For the first time...

Independent

I slipped out of home to meet Kriti. We had to meet ! It had been an year ! more than that... She looked beautiful in that green shirt. I like her dressing sense. It is never overdone :) ! We went into every other shop, looking at t shirts for vaibhav (birthday is around)! And we liked none, because I didnt have that much money( i had total 600 and at UCB/Levi's it was all above 899!). she was having a fast for navratras, so i gave her, her diet(chips et al). We talked for sometime and then went to janpath, pulling each other's leg every second !
And then she left... ! I was lone in CP and thought of using this loneliness to wander to places i wanna see(did not go home :) ). I was driven to central secreteriat, being unable to get out on Patel chowk, owing to the rush mush in METRO ! Totally exhausted by the hush-mush, i tht of gng out to catch up with some water and cold drink and there I was out of the Central Secreteriat, in front of the parliament house-- lit up in the night, and extreme serenity surrounding Delhi (due to CWG)-- high security everywhere--red light cars--and the blue sky !! I walked in peace around the place looking at the India gate and taking a deep breath. My heart wondered, what makes this so calm and beautiful? What makes me ecstatic walking on this road alone? And the answer was "independence". I realised how difficult things would have been without this freedom and I could for a second "feel" the value of this freedom. The images of Gandhi, Bhagat Singh and S.C. bose and many leaders came into my mind and I thanked their souls for this freedom, this precious gift they have endowed on us. I felt, Every generation needs to chase this freedom for himself and for the country. they chased it against the British, we need to chase it against poverty and illiteracy. But, we dont have a Mahatma, we dont have a Bhagat.. we dont have a Subhas? i dont have answers to these questions and I dont know "how" but i will always remember this moment as a moment of feeling liberated ! When I look at the masters produced by our nation, I dont think there is any lack of potential. But yes, we need leaders, leaders to move the mindset of 110 crore people to a direction--a fight for peace--for 'happiness for everyone'--for equality--for a 'living' which is human.  And putting all these thoughts back into my mind, i went back to the metro station where i entered the shop of Indian Handicrafts to catch a beautiful folder and wooden blocks,the sight of khadi and charkha becoming friends to my inner feelings. I explored the entire place, and loved it :) ! (Catch it at Rajiv Chowk metro station) 

My day was complete as i went to vaibhav to show him all this. But the thought still gives me a kick...

A nice SMS !

A kid asked Swami Vivekananda, "What can be a greater loss than losing everything?". He replied, " The greater loss would be to lose the hope that makes u feel that u can get back everything ! ".

And fir kid ke dimaag ki battti jali...:))

We are filmy !

Saw 'we are family' today with Bhavesh !! Hated the movie !! nothing in it !! Kajol got wasted and no arena for Kareena ! I expected a mix of fun and emotion in this one, really excited to see the chemistry between Kajol and Kareena. but again, it ends as a dishonest attempt to put audiences to tears, who cry because Kajol is dying and her kids want her. However, the only saving grace of the film-Kajol is not enough to keep me excited about the movie. Then there is the irritating Arjun Rampal ! Will some one teach him to at least express properly. He sucks !! And me and bhavesh shared the thought that had there been Shahrukh in this movie, ohh what it could have been !! The adolescent kid girl does a decent job of expressing the host of emotions a kid has to go through all this while and yes Kajol is superb again both as a mother, and as a divorced wife. Yes I cried because cant see kids in pain ! But beyond it, there was nothing about this family to be lured into ! Me and Bhavesh felt that 'anarth' was far better than this !! and i agree to it !! Only if we could get Kajol to speak a line for us :) ! well someday we will !!