Whispering Shadow

There are times when you are restless. Your hands are itching to do something but you don't have the time for it. Your mind is brimming with ideas but you keep ignoring them because of matters of greater priority. Last week I did everything I wanted and more, seeing off yet another session of mockery called periodics, hopefully my last one. Actually it was the uselessness of these tests that got me going. For starters, I finally attended a full-fledged birthday treat after ages, bang in the middle of tests. The best part was it was home-cooked food made especially for us, and not a flavour less than the most delectable dish you get in any restaurant followed by the yummiest of fruit cakes I have ever eaten. When I say that, you got to take my word on it, because I have eaten cakes from one to many confectioneries, and none has stimulated my taste buds like this one. Thank you aunty and S.A. your gift is ready! I finally found time to give my blog template a new look. I liked the pr...

In 2005, a student from my college jumped from a building to his death, because he failed in all his papers in that year. In 2007, another followed on the path of suicide, because he thought he had failed in his final year. These are just two instances of which I personally know but they are not one-off cases. Did you know that 5000 students across India committed suicide last year due to exam related stress? I often came across the news of suicides in newspapers but the number comes as a total shocker (a reason why I am writing so soon again). And yes, the number comes from a credible source in the form of NIMHANS and has been brought to public light by none other than NDTV 24X7. Most youngsters are the life of their house. They should be brimming with ideas and energy. The future of the country is in their hands. On the contrary, they fall into the vicious circle of disappointment and depression that eventually drives them to the point of committing suicide. It is easy to say it is a...

“It's because it's what you love, Ricky. It is who you were born to be. And here you sit, thinking. Well, Ricky Bobby is not a thinker. Ricky Bobby is a driver. He is a doer. And that's what you need to do. You don't need to think. You need to drive. You need speed. You need to go out there, and you need to rev your engine. You need to fire it up. You need to grab hold of that line between speed and chaos, and you need to wrestle it to the ground like a demon cobra! And then, when the fear rises up in your belly, you use it. And you know that fear is powerful, because it has been there for billions of years. And it is good. And you use it. And you ride it; you ride it like a skeleton horse through the gates of hell, and then you win, Ricky. You WIN! And you don't win for anybody else. You win for you, you know why? Because a man takes what he wants. He takes it all. And you're a man, aren't you? Aren't you?” If you are wondering who Ricky Bobby is and wh...

I have just been tagged by Yashshri . Her highness has assigned the letter ‘T’ to me. The tag demands I take words with T which mean something to me and tell you what my connection with them is. Silly, yeah, but should be fun. Besides I have never been tagged before. So here goes… The: Can’t live without the word. The Pursuit of Happyness: My most motivating movie. Taboos: State of Mind. Tahina: Love my felafels with it. Tact: Too much of anything is not good. Teeth: Pain, especially wisdom teeth. Tabloids: Why? Tomatoes: Healthy, besides I like red! Tailors: Takes ages to find the right one. Team: Good to be a part of, even better to lead one. Tenacious: Mumbai Telephone: The best thing that could happen to social animals. Trekking: Rejuvenating. Tax: Necessary evil. Tireless: My spirit Tea: Avoidable. Timeless: A great idea. Time: What I am always short of when it is needed the most. Talisman: Sheer superstition. Talk: Becomes a conversation only after a certain amount of refinement....