Remembrance

Schindler's List  - To teach them kindness and importance of good deeds. The Pursuit of Happyness - To tell them that no matter how hard the situations are, with hard work and dedication they can turn them around. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge - To tell them that it is ok to fall in love, to hope for love. Romeo and Juliet (hopefully an old version) - To tell them falling in love is not easy and not all love stories are rosy. Tamanna - To tell them that bonds of love are what define a person more than money, status and even blood relations. lntroduce them to the world of social evils prevalent in our society. To tell them not to believe in stereotypes. Andaz Apna Apna - To teach them to be silly, mad and have a good laugh, even at their own expense. Superman - To tell them about my first love, to tell them that even superheroes are not invincible, and most importantly to tell them not to perform any of the tricks at home! Avatar - Simply to take them to a realm of imagination and cr...

I am a confused neo-nationalist, pop-patriotic today’s Indian youth. I do not really understand or value independence. Maybe, being born in countries such as Syria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Yemen would have changed my outlook. But, I care not. Yes, I am a confused neo-nationalist, pop-patriotic today’s Indian youth.

Sometimes it feels as if we haven’t really grown up. We are still those bumbling kids who behave like brats when we get angry at our friends. The kuttis and the abbaas are still prevalent, we are still the same, as if the kid inside hasn’t really become an adult. Looks like some of us are role playing being adults, the juvenile streak refuses to die. The only difference, now we have graduated to the virtual world from the real one...

It was a usual girl’s night out, clubbing at a posh restaurant, chatting and drinking our regular not-so-soft drinks, when one of us got upset. She was tired of her nosy aunt, who has been trying to fix a match for her widowed father (a father of two young daughters). She had been constantly asking him to reconsider his decision of not marrying again. Somewhere, her father was convinced too, he had secretly asked his sister to look for alliances. That is when the daughters heard him and got upset.  Everybody offered their two bits, while I heard her calmly. Finally, I asked her, ‘What is so wrong in that? He does not want to live his old age alone, he is seeking a companion, why are you against it?’ Everyone looked at me, compelling me to go on, ‘We are the biggest hypocrites, this young generation, we tell our parents to let us live our lives the way we want to, we don’t want any interferences from them, but we want to control their lives, and make them live as per our convenienc...

Why is Delhi so hot today? 1. Conspiracy by climate change activists to get more funds for their projects 2. God decided to punish us for being bad, very bad (Also, made a mental note not to send Santa around for Christmas) 3. It’s a corporate agenda, don’t you know Benetton has a shipment of rejected shorts for over a million pieces! 4. Hold it, maybe the upcoming Presidential election has something to do with it 5. Maybe, it is all of the above, or none of it, depending on how crazy you are feeling today When we asked Delhi the real reason, she said: Why man, don't you like me hot, red hot! Now, that's saucy. Ooh lalaa! ;p

Who are we to judge anyone; we are not even equipped enough to judge ourselves. Do we really know and understand what we want from life? What we want to do? Where we want to head towards? So, when we are so clueless about our own life, who are we to analyze about someone else? Life throws you at junctures, it challenges you to pick yourself up, it sometimes take you to a high unimaginable, and sometimes it just dumps you without the life-giving air to breath. Funnily, the essential air is always missing even when you are at a height or at the lowest ebb. So, should we be content with our mediocre life? What is so wrong in being ordinary? Why is there a need to be someone? Why can’t I just walk as filler among the multitude, who reek of daily labor? I often ask myself, am I extraordinary? Am I someone special? Am I different from others? Yes, in some way I am unique, I am different, but then each one of us are. We are all unique in our own ways, each a single unit in this amazing cosmos...

Often I wait for the door knob to turn For that someone to walk through the threshold Holding my dreams in his arms. My eyes twinkle with happiness My hands twitch in anticipation As I faithfully look out the window Staring into the 'nothing so special for me' world. As the speck of light approaches My lips betray into a smiling curve When I see the offender hurrying home!