A Star in my life

Today I am going to write another of my movie experience, but this experience is of unique of all. Because this was my first movie in theater which was a love story and which I saw after I met my love Tanima. The movie was Rockstar, which was a movie of love, passion, success... The point of my post is not that. As I have written earlier also, that good movies, yes I will say Rockstar is a good movie, because they relax me, they make me feel good, they take me to a kind of fantasy land, gives my imaginative mind fuel to imagine, to dream, dreams which I want to be true, and which gives me power to stay alive, or should say stay alive with a smile on my face. but there was a difference this time and a huge difference. Before Rockstar, I am specifically telling about Rockstar but my post is not limited toRockstar. Rockstar is only a reason for the post. So let get back from where I started, beforeRockstar my imaginations, or feel good factors during or after a beautiful movie doesn't had a face in it, of course I used to be there in my imaginations but the other person/s doesn't had any face, but now there is a face, yes anybody can guess the name, yes it is TANIMA. And the feel good factor is now at the top most level, and I can feel lot of my earlier imaginations coming to be true, to be more beautiful, more real. tomorrow is my birthday, and tomorrow I would want to be, and I had never wanted so much, but I would love to be with her, only with her.

"What we think or what we know
or what we believe is, in the
end, of little consequence.
The only consequence is what we do"
- John Ruskin

 

Sell Dreams, Not Products

Charismatic speakers like Steve Jobs are driven by a nearly messianic zeal to create new experiences. Steve Jobs doesn’t sell computers. He sells the promise of a better world. When Jobs introduced the iPod in 2001, he said, “In our own small way we’re going to make the world a better place.” Where most people see the iPod as a music player, Jobs sees it as tool to enrich people’s lives. Of course, it’s important to have great products. But passion, enthusiasm and a sense of purpose beyond the actual product will set you and your company apart. Jobs is also passionate about his customers and he’s not afraid to wear that passion on his sleeve. During a presentation Jobs is also passionate about his customers and he’s not afraid to wear that passion on his sleeve. During a presentation in 1997 he concluded by saying, “Some people say you have to be a little crazy to buy a Mac. Well, in that craziness we see genius and that’s who we make tools for.” Cultivate a sense of mission. Passion, emotion and enthusiasm are grossly underestimated ingredients in professional business communications and yet they are powerful ways to motivate others. Steve Jobs once said that his goal was not to die the richest man in the cemetery. It was to go to bed at night thinking that he and his team had done something wonderful. Do something wonderful. Make your brand stand for something meaningful.

Happy Birthday to My Tanima

20th September, It was birthday of my Tanima. And we together made it the most special day of our life. Here is the hint.

Happy Birthday Tanima

Humsafar

हमसफ़र  अब  ये  सफ़र  कट  जाएगा  

रास्ते  में  जी  ना  अब घबराएगा
 

इस  कदर  रंगीन  हैं  लम्हात  ये

हमकदम  पहले  कहा  थी  बात  ये

कोइ  हसरत  थी ना कोइ याद  थी

जिन्दगी  क्या  थी कोइ फरयाद  थी
दिल  मेरा  तो  मुज़  से  भी  अनजान  था 

एक  पत्थर  की  तरह  बेजान  था
प्यार  तेरा  अब इसे  धड़कयेगा

सूनी  राहें  और  काली  रात  थी
अपनी  तो परछानी  भी ना साथ  थी
हर  कदम  पर  आ  रहा  था ये ख़याल
तनहा  मंजिल  तक  पहुचना  हैं मुहाल
एसे  में वीरान  से एक मोडपर
जी उठी  मैं  तेरी  सूरत  देखकर
अब ये विराना  चमन  कहलायेगा

मेरी  नज़रों  को  है, दुनिया  से गिला
चल  दिया  वो  छोड़कर , जो  भी मिला
मुज़ पे  लोगों  ने  किये  हैं जो सितम
मई  बड़ी  मुश्किल  से भूली  हूँ  सनम
देखना  तू  भी यही  करना  नहीं
दिलजलों  से दिल्लगी  करना नहीं
उमरभर  वरना  ये गम  तड़पायेगा
ये मुसाफिर  राह  में रह  जाएगा
ये रहा वादा  ना दिन  वो आयेगा

हमसफ़र अब ये सफ़र कट जाएगा

The police story- police se na dushmani achi na dosti

In the last 5 years I met police 4 times in different occasions. Wouldn’t say that I met, because after my first meeting I realized to stay away as much as possible. I will take you through all the incidences one by one which will justify the post title. By the way all the details are anonymous, as I do not want to police to trace any of these. (all right just trying to be filmi)

Case I

Location: central India, banker’s colony, in a tier 2 city

Time: 1930 Hrs IST

I was out for a evening walk with a friend of mine. We were talking all college stuff and enjoying the cool breeze. Suddenly a police jeep cam and stopped in ahead of us. In the front seat I suppose the Sub-Inspector was sitting, as his uniform was similar to as I have seen in movies. So he harshly asked us what you are doing at this time of the evening. We said nothing just walking. Then he called my friend near and in the next moment slap, that’s it, why he did so, we do not know till now. Later we came to know that in the same colony there were couple of theft happened within a week and the police was clue less, so it may be their stress buster to slap my friend. We still remember that evening.

Case II

Location: Central India, Police station

Time: 1000 hrs to 1200 Hrs IST

I lost my mobile because of carelessness. It was 1^st time and then I lost many. So to get a new SIM card and to block the stolen one I needed an application duly signed by police authority which will say that I had lost the SIM and it was mine and I want a new one. So I wrote an application and went there and sat there and waited and waited. Saw the regular proceedings, criminals coming and going, one thing was common in all of them, all were poor, criminal or not I shouldn't say that. A group of people came for writing FIR, and my officer got busy. Very unwillingly and very patiently he started writing and wrote everything in great detail. Then my number came, he saw my application, and said bring a photo copy also. So I went out got a Xerox copy. Then again I waited. Then suddenly Inspector came and every one stood up, with fear or respect god knows. And then some big people, rich people came to visit inspector. I was still waiting. Then again I asked the officer so that he can look at my application. This time he looked at it and said, write it in Hindi. So again went out to get paper, wrote it in Hindi, got a photocopy and again went to officer. But he was bus in nothing. so I waited and waited and finally got my signature and seal, and he didn't read my application at all. So my way was clear to get a new SIM card.

Case III

Location: Police station, South India, an IT city

Time: 1900 Hrs to 2000 Hrs IST

I again lost my mobile. So again went to police station to follow the same procedure. Again criminals, again they were poor people, and I was waiting again. The officer was writing report, a lady was bleeding, and his teenage son was crying, urging to write the report as early as possible so that they can go to hospital. But the officer was not sure or was unwilling to do the procedure. Then he started writing and me and one more person like me who also had lost vehicle (actually it was stolen) was waiting. And we waited. Then it was high tech city so our number came early. And the officer promptly signed the other guys application and he was ready to receive something and he got Rs100. Now I got why the action was prompt. Then he looked at me, another customer, yes I was customer. But I was thinking that I have one Rs50 note and another Rs20. And I do not want to give him any of this. So he signed my application and looked at me with Rs100 was still written on his face. And I got scared, like if I do not give anything then he will prove that I am the thief. So I grabbed my copy of application, gave him Rs20 and I knew he is extremely unhappy, but I dared not to look at him, and just got out of there ASAP.

Case IV

Location: Railway police station, Central India. Tier 2 city

Time: 0700 Hrs to 1130 Hrs IST

My uncle came to receive with my father. We came out of a station and found that a police officer with an automatic gun standing beside our car. So he asked my uncle to sit in the car without any explanation and sat with him and asked him to drive the car to the nearby police station. Then took the car keys and we all went inside the station to know the matter. So we came to know that we were parked at the no-parking zone. Then we were informed that it will take 1-2 Hrs to complete the procedure. Which was not just penalty it was to make a charge sheet, and suddenly we became criminals. We were not alone they caught many vehicles that morning. So my uncle was asked to sit on the floor with others and wait it out till complete procedure is to be completed. So I waited outside the police station with my father, with nothing to eat and drink since morning. For the records I wanted to mention that, the no-parking boards were new, and for the same location we used to pay parking fees before that, and no one was warned till date that not to park the vehicles there, then why this all was happening, it was a mystery which I will reveal soon. Then the inspector came and said to complete the procedure and do not let anyone to go. So we waited with the entire luggage. The funny part (yes I am starting with funny, then funnier will come then the funniest will come, just keep on reading) was that now we saw that people started using the same parking space but the police was not doing anything now, suppose we were the that days morning catch and their stomach is full now. Then after lot of persuasion nothing happened. But suddenly the inspector, who had left at same time when he came, called the station and asked the officers to let go all the so called criminals. So now the funnier part, why all this happened, the reason was some one of all those criminals dared to park his car in the place where the Inspector used to park his car (in the same no-parking zone) So when the inspector came and found his space occupied, and he thought to teach that person and others a lesson to calm himself. So we got our car but not the papers and license, which my uncle has to procure after paying the penalty in the court, after the holidays. So on the due day morning he reached the court and waited till noon for the judge to come, and now the funniest part, the punishment, yes it was nothing all the accused were released without penalty. So all that drama (yes it was drama) was for nothing.

So these were the perfect situation in which we felt like we are the criminal, we the normal people, the poor one. So if you have to deal with Indian police just be as patience as you can, keep on saying sir please, even you haven't done anything. Because if you are fed up and want to abuse the police, then you are in trouble, and you are very much pissed off and want to break the nose of the officer, then you are definitely a criminal. Believe me in all those encounters you will be provoked to do any such kind of thing. That’s why I said "police se na dushmani achi na dosti".

Jai Hind

 

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মনে  পদে  গেলো   আবার
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