Another year of Independence

It makes me think..You know...When people wish 'Happy Independence day' or I wish people, it makes me think if the day is really as significant as it is supposed to be. This is the day we should really celebrate every year because this is the year we got freedom from being ruled by a foreign body and became a democratic country....The common people thus were empowered with a set of rights and endowed upon by certain responsibilities for the well being of the country as well as the people. But did we do justice to that gift?
                                   Yes, our country has excelled and made a mark in the world scenario, has developed and flourished in the field of Science, Technology, Economy and Culture, but at the grass root level, our society is rotting. This is not what the leaders wanted when they struggled and fought to give us freedom. Indian women have become a lot more independent and progressive than they were in 1947, but the danger they are facing in everyday life now is despicable....Everybody is aware of that. I don't want to elaborate anymore.Corruption is the other virus that is slowly eating up the base of our country...Look I won't want to sound complaining...but it is a sad truth that while a part of 'India' is shining and glowing....in certain areas 'India' is darker than ever. So the sad part is that even though we celebrate the day we were freed from being ruled by a foreign country, its a fact that everyday we dream about leaving this rotting country and building a future in some foreign land......
So, when will India be truly 'Independent'????? Makes me think....Lets pledge today that we won't lose hope and we will do our little part in the betterment of OUR country.....
                                                 ভারত আমার ভারতবর্ষ
                                                   স্বদেশ আমার স্বপ্ন গো
                                            তোমাতে আমরা লোহিয়া জনম
                                                   ধন্য হযেছি ধন্য গো   :)

Bhag Milkha Bhag: A true inspiration

 Milkha Singh played by Farhan Akhtar in the film: A sketch by me.
The film was an inspiration to millions, including me of course. The most important thing is that the film was entirely based upon the real life incidents of athlete Milkha Singhji. The story gave me strength. It motivated me to never give up and to try harder when I'm faced with obstacles. It showed the innocence of love and also the graveness of adverse situations, how the partition of India had affected people, how it had affected a little kid, how it had bruised his soul and then how he let go of the pain when he went back to Pakistan later in his life. The one important thing that the film taught us is that we have to finally let go of any pain that torments us, no matter how difficult it is. Only then can we live peacefully.
It showed us that hard work and dedication has no substitutes. That is the most basic lesson that we learn from our parents since childhood, but while walking on the path of our life, we somehow lose focus on that lesson. It is then that films like "Bhag Milkha Bhag"  force us to think, help us retrospect , make us pledge to work hard and motivate us to succeed in our respective goals in life.
The film also showed that Love is very important in life and that we should let the person we love, know that we love them when we have the time.
This film inspired me to focus on my goals, to respect and value the people I love and to work harder. :)

The Burdens of Life

A painting I made from the photograph of a man carrying a bag full of letters. He's a 'Ranar' ...a man who does the work of a mail man in rural villages...He is endowed upon by the responsibility of carrying information to people...Its his burden,  his responsibility....Its the only work that gives meaning to his life....

A time comes in everybody's life where every person has to discover the meaning of their lives, the reason of their living....Its time to discover our destiny and build a path to achieve it.... :)

Bumps and bruises

Life throws problems at us all the time...Life'll make you take a bumpy ride now and then, you'll fall, you'll get hurt.....but the only thing that decides who you will be the rest of your life is how you handle the ups and downs, the bumps and bruises.
The failures that we face can make us a better person if we muster the courage to get up and fight back.The only way to come out of the pain that we feel after working hard and failing is to work harder and succeed.
I'm a very optimistic person. My philosophy in life is that if you don't get something that you want dearly, or if you don't get the expected results out of your work, then either you are headed towards something better or you needed to fail to get inspired to work harder.
Just don't lose hope. :)

Its time now

I've not been able to write anything in my blog for the past few months. It took a lot of time to finally clear my head and sit down to put down my thoughts in words..
The last few months have been phenomenal. I took a giant leap into the next phase of my life. After college ends, comes the period of  time that's most difficult. You face the 'Real' life suddenly and it kind of hits you hard.
Its the time you realize your responsibilities and face the truth about how much you are really capable of.
The last few months, I struggled with a lot of problems.....saying goodbye to friends was tough and there was the creepy insecurity as I didn't know where I was headed in life. It took a lot of time to discover myself. I struggled hard to put a direction to my life, but eventually  succeeded. :)