Namaste Friends. Just keyed in a few thoughts on the mayhem that took place in Delhi yesterday and am sharing the same here....

I will not hesitate from saying that we are a lot who is self-destructive, indisciplined, chaotic, oblivious, defiant, unruly and ignorant. We believe vandalism is our basic right and is the mantra for success. In the name of language entire South may be vandalized, in the name of domicile West can be vandalized, talk about classicism & reservation the entire North will be vandalized as never before and in the garb of social equality entire East succumbs to vandalism. What is happening? This is far more different than terrorism and maoist movement that is cutting out roots. Yesterday, right under the nose of the top leadership of the country the whole of Delhi was vandalized in the name of farmers’ right for getting a higher support price for sugarcane. Son of our ex PM, Ajit Singh stormed the national capital with ten thousand so called farmers and ransacked the whole city.

We could not change our mindset post independence and it has gone worse rather. None of the government functionary has till the moment thought of taking any action against these people who destroyed public property, looted shops, pelted stones on the vehicles, eve teased girls, had liquour openly on the footpaths and went berserk. Nonetheless, there were huge jams across the width and depth of the city, kids were there without food and water for hours, hundreds of liters of fuel got wasted and important works suffered. The entire government machinery found no role for itself to play in this whole gamut of events other than to remain a mute spectator. The security forces didn’t move an inch. We made a mockery of our national capital in front of the whole world.

On top of it the farmers and their leaders openly threatened that there will be repeat of such events and they will take the city for a ride as and when they will feel like. I wonder if we have learnt anything else from Gandhi or not but surely we have grasped his Mass Civil Disobedience Movements idea so well that we use it today against our own government – A government who we pay tax from our hard earned money. Is it that any one in white kurta can take us for granted?

I do not know when will we get rid of such a system? The menace has to grow and we have to learn to live with it. There is absolutely no solution. There was a time when leadership used to unite people and the society used to get its strength from it but today the leadership has resorted to the divisive politics and society is getting weaker and weaker. Who should we look upto? As a society we will be more religious in the time to come. Where else can we go other than the God? Fall is the fate!!

Namaste Friends. Here I am to share another post with you. Hope you will enjoy reading it and will give your feedback to help me improve further.....

Scenario planning is the buzzword in corporate and management circles. An organizational or a departmental head has to have an alternate Plan B ready while executing the Plan A. Undoubtedly, scenario planning is considered to be a mandatory requirement and denotes a reflection of person-in-charge’s vision, leadership and readiness to sail through in a particular bunch of events.

I have observed that this ‘Plan B phenomenon’ has ventured out from the domains of this elite sphere and is silently spreading in our whole social system these days engulfing more and more people into its dragnet.

What is a ‘Plan B phenomenon’? Going by etymological meaning and logic it is simply our fall back plan, period. But, when I tried to dig a little deep I find that it has several more dimensions and I won’t hesitate in saying that this Plan B phenomenon is the outcome of our sheer callus and casual attitude towards things around us, triggered by our liberated and fast track economy. We have witnessed huge changes on psycho-socio-economic front. Our growing economy has given us more per capita income, early start of earnings, financial revolution in terms of credit availability, fast pace of consumerism, sudden shift to vocational education from traditional education, enhanced women participation at work and more urban employment opportunities. Besides, it has equipped us with computers, cell phones, internet, satellite channels, trendy wheels, malls, and fashion labels. Today, half of our population who is earning is below 30 and the numbers are set to increase. Entire globe is eying this segment to pamper with the newest and the latest. Therefore, I believe we are going out of control and as a society we are failing to handle this sentiment because of its sheer nature of being inorganic – yes, we are witnessing an inorganic growth.

I guess our folks here will not term it as exaggeration if I say that our systems are not in place and our growth is emerging from the default. Things are moving up and as a result a ‘pull force’ is working for us. And, this is facilitating us in evolving as a Plan B society. Let’s look around. There are increased number of divorce cases and hence increased number of second marriages, there is rise in adoption cases, insurance sector is registering YoY growth continuously, fixed deposits & recurring accounts have less takers and MFs and stock market have successfully made in-roads, the trend of learning second language is catching up fast, dating sites are on a rise which means people are looking for a second place to find peace & pleasure, people are opting for early retirement to give focus to their other plans, seconds sale is attracting huge crowd, married women are taking up their second inning by resuming studies and joining work, coaching classes are at its peak as students are preferring those over their schools / colleges, SOHOs (Small Office Home Office) as a concept are gaining acceptance, no need to elaborate on increased activities on virtual space and lastly our regional political parties –as a second option- have started attracting electorates. There could be numerous more examples as we look deeper and wider. I term all this as activation of Plan B, our dependence on the Second.

It doesn’t leave me flabbergasted that over a period of time the Plan A has become the offshoot of our immediate emotions. We are living in a fast pace world where we are pressurised to offer instant solutions to establish our credibility in our peer group so much so that we are ready with the answers well before the question is put up. Plan A is impulsive. Its infatuation for a quick strike. That makes me believe that it’s not so thoughtful and well scripted to fetch a lasting success always to the extent that our social fabric has started getting dents. There is a great hurry to find a mate, to earn quick bucks, to roam around, to dine out, to pub, to flamboyancy, to modernize and to depict what we are not. We have been successful in disguising our fantasies under the cover of progress and social security.

Here comes the importance of Plan B. When we are through with the initial thrust of our life then we realize that our trueself has swept far away in this fast current. This brings in dissonance. Then we start soul searching and look for what actually we need. The passage of time teaches us a lot on our suitability and likings. It directs us to calm and peace. It confronts us with reality and truth. It exposes us to tradition and culture. It makes us explore values and ethics. It brings us back to our family and friends. It helps us realize our duties and responsibilities. It shapes us cautious and careful. It builds our character and faith. It grinds our vision and thinking. So tough it is to carve Plan B.

That’s the power of transition and it’s great to shoulder these responsibilities which only fewer generations in the history get a chance to do. Transition demands maturity to identify, understand and interpret Plan B, which should be on a sound base. Transition is a revolution, it’s a transformation, its modulation, it’s a movement, it’s a passage to change, it’s a tool to explore, it’s a process extremely delicate and fragile. But that’s what this generation is skillfully doing and will do so successfully. This is Generation X working on the project ‘Plan B’. Let’s hail the NEXT.

Aadab doston!! Pesh-e-khidmat hai ek choti si ghazal jo do-ek din pehle hi likhi hai with the request to forward the same to those who are inclined to literature specially Hindi literature, poetry, Urdu ghazals and nazms. I hope you will find the below piece interesting. 

Also, I have an important announcement to make that with the active support and help from Thinker, I have initiated a group 'Hindi Sahitya Premi' where I would like our friends to join and give their valuable comments to spread the word about the group. In a couple of days an event will be posted there, kindly give your suggestions too.

Generally, people feel that ghazals are basically about love only and hence I am initiating this inning with the same sentiment. Hope you will like it....arz hai---

मोहब्बत  से  लबरेज़  इबारत   नही.
टूटे अरमानों की कोई इमारत नही. 

दिल की गहराई से उठी सदा है,
किसी मनचले की शरारत  नही. 

मुझको ऐसी नज़रों से ना देखो सनम,
जिनमे हम  पर ज़रा  भी   इनायत नही. 

ना कहना तुम्हारा बड़ा लाज़िमी है,
आरिज़ो  से होती  बयाँ  चाहत   नही. 

बेखौफ़ मोहब्बत भी राज़दारी चाहती है,
किसी   दूसरे को   दखल  की  दावत नही. 

ठंडे ना हो जायें मोहब्बत के शोले,
तेवरों    में    तुम्हारे    बग़ावत    नही. 

कायनात  कर   रही इस्तक़बाल तुम्हारा,
तेरे जलवों से किसी को भी राहत नही. 

हवाओं   को   भेजा  है  तुमने  रफ़्तार  से, 
दर्द-ए-पिन्हा   भी  मेरा अब  सलामत नही.

परतवे माहताब भी मुझको जलाने लगी,
कहीं    ये    भी     तुम्हारी    मातहत    नही. 

पैमाइशें औ   इम्तिहान तो बहोत आएँगे,
मुझको  भुलाने की तुमको इजाज़त नही. 

अपनी पनाहों से मुझको ना महरूम रखो,
अकेले  चलने  की  अपनी  अब  आदत नही.


labrez - filled upto brim ; ibarat - writing ; sada - voice ; inayat - kindness ; lazimi - appropriate ; aariz - lips ;
kaynat - the whole existence ; istaqbal - welcome ; dard-e-pinha - hidden pain ; partave mahtab - rays of moon ; mathat - subordinate ; panah - asylum/refuge ; mehroom - deprived

Namaskar Friends! At the outset my thanks to all those who encouraged me on my first post which motivated me to write my second post. This is in a different taste. Please allow me to say that this is ‘with malice to none but with pun intended to some’ and definitely not to hurt anyone. Here it is-

Many of us would have come across many people who keep saying that they are an open book or they are an open hearted person and this is clearly reflected in their behavioural pattern when they truly share everything to everyone especially to their fast changing friends. I often wondered and tried to decipher what actually this phrase means? To me such a statement is a coded statement where different people have different meanings and everybody has his/her own perspective of being ‘open’.

I find there are glib talkers who have the first right to be in this category. They will just let anything and everything slip out of their lips. And they do so because they are open hearted. Yes, their hearts give command and their mouths remain open.

There are habitual tongue wrestlers who some how till date could not discover something called chewing-gum. So their jaws have to depend on alternative therapy and what could be better than a skillful maneuvering of tongue and lips. As we know exercising jaws keep our artery and vein healthy and hence those in this category keep a healthy heart which connects them to many others and ensures free flow of information. (Oops! I mean emotions)

Then there are people who are neck deep. They can swallow till the neck only. You only need to tell them that this is something private, one-to-one and confidential piece of information. Well, it won’t be even 24 hours when you will find that you are a prominent personality in your locality and your very-very own thoughts are shining on the bill boards all across. Open heartedness, you know!!

Next are those who will chew and eat every word you will tell them only to regurgitate. Sharp minds, who can quote you verbatim, repeatedly and endlessly. Digestive disorder is something that they have painstakingly learnt to live with.

Further, I find people who are so open hearted that they simply refuse to apply wisdom, because of their staunch belief in oneness and hence they don’t need any wisdom to 'differentiate the two'. They are so unaware of results and repercussions that they just let everything pass. After all, unawareness of restrictions is better than awareness of freedom. Privacy is a constantly changing phenomenon for them. These are the real brave, open hearted persons who are leading from the front. In their pursuit of openness they keep becoming open to A, B, C, D…..U, V, W, X…..and ultimately everyone knows everything. All are equal! A level playing field in real sense! Here, a secret means nothing. Privacy turns to be a hypothesis that belonged to an era that was before Christ.

I have full admiration, appreciation and applause for all these people who are putting in great efforts to ensure that openness wins over privacy. And, why not? In the end when science will bring complete automation we, the humans have to resort to nothing but to gossips. Hence it’s imperative that this important virtue is nurtured well in the hands of the experts. I offer my salute to those who are devoted to the cause and are strong protagonist, because there lies the future?  

Namaste Friends. I am a novice on this bloggerland and am here to interact with those who can be critic for a healthy interaction. Here comes my first post....


This afternoon I was just passing through the Preet Vihar flyover when I suddenly spotted a Delhi Police PCR van and instantly applied the brakes but all in vein. The screech couldn’t help and I ended up paying fine for Speeding. 

So far, speed always thrilled me and I quite often enjoyed it. I often realised that everything around us is at a speed, rather at a fast speed. So what the heck if I speed?  See the sky. The birds are flying at speed. You can trail supersonic planes with its smoke tail. Look beyond. Moon is continuously speeding with a shade up or low per day. Everything in the cosmos, be it planets, stars, galaxies, is moving at a phenomenal speed. Our cosmos is continuously expanding at an unknown speed. Look inside. Blood is flowing at a speed, cells are contracting at a speed and the reflexes are there at the speed of the thought which our scientists are trying to put into our computers (biochips) to make those work at that speed. Per se, our computers have already grown a lot in the speed. I remember using a 128 Kb RAM. And these days our hunger for speed is not satiated even by leased lines. We need speed in our mobile phones, see T9. How can I forget the soaring prices of real estate and consumer goods on the one hand, and food grains, vegetables and fruits on the other hand. Imagine the speed at which these have scaled up. More importantly we wish to multiply our monies at lightening fast speed and we intend to get our next promotion and pay hike even faster. 

So what, if I also speed? I am simply trying to keep pace with the things around me. I think speeding should be our fundamental right, through an amendment in the constitution. Some may say that it may not happen. But it can, if we actually understand the way nature is governing the speed. There everything is gaining speed with a relative balance and its happening simultaneously. But the rat race that we are indulged here in is all about gaining speed at someone’s cost and here we are fundamentally inappropriate. And thus if everybody will gain speed simultaneously and will maintain a relative balance there will be no challans. The social system will be freed from the axe of penalties for one and the garlands of rewards for other. I am not endorsing any socialism here but am just talking about growing with universal brotherhood and that too at a good speed. It simply needs our vote for a change. Are we ready?