कहने का मन करता है...

दिल की गिरह खोल दो,
चुप न बैठो कोई गीत गाओ
महफिल में अब कौन है अजनबी
तुम मेरे पास आओ....
मिलने दो अब दिल से दिल को
मिटने दो मजबूरियों को
शीशे में अपने डूबो दो
सब फ़ासलों दूरियों को
जब भी यह गाना सुनता हूँ थिरकने लगता हूँ । हिन्दी सिनेमा के गाने मेरी धमनियों में दौड़ते हैं। यही मेरी अहसासों की दुनिया हैं । दूसरे की रची हुई मगर मेरे लिए । इस गाने की संयमित रफ़्तार एक ऐसी दुनिया में ले
जाती है जहाँ शाम की हल्की सी हवा छू छू कर गुज़र रही है, हमारे क़दम किसी के साथ आगे
पीछे हो रहे हैं । दोनों एक दूसरे को ऐसे थामे हैं कि थिरकना लाज़िमी हो जाए । रौशनी उकसा रही है कि कह दो ।
मन की गाँठें खुलने लगे चुपचाप । कोई बुला ले अपने पास । बिठा ले और कहने के लिए सारा वक्त क़दमों में बिछा दे । क्या गाना है । अभी बजाइये । ग़ज़ब का गीत है यह । रवानगी ऐसी कि भागते दिल को कोई थाम न सके । मेरे मोबाइल में यह गाना हमेशा रहा । हम जैसे न कह पानों के लिए उकसाने वाला गीत । कहने का ऐसा बेतकल्लुफ़ माहौल यह गाना रचता है कि पूछिये मत । ग़ौर कीजिये इस पंक्ति पर ...

हम राह पूछे किसी से
न तुम अपनी मंज़िल बताओ
कल हमसे पूछेगा कोई
क्या हो गया था तुम्हें कल
कहाँ से आए हो और जाना कहा है ।
बस कहते रहो ।
तभी इस गाने के बाद एक और बजने
लगता है ।
आगे भी जाने न तू
पीछे भी जाने न तू
जो भी है
बस यही एक पल है
दोनों गानों को इसी क्रम में सुनियेगा ।

RESERVATION SYSTEM IN EDUCATION: A REAL INJUSTICE AND CURSE FOR SO CALLED UPPER CASTE STUDENTS.

Just changed religion in FaceBook from HUMANITY TO HINDUISM.... to be frank I can't tolerate the reservation system in India ... each and every seat of our hardwork and efforts are already reserved by the honorary SC ST and OBC... it really sucks me ... and mean a lot to me... rather I would join VHP (vishwa Hidu Parishad) than just being adhere to the FUCKING System of Reservation in India... see the thing is ,,,many of you would be thinking that , i am a nut ???? leave that crap aside
the must and important thing is that ... why should we suffer.... GENERAL caste..... I am talking about the political system there is a great need to change the reservation policy....
Ankit Shukla are you reading this >>>> our future PM ..... u ought to change it yarr....hopes rests with you ....
Enrolment in educational institutions and job placements are reserved based on a variety of criteria. The quota system sets aside a proportion of all possible positions for members of a specific group. Those not belonging to the designated communities can compete only for the remaining positions, while members of the designated communities can compete for all positions (reserved and open). For example, when 1 out of 10 clerical positions in railways are reserved for ex-servicemen, those who have served in the Army can compete both in the "General Category" as well as in the specific quota. This is all just rubbish,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Whether to have a reservation/quota system or not is still a debatable question in India. The Indian Constitution has a law for the same and according to this; reservation has been made to bring underprivileged classes at par with privileged or general ones. There are numerous reservations like reservation for women, reservation for physically challenged, reservation for economically backward class, reservation for Scheduled Castes etc. Though, reservation system is an evident discrimination, but it had been started with a very good objective of uplifting the socially backward society to give them equality of opportunities. But with time its meaning and the way it has been taken by the people has left many of us to believe that it has stopped delivering for what it was made. People have started misusing it. There are many examples of people making false documents just to get a seat in a college or a job. This leaves the more eligible candidate to give their seat to a person belonging to a reserve category.

What has led to the formulation of reservation system in India?The deep rooted caste system in India is the actual cause of the reservation system. Dominantly, the skin colour of the person was taken into account at the time when caste system came into being, like the fairer ones enjoyed being Brahmins or upper caste and the darker ones were Shudras or lower caste. This led to the total segregation of our society and to equalize this, the idea of reservation came into existence after independence. Hence in 1950 the quota for backward classes was made and from time to time many new quotas and reservations have been added to this.

But still, the condition of so called underprivileged sections in India are the same even that we have crossed so many decades of independence. Reservation is working in the opposite direction to its main objective as is demarcating the society further. It is being used to uplift one section of the society at the cost of another, which is not fair. Instead of this there should be equal opportunities for all. Moreover, a capable candidate does not need any certificate of being from a lower caste to prove their worth. It is his mind, education and ability to compete that can bring change in life. Taking a seat just by showing your under privileged certificate won’t give you anything, but just the degree or a job.

Also the reservation system in India is creating a workforce which is not capable enough to compete at the global level. India needs people for growth and development but reservation is adding undeserving candidates as well. So I think reservation system should be demolished and if the government really wants to uplift the underprivileged sections of the society then a well-balanced policies should be formulated. First of all such sections of the society should be clearly identified that need development and financial aids. Then to uplift them free education, or incentives and financial assistance should be provided. Once done let them face the competition, true competition. Make them capable, show them theright path and infuse a fighting spirit in them as no one is against healthy competition.

There was a quota system in US as well, but it was abolished long ago. But it does not mean that they are not working for the underprivileged in their society. For admission and appointment purposes, now they have point systems in which people from backward regions are given some extra points but, not a certain number of seats. So, though the government is helping the needy, but it is not at all discriminating or snatching away the rights of eligible candidates.

Also from time to time such reforms or laws must be evaluated by experts and their impact on the development of under privileged and overall society must be assessed. Also, calculate the way these are changing the per capita income, number of people below poverty line etc. Politicians should stop using reservation system as a gimmick to have a permanent vote bank. Education should not be a part of politics. Instead nurture the saplings right from childhood for their bright future and then there won’t be any need of so called reservation system in India.

Reservation is such an issue regarding which everyone is quite aware and it is burning topic of our country present days. Politicians are masterminds behind the game of reservation system. Our constitutional framers put the clause of reservation for SC, ST and OBC seeing the condition of those days. That time there was caste discrimination system and people were discriminated on the basis of caste. So to uplift these castes people, Dr. Ambedkar took this step. But focus toward the present scenario regarding reservation policy in India and you will come to know the ugly truth behind reservation game. In every field, government services, colleges etc…there is almost 50% reservation for SC,ST and OBC. Do you think that this thing is fair and justice toward students? What about those students who are securing good marks in competitive exams but inspite of this cannot get into it? Now clashes started between castes to make their caste or put their caste under reserved category. We can take recent example of Rajasthan. A caste war broke out between the Meena and Gujjar communities over the issue of Scheduled Tribe status for the Gujjars when the two communities engaged in bloody battles at Lalsot town, in Rajasthan's Dausa district. Nine people were killed in the clasheson 2nd june 2007 in this caste war to get their caste under reserve category. The Meenas, a Scheduled Tribe, do not want the Gujjars granted the same status because they fear this will eat into their share of reservations. So, you can understand the benefit of reservation for which people are fighting and killing each other. On the one side we are talking about non-discrimination on the basis of caste, religion, sex or gender etc…should be happened but on the other hand our constitution is discriminating on the basis of caste, sex, religion etc... How can we forget our caste and just adopt a single religion that is humanity when every time we are facing this worst truth? Reservation policy is affecting Open Category Students very badly. Its not only affecting their career but creating hatredness in their mind against system and this discrimination. According to me, its really injustice toward those students who do hard labor in their study, score good but cannot get admission into college or job because 50% seats are reserved and for those reserved seats people who are not at all deserving getting admission just on the basis of caste. Caste-based reservation is of no use in the changed circumstances. This is even dangerous as it will forever keep the country divided. The politicians cannot be allowed to ruin the nation, now that they have set their sights even on globally reputed IITs and IIMs.
In each and every sector, politicians to win vote of people are making reservations policy as game. In medical colleges also, there is reservation on the basis of caste. How can we expect good doctors when we are providing admissions not on merits but on the basis of castes. Meritorious students are not getting good opportunities due to this caste based reservation system. If we want to see development in our country, meritorious students should not be suffered. Why anyone needs reservation on the basis of caste, if they are meritorious then they can compete with other students without any reservation also. If anything needs to be change then its urgency to change our education system and reservation policies. What kind of equality our constitution is providing, when it’s categorizing people on the basis of caste, sex, religion etc….Its totally unfair, partiality with so called Upper Caste people. Reservation Policies should be totally abolish. There should be no discrimination on the basis of caste, religion, language, region, sex or gender etc… Today due to these reservation policies many students are suffering even if they are meritorious. Where one student is not getting admission into college even after securing 88% marks and other are getting admission into same college after securing 60% marks just on the basis of reservation policy, then what kind of justice this is with that student. Do you really think that it is justified and fair? If you want to see our country developed then there is need to upgrade and change our education pattern. Make our country free from any biasness and partiality among religion or caste. Stop these politicians to play game with people on name of caste and stop caste wars. What kind of democracy we are having, I really don’t understand. Thinking process of persons needs to be changed. In our preamble, there is word secular, but do you think that our country is really following secularism? If you really want to help, then help those people who are economically weak and due to this cannot afford education and these people are not only SC, ST or OBC but in large number Upper-Caste persons are also economically poor. In a democratic country, the candidate who is the most worthy should get the opportunity irrespective of his caste, creed and religion. When caste becomes the criteria for selection, how can anyone expect to get suitable person for that particular job or professional courses. The government argues that it can balance the equation by increasing the number of seats in the educational institution, but then it’s affecting on the quality of education. Each time before elections, new reservations start to emerge. These reservation based admission should be totally banned because it’s really injustice to Upper-Caste students and this is main obstacle in the path of success of our country. Its not the fault of that student if he took birth in higher caste and not getting admission into good colleges and good job even if meritorious because seats are reserved by some person who is not at all deserving candidate but is there due to reservation. It’s seems to be curse for them. So, there is need to stop these all reservation policies and do justice with students. 

An Argument for Escapism

escapism n. the tendency to seek distraction and relief from reality.

I hereby go on the record to (politely) disagree with the Oxford English Dictionary (’96 edition), because while I do indeed use many forms of media to distract myself from reality, I don’t do it to get ‘relief’. I am not depressed or stressed, I’ve not suffered any recent trauma and nor do I shy away from working a forty hour week or being with my family.

What I am, more often than not, is bored.

The label of ‘escapist’ remains a largely negative one and to identify yourself as such may lead people to believe you are some lost, childish dreamer. Someone who cannot ‘handle’ reality and so chooses to distance themselves from it, rather than ‘grow up’ and face their responsibilities.

One stigma so often associated with the word ‘escapism’ is the one of mental illness. The refusal to acknowledge the recreational value of reading fiction and gaming while instead linking the idea to eating disorders and drug addiction. The insinuation that people who feel the need to take a break from everyday life are somehow ‘broken’ is a disheartening one.

I have known people to go to great lengths to help me come out of my shell or embrace the real world. They are sweet and always acting with the best of intentions, but they will never find me walk willingly into a pub when I have the opportunity to read a new novel. I am many things, an introvert and escapist among them but these states aren’t ones which require intervention. I do not need to be fixed. I haven’t shunned reality, but it rarely interests me like the prospect of a world where dwarfs sing songs and slay dragons.

In his essay ‘On Fairy Stories‘, J. R.R. Tolkien addresses the consolation of fancy, the joy we allow ourselves to feel when arriving at a happy ending. We seek this cathartic state not because we wish to deny the existence of sorrow or failure, but simply because it is a nice thing to feel.

Image via Sarah Hobbs

There are degrees of escapism as with most things and I’m not about to claim that all forms are ‘healthy’ and that people who hide away from the world out of fear do not need support. What I would say is that with so many industries founded on the idea that people want to experiencesomething else for a while, shouldn’t we really be moving on from this bad attitude?

In her article over on A Dribble of Ink, Foz Meadows uses a great metaphor for escapism:

The ability to escape into fiction is [...] the equivalent of being able to holiday anywhere and enjoy it.

It’s a lovely sentiment, one which I agree with wholeheartedly. It’s just a shame that I’ve come to feel almost guilty for identifying with it.

Perhaps the issue with escapism being seen in such a bad light isn’t so much the act itself, but the time an individual devotes to seeking it? A trip to the cinema is normal enough, though people connect with the films they watch in different ways I know. Reading a book over the course of a week or month isn’t exactly unheard of either…

Spending hours upon hours every night playing World of Warcraft in the dark is probably slightly less socially acceptable. The ‘grown man living in his mother’s basement’ stigma is one the gaming community took decades to shift and even now still lingers.

But even if the case is all a matter of timing, then I could be categorised as avoidant or worse, I’m sure. On my days off I am content to spend only a few hours in the company of other people, retreating to my computer, books or television for quality time instead. Yet I remain a highly functioning member of society (albeit a slightly grumpy one).

This subject is vast and complex and authors far more educated than I have come out to discuss it. So instead of fumbling around in it any further I will simply finish with explaining why I devote so much of my time to places and people who I know don’t exist:

It makes me happy.

My life is a series of steps, ones which I take everyday, some that I enjoy and some that I don’t. The world is vast and constant, spinning around a sun that will shine long after I’m gone. I have friends and family and all of them are important to me. But the walk to work becomes so much more interesting when, in place of the field that stretches out to my left, I see the overgrown ruins of a spaceport instead.

FUCK YOU !!!

"Fuck You!"
I see you driving 'round town with the
girl I love
and I'm like,
"FUCK YOU!"
I guess the change in my pocket wasn't
enough
I'm like,
"FUCK YOU!
And fuck her too."
I said,
"If I was richer, I'd still be with ya"
Ha, now ain't that some shit?
(Ain't that some shit?)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best
With a...
"FUCK YOU!"
Yeah I'm sorry,
I can't afford a Ferrari,
But that don't mean I can't get you
there.
I guess he's an Xbox and I'm more
Atari,
But the way you play your game ain't
fair.
I pity the fool
That falls in love with you
(Oh shit she's a golddigger)
Well
(Just thought you should know nigga)
I've got some news for you.
Yeah go run and tell your little
boyfriend.
I see you driving 'round town with the
girl I love
and I'm like,
"FUCK YOU!"
I guess the change in my pocket wasn't
enough
I'm like,
"FUCK YOU!
And fuck her too."
I said,
"If I was richer, I'd still be with ya"
Ha, now ain't that some shit?
(Ain't that some shit?)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best
With a...
"FUCK YOU!"
Now I know,
That I had to borrow,
Beg and steal and lie and cheat.
Trying to keep ya,
Trying to please ya.
'Cause being in love with your ass ain't
cheap.
I pity the fool
That falls in love with you
(Oh shit she's a golddigger)
Well
(Just thought you should know nigga)
I've got some news for you.
Ooh,
I really hate your ass right now.
I see you driving 'round town with the
girl I love
and I'm like,
"FUCK YOU!"
I guess the change in my pocket wasn't
enough
I'm like,
"FUCK YOU!
And fuck her too."
I said,
"If I was richer, I'd still be with ya"
Ha, now ain't that some shit?
(Ain't that some shit?)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best
With a...
"FUCK YOU!"
Now baby, baby, baby, why d'you
wanna wanna hurt me so bad?
(So bad, so bad, so bad)
I tried to tell my mamma but she told
me
"This is one for your dad."
(Your dad, your dad, your dad)
UH!
Whhhhy?
Uh!
Whhhhy?
Uh!
Whhhhy lady?
Oh!
I love you.
Oh!
I still love you.
Oooh!
I see you driving 'round town with the
girl I love
and I'm like,
"FUCK YOU!"
I guess the change in my pocket wasn't
enough
I'm like,
"FUCK YOU!
And fuck her too."
I said,
"If I was richer, I'd still be with ya"
Ha, now ain't that some shit?
(Ain't that some shit?)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best
With a...
"FUCK YOU!"

LETTER TO MY GIRL OF DEEP GRIEVANCES

when i rejectd ur 6 calls ,d feelings that u must have gone through ,
i know ur feelings
u wud b cursing me
u wud be hating me
bt that what u do with me evrytym
i also knw how badly u treat me
but i alwayz prefer to stay shut
probably tats bcoz u add meaning to my lyf
bt i cant take d pain everytym u r giving me by being in touch for one day and making me feel u , longing for u for d next months, d restless nights, the sobbing n all d tears that u hav given me thanx 4 dat n tat is what prevents me frm connecting to u bcoz i cant withstand further pain given by u

i m still all urs
i still love u
i m still longing for you
sorry 4 being rude to u
i know i m being an asshole now but d truth is tat i m being in love wid u n continue to be in love wid u till d last heart beat

sorry 4 nt attending call
ur number was on block list coz i dnt have d guts to cut ur phone by myself

luv u my still cute bachha
take care barish ka mausam hai
stingy weather
bahar se kuch mat khana
ab mei nahi hu to dantne wala koi nahi hoga
i miss ur scolding a lot

cant write more just crying on my fate

love u baby :-*

FUCK MAN !!! I ENCOUNTERED THE DEVIL JUST NOW !!

shit was just out of me when i saw her today walking down the street she was not the girl
she was devil
coz humans cant be so beautiful
she was having ravishing beauty
i was just having mouth open for a minute
even my heart was going to be poured out
she was fuckingly sexy

this is a love letter to her
just wanna make her pinned to the bed

the first time i met you my stomach
was lifted into my throat by one
million butterflies & i nearly lost my
shit. you caught me joking about what
i would do to you if i got you alone &
you laughed. i caught you watching
me & laughed as well. that smile, i
want to suck the enamel off your
teeth some late night as we watch the
city come alive. i want to watch the
sunrise from balconies with you after a
night spent discussing politics. i want
to get under your skin. i want to listen
& absorb your idea’s/ideals. i want to
study the geography of your body. i
want to start a revolution with you. i
want to write secret notes on your
back as you sleep next to me. but what
i really want is to tell you that
regardless of everything, i love you.
even if you never love me back… i love
you. i hope that when you’re laying in
bed after a night spent in some distant
state or country, watching terrible tv,
that you don’t feel alone. i love you.

BOOM-BOOM BANG BANGING OFF THE ASSES OF MOST OF THE B-TYCOONS Never imagined I would come back to Infosys: Narayana Murthy

"This in some sense
is like a second
innings," Murthy
told after
the company's board
re-appointed him as executive
chairman.

Something that
hasn't imagined in his "wildest
dreams", N R Narayana Murthy on
Saturday described his " second
innings" at Infosys as an exciting yet
"somewhat" a new challenge.
"When I walked out of Infosys on
August 20, 2011, I did not in my wildest
dreams imagine that I will be back here
in an executive capacity", Murthy told
after the company's board
re-appointed him as executive
chairman.
"This in some sense is like a second
innings because it's seven years since I
completed my executive
responsibilities. Between 2006 and
2011, I was non-executive chairman
and therefore, when I come back here
in executive position, it's in some sense
an exciting yet somewhat new
challenge", he said.
Murthy said when (outgoing chairman)
K V Kamath met him on May four and
invited him to come back to Infosys to
"add value to the company and add
value to (S D) Shibulal (managing
director and CEO) and when S
Gopalakrishnan (executive chairman,
who has now been re-designated as
executive vice-chairman) was "very,
very enthusiastic when he discussed it
with him, he (Murthy) was in a
"dilemma".
It's because Murthy had decided when
he turned 65 that he would do things
that he would enjoy most, in the
company of those he enjoyed most.
Till 5.30pm on his last day at Infosys,
he was totally passionate and
committed to the organisation.
"Infosys has been the story of my
adult life".
Now, he has realised that he is
fortunate enough to add whatever
value he could to the company and
Shibulal, after discussion with his
family. "This is a unique opportunity
for me", he said, adding, he is sure that
working again in Infosys would be an
"exciting opportunity" and
"extraordinarily pleasant".