A Holy Tribute to “The Writer’s Block!”

These days whenever I talk to a blogger in town, all they have to talk about is a disease which to my knowledge is attributed to be the most common disease in the blogworld…well, they call it “The Writers Block-The HIV of Blogspace”. ;-)

While even I was also infected by this cyber disease, I thought why not shove it off by tributing a post to this bimaaari only. Meanwhile, this would also give me a chance to make my wonderful netizens and followers aware of this bugger, so that they stay away from this emosanal attyachaar. And they also understand the real cause of inconsistencies of the posts on this blog.

Well, TWB had struck me last in December for almost 4 weeks when I had not written a single post, and I was hiding my face from everyone. Over and above that, my few beautiful followers who still exist here n thr had started asking me the question… “Kya bi, no new posts!!!”… “Long time…stopped writing???” Some sarcastic ones even didn’t stop commenting, “Toh finally…the Blog JOSH is over?”

The feeling is painful…My fellow bloggers would agree with me on this. It’s like actually asking a capable batsman going through a rough patch, why is he not been able to score runs. An accentuated analogy wud be like asking a man to use the “V” :Pill.

Is it a crime for not getting ideas enough to write? Frens, lemme tell you, sometimes this bimaaari of writer’s block struck us so hard that even when you have so many ideas to write about, still, when you sit down in front of your computer…you feel paralyzed…you find urself unable to be able to press a single key on the board.

Some of the most crazy responses and symptoms which I’ve come across from people suffering from “The Writer’s Block (TWB)” are:

• TWB for a few weeks
o It always starts with the Time Factor…easiest excuse… “Not getting enough time these days…too busy with work mahn…!”
o Sister/friend’s wedding come handy as an easy excuse…

• TWB for a month or two
o “Yaar ideas hi band ho gaye hai…mai likhne baithti hoon aur dimaag se words hi chale jaate hai…”…lolz…
o “Oh! Just had a break-up…giving myself some time to get over it…plz understand.”
o “Life is &*^%ing mundane re…why don’t you bring back spice in my life…I promise I’ll get back blogging!” Well, that’s desperate call…;)

• TWB persisting for Six months n over
o “Saale…abhi bhi us blog par jaata hai kya…Could you tell me my URL? Just forgot it still exists?”
o “Stop asking me…itna hi hai to khud likh le…&**&^&^%&^%&^%...”.
(SPOILER: The state of such a blogger in the end is like that of Kangna Ranaut in the end of any of her movies…)

All that any blogger wants to say while suffering from TWB is this, “I can write, haven’t I proven before, haven’t I been making your life readable through some of my crafty blogs here n there.” Par woh kya hai naa, ek blogger ka dard ek blogger hi samajh sakta hai.

Well, I know when I am done writing this post...one SOtheB who would be smiling and basking out there in the glory of the sun would be none other than the bacteria named, “The Writer’s Block”!!! Also, even I am feeling a lill more relaxed here by finally giving a TIT for TAT lesson to this worm or weed by using its own name to get away from it…;-). Not a bad idea sirjee… Kyon…???

Jai Ho...!

Why the debate? It’s a given that we are definitely way far away from Hollywood…definitely their cinema is much more advanced n classy than ours… Howmuchsoever our very own Aamir keeps trying, it will still take us much more time to win that coveted something christened as ‘Oscar’.

But mahn, watched Slumdog Millionaire just sometime back and cudn’t stop myself write the title of the blog “Jai Ho” coz the words are still echoing in my ears as they will surely do when you will come out of the theaters watching this movie. I truly loved it and it purely touched my Indian heart.

Watching Slumdog was just like eating the delicious “Bombay ki bhelpuri” with a lot of masala which makes u relish its taste till the very last bite. The characters picked have acted so realistically and have been depicted so believably…u start feeling that u r actually watching some Jamaal’s life and that’s what makes this movie truly magical.

An Indian writer, an Indian setting, mostly Indian cast, the ace Indian music director, Indian co-director Loveleen…the complete package is truly a tribute to India from the creative filmmakers of Hollywood. It is definitely the style & portrayal where these Americans steal the show away from us. The screenplay and the depiction of their movies is always so mesmerizing which keeps their movies so much more engaging and mature… Even in this movie, the way Jamaal’s life unfolds with each question of KBC is truly loved by me as an amazing concept.

I wish to sight just one scene from this movie which every Indian will hate but still contemplate a lot about it. This is scene where “a bit of real India” is being compared with “a bit of real America” through an American tourist couple. I personally feel that they got a lill overboard with ths one! Not sharing the scene to avoid spoilers, but all of you who have seen the movie, any comments on this ;)?

There is no point why there is a debate going on about what’s been depicted in this movie. It’s a shame to slam the Slumdog by setting the thought that it depicts only the slums of our lovely country, if u have the balls to either remove this dark truth or depict the better part of our country to the world, then the world…an open stage…is waiting to get entertained, show them that we are much more than this. We have not been able to do that from past 50 years and when one foreigner comes down to depict his thought of entertainment, all we argumentative Indians can do is to slam them…it’s shameful. Guys, this movie uses the slums of our country as the setting coz a guy from slum can’t be shown living his life in a five star, please grow up at least in your thoughts. Fine, slums are a part of ours only whether it’s fractured or burnt, but it’s our body part…isn’t it?

May be Danny Boyle himself has to come down again sometime to shoot another movie which depicts the non-slum part of our country coz we still can’t do that…is that what we want to say…I mean how many times we have told the small kids that the movies are meant for entertainment and not to set debates and arguments…

Khair, chuck the debates…enuf of it…lemme “Jai-Ho” Slumdog Millionaire for the beautiful entertainer to the core which it is,

• Jai Ho…to the truly miraculous love story based on the premise of “Destiny”…being a true believer of destiny…I truly worship the words…“It is written” which sum up this movie for us.• Jai Ho…to India coz it is for our country and the existing slums of Mumbai which made this movie possible. We are a long way to go and for the love of our country it calls for a Jai Ho…

• Jai Ho…to the amazing original score by A R Rahman, I think his music has put in the life in the movie…and that calls for a celebration for India.

• Jai Ho…to the small kids who have played Jamaal and Salim, their innocent yet naughty faces can’t be forgotten for a long time even after watching this movie. Their acting was truly brilliant.

• Jai Ho…to Danny Boyle for making such a true to heart movie depicting India and a part of its Indianness.

• Jai Ho…to Anil Kapoor, Irfaan Khan, Mahesh Manjhrekar, Saurabh Shukla, Frieda Pinto and every Indian who got a chance to act this movie not for their presence but for their true blue acting making all characters appear for real.

• Jai Ho…to Dev Patel who has played the character of Jamaal, the guy’s expressions were flawless and the love in his eyes was so true.

• Jai Ho…especially to the Indianness which keeps us apart and which is also portrayed as a very true subject of the movie which says…”Never say die and always keep trying!” and so shall we.

I am truly waiting and still trying to make my destiny work for me so that even I can say with élan one day that, “It was written!”.

"Masakalli" - Simply Maddening...!

Oh guys...there have been only a few moments when I’ve waited tirelessly everyday in front of my television waiting for a chance to get a glimpse of just a 1 minute 32 seconds trailer and believe me…after a long long time. is dil ne kisi ko firse, dil se chaha hai...;)

Now stop getting ur mind rolling and start reading further...the amazing yet mysteriously simple beauty which I m talking abt is none other than MASAKALLI...Now, don’t tell me u don’t know what I’m talking abt…PUHLEEEEEEEEZ…the latest promo of the movie Dilli-6…Its strong…its simple…its fantastic…it works slowly…its catchy…its rustic…its down to the earth…its melodious…its charismatic…its insane…its brave…its Indian…its rahmanian…O one suitable word for it is that Its Masakalli…catch it asap…u definitely are missing something…Now, if you think I m exaggerating…I have tried to dig the video for you…find it below…

Now you shud be saying…’What an amazing compilation...!’ The beautiful selection of lyrics, the magical music of A R Rahman, the perfect setting, the ever pouting Abhishek and the “definitely making u crazy” Sonam Kapoor who is surely driving at least me crazy...BIGTIME...:)

Not denying that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is a good director (after all ‘Black’ was awesome), but maybe he liked Sonam so much that he purposely made sure that in his 3 hour long movie, the world won’t even have a look at her...maybe that’s why he made the movie Saanwariya completely dark...n Sonam remained Black n Blue...that’s a sad luck for the nation yaar...

But, thanks to our RBD director, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, who finally made Anil's daughter visible...n visible…come what may…but she has bowled over everyone (at least me) in her very very simple still super super sexy look in this beautiful number...

The first time I had seen this trailer, it had taken me by a huge surprise and from then on, I hav been searching on channels to have its dose again...Well, there are some things which words might not be able to capture and even if you make an attempt for words to capture the same, you definitely come out as a failure…words try to capture, they might do an injustice…well the case over here is a ditto :)…Simply Maddening…!!! N another thing...it works...n works very slowly...but when it does...u can't let it run away from u...:)

Oh btw, I’m running out of time here…and no points for guessing what’s next on my agenda…obviously another dose…hmmmmmm?

The Satyam(?) Saga and Me: :) & :(

A lot of hullabaloo happened over the Satyam fiasco last week, many lives have been affected due to the entire crap that happened. I wish to share my story associated with Satyam(?).

As mentioned in the title there are two parts to this story: A Happy part :)…and a Sad part :(. Since, I don’t have the option like the movie stars do have in asking people, “Which one should I start with, the SAD part or the HAPPY one”? I will start with the HAPPY part; after all, it’s my first blog of the year 2009, isn’t it!

The Satyam Saga and Me: The Happy Part :)

It was the Day 0, Slot 2 of our placements, back on 19th December’07. The campus was all charged up, after all the Day Zero of placements in IMT Ghaziabad brings with it a war of emotions. Those few days of placements are marked with joy, celebration, tears, hatred, jealousy, fight, gloom and what not; in fact, you name the emotion and you can find loads of it exhibited.

Oh btw!...don’t lemme digress from the topic and rather hit straight out that the first day when I sat for my placements, I had two offers in my kitty :), but the number two always comes with a dilemma, when you have to make a choice out of them. Khair, the offers I had were from Perot Systems and from Satyam (Can U Imagine?).

Back then, both were very pretty identical offers on various standards, hence the choosing part was helluva tough. Naturally, I had to consult several people to guide me on my decision. The first person definitely was my Chairman Placements who surely shares deep respect from my side. I remember his words, “Chose Satyam…aankhen band karke”!

I was just thinking that today, after the mad Satyam burst, if I would have chosen Satyam offer that day, aaj meri aankhen band hi ho chuki hoti. But my thanks to everyone, who had asked me to join Perot Systems, oh yeah, all of you deserve a treat from me...;)

The Satyam Saga and Me: The Sad Part :(

Well, as you might have read in my previous post, I have started dribbling in the stock market, was pretty satisfied with the kind of investment decisions I had made till Jan 5th. I was making a slow and steady rise in my portfolio. But the storm pounded upon me right at 12 noon on the 6th of January.

I had received a call from a close person asking me to sell my Satyam stocks coz I was earning a small profit, but sheeeeeeet, I just said, “Let’s wait!” and went straight into a meeting. What was profit at 10:30 AM the same morning had converted into a big…mind you…BIG loss. :( :( :(

Down by definitely a few thousands, I was reeling with just one satisfactory story on my part, that Thank God, I had not joined Satyam back then. Well, a lesson for life…stock markets is a ZERO SUM game, U win some and one fine day, you lose all of it!...Hehe better stay away from them ;)

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Now, this is just my story and I can relate to it. But, can you imagine how many similar stories might be floating into the fathoms of the world. All because of just ONE BAD APPLE, just one person full of greed!

There are some 53000 employees in Satyam, out of them many are my friends who had accepted the Satyam offer that day. I definitely can imagine the grief and uncertainties through which they might be going at the moment. Studies say that there is one person associated with every three employees in an IT company. With a company of such a stature going burst, it is gonna effect the peaceful lives of so many effected ones. The entire ecosystem will be badly affected.

I wish to call this a heinous crime, how can someone go so much insane out of greed. Someone who is the CEO of the fourth largest IT company of the country, who is a celebrated public figure, who shares respect in the eyes of the world, who is a self made man. How can he not foresee what affect his greed can create in so many lives? It’s shameful Mr. Ramalinga Raju…may be you’ll get bail in few days, but I wish the corporate world learns from the nuances of the effect such an act has on the ecosystem from the Satyam example so that at least that hinders the future in not seeing such a ghastly act again.

I appreciate whatever government is doing to get the situation in control and I wish Satyam gets back to normalcy with the power of its associates, their talent and their ongoing hope. I am with them, after all being part of the affected, I wish all our hopes bring something positive in the end.


Wish to end this with a celebrated beautiful line from the movie Spiderman which I love, “With big powers, comes big responsibilities”!

FLASHBACKS’08...The Memoirs of The Year That Was…

I wish to revisit the year 2008…in terms of all its milestones…in terms of all I’ve got, all I’ve lost, wishes that came true, miss-happenings which meandered and much more…lemme begin the month-wise journey then…without wasting any time…

Jan: Started Gymming…whoopiiieee…The most awaited dream of my life was to go to the Gym and start work-out…build some dolle-sholley…and January brought that opportunity to me. Being placed in December’08 from IMT Ghaziabad…life was a roll, no loads of the b-school classes, it was a reely a chilled out phase of life…n thts when I fulfilled my dream of going to the gym for the first time ever…continued this for almost half of the year...

Feb: Sold books…;)…Partied Hard…Oh yeah, it was the first time ever someone might have sold all the MBA books in a bulk deal and the money earned was utilized for a "noble cause" of partying hard like anything…Well, again those were the days in IMT, when every night used to be just another party night…and guess what…selling books was a rage in the college…N u have to be a part of it…n so I was. One fine day, me and all my friends packed all our MBA books in several bags and we were in Delhi for selling them, actually we had hardly opened them even during our 2 years of MBA ;)…1% of the money earned went to the God and the rest was used to get spoilt…badly :)…No pints for guessing...I miss those dayzzz…

March: Convocated…aaahaa…Can’t forget March’08; after all this was the month when I got the first convocation degree of my life (actually, engineering ki degree abhi tak mili nahi...). The emotions here were madly mixed. On one hand, we were getting our MBA degrees suggesting the completion of the days of education for this lifetime...(I Wish ;)) and on the other hand nostalgia surrounded the streets of IMT Ghaziabad…after all, two years of bonding were kinda coming to an end…friends were being parted…couples being separated…B-school masti was coming to an end…and on 18th November, from the kind hands of Mr. Narayanamurthy, I got my much coveted degree…signifying the end of padhaai ke din…

April: Feel at home…Oh yes, April came with another homely dose of my life courtesy Perot Systems, my new employer, as they had given me a date of joining which was 3 months and 12 days away from the last of day of college. While many of my friends were joining in the next 10 days, it was almost like a painful shock for me to wait for so long, the positive vibe was only being back to Jaipur, stay there with parents, relatives, friends, and family. But…having no option, I started my over long holidays eating great food at home…mom ke haath ka khana…too yummmmie mahn. But alaaaaaaaaas, I got bored too soon with meeting relatives @ Jaipur…after all I had visited all of them over n over in just 10 days and was left with nothingness…

May: Alternate Jobs…MIS consultant…Personality developer…and what not? Having been bored of life with nothingness…getting spoilt at home, and realizing that I couldn’t sit idle for so long, I had to ring a few bells, to spend my time constructively. And there begun...a flurry of amazing activities in Jaipur for me...

• First of them, the directors of a leading sunrise firm at Jaipur were happy to take me as a “Change Agent”; someone, who could convert their existing system into computerized format. The role of an MIS consultant...Well, I had a great time there, 11-4ish everyday…amazing, eye-opening changes for the firm…good fun overall...

• Secondly, I continued my gym stint here in Jaipur too and in the three months, had some visible improvements which still brings some smile to the face through the mirror…;)

• Thirdly, Internet can be great source of knowledge and 'moolah', the secrets will be revealed some other time, having applied for the broadband connection right at the outset of my holidays, I earned some 6-7k on the Internet, all in 1-2 hours for 2 weeks, with amazing learning for the self…

• Fourthly, arrey bi…MBA kiya hai…to gyaan baatna to seekh hi liya hai ;)…Got the opportunity to take some leadership and personality development classes in a few leaderships workshops. The highlight of these sessions was the mixed audience from college students to 40-45 aged businessmen, from doctors to housewives, from nice girls ;) to MBA aspirants and many more. Bringing change in their lives by talking and sharing experiences for 2 hours and forcing them to reely stretch themselves every moment if they wish to be someone in life was a very enriching experience for me too. I know that I am definitely not someone who has the potential to reely change some1’s life, but at the end of every session, getting their positive feedback and getting reviews like, “You have lit the fire in me today!”, gives some personal satisfaction to take home…

June: Viva la Salsa, Chaar Dhaam…The start of June came with a lucky surprise. A celebrity salsa workshop, happening for the first time in Jaipur, took me with an amazing enthusiasm. Salsa is one dance which is very close to my heart and the 11 day workshop not only taught me salsa but also gave me some fond memories of my Jaipur holidays. Was awarded the best Salsa dancer at the end of the workshop…I can't stop saying...”Viva La Salsa”...and I love this dance form.

Also, the fag end of my holidays got special when we had a 10 day family outing to the Chaar Dhaam Yatra…spending time with mom n dad, going to religious places Gangotri, Yamnotri, Badrinath & Kedarnath and definitely cleaning my “Paap ka full Ghada” at Gangaji was a pleasant holiday. With amazing scenic expeditions, life rattling trekkings, and solid photoshoots…I was all cleansed and content at the end of June…ready for my new stint in the corporate world…

July: Perot Systems, here I come…July 1 was the date of joining…awesome guest house…amazing induction under LEAPS (Lead effectively @ Perot Systems) program… a special attention…with 12 other management trainees……a new place Noida…this very important phase of my life started in 2008. This corporate leap was the only purpose of doing my MBA and I think the start is decent. The first month went by like anything, settling down in Noida…making new friends…shifting into a new 3 BHK with some of the Perot Systems friends…interfacing yet again to the typical 5 day IT life was all so much more welcoming with the “end of the month” Laughter…

August: Project Loyalty…The first project I got in Perot Systems as a management trainee was to design a Loyalty Product which Perot Systems could take to the market as a new offering. Pretty challenging one! This first project came with long hours of work and that too, grilling discussions, in-depth research, cost-benefit analysis, overseas calls, late night work and much more. Actually, there was a fire in the belly askin you to do more and more by every moment so that project comes out as the best. I enjoyed the work so much and the dedication was visible with the fact that there was not a single day when I had left the office before 8 PM. The final presentation was in front of our MD and it was again a nice experience in itself. Oh yeah…it went well…:)

September: Akash, the blogger…Another dream which had always been there in my heart was to own a blog in my name. Though it was not my first hand at blogging, but this was and is my best effort in the blogworld. "AkashSpeaks" got its birth when I had some free time after the completion of first project. The support of friends, every new comment, every new count on this blog used to bring a smile and used to keep me involved and it still does…though finding time is always a challenge…but after all life is all about finding time and managing it well…so the blog is alive and kicking…at least I could achieve the target I had set for myself of writing 1 blog every month. AkashSpeaks in the last three months of its start has got 13 posts…not highly commendable…but numbers still talk…:)

October: Strategy and… Well, on the official front I was indicted into the Perot Systems-Strategy for my second project. Have got a chance to work on some challenging and high priority projects being part of the strategy team. Works keeping me busy…n works keeping me happy. Diwali was nice as ever. But… October was bad…somehow…it was bad…a very bad month of my life…nothing more to say…after all...it’s all part of life…


November: Stint into the advertising world…O people, I didn’t change my job…told yaa works keeping me happy just a while back :). Perot Systems Strategy gave me the opportunity to work with an external ad agency on creating a set of 4 videos to capture the business unit’s capabilities. Writing scripts, collating information, showcasing content, arranging logistics for the video shoot, finding locations, narrating dialogues, Lights Camera Action and everything. It was all a nice learning experience in itself and believe me, advertising world is a helluva dynamic and creative industry…It keeps u kickin…!

All work and no play makes me a sad boy…and so went to the Lake City Udaipur too with colleagues to attend a friend’s wedding…good fun…nice city…but yeah, marriage continues to scare me at least at the moment…;)

December: Bulls and Bears…Always Rocking…Good time or bad time…I can’t say at the moment…but after a long wait I have started my stint in the risky stock market. Sensex, nifty, demat, closing bells, reds and greens…are all a part of my life now. I always wanted to invest some part of my kitty in stocks and so I got a start in 2008 only…right now, I m just devising my own rules of the game…so the journey seems to be long…fingers are always kept crossed in the D-Street…!


So that’s how the year 2008 has ended for me. Now, I request you all to share your highlights of the year 2008…I’m sure everyone wud love to hear and share at least the major milestones…so please feel free!
I wish all of you a very happy 2009.
Wish India comes out strong in the WAR against terror.
Wish there is more love and less hatred in the world.
Wish all of us sustain and keep smiling even during the financial crunch and the economies rebound back strong in 2009.
Wish the stock markets bloom ;).
And last but utmost, I wish 2009 brings joy, laughter, fun, excitement, peace and lots and lots and lots of happiness in your lives.

SHOW ME THAT CHARMING SMILE…:)!!!

Strengths Finder...!!!

Here I’m…yet again…after a long time…but this time I’m not talking abt my favorites Nikhil or Bhargavi, neither m I talking abt Terrorism, nor m I talking abt Bollywood. Guess what, for a change I am talking abt “me”. Now, this might sound like a narcissist trying to satisfy his ego…par kya kare, when its helping me get out of my writer’s block n time crunch…so be it…!!! :).



We all have come across various interviews during our lives and the most favorite question of the interviewees have been…”Talk about five strengths of yours?” Some people spend hours looking for their strengths, searching for them, copying them from friends, creating them from dictionary and much more…but today I’ve got to share what Gallop Uncle says my strengths are…

Recently, the HR team at Perot Systems conducted a special psychometric survey called Strengths Finder accessible only to the 13 management trainees christened as LEAPS (Lead Effectively @ Perot Systems). The half an hour online test sounded pretty bugging initially to me here at workplace I have everything but time…Anyways I had to take it…n so I did…!

To set a background, I must tell you that the test is created by the pioneers in human behavior Gallup and it brings out the 5 most suitable Strength themes out of a list of 34 strengths showcased in the book named Strengths Finder 2.0…all 13 of us got some glaring results and that’s made me share mine with ROW…I would recommend this test to everyone who is reading this blog, coz it might finally let you know ‘what makes you what you are…’

My 5 strengths, right from the Strengths Finder 2.0 result, in the order of their appearance are:
1. Competition: People who are especially talented in the Competition theme measure their progress against the performance of others. They strive to win first place and revel in contests.

2. Achiever: People who are especially talented in the Achiever theme have a great deal of stamina and work hard. They take great satisfaction from being busy and productive.


3. Strategic: People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.

4. Relator: People who are especially talented in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.


5. Command: People who are especially talented in the Command theme have presence. They can take control of a situation and make decisions.

The idea behind letting people know their strengths from the book actually is to make individuals hone their strengths once they realize them…and the only key to job satisfaction as the book says is to work only on your strengths…to stay satisfied…

Now the challenge for me is to find out an area/field/job/profession which can provide me with an opportunity to hone my above mentioned strengths…well, I am looking for an answer…Can anyone help me...! Meanwhile if you get a chance to take this test or have taken it already, try sharing your results...Also, it wud be gr8 if you will mark your comments, share, or compare your own strengths in the process...:)

What Struggle is this???

So, This time its Mumbai, attacked again and we all have a topic to talk about with all the pangs and emotions, I was just wondering how long will this discussion last, my previous experience says 5 days…that’s the max, and then we will all again get back completely to our usual gossip and wait for yet another Breaking news…I know this might be hurting many of us but we all, including me, are like this and that’s what life has made us.

First it was Indian Mujahedeen and now its Deccan Mujahedeen, these things made me wonder what the hell this word Mujahedeen means and you all would be shocked in knowing what it actually means. Well, this is what Wiki says about this terror word:

“A Mujahid(Arabic مجاهد, muǧāhid, literally "struggler") is a Muslim involved in a jihad, who is fighting in a war or involved in any other struggle.[1] The plural is Mujahideen[2] (Arabic: مجاهدين‎, muǧāhidīn). The word is from the same Arabic triliteral as jihad ("struggle"). In Islamic scripture, the mujahid contrasts with the qaid, one who does not join the jihad.
Mujahideen is also transliterated from Arabic as Mujahedin, mujahedeen, mujahedīn, mujahidīn, mujaheddīn, and variants.”

If this is a struggle, then bloody hell, what kinda struggle is this? Can anyone think of any reason of this kind of terror trail which is being wrongly named under ‘struggle’? Struggle to me is something which is done for a cause which positively affects the lives of a large audience. Killing over 100 innocent people out of no reason, is that what these young spoilt minds call struggle. I think all the people behind this so called Mujahedeen gang are a coordinated group spoilt by some coordinators who instills in them a psyche of menace. These minds are so depraved and cracked up that they are driven by the immature feeling of killing innocent human beings. Their mind can be compared to a kid’s mind who enjoy killing terrorists while playing computer games like Counter Strike, Half Life etc. I don’t know but this is the most insane thing happened ever…

Also, the kind of jolt these attacks are have always given us are tremendously sad, first we lost our top cop in Delhi Shootout and now we lost other top ATS cops and many more. We all should definitely salute these Shaheed’s of nation, I salute you from the bottom of my heart…you walked the talk…you lead by example, but all I wanted was to see you alive. I wanted you to plan this in a such a way so that you act as a mastermind against their mastermind. You have an effective young and brave team of cops just like you who could swamp all the terrorists with the valor like yours and emerge out winners where the at least our country doesn’t lose the most efficient of its cops which may lead the misnomer Mujahedeen celebrate in their own way the death of peace…

I wish this is not a new different style of terror attacks where the targets are the top brass, foreign tourists and many others staying in luxury hotels being hostage, mercilessly shot down creating such an unanticipated chaos and spilling the sad and gory pictures everywhere…

I know I who is just writing a blog sitting on my comp can’t actually decide the way-out from all these chaotic situations which are happening every now and then in our country, but I can at least ask you all the solution to come out of this terror trail.

The first one comes from my side only. Firstly, we should start respecting and believing in the police force of the country and instill our confidence in them so that they are charged up and ready to fight any situations. The can become valiant and cautious at the same only with our appropriate support. We all are young and we have to have the eye and poise to trace out wrong or suspicious movements happening somewhere in very close proximities of some of us. We should take the initiative of being the informers of the nation. We might go wrong at one or two places, but I’m sure we will be right one day and that day we will surely be saving lot of lives and grace for the nation. We are the only ones who can catch them young and nip in the bud.

Another way of winning this war is to let the terrorists inane purpose of these attacks defeated by not showing and sensationalizing this chaos, but keep living and spreading happiness everywhere we can. Their purpose though no one knows about it but might be to spoil the regular peaceful lives of ours and we can deter their purpose only by continuing our daily peaceful lives as we always do, in fact spreading more happiness in the world we live in.

Was talking to one of my mumbaikar friend and she said eloquently that Mumbai never stops…everyone is back in action as if nothing had happened…Kudos to her…and all the mumbaikars…I am with you…the entire country should stand up together to fight this attack..Let us all be brave…Let us kill the terrorists purpose by showing the true spirit of being an Indian…Lets be unfazed…Lets be calm…Lets keep smiling…Lets keep winning…

PS: I was kinda disturbed, I don’t know why, may be coz of this entire mayhem in Mumbai…but I might be feeling better after writing this blog…I don’t know why that too? But, I am still waiting for some young ideas which we can contribute to the nation to stop these serial terror attacks being edged upon our wonderful nation…so think if you can…!