DAY 13

October 23, 2009
10:02 P.M.
Friday.


"Dinbhar kaam, nahin aaram....koi ye bataye kahaan jayein hum....!!"

These were the exact lines from the lyrics of a fantastic song filmed by the Design Programme, IIT Kanpur which were drifting in my psyche when I sat down to write a blog post today, after a huge break of more than two months. Ahh....two months !!...or you call it more than sixty days....and the most astonishing part is I really don't have any idea where I have lost these days. No Abhivyakti this year not even Raj or Patrika Garba, no tours, no excursions (except one that also to Bhojpur only)....gosh !!....where the hell is time slipping away ??

Then suddenly my conscious reminds me of different assignments that I am engaged with nowadays such as TOC Coaching (MWF : 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM), Java Coaching (MWF : 7 PM to 9 PM) ,T.I.M.E. (TTS : 7 PM to 9 PM) and another one DBMS, that is going to commence from tomorrow apart from college (where we seldom visit !!) which can certainly be used as excuses....but then when we look behind at our childhood....dint we have assignments, dint we have coaching and tuition, were we not burdened at that time ??

I think the answer is YES....we were...!!....and as a matter of fact we were much more saddled than what we are rightnow because at that time we don't have any choice but to get up early in morning (which most of us now doesn't) and get dressed up in a champu like school uniform wearing a ghonchu cut hairstyle to catch a prototype school bus to attend a marathon tour of education stretching over 6-7 hours that includes no bunks, no proxies....nothing (of which we are not compelled now). Then, after home coming there starts another dose of tortures in form of tuition and home works....but still I don't know how but we were all able to manage a decent time to play in evening(esp. cricket), to stroll all over the locality at dusk (called as 'Jansampark Abhiyaan' by my parents) and to gaze aimlessly at stars from the terrace at late nights.

So....the present situation is more or less the same it was at that time....then what is missing....what we people are lacking ??....Aren't we moving much faster ??....Don't you think that our childhood zest and enthusiasm is evaporating rapidly....or in short the child within us is being slowly poisoned ?? Is there any way to get out of it ??....of course, because where there is a will there is a way !! There are two essential tips to lead a happy life :

• Be Optimistic, Be Grateful : Always try to look for a positive side of everything and don't forget to thank God and every one else who have blessed your life with some thing or other....no matter how short the span be !!

• Slow Down and Experience : Slow down and enjoy life because it's not the scenery you miss by going too fast, you also miss the sense of where are you going and why !!

Take some time out for yourself, watch sunrise-take deep breaths, take photographs-capture life, play with kids, read comics, give yourself a lazy day atleast one in a month, gather with old friends, go for an excursion, watch cartoons (Tom & Jerry-childhood favorite), read inspiring quotes, feel the music don't just listen, just take a brush and paint something-be colorful, Browse your photo album for your treasured memories, do some crazy things, tease some one, comfort a friend, fall asleep watching the sun come up, stay up late, be a flirt, dance in the pouring rain, tell someone what they mean to you, and smile until your face hurts because Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances. Again on a closing note :

"Learn to enjoy every minute of your life, be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Live life so completely that when death comes to u like a thief in the night, there will be nothing left for him to steal !! "

Wishing you a beautiful and a blessed life....ENJOY,
Ravi Sharma.


(PS: Here is the video of the song for you guys, with which i have started the post !!)

DAY 12

August 15, 2009
12:03 A.M.
Saturday.

Well nothing new for today...this article was written by me on the last Independence day, which due to some unfortunate reason was not published last year...so here it goes...of course with some modifications !!

Warm greets on 62nd anniversary of India's FREEDOM

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY !!!

But, are we and our countrymen really happy ??

Are we and our fellow countrymen really free or independent ??

Let’s spare few seconds to figure out the basic problems and to chalk out the possible solutions...

Today, our nation is developing speedily, technology is improving extremely, living standard is uplifted considerably, India is leaving her mark in almost every field whether be it science, technology, agro-science, space or sports ...AGREED.

But is this all that we expect from our nation or I should say from ourselves ?? Do we have this much potential only ??

India, our pride is still manacled with evils such as poverty, illiteracy, reservation, corruption, unemployment, mismanagement, terrorism, extremism, regionalism and religious conflicts. Our population is increasing enormously so as our needs which is giving a boost to inflation, that is increasing day by day leaving us and unprivileged crowd helpless. Corruption, which is already acting as fatal rust in Indian administration system has stretched its legs in small public offices to big corporate sectors that could damage Indian economy anytime.

Where are such political leaders who were having their global impact ? What happened to Indian political and administration system ? What happened to Indian leaders who were ready to shred their lives for their country and fellow countrymen? And above all, where is the much praised INDIAN YOUTH ??

Indian youth, which was considered the most thoughtful, enlightened and dedicated group towards the nation; the youth which comprises of legends such as Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Subash Chandra Bose, Swami Vivekananda; what happened to it ?The only answer to all the problems of our country is AWAKENING OF INDIAN YOUTH.

Yes, my friend now it is time for me, for you and for all of us to think upon it. We will have to participate actively in all the matters of our country. Its time for us to REALISE the importance of FREEDOM, and the COST that our great freedom fighters paid for it.Come let’s take an oath together to make India a more prosper, more peaceful, more thoughtful, more successful, more enlighten, more literate or in all the best country to live in.

Wishing you independent thoughts, independent feelings...and above all an independent soul !!

JAI HIND !!

Ravi Sharma.

(Small but an integral part of INDIA)

DAY 11

August 2, 2009
09:59 A.M.
Sunday.


Sometimes I really wonder, why on Earth there exists some selfless souls who are always ready to extend unconditional support to you when you are in urgent need of it ??...such individuals who always loves to talk about our sorrows inspite of their felicity...such creatures who are allegedly called as ~Friends~ !!...and the next thing is I'm stabbed by an usual bunch of questions such as:

Who is a friend ??
What is friendship ??
Why do we need friends ??
and so on.....

Although, no human not even God can furnish the perfect definition of a friend or friendship...infact what I think is friendship can't be defined at all in words...it is a sensation whose warmth and comfort can only be felt. As soon as an individual is born he is blessed with many beautiful relationships such as mother, father, sister, brother...etc. But the one relation which is synthetically fabricated by human is FRIENDSHIP !!

It is a gift to the man kind...a blessing from the almighty !! The relation which we get in this world are blood related. But the only relationships which are not related to blood is friendship. Friendship is a gift that two people give to each other. It is not an expected result of meeting but a true and unanticipated gift of enormous potential.Where there is friendship then there is no space for any sorrow. When you see a child laughing you will forget your sorrows for a second, sameway when you are with a friend you forget your sorrows. It is a special bond that is created out of genuine affection and is given freely to those who have shown their truth. It is given without the thought of reward but with the essence of the heart which longs for this special connection.

Someone has truly said “True friendship is seen through the heart not through the eyes". True friends form a special connection that will weather any storm. True friends understand being human and give the other room to grow. True friends are there even when they are not expected to be present. True friends know and cherish each others soul. Friends makes our life livable and lovable.

In my life from the point I can remember, I have been blessed with many such friends who all have supported me immensely when I was down, when i was thrashed badly by fate...my friends were always there beside me to endorse me and provided me the strength to strike back. Here, i would like to take the privilege of this platform to thank my buddies for all their love, trust and everything and want to say that 'Life would be hell without you guys...thanks a lot for being with me...being my friend !!'.

KEEP LIFE ROCKING FELLAS !!

Wishing you all a VeRy HaPpY fRiEnDsHiP dAy...!!

Ravi Sharma.

DAY 10

May 24 , 2009
00:14 A.M.
Sunday.

Now, honestly speaking I have lost the right to confront any excuse for such irregularities on the blogger. You may not believe, but even i also desperately want to be regular on my blog...but many times i fell short of topics and rest of the times topics fell short of time.

Anyways, things are happening so fast...like life has been suddenly transferred to a super fast track from a sideline track. Winds of change have created havoc here in my life. It seems like I'm standing still, all alone and the whole world is continuously moving with the speed of light. Well I think that's the most quondam and the most prominent phenomenon of universe known as "CHANGE". We people come across these changes everyday...out of which most changes hardly matters to us but there are some which really matters a lot. Such drastic or sudden variation raise infinite number of questions over each and everything related to the root and the cause of that change and eventually we are deep lost in answering those question and figuring out where things went wrong for us. Presently I'm also observing many such changes in my surroundings unceasingly...changes which are affecting me and my life adversely...changes which are encircling me with many such questions, finding answers of which will make me loose myself...my IDENTITY !!

Sir Charles Darwin in his famous Theory of Evolution quoted that: "It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive or adaptable to CHANGE". Evolution is imperfect and often a violent process. A battle between what exists and what is yet to be born. Amidst these birth pains, morality loses its meaning, the question of good and evil reduced to one simple choice: survive or perish. So, this quote makes one thing very clear that in the struggle of survival the most important quality is RECEPTIVITY which is absolutely essential. But most of the times we people are not so open, so receptive to the changes. To survive in this world, we hold close to us those on whom we depend. We trust in them our hopes, our fears... But what happens when trust is lost? Where do we run, when things we believe in vanish before our eyes?...at that time we are not able to accept what is happening around us due to our mental weakness...our heart and sole refuses to adapt such changes. So is this a failure of human nature ??...a breakthrough point where he looses the battle of survival ??

YES...it is...as I think !! Being emotional, we loose our ability to acquire changes, to adapt variations. We stop challenging our nerves and blindly rely on the one whom we trust. We start rejecting the substantial things and have a disbelief on our eyes if what we saw is contradicting to what we want and what we were told about by our trusted one. But when we deny our instinct, and struggle against our deepest urges...uncertainty begins. Where does this path lead? When will the changes end? Is this transformation a gift... or a curse? And for those that fear what lies ahead... The most important question of all... Can we really change what we are?

This is a physical world ...everything here is so materialistic that you cant even think of. Here changes are so uneven, so drastic that one cant imagine. People, relations, thinking and anything that you can think of is prone to change even for small interests. We try our very best to be aware of such things, we study history...we develop patterns and we do what we can to understand them. To be ready for change, we steady our hearts, curb our fears, muster our forces, and look for signs in the stars. But these moments, these game changes, remain a mystery. Destiny's invisible hand, moving pieces on a chessboard. No matter how much we prepare for them - how much we resist the change, anticipate the moment, fight the inevitable outcome - in the end, we are never truly ready when it strikes.

I think this blog post is overdosed with some high level thoughts, so again its time for a CHANGE !! Bhopal is experiencing pathetic climatic changes nowadays, heat is taking hell out of our lives. Temperature has reached around 46 and the most ridiculous thing is that we were made to go college for continuous three weeks...still two more days to go...at least !!...Eagerly waiting for university to declare (rather I should use disclose) the time-table of exams so atleast plans could be formulated for post exams happenings !!

Read something very inspirational on BigB's blog...so presenting the same for you people:

Swami Vivekananda, among other things was a great football enthusiast ! What he said all those years ago still holds true.

“Life is the biggest game man has to play between the ultimate goalposts of birth and death. His dilemma stems from his decisions and relationships; whether he should steer the ball politically or emotionally, keeping control through his creative and artistic integrity. Winning or losing depends on how fairly he tackles the game. Because the rules are already set by the invisible Referee. All he needs to do is play his matches sincerely and without guile.”

Wishing you love and luck,

Ravi Sharma.

DAY 9

April 3, 2009
10:02 P.M.
Friday.

Excuses...excuses...and more excuses !!...this single word "EXCUSE" has occupied more space nowadays in my life...excuses for sleeping late, excuses for late mornings, excuses for not studying, excuses for late home comings...and again excuses for being so irregular on blogger !!

So here I am...back on my blog...again with many exculpation to justify this long absence which in any case is unjustified. To start with...recently ended up with the college's techno-cultural festival named as 'GECSPARK 1.0' which was a two day (self-proclaimed) mega event with participation from over 100 technical and 50 non-technical colleges (again the stats can vary drastically!!) across the nation !!

Many technical and cultural events took place under the title GECSPARK 1.0 like Elythril (Treasure-hunt), Technosolution (Robotics and Coding event), Techmonstrance (Technical paper presentation), Diazine Tasches (A foiled task game !! [:P]). Although some events were really successful like :

• Quizzstien : A quizzing extravaganza which saw the maximum participation in the whole festival. More than 100 teams participated in the preliminary round out of which 5 teams were selected for the final clash. The success of this event was already guaranteed as I was one of the coordinator of the event.

• Prahasan : It was the skit competition. This event might have not been that successful if i had not participated in the event. So again the credit is all mine !!

• Antkara : Antkara was the dance competition dedicated to our branchmate Abhi Langeh who unfortunately passed away in a road accident. The event was rocking as all the teams gave a tough fight to others.

• Color-o-mania : Another event which needs to be praised especially was Color-o-mania or the face painting competition. This competition also saw an unexpected response and was also a mega hit.

So this was the glimpse of the events that took place in the GECSPARK 1.0...so now lets wait for the next year and lets see what fun does GECSPARK 2.0 is going to offer ??

Apart from the tech-fest, the awaited semester result has also caught up my nerves...every single day passes with a fear that "beta kal to pakka aa hi jayega result !!". Lets hope the result will be fine for everyone of us...amin !!

Life is getting miserable here in Bhopal...mercury is rising at a considerable rate...April 1st never experienced a temperature of 39 degree Celsius in past 14 years...whole city is struggling with problem of water scarcity and its ill-distribution...massive campaigns have been launched to deepen the upper lake so that more rain water can be stored in the next rain season !!

Read something interesting today which you people may also find appreciable" There are only two people who can tell the truth about yourself...a friend who has lost his temper or an enemy who has started loving you !! ". If you feel this line have some matter...let me know in your comments.

Again to end, i have an fantastic thought for you people "Most of the thing that we desire are EXPENSIVE...but the truth is : the things which really satisfy us are absolutely free of cost such as Love, Joy, Laughter and Good relations...!!"

Wishing you a Happy Ramnavmi !!...and all that is beautiful !!

Ravi Sharma.

Day 8

March 19, 2009
11:52 P.M.
Thursday.

Okkaaayyyy...!!...back to blogging again !!
My goodness it has been almost two months since i published my last blog post...phew!!
Although I have many excuses(out of which few are really valid also !!)...but still I feel this long gap should not have been occurred !!

Again, there are many topics splaying in mind...such topics which are related to me, my people and my life...and believe me its really knotty for me to pick up a topic and write upon. Such topics which have many problems incarnated but then there are many solutions embedded for each problem also. Here, i would like to appreciate the capability of human brain which can still take pains to think positive and optimistically whatsoever may be the circumstances !!

Received a sms some days before from a close friend which goes like this:

"Sometimes I put walls around my heart, not just to be safe from getting hurt but to find out who cares enough to break the walls and get closer !!"

Afterwards I started to interpret the message in my relevance and got to the following conclusion :

Nice message...isn't it ??...but...being the recipient...do we really care to break the wall and get closer ??...not able to figure it out properly ??....let me explain !!

This message is basically intended for a friend who has lost conversation with his friend for a considerable period of time due to the prevailing circumstances, which can be more physically termed as "misunderstandings". Going deep into the meaning, you can feel the hidden urge 'so what if I ignored you, being a friend can't you take an initiative to converse again ??...can't you prove me and my thoughts wrong ??'

Anyways, keeping the complex talks aside...life is getting harder day by day...campaigning for the techfest...semester results awaited...java coaching...or the heading midsems...phew !!...still moving with a positive hope because “A strong and positive attitude creates more miracles than any other thing. ‘Coz life is 10% how you make it and 90% how you take it. “

Again to end with “The earth weighs 6.6 Septillion tons. Don’t make it heavier by carrying a heavy heart ! Stay light. Laugh often. Love much…”

Love and regards !!

Ravi Sharma.

DAY 7

January 21, 2009
23:57 P.M,
Wednesday.

Huh...again on my blog...after a long time...almost more than a week !!...sorry for such a gap but got free today itself from exams...atlast III sem is over now !!

Life is like a series of episodes of a serial, a serial that is directed by a person with extraordinary imagination and dramatic skills, a person who can manipulate sequences and happenings upto any extent to keep the viewers thrilled, exited and glued(of course). He introduce many turns to it...to maintain the interest...the so called charm of the serial.

The serial contains some episodes which have a happy ending, some episodes which ends on a sad note and some which terminates at such a point which leaves many questions unanswered, many answers unquestioned, many thoughts useless and many minds thoughtless. Such episodes agitates our soul tempestuously.

As there are various channels which air various serials with different stories...we also have many such channels(groups like family, friends, workgroup etc...) around us with various serials(people associated with a specific group) having different life plots.Out of these plots we find some very interesting and desire to be associated with them(or glued with that serial [:D]).

(P.S. : I don't know what i was willing to write and what exactly i have wrote...suffering from the same THOUGHTLESSNESS !!)

Regards,

Ravi Sharma.

DAY 6

January 14, 2009
11:15 P.M.
Wednesday.

A VERY HAPPY MAKARSAKRANTI TO ALL OF YOU !!
Feeling very sleepy today...can just manage to make this note only.

Love as always...

Ravi Sharma.

DAY 5

January 13, 2009
10:55 P.M.
Tuesday.

Hii everybody...hope everyone's fine...and all college mates have done their paper well.
Missed out yesterday...apologies for that !!

Phew...such a narrow escape...thank god...familiar questions came from the three units which i have done completely. Although, the scene in morning was a bit terrific...as i was not confident in a single unit !!

Many people says ' Time is most powerful...every memory diminishes with time...everything fades away with time '...I also agree with this but not completely. Certain happenings/memories can't be erased out entirely from mind. Its not like that we always have these things in our mind but all such memories are there in our subconscious brain and are occasionally triggered back to main frame by small incidents, matters or objects.

Similarly, an incident strucked my mind yesterday...an incident that has taken place exactly a year back...in my case the triggering element was the date i.e. 12th of January. That incident brought many changes in me, my thinking and many other subjective and nob-subjective things...I wish that incident might not have occurred...but again, our wishes are not substantial against our fate. Today's post is dedicated to the same person...

With regards,

Ravi Sharma.

DAY 4

January 11, 2009
11:33 P.M.
Saturday.

Hello to all...just two days left for the DCS examination and still struggling with K-maps and don't care conditions...extremely bad condition...would not be able to write more than this today due to scarcity of time.

With regrets,

Ravi Sharma.

DAY 3

January 10, 2009
11:42 P.M.
Saturday.

Heyy everybody...you know what...today I'm realizing that blogging is really a tough job. Inspite of having the whole day's happenings, you fell short of words in the starting of the post itself. Anyways I, still can manage something to share with you guys !!

Bhopal is really chilling nowadays, don't know the exact temperature but its enough to keep me restricted to my bed the whole day. Again, the same story...no studies at all...and hence, now I'm preparing myself for last night's fight !!

Today, I was going through the yesteryear's pic...found a great pic that need to be posted here.

THE GREAT SHARMA FAMILY (STAR-PARIVAAR)
[Lower Stall (L 2 R) : Amit bhaiyya, Nayan, Anmol, Pt. Nirmal Sharma(a.k.a Nimmu kaka) and Anushka]
[Balcony (L 2 R) : Daadu, Neetu chacha, Manoj chacha, Mithilesh bua, Namita bua, Minu bua, Mahesh chacha and Papa]
[Box : Ravi Sharma(The Photographer)]

I think photographs are the best way to preserve precious moments like this... such moments which cherish mind... such moments which empowers us with a feel of unity and strength !!

So, keep smiling and don't forget to capture that cheese...

Warm wishes (in a cold weather)...

Ravi Sharma.

DAY 2

January 9, 2009
11:20 P.M.
Friday.

Another day has past by, a day full of slumber...a day full of thoughts...!!
Today the weather was not at all favorable...full of cool breezes and no sun at all. Again, all study plan were trashed and I kept sleeping (day dreaming, infact) the whole day. I think winter, sleep and thoughts are directly related to each other because as I feel cold and get into blanket I use to go into a subconscious nap where thoughts are already waiting for me. It seems like I'm loosing something, or maybe many things everyday in my life and believe me this feel is really haunting ...as I don't know that something !!

Read an awesome thought on BigB's blog which goes like this :

“ Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.”

So true !!...and I suppose that I'm suffering from the very same loss everyday.


Although, there are only 3 days left for the DCS paper and still I am not done with the first unit itself. Hope the next coming three days will be a bit more productive.

No comment on the first post was a bit disappointing, but its okay because disappointment always lead to the refinement of work.

Best wishes,

Ravi Sharma.

DAY 1

January 8, 2009
11:59 P.M.
Thursday.

Hmmm....first post !!...don't know exactly what to write...have many things to tell...but cant decide...what to publish and what to hide. (Such a poetic start !!)

Anyways I really don't know what exactly bugged into my mind and I started a blog of myself...but lots of credit do goes to Amit ji (Mr. Amitabh Bachchan) as i am a regular visitor of his blog (http://bigb.bigadda.com/) which has highly motivated me to make a blog of my own and that too in midst of my semester examination. A sensational thought just crashed into my mind which says :-

"फितरत ही कुछ ऐसी है शायर की...फितरत ही कुछ ऐसी है शायर की
कि जहाँ मरे तो मरे ये नाचीज़ कहाँ मरता है !! "

The wholesole motive of creating this blog is just to utilize my spare time to cultivate some useful thoughts out my mind and to develop my communicative skills. Besides, there was a competative complex of mine with people like Shahrukh Khan, Amir Khan and etc and etc...(When they can own a blog then why can't I ??).

A REQUEST : Please do visit my blog (reguraly!!...okk alternate day!!...atleast once in a week...PLEASE !! [:((] ), post your valuable comments and encourage me. Although, its just a start but I will try my level best to provide some good readable material to all of you.



With lots of love, best wishes and all that is beautiful,

Ravi Sharma.