ALONE IN THE CROWD

No matter ,howsoever hard we try to masquerade ourselves with the veil of good-heartiness and social behavior, all of us are loners at heart.The best comparison I can draw of , is between human beings and snails.Each of us has a shell of his own,into which we withdraw ourselves when dejected or distraught.In fact,we are like islands,each of which is marooned in itself.
These islands look flourishing and gay from above the surface but inside they consist of stale vegetation and slippery slopes.Each of us,has a closet in which we hide our woes.The only real contact is between islands of the same group(read family)beneath the surface.
I do not want to sound like another blogger venting his frustration on his readers,but give it a thought and you will find it to be true.
Recently,I got to see some of the Chris Angel magic tricks.They were just breathtaking,man.Hope to learn some of them in this lifetime.
Now,the present seemingly boiling situation in Jammu-Kashmir is drawing the flak from the government.As far as I can recall,there was a clause for a referendum in the initial draft of Partition of India.But surprises of surprises,it never took place.Don't you think that it tantamounts to a denial of a basic human right.Let there be a referendum and if the majority is for Indian rule,well and good.If not,you can not impose your will on a mass of people for long.There is got to be resentment on part of the inhabitants.This is not a far-fetched situation as my friends from that state confirm.They add that some of the terrorism in the state is borne out of this situation.Something needs to be done before the matter goes out of hand.But,the government has to be careful with this,because this can also add fuel to separatist sentiments in other parts of India.
The development of India at a neck-break speed in recent past has actually led to springing up of yet unforeseen problem of regional disparity .It is not as if,it was not prevalent earlier,but now the situation is much more grave in nature.Add to that,the eternal sin of quota system eating into the meritocracy,and gloom is even darker.Someone give these politicians some much desired wisdom.
C u Soon

GOOD GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The ubiquitous question doing the round these days during company hiring procedures is,"Where do you see yourself five years down the line"?For god sake, spare the gullible students the trouble of answering one of these impasse.Most of us,who are studying in top-20 engineering colleges in India(though widely debated), have sacrificed their 6/6 vision as the legendary Eklavya's Thumb.We can barely see through space,man.How can you expect us to break the space time continuum and transgress into future that too,5 years down the thus far,insurmountable passage of time.
Thanks to the educational system we have manged to crawl through,we are left amputated.We do not have an opinion which we can call our own.We follow the crowd.This seems to be the value enshrined in our constitution,or perhaps it is imbibed in our DNA's,because following the constitution was never one of our strongholds.The case in consideration is that of sudden surge of football fans in India.Ask any sworn die-hard fan of football,how many hours of football he has actually played in his life.And I cannot fathom the reason by which a certain person becomes a football fanatic without actually going through the intricacies and the skills involved in the game. I believe, amongst the many reasons, that has made the game of cricket
gallop through the chasm between 'The Gentleman's Game' and 'The game for the masses'
is the fact that most of the fans have actually experienced the thrills of the game real-time.
The fabric for the umbilical cord that forms the bond between the game and the follower is made up of deja vu associated with the games that the follower has himself participated in.
But,on the other end of the fulcrum,is the Indian mentality of blindly and sometimes blandly following the houte couture.Football is the in thing and anyone who is not interested is considered a tod. I,myself,am an avid sports enthusiast.I survive my life in a hostel where anything and everything with an iota of class associated with it,is considered cool.Despite,best efforts from my side,I cannot arouse a football fan in me.(The only thing I am sure of in my life is that I am a person of very strong likes and dislikes.)Before every Euro cup match,the hostelers make a beeline for the T.V room.They never forget to extend an invitation ,which I blatantly refuse. I am already branded an outcast in some circles.No surprises there.Thank heavens,the trauma is at last over,and I can only hope that this fever gives way to some other social event in which I can participate without feigning enthusiasm.Enough for now,see u soon.....