Madhushaala!!

You read some classic literary work or listen to some classic songs and suddenly some lines just make so much sense to your state of mind at that point of time. Here is a piece from the classic "Madhushaala" by Lt. Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

Dard nashaa hai is Madiraa kaa
Vigat smritiyaan saaki hain!!

Peeda mein anand jise ho
Aaye meri madhushaala!!

Just realised that all my posts of late have been of the grim and sad type. But then life has been grim and sad in past month or so. Hopefully its all coming to an end and would soon be blessed with cheerful times.

As another line from this same very classic says "Raah pakad tu ek chalaa chal paa jaayega Madhushaala!!" I have taken a path and now hoping to reach my "madhushaala" soon!

PS: Click here for: Complete text of "Madhushaala"

People & the concept of greater good!!

Caged
Confined
Bounded
Restrained
Trapped

Punishment for crimes we did not commit
Forgiveness for sins we did not commit
All this...to satisfy some egos so fake
Coz greater good of community was at stake

Today I feel...
Dejected
Disgusted
Disappointed
...with people, life and to an extent myself

And it will be expected that come tomorrow I'll be...
Committed
Devoted
Dedicated
Coz greater good of community is at stake

Time will perhaps heal the wounds of today
But the scars would surely remain tomorrow

At this moment though I...
Say a silent prayer
For all of us
Shed a silent tear
For some of us

Going forward I...
Would always remember
Would always be proud of "some of us"

For letting go
For relinquishing
For sacrificing

And all this...
Coz greater good of community was at stake!!

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Anyways I am and will always be proud of my Team. They will always hold a special place in my heart!

Cheers for my Team!

Life, Hope, Dawn..

As I right this post few lines from the title song of one of the hit sitcoms of yesteryears "Dekh Bhai Dekh" come to my mind. It went something like this:

Is rang badalti duniya mein
Kya tera hain, Kya mera hain
Dekh Bhai Dekh…Dekh Bhai Dekh
Har shaam ke baad savera hain…

These four lines aptly capture my mood right now.

After what seemed to be a long never ending dark night finally I can see some signs of the impending dawn. Dawn of..

New beginnings
New associations
Happy times ahead
A bright future for all of us!!

Amen!

Life, Times and People!

People are an integral part of any body's life. And you come across all types of them and many a times you cannot make out the difference between the type of people you should be associated with and type you should rather avoid.

But then things happen, situations arise and people's response and reactions helps you differentiate "the wheat from the chaff" as they say!

Had faced one such situation few years back which helped me understand life, people, relationships first hand. The situation in itself was grim as it unfolded in fact almost like a nightmare but then as most developments in life do, it taught me some important lessons which will hold me good for this lifetime.

Came across another such grim situation yesterday. While dealing with it verified and confirmed the lessons already learnt and in due course of time am sure will learn some new lessons too.

But the best part about it is that I could confirm my assessment of some people around me. And one person in particular whom I have known over a period of time as:

Teacher
Acquaintance
Guide
Friend
Father figure

...today rose several notches above all these.

Now on perhaps he would be just next to my God and my Parents... some one whom you can completely trust in your good times and more importantly your not so good times!

FYI.. He is Prof. Tarun Chaturvedi popularly known as "TC Sir" amongst MDI students.

Surely he is one of the best things to happen to me at MDI.

Thank you Sir for everything!

Birth, Death & the Life in between!!

Birth - the beginning of your tryst with...

Family
Friends
Relationships

People
Places

Religion
Education

Love
Hate
Envy
Jealousy

Passions
Desires
Memories
Dreams

Achievements
Successes
Failures
Attempts

Happiness
Sorrow
Joy
Pain
Agony

Mail Ids
Chat Ids
Online Profiles
Blogs

Abrupt Death - End of it all!

And then what is left behind is..

Silence
Vacuum
Memories

Period.

Effect of MBA on sher-o-shaayari :)

Yesterday night I had updated my Gtalk status message with the following two lines:

Zindagi mein sabhi ko mukkamal jahaan nahin milta..
Kissi ko zameen to kissi ko aasmaan nahin milta!

In the morning a friend (who perhaps went overboard with his preparation for the mid term examination of Strategy course scheduled later in the day) saw this and tweaked it to:

'Competition' mein sabhi ko mukkamal 'positioning' nahin milta..
Kissi ko 'low cost' to kissi ko 'differentiation' nahin milta!!

Perhaps the most creative way of putting across Porters thoughts on pursuit of low cost or product differentiation strategy by companies to create a unique positioning wrt competition.

Hail MBA! :)

PS: The great strategic thinker behind these creative lines is my batch mate fondly referred as "Tapy" by every1.

Life.. Dreams.. Pursuit..

Life
Dreams
Pursuit
Success

Life
Dreams
Pursuit
Failure

Life
Dreams
Full stop

There are dreams which you get a chance to pursue
There are dreams which could never be pursued

It pains
It hurts
It haunts

But Life goes on

You go to sleep and dream of a way out, perhaps see a new one
The next morning the pursuit resumes, perhaps a fresh pursuit begins

Thats the beauty of dreams!

You can be stopped from pursuing some of them for a while
But no one can stop you from dreaming a new one, a fresh one for sure

... and where there is a dream there is surely got to be a way

I too will surely find my way!!

The Weather!!

Its Dark
Its Gloomy
Its Cloudy
Its Raining

I'm not just talking about the weather
I'm actually feeling a little under the weather

There is something wrong with my life's script
I hope people around me are getting the drift

I hope the rain stops, clouds clear, sun shines and it turns bright and sunny again
and here I am not just talking about the weather again!