How often it is that
entangled in the daily gross
the dice will roll so as
to make your paths cross.

Two different worlds we are
but merrily along we do get
What joy there is in the mysteries
unravelling each other with our fishing nets!

Fishes so beautiful I have never seen
I listen to her mesmerised
the sweet voice and the innocence
minutes it takes from midnight to sunrise.

Minutes to hours and days to months
the gorgeous smile and the twinkling eyes
fed on a healthy dose of both
I so wish I too could angelise.

Oh! I get so carried away
too comfortable to even realise
ever so innocently and unknowingly
she has put me along with her archives.

I laugh at my own mistake
laugh at the lack of humour
Two different worlds, I remind myself
and smile as I see her.

She smiles back and waves at me
as she spreads her wings to fly
back to the real life I get
too careful of the roll of the die.

Name: Mohit Bohra

Blog: http://themoodymobius.blogspot.com/

Mohit Bohra

Thats why, happy and pleasant memories lack the natural vividness since our mind’s eye affords a view from a sepia-ed pane.

While on the other hand, we tend to remember the unpleasantness dissolved in the murkiness of our past explicitly with every detail in place, some, even made up…

So to condense the first assertion in this post and to attune it to some of the above arguments, i guess sepia is the colour of happiness, of longing and of the conspicuous absence of pain in the our nostalgia, when so often we get caught on the wrong foot, inundated by a brown surge, overpowered by the scent, it carries of the times gone by and a reminder of the proliferation of the cobwebs that play ‘the’ role in transformation of this image in our mind from an a’ la darjeeling to an a’ la assam and then on to even more profound shades that finally cloud and obliterate the details and in the end, the sepia, this colour of happy recollections proves its own undoing and reduces the image to a scene, youngly bereft of an erstwhile innate happiness……and since the absence of happiness translates to sadness, the sepia coalesces with the ‘true colour’. so with time, it all becomes excruciatingly uniform and repetitive…..and i…..well……….i revert back to the definition at the top of this post, as it retains its meaning even in the face of this onslaught of my random ramblings…

Name: Prashant Menghrajani

Prashant

Blog: http://psyche-delilah.tumblr.com/

IM:  prashant.delpiero@gmail.com

Strange isn’t it , the famous Newton, well known and cursed by many high school students especially in India took 36 years of his life to think about gravity and the other theories related to it, but I the insignificant “me” realized this when I was 21.Wondering what am rambling about?

What am going to write after this Para is something that actually happened to me, even though its sounds improbable it actually happened to me. It got me wondering why me WHY, WHY ME.OK enough of rambling .Just giving a fore knowledge to those who don’t know me. I stay in Kerala…”Gods Own country “and when I tell this to many north Indians they ask “bahut saare nariyals milte honge Kerala mein”….yeah bahut saare it rains nariyals in Kerala trust me!!That makes me wonder with coconuts of all sizes and many colors the cost of a coconut is 12 rs and in Gujarat i.e.; Surat its 8rs!!!(I thought with abundance cost decreases I guess those fundas don’t work on everything)..Anyway am straying from the point.So back on track and to the point.

Its June all my college friends are busy doing some training the funda is “yaar kuch training ka certi rakhega to resume thoda accha dikhega “influenced by the same funda I discover there is a part of computer engineering I love and find out a course to make my vacations worthwhile and make my parents happy at least with the fact that am away from home and not sleeping.

Training starts at 9:00 and Iwake up at a comfortable 7:45a.m thanks to my bro who hates to see me sleep after 7:00 well am lucky today he let me sleep till 7:45.I wake up brush my teeth and do the regular chores every individual does, nothing special, I sit for breakfast at 8:45 thinking its okay I can reach by 9:15 the sir is a nice guy, my dad glares at me, and am sure the things in his mind are “how can anyone get up so late”, “how can someone be so irresponsible”, and am not mistaken, he starts off by telling me that am blessed with many utilities and how I hardly utilize it and so on and on. With a pledge that I will get up at least by 7:30 the next day I hurriedly finish my breakfast and take the two wheeler from the garage outside the gate. This is the interesting part I responsibly close the gate coz I see this stray dog outside my house and I start my vehicle just as I press the ignition to start my training and so called way of utilizing time .WHAM!! from the skies on my elbow which was outstretched to start my journey of the day. For those who didn’t understand in layman’s language a coconut fell from the tree. Now its not a small tree its about 30 feet tall and the coconut was not a small one. I scream and tears come to my eyes as I am unable to comprehend what just happened then I see the coconut with a vague idea of what happened I leave the scooter and run home crying and laughing..Yeah I don’t know why I started laughing too and am not lying!!The opposite house neighbor realizes a coconut has fallen and rushes out to claim it (yeah it’s like a dearth of coconuts here too) she takes the coconut and doesn’t see or doesn’t bother to see me wailing or my mom and dad coming out of the house initially startled and then laughing .My mom and bro continue laughing their heads off while my dad the only compassionate person in this planet starts massaging my hand. Andmy bro like most of my friends starts telling “why didn’t it fall on your head” .Once I recover from the shock and start laughing I realize-“Thank god it didn’t fall on my head either I would have become totally insane or totally sane” either which is not what I would prefer. Then I think no wonder just after the apple fell on Newton’s head he must have lost his sanity and started this thing about gravity or maybe he talked sane stuff after the apple fell because there is a difference between an apple and a coconut. (actually according to me and many sane people when an apple falls on your head you take it and eat it instead of writing complex stuff which is not comprehendible to the common man).And so that’s the difference when an apple falls on your head you get the theory of gravity and all crap and if a cocnut falls on your elbow you get this article.

Name : SHANTI ANIL

Shanti

Blog: www.eurekaashanti.blogspot.com

IM:  eurekaa.shanti@gmail.com

Yeah please someone get rid of him, he is today as useless as any other stupid politician you idealize. And boring too, this Diwali I would rather shut myself in a cellar than hurt my ear( For months it was buzzing day in and day out, I can never forget that time). And its uncool, everyone today is calling himself an atheist an agnostic, not religious just spiritual, non believer blah blah..

And well god himself is responsible for the condition religion is in! This larger then life messenger has subdued his own message. Wasn’t religion all about doing good, living a good life but Mr God has ensured we worship him properly, keep the slippers out and everything and our duty is done.  Its just that god became so important that we forgot that worshipping him is following his so called teachings. In our preoccupation with religion we forgot the basic purpose man invented religion for! Many of you will claim to still be religious, that you love god and worship him with all your heart, great no problem but how many of you have any idea of what’s written in the Gita Bible Koran!? How many of you before doing any work ask yourselves whether what you are doing is correct, moral, right? No because for you religion is just that stupid picture which would probably grant you a wish, for that you will follow traditions and customs, ‘who cares about things like be good, what have they got to do with religion!?’                   ( …..Read more)

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Marke pahucha khuda k pass

Marke pahucha khuda k pass

na jaane kyon uska mood thhanka

aur dimag sanka

lene laga hisaab meri buriyon ka.

dhoondhta gaya dhoondhta gaya

Bola..

Sirf ek he bura kaam kiya tune.

Mujhse jyada kisi aur ko yaad kiya tune..

Iski tujhe saza milegi..

Aur agle janam mein tu dinosaur aur wo chipkali banegi…

Aur chah kar bhi tu use na chu payega..

Aur jo chuaa toh dharti par akela reh jayega..

Main muskuraya…

Aur usko smjhaya..

Kone mein le gaya

aur bataya..                                                                                                                                            (…. Read more)

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The Good, the Bad and the Evil

The other day I happened to be sitting doing nothing and completly lost in my own thoughts. All of a sudden i noticed something common to every household. Ants. They were there engrossed in their ‘transportation business.’ The ants were carrying a big bug, a bug alomst 50 times the size of one ant. They were taking it to their place. It was a very fine illustration of team work. A bug 50 times bigger than their size, obviously was difficult to carry. But the small ants used teamwork to solve this problem. Some ants pushed the bug while some pulled. While some just moved about trying to find a place to put in their contribution. The ants gave me a perfect demonstration of teamwork and the effort one needs to put in to succeed. They showed me that the problem i faced might be big, but with persistance and the will to achieve the goal even the greatest problems can be overcome. All of a sudden then a bee buzzed off near my ear. I began observing the bee, it was also working. I saw the beehive……                               (… Read more)

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Name: Confluence of Ideas

Blog: http://confluenceofideas.wordpress.com

About it: Confluence of Ideas is a blog by a group of bright minded, introspective, affirmative bloggers from the institute.

As they do not seek too much publicity, we refrain from naming them. But we do encourage you to follow them and and visit their blog for a variety of thoughts Or as they CONFLUENCE of ideas.

Bribery

gained the maturity to get a driver’s license this year. Little did I know that the level of maturity I had achieved was only the level required to get the license and use it as an identity card for various ‘ID card requirement’ purposes. The level required to actually drive a car, well.. apparently I’ve still not reached that point, as they think.

And I don’t really blame them for such a decision. Not after I ‘accidently’ pressed the acceleration instead of the intended ‘brake’ thus ramming our car right into the wall in front of me and causing the front part of it to get contorted. And yes, of course,  it was followed by me getting downgraded to the status of sitting behind the driver’s seat from sitting on it for a few more years. Huh! Talk abt blowing away an opportunity.

Anyways the process of getting a license is something I am sure everyone of us is aware of. We need to go to the RTO for the ‘Driving-test’ so as to prove that we are capable of driving on the roads. And so, after finishing the compulsory 21 days of training I went ahead for my test. You achieve a different level of independence when you get to drive yourself to where you want to go and so I really wanted this. I sat there nervously waiting for my turn when I witnessed a man who had applied for a two wheelers driving license riding a bike for his test. He started the bike, went about 10 mts straight and then fell down while taking a simple turn. Me and my fellow students from the driving school which I had joined surely felt that there was no way this man was getting his license. At that moment our driving school representative was quick to inform us that the man and all of us sitting there were bound to get their licenses and then promptly asked us for 200rs each with a wicked smile on his face.

Is’nt it astounding to see the amount of corruption which exists in such government organizations. Just a petty amount of cash would grant you the legal permission to drive heedlessly on the roads. Isn’t this organization the one to be charged for the increasing number of accidents in our country some even leading to the loss of human life..?!?

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Name: CHAITRA JAGANNATH

Chaitra

Blog: http://1amongstdruck.blogspot.com

About her: As she mentions in her blog, “im just another undistinguished..not at all overtly exceptional in any way…writing about miscellaneous stuff…“, Chaitra in contrary is quite a talent among the dull shells in the institute.

She is a member of the celebrated only girls band in the institute “11:43 PM”. She is the lead guitarist of this pretty band. The band in itself and the members can boast about many a boys following their beats!

This computer engg. student presents yet another new face in the blogging circles, but shows a nice sense of maturity in the thoughts and likes to talk on topics from personal experiences to society to movies.

IM: chaitrajagannath@gmail.com

Quoting Woody Allen, ”If you are feeling tingly all over, you are either in love or having smallpox!!”

Love is a blend of emotions, attraction,care,concern,passion,loyalty and according to me,perhaps more important an mirror image of friendship.
Love is everything, all rolled into one. A mother’s passion, a friend’s care, a sister’s guidance, a teacher’s angst, a colleague’s robustness, a room mate’s concern and if not last, a lovers spat.

Love is a dance which weaves a very intricate pattern, lulls everyone into false complacency, and has everyone swaying with it. It can be personified as the pied piper, leading one and all into the nadir of life, ravine of distress or the zenith of bliss but has that whiff of innocence. Its a swirling crescendo raging around which leaves behind aching souls or souls floating on the clouds. Its like the finest mead or wine, maturing with age and as strong as diamond, meant to withstand the tests of the time.

Love discriminates none, and has little mercy. It leaves behind many victims but more beneficiaries. It doesn’t distinguish on the basis of color, caste or creed. And they say, people bitten by this bug gain ethereal happiness and bliss or i hear that.

So, This is what i’ve heard about the bug. What i think is a very different matter. Its something like a complex number. The love we all have heard about is just the imaginary part, the real part is the part which actually also exists. The part where there is no fairy tale endings. I feel, love requires a certain level of maturity to be understood, the carving in its art being way to minute and intricate for us to even fathom about it.

Love at first sight??           ………… Read more

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Name: HARITA

Blog: http://harita-zephyr.blogspot.com

About her: She is a student of III yr Computer engg. Being one of the talents and pretty well known personalities in the institute for her talent of classical dancing, she has interests in books on topics like Interior designing, cooking and has a taste for cooking and singing as well.

She considers herself as a jack of all trades and is a very down to earth and phodu in studies. On her blog, she shares her interest, her hobbies, her thoughts and you would find it interesting in the sense of its unconventional topics like that of romance, cooking and art.

IM: hari1789@gmail.com

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Name: A.S. KRISHNAN

Blog: “Cynical Distortion”  http://fcostheta.blogspot.com/

About him: Famously called “M Man” in the institute circles, this guy is to be watched out for his talent, his verbal skills, quizzing skills and poor sense of humor. An important member of College newsletter RENESA and a respected friend, he is famous for his writing.

His life includes being an ardent newcastle united fan, playing DOTA, AOE, FIFA and watching every other sitcom. He is a ‘numismatist‘,  having around 90 countries’ coins and is looking for a coin collector here in college.

He is always open for talks, discussions, football talks, and talks again and has confidence to change certain things in College and life.

IM: umeshenatorkoli9330@gmail.com

There’s new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can’t solve every problem.
But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it’s been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

- OBAMA  (USA PRESIDENT)

Such inspiring words. Have never come across similar stuff from any Indian politician.

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Name: MAULIK PRABHUDESAI

Blog: http://mprabhudesai.blogspot.com/

About Him: Maulik P is a student of III yr Electronics Engg. department. He is an avid reader of books, novels and magazines. His favorite books include “The Godfather”, The Animal Farm, Shantaram, etc.

In his blog he likes to share nice thoughts, quotes and sayings he comes across. Also he writes about current affairs on issues of his interest and makes a point to criticize or applaud them.

He is an active member of the IETE, SVNIT, Surat. He participates and helps organizing various activities and fests till date. Amid this interest of Reading and Music, he is a sharp mind, and a friend to all.

IM: maulikprabhudesai@gmail.com

And I thought, why is it like this? Is it a problem with India? No, these people are living in Singapore. They should be sensible enough to comprehend the difference between right and wrong. Probably the problem is not with India, the problem is with Indians. I don’t understand how the hell people people find pride in being from abrahmin family. Even I am from a brahmin family, and I don’t give a damn! Who cares…who has time to think about all this bullshit. Well I would just like to say one thing. Only our generation can bring about this much needed change. Please face truth and think once again. This casteism is a disease, more dangerous than swine flu or bird flu I bet; which is just making our society hollow from inside. Be practical and make the world remove the third world country tag from India. And as my dear friend Vineet wrote in his blog (Mission 2010!!!!, go through it..I bet you would love it)….we shall not say“Mera Bharat mahan”, instead “Mera bharat bane mahan”!

Anyways last one week of my internship remaining. And the best thing I find about this university is that they give the certificate much before than completion of internship work & its already with me…..lolz. To be on the serious side, no certificate can ever measure the priceless experience I have had in NUS. Next Friday would be my last working day at my lab in NUS. But I am seriously in love with everything in this country. I have kind of made an attachment with it to be very frank. But there is only one problem with it i.e. its not my city. Else I would have loved to be here for whole my life. Anyways, I am just counting the remaining days (hours, to be very honest) to board AI443 back to Mumbai. 7 days to go!

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Name: TARUN ATREY

Blog: http://handlingexceptions.blogspot.com/

About Him: Tarun is a student in III YR computer engg. department. In his blog he likes to share his personal experiences, his thoughts, his prejudices and has discussions on topics in Softwares and IT.

His interests are Computers and Management. He recently in summer vacs completed a research internship at NUS, singapore.

His blog is a nice and fresh page filled with thoughts we youngsters generally have, that opinionated minds and unconventional sense of english, which although not technically precise but connects well with the reader.

IM: tarunatrey@gmail.com