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. :)
                       

Nostalgic already :(

I am facing a lot of difficulty the last few days. No its not due to the heat or some stupid digestive disorder!! Its due to the pinching feeling of something that I have to leave behind after a few days. Its all the fun, happiness, fights and stupidity that I shared with my stupid and lovely buddies the last four years....

Four years wheww.....Not a short time. Its so difficult to let go. When I first came to this college I was damn excited and not at all sad as most my friends were. That's because I was already used to hostel life and staying away from home. All I could feel was thrill and anxiousness. Thrill because of the new phase of my life I was entering into and anxiousness as to what lay ahead, what friends I will make and of course the enthralling feeling of independence of being a 'grown up' (well ,grown up or not was yet a mystery  :) )..

When I first entered the hostel room I was allotted, I found my two roommates Trina and Lopa...My first friends here. My first impression of Trina was 'Cry baby' :D !!!!She was crying constantly because she missed home and missed her mom, even though her mom was standing right next to her. Well, eventually over the years we spent together I came to know that Trina is a very strong and clear headed girl and I found a very good friend in her. Lopa on the other hand was the exact opposite..a confused and messed up person with a golden heart. She was a sweet friend but unfortunately we didn't end up being close buddies due to the distance and few misunderstandings we shared. She's a sweet person with a lot of potential that she needs to realize yet. 

My first year that I spent in hostel was fun. There are certain funny incidents that were not so funny that time, but makes us laugh now. One of them being us going to college with two braids and hair parted like some nerd. It was a part of the routine ragging that we found disgusting!!! Imagine that!!! God!!! One special mention must be awarded to the delicious hostel food (mind you I'm being sarcastic!). Its really an unforgettable part of my college life added to the constant drought and frequent power cuts. I'm surprised as to how I endured all that one full year!!!!

Then as I climbed up to the second year of graduation, I and Trina shifted to a local house as paying guests.There I met two new buddies, Srijanee and Soumi, our roomies. All four of us shared a lot of fun days as well as some small and big fights! Well it all comes in a package. Keep four girls together in a room for many days, sparks are sure to fly :P.... But we gradually reconciled our differences and eventually grew friends who share some everlasting memories. God I will miss them so much!! Soumi, chota package bara dhamaka and Srijanee, Miss sensitive......  two more buddies I made for a lifetime. My other friend I made here is Varsha, Miss know-it-all !!!! She's a nice person and a good friend and undoubtedly a good adviser.:)

The year I got promoted to the third year, two new girls shifted into the room beside us in the PG, Bharti and Deabarati. Even tough we did not really gel with these two 'mystery' girls for nearly a year, I gradually came to know Bharti through my final year in b.tech and found out what an amazing girl she is. Thus, my new buddy, Bharti. Her energy and the happy-go-lucky attitude is really awesome. She's the kind of girl anyone would love to be friends with. So by the end of my b.tech life I made some loving and awesomely cool friends who really made my belief that lifetime friends are made in college, true.

I must mention my other lovable friend Ankita,or as we call her,Tiwariji!! She's a close friend I made in class, a person I can trust and confide to. Without her and Trina, my journey through the boring classes, the horrifying vivas and the tiresome exams would have been hell!!!!!

All the memories that I made here, my friends, the self-improvement I went through, all the lessons I learned and all the experiences I gathered are my most prized possessions that taught me about life. I will cherish these moments all my life.

The period of your college life is when you come to know yourself and it is the time you can improve yourself because later in life you won't get anytime to look at your own self. Life will be tough after you go out the gates of your college life. It is then one realizes the time that is lost. Its about time to get out of the safety cocoon. Its time to face life. But I am not ready yet. I need more time...I need more time.

Modern art is sort of a myth to me....The thing is that I don't really get the concept....Painting should be an art that the common people understand and enjoy...Trying to put too much meaning or too many layers of meaning to a painting destroys its beauty..That's what I feel....

Personally I have never been able to understand the thought behind a painting that an artist put in it without being explained...Other that or you can obviously interpret the painting's thought as you want to,regardless the fact whether the painter agrees or not.....I have never really tried modern art neither have learnt it...