No More IIT'S

"Small -town boy tops IIT-JEE" .This was the headline which caught my eye while i was browsing the TOI today.And perhaps reminded me of the days when i zealously prepared for the most prestigious engineering colleges of india.The days when i gave my heart and soul just to bag one of the most coveted seats in any of the IITS. There was not a single moment when i didn't give a thought to iit.I always remained preoccupied with thoughts revolving around my one and only ambition - to crack iit. IIT is a fierce battle fought between the best brains of our country.The only thought of competing with the best brains use to send jitters down my spine. Leave aside the pressure of the deed day .the burden of preparation only took a heavy toll on me.I could easily call myself a "book-worm" having my head deep into the books. Failure of many diligent and studious personalities filled my mind with plethora of questions asking for a self-introspection .I did question myself but the kind of answers always confused me .A part said no you cannot make it (the real answer) while the other part reiterated that i could always make it(self created). I tried to remain positive always invigorating my drooping spirit. It was then i started readings books on swami vivekananda.Though i remained positive all the time but this isn't enough to secure a birth in IITS. I was always cheating on myself -it's not that i wasn't working hard but i always had the doubt which eventually turned out be a harsh reality.The results didn't sprang a surprise at me as you always know how have you performed in exams and in case of IIT you cannot expect a turnaround...Preparing for IIT has made me stubborn for the rest of the battles in life...Capturing a seat in screening test was easily one of the apogee of my so far less distinguish career .The failure of not making into the IIT’S no more rankles me . The busy man has no time for tears. In hindsight I guess that I was never made for IIT but something even prestigious than that. My family always stood by me through thick and thin and always supported my moves, though they felt crestfallen too when I couldn’t make it to IIT. That was one of the horrible periods of life when I couldn’t find success in any of the prestigious colleges leave aside IIT. People started doubting me as i was the only hope of my family . They began pinpointing at my failures and tried to persuade me to switch my stream..At times my career seemed murky. I the understood as theold adage goes like -this world only salutes the rising sun .I had no option but to turn a deaf ear to their calls. But the two years that I “wasted” for IIT has almost blemished my CV unless and until I rise to dizzy heights which can partially eclipse that .With the amount of grit and gumption I possess it remains only a imminent . I have my own modus operandi to achieve targets and standards I set for myself.. Learning from my past trysts with exams I have outmanoeuvred every rival in myself and ready to cave out a niche for myself...Nothing can now emasculate my grit to conquer what I desire of .I cannot renegotiate with myself anymore on smaller feats and condemn myself afterwards.. Now I am ready to take the IIM head on..

Children At War

Once upon a time there was a family living happily before some goons kills the sole bread earner of the family. Poverty stricken ,the family finds it impossible to make both the ends meet.Compelled by the circumstances the son takes the another route to survival- first becomes a thief and then slowly transforms into a notorious criminal.This isn't the story of hindi blockbuster movie "roti" where the protagonist is rajesh khanna. Nor it is story of typical hindi masala movies from past. This is the plight of the children in states like manipur ,assam ,nagaland ,kashmir to name a few..In these states number of children joining Maoists is increasing in leaps and bounds. Imagine a child aged ten years holding a gun at you .At this age where they should be playing with pen and pencil , they are firing rifles at people specially policemen. .India is not the only sufferer at the hands of the child “terrorists “ but it is a global problem. If there is anything to go by the estimated figures by UNICEF around 2,50,000 children are at present “recruited” into various terrorists camps actively indulging themselves in several crimes. These children who are predicted as future torch-bearers of the country are converted into goons.. After child labour ,"child soldier" is another such epidemic slowly and steadily engulfing the whole world and thus completely obliterating the lives of the children.Now the question to ponder over is that what drives these children to pick the deadly weapons and stand against the masses including the law. It's quite simple. Poverty ,curiosity, and illiteracy together join to become the driving force pushing these children towards joining them. Several camps are held in which children are trained at using weapons and other tricks of the trade. The senior members of the group use them as messengers or use them to transport ammunition .This is quite easy as they do not arouse any suspicion.And if caught also the laws regarding minors favours them.The law cannot punish them severely and hence they are released soon only to be picked up again .I remember an incident during my schooldays which had left me aghast .A nine year boy murdering a man with a pistol handed by some unknown person.It was only out curiosity which made the young boy do this heinous crime.The boy was let free as law could do nothing to him.Taking cue from this incident it becomes the need of the hour to banish these children from joining the rebels. We cannot expect laws to be more stringent towards them and award severe punishments .Thus the only pragmatic solution to this problem lies in creating better opportunities for them to live and learn. They must be imparted knowledge and inculcated the ideologies of a good citizen .Thus the central and the state government must develop some policies ensuring better life for these children before it's too late.

Hapless

Well, i was expecting a test on linux today but somehow it didn't happen .I had prepared enough(if not fully) and was ready to take the test head on. But soon after reaching the classroom i discovered that no test was going to happen today.I wasn't sure of my feelings at that moment .I had myself split into two -one part of it happy for not having any test while the other saddened by the surprise element.The truth behind me being sad had nothing to do with the question paper which came (actually somehow the question got leaked and i knew it) in other batches but i have to again revise (at least think of it). The previous day i had studied enough hours just to crawl over the passing marks.Due to the test i had to renounce some of the precious hours besides neglecting one of my top priorities. And when the test did not happen it left me highly disgruntled .Nevermind the test may happen tomorrow( and for godsake may it be the same paper).
Days in BHUBANESWAR during summer are really hot and today was no exception .Besides sky soaring temperatures making life miserable ,high humidity had left no stone unturn to make life hell too.Sometimes leaving in this stifling conditions compel me to imagine how life would have been if only my college would have been in switzerland or such similar locations. But then i cannot have everything at the same time .Often there are squalls giving us some temporary respite .But any how i have to dwell in this life-sapping and wretched conditions till my B-TECH is over. Who knows if this is a test and a beautiful future awaits me???Then again such future cannot be handed as a freebie to me .and i need to work in right direction without loosing sight of it....

Facing test

Well i feel sorry to announce that this space won't be occupying too much space today. This is inevitable as i really need to study "something" just to get through my test.But nevertheless this won't deter me to express my thoughts which cannot remain inside me for long.Today a topic on "minority report" was published in the TOI .In it was described the plight of muslims in our country and how they are lagging in almost all the spheres of life as compared to other castes .I myself being a resident of a small village has witnessed the plight of this community. Almost all my muslims friends never went to higher classes and were introduced into other jobs except studies.Neither the muslim boys were educated nor the girls.This directly affects the literacy rate in india and as a result hampers its' growth. The centre and the state must look into the matter seriously if it wants to improve the abject condition of the muslims. . More and more thoughts are waiting to jump out of me .But i have to seriously kill all those thoughts right now .Keep watching this space till then tc byee

The Redemption

It's time for me to unleash some thoughts on todays' proceedings.In reference to the comments which was mailed to me i sincerely apologize for the mistakes committed in my last blog.Being a cricket fanatic at least i shouldn't have spelled "bowlers" incorrectly . Again the misuse of "agog" wasn't one that could be let off easily.Anyways thanks for the precious comments .I would compel myself not to repeat such blunders .Though my exam on "linux" is well round the corner but there are some things which when i begin doing, others take a backseat.And blogging is one such thing.My day began with me sleeping late till 9am(thanks to hollywood for making some fantastic movies) and of course it was a sunday -a rest day(at least it's my right). Today while going through the "TOI " the news which struck me was that of MIT asking IIT to share it's courseware on the web .Thats something great .Lets see what would be the next step in this regard. As expected india pulled out a spectacular win over bangladesh .My happiness new no bounds when i heard sachin bagging the "MOS" award.But the real "acid" test will be now when they would be touring other dominant countries where they find themselves in hostile conditions.It was great to learn the we are the worlds largest diaspora.
Past few days something has been disturbing me .It was as if i was cheating myself or trying to avoid some tasks which i had consigned myself to do.It was the failure of not doing the job that was giving me the feeling of a convict. I cannot be dodgy to myself thats for sure and i cannot live a life out of it.So why not better carry out the tasks with great enthusiasm .The upshot would be there to see.Neither i am a workaholic nor i have paucity of time but somehow or the other i fell short of my commitments. On the spur of the moment i declare that i would leave no stone unturn to satiate myself(in term of commitments). So lets hit the nail on the head.... tc byee

The Reiteration

Two days and no blogging ???This was not the kind of commitment i had desired from myself when i took up the job. Whether or not i get the time to do my usual stuffs i must have to ensure that the number of my posts are disturbed regularly. I reiterate here that i will do this task with penchant and would leave no stone unturn to posts daily. Brushing all this aside i was agoged to learn that india piled up 610 runs with all the top batsmen notching up their indvidual hundreds. It was a day when each baller from bangladesh got clobbered all over (please feel sorry for them).Lets see how the match shapes up at the end and hope that india wins.Taking a cue from today's match i must also need to show the same commitment as Rahul dravid and others.Well i am lobbying myself to cut down on other jobs only to see that i can blog everyday.Today while pouring over the newspaper i learnt that bollywood has made hindi language course popular as it is being offered by the sydney 's centre for continuing education among Australian students.It's great to see hindi making foray into international arena.Coming to shilpa - gere controversy,it's really sad to see that how some people are harrased inorder to get cheap publicity.I think the law must be more stringent towards such cheap-minded people.One has got the every right to showcase his or her feelings keeping in mind the reverence and honour of our fellowmen.We indians are still captivated by the sexual stigma and we project ourselves as one of the developing nations.What a pity???More of the objectional contents are being shown in drawing-room .I firmly believe that it must be left to an individual what he desires to watch.

Well i am going to have my test in coming days and so i have to prepare for it(atleast i can hope so).I always have been a conscientious person.(now thats a bit true).Say no to movies for a day or so(though i watched "convoir" yesterday).Keep watching this space for more stuff and i promise i won't disappoint you. tc....byee

the beginning

winning elections on religious grounds still prevails in india.truly india is an amalgamation of different religions and we really proud of this fact. But these politicians fully rely on the majority of votes from a single force. They flourish due to a single sect alone . they are no better than the englishmen who ruled us by dividing as per our religions .Some rely on votes from muslims or yadavas or brahmins to name a few. its a really sad and grim affair. Elections must not be won on such cheap grounds but on humanitarian grounds. i personally hate these brand of politicians and will to do so. they are drums -all air and noise anyways one should and must vote as your vote must not be misused. thats all .........