BLASPHEMY!!!!!!

How strongly do you believe in religion and its norms and traditions????

It's a question which many people ask themselves but rarely ponder about.. Sikhs have forever been classified as the hyperactive community which to an extent is true, but the real point is.......
Is it incorrect to be a fanatic for your religion??

My blood boiled when I saw the pictures of a person dressed as my religion's Tenth Guru and as if that was not enough he actually baptized his "followers" in that attire. I'm too lost in the religious implications to be bothered about the political agenda hidden behind. I don't care if Congress lost or the BJP won or whatever is the consequence of a stupid election.

What scares me more is not that a person dared to do such an act but that many Sikhs refuse to act on it under the veil that if they do so then their so called "militant" image will be stamped in the media. They say commerce and business is being affected in Punjab due to the protest. What I ask is that should we be a weakling and accept whats given to us on a platter so that business flourishes?? Figures and numbers and currency will rule our lives while the world can mock our traditions and values but we refuse to act??

We have been taught the lessons of patience and harmony but if injustice is thrust on to us while our silent protests go unheard we will not be afraid to pick up the sword too..

It might seem a very small issue to those who have no clue of what Sikhism is about. For most of those people we are just people who dress funny, refuse to shave or cut out hair and are excellent subject matter for jokes. Yet the reality is far more solemn than these petty issues.

" We are different because we dare to be different"

Let me use this blog to share the myth of " Sardar ke 12 baj gaye". Yes we have heard it often in jokes or being portrayed in movies as a satirical joke but the true story is not a laughing matter..
Aurangzeb was on a spree of conversion and he used harshest of the means to do so. His soldiers kidnapped young village girls and it was then that the village folks approached Sikhs to save the honour of their daughters. These Khalsa's carried out their rescue operation after midnight to have the advantage of night time. They were charged with fuming energy unlike anyone had ever witnessed and it was beyond words. Thus the phrase of " barah bajna" was coined to symbolize the grit and guts of those Khalsa's at that particular hour.

Its a sorry state that today most people accept it as something funny........

Most of us are unaware of reality and seem to think that the headlines shown are so messy just because politics and religion have gone to bed together. Think once again,
We are not fighting for a political gamete, we are fighting for our religious dignity!!
Respect that!!!!!!

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Twenty!!!!!!!!

Hey people I celebrated my birthday on this 16th and with this birthday I bid a farewell to my teenage..
I've had a roller coaster ride all these years and experimented almost all things I possibly could. Its not like my life ends here but its a new beginning for me.. A turning point from where I can now not return so I leave my regrets and past faults behind and start afresh..

My birthday was a blast and all my friends wished me.. SAM* as usual your wishes were the closest I hold and also Bani* who was with me all through the day.. Munna, Baba and gang wished me a day earlier but that too was pretty cute of them..
Guess what Baba took the pains of wishing me again the next day that is on my actual birthday.. U the sweetest ya:)

Thanks to all my friends for making my " teenage farewell birthday" so special..
Veer and Bhabs you were the first ones to wish me and also Charu di..
Ma, Pa love u loads for smiling all day for me no matter wat..

bbye n tc..........

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

This is a truly amazing story, I hope the readers like it.

Once upon a time there was a young child who lived with his Dad and truly loved him with all his heart.. He enjoyed his company and the only thing that disappointed him was that his Dad spent a lot of time working to improve the quality of their lives.. So one Christmas party they went out at the Company's Boss' house and this child innocently asked the Santa in the party that his wish should come true.. Now it was a very simple wish that his Dad should spend time with him for his birthday and as usually in these parties the Santa forwarded the wish to the Company CEO.. As his Dad was an enthusiastic worker the CEO considered the request and fixed up the meeting with the soon to be Super Dad the next day..

Dad was thoroughly surprised when he heard the proposal of the CEO.. He was been given a payed holiday for four months till his Son's Birthday and all he had to do in this time was to plan a great birthday party for his son.. Dad jumped for joy and rushed to tell his son who was equally elated..

The very next day the preparation started in full swing although it was too early as the son's b'day was four months away but Dad could not wait.. He took out all his resources and started making all kinds of lists to do.. Son was truly excited for few weeks, then the excitement wore off as all they now talked off was his Birthday... How many friends are to be called, the theme of the party, what dress they would wear, even the exact dimensions of the cake were discussed in deep detail.... as it was the only thing that the Dad had to spend his now almost free time.. It was like a distant goal that had to be attained after crossing a vacuum of nothing..

Their was another problem, although the Dad was payed the salary in his vacations too but now he wanted an almost lavish party and with nothing else at hand he started to notice the little luxuries as a waste of precious money and so the accounting and budgeting started.. All this disappointed the Son who by now wished he did not have a birthday to celebrate.. But it was his wish and so life went on.. The guest were sent invitations, duties were assigned and if the Dad had his way he would have made them do a rehearsal of the show too..

What the Dad so conveniently forgot was the simple joy people get from imperfection.. The joy of seeing people react to unexpected situations, but the Dad would have nothing of that.. Na not at his Son's oh so special Birthday, so he went over all details and he made others go over all the details and he forgot to enjoy and let enjoy on the way..

Finally the D Day arrived and instead of being Happy the mood was set differently.. Dad was hyper and jumped at every mistake that tarnished his picture perfect party, infact he was so consumed with it, that for the first time he forgot to wish his son HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

The Son's emotions were in a turmoil, what he expected to be a joyous moment turned out to be his worst nightmare.. The guest were also kinda stiff not knowing how the should react lest they do something incorrect to spoil the " so called fun" they were supposed to be having....

As the time for cutting the cake came the Son almost knew what he wanted to wish while blowing off those candles..

He closed his eyes and wished with all his might " God let me not celebrate my Birthday ever again"

As it so ironically happens, the Son's wish was granted....

He did not see the next day's sunrise.............................

BBye and tc...........

Tour De Bikaner

This is probably the most expected post of all.. But i'll keep it short and sweet..

I went to Bikaner for some conference and few significant things happened.. I realized how rough outside life can be when you facing it all alone. My family and friends supported me all the way through.. Last but not the least at all...... I was truly and thoroughly flattered to see how many people actually cared and missed me while I was away..

I would also like to thank Reet and Madhu for pampering me all through the journey..:)

bbye and take care.............

OUTspoken!!!!!!

Its been so long since I came to Hyderabad and I had to write a post on the wonderful language mixture that is spoken out here. For all the Telgu speaking readers please take no offense in what you are about to read below... these are small anecdotes which I shared with the people I spend time with...

The first day my sister steps into the college for admission the peon welcomes them with a smile and says to them " randi kurchandi", the shock on my parents face is too obvious and the peon fails to understand the reason for the distraught reaction. Actually what he innocently meant was for them to sit down but poor my parents, ignorant of the language used here thought the peon used " randi" as in punjabi which actually means a whore.. Imagine their sense of relief when they found out what the peon meant and this joke still somehow manages to make us tickle with laughter.

The other thing in this place is the way they use Hindi here... Gosh it is sooooo gooooood that anyone with proper knowledge of Hindi will either get bugged or laugh his ass off depending on his temprament. " Main tere ko pakad ke maregi" to " kya kar re le mamu tum loga"..... At first instant it mesmerizes me to see that how easily they can scramble up such a unique language and bring it up in this way.... Then slowly I too get pretty used to it and the words "re" and "da" just seem to start mingling with my sentences until i'm brought back to my original Hindi dictionary after an ocassional talk with my friend at Delhi where proper language is not such an uncommon phenomenon atleast till now!!!!!!!

Anyways I sometimes truly enjoy the way one word can mean such different things in two languages and how these things can spice up your boring life........

I'm loving it and invite all others to experience the same feeling....
till then tc and god bless

Journey to marriage

The Band Wala's to the Mehendi artists to the sumptuous food menu discussions, till the knot is tied the atmosphere in the whole house is so charged that you cannot help but get swept off in its torrent. Specially when the person getting married is very close to you.. Its not about how much you spend on the marriage, its just how much effort and resources you put in to make the best out of what you can..

The marriage I'm talking off is still three months away but almost every holiday turns out to be a shopping experience for us.. To the jokes and anecdotes and yes the teasing of the Bridegroom.. It's like all the family members had saved all of their energies for that one special day.. The formalities seem fun and the occasional problems more challenging, the discussion on what exactly every member should wear on that special day makes one feel like we had neva been to any other party and gotta impress all in this particular function only.. lol..

Jokes apart this journey also allows you to interact with the new addition to your family and to try and accept that person and also mould them according to your family values. Its literally marriage of two families rather than two individuals..

I'm yet to experience the actual sensation of the marriage where all our preparations will be tested but as of now I'm thoroughly enjoying the journey to that celebrated destination called marriage..

till then tc and god bless...........

The Way You Make Others Feel!!!!!!!!!!

Life is so amazing when You hearing awesome music and something great has happened in your life!!
I guess all of us are inspired to live a better and more fulfilling life because someone somewhere cares that this day you have smiled!! It is even better and fulfilling to know that you can and sometimes are a reason why some person decided to smile and give his or her life another shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I usually have been cribbing on this blog that my life has dished out only harsh stuff to me but that I realized is so untrue!! I've got amazing friends and even though I fight with them and sometimes they don't seem to get what I want but they are still fantabulous and these things somehow only brings me closer to them!!
Having an amazing family,comfortable life, whole bunch of opportunities open to me, stupidly cute and amazing friends, this all being too long with you seems to make me ungrateful......

I get up in the morning and the wonderful Hi Fi my Dad gives, my Mom's warm cuddly hug and the cheerful smiles of my siblings-they the smallest things ever but they get me through my day no matter what!! and if I can't then I always have Bani* by my side or Saanjh* to make me laugh or Baron* to just listen without any judgements at all!!!!!!!!!! Even when we have fought they smile when they see me!! Its wonderful to have good friends but its even amazing to BE an amazing friend!!!!!

So all those people out there who feel they don't have friends to witness their life.. for once go out there and first be a friend you would like to be friends with!! Maybe you'll get hurt on the way but don't give up easily coz in the end its worth it!!!!!!!!!!

This post goes out to all those wonderful people who make me feel special everyday!!!!!!!! Thanks a tonne!! U've made my world a better place to live in!!!!!!!!



P.S. The astericked names have been changed for privacy of the people concerned..