Reviving ourselves.

Working in IT, I never felt globalization has any ill effects. It has given our country employeement. We have more spending power. Our country has been recognised in the whole world for technological contribution. Better products are available. We are no different than our client counterpart. BUT...Has Globalisation taken away the spirit of Indianism. Rather the Nationalistic feeling for one's own country. The greatest Identity one can have.

This was so till i watched this Video again. We have lost something great. Even though it is intangible, we have lost the spirit of Ourself. When was the last time we sang National Anthem? When was the last time we even stood up in perfect attention postion for the same. Last i remember the words "National Anthem" was used when NRN was accused of not respecting our nation.


I still rememeber when Prathiba Patil gave her first presedential speech at about 2 pm, we were having our lunch. The volume was low. When i realised it was our National Anthem being played. I didnt see anyone from the tables near the TV standing up. Finally one brave chap stood up... to face the giggles of his friends. "Its ok no one is bothered" Is it so???

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Are we responsible for miracles?

I was struggling to adjust my luggage below my seat in the train, when she offered me to use the space under her seat. First impression, I found her to be a very happy and satisfied soul. The typical extra friendly caring person.

I was straining myself to listen to what she was telling Abhinav. She observed that, stopped her conversation and asked to me to occupy the empty seat. She was narrating about her experience and why she started going for seva every year in that ashram.

She was suffering from cancer and in the advanced stage.Food doesnt have any taste, still she used to hungry and eating a lot. The radiation and streroids had made her bloat into a huge being. The pain was unbearable. No one except her would undergo it nor anyone can imagine the suffering. I felt more than pain, it was the fact that her life is not normal anymore. It is difficult to face reality and move ahead. You are stuck with in these tears forever.

One day her mother asked her to come to the temple. "Ranjani, you sing so well. Come sing in the bhajans for a change. You would feel better. You would forget your agony for a while and may be the god will show you some way." Not wanting to hurt her mother by not accompanying her, she forced herself to go to the temple.

As the bhajans were over they were waiting for the padanamaskaram, she didnt know how to pray her way out of the pain. She was still crying. Suddenly she looks up and the guruji is literally staring at her. She doesnt know how to react. She was surprised that such a famous guruji is looking at her and not at anyone else in the huge crowd. For the first time in many years she was not experiencing the pain. She was overwhelmed, guruji is taking away her pain. She started praying more deeply. As a gratitude she wanted to turn back at guruji and say thanks in her mind. To her surprise he is still looking at her. Now she was convinced that she is cured.






She goes back home and throws away all her medicines. Her mother regretted taking her out. She was uncontrollable. The medicines were so costly and she was throwing them into dustbin. She just didnt care about what others are telling. She felt normal. She started her music classes. Learnt bhajans with the help of audio cassettes. She started keeping herself busy and started going to work. She took care of her father who had lost his job bcoz of his paralytic attack.
As an acknowledgement she decided to contribute in terms of seva every year.

I may not believe in the Guruji whom she beleives to have cured her. For me she herself was responsible for what she is today. But what i liked best is the attitude she had towards life and the belief she had in life. We need to trust in something and that something may is God. She makes sure she leaves behind a mark in everyone's life whom she interacts, teaching us the higher meaning of life.

Everyone has problems. Some small some big. Some we are able to face so its small but some teach us how to face them. But at the end of the day admist of all these how has your journey of life fared. Thats all matters.

Flash news

Now that Effie awards are recognising APAC almost after 40 years... The awards for effective Brand communication.. Is this why even the news channels are literally selling themselves. I really love this channel but then, "Now we take you to our Headquaters in New Delhi" sounds so catchy :P

I guess it s all to do with the 24 by 7 time factor. Anyways they keep on going with the same flash news for the whole.. imagine a flash which s one day long. Man I ll be with the black glasses and stick then.I love the show The week that wasnt with Cyrus. But on a news channel? Well i dont know. I guess I am an old bie who still would wait for my news at certain fixed time and watch it with full concentration ( arre me talking abt Doordarshan )

Mom watches Tarot says with Sheela Bajaj and i continue with the news for the next one hour. Then my brother wakes up we watch the whole thing by another set of news reader. I come to office and read the same thing in their web site. Go home watch the same things again. How about a venture like this to teach the kids maths and science, there is no chance they can forget anything ** RPG are you listening?? ** ( and still i was told that my general awareness is poor :D well that is my memory)

Well its like any other channel but then any day better than saas bahu ke serials. except the repetetion and endless repetetion.
Like the characters change but story line remains same. Similarly news readers change but flash news remains same.