The Mind & Heart Speaks....

Pennies from heaven by Karan Thapar, Hindustan Times April 09, 2011 I've done a little test to see how right or wrong my views can be, and I'm delighted to tell you that, at least in this one instance, I'm almost spot on. I sent some 50 different people — journalists, politicians, authors, ambassadors, civil servants, doctors, elderly aunts, etc — an sms outlining my response to the way state governments have competed with each other to shower gifts on our World Cup winning cricketers. To my pleasant surprise, almost everyone responded readily, if not also immediately. So, now, I'm pretty confident I know how most people think! The sms I sent read: "What do you make of this competition to give money or land or houses to the team? I find it questionable if not distasteful. What's your view?" Three things stand out about the responses I received. First, practically everyone replied. This has rarely happened before. So, clearly, this i...

""can we stop treating an indo-pak cricket match as a war?""" 2nd April 2011 is going to go down in history as one of those nights when at 10.40pm the country of india came to a standstill, every eye was on the screen waiting for dhoni to finish off the match. and finish off with style he did. The moment he hit that powerful six, it was as if we had witnessed god come down on earth to hand over the cup to us. and the euphoria after that continues to this day as i writethis from my office desk. To celebrate India;s win, i got a dupatta tri-coloured and wore it throughout the second innings since sachin got out. I am sure like me, every Indian did as many "totkas" as possible to make india chase down that score. We supported them till the last ball. And today wearing colours of the flag in my dress makes me feel as proud as i can be. But, few days ago, i was being hated by everyone who knew me. The reason being, that i was maybe among the few ...

the LEAGUE of extraordinary gentlemen..(plus a woman off late)-                                            14TH FEB 2011 this one is dedicated to my 'newly' found boy friends;to the futbol freaks, anmole vikram and kabir; guys whom iv never met yet have made a weird undefined friendship through this sport and since i have known them, every weekend for them is spent in front of the television, they surely know how to have a fun boys night home replacing the age-old concept of a boys night out, the reason i am writing this is the LEAGUE- the Fantasy league as it is famously called,which has made my life hell over the past few months; now dont have dirty thoughts in your mind, this aint 'the' fantasy site u r thinkin of, but it surely has eaten up my brain and the ...

after a loong time d sisters posingg

d second rangoli on 14th floor anupam an saugat sirrr nice no???!!! somu, monu and sonu.. i.e. soumya monica and sonia.. dis is a nice one.. wid kaumudi(comedy) in d finace dep  on 9th floor the entrance to reception at 13th floor.. me lalit and neha mission rangoli- 1st time in p.e.c.- d base- d three artists of d day.. poor monica d worst of health days yet kept giving last minute touch ups.. almost there... and finally-its done...

me neha and pooja the happy boy who bought a new suit just for saina nehwal--alas her father came to pick the award.. sorry himi :-( dats renu d female weightlifter gold winner wid lalit happily posing rajpal apna hockey team captain d hockey team manoj d boxer wid me himanshu and anuj sushil was kinda attacked wid media and people frm everywhere everyone just trying to fit in.. me with the hockey team guys--first got a pic clicked then could not stop myself from saying dat "u beat england thrashed them then what happend wd d aussies man/..! dey just smiled.. d guy in purple our vice captain..

  a farewell gift...to the punjabi lad a stranger yet a friend... You meet many people in your lifetime, some you like some you don’t some you wish you never met, But then there are those very few you wish you had known before, or some more time you wish you had spent. Same is the case with this new friend of mine, his name is Pardeep Singh, d punjabi lad, who is leaving and going apart, And in the 5 months that he was in our very own PEC, i am sure he has won not just one but many hearts. I still remember the first time I met him, it was our orientation time, he had come up on my floor and sat next to me quietly, At first I was shy, didn’t know who, from where he was, but something about him increased my curiosity. The first thing I noticed which to this day I tell him was his shining bright smiling face, something which is a rarity, It’s not every day you meet someone so very calm relaxed from the surface and within, it was a real beauty. The second thing which got my attenti...