One Night @ Khowai

The woods are lovely,dark and deep,
But i have promises to keep..,
And i have miles to go before i sleep.

Winter in its full bloom

The flowers at Santiniketan.Winter 2007

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me"

The world is so very fascinating when it comes to life and unfurling the true colors of life. The proverb ‘truth is stranger than fiction’ has proven itself over time immemorial. Infact while growing up I have realized this proverb in different dimensions and in different situations. Perhaps not everyone has the courage to face the truth and that who speaks them gets crucified. The bottom line is that people like to live in the virtual world-‘MATRIX’ as you can call it. Every time someone has taken a step to go beyond this MATRIX he has faces opposition, be it Socrates, Newton or even Einstein.

When I try to walk straight people say that the road is curve so take a turn. But I know that walking straight will lead me to my destination and my beliefs. But most people take the curve. Few have the courage to take the ‘road not taken’. I know the consequence of doing this may be high, but when I am ready to pay why I should care what people say, I can walk straight.

Actually everyone tries to live politically in the world. They seem to be afraid to call a ‘Spade’ as ‘Spade’. They have built a world of virtuosity around themselves and like living in it. Show them the real world and they can’t even handle it. The fact is that most people have a built a world around them and the problem arises when two interfering world meets.

Friendship and love are possibly the two most indefinable words in English today. The very essence and meaning keeps eluding me but not the feelings. The moment their meanings are challenged I try to redefine them. The solution is not that. Perhaps finding the true meaning is important. But then again since I can feel both these I don’t bother to find its meaning. It’s like gravitational force, I know its there I can feel perhaps I can’t define it. If Newton hadn’t done it I am not sure if I would have ever deciphered it. But where to find the Newton who can define Friendship and Love to me.

Lastly the question arises what is more important to me in life. My beliefs, my vision, my ideas, my way to lead life or the way the world likes me to be. I guess I would prefer the former. The reason is without me the world is meaningless but without the world I am not meaningless!!

A Closer Look At The iPhone

Steve Jobs is one guy who has never failed to amaze me.iMAC redefined the desktop and laptop world,iPOD revolutionised music and now iPHONE will probably take the mobile age to a whole new dimension.Amazing features at reasonable price, what else can the market expect.So summer 2007 the US mobile world will get the first glimpse of this sexy gizmo.I have shown this video to most of my colleagues and believe me I can already see 5 buyer among them.$500 is a reasonable price to pay for this innovation but i am still expecting a couple of more features to be added to it.The camera is one of them may be.

High end mobile gadget makers will have a tough time to counter this but definately they will find an answer,till then the battle is interestingly poised.'Innovation' may be the answer as to who will win the battle.

Anybody Listening....

Have anyone ever seen a man frantically cutting down a tree and when asked the reason his reply was I want to make my coffin as soon as possible. That’s what the state of West Bengal is right now; the political parties are busy making the coffin for the whole state to lie peacefully in its grave. If this was not true then I wonder why we need another meaningless ‘Bandh’ today.
When we are looking at an age of industrial development few political buffoons are busy making their own ends meet. I know there is no smoke without fire so it’s pointless now to blame the opposition because the ruling party is also responsible equally. But the net result is that common man is bleeding and suffering. No one even has the courtesy to find out the root cause; instead everyone is busy taking advantage of the whole scenario.
I am sick and tired of strikes now. Very sick. What ever hopes of our resurgence is there seems to be getting withered away thanks to pro agricultural protests. I guess instead of producing engineers our state government should concentrate on producing farmers, so that at least our agriculture looks ahead in the 21st century
One loss of working day means a lot to me to the industry where I am working. One loss of working day makes the daily wage laborer’s suffers, poor men suffers, sick men suffers, common men suffer so what’s the whole point of such ‘bandh’ which is supposed to be done for the people. Air, road and rail traffic gets disrupted and people suffers due to such reschedules but who cares ‘bandh’ means pro people protest. Ask the people who calls it, theirs answers would even be more hilarious than a stand up comedians.
I don’t know when its going to stop. But I hope its sooner else there will be no later.

Chicago Skyline

Originally uploaded by Moumita Sinha

1st Vivekananda Bridge

The old horse will now get some rest from this year!!!

2nd Vivekananda Bridge

The New Years gift in the making!!

I Wish

I wish i could sing
And express the world within

I wish i had wing
And see the world thats unseen

I wish i could interpret what i see
The chirping of bird and humming of bee

I wish i can form a dew
And refresh the world to new

I wish i could paint a scene
Expressing nature's beauty from within

I wish i could see through dark
And fill the heart with eternal spark

I wish i could touch the soul
And give people their life's goal

I wish i could gift a smile
That keeps people alive all the while

I wish i could steal tear
And wither away all the fear

I wish i could heal pain
And save people from becoming insane

I know all wishes never become true
I would be happy even if few do....

007...The year that will be....!

It had been a month since i had actually written something.But since this day marks the begining of the year 2007 i thought to break this jinx.December was not a very productive month for me.It had been work work and work all over.Suddenly life was sucked into a votex of work.But i guess at some point this was bound to happen,so i guess this was not unexpected.Apart from this the month saw weekends filled with happening events.Overall although it was not the kind of ending i had expected for such a good year but may be it was a befitting ending to 2006.

Looking back 365 days is not an easy task to do more so when so many things happened in my life.I remember the year starting in Delhi which ended the wonderful Kashmir trip.This was followed by a turmoil in my professional life.Then i switched job which brought me back to kolkata.Then i broke my leg during world cup and then the memorable trip to Denmark.Apart from these, this year i had made so many good friends along my way.Many of my near and dear ones got married.Phew...! Its so hard to describe 2006.When i look back i can see a successful year passing by which makes me jubiliant and hopeful for the year that starts from today.Not many a time i make New Year resolution but like last year i have made up a few goals.The goals which i may look back when this year ends.My travelling spree has been on a all time high last year so i guess this year it should also pick up.I am looking forward to visiting many more international locations.Since i have already got my digicam ,i hope i am able to learn more about photography this year.The habit of reading books have certainly taken a backseat,thanks to the immense number of hours i am spending for my office work.This is one area which i have decided to work upon this year.I need to start reading like i used to do.Certainly my intellectual side needs shapening.

2007 is going to be an year of marriages.I have lost count of the number of my friends who will tie knot this year.Thats one phenomenon that will mark 2007.Amazingly this year looks like a promising one except for the fact that i will be an year older.I had been wondering to spend the little extra time i am getting in my life more fruitfully than i am doing now.Probably taking up studies wont be a bad option.The biggest enemy which i have to fight in this area is 'Lethargy'.Then again personal finance is another area which i should seriously think.I am looking in the right direction but my vision needs more clearence.

I know 2006 has been a 'high spirited' year for me and i want to carry it forward to this year too.But i guess i need to pack that extra punch which i had been lacking.When i look ahead towards 2007 i can see a horizon,horizon with a sunrise.I know there are dark clouds to cover this sun but also know that wind will eventually blow away all dark clouds.Its a hopeful begining to a long journey