Why Baba Should Stick to Yoga

Corruption is the latest buzz word in INDIA. Everyone; from a school kid to a CEO, a Peon to the Principal, a Veteran Freedom Fighter to a Yogi; is seen chanting the “C” word these days (whether Against or For it is immaterial). Is being corrupt glamorous enough to attract spotlight or is it the “MAYA” of being a politician. Nevertheless, one thing is for sure; everyone wants to be a politician, for good reason or whatever, but everyone wants to hold the reins of power once in their lifetime. There is nothing bad in it, everyone has right to, but as the good old saying goes.. “With great power, comes great Responsibility “. In our country; of-course it means “With great power comes Greater Corruption “.

Hence the moment I saw Baba Ramdev agitating to bring back what belongs to us, I was full of praise for New born Patriotism in India. But soon that gave way to reckless feeds from media and Government. The stage set for reckoning “good Health” was changed to a “Political Play Ground “, the Chants of “OM”, changed to anguished voices over money that “should” be brought back. This led me to think a scenario of a future INDIA in which we have governments run by God People and Yogis. Terrified, I Put Three reasons why Baba should stick Only to Yoga

1. Ending corruption would lead to a dearth of politicians in our Country , leading to a total Governmental ANARCHY ( if I may call it ) .
2. Nation would wake up to sounds of “Bhasans” rather than “Bhajans “.
3. Absence of Yogis would lead to an Unhealthy India, Which; I guess; is not Baba’s Intention.

( The blog is intended in Humorous tone and means to Hurt No one )

Leadership Development: Myth and Process

The field of Leadership Development, with its Charm of High flying Professionalism; Top Notch Salaries; Highly Recommended books; Glamorous seminars and executive coaches, has become a most sought after and Multi Billion Payment Industry . Organization pay huge sum to Leadership Development Consulting to find out answers to ONE question:

"How do WE Develop Leadership"?

Unfortunately, Most of the thought and process that goes within “Leadership Development” is simply misleading and deceptive. Most of the “Leadership Development” processes use Oversimplified Jargons and Over-Complied Activities that render “Leadership” as a pill that can be popped in and develop leadership skills.

Now Why did I used “leadership skills” in BOLD and ITALICS?? Just for a simple reason that leadership is not a “Skill” that can be learnt or imbibed or developed. Leadership is a continuous process through which all of us have to go through; no matter what age or post or profession we are into. It’s time we get real about Leadership and understand that leaders are not “Trained”, they are “Processed and developed”. The “Process and Development” of Leadership can be divided into two Phases "Visioning" and "Seeing Through The Vision" ; followed by a third “Activity”.

Phase One: Visioning

“Vision” is the ONLY process that distinguishes between a Leader and a Leader Want-to-be. Let me give you an example,

‘Thomas Edison lived in an era which is known for revolution in industrial developments, art and politics. Fighting the darkness after twilight was a major problem during that era, but Edison did not set out to build a better candle; he found a whole new way to illuminate the darkness. ‘

That's the kind of process that defines a “vision”. This is a process to “imagine” the big picture. It is not a process improvement that reduces errors, but the new manufacturing process that completely eliminates the step that caused the errors. It is the new product that makes people say "why didn't I think of that", not just a Mobile handset that lets you to change the cover plates daily.

A visioning process should see a problem that needs to be fixed and should be “seen through” with a single minded orientation. This brings us to the second phase of “Leadership Process”, i.e. Seeing Through the vision.

( This Excerpt discusses about First phase of “Leadership Process” and will be posted in Three phase parts. “Leadership Process” is a sub process of “Organization Process Re-Engineering ^TM ” Promoted by ReVeRsE GyAaN ^TM. )

" CORRUPT " to " Uncorrupt "

India has been governed the corrupt way since long, so long that it has become an intrinsic to most of the system operations. Today's generation, being more educated and exposed to various cultures ,is raising soo much of hue and cry now about barring corrupt practics, tackle corruption headon , right to information and so on so forth.... trust me; many tried and lost , not because they didn't had the motivation or will to do so; but just that they used the wrong method. Corruption cannot be eradicated with "satyagrah" , it has to be a more contextual and implementable method to eradicate it.

lemme give you three reasons to use " corruption " to eradicate corruption ...

1. India has been governed by a legal system which was not developed for it, there has been a force fit of environment with the framework. Hence the current legal and administrative systems have flaws which allow loophole for corruption.

2. The system has grown used to " corruption " and has gained stagnation. It moves only when u "grease" the corrupt ingredients in the system.

3. A stand still system is "inefficient" and unproductive. A soft tool of corruption , if applied will " move " the system and improve it's efficiency.

There has to be an understanding that using corruption to make system eficient has to be with the the motive of implementing "regulation" from corruption not the otherwise.

This is an opening dialogue, a thought to feed on and a concept to build upon .

It's All About BUSINESS ,Reasons to Bid for "Aadhaar "

A Leading News Carrier has been posting a news on Business Outsourcing Process units in India having opted out of bidding for Contract for "Aadhaar" , the call center for Unique Identity project For India. With no reasons cited , there has been a delimma about the " Patriotic " business conduct in India. Lemme give them three reasons NOT to opt out from biddin for this project :

1. The scope of project is the Indian Population ( 600 Million by 2014 ), the revenue model ( what ever it may be ) would be enormous

2. Though there is no clarity about no. of calls and profitablity, but Since when did Business became about Predictablity

3. To be associated with a project which is touted to change the " indentity " of india, should be a matter of pride for a business house.

some business have to be outside " Profitablity " concerns.

COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS

Through my involvement and observation of systems of governance, I have realized that any government has following “systems” in place to run smoothly:

1. Governance systems
2. People systems

A fair and smooth running of government requires both the systems to “collaborate” with each other. The governance systems consist of various Laws laid down in our constitution and serve as guide to govern any state :

1. Governance systems provide structure to the people systems
2. People systems implement the structure irrespective of the need or desire for the structure designed

“AS IS” STATUS OF GOVERNANCE IN INDIA

1. Multi party system prevalent in government
2. Weak leadership, dependent on central government decision
3. Non involvement of people in governance of State leading to “weak” People System

PEOPLE SYSTEMS “IN ACTION”:

1. The government systems should include a feedback process to enable involvement and restructuring of system.
2. The feedback mechanism should consist of “direct’ involvement of people of state

PRIYANK'S COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE SYSTEM

1. Inclusion of a feedback mechanism into the “systems” ( which in turn can be achieved by )
2. Direct involvement of people in governing the state,( leading to )
3. Dynamic governance which can be restructured (if required )

HOW TO EVOLVE PEOPLE SYSTEM

1. Nomination of people representatives who would act as “feedback” mechanism for the government systems. These nominations should be over and above the electoral selection
2. Unstable governments and costly mid-term elections can and should be avoided by electing Head Of State by secret and compulsory vote of all MLAs and people representatives.
3. Such an elected Head Of State may be removed only by the same process but with compulsion to name alternate leader in the same motion.

CONCLUSION:

The overall theme is that “Collaborative” Systems ensure dynamic and robust governance. This piece shows a completely alternative way of looking at a solution considering many variables and factors. The most important change recommended is of understanding that the “common man” of a state has to participate in governance of a state. Though some beginnings have been made, some experiments been piloted and worked, let this essay be the beginning of a dialogue and further research and thinking. There are noted gaps in the essay, which will get addressed in the versions released.

How to Build A Brand...

HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL BRAND J

[With references from my Mentor and colleagues]

Brands are something that really play an important part in revenue generation. Building a good brand, hence is most important for any firm .There are seven most important ingredients of BRAND BUILDING

Quality

Quality is a vital ingredient of a good brand. It is the “core benefits” – the things consumers expect. These must be delivered well, consistently. The branded computer that crashes often, or the oven that often falls apart when wet will never develop brand equity.

Positioning

Positioning is about the position a brand occupies in a market in the minds of consumers. Strong brands have a clear, often unique position in the target market and can be achieved through several means, including brand name, image, service standards, product guarantees, packaging and the way in which it is delivered.

Repositioning

Repositioning occurs when a brand tries to change its market position to reflect a change in consumer’s tastes. This is often required when a brand has become tired, perhaps because its original market has matured or has gone into decline.

Communications

Communications play a key role in building a successful brand. Brand positioning is essentially about customer perceptions and SHOULD be well communicated – with the objective to build a clearly defined position in the minds of the target audience.

First-mover advantage

In terms of brand development, by “first-mover” means that it is possible for the first successful brand in a market to create a clear positioning in the minds of target customers before the competition enters the market.

Long-term perspective

Brand building is indeed dependent on need to invest in the brand over the long-term. Building customer awareness, communicating the brand’s message and creating customer loyalty takes time. This means that firms must “invest” in a brand, perhaps at the expense of short-term profitability.

Internal marketing

Finally, Firms should ensure that the brand is marketed “internally” as well as externally. This is particularly important in service businesses where a critical part of the brand value is the type and quality of service that a customer receives.

Save My state ………. Too many Hands, No work for them

Save My state ………. Too many Hands, No work for them

Date : 10^th Feb

Place : Hotel Capitol hill , convention hall

Activity : “Jharkhand Yuva Manch” …. and kinna discussion of future

“Wow” I wondered… why does the strategy for upliftment of society and “empowering” the poor starts from a plush hotel convention room? I mean the best way to “strategize” the strategy would be with the people who are the end beneficiaries of them.

I was there at capitol hill convention, waiting for the “young “leaders of Jharkhand to show up and decide the roadmap for future developments. The meeting started and ended with “vande mataram”, but I could not find any “leader” speaking about solution to chaos in Jharkhand. I could not relate to what was being discuss there, may be coz I was the only “leader” in Jeans and tees while rest in Khadi .

I was not there to join another “political party”, I was there for discussing the roadway ahead,but was disappointed.That night I could not sleep much ….. no, it had nothing to do with the “leader “ in me….. it was load shedding of power…. My place still has 15 hrs of power out of 24 hrs.

“Why don’t you start from the place you live? “ Suggested a friend, “jagruti” should start from home. I took my car and drove to meet a friend of mine. He is BSc. Gold medalist from Ranchi University. Just wanted to know how “Jharkhand” has worked for its natives. The experience was an eye opener; his family had three first class BSc graduates, one Engineer and none with a job. With all that “adivaasi” quota mayhem, how could people who deserve job didn’t get one?

His dad was still hopeful, but pointed out “an empty mind and idle body is nation’s worst nightmare, if you don’t give them job, you make them worst enemies of society “

It did rang bells some where...... I wondered, ‘Jharkhand is rich with resources yet to be explored, then why people here are jobless, why don’t they find a job…or better still get self-employed ?’

Can YOU help me find my answer….. ?

Regards

Priyank Kishor

SAVE my State ....

Date :February 8^th

Place: Firayalal Chowk ,Ranchi, Jharkhand

Activity : effigy burning “ceremony “ of government of Jharkhand

“Wow” … I thought, can government by “effigified” ? And is it justified to blame a handful of people for present situation of Jharkhand? I don’t think so.

Since it’s conceivement, Jharkhand has been through a lot of post natal complications. Innumerable form of governments, various “well wishing” netas, Union governments and a nagging neighbor …. Jharkhand has seen it all. Still after about 10 years of subjection to mayhem both from administration and common man , my state hasn’t yet taken off for development. And by development I don’t mean broad roads , street lighting , CCDs or hukka points.

I mean are our people in Jharkhand have grown mature enough to take in the onus of development of state? I don’t think so. I don’t want to go into what the problems of Jharkhand are? There is no need to. Because most of the people are already doing that … I want to look out for options which could help my state. And I need your help for it

If we consider Jharkhand as an organization, there ought to be various stakeholders in it .Let me chalk out the various stakeholders in Jharkhand … it’s just one …. Common man in Jharkhand

Surprised? Confused? …. Even I was when I sat down to chalk out the stakeholders .

Every problem starts and ends with common people in Jharkhand, those who are satisfied with administration work with it , those who are not turn out to be Naxals …

I request you to kindly pour in your views about how to empower the common man in Jharkhand to make MY State a better place ….

I would keep sharing my views with you for further discussion

LIFE … CAN WE SMILE BACK AT IT?

“kya karein zindagi isko jo hum mile, iski jaan kha gaye raat din ke gile “
Life … what is it ? a compulsion for us caused by biological activity of our parents? Or something we do coz everyone’s doing it ….. living? Looking back about 25 years of my life…. I still wonder , wether it’s worth a dime ?what have I done to make; leave others ; jus to make myself smile a bit whenever I’m alone? i put up this question to everyone, u…. me…. People in metro…. The gatekeeper of a mall… everyone… what is life for them? Have they been happy all those years they have lived? can they look back and say yeah … I have lived my life… the answer is probably .....NO
What shud be the solution to this?? the most simple and diplomatic answer is …. Be worth to others..
BE WORTH TO OTHERS …?? Cummon … this is the most Hipocratic thing I have heard… how can one be worth to others if we are not even WORTH TO OURSELVES….?? How can I make difference to society if I cud not make difference to my own life ? how can I make people around me happy when I am sad? how can I make others comfortable in my company when I fear being alone?
Now things start rolling …. We start looking for some other answer… but WAIT .. hey don’t be in hurry … don’t look outside …. It’s within U…
“ jahan samasya hoti hai wahin uska samadhan hota hai “
Look out for yourself in all kind of mess u have created, u’ll find yourslf in a small kid sitting in a small corner fearing from the junk u have created all these years … take him out for a walk …. Make him smile … talk to him….. sing with him… do what u haven’t done all these years … BE WITH URSELF …. Forget all responsibilities… don be a son..father… husband or a boyfriend ( the same applies to the fairer sex )…u’ll soon realize what u missed all these years …. May be u may smile …. May be u’ll cry … it’s ok …. Do it and u’ll find ur worth again ….. I know that … it may take time … it took me 25 yrs to do so… I was almost dead ….but I’m back … I know what it feels to realize one’s worth …. Believe me it’s tons better than driving a merc maybach or being with Angelina Jolie J
Be the person u are … not the one ppl want u to be … no matter what ppl conceive that to be …. I knw a bit more about myself nw..and I know U WILL DO THE SAME
Jus a quote … may be something which is true but in crude sense ( pardon me for using sm unparliamentary word…
“ mere khwaab kaminey… mere aarzoo kaminey…meri manzil kaminey ….. mere raastey kaminey “
BE THE ONE … BE A KAMINA … DO SOMETHING FOR URSLF … MAY BE THEN SOMEDAY U MAY SEE BACK AND SMILE

INDIA INDEPENDENT ... ?

“ Saare jahan se achcha Hindustan hamara” …The syllables had floated into his room through the open window. His eyes opened in a start to check his mobile for the time. He was about to leave the bed in a haste to get ready for the college when suddenly he remembered ….today was 15th of August….The Independence Day. Today was the national holiday. He thanked God…took out a Marlboro from the packet that had only two to offer….lit it n moved towards the balcony. The sun stared helplessly at him as a black thick cloud began to vanquish it….His shadow on the balcony wall began to fade n soon the sun was surrendered into submission..

He leaned on the balcony railing,inhaled a long puff n enjoyed the spirit of patriotism that was beginning to overpower him…This happened only twice a year for him. He wondered if all his countrymen underwent the same pump of adrenaline when they saw the tricolor wave in the sky n the melodious notes of songs floating about. He remembered the school and college days when he used to participate in the parade. He remembered the emotions that would stir up when he would stand in parade, with his chest broadened to the tunes of the National Anthem. He wished he had been in the army.

This was his first Independence Day in delhi. He had joined an ambitious business project called Soil, just a month ago. He had looked forward to his stay in delhi, the city famous for its glamorous and bubbly crowd. Yesterday evening he had been to cannaught place, one of the most happening places of delhi bustling with young college crowd….So he ,coming from a not so modern and young city of Jharkhand had high hopes to get to know how the so called metropolitan youth of India behaved…He could not fail to admire the young and beautiful faces[;)] , but somehow he felt uncomfortable in this environment. The way boys n girls dressed ,talked and moved about….Something worried him. .This was what he had gone there for….to steal a few glimpses of beautiful girls placed cosily in their boyfreinds’ arms…to stare at some pretty faces….But when he actually got to see …he was offered with more than what he had expected…He had seen girls smoking and boozing with utmost ease that would have put the dreaded dopers of his college to shame…Feminists who believed in equality can advocate that if society can accept a man smoking then why not a girl…He had no answer to it….This line of opinion was indeed genuine and justified…But he somehow got the feeling that the actions of the youth of India can be described more as aping the so called developed and modern societies rather than moving towards the real liberalisation and modernization….We have overlooked the social structure that India has and blindly aped the living style of the West…without even thinking if our society is prepared for the change.

This aping psyche has long been the trait of Indians…We have always been awed by the prosperity that developed nations boast of….Indians have always been fascinated with anything foreign and imported…be it a car, a perfume or even a t shirt….This psyche has not spared even the brightest minds of India…He recalled how many friends of his college and other good ones had only one motive throughout their studies…to flee this land which gives you nothing but a meager salary n lots of frustration to deal with… He remembered how vehemently they would voice and defend their opinion…Their favorite point of offence would be at the way politics operates in India…The way corruption has made inroads into every facet of the beauracracy…He had never come across a youth who had the ambition to join politics..Even if he had it was for other obvious reasons, not for the cause of the country….He remembered how he used to be a silent listener to these strong lines of defence that his friends had built by letting open a fierce attack on virtually everything that India had under the sun.
He strongly believed that culture is a very relative term. What the Indians may consider as obscene and indecent might be a casual way of life in the West..So he never indulged in the braggadocio that his friends would carry out about the Indian culture being the best in the world…etc etc…He only believed that the culture which has evolved over years could not be and need not be changed just because we want to be standing in the line of developed nations and so we need to do what people over there do. The best way out would be to zero in on the flaws of our traditions and work towards their eradication , so that we as a nation can create our own identity. That is what he wanted to see the Indian youth doing.
That day when he had returned back from cannaught place he lay down on his bed…eyes fixed on the ceiling fan which monotonously stared at him and he thought…for the first time…he thought about his life..about his ambition….about his country. He could have very easily blamed the politicians of India for leading the country into deep pits as most people had been doing. But then the bunch of politicians represent the choice that people of India have. If they enjoy so much popularity that they can win elections year after year then it is the people of India who are to be blamed…The mentality needs to change…That was a major flaw in the society and he wanted the youth to come forward to take on this menace, to present before the people an alternative that they cannot afford to refuse. So he would join politics.

Seconds later his determination was beginning to shake…Politics today was not an easy job…he realized that…one can easily lose his life in an attempt towards the catharsis of this vast marsh that has set in on Indian society…Scenes of his wailing mother, his silent father, his grieved family and friends flashed before his eyes…He turned his eyes away from the ceiling in terror…He was afraid of death…He could not gift his family sorrow of a lifetime…he was in a deep fix…he closed his eyes for some respite and had fallen asleep.

Suddenly his hands had started to feel a burning sensation and he looked down to realize that the Marlboro had been incensed to the butt and was about to do same to his fingers…he hurriedly dropped the butt , it sailed in the wind and after a few moments rested on the wet grass. The flame slowly began diminishing and finally the cold droplets of water had conquered it leaving out smoke…He had been watching this trivial event from above..and suddenly……something struck him…..A single flame cannot ignite the rain draped grass but the vice versa had been made possible…the flame was put off….He looked above at the sun…it was beginning to come out from the dark thick cloud …soon the grass would dry up in the sun and be ready to be ignited (definitely not by a cigarette butt)…..He wondered what would come to his rescue to ignite his countrymen’s minds draped with hackneyed mentality…He thought what could be the sun of his life….Money….may be ….for that he will have to wait….He shall wait.

HEYY .. I'M IN LOVE ..

" Love makes life beautiful.... as beautiful as life itself "

he Couldn't believe hw one can ever fall in love ?? it was better bein single, always difficult to get,and yea b a dream for gals.... :) cud jus b himslf ,livin life of a cassanova, laughin on ppl in love...he jus cudn't assume wht love birds use to chatter ut whole nite,he bein literally hatin those in love... life for him was smthin bein alone...alone??? not xactly :) life has it's plans for everyone,so had for him .... smthin even he cudn't think of.. :)

Hailin frm jharkhand...land which gave ppl like dhoni, shekhar suman .... he was a perfect guy.. tall,dark,handsome... and a proud noveau richie... blessed wid an intelligence..any gal wud fall for :) but he was different .. never into relationship...infact never wantd to .. :) a true metrosexual ...but destiny ... it has its plans... bein alone was smthin he loved ...untill...... he fell in love..

beautiful and gorgious as she was... he was mersmerised... no words cud find way outta his heart as he looked on to her ... dumbstruck he looked on... it was their first meetin .. hours flew by ...he cud jus look on .. was awstruck whn bak to room ...awstruck??? yea.. he was into smthin he hadn't been before .... it was confusin ... never before he woke up all nite .... never before felt an utmost desire to meet smone ... never before he cried ... untill nw.. :) the metrosexual in him gave way to a carin gntleman .. n yeah love for him is synonymous wid golden sand along tha beach, wid both of em lokkin over settin sun .. hands togethr..

life has a new meanin nw ... :)

Love...... darkness leadin to sunshine ....

Somewhere in life ppl do things which they sudn't ...smtime they dont do things ought to be done.."

jus browsin thru a social networkin site ...he jus cudnt beleive his luck ... the computer screen flashed a name he hoped he knew.. hurriedly flashed a frnd req and went to bed ...dreamin bout all gud things to come ... he waited .... not more ..three days later a scrap beamed his face... he was correct .. she was the one he was lookin for... as scraps followed one after other .. memoirs of past started flowin like a river wid golden water wid him siting on banks of silver sand.....

he was an avg guy at school..but adorned wid good looks..ny gal wud fall for ...but he ....he fell for a gal he didn't knw..or had ny chance for interaction .. watchin her evry day durin mornin prayers and evenin bus ..he hoped for a miracle... days passed by but he cudn't get himslf to her ... finally loosin her to crowed of professionalism....

his eyes filled wid love for her ...

jus thn his cell lighted... an unknwn no. ... he chipped in a "hello" .. the voice on other side was hers...he cudn't forget it .. time flowed like vaccuume... he found his love bak... or he hoped so..
couple of calls followed ..and he blurted out his feelings .. she was silent .. those moments tore into his ears like lava does though heart of earth... she rplied ... and hanged up... he was awstruck... the rply was positive...

world seemed a better place to be in... mornings seemed golden and evenings -a strike of diamond ..
he was in love... his life movin away frm darkness of lonliness to sunshine of companionship...

""D"" Party ..

It was the last day in trainin shop for us .... us??yeah ..  the"D"group.... the most diversified group of GET 2007 , 
ppl ranging frm hardworking vineet to a non worker pravjyot :),

frm a non existant amrendra to omnipresent pandey ..( he's got more acronyms thn nyone on planet ..hehe) .. but thts nother story .. wud sure write bout tht nxt time .. but tis blog's dedicated to our party tht eve...

time 6:30..place sakchi.. venue tango .. hmm the combination looked pretty gud :)
swetabh was frst to reach .. all dressed up in blue.. lookin cool enough .. but sure irritated by the fact tht every one else was late  .. :) nyways by 7 everyone was thr.. lookin cool enough .. vineet in funky red shrt n trousers,riggi in sapphire blue, pradeep .. gentleman white, gurpratap.. daring red ,manu in casual best ,pandey..hmmm donno ..but he was at his best .. :) ..n me ... 
hehe jus ma beloved tees n cargo..but thr was smthin missin ... smthin gorgious n gracious ... the two ladies in our grp.. :) they were,as usual in case of ladies, late.. :)
but sure they came .. suruchi as sweet as ever...n anu ... gorgious as moon .. :) ( hey i can play wid words na..?? )
wid initial hiccups ..we all settled for dinner.. me b/w two ladies .. :) .. ppl diversed into veggies and nonveggies... thr was evrythin but coordination for frst couple of minutes;as far as placin orders is concerned ..but alls well tht ends well.. plates decorated wid various items were in front of us ... lemme tell ya anu was most focussed of all of us ...i wish i shared sm of her focus apart frm food.. :)but nyways do i need give ny details of our eatin part?? i don think so ... :)

but hey ppl jus wait ... the blog is incomplete without nythin written bout chanda ji.. the super human among us mortals.. sure he has a cool appetite.. (i'll put up pics soon..).. he sang his trademark song ..n won our heart all again.. :)

hmm .. it was 9 n the gals had to leave.. our party had to end on a very short notice .. but sure it was hell lotta fun .. hey lemme tell ya we guys had fun after tht... but lets save it for nxt blog .. :)  

time to wind up buddies..
time to raise toast ... HAPPY DAYS TO US ..HAPPY DAYS TO GROUP "D"

is "IT" or jusss... ??

she was awsome.. jus outta this world... he cudn't get his eyes o'er her ..felt smthin like pain in his heart..was"IT" love or jusss...??
browsing thru pages of a social networkin site .. he jus overlooked a profile.. but realised soon ... clicked it and went thru chkin tha profile.. it read in bold words.." STRANGERS KEEP AWAY..."but optismistic he was.. jus cliked "add as frnd" tab... popped in a "hii " in her scrapbook and waited ......................
nxt day .. while loogin to his account ..he was joyed findin a scrap frm sm familiar profile... "yeah ..it's she.. " he mused ... scrap read " DO i KNOW U... ???".. smart he was..replied scraping .. " nopes ..but thts wht orkut is forrr :) " ..an again waited.........
this time the rply from her was pretty fast .. and it was positive .. the guy was exhalted.. the conversations began.. ranging frm usual talks ( frm day one. ) to smthin really personal.... untill ...
he asked for her contact .. the gal hesitated ... but obliged .. sealin their bonds of frnship....( or was it smthin else...).. exchangin pics .. webcams ... mssnger .. everythin tht technology provides ..brought thm really closer..... till one day................
he decided to bid her proposal.. picked up his cell..dialled the no. engraved on his heart.. chit chatted a while ...and juss blasted his feelingsss..... but the very nxt moment....."we r jus frnsss .. never looked up to u ..in tht way" .. his world feel apart .... jus sank on his bed .. looking towards nothin..... musing ..was "IT" love or jussssss...................????

Is This New End ???????

the camera were flashin ..
people in their gorgious best...
everyone lookin as composed as romans..
a friend called for a shot.. hugged each other and smiled at the flash bulb.. it clicked..

the years spent at bit went past in that one click.. i can still see that fragile figure trying to be composed in front of seniors... gagged by them .. being mocked at his gaudy dress.. but still keeping cool.. meetin a friend for life at the staircase .. sharing his lunchbox.. his secrets .. all.... his years were passing as easy as they can be... making friends .. escapades to khalsa.. late nite movies.. everything ...... before ....

he met smone ... smone with smile that can melt stones... euyes tht can sink ocean.... he thought he's in luv .. did try to express it but...
years passed by .. he grew up to be a cool dude.. in a cool branch.. imbibing every sindicates of life ... playin his tune and allowin others to play theirs... makin everyone around himself an epithome of happiness ........ he never feared losing those days .. that life... untill now...

as i sit and watch the setting sun .. with all its aroma of gold being spread in silver wind.... jus wonder wethr this is a new beginning .. or its a new end........???

havent got my answer yet...