Inherently Inclined to Think Innovative, Ambitious and Novel..

That's what an IITian is.. Inherently Inclined to Think Innovative, Ambitious and Novel

And he has long been criticized for squandering the tax-payer's money on the subsidy to his education. But haven't even those who have left the profession- for finance, for management, and even more unrelated areas - imbibed a confidence in the environment around them that is fast becoming an introduction to India's potential.

Look what Sameer Kohli, who graduated in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi in 1993 and has been involved in the scripting and direction of Yahaan and Samay — When Time Strikes has to say:

“Initially, after moving to the world of entertainment, I did feel guilty about having squandered the country’s resources which gave me a top-class engineering education.”

“Today I realize that IIT is not just about an engineering course, it is about the structure and discipline of life. If I, as an individual, can make a difference in the way films and television commercials are made, then I am sure the country’s investment on me is not a write-off.”

My Introduction to Shayeri..

The first sher I heard was in the early 90's from the movie 'Sajan' and the character of the writer in the movie was a successful businessman who wrote shayeri in his free time. Immediately the idea became my favourite. And the sher holds a special place in my heart. It would be unfair if it doesn't feature on this blog of mine. So let me pay a tribute to..

Taqdeer banaane wale tune kami na ki
Taqdeer banaane wale tune kami na ki..

Ab kisko kya mila yeh mukaddar ki baat hai.

A tribute to my feelings...

Chaha hai tumko ek arse ke baad humne
Sajaya hai dil mein fir aaj ek armaan humne
Sadharan sa woh chehra aur sadharan si kad-kathi
Jagaya hai dil mein fir bhi aaj ek armaan tumne
Keh doon yeh kaise teri aankhon mein aankhe leke
Inhi mein to chupaya hai tujhe khone ka darr bhi humne

Falling from the seventh sky..

She ignored.


But last 24 hours would remain a wonderful memory..

Yaaro sab duaaa karo...

For the first time in 4 years, Sodium has asked a girl out...

Will she
Will she not !

It's for such moments that we live, when we appreciate how beautiful life is, how thrilling its every turn !

Once in a lifetime...

"Congrats to Devesh for cracking Harvard."

I stared at Madhur's status line in my Gtalk window in disbelief. Disbelief because all through, despite my fighting spirit, I had somehow accepted that it's not the likes of me who go to Harvard. And yet he was just like me. I saw him maturing from a 17 year old carefree adolescent to a 21 year old, still carefree, engineer. All I remember about him is his ever smiling face. Nothing seemed to perturb him enough to take that smile away from him, be it a semester exam screw-up or seeing his batch mate dating this eye candy when all he did was hanging out in the civil lines with his SAE executive committee members, and I have reason to believe that he did have some trampled feelings for all those few candies of architecture around.

It was a delight and in a moment he changed my perspective. It was 27-Mar-08 and it was a renaissance, a new desire with a renewed faith in the possibilities that lie ahead when all that is needed is a will to venture into the unknown.

Once again, I promise myself to live by the standards I had set for myself when I was a very small child, a 11 year old who had just recovered from a prolonged terminal illness and was secretly setting out on his course to pay back his parents for all they had lost on his little, uncertain life.

It's human to grieve over the time lost but today I try to tell myself...

Girte hain shehsawar hi maidan-e-jung mein
Woh tifra kya gire jo ghutno ke bal chale !

I wish...

I know I deserve you.
I just wish I could make it to you in time.

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Girl...who? She is that degree I want.