The Carefree....

There are people who think… and think whatever
But you are that untouched stinging bee
There are people who speak... and blabber whatever
But you are that unsung beauty to be…

You are malign and insane,
That’s how the world portrays your smile
Your view is a threat to the nature around,
That’s how the pseudos paint your eyes

That smile I say has discretion to it
It only shows what one wants to see thru’ it
Those eyes I say are the most entrancing thing,
It only shows what one wants to believe
(And I see purity in them!!!)

There are people who think… and think whatever
Dare not to change ‘coz your life is yours
There are people who speak... and blabber whatever
Dare not to change’ coz your story will be yours

A tribute to the most unadulterated form of passion!
- Abhay Chokshi (Arya)

Are we Independent or In Dependence?

I was thinking about "Independence" today... What does the word mean? In literal English, it means In-Dependence i.e. without dependency.



But, have we achieved that state completely? Can we say that we live in a place which is not subject to conditions? Have we overcome the problems that we face daily or just dodged them periodically because it was easy to do so? You might protest, how else would we be able to live? We are bound to be considerate and do just nothing. We have been taught to be that way, isn’t it? And, to hope that things will automatically fall in their places.



Ironically, we are exactly the opposite of self-sustenance. The pillars on which we stand today are built on uncountable addictions, mythical cravings. Do we deserve such a country with so many productive resources ready to be bettered or instead the word is battered? I might twist my observation and the question then becomes, does this country with innumerable bugs inside the vein deserve us to be staying in? We have everything but sere lack of motive to give this nation a shape that we may proudly call a perfect figure. This infatuation of an expensive past and ever alluring hazy future has left us with even more dependent present.



I am no political Guru, not even an activist, but as I see through this nation through a common man’s tattered glasses (on its 66th Independence Day), India to me seems more OLD than YOUNG.



P.S. I was not able to associate the adjectives Shining, Prosperous, Superpower etc. to India.

Being Self…

What it seems being a caged bird that has wings,
but cannot fly…




What it seems being a path that have had wanderers
But it couldn’t decide upon where to go…



What it seems to wither as a tree and get those leaves again,
Only to know that you will have to drop them… one day



What it seems being a touch, that one knows is momentary,
But deep down hope that it stays eternal…



What it seems to be a Reality, so genuine yet unnoticed,
Only to realize that someone chose Dreams over it…



What it seems to be a diamond in a country where,
People have everything but no food to eat…




What it seems being a human that has lost its value,
an individual in an ever growing world… without the feeling of self



It seems as if Character is on hibernation and Morale is on sale.

-Arya

Then....

You announce, you come and I am softened,
You hold, you fold, But, I am just a thing to you then…

You shutter, You flatter, and you run away then,
You claim, then proclaim that men will be men…

Cut to pieces, and joint by glue,
You betray, you return and think that I still love you…

Love, care, warmth were just weapons for you,
To shatter, to butcher, to enclave me then..



I am lost, I am gone, means you will never have me,
Though never thought, never believed, I will not miss you ever again…

- Arya (Abhay Chokshi)

Contraption - On India's 65th Birthday!!!

Contraption



What we stare today is the face of contraption
A perfect blend of sorority committed to nothing but extinction

At peace with each piece we have, to guzzle upon
Nihilism stands no chance, mutual harmony have the world piled on

Power seems to have controlled truth skillfully
Where a life’s cost cannot even fetch another life essentially

Whoever stems across this equilibrium, is bound to fall on face,
If he tries to open the eyes, of the one’s running the rat race

Crucified, burnt, subsided are the just synonyms for self
Not sheepish, not even aware, living a life of object placed on a shelf

64 we are and gazing a symbiotic contraption
What we seek is more, a mammoth societal revolution!!!

- Arya (15/8/2010)

Pushed in a corner… Just Burn the boats!!!

Choices have always made my life complicated. The other day, I was thinking about setting my career path. To my surprise, I realized that, off lately, I have started keeping my options open. Whether it was an MBA or job, I had cushioned myself with a backup plan. I was beginning to understand the fundamental flaw.

Back in my college days, I never had this approach. I always knew I would make it through, even if I started at the 11th hour of the day. Just have a look at this famous Calvin & Hobbes strip:

Same was the case with me earlier. I had outperformed my own convictions when a challenge hovered upon me. I had mastered the art of crisis management, even though it was I who created that crisis in the first place. I left myself with no option but to work on it with the best I have. Handling life this way not only kept me agile, but also brought a subconscious superlative out of me. It never allowed me a “chatak bari” (an escape window) for running away from the challenge.

This reminds me of the incident I read somewhere…

“When Alexander the Great reached the sea shore in Persia, the opponents outnumbered their miniature troupe. Thus, he gave orders to this army that go back to the sea and ‘Burn the boats’. Without the moment’s delay the men obeyed him and when they returned, Alexander told the most obvious yet a stimulating thing: We go back in Persian Ships or we perish here. What followed is famous history today. They won convincingly against the fieriest opponents. “


Another live stimulus, I will quote here, is Cricket. Everyone remembers the historical Cricket Test Match between India and Australia, wherein after a FOLLOW-ON, India went on to win the test match and the Series. It was a classic example of being pushed into a corner and in the process coming out as a survivor.

Breaking the shackles, as one of my friends, rightly said to me is the key. We need to be in critical make-or-break scenario to reach the pinnacle. Always on the edge!!!

I urge myself to go back to those days where I run towards a single goal, a fulcrum, an express way where there are no possible deviations.

This is where I think I am lacking now, the fire to procrastinate things, looking continuously for options, hoping that things would turn out my way. Procrastinating would help me shun away all my options and work towards that pen-ultimate thing in life. I would then loose all my options and what would be left would be the right way to choose. Lastly, I would not just hope things to turn out my way, I will work for it to happen MY way.

Just for once I want to BURN MY BOATS!!! Do you feel the same?? Do comment...

Dear Google, please confirm me that I'm human...

For now, like many many many others, I am really impressed with Google. The reason is, I am currently reading “The Google Story” (Now don’t start telling me… “You are late…” I know that).

But there is more reason and that is the topic of this post. It is about the current message we are seeing when we try searching on Google. Following is the page we all are seeing these days:

So what triggers this message from Google??

Being a part of Technology industry I just got a bit inquisitive about it. Daily, there are numerous coding queries fired onto Google for relevant searches. And since its inception, Google has always given accurate results. The results are so precise that only the unlucky ones have to go to the second page for a relevant site. It is invariably the first choice for any IT professional (unless he works in Microsoft).
But, off lately, when complex queries are searched by professionals, they get the above message and they also have to prove that they are Human. This is not my problem alone. Question and discussion boards are full of such complaints.
So finally I “Googled” on internet and I came to the below shared intercept. This is a reply given by a Google developer when questioned about this behavior:


"[Quote from a Developer] as far as our abuse-detection is concerned: the traffic is not normal, but rather comes in very quickly. Overall, we want to support users who are using search casually (to find information) not to support businesses (which is effectively your use-case).
I think you have three options:
- work more slowly so you don't trigger our abuse rules
- become a "partner" and pay for your searches
- use another search engine which doesn't have these restrictions
Our abuse rules do evolve over time, so things may get better or worse for you over time."

After reading this, one might think whether arrogance has crept into Google or what, but personally speaking I am awestruck. Technically speaking the guy is very correct but it would be really interesting to see whether Google has made any such strategic changes in its policies.

What do you think???