what appears is a mere illusion
what does not, the reality
in the shadows of perception
truth lies masqueraded. forever
unknown and unrevealed to all
it will come to one
who may seek
untill then hush! no more
i do beseech!

INDIA creats history!!!

India has created history!India has won against the world champions stopping Ricky Ponting the Aussies skipper in leading his team to a 17 test win, overshadowing Steve Waugh in his unbeaten 16 but he failed!!!not just that in the last 5 years this is the first time ever the Aussies were beaten on homeland in the test match and how...the world champions were reduced to mere puppets who fell over after another as a pack of cards...and the Indians showed that if not the best they had to potential to equal and surpass the Aussies not just at cricket but also at mind game, as they emerged as the better, stronger and more confident of the two teams. after all that they went through at the last test match at Sydney India paid back Aussies at their game and at Perth known as their home turf! it was truly time to rejoice for Aussies had been paid back! and what a brilliant match that was played by each and every player, be it Dhoni at the stumps or Dravid taking catches or Shehwag taking two wickets and egging Ishant Sharma to take Pontings wicket after all day of causing great worry to him, sweet revenge came when Simons was yet again declared out by Kumble's ball. truly a treat to all cricket lovers and specially if you are an Indian!truly sweet is the fruit of revenge!

TAARE ZAMEEN PAR!!

This is one of the best film till date. a sensitive topic is so well portrayed. it touched all who came, young and old all alike, one cant help but let the tears run their course as the movie wrenches your heart. it leaves you pondering over your childhood and the way you treat your kids or rather it will effect the way you will now treat kids now.it has "that" kind of an impact!!its beautiful, one just falls short of words to describe the movie. truly Amir Khan has outdone himself, a true perfectionist and beautiful animation to top it all. Darsheel deserves an applause for a beautiful and realistic portray of the homesick and misunderstood Ishan, Tisca Chopra was good as well as his mother,and it goes beyond saying Amir Khan's maiden venture was more than successful.an outstanding effort!!!!!

a thousand splendid suns

An extract from the back cover of the book by Khaled Houseini.

Mariam is only 15 when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter asheed,who is thirty years her senior.nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes 15 yr old Laila, who must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household.Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other, their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sisters, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter.

With the passing time comes Taliban rule over Afghanisthan and the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs, life a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, the women's endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings.yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. in the end it is love that triumphs over death and destruction.

A Thousand Splendid Suns is an unforgettable portrait of a wounded country and a deeply moving story of a family and friendship. it is a beautiful, heart wrenching story of an unforgiving time and an unlikely bond and an indestructible love.

what is the one thing missing in my life i wonder. and the answer to this is always the same.owning a pup is something i have always wanted knowing that i would never get my wishes fulfilled.reason?we had a pup who died when i was very young and mom refused to go through any kind of emotional turmoil or toil to nurture the pup from infancy to prime.

most of my friends have one,my sis has one. you will ask me why a dog?and i ll id say is i have always wanted to shower attention and love but unfortunately humans, lack the ability to give and receive love unconditionally. whereas a dog would do neither and would accept you for what you all and never so much as hate you. imagine a four legged cutie, adoring you for what you are and following you everywhere you go, being failthful and unconditional only to you and those whom you value, without having the intellect to percieve it is tuned to you in every way possible.

a friend would will nuzzle you, snore by your pillow at night, will chew your slippers and mess the whole house with poop but the moment you look at her for being naughty it looks at you with those chocolaty eyes and soon all if forgotten and forgiven.

She is probably the only who who doesn't care if you are wearing mismatched clothes or if you are actually worlds biggest geek.she listens to you and no matter how hard your day was she will be just one more reason to rush home and feel loves. she will listen patiently to you without saying a word and she will be the only one who will make you feel most loved and cherished and definitely more miss even if you had stepped out for just an hour.

I've pined long and hard for a doggy of my own but denied unceremoniously for all the right reasons.mom even went as far as saying, that she would prefer to pretend to be my doggy than to have one at home and having to undergo tremendous mental strain.now that my relocating seems inevitable i see no point in wishing for something which i know will never ever come true but however i do harbor one small hope of having a pup when i have my own house sometime.tell then my cupid is safe in my heart!

I wish, closing my eyes
Would deem my problems non existent.
Alas! It is not to be.

Ive always been a sucker for romance and i sneak a peek every now and then at this serial called dill mill gaye, specially at the protagonist, armaan.god!!he is drop dead gorgeous!and he is my latest crush! :)

The second test match between India-Australia will go down in cricketing history a most shameful day where a worldwide sport witness bad umpiring and bad sporting spirits. Umpire Steve Bucknor is known to harbor some ill feelings it is supposed for earlier too India has been a victim to his wrath as batsmen were given out unfairly and outs were not given.
A test match that was most crucial to the Indians for they could draw the second match and still have one last try to win this test series but umpire Mark Benson gave Saurav Ganguly out on an incomplete dropped catch. If this was not enough, he asked the fielder and the fielding team captain to testify whether it was out or not, instead of the leg umpire or the third umpire, from when are the fielders or players multi tasking as umpires? And based on their judgment Saurav was given out a genuine not out, if this wasn’t enough, Rahul Dravid too was given out unfairly and so many more. Bhajji was accused of using the word “monkey” against Simons even though there is no footage available on it, and even after Sachin Tendulkar present there testified of this interchanged did not happen, the umpires too said that they had not heard anything; still Bhajji was called racist, and was slapped a ban for 3 matches. But what is most intriguing is why was Hogg not brought to test for calling Anil Kumble and Ms Dhoni a B*****D????

While the Indians maintained their dignity and spoke with great élan, in the same time Rickey Ponting, the so called captain of the world champions spoke to the media setting forth a battery of statements, some threatening and some derogating the Indians he threatened the Indians, saying that if they decided to withdraw from the match then it would spoil future ties with them, I think Mr Ponting you should really worry about that. So is it that the Aussies can sledge but can’t receive it? What do they expect Indians to sit tight and bar the unfair judgment? In a country where cricket is religion, and a country faced with apartheid and is still so [if you view this too] is being tarnished as racist and the real racist are going scot free. Mr Ponting try and adopt a better spirit and some dignity as the skipper of so called champions if you please we can set our boys to train you, try and see the footage of them dealing with the media, you’d know exactly how to deal with difficult situation, the press and people. I really hope you have learnt the lesson though I doubt your swollen ego will allow you to perceive it.

Indians sat livid and at the edge of their seats on Monday evening as news channels carried extensive reports of the footage from the match clearly showing the guilty at work! It leaves a bitter taste thinking that a thing like this can take place especially when the whole world is watching? Why had not the BCCI called back the boys, after all our pride is hurt and something should have been done? With everyone crying foul no heed was paid but then there are genuine reasons, a protocol should be maintained; a match cannot be abandoned for which the BCCI has to pay a huge amount as a fine. But what surprises me is why ICC the mother organization did not take concrete steps against those found guilty? It sure proves that ICC can be racist and treat some countries less equally and nothing can be done about it.

film
Kailasher Kalenkari is the latest movie churned out by ace film maker satyajit ray's son.it is as thrilling as always is super successful as all the preceeding movies based on bengals favourite fictional character best known to all as "feluda". with Topshe, Lal Mohan Ganguly and a little assistance by Sidhu Jetha, Prodosh Mittir[feluda] goes to the Ajanta and Ellora caves to stop the mysterious beheading of various statues and its consequent smuggling to Americans.it is a gripping tale of a detective and this prey and the appreciation received by the audience proves that indeed even after four decades, Satyajit Ray's feluda has not lost out or weathered time, it remains as evergreen and as popular when it was first published as a short story by the writer,director,music direct and artist Satyajit Ray .a must watch for all Bengali's who have grown up reading Satyajit Rays classics and feluda,the film doesn't not disappoint.

A new year, A new beginning

My past year hasn’t been too good on personal front but otherwise its been a very fruitful year. Most of my long standing dreams came true. I met Puneet for the first time, I traveled alone to Delhi, and I got a digi cam and made some sound future investments. I have lost some and gained almost doubled of it. Lost some friends along the way, while got back in touch with those with whom its been awhile since we were in touch. Learnt the hard way of life and also to do what I desire to do and not simply follow the footprint just to be with the crowd. I’ve found inner peace and greater understanding, something that I have always been in pursuit of. Life isn’t always fair to us all. But it in time we get our dues and we have to be patient until and unless we get what we deserve and I have learnt patience. For once I have learnt to take care of myself and literally so. In my darkest hours when the gloomed too impenetrable, and the heaviness of heart being too much to bear and the prospect of giving into despair so alluring, I have found strength within me. They may be good, close and dear friends but all have a life to lead, they can but guide and sympathize with you but it is you yourself who has to seek the solutions and that is what I did.

Thank you Srimoyee for being the friend I needed to talk to and to preserve my sanity, it really feels great to get an “ultimate” friend in you. Ipsy for being there 24*7, without you it would have been tough staying afloat when the tide was high! Sayanti for being the motivating factor that made me forget my problems and work hard in the twelfth hour to save face. And Samik, even though you have hurt me to no end and was a pain in the butt most year, I do realize that I may really want to break up with you and logically it would be right, but then you have returned my love manifolds, and “that” makes it impossible to live apart from you. Thank you so much for being the shoulder I cried on and the friend that you always vowed that you will be.

This coming year is the year for hard work where I have to put in the very best in me, there will not be a scope of excuse of why I failed to perform. Mood swings, personal problems and everything else can wait, for next two semesters are crucial. The competition is not with others, it never was, I want to reach my personal best. It is probably “the” financial year for me, as I need to save up as much as I can, without indulging into my whims and fantasies. The focus has to be with just what I aim and how I will attain my goal, it is also in training my mind to accept and acknowledge the change I will have to get adjusted to. It will not be easy but then everything comes with a price, and a little perseverance now can yield benefits tomorrow. Have a fulfilling year ahead.