capital, Uttar Pradesh treating women like hard core sociopaths? Or maybe it is unhealthy and unhygienic state of affairs for we lack even the most basic “toilet” facility in the twentieth century!!

Sigh!! Prehistoric state. Don’t you think so?

And of course, then there is the United States Of America which can give anyone a run for their money when it comes to making news or snooping into zillions of personal lives and invading numerous territories in the name of “national security”!!

Thank goodness!! Mr. Modi’s visit to USA in September will hopefully strengthen India’s “diplomatic” relations with Uncle Sam benefitting not only the milk state but also make “ache din” pan India more beautiful.

The list doesn’t end here!!

We have a new Central government in place but Delhi state is left in a forsaken state. I bet it is cursed or something. Otherwise, why would completely sane and competent parties dilly-dally over the issue of forming a government in the heart of the nation, promise for the same and then take a complete u-turn on their statements.

Then there is an utter chaotic state with El nino hounding our weather patterns, inflation tormenting our meager budgets and the ever increasing Current Account Deficit and the ever sinking rupee adding to the hullabaloo. Oops! I forgot to mention the impending water and electricity wars. Had it not been for the communiqué issued by the government and RBI, things would have been in a pretty mind boggling state for us commoners. What’s say?

Oh! We got entangled in the web of states! Let’s start over one last time.

Physical State : Chaiwaala

Liquid State    : Shehzada

Gaseous State : 49-day Chief Minister

                                      Or is it

Physical State : Khap Panchayats

Liquid State    : State governors

Gaseous State : Subrata Roy

                                            COFUSION!! CONFUSION!! CONFUSION!!

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I think? I should give my itchy fingers a little rest here but you please forgive me if I made any errors in my statements and forgive me for writing after such a long time as can clearly see my tormented mental state. And of course, do write to us if you find “the” answer to “the” question:

      “What STATE of affairs are we living in? Wait!! Is it actually the state of affairs or affairs of the state?”