Year Ender...

In a few days its dawn for the year 2009, and when i look back and think how do you want 2008 to be remembered as? Putting aside all the national/international stories aside from a personal perspective , i will remember it as an year which allowed my passport to be filled with a sizable number of visas, the amount of carbon footprint that i would have accumulated making myself not being a "carborexic" to any extent , the of miles i have gathered on my frequent flier cards and in short it would have been a 1and half trip round the globe. Indeed this year has been the "Year of Travel with one abroad trip a month", just looking back i almost spent close to a month in the Boeing's and the Airbuses, another 3-4 months in the ***** hotels, and wouldn't really want to know amount of expenditure incurred to the company. However if there is one significant thing i have achieved out of this constant hops across the continents it would be different kinds of people i got to know across the globe. Like i always keep emphaisizing every person is unique and we should appreciate this unique differences, only than you would get to know a person of similar or a different culture to a certain extent. Now i am pretty much acuqainted with the different APAC cultures, atleast have the knowledge of identifying a chinese,koran, japanese, malay and a singaporean, to certian extent from looks and to a greater extent in the way the speak. During the process of my travel and my interaction with these different people i have got to know lot of things, exhchanged lot of things about the indian culture,traditions. One thing i keep encountring again and again is the whole concept of Arranged marriages which ia quite amusing to most of the people around the globe and i think this is one talk you can keep everybody engaging for a quite a long duration and get the conversation going and extend to different other aspects. Proabably thats a kind of a strategy i have employed in most of my travels and probably the recent development is about terrorism and recession . Well with the year end around the corner i think i don't have much to contemplate about, and its been more of a travel and passive focus on the things that i would have wanted to be associated with but have not regrets. Atleast this year i have made sure that i spend as much time with the people around me who really matter the most , and also not to forget those good old pals and put an effort to be in touch in every way i could. I would have visted most of the countries, have been to the most beautiful places, spent a good time alone, but above all this the trip i had with my college pals recently is something refreshing this year as it brought back the good time i have had and felt nostalgic about my days in Pilani. Well i hope maintain the same in the years to come until than "Hum hain rahen pyar kee..phir milenge.. chalte chalte..." And as i am signing of this years last blog i am off to another Trip..Indeed i am the Traveller of the Year :)

My Blog's Personality : ESTP

While catching up with few regular blogs i came across this Typealyzer website which apparently describes your style of writing. I thought i would give it a go and was quite bedazzled with the response. It says ESTP: The Doers Type. Well they are the active and play-ful type. They are especially attuned to people and things around them and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities. The Doers are happiest with action-filled work which craves their full attention and focus. They might be very impulsive and more keen on starting something new than following it through. They might have a problem with sitting still or remaining inactive for any period of time. Well i am not sure how much of it is true as it is a complete contrast to my Personality type which i took with the Myers-Briggs a few years back and year on year the repeated tests have shown consistency in my type and as a matter of fact they represent my personality type to a greater extent in reality. Well let us give typealyzer some time to analyze the patterns of writing skills and let us pray it gives apt results. Otherwise we might end up with world full of Dissociative Personality disorder :)

bumptop next generation interface?

Over the last year or so having been associated with technology very closely something that my work demands and slowly this is something i though need to be shared with others as well; might be repetitive but this is something i wouldn't give my opinion about but would at least want people to know about these so called uncanny stuff. Bumptop a very cool software rather than words probably this video is does more justice. Will it be the interface for the future well we have to wait and watch...

Are you around where i am going to be?

I've started using Tripit. If you're near where I'm going to be, drop me a line and let me know. I'd love to chat about everything under the sky or at least share a mocktail:)

My New Avatar

I spent couple of minutes a month back playing droople Its no required training avatar creator, and created several avatars of mine and you can see the "she in me" avatar on Gtalk. However this is the avatar that i like most. Try it out and let me know what you think!

Prajarajyam cloud mapping!!

check out wordle - a word clouding tool. This is the start of an interesting kind of concept mapping. It displays words and sizes based on frequency. This is the Wordle cloud of Chiranjeevi's party agenda that was launched a couple of days back more on it later: (click it for a bigger version)

The Best fruit in the world!

In my recent visit to bankok i had fallen in love with this fruit Mangosteen

Now offically the best fruit in the world!!!

How Starbucks saved my life!

Having been restricted to the indoors with the unfortunate events in bangalore which otherwise would have been a busy weekend , this book "How Starbucks saved my life" did indeed help me to get pass the sunday !. I won't put this book in the extraordinary category neither in the ordinary category but would suggest a good read for its simple narration no wonder Tom Hanks grabbed the opportunity to show case it on the celluloid. After reading this 250 odd pages you get a feel that Starbucks (Where you are a star and make a few bucks at the same time) is one of the best places to work. In other words "Corporate America" sucks or its like working in a concentration camp. While this book will not teach anything new it is a compelling and thought provoking reminder that in all things in life we are to seek the opportunity to express gratitude.Michael Gates Gill was entertaining and candid it is refreshing to see someone get the second chance that we all need at some point in life. I thoroughly enjoyed following the author's journey as he starts his entirely new career and the way the story has been told with frequent traverses to the past and the present. His uneasiness at the cash register, his admiration for his young boss, his eventual love for his coworkers, his pride and improved quality of life compared to his previous executive jobs are all richly detailed and sympathetic. Though the style may occasionally be awkward, the book is always warm and enjoyable. I felt the work culture amongst the star buck baristas is something commendable and makes you realize they are one single family making it certain little coffee store on every block of every street gives us a little more than that needed triple shot lattes. In short its not how grossly rich you are but how happy you are with the people around you and what is that you can share with people around ? of course happiness .

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research

Well i pliagrised this title from Wilson Mizner's quotes and the same is relevant in any industry. Techies copy code from various sources on the internet with their universal source being "Google" and the same is relevant with our bollywood music directors. I have no issues with this plagiarisms as long as we give due respect to the original source showing some sense of ethics. When i first heard "bheegi bheegi" song i was sure this was lifted from some Bengali song which i heard a couple of years back in one of the pubs. But i never knew most of the songs given by this music director were probably manipulated from different original sources. I did a small research on the original songs and they seem to have existed even the new numbers had come out. Well whether its been his own creation or its been lifted he has reached to a wider audience but would have appreciated if he has give due credit to the original authors.

This is the bengali song i was talking about :
Song 'Bheegi bheegi' lift from Mohiner Ghoraguli's Bangla jibhonmuki gaan
Original:http://youtube.com/watch?v=xAkzopTMXHc
COPY:http://youtube.com/watch?v=_wwsyz2YBUg&feature=related

To list others here are the links : Well my source is a genuine forward :)

Dhoom song DHoom Macchale copy of Jesse Cook's 'Mario takes a walk'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=e3iTfEF52kw
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=CvhPvxmD3mI

Race Song Pehli Nazar copy of Chinese Kim Hyung Song Sarang Hae Yo
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8KoS3weBxAg
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ffp5h_FGEJY

Race Song Zara Zara Touch Me copy of Lee-Hom Wang's 'Zhu Lin Shen Chu'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wdTrPI3mumU
COPY:http://youtube.com/watch?v=kLU76W2qbPs&feature=related

Jab we met's 'Yeh ishq kya' copy of Anggun's Être Une Femme
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=T4poevqspsI
COPY:http://youtube.com/watch?v=TQyU6EqWh_o&feature=related

Jab We Met Aao milo chale copy Indonesian band, Peterpan's 'Di Belakangku'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=EGXniVSfSZE
COPY:http://youtube.com/watch?v=7jpUic8hWD8&feature=related

Woh Lamhe 'Kya mujhe pyaar hai'copy of Indonesian Band 'Tak bisakah'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=EZTqg1MgkTY
COPY:http://youtube.com/watch?v=2EoblYYvLsE&feature=related

Bhool Bulaiya Halla Hafiz copy of Amr Diab's Awedony
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Xi_xOmmsRY
COPY:http://youtube.com/watch?v=UtVerSkccgo&feature=related

Dhol Dil Liya copy of Dania Khatib's 1999 hit, 'Leiley'
Original: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/Leiley-DaniaElKhateeb.rm
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xBkp57nRE5A

Life in a Metro song Baatein kuch ankahee copy of Korean song, 'Ah Reum Dah Oon Sa Ram' by Seo Yu Seok!
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KCTGuhPcC4Y
COPY:http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ura4grIiF90&feature=related

Bhool Bhulaiyya Hare ram hare ram copy of Bill Hailey's Oriental Rock
Original: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/OrientalRock-BillHaleyComets.rm
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4lu3EorpiQ4

Life in a Metro song O Meri jaan copy of Queensryche's Silent Lucidity and Amr Diab's Ba'ed el Layali
Original 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-2ohGF0K4AI
Original 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=P2y_Vbev5zs
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3g2ICCQNQ-w

Pyar ke side effects song Jaane kya copy of 'Mahi' by Hadiqa Kiyani
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=mokJJsRfP6Q
COPY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5fEHdP-5Dc

Woh Lamhe song Chal Chale copy of a 1965 track called 'A World of our own' by the band, The Seekers
Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9oaXzrsV3Q
COPY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeJ2tqPjnps

Dhoom Song DHOOM AGAIN copy of a song called 'Dudu' from Tarkan
Portions edited appropriately
Original:http://www.itwofs.com/audio/Dudu_ver2-Tarkan.rm
COPY: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/DhoomAgain-Dhoom2.rm

Speed song Tikki Tikki copy of Turkish pop superstar Tarkan's 2003 hit, 'Dudu'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KoJ34jPX3WM
COPY: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/TikhiTikhi-Speed.rm

Agnipankh song Janmabhoomi & Zindagi hai copy of Abrar-ul-haq's 'December
Original: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/December-AbrarUlHaq.rm
COPY 1: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/Janmabhoomi-Agnipankh.rm
COPY 2: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/ZindagiHaiTo-Agnipankh.rm

Bhagam Bhag songs Signal & Afreen copy of Trinidadian Soca hit, 'Signal for Lara' by Superblue & Cheb Mami's 2001 track, 'Viens Habibi'
Original 1: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/SignalForLara-SuperBlue.rm
Original 2: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/ViensHabibi-ChebMami.rm
COPY 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=G31riHQjvDI
COPY 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=b-65fajmsC8

Life in a Metro In dino copy of Waqar Ali's 'Mera naam hai mohobbat'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=89wB3og_yXQ
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=aQ52IJjbNg4

Raqueeb songs 'Jaane kaise' copy of Amr Diab's 2003 track, 'Allem albi' and song 'Channa ve channa' copy of Pashto singer Rahim Shah.
Original 1:http://youtube.com/watch?v=NqoXaLHFTik&feature=related
Original 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=JplIDBi6wZE
Copy 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=rjwMsYnEJ58
Copy2:http://youtube.com/watch?v=33EJLt-NMDQ&feature=related

Kya Love Story Hai Song 'Miss you everyday' Lift of Lebanese singer Karina's 2006 chartbuster 'Alatoul'
'Jab se tum mile ho' is a lift from Pakistani singer Hadiqa Kiyani's 1996 number (album: Raaz), 'Jab se tum milay ho'!
Original 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=snIA9iR0b-0
Original 2: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/JabSeTumMilay-Hadiqa.rm
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FJ_w0HDh0N0

Kya Love Story Hain song 'Deewana teri aankhon ka' copy of Black Eyed Peas' 'Bebot'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gQAGh3JViyI
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nr0ASdmHF40

Kya Love Story Hai song Gum sum hai dil mera copy of Thai song, 'Oh la nor...my love' by Bird Thungchai.
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=tJjrJIh8c8k
COPY: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/GumSumHaiDil-KLSH.rm

Ankahee song Aa paas aa copy of Ottmar Liebert's 'Starry nite (March of Kings)
Original: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/StarryNite-OttmarLiebert.rm
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KbsUBqQxygY

Apna sapna money money song Dil mein baji guitar copy of song, 'Sheloha shela' by the Middle Eastern group, Miami Band
Original: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/ShelohaShela-MiamiBand.rm
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pCPA80elJlY

Woh Lamhe song 'Tu Jo nahi' copy of 'Tu Jo Nahi SB John
Original:http://youtube.com/watch?v=HWoKJMnMRSQ&feature=related
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=br_RJ0-rlbY

Bas ek Pal song 'Hai ishq' copy of Yuri Mrakadi's 'Arabiyon Ana'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=c8gt6agxYN0
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qoHtiN4rWJo

Pyaar Ke Side Effects song 'Is this love' copy of Paul Anka's 1969 track 'A-mi-manera'
Original: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/A-mi-manera_MyWay.rm
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=CGzMwPzc1VY

Ankahee Title song copy of Boney M's 1984 track, 'Somewhere in the world'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=68hPjUoAk4E
COPY:http://www.itwofs.com/audio/Ankahee-TitleSong.rm

Gangster
Song 'Ya ali' copy of Arabic band Guitara's 'Ya ghaly'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZJi50826cu4
COPY:http://youtube.com/watch?v=dpl9o_0Dtb4&feature=related

SOng 'Lamha lamha' lifted form Waris Baig's 1998 track, 'Kal shab dekha maine'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0wfe0u-7DpI
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dJscz7bJ080

Song 'Bheegi bheegi' lift from Mohiner Ghoraguli's Bangla jibhonmuki gaan
Original:http://youtube.com/watch?v=xAkzopTMXHc
COPY:http://youtube.com/watch?v=_wwsyz2YBUg&feature=related

Song Tu hi meri shab hai copy of 'Sacral Nirvana' by Oliver Shanti & Friends
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=5JXrmUD0EK0
Copy:http://youtube.com/watch?v=BklekKJPjlI&feature=related

Ek Hasina Thi
Song Akhiyaan Na Maar copy of Pakistani singer Waris Baig's 2004 track, 'Challa'
Original: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/Challa-WarisBaig.rm
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=BuFQ0aZLP8E

Song Jal Jal Ke copy of Yuri Mrakadi's 2001 track, 'Arabiyon Ana'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gmmToe4TJw8
COPY:http://youtube.com/watch?v=F_MYsiA3YY0

Fight Club Song Chorein ki Batein copy of Pakistani singer Ali Zafar's 'Channo ki aankhen'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lLhylAWQgo8
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=NrVm2NEoatY

Ek Khiladi Ek Hasina song 'Jhoom' Lifted from Britney Spears' commercial for Pepsi, 'Joy of Pepsi'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=HSZaif6xlWc
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wKpYRUI3o4M

Garam Masala
Songs 'Dil samundar' copy of Turkish singer Tarkan's 'Kuzu kuzu'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=u4kncVrjaQk
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4SHSxTBT4D0

Song 'Chori Chori' copy of Balwinder Safri's 'Hai rabba'
Original 1: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/ChoriChori2-GaramMasala.rm
Original 2: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/HaiRabba-DrZeus.rm
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xT5-NxdawRI

Song'Ada' copy of song Amr Diab's Ana
Original: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/AmrDiab-Ana.rm
COPY:http://www.itwofs.com/audio/HaiRabba-DrZeus.rm

Dhoom song Shikdum copy of Tarkan's 'Sikidim'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=g2uy7Cfl6kU
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=i2xThHWuM9A

Chocolate
Song 'Zahreeli raatein' copy of Jal's 'Aadat'
Original: http://youtube.com/watch?v=FdZDRZTf67Y
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XyZEth7A0aw

Song 'Bheega bheega sa' copy of Abrar-ul-Haq's 'December'
Original: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/December-AbrarUlHaq.rm
COPY:http://youtube.com/watch?v=LCZhMHUFabI&feature=related

Song 'Halka halka sa' copy of 'Breeze from Saintes Maries'
Original: http://www.itwofs.com/audio/BreezeFromSaintesMaries-JesseCoo k.rm
COPY: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xcaog3CT6Fs

Oppose if you are an opposition!

Having close interest in the politics of India which was one of my child hood dreams to enter into, i had been following the trust motions, the pre-polling analysis, exit polls be it a state election or general election and also catch up on the LS/RS sessions once in a while. Everybody is talking of the recent "Singh is King" trust motion which apparently a sham ! Well i do remember studying my history books about our Indian democracy supposedly the largest in the world and the most vibrant one has infact been in doldrums for quite few years with grotesque discussions at times and i feel we are still an evolving nation where we get to hear very good debates concerning the nation at large. Infact the recent trust motion discussions had very good speeches where the young politicians who are more concerned on the national interest than of their political parties. However I do have my apathy with the opposition parties (be it any) as over the years they have been there as they are there and oppose every bill being passed as they are termed as "opposition". Well does opposition really mean they have to oppose every damn thing even without a discussion? Can't we work together as a team in the larger interests of the public? I felt really bad when our beloved prime minister who is the most knowledgeable person and puts in so much of hard work in every decision he takes ,was not given an opportunity by the opposition to deliver his speech. Though the entire trust motion was based up on the nuclear deal which i am sure most of the parliament members aren't aware of had never raised a point of discussion on the same. The saffron party says they would want to re-negotiate the deal but want to join hands with the communists who are against the deal as they would never want to India to overtake China in any means as they were and will always be the torch bearers for the neigbouring country's growth but not of their own. Do they understand that china's whose entire electricity is driven from the coal industry has already begun the process of generating energy via the nuclear power and is going to scale up enormously by the year 2050 whereas we in india are yet to go through the clearances and make it operationalize. As long as the deal is implemented as it is supposed to be and is not going to be another BOFORS scam for this government i am happy the present government won the vote of trust. Probably its high time the netas in the opposition think more sensibly and contribute to the growth than merely opposing every thing that comes in the parliaments way as after all they are in the "opposition" and if they don't make a hue and cry which media channel going to project them? May be every political party has their own ideologies and philosophies but if they introspect on why it has been formed and realize the foundation for every party is the common cause - welfare of the nation that day every citizen of this country would start appreciating their political leaders, until than the people of India will always be in the "opposition". Atleast i am happy that i am in an age where i could see few future leaders coming out of this cloud and want to work towards a common vision. As Rahul Gandhi says "Rather than thinking how the world is impacting us, if we start thinking how we are going to impact the world" we are definitely moving in a better direction and i hope this future leader is going to live up his expectations than flowing with the tide and just be another inherited political party leader.

Dard - E- Movie!

I was reading this article on "Dard-E-Disco" from the OSO movie which apparently the author feels "if it is the dance of pain, the pain in one’s joints when you dance, or the pain of watching anyone do disco dancing?". Well i had a similar experience watching a Telugu movie making the title for this post apt! What do you expect when you miss your breakfast and lunch to catch up a movie on a Sunday afternoon ? Definitely not being entertained and ending up with a headache! And imagine taking your friend along with you and making her go through the same experience. Probably i had faltered in the thought that this one has been running for quite some time with good crowd turn out ratio. In retrospect there is a no regret for having shelled out some bucks on a weekend for a movie but would definitely reckon on the time, conspicuously when there is more than one person involved to account the time factor as i strongly believe in giving respect to other's time. No wonder this one gives me so much of Dard!

I wish i too could fall in Love!

I couldn't stop writing this after watching this simple, a closely realistic movie to connect with where you could sense that these kind of things happen around you and yet you never notice it. A simple script, apt characters and good music is a key success to any romantic movie. If you ask me what is the plot in the movie well i don't think i can spell it out as there isn't any, however the movie kept me engaged in spite of no story with in till i walk out of the movie of course feeling refreshed. There are lots of impressive moments in the movie that has impressed me for instance where the heroine drops all her friends late night exhibiting the tomboyishness :) or the song "pappu can't dance" where your friends come up with all those dance steps just to have fun where many a times i tried out in the cast parties i have had or the the guy drinking coke on rocks or the song which revolving on the name of the character (Kabhi kabhi Aditi zindagi ...).

Being not so complex with simple sequence of events which actually we encounter in our daily life makes "jaane tu jaane na" every person who can connect in one way or the other either events that you might have been through or you be going through.

However it did raise my eye brows pondering can a boy and girl who are best friends can never actually continue the same relationship? Do they eventually have to tie the knot take the relationship as that is one institution which has the utmost respect than any other relationship.

Probably thats one reason why i am cogitative about the title for this post or to put as the song goes in the movie "dil ki yahi khataa hai, dil ko nahin pataa hai, ki dil chahta hai kya..."

Catharsis!!!

It has been hectic international travels ever since the the year started. If it was Belgium in January , February - March was destined to singapore while April had pie of Honkong & Taiwan. And all travels had one thing in common "ALONE all the way" . While i had my own perception of being alone like many others of the same type as we are together in that too !!! At times this lonliness gets on to your nerves especially when you are in the hotel room and contemplating on what to eat or missing out the long distance calls, however it has a kick ass times too!! As this allows me to reach out to new people, new culture , check out different stuff be it food or places. If i take few leaves out of my journey there is lot that can be mined and i am sure this is one is definitely useful if i get into the bureaucratic or political line of business , though originally had the intent but didn't seem to materialize at all!. The intent with which you absorb things around you is greatly dependent on how has been the individuals environment in his formative years or even during his educational/ professional / volunteer stints. Thats why i say my neurons have a valuable information which if properly mined can actually replace an "ED" to "ING" with regards to devlopment of the economy is concerned! As one thing thats keeps me bugging evertime i visit these countries the way these countries have leapt while we were all the same when the civilization has begun. I don't regret with what the situation we have today as we have had made a good progress walking while others running (as we always believed it better to stand up and drink water than to run for the milk) but we could have been much better than today. With the rising inflation where every nation is feeling the heat i am not sure where we are heading towards as things can only get worse from here and we are still in the "ing" stage while others can relatively cope up with the situation. But are we content with being better off when compared to few counterparts? I always felt we could be much better as the places i have been had a common feeling that the Indians are intelligent, hard working and humble probably true for majority of the pool and yet these so called adjectivites are helping in the growth of most of the counters parts - the so called brain drain that has been happening over the years and is bound to happen in coming years, who if had been effectively retained and efficiently utilized, this place would have been definitely a better place. For a place to be termed "better" than being content with saying "good" we needed visionaries who transform things for the betterment of the public than to top the chart busters in the Forbes List!. Every time we are vowed by the infrastructure among these small countries but why could we achieve only in small pockets? Why are today there are places in India where commutation is a problem? why are few villages still devoid of electricity? Do we blame the government? Or the people who made the government? Or the bueracrats ? We have the world's richest persons yet we have the poor becoming more poor? We have a million plus organizations working for the underpriviliged in india and their lives are as worse as they could be yet we could do nothing? Are we so self centered in our approach as we worried about only self and to a certain extent to our family only? Do we have actually time to think about others than blaming the concerned who have to improve the lives of these? Do we have a solution to make this the best place to live ? May be yes or may be not. May be we are just happy with the way things are and don't want to come out of the stereotypes. Well these are few of the many random thoughts that keeps my mind tickling when away from my place and instead of letting them through some piece of art or music i am using this medium though not sure if the "title" really makes sense for they are the random emotions always trying to bulge out of my Brain!

PS: I realized i left this post in the edit mode for more than a month! Not sure how many are still under the wraps!

Analyzing Lyrics!!!

I have been thinking for quite some time to revisit those beautiful lyrics penned in the best of best "classic" movies of the telugu film industry. Not many would have given a thought on the feelings or the creativity expressed by the lyricist in a classical movie as the generation x-y-z is more interested in the re-mixes or nonsensical English mixtures. So i thought why not present those classical movie lyrics to a wider audience, understand the lyricist perspective and reach out to those who wouldn't have even understand the deeper meaning of "telugu" Lyrics. One of my All time favourite movies is "Siri Vennala" ( Probably some other time i shall put the movie in perspective) which has such such beautiful songs which kindle and transform me into a different world altogether. The meaning behind the lyrics demonstrates the impeccable workmanship of the lyricist's creativity. The song goes like this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLXDnsHAPEI

The Prologue :

Vidhata talapuna prabhavinchinadi anaadi jeevana vedam...OM...
prananadulaku spandananosagina aadi pranavanaadam...OM..
kanula kolanulo pratibimbinchina viswaroopa vinyaasamm...
edakanumalalo prathidhvaninchina virinchi vipanchi gaanam......


The entire universe is believed to have emerged from the the divine chanting "OM",
The birth of an infant is known from "OM",
when the eyes take the formation of the pond, the image of the universe is reflected in our own eyes through this chanitng "OM" which is being echoed in my ears as a poem composed by becoming "Brahma" the creator (being referred as Virinchi" - The name of the Brahma of first Kalpa , as referred in our Puranas).

sarasaswarasurajhareegamanamavu samaveda saramidi...
nepaadina jeevana geetham...ee geetham..

These lines further strengthen the prologue indicating the "holy hymns" of Sama Veda conveying the importance of "OM" which is being sung through this song which has the essence of life.

virinchinai virachinchitini ee kavanam..
vipanchinai vinipinchithini ee geetham....

By taking the form of creator i voice out this poem, by becoming a stringed instrument (veena) i sing this song...

prathisa vaeneeya paina dinakara mayoogha tantrulapaina..
jagrutha vihanga tathulai vineela gaganapu vedica paina...
palikina kilakila tvanamula swaragathi jagathiki sreekaramu kaaga..
viswakaryamunakidi bhashyamugaaa....

virinchinai.....

janinchu prathisishu galamuna palikina jeevananaada tarangam
chetana pondina spandana dhvaninchu hrudayamrudangadhvanam...
anaadiraagam aadi talamuna anantha jeevana vaahini gaa..
saagina srushti vidhaanamu ne

virinchinai.....

In essence the the world we see is not exactly how it is. When we are blindfolded we assume that we cannot see the world. But when we try to look at the world with our heart, we see a world we desire! A world we would like to live in! This world is not based on things. Instead, it's based on our thoughts. It is not what we see that matters. What matters is what we yearn to see and what we would like to see. No better example than the sight of a mother breast-feeding her child illustrates this point that is subtly conveyed in the above stanzas.


naa uchwasam kavanam
naa nishwasam gaanam....

This epilogue has a greater depth like the prologue and overall song in general conveying 'I inhale the observations I garner from various sights of the world and exhale them as a melody (of life) that comes straight from the heart after shaping up based on the rhythms and responses of the heart for those inhaled observations.' simply meaning whatever one sees in the world, good or bad, take it in, assimilate it with the purity of the soul and one sees a sweet melody carrying a message of peace and love emanating from within him/her.

sarasaswarasurajhareegamanamavu samaveda saramidi...
nepaadina jeevana geetham...ee geetham..


That is definitely a master piece with rich blend of telugu literature and all the credit goes to the great lyricist "Sita Rama Sastry" , who has the name of the film as his surname for creating such a marvelous piece of art work.

Culturally we are same sir !!

At a recent business event at Singapore i came across two Pakistani folks who attended my workshop who were very much interested to know what an average indian thinks about pakistani's . Since it was an offline discussion and when it comes to cultural exchange of info i am always game to share my gyan :) I started off with the latest political turmoil, then to the incident where "humen maduri dey dhoo....." in cricket and movies and put across different perspectives about pakistani's in general. These guys kept on repeating its only the politicians who are creating such a chaotic situation otherwise the people in general are good. They love the bollywood movies, the saas-bahu serials (apparently their family members follow all the soaps of the prime time) and cricket. Culturally we are same excluding the few radicals/fundamentalists, after all we are separated brothers aren't we sir? said one of them? i was really moved with this piece of talk. As far as the discussion went on the Pakistanis feel that the media has always represented them on the wrong side of the coin. As the discussion went on we discussed about the taliban's , the terrorists and finally concluded its the "White" Guy who actually fueled the terrorism today in the world and burnt their own fingers in that process. They always want to visit india, have Indians visit their homes and promote lot of good will, trade and cultural exchange and better each other economies. Probably this is what an avg indian/pakistani wants harmony amongst the countries and also with in the country . But if this happens what happens to those people who always want to fuel hatred amongst communities ? But aren't these people one among us? Who makes such kind of people ? As we keep pondering there are many questions that keep crossing your mind for which we might take eternity to find the way out?

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Imagine a day when all the lokies(a bitsan slang for locals) of Bangalore decide to thrash away all the non-bengalurians as their roots belong to some other arena. I am sure the entire IT industry will go for a ride, the infosys, tcs's sensex might go back to where they have started and might take another decade to build the same story what these IT Biggies boast of. So all the non-benagluru techies can be assured such a situation might never arise. However the latest uproar in mumbai is posing serious doubts and i am sure the people party and sons (name changed) to grab the power might take a thing or a two from this incidents and launch the upcoming election campaign as "Saving Kannadiga Pride". Well when we try to fight at an international level , bring down the ICC to their knees get a judgment in an Indian's favour and claim we can never be racists but we can be state(ists) and drive away all those people who don't belong to a particular state. Imagine the magnitude of the situation when people become fanatics and jobless when they start beginning to think to save pride of the individual districts which conglomerate into a state technically. If we take a step back and ponder over why do these so called muzharis (as the chances are down the years the situation might get so worse even people of that state might not accept them ) enter into a other states. Very simple reason we are all opportunists and we try to take advantage of an oppurtunity that comes our way. Its all based on supply demand cycle that allows people from a particular area to migrate to other place as want to pursue something better in their life. If a particular state is incapable of producing a number/talent meeting the demand the obvious is get the supply from other states. And this is what has been happening for ages and imagine if the US of A has long back decided not to issue any H1 B Visas at all?