Mein Hindi seekh rahin hoon!!

Spoken Hindi class is going on and we are all learning ek, do, theen. I being very poor in Hindi dont know not more than twenty (that too after hearing Madhuri's blockbuster song). Mein Hindi pad sakthi hoon, likh sakhthi hoon, samaj sakthi hoon lekhein bol sakthi nehin!! Have a lot of Hindi speaking friends. But, I speak mostly in angrezi with them. Now I m badly in need to learn the language as I gotta work in the North. So mein Hindi pad rahin hoon!!!!!!!!!

The Funeral

Mr George Benjamin passed away. Went to the funeral yesterday. The 94-year-old choir master might be single, but people thronged his funeral function in his ancesteral home, which showed the popularity and respect for the man in the town. There was no wailing, no crying but, melodious hymn flowed in the air by the choir group. Perhaps, it must be his students who wanted to pay respect for the man who devoted his life entirely for music. Returned with a heavy heart.

Love thy Life

"Love" a mesmerising word, which is the basic for existence of human being. Had a discussion with some of the friends after watching a movie. The movie was practical. Can you hate a person whom you have loved? If you love a person and he /she refuses it, then what will be your reaction? Will you start hating that person? You can react in two ways. Either you take revenge against them or else you destroy yourself. There is a third way to handle the situation says the movie, which was quite interesting and practical.

1. If you have genuinly loved the person, you can never hate them even if they refuse to accept your love.
2. Telling someone that you will love them, if only they reciprocate it back is nonsensical. It is a true business.That only mean that your love is not pure. It expects something. Love someone without any expectations. It is not necessary for your love to be reciprocated always. Sometimes the person you love must not have felt the same way as you did. It is quite natural and noone is to blamed for such a situation.
3. Destroying yourself for not getting the love is utter stupidity. You don't respect yourself, your love, and the person around you. Both the extremes are unacceptable. If your love is genuine, stand a little far away. Adore them in your heart. Are they getting married? Go there, give gifts and bless them for their well being. That is the respect you give for your love and the person you loved.

Missing Pongal at home

Pongal today. Celebrated as harvest festival and an important festival for Tamils. Missing the ghee flavoured Pongal. Mother garnishes it with cashews and cardamom. so, no Pongal this year!!

The Night of the centipede

With numerous legs and hairs it was there moving in my room. It was the centipede!! The look of it scared me a lot. Getting down on a major task, I along with a friend took a broomstick and slipper trying to kill. Hiding inside a pack of polythene bag it was safely escaping from our eyes. "There it goes, beat it," was the repeated dialogue of mine. "I think it must be knowing Tamil. See how it understands what we speak and escapes," told a friend adding oil to the fire. Fully terrified, I picked up the phone and called another friend of mine for help. "oh that one, it was looking so cute and sweet. I saw it in the morning. Please don't kill" she said. Frustrated and filled with fear I jumped over the bed determined not to get down till that goes away from room. The chicky-chicky centipede happily went under the cot. Must be thinking it was the safe haven. Tired after a great effort went to a deep sleep filled with nightmares of centipede.

On line journalism

On line journalism! The word itself sounds fascinating. It is one of the fast fetching mode of media in this IT dominated century. Today it was a class on on -line journalism at our main Manorama office. Mrs A.. daughter-in-law of this great family takes care of the Manorama on line section. (she has done her MBA in Pitsburg ,cool.....), a dynamic and confident lady. She spoke a lot of on line media and their demand in the market. What she considers advantageous in on line is there is no deadline, no spacial constraint, low cost and no geographical boundaries. On line is quick and saves your time. If you live far away from your country and still want to have access to local news, then on line media is a great boon. On line media does not cannabalises print media is what she says. But, on line media is more acceptable among people when it is backed up its own print as it increases your credibility and reliability. (For example, Times Of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu all have their own on line media) It is difficult to be a standalone. My question is what do youngsters prefer now? What do they think is more comfortable? Reading an article in paper or browsing on web pages? comments please.

MASCOM in a colourful mood

Wow! Is this MASCOM? This was the question which came into our minds when nearly 50 students from St. Xavier's, Mumbai came for a trip to MASCOM yesterday. Colourful girls, cool boys ooo........ it was wonderful. We all were busy introducing ourselves and explaining the goodiness(?) of MASCOM. Oh mine! what I noticed was most of the girls and boys were smoking (Inspite of knowing its injurious to health). When others were busy speaking (flirting?) with the students, some of them were noticing the sarcastic smile in KTO's face. U can never predict what he thinks! The student's visit was a little refreshing from the usual lectures and bashings.

Where the rain is born

Read a wonderful book yesterday. Where the rain is born, a collection of short stories by eminent writers such as Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdi, Kamala Das etc. and edited by Anita Nair. The stories are about Kerala. Each story can be called a jewel which runs deep into the emotions of people and clearly depicting the culture of the state. Lively and interesting.

One story which affected me was Ancient memories written by Jayshree Mishra. The story is about a newly married girl and her emotions and fear of entering into a new world. The character named Janu, a Malayalee settled in Delhi was married to a rich and conservative family in the central part of Kerala. Entering into her "second house" the story goes on the girl's fear and emotions of getting acquainted with the new environment, in laws and her new husband. The story is wonderfully written and well presented. This is true in most of the cases in girls. No one cares about the girl and her sensitive feelings. She is forced to forget her family in a day and is expected to become a part of the new family, the moment her husband ties the knot. she becomes a puppet in the hands of her in laws and husband. She loses her individuality, and in the course of time she loses herself. Nice book. Worth presenting for someone.